Federal Register, Volume 63 Issue 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 13254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6875]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00517; FRL-5761-6]


Minor Changes to Product Properties Test Guidelines; Notice of 
Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established a unified library for test guidelines 
issued by the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 
(OPPTS) and is announcing minor changes to the Series 830--Product 
Properties Test Guidelines. The availability of final guidelines in 
this series was announced in the Federal Register on August 28, 1996 
(61 FR 44308)(FRL-5390-7). The Agency periodically announces in the 
Federal Register the availability of new and changed test guidelines.

ADDRESSES: The guidelines are available from the U.S. Government 
Printing Office (GPO), Washington, DC 20402 on The Federal Bulletin 
Board. By modem dial (202) 512-1387, telnet and ftp: 
fedbbs.access.gpo.gov (IP 162.140.64.19), or call (202) 512-0132 for 
disks or paper copies. The guidelines are also available electronically 
in ASCII and PDF (portable document format) from the EPA's World Wide 
Web site (http://www.epa.gov/epahome/research.htm) under the heading 
``Researchers and Scientists/Test Methods and Guidelines/OPPTS 
Harmonized Test Guidelines.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information: By mail:
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 
information: Contact the Communications Services Branch (7506C), Field 
and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Telephone number: (703) 305-5017; fax: (703) 305-5558.
    Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) information: Contact the TSCA 
Hotline at: TATS/7408, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St.,SW, 
Washington, DC 20460. Telephone number: (202) 554-1404; fax: (202) 554-
5603, e-mail: TSCA[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 
Toxic Substances is announcing minor changes to the following Series 
830 test guidelines. These changes are editorial in nature and do not 
amend the existing requirements under FIFRA or the TSCA section 4 test 
rules. Explicit test requirements for registration are set out in 40 
CFR parts 158 and 796 and the test guidelines contain standards for and 
examples of acceptable testing.
    1. OPPTS 830.1000 Background for Product Properties Test 
Guidelines. Paragraph (e)(2)(x) addressing solubility data requirements 
has been revised to provide additional clarity on requirements for 
solubility in organic solvents data.
    2. OPPTS 830.7200 Melting Point/Melting Range. The address for 
obtaining documents from the Collaborative International Pesticides 
Analytical Council (CIPAC) has been changed to that of the current 
publisher.
    3. OPPTS 830.7300 Density/Relative Density/Bulk Density. The 
address for obtaining documents from the Collaborative International 
Pesticides Analytical Council (CIPAC) has been changed to that of the 
current publisher.
    4. OPPTS 830.7840 Water Solubility, Column Elution Method; Shake 
Flask Method. A new paragraph (b)(3)(iv) has been inserted to address 
the requirement for organic solvents solubility data.
    5. OPPTS 830.7860 Water Solubility, Generator Column Method. A new 
paragraph (b)(1)(iv) has been inserted to address the requirement for 
organic solvents solubility data.
    The final guidelines issued in the Federal Register of August 28, 
1996, and the revised guidelines containing these minor changes will be 
available from the GPO Federal Bulletin Board and EPA's World Wide Web 
site.

List of Subjects

    Environmental Protection, Test guidelines.

    Dated: March 10, 1998.

Susan H. Wayland,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.

[FR Doc. 98-6875 Filed 3-17-98; 8:45 am]
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