97-16356. Department of Energy Plan for Certification of Pesticide Applicators

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 120 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33862-33863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16356]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-42064B; FRL-5717-3]


Department of Energy Plan for Certification of Pesticide 
Applicators

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Approve Amended Certification Plan.

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SUMMARY: On October 7, 1988, EPA announced approval of the Department 
of Energy (DOE) plan for the certification of pesticide applicators. 
The DOE plan only provided for certification of employees of the 
Bonneville Power Administration. The DOE has submitted a revision to 
their pesticide applicator certification plan. While continuing to 
cover only employees of the Bonneville Power Administration, the 
revised plan would add a wood treatment category and require 
recertification every year. The present plan contains only a right-of-
way category, which would be retained, and requires recertification at 
3-year intervals. Notice is hereby given of the intention of EPA to 
grant approval of the newly revised DOE plan.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before August 7, 
1997.

ADDRESSES: The Agency invites interested persons to submit written 
comments on this Notice. Comments identified by the docket control 
number OPP-42064B should be submitted in triplicate by mail to: Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and 
Services Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person: Rm. 
1132, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 
[phone], from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
legal holidays.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by following 
the instructions under Unit II. of this document. No Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.
    Copies of the DOE revised plan are available for viewing at the 
following locations during normal business hours:
    1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Rm. 1121, 
Arlington, VA 22202. Contact: John R. MacDonald, [phone].
    2. U.S. Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, 905 
Northeast Eleventh, Stop EP-5, Fifth Floor, Portland, OR 97232. 
Contact: James Meyer, [phone].
    3. Select U.S. Department of Energy installations. Contact James 
Meyer at aforementioned location for list of locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: John R. MacDonald, (7506C), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: 
Rm. 1121, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 
Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of October 7, 1988 (53 FR 39518), notice 
was published announcing the final approval of a DOE pesticide 
applicator certification plan, which only addressed the Bonneville 
Power Administration.

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The DOE is revising its certification plan to require recertification 
every year and add a wood treatment category. The present plan requires 
recertification every 3 years. Certification and recertification will 
continue to be by written examinination. The current right-of-way 
category will remain in the revised plan. This revised plan has been 
submitted to EPA for approval. The DOE estimates that there will be 100 
applicators certified in the new wood treatment category. There are 
presently approximately 150 applicators certified in the right-of-way 
category, whose certification will remain unaffected by this action. 
EPA finds that the revised DOE certification plan fully meets the 
requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
and the regulations at 40 CFR part 171. Therefore, EPA announces its 
intention to approve the revised DOE certification plan. Interested 
persons are invited to submit written comments on EPA's intention to 
approve the revised DOE certification plan.

II. Public Docket

    The official record for this document, as well as the public 
version, has been established for this document under docket control 
number ``OPP-42064B'' (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:
    [e-mail]


    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 file format or ASCII 
file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be 
identified by the docket control number OPP-42064B. Electronic comments 
on this action may be filed online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: June 16, 1997.
Susan H. Wayland,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.

[FR Doc. 97-16356 Filed 6-20-97; 8:45 am]
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