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Pesticide News Story: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting November 8-9
For Release: November 1, 2006
As announced in the Federal Register on October 26, 2006, the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) will meet in Arlington, VA, on November 8 and 9, 2006, to discuss many key topics of interest to pesticide registrants, applicants, and stakeholders:
November 8
- Spray drift issues and implications for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- Program updates on biopesticide, antimicrobial, and conventional pesticide registration issues
- Reregistration and FY 07-08 plans for Old Chemicals
- Transparency involving Impaired Water Body Data Pilot Program with Office of Water
- PPDC Work Group on Performance Measures
- Nanotechnology
November 9
- Registration Review
- Endangered Species Act considerations in pesticide regulation
- PPDC Work Group on Worker Risk
- Endocrine Disruptors Screening Program
- Alternative (non-animal) Testing Update
The PPDC Meeting will be held on November 8, 2006, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) and on November 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the following location:
Conference Center -- Lobby Level
2777 Crystal Drive (One Potomac Yard South)
Arlington, VA 22202
The Federal Register notice for this meeting is available online. The meeting agenda and speaker list is available on the Web site.
For more information, please contact:
Margie Fehrenbach
Office of Pesticide Programs (7501P)
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.
Washington, DC 20460-0001
Telephone number: (703) 308-4775
Fax number: (703) 308-4776
E-mail: fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov