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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00373; FRL 4758-5]

 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision Documents for Boric Acid and 
Its Sodium Salts, et al.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision 
documents; opening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the availability of the Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for the following active 
ingredients from List A, List C and List D, and this notice also starts 
a 60-day public comment period. The REDs for the chemicals listed 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 the REDs must be submitted by May 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments identified with the docket number 
``OPP-00373'' and the case number should be submitted to: By mail: OPP 
Pesticide Docket, Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field 
Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
In person, deliver comments to: OPP Pesticide Docket, Rm. 1132, Crystal 
Mall 2 (CM#2), 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions on the listed RED 
documents should be directed to the appropriate Chemical Review 
Managers:
    Boric Acid and Its Sodium Salts - Mario Fiol - (703) 308-8049
    Butylate - Judy Loranger - (703) 308-8056
     Daminozide - Andrew Ertman - (703) 308-8063
     Eugenol - Ruby Whiters - (703) 308-8079
     Glyphosate - Eric Feris - (703) 308-8049 (TDD)
    Inorganic Halides - Mark Wilhite - (703) 308-8586
     Lauryl Sulfate Salts - Ron Kendall - (703) 308-8068
     Phenyl-Ethyl-Propionate - Virginia Dietrich - (703) 308-8157
    Sulfuryl Fluoride - Robert Richards- (703) 308-8057
    Thymol - Kathleen Depukat - (703) 308-8587
    Tris (Hydroxymethyl) Nitromethane - Ernestine Dobbins - (703) 
308-8071
     Wood Oils and Gums - Virginia Dietrich - (703) 308-8157.

    Information submitted as a comment in response to this Notice may 
be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information 
as ``Confidential Business Information (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. The public docket and docket index will be available for public 
inspection in Rm 1132 at the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency has issued Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for the pesticidal active 
ingredients listed below. 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. EPA has determined that all currently 
registered products subject to reregistration containing these active 
ingredients are eligible for reregistration.

    List A -
    Case 0024      Boric Acid, Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate (Borax 
Decahydrate), Sodium Tetraborate Pentahydrate (Borax Pentahydrate), 
Sodium Tetraborate (Anhydrous Borax), Disodium Octaborate 
Tetrahydrate, Disodium Octaborate (Anhydrous), and Sodium Metaborate
    Case 0071      Butylate;
    Case 0032      Daminozide;
    Case 0178      Glyphosate
    Case 0172      Sulfuryl Fluoride;

    List C -
    Case 3110      Phenyl-Ethyl-Propionate;
    Case 3143      Thymol;
    Case 3149      Tris (Hydroxymethyl) Nitromethane;
    Case 3150      Wood Oils and Gums;

    List D -
    Case 4038      Eugenol;
    Case 4051      Inorganic Halides (Sodium Bromide and Sodium 
Chloride);
    Case 4061      Lauryl Sulfate Salts

    To request a copy of any of the listed RED documents, or a RED Fact 
Sheet, contact the OPP Pesticide Docket, Public Response and Program 
Resources Branch, in Rm 1132 at the address given above or call (703) 
305-5805.
    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, with the 
exception of eugenol and phenyl-ethyl-propionate. Products containing 
the other active ingredients will not be reregistered until adequate 
product specific data have been submitted and all necessary product 
label changes are implemented.
    For products containing eugenol and phenyl-ethyl-propionate, the 
Agency is considering these products for exemption from registration 
under Section 25(b) of the Federal Insecticide and Rodenticide Act. 
Therefore, no product specific labeling or data are being required at 
this time.
    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. If any comment significantly affect a RED, 
EPA will amend the RED by publishing the amendment in the Federal 
Register.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: March 8, 1994.
Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-6169 Filed 3-16-94; 8:45 am]
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