Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Notice.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on May 9 and 10, 2007. In addition, the PPDC Worker Safety Work Group will meet prior to the PPDC meeting on May 8, 2007. The agenda is being developed and will include reports from the following PPDC Work Groups: Spray Drift/NPDES; PRIA Process Improvements; Registration Review Implementation; AZM Transition Issues; Performance Measures; and Worker Safety. Program updates will also be included for Registration and Reregistration/Tolerance Reassessment.
The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, May 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The PPDC Worker Risk Work Group will meet on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person listed under
The meeting will be held at EPA's Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This location is approximately a half mile from the Crystal City Metro Station.
Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide Programs (7501P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–4775; fax number: (703) 308–4776; e-mail address:
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of particular interest to persons who work in agricultural settings or persons who are concerned about implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and the amendments to both of these major pesticide laws by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: Agricultural workers and farmers; pesticide industry and 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. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under
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A draft agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA's web site at:
The Office of Pesticide Programs is entrusted with the responsibility to help ensure the safety of the American food supply, the education and protection from unreasonable risk of those who apply or are exposed to pesticides occupationally or through use of products, and general protection of the environment and special ecosystems from potential risks posed by pesticides.
The Charter for EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) was established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463, in September 1995, and has been renewed every 2 years since that time. PPDC's Charter was renewed November 5, 2005, for another 2–year period. The purpose of PPDC is to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with pesticide regulatory development and reform initiatives, evolving public policy and program implementation issues, and science issues associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides. It is determined that PPDC is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law. The following sectors are represented on the PPDC: Pesticide industry and trade associations; environmental/public interest, consumer, and animal rights 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.
PPDC meetings are 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.
Environmental protection, Agriculture, Agricultural workers, Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides and pests, Public health.