[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 55122-55123] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-27398] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPP-34149; FRL-6034-5] Certain Chemicals; Availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision Documents
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Action
Notice.
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Summary
This notice announces availability and starts a 60 day public comment period of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for the active ingredients listed below. The REDs for the chemicals listed below are the Agency's formal regulatory assessments of the health and environmental data base of the subject chemicals and present the Agency's determination regarding which pesticidal uses are eligible for reregistration.
Dates
Written comments on these decisions must be submitted by December 14, 1998.
Addresses
Three copies of comments identified with the docket control number ``OPP-34149'' and the case number (noted below), should be submitted to: By mail: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to: Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by following the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION'' of this document. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Information submitted as a comment in response to this notice may be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential will be included in the public docket without prior notice (including comments and data submitted electronically). The public docket and docket index, including printed paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information claimed as CBI will be available for
public inspection in Rm. 119 at the address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
For Further Information Contact
Technical questions on the RED documents listed below should be directed to the appropriate Chemical Review Managers:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chemical Review Chemical Name Case No. Manager Telephone No. e-mail Address ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acetic Acid & Salts 4001 L. Ryan 703-308-8067 [email protected] .gov Butralin 2075 T. Luminello 703-308-3075 Luminello.t@epamai l.epa.gov Diphenylamine 2210 B. Chambliss 703-308-8174 Chambliss.b@epamai l.epa.gov Inorganic Nitrates 4052 C. Childress 703-308-8076 Childress.c@epamai l.epa.gov Mercaptobenzothiazole 2380 C. Childress 703-308-8076 Childress.c@epamai l.epa.gov P-Chloro-M-cresol 3046 T. Luminello 703-308-3075 Luminello.t@epamai l.epa.gov Propionic Acid 4078 L. Ryan 703-308-8067 [email protected] .gov Terbacil 0039 E. Mitchell 703-308-8583 [email protected] .epa.gov Thiobencarb 2665 D. Deziel 703-308-8080 Deziel.d@epamail.e pa.gov Vendex 0245 S. Jennings 703-308-8021 [email protected] .epa.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To request a copy of any of the above listed RED documents, or a RED Fact Sheet, contact the OPP Pesticide Docket, Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, in Rm. 119 at the address given above or call (703) 305-5805.
Supplementary Information
Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and various support documents are available from the EPA home page at the Federal Register-Environmental Documents entry for this document under ``Laws and Regulations'' (www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/). The Agency has issued Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for the pesticidal active ingredients listed above. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended in 1988, EPA is conducting an accelerated reregistration program to reevaluate existing pesticides to make sure they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. The data base to support the reregistration of each of the chemicals listed above is substantially complete. Please note that some of these REDs were finalized and signed prior to August 3, 1996. On that date, the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (``FQPA'') became effective, amending portions of both the pesticide law (FIFRA) and the food and drug law (FFDCA). Therefore, the REDs which were signed prior to FQPA do not address any issues raised by FQPA, and any tolerance assessment procedures required under FQPA. These tolerances will be reassessed by the Agency under the standards set forth in FQPA in the future in accordance with a schedule for reassessing all tolerances, or as a new tolerance or action is proposed. All registrants of products containing one or more of the above listed active ingredients have been sent the appropriate RED documents and must respond to labeling requirements and product specific data requirements (if applicable) within 8 months of receipt. Products containing other active ingredients will not be reregistered until those other active ingredients are determined to be eligible for reregistration. The reregistration program is being conducted under Congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes both the need to make timely reregistration decisions and to involve the public. Therefore, EPA is issuing these REDs as final documents with a 60-day comment period. Although the 60 day public comment period does not affect the registrant's response due date, it is intended to provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to the RED. All comments will be carefully considered by the Agency. If any comment significantly affects a RED, EPA will amend the RED by publishing the amendment in the Federal Register . Electronic copies of the REDs and RED fact sheets can be downloaded from the Pesticide Special Review and Reregistration Information System at (703) 308-7224, and also can be reached on the Internet via EPA's website at: http//www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/. The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, has been established for this notice under docket control number ``OPP- 34149'' (including comments and data submitted electronically as described below). A public version of this record, including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The official record is located at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document. Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov
www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comment and data will also be accepted on disks in Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket control number (OPP-34149). Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: September 28, 1998.
Jack E. Housenger, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-27398 Filed 10-13-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F