80 FR 17429 - EQI and POM SFIREG; Notice of Public Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 62 (April 1, 2015)

The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), Joint EQI and POM Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on April 13, 2015 and ending April 14, 2015. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17429-17430]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07494]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0086; FRL-9925-03]


EQI and POM SFIREG; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials 
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), 
Joint EQI and POM Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on 
April 13, 2015 and ending April 14, 2015. 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, April 13, 2015 from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday April 14, 2015.
    To request accommodation of a disability you should please contact 
the person listed in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT. 
Please contact EPA 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 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 Amy Bamber, SFIREG Executive 
Secretary, 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, 
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. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity please consult the 
person in this notice 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-2015-0086, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton 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. OPP/OECA program updates.
2. Emergence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UVA) for agricultural 
applications.
3. State updates on environmental quality issues.
4. Present results of the SFIREG Pesticides of Interest Tracking System 
(POINTS) evaluation.

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5. Aggregation of National Endangered Species Act (ESA) data by the 
FIFRA Endangered Species Task Force.
6. States use of EPA developed benchmarks for pesticides in water.
7. State managed pollinator protection plan measures.
8. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.
9. Design for the Environment (DfE) survey results.
10. Oregon neonicotinoid ban.
11. Drift Reduction Technology (DRT) Program and the Spray Drift PR 
Notice.
12. Respirator label language in the label review manual.

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.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: March 25, 2015.
Patricia L. Parrott,
Acting Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of 
Pesticide Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-07494 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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