Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0002-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: SFIREG POM and EQI Committees
Posted Date: 2014-09-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 52002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20770]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0002; FRL-9915-56]

SFIREG POM and EQI Committees; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials 
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), 
Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) Committee, and the Pesticide 
Operations and Management (POM) Committee will hold 2-day meetings, 
beginning on September 15, 2014 and ending September 16, 2014. This 
notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth 
the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 15, 2014 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 
2014.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10 
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA, 4th Floor, South Conference 
Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field External Affairs 
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561; fax number: (703) 305-5884; 
email address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive 
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number: (302) 
422-8152; fax (302) 422-2435; email address: Grier Stayton at aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are 
interested in pesticide regulation issues affecting States and any 
discussion between EPA and SFIREG on FIFRA field implementation issues 
related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and 
insight into EPA's decision-making process. You are invited and 
encouraged to attend the meetings and participate as appropriate. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
    Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of 
chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act 
(FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) and those who sell, distribute or use pesticides, as well as 
any Non-Government Organization.
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, Identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0002 is available at http://www.regulations.gov, or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading 
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading 
Room is (202)-566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is 
(703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional 
information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Tentative Agenda Topics

     Sharing State Data with EPA-OECA.
     Cover Crop issue--National Resource Conservation Service 
(NRCS) actions.
     Worker Protection Standard, Economic impact to State Lead 
Agencies (SLA's).
     Developing a Pollinator Protection Program template for 
AAPCO membership.
     USDA 2,4-D/Dicamba Risk Assessment--Proposed 
Implementation Plans.
     Manufacturers view of Designed for the Environment 
pesticide products.
     Robust discussion on the status of the Pesticides of 
Interest to States (POINTS) data system.
     Current and future monitoring or evaluation actions 
regarding urban pesticide use.
     Presentation on the USFWS bat and bird pesticide impact 
reporting system.
     Update of aquatic risk assessment: Data requirements, 
procedures, and models.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    This meeting is open for the public to attend. You may attend the 
meeting without further notification.

    Dated: August 21, 2014.
Jay S. Ellenberger,
Acting Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
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