82 FR 47733 - Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

Page Range		47733-47734
FR Document		2017-22237

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 1-2, 2017. 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.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0042; FRL-9968-59]


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 1-2, 2017. 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 1, 2017, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, November 2, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m.
    Agenda: A draft agenda will be posted on or before October 18, 
2017.
    Accommodations requests: To request accommodation of a disability, 
please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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 (L-17J), Environmental Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 353-6344; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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-2017-0042, 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: October 3, 2017.
Arnold E. Layne,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The Dated: September 14, 2017.
AGENCY Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 Michael L. Goodis,
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Director, Registration Division, Office of
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0451; FRL–9966–72]
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Pesticide Programs.
Disapproval of Pesticide Product telephone number for the Public [FR Doc. 2017–22102 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
Registrations for Special Local Needs Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
the telephone number for the OPP
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
Agency (EPA). the visitor instructions and additional ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ACTION: Notice. information about the docket available AGENCY
at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
SUMMARY: As provided under Section
II. Background [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0042; FRL–9968–59]
24(c) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Section 24(c) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. Pesticide Program Dialogue
(FIFRA), State-designated lead agencies 136v(c)) authorizes States to register Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
may register pesticides, within their ‘‘additional uses of federally registered
respective States, to meet special local pesticides to meet special local needs.’’ AGENCY: Environmental Protection
needs. EPA’s regulations require the Pursuant to FIFRA section 24(c), EPA’s Agency (EPA).
State lead agencies to notify EPA of regulations at 40 CFR 162.153(h) require
such special local need registrations. States to notify EPA of such special ACTION: Notice.
EPA may disapprove any such State local need registrations. EPA’s
registration. EPA’s regulations require regulations pertaining to such special SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
that notice of these actions be published local need registrations state that ‘‘the Advisory Committee Act, the
in the Federal Register; this notice Administrator may disapprove, on any Environmental Protection Agency’s
identifies special local need reasonable grounds, any state (EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs is
registrations which were disapproved registration which, when compared to a announcing a public meeting of the
by EPA on July 3, 2017. federally registered product, does not Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
have . . . a similar use pattern. . . .’’ (PPDC) on November 1–2, 2017. This
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
40 CFR 162.154(a)(1). The regulations meeting provides advice and
Michael L. Goodis, Registration Division
define ‘‘similar use pattern’’ to mean ‘‘a recommendations to the EPA
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
use of a pesticide . . . which is (among Administrator on issues associated with
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
other things) substantially the same as pesticide regulatory development and
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
the federally registered use.’’ 40 CFR reform initiatives, evolving public
DC 20460–0001; main telephone
162.151. policy and program implementation
number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
issues, and science issues associated
RDFRNotices@epa.gov. III. Disapprovals of Special Local Need with evaluating and reducing risks from
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Registrations use of pesticides.
I. General Information On July 3, 2017, EPA disapproved
special local need registrations from the DATES: The meeting will be held on
A. Does this action apply to me? Nevada Department of Agriculture, for Wednesday, November 1, 2017, from
use on cannabis grown in Nevada, to 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday,
You may be potentially affected by
control various insect pests, mites, and November 2, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 12:00
this action if you are an agricultural
plant diseases, as follows: p.m.
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. The following 1. EPA SLN No. NV170003—General Agenda: A draft agenda will be posted
list of North American Industrial Hydroponics Prevasyn (EPA Reg. No. on or before October 18, 2017.
Classification System (NAICS) codes is 91865–1); containing Capsicum Accommodations requests: To request
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather oleoresin extract, garlic oil, & soybean accommodation of a disability, please
provides a guide to help readers oil. contact the person listed under FOR
determine whether this document 2. EPA SLN No. NV170004—General FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
applies to them. Potentially affected Hydroponics Exile (EPA Reg. No. preferably at least 10 days prior to the
entities may include: 91865–2); containing potassium salts of meeting, to give EPA as much time as
• Crop production (NAICS code 111). fatty acids. possible to process your request.
• Animal production (NAICS code 3. EPA SLN No. NV170005—General
112). Hydroponics Defguard (EPA Reg. No. ADDRESSES: The PPDC Meeting will be
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 91865–3); containing Bacillus held at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 S.
311). amyloliquefaciens strain D747. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, in the
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 4. EPA SLN No. NV170006—General lobby-level Conference Center.
code 32532). Hydroponics; Azamax (EPA Reg. No. EPA’s Potomac Yard South Bldg. is
91865–4); containing azadirachtin. approximately 1 mile from the Crystal
B. How can I get copies of this document Additional information may be found City Metro Station.
and other related information? in the docket for this action, docket ID
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number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0451, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dea
The docket for this action, identified
available at http://www.regulations.gov Zimmerman, Office of Pesticide
by docket identification (ID) number
or at the OPP Docket in the Programs (L–17J), Environmental
EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0451, is available
Environmental Protection Agency Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson
at http://www.regulations.gov or at the
Docket Center. Details on accessing the Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone
