[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4912-4913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1861]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-34071; FRL-4931-9]


Reregistration Eligibility Decision Documents for Hexadecadienol, 
et al. and Notice to Remove Benzocaine; Availability for Comment

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 active ingredients Cresol/
Xylenol (List D, cases 4027 and 4098), Disodium 
cyanodithioimidocarbonate (DCDIC) (List C, case 3065), Fenbutatin-Oxide 
(List A, case 0245), Hexadecadienol (List D, case 4111), Limonene (List 
C, case 3083), Nuosept 145 (List C, case 3052), Sodium Cyanide (List C, 
case 3086), 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (List B, case 2380) and 2,2-
Dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA) (List C, case 3056). This notice 
starts a 60-day public comment period. The REDs for the chemicals 
listed above 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. This notice also announces the removal of 
Benzocaine as an active ingredient under FIFRA (List D, case 4012).

DATES: Written comments on these decisions must be submitted by March 
27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments identified with the docket number 
``OPP-34071'' and the case number (noted above), 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, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA.
    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.
    To request a copy of any of the above 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.
    Electronic copies of the REDs and RED fact sheets can be downloaded 
from the Pesticide Special Review and Reregistration Information System 
at [[Page 4913]] 703-308-7224, and also can be reached on the Internet 
via FEDWORLD.GOV and EPA's gopher server, EARTH1.EPA.GOV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions on the above 
listed decisions should be directed to the appropriate Chemical Review 
Managers:

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   Chemical Review                                                      
       Manager             Telephone No.             Chemical Name      
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Barbara Briscoe.....           (703) 308-8177  Benzocaine               
Paul Lewis..........           (703) 308-8015  Cresol/Xylenol           
Bonnie Adler........           (703) 308-8523  Disodium                 
                                                cyanodithioimidocarbonat
                                                e (DCDIC)               
Susan Jennings......           (703) 308-8021  Fenbutatin-Oxide         
Tom Myers...........           (703) 308-8074  Hexadecadienol           
Emily Mitchell......           (703) 308-8583  Limonene                 
Kathleen Depukat....           (703) 308-8587  Nuosept 145              
                                               Sodium Cyanide           
                                               2-mercaptobenzothiazole  
Richard Gebken......           (703) 308-8591  2,2-dibromo-3-           
                                                nitrilopropionamide     
                                                (DBNPA)                 
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. The Agency has issued 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for the pesticidal 
active ingredients listed above with the exception of benzocaine, which 
is being delisted through this notice. The active ingredient known as 
benzocaine and identified as case 4012 on Reregistration List D is 
hereby removed because it does not meet the definition of an active 
ingredient as stated in section 2 of FIFRA. Benzocaine does not 
prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any pest. Benzocaine is regulated 
as a medicine by FDA. The single product currently registered 
containing benzocaine as an itch reliever also contains sulfur as a 
pesticidal active ingredient. The product will continue to be regulated 
by EPA as sulfur is the active ingredient used in the product to repel 
chiggers (redbugs). This action effectively removes benzocaine as an 
active ingredient from the Agency's reregistration program.
    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. Products 
containing other active ingredients will not be reregistered until 
those other active ingredients are determined to be eligible for 
reregistration.
    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 affects a RED, 
EPA will amend the RED by publishing the amendment in the Federal 
Register.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: January 12, 1995.

Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-1861 Filed 1-24-95; 8:45 am]
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