[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71122-71123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33833]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00573; FRL-6051-2]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act [Public Law 92-463], EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP) is giving notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program 
Dialogue Committee (PPDC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 7, 1999 from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, January 8, 1999 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the: Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20024; telephone number: (202) 479-4000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Margie Fehrenbach or Terria 
Northern, Office of Pesticide Programs (7501C), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office 
location and telephone number: 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal 
Mall 2 (CM #2), Rm. 1119, Arlington, VA 22202. Office telephone number; 
(703) 305-7090; Internet address: Fehrenbach.M[email protected] or 
Northern.T[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PPDC is composed of a balanced group of 
participants from the following sectors: pesticide industry and user 
groups; federal agencies and state governments;

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consumer and environmental/public interest groups, including 
representatives from the general public; academia; and the public 
health community. The Committee was formed to foster communication and 
understanding among the parties represented on the Committee and with 
OPP, and to provide advice and guidance to the Agency regarding 
pesticide regulatory, policy, and implementation issues.
    PPDC meetings are open to the public. Outside statements by 
observers are welcome. Oral statements will be limited to three to five 
minutes, and it is preferred that only one person per organization 
present the statement. Any person who wishes to file a written 
statement can do so before or after a Committee meeting. These 
statements will become part of the permanent file and will be provided 
to the Committee members for their information. Materials will be 
available for public review at the following address: U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5805.
    An agenda and background information are being developed and will 
be posted on the Agency's website December 30, 1998, at: http://
www.epa.gov/pesticides.
    To date, topics planned for discussion at the January 7-8, 1999 
meeting will include: Inerts strategy, FQPA implementation activities, 
ecological standards, and BT resistance management.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: December 11, 1998.

Marcia E. Mulkey

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-33833 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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