[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14040-14041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7742]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 170

[OPP-250115; FRL-5359-1]


Pesticide Worker Protection Standard, Decontamination 
Requirements; Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


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ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Administrator of EPA has forwarded to 
the Secretary of Agriculture a final regulation under section 25(a) of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The 
rule reduces the duration that decontamination supplies must be 
maintained for low toxicity pesticides. This action is required by 
FIFRA section 25(a)(2).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Linda H. Strauss, Field 
Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Rm. 1121F, CM 
#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703-308-3240), e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 25(a)(2) of FIFRA provides that the 
Administrator shall provide the Secretary of Agriculture with a copy of 
any final regulation at least 30 days before signing it for publication 
in the Federal Register. If the Secretary comments in writing regarding 
the final regulation within 15 days after receiving it, the 
Administrator shall issue for publication in the Federal Register, with 
the final regulation, the comments of the Secretary, if requested by 
the Secretary, and the response of the Administrator concerning the 
Secretary's comments. If the Secretary does not comment in writing 
within 15 days after receiving the final regulation, the Administrator 
may sign the regulation for publication in the Federal Register anytime 
thereafter. As required by FIFRA section 25(a)(3), a copy of the final 
regulation has been forwarded to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 170

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Labeling, Occupational safety and health, Pesticides and pests.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: March 21, 1996.
Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-7742 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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