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[FR Doc No: 94-22444]


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[Federal Register: September 14, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-34064; FRL-4908-9]

 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document for Maleic 
Hydrazide; Availability for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the availability of the Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) document for the following active ingredient 
from List A, and this notice also starts a 60-day public comment 
period. The RED for the chemical listed are the Agency's formal 
regulatory assessments of the health and environmental data base of the 
subject chemical and present the Agency's determination regarding which 
pesticidal uses are eligible for reregistration.

DATES: Written comments on the RED must be submitted by November 14, 
1994.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments identified with the docket number 
``OPP-34064'' 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., S.W., 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 above 
listed RED document should be directed to the appropriate Chemical 
Review Manager:
    Maleic Hydrazide - Susanne Cerrelli - (703) 308-8077

    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) document for the pesticidal active 
ingredient listed above. 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 the chemical 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 0381 - Maleic Hydrazide

    To request a copy of any of the above listed RED document, 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 the listed active ingredient 
have been sent the appropriate RED document and must respond to 
labeling requirements and product specific data requirements (if 
applicable) within 8 months of receipt. 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.
    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: August 26, 1994.

Jay S. Ellenberger,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-22444 Filed 9-13-94; 8:45 am]
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