Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0191-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup; Notice of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2009-04-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register: April 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 66)]
[Notices]               
[Page 15968-15969]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0191; FRL-8409-6]

 
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration 
Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY:  EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC), Pesticide 
Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Process Improvement Workgroup will 
hold its twelfth public meeting on April 20, 2009. An agenda for this 
meeting is being developed. The agenda will include a discussion of 
improvements in the consistency of labeling and in the content of and 
the ability to search the pesticide programs website. The workgroup is 
developing advice and recommendations on topics related to EPA's 
registration and registration review process.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 20, 2009, from 1 p.m. 
to 4 p.m.
    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 Conference Center, Lobby Level, 
One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leovey, Immediate Office, 
7501P, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 305-7328; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: 
leovey.elizabeth@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
particular interest to persons who are concerned about implementation 
of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act (PRIA 2), the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Other potentially 
affected entities may include but are not limited to agricultural 
workers and farmers; pesticide industry trade associations; 
environmental, consumer and farmworker groups; pesticide users and 
growers; pest consultants; State, local and Tribal governments; 
academia; public health organizations; food processors; and the public. 
Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not 
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by 
this action. 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?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0191. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility 
are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. Background

    EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is entrusted with the

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responsibility of ensuring the safety of the American food supply, 
protection and education of those who apply or are exposed to 
pesticides occupationally or through use of products, and the general 
protection of the environment and special ecosystems from potential 
risks posed by pesticides. The PPDC was established under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, in September 1995 for 
a 2-year term and has been renewed every 2 years since that time. The 
PPDC provides advice and recommendations to OPP on a broad range of 
pesticide regulatory, policy, and program implementation issues that 
are associated with evaluating and reducing risks from the use of 
pesticides. The following sectors are represented on the PPDC: 
Pesticide industry and trade associations; environmental/public 
interest and consumer groups; farm worker organizations; pesticide 
user, grower and commodity groups; Federal and State/local/Tribal 
governments; the general public; academia; and public health 
organizations.
    Copies of the PPDC charter are filed with appropriate committees of 
Congress and the Library of Congress and are available upon request. 
Copies of the minutes of past meetings of this workgroup are available 
on http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/pria/index.html.

III. How Can I Request To Participate in this Meeting?

    This meeting will be open to the public and seating is available on 
a first-come basis. Persons interested in attending do not need to 
register in advance of the meeting. The public may participate by 
telephone by contacting the individual listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Opportunity will be provided for questions and 
comments by the public. Any person who wishes to file a written 
statement may do so before or after the meeting by giving a copy of the 
statement to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
These statements will become part of the permanent record and will be 
available for public inspection at the address listed under Unit 1.B.1. 
Do not submit any information in your request that is considered CBI.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: March 26, 2009.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-7989 Filed 4-7-09; 8:45 am]

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