99-15716. Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC); Formation of Subcommittee on Inert Disclosure

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33078-33079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15716]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00605; FRL-6086-2]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC); Formation of 
Subcommittee on Inert Disclosure

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is inviting 
nominations of qualified candidates to consider for appointment on a 
new workgroup, the Inert Disclosure Stakeholder

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Workgroup, of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC).

DATES: Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. on July 21, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations in writing to Margie Fehrenbach, 
Designated Federal Officer for PPDC, 7501C, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Margie Fehrenbach, Designated 
Federal Officer for PPDC, 7501C, Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, 
telephone [phone], or
    Cameo Smoot, 7506C, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460, telephone: [phone]. Office locations: 11th 
floor, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA; e-
mail: [e-mail] or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is 
currently working to establish a workgroup to advise the PPDC on ways 
of making information on inert ingredients more available to the public 
while working within the mandates of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and related Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) concerns. The work group will review the 
current OPP policy and process for disseminating inert ingredient or 
``other ingredient'' information to the public and examine the process 
that OPP uses to protect CBI. The workgroup will also provide a forum 
for open discussions on the principles of disclosure (e.g., right-to-
know) and the principles of CBI protection (e.g., substantial harm to a 
business' competitive position in the market place). Finally, the 
workgroup will examine options for alternative ways of disseminating 
inert ingredient information to the public and present its findings to 
the PPDC.
    The workgroup will be formed as a workgroup of the PPDC. The PPDC 
provides advice and guidance to OPP regarding pesticide regulatory, 
policy and implementation issues. The PPDC is a balanced group of 
participants from the following sectors: Federal agencies and State, 
local, and Tribal governments; consumer and environmental/public 
interest groups, including representatives from the general public; 
medical community; the public health community; industry and trade 
associations; and academia; and user groups. The PPDC may form 
workgroups for any purpose consistent with its charter. Copies of the 
PPDC charter are filed with the appropriate committees of Congress and 
the Library of Congress and are available via the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/ppdc/charter.htm or hard copies are available 
by request.
    An important consideration in EPA's selection of workgroup members 
will be to maintain balance and diversity of experience and expertise. 
EPA intends to appoint work group members who represent a broad 
geographic representation from the following sectors: Environmental/
public interest and consumer groups; industry and pesticide users; 
Federal, State and local governments; the general public; academia and 
public health organizations.
    Potential candidates should submit the following information: Name, 
occupation, organization, position, address, telephone number and a 
brief resume containing their background, experience, qualifications 
and other relevant information as part of the consideration process. 
Any interested person and/or organization may submit the names of 
qualified persons.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides.

    Dated: June 9, 1999.
Joseph Merenda, Jr.
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-15716 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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