[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55694-55695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21907]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0001; FRL-9398-8]
SFIREG Full 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) Committee will hold a 2-day meeting,
beginning on October 21, 2013, and ending October 22, 2013. This notice
announces the location and times for the meeting and sets the tentative
agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 21, 2013, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 12
noon.
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, 4th Floor, South Conference
Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and 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: [email protected]. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) field implementation issues related to
human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and insight into
EPA's decisionmaking 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 FIFRA and those who sell, distribute, or use pesticides, as
well as any non-government organization.
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 ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2013-0001 is available at http://www.regulations.gov, or at the
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West Bldg., 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. Removal of aminopyralid from use in northeastern States due to
compost contamination.
2. Availability of laboratory equipment to detect aminopyralid and
similar pesticide residues in compost at biologically significant
concentrations.
3. Status of pollinator protection efforts.
4. Bee incident updates and associated analytical detections.
5. Endangered and threatened species update.
6. Demo of revisions to the Pesticides of Interest National
Tracking System (POINTS).
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, Administrative practice and procedure,
Aminopyralid, Bees, Compost, Endangered and threatened species, Health,
Pesticides and pests, Pesticides of Interest National Tracking System
(POINTS), Pollinators.
Dated: August 28, 2013.
Jay S. Ellenberger,
Acting Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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