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The summit will be an opportunity to advance our collective understanding and efforts to protect them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>The EPA has been working aggressively to protect honey bees and other pollinators. The summit is part of the agency’s ongoing collaboration with beekeepers, growers, pesticide manufacturers and federal and state agencies to manage potential risks to bees. Presenters at this summit will highlight the efforts being made in three areas of pollinator protection: dust prevention during planting, seed treatment technology designed to minimize pesticide loss during planting and the use of best management practices. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Date, Time and Location: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>The meeting will be held on March 5, 2013, from 8:00 AM<b> </b>to 5:00 PM EST at the Office of Pesticide Programs, First Floor Conference Center, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>How to get involved: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>This meeting is open to the public and seating is limited. Comments may be made during the public comment session of the meeting; invited presenters will provide briefings and information on their current activities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/csb_page/updates/2013/pollin-summit.html"><span style='color:#3864A3'>Additional information on the Pollinator Summit</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><a href="http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/ecosystem/pollinator/index.html"><span style='color:#3864A3'>The EPA’s pollinator protection efforts</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdp style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>For seating reservations, please email <a href="mailto:Pollinator_Summit@epa.gov"><span style='color:#3864A3'>Pollinator_Summit@epa.gov</span></a>. For further information, to request accommodation of a disability or to access the webinar of this meeting, please contact Mary Clock-Rust (<a href="mailto:Clock-Rust.mary@epa.gov"><span style='color:#3864A3'>Clock-Rust.mary@epa.gov</span></a>) <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='background:#FFFFF5;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt' id="gd_ab_footer"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/stock/2011/03/12371/bottom-hr_original.jpg?1308456194" alt="============="><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>EPA distributes its Pesticide Program Updates to external stakeholders and citizens who have expressed an interest in the agency's pesticide program activities and decisions. This update service is part of EPA’s continuing effort to improve public access to federal pesticide information. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>For general questions on pesticides and pesticide poisoning prevention, contact the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), toll-free, at: 1-800-858-7378, by E-mail at <a href="mailto:npic@ace.orst.edu">npic@ace.orst.edu</a>, or, by visiting their website at: <a href="http://npic.orst.edu/"><b><span style='color:#878787'>http://npic.orst.edu</span></b></a><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>To report an environmental violation, visit EPA’s website at <a href="http://www.epa.gov/compliance/complaints/index.html"><b><span style='color:#878787'>http://www.epa.gov/compliance/complaints/index.html</span></b></a><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>For information about ongoing activities in the Office of Pesticide Programs, visit our homepage at: <a href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticides">http://www.epa.gov/pesticides</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>Telephone 703-305-5017 or write us directly at Communication Services Branch, Office of Pesticide Programs (7506 P), US Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-2403.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mail_footer"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="4%" valign=top style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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