80 FR 48315 - Environmental Quality Issues and Pesticides Operations and Management State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group; Notice of Public Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 155 (August 12, 2015)

The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), the Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) and the Pesticides Operations and Management (POM) committees will hold a joint 2-day meeting, beginning on September 21, 2015 and ending September 22, 2015. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48315-48316]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19824]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0086; FRL-9931-20]


Environmental Quality Issues and Pesticides Operations and 
Management State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group; 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), the 
Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) and the Pesticides Operations and 
Management (POM) committees will hold a joint 2-day meeting, beginning 
on September 21, 2015 and ending September 22, 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, September 21, 2015, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2015.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person 
listed in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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, Virginia, 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 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

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the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket 
available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Tentative Agenda Topics

    1. Pollinator protection issues:

    a. Managed pollinator protection plans
    b. EPA pollinator policy public comment update
    c. Environmental hazard statement in relation to bees
    d. Follow-up on bee kill reporting on 5700 dashboard

    2. Briefing on a new system for data sharing that could provide 
opportunities for states to engage in meaningful data sharing.
    3. Results of the joint project with the National Marine Fisheries 
Service dealing with targeted monitoring for the Endangered Species Act 
Reasonable and Prudent Measures (RPMs) and Reasonable and Prudent 
Alternatives (RPAs) in final biological opinions for pesticides.
    4. Discuss final submittal of Pesticides of Interest National 
Tracking System (POINTS) recommendation paper.
    5. An update on EPA's stance on treated seed.
    6. Pesticide general permit reissuance update.
    7. Worker Protection Standard final rule status and further update 
on implementation strategy or staff to discuss specific inconsistencies 
of personal protective equipment between label and National Institute 
of Occupational Safety and Health.
    8. Safer Choice related discussion.
    9. Registrant agreement by EPA with Wellmark on methomyl.
    10. 2,4-D report from International Agency for Research on Cancer 
discussion.
    11. Pyrethroid re-evaluation.
    12. Cannabis follow-up and update.
    13. Distributor label follow-up-update on letter and enforcement by 
the agency.
    14. Demonstrate a field inspection tool developed by the National 
Pesticide.
    15. Information Retrieval System for use by inspectors.
    16. Performance measures update.
    17. Laboratory Discussion to increase regulatory awareness.

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: August 3, 2015.
Patricia L. Parrott,
Acting, Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of 
Pesticide Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015-19824 Filed 8-11-15; 8:45 am]
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