98-33337. Certain Chemicals; Availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision Documents, Opening of Public Comment Period  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 69281-69282]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-33337]
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    
    [OPP-34155; FRL-6049-3]
    
    
    Certain Chemicals; Availability of Reregistration Eligibility 
    Decision Documents, Opening of Public Comment Period
    
    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: This notice announces availability and starts a 60-day public 
    comment period of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) 
    documents for the active ingredients deet, triclopyr, dichlobenil, 
    propachlor, and methylisothiazolinone. 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.
    
    DATES: Written comments on these decisions must be submitted by 
    February 16, 1999.
    
    ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments identified with the docket control 
    number ``OPP-34155'' and the case
    
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    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: Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson 
    Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
        Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by following 
    the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION'' of this document. 
    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 is available for public 
    inspection in Rm. 119 at the Virginia address given above, from 8:30 
    a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Technical questions on the RED documents 
    listed below 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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    Deet............................  0002..............  Linda Werrell.....  703 308-8033......  werrell.linda@epa.
    Triclopyr.......................  2710..............  Dean Monos........  703 308-8074......  monos.dean@epa.gov
    Propachlor......................  0177..............  Anne Overstreet...  703 308-8068......  overstreet.anne@ep
    Dichlobenil.....................  0263..............  Carmelita White...  703 308-7038......  white.carmelita@ep
    Methylisothiazolinone...........  3092..............  Deanna Scher......  703 308-7043......  [email protected]
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        To request a copy of any of the above listed RED documents, or a 
    RED Fact Sheet, contact the OPP Pesticide Docket, Public Information 
    and Records Integrity Branch, in Rm. 119 at the address given above or 
    call (703) 305-5805.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    I. Electronic Availability
    
        Electronic copies of the REDs and RED fact sheets can be downloaded 
    from the Pesticide Special Review and Reregistration Information System 
    at (703) 308-7224, and can also be reached on the internet via EPA's 
    website at: http//www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/.
    
    II. Reregistration Eligibility Decision
    
        The Agency has issued Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) 
    documents for the pesticidal active ingredients listed above. 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.
        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.
    
    III. Public Record and Electronic Submissions
    
        The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, 
    has been established for this notice under docket control number ``OPP-
    34155'' (including comments and data submitted electronically as 
    described below). A public version of this record, including printed 
    and 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 Virginia 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-34155). Electronic 
    comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository 
    Libraries.
    
    List of Subjects
    
        Environmental protection.
    
        Dated: December 3, 1998.
    
    Jack E. Housenger,
    Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
    Pesticide Programs.
    
    [FR Doc. 98-33337 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
12/16/1998
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
98-33337
Dates:
Written comments on these decisions must be submitted by February 16, 1999.
Pages:
69281-69282 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
OPP-34155, FRL-6049-3
PDF File:
98-33337.pdf