[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62441-62442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29455]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-42075; FRL-4968-7]


Oregon Plan for Certification of Pesticide Applicators

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of intent to approve Amendment to Oregon Certification 
Plan.

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SUMMARY: On March 30, 1976, EPA announced approval of the Oregon plan 
for the certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides. 
Oregon has submitted an amendment to this certification plan to permit 
certification of applicators of 1080 Livestock Protection Collars 
(LPC). Notice is hereby given of the intention of EPA to grant approval 
of this amendment.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before January 22, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments, identified by docket control number 
``OPP-42075'' to Allan Welch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Eighth Floor, Seattle, WA 98101.
    The comments received pursuant to this notice will be available at 
the aforementioned location from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending 
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic 
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be 
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket number ``OPP-42075.'' No Confidential Business Information 
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this 
document may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. 
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found under the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION unit of this document.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be 
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as 
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance 
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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 record. 
Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA 
without prior notice.
    Copies of the Oregon plan amendment are available for viewing at 
the following locations during normal business hours:
    1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue, Eighth Floor, Seattle, WA 98101. Contact: Allan Welch, (206) 
553-1980, e-mail: [email protected].
    2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Rm. 1121, 
Arlington, VA 22202. Contact: John MacDonald, (703) 305-7370.
    3. Oregon Department of Agriculture, Plant Division, 635 Capitol 
Street N.E., Salem, OR 97310. Contact: Christopher Kirby, (503) 986-
4635.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Welch, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Eighth Floor, Seattle, 
WA 98101, Telephone (206) 553-1980, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final decision permitting registration 
of 1080 LPC was signed by Lee M. Thomas, Assistant Administrator for 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, on October 31, 1983 (FIFRA Docket 
502). This final decision requires applicators of 1080 LPC to receive 
specific training and to comply with recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements beyond that of applicators of other restricted use 
pesticides. For these reasons EPA has required a distinct certification 
process for applicators of 1080 LPC. To meet the requirement Oregon has 
submitted an amendment to the existing Oregon certification plan. This 
amendment will establish a 1080 LPC subcategory under their existing 
regulatory pest control category.
    Oregon will only be certifying employees of the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Animal Damage Control (ADC), as 1080 LPC applicators. 
Certification granted ADC employees will permit them to utilize 1080 
LPC in performance of their official duties. ADC estimates that 
approximately 34 employees of ADC will seek certification under the 
1080 LPC subcategory. The only registrant of 1080 LPC in Oregon is the 
ADC. Therefore, the ADC will be the source of 1080 LPC.
    The proposed amendment to the Oregon certification plan contains a 
draft Memorandum of Agreement between the Oregon Department of 
Agriculture (ODA) and the ADC addressing their respective roles and 
responsibilities. The ODA will oversee the activities of the ADC in its 
roles both as registrant and as employer/supervisor of 1080 LPC 
applicators. In addition to its responsibilities as registrant, the ADC 
will provide training and supervision to its 1080 LPC applicators. 
Certification and recertification will be based upon a written 
examination administered by the ODA. Recertification will be required 
every 5 years.
    EPA finds that the proposed amendment permitting certification of 
1080 LPC applicators meets the criteria specified in the Final Decision 
of October 31, 1983 and will assure safe and effective use of 1080 LPC. 
Therefore, EPA announces its intention to approve the amendment to the 
Oregon certification plan permitting certification of 1080 LPC 
applicators.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on EPA's 
intention to approve this amendment to the Oregon certification plan. A 
record has been established for this action under docket number ``OPP-
42075'' (including comments and data submitted electronically as 
described below). A public version of this record, including printed, 
paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any 
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to 
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public 
record is located in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 
1200 Sixth Avenue, Eighth Floor, Seattle, WA.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:

    [email protected]

    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    The official record for this action, as well as the public version, 
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will 
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form 
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official 
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in 
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the 
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.

    Dated: October 24, 1995.
Charles Clarke,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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