[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4912-4913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1861]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-34071; FRL-4931-9]
Reregistration Eligibility Decision Documents for Hexadecadienol,
et al. and Notice to Remove Benzocaine; Availability for Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision
documents; opening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for the active ingredients Cresol/
Xylenol (List D, cases 4027 and 4098), Disodium
cyanodithioimidocarbonate (DCDIC) (List C, case 3065), Fenbutatin-Oxide
(List A, case 0245), Hexadecadienol (List D, case 4111), Limonene (List
C, case 3083), Nuosept 145 (List C, case 3052), Sodium Cyanide (List C,
case 3086), 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (List B, case 2380) and 2,2-
Dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) (List C, case 3056). This notice
starts a 60-day public comment period. The REDs for the chemicals
listed above 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. This notice also announces the removal of
Benzocaine as an active ingredient under FIFRA (List D, case 4012).
DATES: Written comments on these decisions must be submitted by March
27, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments identified with the docket number
``OPP-34071'' and the case number (noted above), should be submitted
to: By mail: OPP Pesticide Docket, Public Response and Program
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to: OPP Pesticide
Docket, Rm. 1132, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA.
Information submitted as a comment in response to this Notice may
be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information
as ``Confidential Business Information (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. The public docket and docket index will be available for public
inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
To request a copy of any of the above listed RED documents, or a
RED fact sheet, contact the OPP Pesticide Docket, Public Response and
Program Resources Branch, in Rm. 1132 at the address given above or
call (703) 305-5805.
Electronic copies of the REDs and RED fact sheets can be downloaded
from the Pesticide Special Review and Reregistration Information System
at [[Page 4913]] 703-308-7224, and also can be reached on the Internet
via FEDWORLD.GOV and EPA's gopher server, EARTH1.EPA.GOV.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions on the above
listed decisions should be directed to the appropriate Chemical Review
Managers:
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Chemical Review
Manager Telephone No. Chemical Name
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Barbara Briscoe..... (703) 308-8177 Benzocaine
Paul Lewis.......... (703) 308-8015 Cresol/Xylenol
Bonnie Adler........ (703) 308-8523 Disodium
cyanodithioimidocarbonat
e (DCDIC)
Susan Jennings...... (703) 308-8021 Fenbutatin-Oxide
Tom Myers........... (703) 308-8074 Hexadecadienol
Emily Mitchell...... (703) 308-8583 Limonene
Kathleen Depukat.... (703) 308-8587 Nuosept 145
Sodium Cyanide
2-mercaptobenzothiazole
Richard Gebken...... (703) 308-8591 2,2-dibromo-3-
nitrilopropionamide
(DBNPA)
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. EPA has determined that all currently
registered products subject to reregistration containing these active
ingredients are eligible for reregistration. The Agency has issued
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for the pesticidal
active ingredients listed above with the exception of benzocaine, which
is being delisted through this notice. The active ingredient known as
benzocaine and identified as case 4012 on Reregistration List D is
hereby removed because it does not meet the definition of an active
ingredient as stated in section 2 of FIFRA. Benzocaine does not
prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any pest. Benzocaine is regulated
as a medicine by FDA. The single product currently registered
containing benzocaine as an itch reliever also contains sulfur as a
pesticidal active ingredient. The product will continue to be regulated
by EPA as sulfur is the active ingredient used in the product to repel
chiggers (redbugs). This action effectively removes benzocaine as an
active ingredient from the Agency's reregistration program.
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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: January 12, 1995.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-1861 Filed 1-24-95; 8:45 am]
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