[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7744]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 170
[OPP-250116; FRL-5358-9]
Pesticide Worker Protection, Standard Language and Size
Requirement for Warning Sign; 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 amends the requirements in the worker protection standards for the
posting of a warning sign at pesticide use sites. This action is
required by FIFRA section 25(a)(2).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: John R. MacDonald, Field
Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
Office location and telephone number: Rm. 1121F, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703-305-7370).
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 40 CFR Part 170
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Labeling, Occupational safety and health, Pesticides and pests.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: March 21, 1996.
Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-7744 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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