[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 174 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24035]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00545; FRL-6025-4]


Waiver of Fees Associated With Tolerance Objections

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: EPA has issued an updated policy concerning waivers of fees 
associated with filing objections to tolerance actions under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The policy is available 
as a Pesticide Registration (PR) Notice entitled ``Waiver of Fees 
Associated with Tolerance Objections.'' Interested parties may request 
a copy of the Agency's policy as set forth in the ``ADDRESSES'' unit of 
this document.

ADDRESSES: The PR Notice is available from Jim Tompkins; by mail: 
Registration Division (7505C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: 
Rm. 239, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-
5697, e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Jim Tompkins, Environmental 
Protection Agency (7505C), 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office 
location and telephone number: Rm. 713B, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5697, fax: 703-305-6920, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Electronic Availability

A. Internet

    Electronic copies of this document and the draft PR Notice also 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/).

B. Fax-on-Demand

    For Fax-on-Demand, use a faxphone to call 202-401-0527 and select 
item 6117 for a copy of the PR Notice.

II. Summary of the PR Notice

    This Federal Register document announces the availability of a 
Pesticide Registration (PR) Notice which updates EPA's policy 
concerning waivers of fees associated with filing objections to 
tolerance actions under the FFDCA. Specifically, EPA's tolerance fees 
regulations require that objections ``shall be accompanied by a fee of 
$3,275.'' The regulations, however, also provide a procedure to request 
that EPA ``waive or refund part or all of any fee imposed by this 
section'' [Sec. 180.33(m)]. EPA does not construe these provisions as 
requiring objectors who believe they are entitled to a waiver of fees 
to file the specified fee with the objections and thereafter seek a 
refund. Rather, such a person may file a written request for a waiver 
of the objection fee with the objection. A fee of $1,600 must accompany 
the waiver request unless the objector has no financial interest in the 
matter objected to. If EPA later determines that a fee waiver is 
inappropriate, that determination will not affect the timeliness of the 
filing of the objections; however, further action on the objections 
will not proceed until the fee has been paid. Failure to pay the fee 
following denial of a waiver would be grounds for denial of the 
objections.

III. Public Docket

    This document is filed in the Office of Pesticide Programs's Docket 
Office under docket control number ``OPP-00545.'' The public record is 
available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is located in Rm. 
119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. To contact the 
docket office by mail, telephone, or e-mail: 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; (703) 305-5805; e-mail: opp-
[email protected].

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: August 25, 1998.

James Jones,

Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-24035 Filed 9-8-98; 8:45 am]
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