Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee and Consumer Pesticide Label Improvement Work Group; Notice of Public Meetings, 21749-21750 [05-8326]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 27, 2005 / Notices financial disclosure form to assess that there are no financial conflicts of interest, no appearance of lack of impartiality and no prior involvement with the development of the documents under consideration (including previous scientific peer review) before the candidate is considered further for service on the FIFRA SAP. Those who are selected from the pool of prospective candidates will be asked to attend the public meetings and to participate in the discussion of key issues and assumptions at these meetings. In addition, they will be asked to review and to help finalize the meeting minutes. The list of FIFRA SAP members participating at this meeting will be posted on the FIFRA SAP web site or may be obtained by contacting the PIRIB at the address or telephone number listed in Unit I. II. Background A. Purpose of the FIFRA SAP Amendments to FIFRA enacted November 28, 1975 (7 U.S.C. 136w(d)), include a requirement under section 25(d) of FIFRA that notices of intent to cancel or reclassify pesticide registrations pursuant to section 6(b)(2) of FIFRA, as well as proposed and final forms of regulations pursuant to section 25(a) of FIFRA, be submitted to a SAP prior to being made public or issued to a registrant. In accordance with section 25(d) of FIFRA, the FIFRA SAP is to have an opportunity to comment on the health and environmental impact of such actions. The FIFRA SAP also shall make comments, evaluations, and recommendations for operating guidelines to improve the effectiveness and quality of analyses made by Agency scientists. Members are scientists who have sufficient professional qualifications, including training and experience, to be capable of providing expert comments as to the impact on health and the environment of regulatory actions under sections 6(b) and 25(a) of FIFRA. The Deputy Administrator appoints seven individuals to serve on the FIFRA SAP for staggered terms of 4 years, based on recommendations from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Section 104 of FQPA (Public Law 104–170) established the FQPA Science Review Board (SRB). These scientists shall be available to the FIFRA SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in reviews conducted by the FIFRA SAP. B. Public Meeting Acute dietary exposure to pesticides is currently assessed using probabilistic VerDate jul<14>2003 16:41 Apr 26, 2005 Jkt 205001 models (DEEM–FCID, LifeLine, CARES) that combine the entire distributions of consumption and residue data. These models perform exposure assessments using total daily 24 hour consumption amounts. It is known, however, that the acute toxic effects of certain classes of chemicals are rapidly reversible. In the case of cholinesterase inhibition by carbamates, reversibility occurs within minutes to hours. Thus, the effect of exposure to carbamates should be assessed using consumption data that refer to single eating occasions, or shorter periods of time (less than 24 hours) to reflect the toxicology profiles of these compounds. The FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (February 1999) concurred with the validity of using the time-dependent recovery of acetylcholinesterase to assess risks from repeated exposures to aldicarb. Recent advances in modeling have provided the capability to conduct exposure modeling in periods less than 24 hours. Two modules, designed for compatibility with the CARES model maintained by the International Life Sciences Institute, will be presented. The first module, referred to as the Dietary Minute Module (DMM) allocates daily consumption amount for an individual by minute of a day as recorded in the CSFII database. A user determined elapsed time interval is then applied that reflects the reversibility of cholinesterase activity for the carbamate of interest based on pharmacodynamic or toxicological studies. The time entered defines discrete eating occasions for an individual’s day. Each discrete eating occasion ends when a period of consumption is followed by an elapsed time interval in which no consumption of carbamate residues has occurred. A distribution of exposure for all individuals’ discrete eating occasions within a day for all days and individuals in the population of interest is then created. The second module, referred to as the Cholinesterase Activity Module (CAM), is a refinement of the DMM. It incorporates the time course for reversibility of exposure to an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, rather than assuming a fixed elapsed time period. Time dependent changes in exposure are determined from corresponding changes in acetylcholinesterase activity. A more realistic estimate of exposure can then be calculated from a summation of residual activity from all eating events. C. FIFRA SAP Meeting Minutes The FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its recommendations to the Agency in approximately 90 days after the PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21749 meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted on the FIFRA SAP web site or may be obtained by contacting the PIRIB at the address or telephone number listed in Unit I. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: April 19, 2005. Clifford J. Gabriel, Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy. [FR Doc. 05–8377 Filed 4–26–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPP–2005–0101; FRL–7712–9] Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee and Consumer Pesticide Label Improvement Work Group; Notice of Public Meetings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on May 11, and 12, 2005. A draft agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA’s web site. Agenda topics will include: Environmental Indicators and Results; Worker Safety Activities; Endangered Species; a report from PPDC’s Registration Review Work Group and the PRIA (Pesticide Registration Improvement Act) Process Improvements Work Group; program updates on Registration, Reregistration/ Tolerance Reassessment, Fumigants, Human Studies, Mosquito Labeling, Spray Drift, Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), and Data Requirements for Registration (40 CFR part 158). The PPDC Consumer Pesticide Label Improvement Work Group will meet on May 12, 2005. An agenda for this meeting has been developed and is posted on EPA’s website. DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, May 12, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The PPDC Consumer Pesticide Label Improvement Work Group will meet on Thursday, May 12, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the National Press Club, 529 14th St., E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1 21750 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 27, 2005 / Notices NW, Washington, DC (202) 662–7500 in the Main Ballroom on the 13th Floor. This location is one block from the METRO Center Station. