[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 51533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20908]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0003; FRL-9359-8]
SFIREG POM 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),
Pesticides Operations and Management (POM) Working Committee will hold
a 2-day meeting, beginning on September 17, 2012, and ending September
18, 2012. 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, September 17, 2012, from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Tuesday, September 18,
2012.
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.), First Floor South Conference Room, 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington,
VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field External Affairs
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561; fax number: (703) 305-5884;
email address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number: (302)
422-8152; fax number: (302) 422-2435; email address:
stayton.grier@aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.
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. 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?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0003, is available either electronically
through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPP Docket in
the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), located in
EPA West, Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number
for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor
instructions and additional information about the docket available at
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Tentative Agenda Topics
1. State Lead Agency (SLA) label improvement activities/efforts;
2. Next steps as the result of the label improvement workshop. Do
we need a workshop focusing on structural labels?
3. Identifying/negotiating regional commitments in cooperative
agreements;
4. Reconciling SLA referrals to EPA for enforcement vs. SLA efforts
to fix violative labels in a timely manner;
5. Risk mitigation on seed bag tags;
6. Persistent herbicides in compost (sources);
7. Methomyl issue paper;
8. Non-crop issue paper;
9. SLA availability to answer EPA/Registration Division questions.
What process can be effective?
10. Update on Insect Repellency Mark Initiative.
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 14, 2012.
R. McNally,
Director, Field External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-20908 Filed 8-23-12; 8:45 am]
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