[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42783-42784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20983]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34114; FRL-5734-2]


Certain Chemicals; Availability of Reregistration Eligibility 
Decision Documents 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 availability and starts a 60-day public 
comment period of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) 
documents for the active ingredients Furanone, Pendimethalin, S-
Kinoprene, and Trichlorfon. 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.

DATES: Written comments on these decisions must be submitted by October 
7, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments identified with the docket control 
number ``OPP-34114'' and the case number (noted below), should be 
submitted to : By mail: Public Information and Records Integrity 
Branch, Information Resources and Services Division (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to: Rm. 1132, Crystal 
Mall 2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by following 
the instructions under ``Supplementary Information''. No Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.
    Information submitted as a comment in response to this notice 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 docket. Information not marked confidential will be included 
in the public docket without prior notice (including comments and data 
submitted electronically). The public docket and docket index, 
including printed paper versions of electronic comments, which does not 
include any information claimed as CBI will be available for public 
inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
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 Public Information and Records Integrity 
Branch, in Rm. 1132 at the address given above or call (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions on the RED 
documents listed below should be directed to the appropriate Chemical 
Review Managers:


                                                                                                                
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                                                        Chemical Review                                         
          Chemical Name                Case No.             Manager          Telephone No.      e-mail Address  
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Furanone........................  3138..............  Emily Mitchell....  703-308-8583......  Mitchell.Emily@epa
mail.epa.gov     
Pendimethalin...................  0187..............  Jane Mitchell.....  703-308-8061......  Mitchell.Jane@epam
ail.epa.gov      
S-Kinoprene.....................  4117..............  Roy Sjoblad.......  703-308-8712......  Sjoblad.Roy@epamai
l.epa.gov        
Trichlorfon.....................  0104..............  Dana Lateulere....  703-308-8044......  Lateulere.Dana@epa
mail.epa.gov     
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency has issued Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) documents for the pesticidal active 
ingredients listed above. 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.
    Please note some of these REDs were finalized and signed prior to 
August 3, 1996. On that date, the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 
(``FQPA'') became effective, amending portions of both the pesticide 
law (FIFRA) and the food and drug law (FFDCA). These REDs don't address 
any issues raised by FQPA, and any tolerance assessment procedures 
required under FQPA. To the extent that these REDs indicate that a 
change in any tolerance is necessary, that determination will be 
reassessed by the Agency under the standards set forth in FQPA before a 
proposed tolerance is issued. To the extent that the RED does not 
indicate that a change in the tolerance is necessary, that tolerance, 
too, will be reassessed in the future pursuant to the requirements of 
FQPA.
    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

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considered by the Agency. If any comment significantly affects a RED, 
EPA will amend the RED by publishing the amendment in the Federal 
Register.
    Electronic copies of the REDs and RED fact sheets are available on 
the Internet. See http://www.epa.gov/REDs.
    The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, 
has been established for this notice under docket control number ``OPP-
34114'' (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 8:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
official record is located at the address in ``ADDRESSES''.
    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. Comment 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 control number OPP-34114. Electronic comments 
on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: July 31, 1997.

Lois Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97-20983 Filed 8-7-97; 8:45 am]
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