[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55122-55123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27398]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34149; FRL-6034-5]


Certain Chemicals; Availability of Reregistration Eligibility 
Decision Documents

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 listed below. The REDs for the 
chemicals listed below 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 
December 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments identified with the docket control 
number ``OPP-34149'' and the case number (noted below), should be 
submitted to: By 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. In person, deliver comments to: Rm. 119, 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'' of this document. 
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

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public inspection in Rm. 119 at the address given above, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

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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Acetic Acid & Salts               4001                L. Ryan             703-308-8067        [email protected]
                                                                                               .gov
 Butralin                         2075                T. Luminello        703-308-3075        Luminello.t@epamai
l.epa.gov
Diphenylamine                     2210                B. Chambliss        703-308-8174        Chambliss.b@epamai
l.epa.gov
Inorganic Nitrates                4052                C. Childress        703-308-8076        Childress.c@epamai
l.epa.gov
Mercaptobenzothiazole             2380                C. Childress        703-308-8076        Childress.c@epamai
l.epa.gov
P-Chloro-M-cresol                 3046                T. Luminello        703-308-3075        Luminello.t@epamai
l.epa.gov
Propionic Acid                    4078                L. Ryan             703-308-8067        [email protected]
                                                                                               .gov
Terbacil                          0039                E. Mitchell         703-308-8583        Mitchell.e@epamail
                                                                                               .epa.gov
Thiobencarb                       2665                D. Deziel           703-308-8080        D[email protected]
pa.gov
Vendex                            0245                S. Jennings         703-308-8021        Jennings.s@epamail
                                                                                               .epa.gov
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    To request a copy of any of the above listed RED documents, or a 
RED Fact Sheet, contact the OPP Pesticide Docket, Public Information 
and Records Integrity Branch, in Rm. 119 at the address given above or 
call (703) 305-5805.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and 
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/).
    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 that 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). Therefore, the 
REDs which were signed prior to FQPA do not address any issues raised 
by FQPA, and any tolerance assessment procedures required under FQPA. 
These tolerances will be reassessed by the Agency under the standards 
set forth in FQPA in the future in accordance with a schedule for 
reassessing all tolerances, or as a new tolerance or action is 
proposed.
    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 
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 can be downloaded 
from the Pesticide Special Review and Reregistration Information System 
at (703) 308-7224, and also can be reached on the Internet via EPA's 
website at: http//www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/.
    The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, 
has been established for this notice under docket control number ``OPP-
34149'' (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'' at the 
beginning of this document.
    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 5.1/6.1 file format or 
ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be 
identified by the docket control number (OPP-34149). Electronic 
comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: September 28, 1998.

Jack E. Housenger,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-27398 Filed 10-13-98; 8:45 am]
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