[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3113]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00402; FRL-4934-2]


Label Review Manual; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the immediate availability of the Label 
Review Manual. The Label Review Manual was developed to serve as a 
training tool for new employees and as guidance for product team 
members who are responsible for performing label reviews. It is the 
goal of this manual to improve the quality of labels as well as 
increase the consistency of label reviews. Interested parties may order 
copies of the Label Review Manual as set forth in the ADDRESSES unit of 
this notice.

DATES: Copies of the Label Review Manual are now available.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Label Review Manual may be ordered from the 
National Technical Information Service (NTIS). The order number is: PB 
95-159828. By mail: National Technical Information Service, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. 
Telephone and fax number: (703) 487-4650 and (703) 321-8547. The Label 
Review Manual is also available in electronic form on FedWorld, an 
information service of NTIS. Electronic access to FedWorld can be 
through Internet-telnet to:fedworld.gov; or connect via modem by 
dailing (703) 321-8020, with the settings Parity = none, Data Bits = 8, 
Stop Bit = (N-8-1), with terminal emulation = ANSI or VT 100. FedWorld 
accomodates speeds up to 9600 baud.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Downing (7505W), 
Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office 
location and telephone number: 6th Floor, Westfield Building, 2800 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, (703) 308-8318.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Registration Division's Labeling Center 
for Excellence (LCE) within the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) 
developed this manual to serve as a training tool for its new employees 
and as guidance for product management team members who are responsible 
for performing label reviews. It is the goal of this manual to improve 
the quality of labels as well as increase the consistency of label 
reviews.
    Information in this manual is presented in the order of use by 
reviewers. The first two chapters of this manual provide an overview 
concerning what is a pesticide and what constitutes a pesticide label 
and labeling. The third chapter discusses general label format and 
legibility requirements, identifies the major parts of the label and 
directs the user to the appropriate chapter which contains additional 
information. Other chapters provide the reader with step-by-step 
instructions for reviewing a pesticide label and any associated actions 
such as the Pesticide Registration Action Tracking System (PRATS) 
entries for label reviews and situations where the Confidential 
Statement of Formula affects the label language. The last chapter 
describes how unique labeling issues are handled.
    The Label Review Manual will be updated on an ``as needed'' basis 
to reflect new and changing labeling policies.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Pesticides and pests, and Pesticide labels.

    Dated: February 1, 1995.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-3113 Filed 2-7-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-F