[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3565-3566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1528]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00461A; FRL-5732-8]


Self-Certification of Product Chemistry Data; Notice of 
Availability of PR Notice

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of PR Notice 98-1, entitled 
``Self-Certification of Product Chemistry Data.'' This PR Notice 
describes the Agency's policy on self-certification of certain product 
chemistry data of manufacturing-use products and end-use products 
produced by a non-integrated formulation system. Products eligible for 
self-certification are formulated from registered sources. This program 
is voluntary and is intended to streamline, simplify, and accelerate 
the registration of pesticides while protecting public health and the 
environment.

ADDRESSES: The PR Notice is available from, by mail: Sami Malak, 
Technical Review Branch, Registration Division (7505C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. The public record, including all public comments, 
as well as a summary of the Agency review of comments are filed in 
OPP's Docket Office under docket control number ``OPP-00461,'' located 
in Room 1132 of the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, 
Information Resources and Services Division (7506C). The OPP's Docket 
Office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Sami Malak; at the address 
given above. Office location and telephone number: Room 256, CM #2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 308-9365; by FAX 
(703) 308-9382; by e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability:

Internet

    Electronic copies of this document and the various support 
documents are available from the EPA Home Page at the Federal Register-
-Environmental Documents entry for this document under ``Laws and 
Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).

Fax on Demand

    Using a faxphone call 202-401-0527 and select item 6106 for a copy 
of the PR Notice.
    Under the self-certification program, applicants will submit a one-
page summary of the product's physical/chemical properties, a self-
certification statement, and a Good Laboratory Practice Standards 
statement (GLP), but will no longer be required to submit the 
supporting data for those studies. However, registrants must retain in 
their possession studies conducted in substantial conformity with 
Agency regulations and must submit such studies if requested by EPA. 
The requirements pertaining to the physical/chemical properties for 
chemical (conventional) pesticides are outlined in the table in 40 CFR 
158.190, OPPTS Test Guidelines Series 830, Product Properties (EPA 
publication 712-C-96-310, 8/96), Series 880, Biochemical Test 
Guidelines, and Series 885, Microbial Pesticides Test Guidelines. It 
should be noted that OPPTS Test Guidelines, Series 830 supersedes the 
Pesticide

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Assessment Guidelines, Subdivision-D, Product Chemistry for chemical 
pesticides, and Series 880 and 885 superseded Pesticide Assessment 
Guidelines, Subdivision M.
    The PR Notice was revised to reflect public comments received by 
the Agency on the draft PR Notice, 62 FR 5228, February 4, 1997 (FRL-
5575-3). Generally, revisions included:
    (a) Some modifications to the summary form and instructions.
    (b) Conversion to the new OPPTS Test Guidelines, Series 830 
guideline reference numbers.
     (c) Clarification of the GLP requirements.
     (d) Revisions to the self-certification statement.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: January 12, 1998.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-1528 Filed 1-22-98; 8:45 am]
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