[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 37532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17765]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00613; FRL-6091-7]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Open Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act [Public Law 92-463], EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) is giving notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program
Dialogue Committee (PPDC).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 21, 1999 from 9:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, July 22, 1999 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the: Ramada Plaza Old Town, 901
N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA; telephone number (703) 683-6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Margie Fehrenbach or Terria
Northern, Office of Pesticide Programs (7501C), Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office
location and telephone number: 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, (Rm.
1119), Arlington, VA 22202. Office telephone number; (703) 305-7090;
Internet address: Fehrenbach.Margie@epamail.epa.gov or
Northern.Terria@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PPDC is composed of a balanced group of
participants from the following sectors: pesticide industry and user
groups; federal agencies and state governments; consumer and
environmental/public interest groups, including representatives from
the general public; academia; and the public health community. The
Committee was formed to foster communication and understanding among
the parties represented on the Committee and with OPP, and to provide
advice and guidance to the Agency regarding pesticide regulatory,
policy, and implementation issues.
PPDC meetings are open to the public. Outside statements by
observers are welcome. Oral statements will be limited to three to five
minutes, and it is preferred that only one person per organization
present the statement. Any person who wishes to file a written
statement can do so before or after a Committee meeting. These
statements will become part of the permanent file and will be provided
to the Committee members for their information. Materials will be
available for public review at the following address: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5805.
An agenda and background information are being developed and will
be posted on the Agency's website, July 16, 1999 at: WWW.EPA.GOV/
PESTICIDES. To date, topics planned for discussion at the July 21-22,
1999 meeting will include: Registration priority setting and status of
resources; pesticide tolerance issues; the Pesticide Environmental
Stewardship Program; worker risk assessments; and updates on several
other topics, including FQPA science policies, section 18 Regulations,
the Tolerance Fee Rule, and PPDC work group activities.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: July 6, 1999.
Marcia E. Mulkey,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-17765 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]
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