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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0191; FRL–8381–4]
Pesticide Program Dialogue
Committee, Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act Process
Improvement Workgroup; Notice of
Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA’s Pesticide Program
Dialogue Committee (PPDC), Pesticide
Registration Improvement Act (PRIA)
Process Improvement Workgroup will
hold its eleventh public meeting on
September 23, 2008. An agenda for this
meeting is being developed. The agenda
will include recent process
improvements to implement PRIA 2
such as electronic submission,
application tools and systems to track
progress in meeting PRIA due dates and
in registration review, and will be
posted on EPA’s website. The
workgroup is developing advice and
recommendations on topics related to
EPA’s registration and registration
review processes.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 23, 2008, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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–
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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 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
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 https://
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
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) is entrusted with the
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
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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 the internet at https://www.epa.gov/
pesticides/ppdc/pria/.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in
this Meeting?
This meeting will be open to the
public and seating is available on a firstcome basis. Persons interested in
attending do not need to register in
advance of the meeting. 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.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
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Environmental protection.
Dated: August 28, 2008.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0104; FRL–8353–5]
Pesticide Products; Registration
Applications
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt
of an application to register a pesticide
product containing a new active
ingredient not included in any currently
registered products pursuant to the
provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 6, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0104, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0104. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
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regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
in regulations.gov. To access the
electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced
Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert
the docket ID number where indicated
and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow
the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or
access available documents. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leonard Cole, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–5412; e-mail address:
cole.leonard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0191; FRL-8381-4]
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 eleventh public meeting on September 23, 2008. An agenda for
this meeting is being developed. The agenda will include recent process
improvements to implement PRIA 2 such as electronic submission,
application tools and systems to track progress in meeting PRIA due
dates and in registration review, and will be posted on EPA's website.
The workgroup is developing advice and recommendations on topics
related to EPA's registration and registration review processes.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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 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 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 athttps://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 thisFederal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings athttps://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is entrusted with the
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
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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 the internet athttps://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/
pria/.
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. 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.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: August 28, 2008.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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