[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47290-47291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23894]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00542A; FRL-6028-7]


Guidance for Identifying Pesticides That Have a Common Mechanism 
of Toxicity; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Public 
Comments; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of August 6, 1998, EPA announced and 
requested comment on a proposed pesticide policy guidance document 
entitled ``Guidance for Identifying Pesticide Chemicals That Have a 
Common Mechanism of Toxicity, for Use in Assessing the Cumulative Toxic 
Effects of Pesticides.'' Interested parties were provided a 30-day 
comment period. The Agency has received requests for additional time to 
respond. This document announces the extension of the comment period to 
October 8, 1998.


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DATES: Comments must be received by October 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division 
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to: 
Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: opp-
[email protected]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
should be submitted through e-mail. All comments (written and 
electronic) must be identified by the docket control number ``OPP-
00542.''
    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 will be included in the 
public docket by EPA without prior notice. The public docket is 
available for public inspection in Rm. 119 at the Virginia address 
given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen C. DeVito, Health Effects 
Division (7509C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office 
location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Rm. 804G, CM #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA; (703) 308-9584; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of August 6, 1998 
(63 FR 42031) (FRL-5797- 7), EPA issued a notice announcing the 
availability of the proposed EPA pesticide policy guidance document 
entitled ``Guidance for Identifying Pesticide Chemicals That Have a 
Common Mechanism of Toxicity, for Use in Assessing the Cumulative Toxic 
Effects of Pesticides.'' The guidance document was developed by EPA in 
response to the recent amendments to the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act as promulgated by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. The 
guidance document describes the approach that EPA will use for 
identifying and categorizing pesticide chemicals that have common 
mechanisms of toxicity for purposes of assessing the cumulative toxic 
effects of such pesticides.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: August 28, 1998.
Stephen L. Johnson
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-23894 Filed 9-3-98; 8:45 am]
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