[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28654]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 156
[OPP-250124; FRL-5753-2]
Flammability Labeling Requirements for Total Release Fogger
Pesticides; Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Administrator of EPA has forwarded to
the Secretary of Agriculture a final regulation under section 25(a) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The
rule requires specific precautionary labeling relating to the
flammability of total release fogger pesticides. This action is
required by FIFRA section 25(a)(2).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Jim Downing, Labeling Team,
Field and External Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address:
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, 703-308-
9071, e-mail: downing.jim@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 25(a)(2) of FIFRA provides that the
Administrator shall provide the Secretary of Agriculture with a copy of
any final regulation at least 30 days before signing it for publication
in the Federal Register. If the Secretary comments in writing regarding
the final regulation within 15 days after receiving it, the
Administrator shall issue for publication in the Federal Register, with
the final regulation, the comments of the Secretary, if requested by
the Secretary, and the response of the Administrator concerning the
Secretary's comments. If the Secretary does not comment in writing
within 15 days after receiving the final regulation, the Administrator
may sign the regulation for publication in the Federal Register anytime
thereafter. As required by FIFRA section 25(a)(3), a copy of the final
regulation has been forwarded to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate.
List of Subjects in Part 156
Environmental protection, Labeling, Occupational safety and health,
Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: October 20, 1997.
Anne E. Lindsay,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-28654 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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