Federal Register, Volume 76 Issue 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55380-55381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22665]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0001; FRL-8886-3]


SFIREG EQI Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials 
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), 
Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) Working Committee will hold a 2-day 
meeting, beginning on October 17, 2011 and ending October 18, 2011. 
This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets 
forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 17, 2011 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Tuesday October 18, 2011.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON 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 EPA. One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 1st Floor South Conference Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field External Affairs 
Division

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(7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 305-5561; fax number: (703) 305-1850; e-mail address: 
[email protected] or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. 
Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-8152; fax (302) 
422-2435; e-mail address: Grier Stayton at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are 
interested in pesticide regulation issues affecting States and any 
discussion between EPA and SFIREG on FIFRA field implementation issues 
related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and 
insight into EPA's decision-making process. You are invited and 
encouraged to attend the meetings and participate as appropriate. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
    Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of 
chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act 
(FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) and those who sell, distribute or use pesticides, as well as 
any Non Government Organization.
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. 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?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0001. Publicly available docket materials are available 
either in the electronic docket at http://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 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.

II. Tentative Agenda Topics

    1. Endangered Species Act--``the services'' on their process and 
expectations.
    2. How EPA and states process responses to biological opinions.
    3. Chesapeake Bay and Pesticides--implications for other areas.
    4. Aquatic Life Benchmarks Letter--EPA response and Working 
Committee discussion.
    5. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) update.
    6. Imprelis update.
    7. Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) selections and data input--use 
of the Pesticides of Interest Tracking System (POINTS) data?
    8. State Lead Agency priorities.
    9. Nanotechnology and pesticides.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    This meeting is open for the public to attend. You may attend the 
meeting without further notification.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: August 22, 2011.
Robert McNally,
Acting Director, Field External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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