OPP Docket in the Environmental
docket are given in Unit I.B. of this number: (312) 353–6344; email address:
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
document. zimmerman.dea@epa.gov.
DC), West William Jefferson Clinton
Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. General Information Environmental/public interest and The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
animal rights groups; farm worker a collection of information unless it
A. Does this action apply to me?
organizations; pesticide industry and displays a currently valid Office of
You may be potentially affected by trade associations; pesticide user, Management and Budget (OMB) control
this action if you work in agricultural grower, and commodity groups; Federal number. No person shall be subject to
settings or if you are concerned about and State/local/tribal governments; the any penalty for failing to comply with
implementation of the Federal general public; academia; and public a collection of information subject to the
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide health organizations. PRA that does not display a valid OMB
Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug, control number.
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and the III. How can I request to participate in
this meeting? DATES: Written comments should be
amendments to both of these major submitted on or before December 12,
pesticide laws by the Food Quality PPDC meetings are free, open to the 2017. If you anticipate that you will be
Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; the public, and no advance registration is submitting comments, but find it
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, required. Public comments may be difficult to do so within the period of
and the Endangered Species Act. made during the public comment time allowed by this notice, you should
Potentially affected entities may session of each meeting or in writing to advise the contacts below as soon as
include, but are not limited to: the person listed under FOR FURTHER possible.
Agricultural workers and farmers; INFORMATION CONTACT.
pesticide industry and trade ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq. Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
associations; environmental, consumer,
and farm worker groups; pesticide users Dated: October 3, 2017. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
and growers; animal rights groups; pest Arnold E. Layne, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
consultants; State, local, and tribal Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. additional information about the
governments; academia; public health [FR Doc. 2017–22237 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] information collection, contact Cathy
organizations; and the public. If you BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
have questions regarding the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
applicability of this action to a its continuing effort to reduce
particular entity, consult the person paperwork burdens, and as required by
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
CONTACT.
COMMISSION
the FCC invites the general public and
B. How can I get copies of this document [OMB 3060–0357] other Federal agencies to take this
and other related information? opportunity to comment on the
Information Collection Being Reviewed following information collections.
The docket for this action, identified by the Federal Communications Comments are requested concerning:
by docket identification (ID) number Commission Under Delegated Whether the proposed collection of
EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0042, is available Authority information is necessary for the proper
at http://www.regulations.gov or at the performance of the functions of the
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission, including whether the
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Commission.
information shall have practical utility;
Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Notice and request for the accuracy of the Commission’s
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William comments. burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 quality, utility, and clarity of the
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
information collected; ways to minimize
20460–0001. The Public Reading Room to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
the burden of the collection of
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., required by the Paperwork Reduction
information on the respondents,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal Act (PRA), the Federal Communications
including the use of automated
holidays. The telephone number for the Commission (FCC or Commission)
collection techniques or other forms of
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, invites the general public and other
information technology; and ways to
and the telephone number for the OPP Federal agencies to take this
further reduce the information
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review opportunity to comment on the
collection burden on small business
the visitor instructions and additional following information collections.
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
information about the docket available Comments are requested concerning:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0357.
at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. Whether the proposed collection of Title: Recognized Private Operating
information is necessary for the proper Agency (RPOA), 47 CFR 63.701.
II. Background performance of the functions of the Form Number: N/A.
The PPDC is a federal advisory Commission, including whether the Type of Review: Extension of a
committee chartered under the Federal information shall have practical utility; currently approved collection.
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public the accuracy of the Commission’s Respondents: Business or other for-
Law 92–463. EPA established the PPDC burden estimate; ways to enhance the profit.
in September 1995 to provide advice quality, utility, and clarity of the Number of Respondents: 10
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

and recommendations to the EPA information collected; ways to minimize respondents; 10 responses.
Administrator on issues associated with the burden of the collection of Estimated Time per response: 2–5
pesticide regulatory development and information on the respondents, hours.
reform initiatives, evolving public including the use of automated Frequency of Response: On occasion
policy and program implementation collection techniques or other forms of reporting requirement.
issues, and science issues associated information technology; and ways to Obligation To Respond: Required to
with evaluating and reducing risks from further reduce the information obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
use of pesticides. The following sectors collection burden on small business authority for this collection is contained
are represented on the current PPDC: concerns with fewer than 25 employees. in 47 U.S.C. 154(j), 201, 214 and 403.

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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 1, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, November 2, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Contact		Dea Zimmerman, Office of Pesticide Programs (L-17J), Environmental Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 353-6344; email
FR Citation		82 FR 47733