81 FR 69058 - Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 193 (October 5, 2016)

Page Range		69058-69058
FR Document		2016-24104

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Pesticide Programs is announcing a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on November 2-3, 2016. This meeting provides advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with pesticide regulatory development and reform initiatives, evolving public policy and program implementation issues, and science issues associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2016)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0198; FRL-9952-52]


Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Pesticide Programs 
is announcing a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue 
Committee (PPDC) on November 2-3, 2016. This meeting provides advice 
and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with 
pesticide regulatory development and reform initiatives, evolving 
public policy and program implementation issues, and science issues 
associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from 9 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, November 3, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m.
    Agenda: A draft agenda will be posted on or before October 19, 
2016.
    Accommodations requests: 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 PPDC Meeting will be held at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 
S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, in the lobby-level Conference Center. 
EPA's Potomac Yard South Bldg. is approximately 1 mile from the Crystal 
City Metro Station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dea Zimmerman, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (LC-8J), Environmental Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 353-6344; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you work in 
agricultural settings or if you are concerned about implementation of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and the amendments to 
both of these major pesticide laws by the Food Quality Protection Act 
(FQPA) of 1996; the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, and the 
Endangered Species Act. Potentially affected entities may include, but 
are not limited to: Agricultural workers and farmers; pesticide 
industry and trade associations; environmental, consumer, and farm 
worker groups; pesticide users and growers; animal rights groups; pest 
consultants; State, local, and tribal governments; academia; public 
health organizations; and the public. If you have 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 identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0198 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. Background

    The PPDC is a federal advisory committee chartered under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463. EPA 
established the PPDC in September 1995 to provide advice and 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with 
pesticide regulatory development and reform initiatives, evolving 
public policy and program implementation issues, and science issues 
associated with evaluating and reducing risks from use of pesticides. 
The following sectors are represented on the current PPDC: 
Environmental/public interest and animal rights groups; farm worker 
organizations; pesticide industry and trade associations; pesticide 
user, grower, and commodity groups; Federal and State/local/tribal 
governments; the general public; academia; and public health 
organizations.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    PPDC meetings are free, open to the public, and no advance 
registration is required. Public comments may be made during the public 
comment session of each meeting or in writing to the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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

    Dated: September 22, 2016.
Jack Housenger,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/20/16. (PPDC) on November 2–3, 2016. This particular entity, consult the person
Docket Numbers: ER16–2701–000. meeting provides advice and listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Applicants: California Independent recommendations to the EPA CONTACT.
System Operator Corporation. Administrator on issues associated with
B. How can I get copies of this document
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: pesticide regulatory development and
and other related information?
2016–09–26 Appendix C Locational reform initiatives, evolving public
Marginal Price Overlap to be effective policy and program implementation The docket for this action, identified
10/1/2016. issues, and science issues associated by docket identification (ID) number
Filed Date: 9/29/16. with evaluating and reducing risks from EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0198 is available
use of pesticides. at http://www.regulations.gov or at the
Accession Number: 20160929–5162.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/20/16. DATES: The meeting will be held on Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from 9 Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
Docket Numbers: ER16–2702–000. a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, Environmental Protection Agency
Applicants: Entergy Louisiana, LLC. November 3, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: p.m. Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
ELL–SRMPA 11th Extension of Interim Agenda: A draft agenda will be posted Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
Agreement to be effective 10/1/2016. on or before October 19, 2016. 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
Filed Date: 9/29/16. Accommodations requests: To request is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Accession Number: 20160929–5172. accommodation of a disability, please Monday through Friday, excluding legal
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/20/16. contact the person listed under FOR holidays. The telephone number for the
The filings are accessible in the FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
Commission’s eLibrary system by preferably at least 10 days prior to the and the telephone number for the OPP
clicking on the links or querying the meeting, to give EPA as much time as Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
docket number. possible to process your request. the visitor instructions and additional
Any person desiring to intervene or ADDRESSES: The PPDC Meeting will be
information about the docket available
protest in any of the above proceedings held at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 S. at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
must file in accordance with Rules 211 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, in the II. Background
and 214 of the Commission’s lobby-level Conference Center. EPA’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Potomac Yard South Bldg. is The PPDC is a federal advisory
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern approximately 1 mile from the Crystal committee chartered under the Federal
time on the specified comment date. City Metro Station. Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public
Protests may be considered, but Law 92–463. EPA established the PPDC
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dea
intervention is necessary to become a in September 1995 to provide advice
Zimmerman, Office of Pesticide
party to the proceeding. and recommendations to the EPA
Programs (LC–8J), Environmental
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Administrator on issues associated with
Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson
information relating to filing pesticide regulatory development and
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone
requirements, interventions, protests, reform initiatives, evolving public
number: (312) 353–6344; email address:
service, and qualifying facilities filings policy and program implementation
zimmerman.dea@epa.gov.
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ issues, and science issues associated
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: with evaluating and reducing risks from
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676 I. General Information use of pesticides. The following sectors
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. are represented on the current PPDC:
A. Does this action apply to me? Environmental/public interest and
Dated: September 29, 2016.
You may be potentially affected by animal rights groups; farm worker
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
this action if you work in agricultural organizations; pesticide industry and
Deputy Secretary. trade associations; pesticide user,
settings or if you are concerned about
[FR Doc. 2016–24107 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am] grower, and commodity groups; Federal
implementation of the Federal
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Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide and State/local/tribal governments; the
Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug, general public; academia; and public
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and the health organizations.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION amendments to both of these major III. How can I request to participate in
AGENCY pesticide laws by the Food Quality this meeting?
Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; the
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0198; FRL–9952–52]
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, PPDC meetings are free, open to the
Pesticide Program Dialogue and the Endangered Species Act. public, and no advance registration is
Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Potentially affected entities may required. Public comments may be
include, but are not limited to: made during the public comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agricultural workers and farmers; session of each meeting or in writing to
Agency (EPA). pesticide industry and trade the person listed under FOR FURTHER
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ACTION: Notice. associations; environmental, consumer, INFORMATION CONTACT.
and farm worker groups; pesticide users Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal and growers; animal rights groups; pest
Dated: September 22, 2016.
Advisory Committee Act, the consultants; State, local, and tribal
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, November 3, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Contact		Dea Zimmerman, Office of Pesticide Programs (LC-8J), Environmental Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 353-6344; email
FR Citation		81 FR 69058