[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2216-2217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-776]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-34160; FRL-6053-7]
Bromoxynil; Availability of the Reregistration Eligibility
Decision Document for Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of and starts a 60-day
public comment period of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)
document for the active ingredient bromoxynil. The RED for this
chemical is the Agency's formal regulatory assessment of the health and
environmental database of the subject chemical and presents the
Agency's determination regarding which pesticidal uses are eligible for
reregistration.
DATES: Written comments on the RED decisions must be submitted by March
15, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments identified with the docket control
number ``OPP-34160'' 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 the docket on the
first floor (Room 119), Crystal Mall 2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to docket@epamail.epa.gov. Please see Unit III. of this notice for
additional instructions for electronic submissions. 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 Room 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
document should be directed to the appropriate Chemical Review Manager:
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Chemical Review
Chemical Name Case No Manager Telephone No. e-mail Address
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Bromoxynil...................... 2070.............. Linda Werrell..... 703-308-8033...... Werrell.Linda@epam
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To request a copy of the above listed RED document, or the RED Fact
Sheet, contact the OPP Pesticide Docket, Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch, first floor (Room 119), at the address given above or
call (703) 305-5805.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. 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'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
Electronic copies of the REDs and RED fact sheets can be downloaded
from the Pesticide Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) home
page at: http://www.epa.gov/REDs.
II. Background
The Agency has issued a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)
document for the pesticidal active ingredient bromoxynil. Under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended in
1988, EPA is conducting a reregistration program to reevaluate existing
pesticides to make sure they meet current scientific and regulatory
standards. The data base to support the reregistration of bromoxynil is
substantially complete.
All registrants of products containing the above listed active
ingredient have been sent the bromoxynil RED document 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 this RED as a final document 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.
III. Public Record and Electronic Submission
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
has been established for this notice under docket control number ``OPP-
34160'' (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
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-34160). Electronic
comments on this
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notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticide, Bromoxynil.
Dated: December 22, 1998.
Jack E. Housenger,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-776 Filed 1-12-99; 8:45 am]
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