[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 195 (Friday, October 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54883-54884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26324]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00623; FRL-6387-7]
Rodenticides Risks to Birds and Non-Target Mammals; Open Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is giving notice of
an open meeting to discuss with the public and gather information
regarding risks posed by rodenticides to birds and non-target mammals.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 1999, from 9:00
am to 3:00 pm.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: The National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association Conference Center, 4301 Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1860.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Deziel, Office of Pesticide
Programs (7508C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW,
Washington, DC 20460. Telephone number:(703) 308-8173. E-mail:
deziel.dennis@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Document Apply to Me?
This document is directed to the public in general. This action
may, however, be of interest to those effected by the Rodenticide
Cluster Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) document and/or the
Zinc Phosphide RED document. Since other entities may also be
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the person listed under ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.''
B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document or Other Related Documents?
1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this
document from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To
access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations''
and then look up the entry for this document under the ``Federal
Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly to the
Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
As background information, electronic copies of the Rodenticide
Cluster and Zinc Phosphide REDs and RED fact sheets are available on
the internet. See http://www.epa.gov/REDs. Additional information
concerning the schedule and agenda of this meeting will be posted on
the Agency's web page (http://www.epa.gov/pesticides).
2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record
for this meeting under docket control number OPPTS-00623. The
administrative record consists of the documents specifically referenced
in this notice, any public comments received during an applicable
comment period, and other information related to the Rodenticide
Cluster RED, including any information claimed as Confidential Business
Information (CBI). This administrative record includes the documents
that are physically located in the docket, as well as the documents
that are referenced in those documents. The public version of the
administrative record, which includes printed, paper versions of any
electronic comments that may be submitted during an applicable comment
period, is available for inspection in the Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone
number is 703-305-5805.
II. Meeting Information
A. What Will be Discussed at the Public Meeting?
The Agency notes in the Rodenticide Cluster Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) document that there are primary and
secondary wildlife incidents involving rodenticides that the Agency
would continue to evaluate before taking any further regulatory action.
Since August 1998 the Agency has collected data and conducted further
analysis. The Agency is initiating a one-day public meeting to discuss
available data and to gather any further information regarding risks
posed to birds and non-target mammals from rodenticides. Based on all
available data, risk mitigation measures to protect birds and non-
target mammals could be implemented in the amended RED this fall, if
warranted.
The meeting will involve and potentially affect products with the
following active ingredients: brodifacoum, bromadiolone, bromethalin,
chlorophacinone, cholecalciferol, difethialone, diphacinone (and its
sodium salt), pival (and its sodium salt), warfarin (and its sodium
salt) and/or zinc phosphide.
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Except for zinc phosphide, these rodenticides are used primarily for
control of Norway rats, roof rats, and house mice in and around
buildings, transport vehicles, and in sewers. Zinc phosphide is used
mainly to control field rodents. Chlorophacinone and diphacinone also
have some state special local need registrations for field uses. Anyone
interested in these active ingredients is encouraged to attend. An
opportunity will be provided at the meeting for interested parties to
provide oral or written comments or submit additional information for
the Agency to consider.
B. Where Will the Meeting Be Held?
The public meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, October 19, 1999, at The National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association Conference Center, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia
22203-1860. The telephone number for the Conference Center is (703)
907-5500. Additional information about the Conference Center, including
directions for getting there, have also been posted on the EPA internet
www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/rodent.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: October 1, 1999.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-26324 Filed 10-7-99; 8:45 am]
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