For Release: October 1, 2015

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on Wednesday, October 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Thursday, October 22, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The meeting will be held in EPA’s first floor conference center at One Potomac Yard, 2777 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.

A draft agenda will be available prior to the meeting on the PPDC webpage.

The PPDC provides advice and recommendations to the EPA 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.

All meetings are free, open to the public, and no advance registration is required. The meetings are accessible to people with disabilities.

Please be aware that there are new ID requirements for visiting the Office Pesticide Programs. Under the new requirements, not all state driver’s licenses qualify as valid ID. Additional information on the ID requirements, as well as information on the location of EPA’s building and how to reach it by public transportation or car is available online.

The ID requirements are under the Building Access tab, and transportation information is under the HQ Buildings in VA tab.

View information about the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee

For questions on PPDC meetings, please contact Dea Zimmerman (zimmerman.dea@epa.gov) at (312) 353-6344.