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Pesticide News Story: Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee to Meet April 22-23, 2009
For Release: March 25, 2009
On April 22-23, 2009, EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) will hold a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC). The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 22, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Thursday, April 23, from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm in OPP’s first floor conference center at One Potomac Yard South, 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
A draft agenda has been posted on the PPDC Web site. Agenda topics include discussions about current issues from the following PPDC work groups: Work Group on 21st Century Toxicology/New Integrated Testing Strategies; Work Group on Web-Distributed Labeling; and Work Group on Comparative Safety Statements for Pesticide Product Labeling. The agenda also includes a discussion about current water quality issues (including an update on spray drift); a discussion about an overall strategy regarding incident data, including pyrethroid incidents and pet incidents; and updates on the Endocrine Disruptors Screening Program, Pollinator Protection, and the Endangered Species Act consultation process. Several PPDC work group meetings have also been scheduled in March and April 2009 and are open to the public. Information about all of these meetings can be found on EPA’s website mentioned above.
Time will be allocated on both days for public comment, and outside statements by observers are welcomed. Each oral statement will, however, be limited to 3-5 minutes, and it is preferred that only one person per organization present a statement. Any person who wishes to file a written statement may do so before or after the meeting. Further information about PPDC is also available on the Web page listed above.
Information on the location of EPA’s building and how to reach it by public transportation or car is available at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/contacts/officelocation.htm.