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AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
SUMMARY:
EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of August 24, 2015, concerning certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides. This document extends the comment period for 30 days, from November 23, 2015 to December 23, 2015. The comment period is being extended to provide additional time for commenters to prepare their responses.
DATES:
Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183, must be received on or before December 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document of August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51356) (FRL-9931-83).
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Arling, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-5891; email address: arling.michelle@epa.gov.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This document extends the public comment period established in the Federal Register document of August 24, 2015. In that document, comments were required to be submitted by November 23, 2015. EPA is hereby extending the comment period to December 23, 2015.
To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document of August 24, 2015. If you have questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Start List of SubjectsList of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 171
- Environmental protection
- Administrative practice and procedure
- Certified applicator
- Commercial applicator
- Indian Country
- Indian Tribes
- Noncertified applicator
- Pesticides and pests
- Private applicator
- Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Restricted use pesticides
End Signature End Supplemental InformationDated: November 10, 2015.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-29370 Filed 11-17-15; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 11/18/2015
- Department:
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Entry Type:
- Proposed Rule
- Action:
- Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
- Document Number:
- 2015-29370
- Dates:
- Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA- HQ-OPP-2011-0183, must be received on or before December 23, 2015.
- Pages:
- 72029-72029 (1 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183, FRL-9936-82
- RINs:
- 2070-AJ20: Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators
- RIN Links:
- https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2070-AJ20/pesticides-certification-of-pesticide-applicators
- Topics:
- Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- PDF File:
- 2015-29370.pdf
- Supporting Documents:
- » Economic Analysis of the Final Amendments to 40 CFR Part 171: Certification of Pesticide Applicators [RIN 2070-AJ20]
- » EPA’s Pesticide Worker Safety Regulation Changes
- » Examining the Testing Effect with Open- and Closed-Book Tests
- » Acute Pesticide Poisoning Among Agricultural Workers in the United States, 1998–2005
- » Pesticide Applicator Recertification: Online Training – Course Design and Structure
- » 1987-2004 Annual Certified Applicator Data - EPA Website
- » EPA National Assessment Executive Summary - EPA website
- » EPA's Pesticide Applicator Certification Program Basic Elements and Summary of Key FIFRA and 40 CFR 171 Provisions
- » Hidden Tragedy: Underreporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
- » California Surveillance for Pesticide-Related Illness and Injury: Coverage, Bias, and Limitations
- CFR: (1)
- 40 CFR 171