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide Programs (7501C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 308– 4775; fax number: (703) 308–4776; email address: fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov. For information on facilities or services for the handicapped or to request special assistance for the handicapped at the meetings, contact the Designated Federal Officer, Margie Fehrenbach, at (703) 308–4775 as soon as possible. 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 work in agricultural settings or persons who are concerned about implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); 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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number OPP–2005–0101. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the VerDate jul<14>2003 17:39 Apr 26, 2005 Jkt 205001 Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket 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 https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA’s electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the appropriate docket ID number. A draft agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA’s web site at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/. II. Background The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is entrusted with 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. 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. 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 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. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting? 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. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Agricultural workers, Agriculture, Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides and pests, Public health. Dated: April 18, 2005. James Jones, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 05–8326 Filed 4–26–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPPT–2005–0008; FRL–7712–4] Workshop on How to Report for the 2006 Inventory Update Rule (IUR) Information Collection; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The EPA will be holding a public workshop in Phoenix, Arizona to provide training for affected parties responsible for reporting during the 2006 Inventory Update Rule (IUR) information collection. This workshop will focus on the 2006 instructions for reporting. The instructions for reporting were revised in response to amendments to 40 CFR part 710 promulgated on January 7, 2003 (68 FR 847) (FRL–6767–4). This workshop is open to the public. DATES: The workshop will be held on May 16, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Phoenix Hotel, 50 East Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004; telephone number: (602) 333–0000. Persons planning to attend the workshop are directed to the IUR website at https://www.epa.gov/ oppt/iur/. This website contains workshop information, as well as IUR background information, draft documents, and a link to the workshop registration site. All workshop materials can be downloaded from the IUR website or the EPA electronic docket at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ (docket identification (ID) number: OPPT–2005– 0008) in portable document format (PDF). E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21749-21750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8326]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0101; FRL-7712-9]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee and Consumer Pesticide Label 
Improvement Work Group; Notice of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives 
notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee 
(PPDC) on May 11, and 12, 2005. A draft agenda has been developed and 
is posted on EPA's web site. Agenda topics will include: Environmental 
Indicators and Results; Worker Safety Activities; Endangered Species; a 
report from PPDC's Registration Review Work Group and the PRIA 
(Pesticide Registration Improvement Act) Process Improvements Work 
Group; program updates on Registration, Reregistration/Tolerance 
Reassessment, Fumigants, Human Studies, Mosquito Labeling, Spray Drift, 
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals 
(GHS), and Data Requirements for Registration (40 CFR part 158).
    The PPDC Consumer Pesticide Label Improvement Work Group will meet 
on May 12, 2005. An agenda for this meeting has been developed and is 
posted on EPA's website.

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, May 12, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    The PPDC Consumer Pesticide Label Improvement Work Group will meet 
on Thursday, May 12, 2005, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the National Press Club, 529 
14th St.,

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NW, Washington, DC (202) 662-7500 in the Main Ballroom on the 
13th Floor. This location is one block from the METRO Center 
Station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (7501C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-4775; 
fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.
    For information on facilities or services for the handicapped or to 
request special assistance for the handicapped at the meetings, contact 
the Designated Federal Officer, Margie Fehrenbach, at (703) 308-4775 as 
soon as possible.

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 work in agricultural settings or 
persons who are concerned about implementation of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); 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 FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0101. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials 
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 
1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
docket 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 https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, 
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available 
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available 
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. 
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate 
docket ID number.
    A draft agenda has been developed and is posted on EPA's web site 
at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/.

II. Background

    The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is entrusted with 
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.
    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. 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 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.

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

    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.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural workers, Agriculture, 
Chemicals, Foods, Pesticides and pests, Public health.


    Dated: April 18, 2005.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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