[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 208 (Friday, October 25, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55259-55260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27468]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 153 and 159

[OPP-60010G; FRL-5571-6]
RIN 2070-AB50


Reporting Requirements for Risk/Benefit Information; Extension of 
Comment Period to Request Comments on Burden Estimates

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposal; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of September 20, 1996, EPA extended 
the reopening of the comment period for a proposed rule that published 
in the Federal Register of September 24, 1992, which defined the 
specifics of reporting requirements under section 6(a)(2) of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. This document 
announces a further extension of the comment period for an additional 
15 days.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments identified by the docket control 
number OPP-60010G by mail to: Public Response Section, Field Operations 
Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, 
bring comments directly to the OPP docket which is located in Rm. 1132 
of Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    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 or encryption. Comments and data will also be 
accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. 
All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the 
docket number ``OPP-60010G.'' 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.
    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 
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 
record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly 
by EPA without prior notice. All comments will be available for public 
inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address given above from 8 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Roelofs, Policy and Special 
Projects Staff, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code (7501C), 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, 
Telephone: (703) 308-2964, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of August 12, 1996 
(61 FR 41764) (FRL-5388-1), EPA announced the reopening of the comment 
period to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of 
September 24, 1992 (57 FR 44290), which defined the specifics of 
reporting requirements under section 6(a)(2) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Comments were 
limited to the sole issue of the costs or burdens associated with the 
proposed rule and the latest draft of the final rule.
    On August 29, 1996, a number of industry trade associations 
formally petitioned the Agency to extend the comment period for 60 
days, and to initiate a broader reopening of the rulemaking record to 
take comment on a number of provisions in the June 14, 1996 ``draft 
final'' version of the rule.
    In the Federal Register of September 20, 1996 (61 FR 49427) (FRL-
5396-1), EPA extended the comment period for an additional 30 days, but 
denied the petitioners' request to reopen the rulemaking record on 
issues beyond the costs and burdens associated with the draft final 
rule. At a meeting on October 11, 1996, between representatives of EPA, 
a public interest group, and several pesticide industry trade 
associations, a request was made to allow more time for submitting 
comments, due to the difficulty of compiling information from numerous 
registrants on the current and projected burden of compliance with rule

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requirements (For additional information on the meeting refer to the 
docket.). The Agency has decided to grant an additional 15 days for 
comments to be submitted.

List of Subjects in Part 153 and 159

    Environmental protection, Information collection requests, 
Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: October 17, 1996.
Lynn R. Goldman,
Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.

[FR Doc. 96-27468 Filed 10-24-96; 8:45 am]
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