[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8814-8815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4523]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-34162A; FRL-6065-8]
Chlorfenapyr; Availability of Risk and Benefit Assessments;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On January 20, 1999, EPA issued a Notice of Availability of
Risk and Benefit Assessments for the pesticide chlorfenapyr. The
document announced the availability of risk and benefit assessments
related to EPA's consideration of American Cyanamid's application for
registration of the pesticide chlorfenapyr (Pirate,
Alert) on cotton. The Agency issued the Notice of
Availability of Risk and Benefit Assessments to: (1) Present its
assessment of the risks posed by chlorfenapyr residues in the
environment; (2) present its assessment of the benefits arising from
use on cotton; and (3) request public comment on key scientific and
policy questions raised by this application for registration. EPA has
received a large number of comments on this Notice. Because of the
broad interest in this matter and the complexity of the issues, and the
large influx of comments late in the comment period, EPA believes that
providing additional time to the public to comment would be helpful.
Therefore, EPA is extending, until March 2, 1999 the comment period for
persons wishing to submit comments on the materials referred to in the
Notice of Availability.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to EPA by March 2, 1999.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the docket
control number OPP-34162 to: 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, bring comments to: Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the
instructions under Unit II. of this document. No Confidential Business
Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.
Information submitted as a comment concerning 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
record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly
by EPA without prior notice. 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 holidays. Paper copies
of the risk and benefit assessments will be made available in the OPP
docket at the address listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Sibold, Chemical Review Manager,
PM Team 10, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460.
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Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Rm. 212, Crystal
Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA; (703) 305-6502;
e-mail: sibold.ann@epamail.epa.gov.
Supplementary Information:
Electronic Availability
Electronic copies of this document are available from the EPA Home
Page at the Environmental Sub-Set entry for this document under ``Laws
and Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/). The risk and benefit
assessments have been posted on the EPA-Office of Pesticide Program
(OPP) Home Page at the following address: www.epa.gov/pesticides/
reg--assessment.
I. Background
In the Federal Register of January 20, 1999 (64 FR 3091) (FRL-6053-
2), EPA issued a Notice of Availability of Risk and Benefit Assessments
for the pesticide chlorfenapyr. EPA has made available the risk and
benefit assessments for the pesticide chlorfenapyr, which has not been
included in any previously registered products. The information in
these risk and benefit assessments supplements the information provided
in the notice of receipt of application for registration of a pesticide
(63 FR 66534, December 2, 1998) (FRL-6046-6) issued pursuant to section
3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The
Agency is making the risk and benefit assessments available for public
notice and comment prior to making a regulatory decision on this
compound. Comments received within the specified time period will be
considered before a final decision is made. Comments received after the
time specified will be considered only to the extent possible without
delaying the regulatory decision.
II. Public Record and Submission of Electronic Comments
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
has been established for this notice under docket number OPP-34162
(including comments and data submitted electronically as described
below). A public version of this record, including printed, 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 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 or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket control number OPP-34162. Electronic comments on this notice
may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: February 19, 1999.
James Jones,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-4523 Filed 2-19-99; 1:37 pm]
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