[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42945-42947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20316]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-34192; FRL-6097-9]
Neurotoxic Pesticides; Availability of Data Call-In Notice
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is requiring registrants of neurotoxic pesticides to
conduct acute, subchronic, and developmental neurotoxicity studies and
submit the results to EPA. These studies are designed to show the
effects of a chemical on the nervous system. EPA will issue Data Call-
In Notices to registrants of all neurotoxic pesticides in phases over
time, beginning with the cholinesterase-inhibiting organophosphates
because of their known neurotoxicity concerns. EPA expects to receive
the first studies within 2 years. This Data Call-In program was
developed with the advice of the Children's Health Advisory Committee
and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Scientific Advisory Panel.
DATES: The Data Call-In Notice will be available October 5, 1999.
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ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as
provided in Unit III. of the ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION'' section. To
ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket
control number OPP-34192 in the subject line on the first page of your
response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Angulo, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone numbers: (703) 308-8004 and fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-
mail address: angulo.karen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this notice if you manufacture
or formulate pesticides. Potentially affected categories and entities
may include, but are not limited to:
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Examples of
Categories NAICS potentially
affected entities
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Pesticide producers 32532 Pesticide
manufacturers
Pesticide
formulators
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This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed could also be affected. If
available, the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether or not this notice affects certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this announcement to you,
consult the person listed in the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT''
section.
II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document or Other Related Documents?
A. Electronically
You may obtain electronic copies of this document and other
related documents from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://
www.epa.gov/. To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws
and Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document under
the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go
directly to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/
fedrgstr/.
To obtain electronic copies of the Neurotoxicity Data Call-In
Notice mentioned in this notice, you can go directly to the Home Page
for the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) at http://www.epa.gov/ pesticides/.
B. In Person
The Agency has established an official record for this action
under docket control number OPP-34192. The official record consists of
the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public
comments received during an applicable comment period, and other
information related to this action, including any information claimed
as CBI. This official record includes the documents that are physically
located in the docket, as well as the documents that are referenced in
those documents. The public version of the official record does not
include any information claimed as CBI. The public version of the
official record, which includes printed, paper versions of any
electronic comments submitted during an applicable comment period, is
available for inspection in Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson
Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
III. How Can I Respond to this Action?
A. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or
electronically. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that
you identify docket control number OPP-34192 in the subject line on the
first page of your response.
1. By mail. Submit your comments 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.
2. In person or by courier. Deliver your comments to: Public
Information and Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and
Services Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,
Arlington, VA. The Document Control Office (DCO) is open 8 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
3. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically by
e-mail to: opp-docket@epa.gov,'' or you can submit a computer disk as
described in this unit. Do not submit any information electronically
that you consider to be CBI. Avoid the use of special characters and
any form of encryption.Electronic submissions will be accepted in
WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file format. All comments in electronic
form must be identified by docket control number OPP-34192. Electronic
comments may also be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
B. How Should I Handle CBI Information that I Want to Submit to the
Agency?
Do not submit any information electronically that you consider to
be CBI. You may claim information that you submit to EPA in response to
this document as CBI 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. In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes any information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as
CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public version of the
official record. Information not marked confidential will be included
in the public version of the official record without prior notice. If
you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,
please consult the person listed in the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT'' section.
IV. What Action is EPA Taking in this Notice?
EPA is requiring registrants of neurotoxic pesticides to conduct
acute, subchronic, and developmental neurotoxicity studies and submit
the results to EPA. These studies are designed to show the effects on
the nervous system of a chemical with a one-time or very short-term
dose (acute), with exposure over an extended period of time (sub-
chronic), and before or shortly after birth (developmental). The data
developed in response to this Data Call-In will help determine whether
or not differences occur because of age or stage of nervous system
development. (The differences could be measurable (or quantitative) or
descriptive (qualitative)). EPA will use these data in making decisions
in the implementation of certain aspects of the Food Quality Protection
Act's (FQPA) tolerance-setting process.
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EPA is implementing the Data Call-In in phases over the next
several months to ensure that data from the highest priority neurotoxic
pesticides are called in first and that the laboratory capacity
available to pesticide registrants is adequate to perform the studies
within the required timeframes. This program to call in data will apply
to approximately 140 pesticides. The cholinesterase-inhibiting
organophosphates have been selected to be the first chemical class to
be called in, based on their known neurotoxicity concerns. EPA expects
to receive the first studies within 2 years. This Data Call-In program
was developed with the advice of the Children's Health Advisory
Committee and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: August 2, 1999.
Lois A. Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-20316 Filed 8-5-99; 8:45 am]
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