[Federal Register: May 23, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0185; FRL-7309-6]
The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials/State
FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group
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) will
hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on June 23, 2003 and ending June 24,
2003. 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, June 23, 2003, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, June 24, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until noon.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 300 Army-
Navy Drive, Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Georgia A. McDuffie, Field and
External Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0195; fax
number: (703) 308-1850; e-mail address: mcduffie.georgia@epa.gov. Philip H. Gray, SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 1249,
Hardwick, VT 05843-1249; telephone number: (802) 472-6956; fax (802)
472-6957; e-mail address: aapco@vtlink.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to all parties interested in SFIREG's
information exchange relationship with EPA regarding important issues
related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and
insight into EPA's decision-making process. Interested parties are
invited and encouraged to attend the meetings and participate as
appropriate. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the 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 Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0185. The
official public docket consists of the documents specifically
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other
information related to this action. Although a part of the official
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The docket 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 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
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An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate
docket ID number.
II. Tentative Agenda
This unit provides tentative agenda topics for the 2-day meeting.
1. Certification issues/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
written tests, and language challenges.
2. CCA-treated wood/status of cancellation/risk assessments and
disposal issues.
3. Anti-microbials efficacy/compliance issues.
4. Post-application liability/enforcement issues.
5. Certification Training Assessment Group (CTAG) activities/
initiatives.
6. AAPCO/SFIREG State Survey/Grants and State Funding/update.
7. Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Program Element Review Report.
8. Endangered Species Program/FR Notice comments update.
9. Label restrictions for applications of pesticides in
greenhouses.
10. Check sample program/status of States participation/current
issues.
11. Reports from SFIREG Regional Representatives and Working
Committee Chairs.
12. Issues papers/action items.
13. Update on current Office of Pesticide Programs activities.
14. Update on current Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance activities.
15. Other topics, as appropriate.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticide pests.
Dated: May 15, 2003.
Jay S. Ellenberger,
Associate Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-13004 Filed 5-22-03; 8:45 am]
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