[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1246]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34162; FRL-6053-2]


Chlorfenapyr; Availability of Risk and Benefit Assessments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of risk and benefit assessments.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of risk and benefit 
assessments related to EPA's consideration of American Cyanamid's 
application for registration of the pesticide Chlorfenapyr 
(Pirate, Alert) on cotton. The Agency is 
issuing this Notice of Availability of Risk and Benefit Assessments to 
(1) present its assessment of the risks posed by chlorfenapyr residues 
in the environment; (2) present its assessment of the benefits arising 
from use on cotton; and (3) request public comment on key scientific 
and policy questions raised by this application for registration.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by February 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the docket 
control number [OPP-34162] 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, bring comments to Environmental 
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson 
Davis Hwy. Arlington, VA.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending 
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Follow the 
instructions under Unit II of this document.'' No Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning 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 
record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed publicly 
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 holidays.
    Paper copies of the risk and benefit assessments will be made 
available in the OPP docket at the address listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Sibold, Chemical Review Manager, 
PM Team 10, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location, telephone number and e-mail address: Rm. 
212, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703 
305-6502, e-mail: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Electronic Availability

    Electronic copies of this document are available from the EPA home 
page at the Environmental Sub-Set entry for this document under 
``Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
    Within a week after publication of this Notice in the Federal 
Register, the risk and benefit assessments will be posted on the EPA-
Office of Pesticide Program (OPP) homepage at the following address: 
www.epa.gov/pesticides/reg__assessment.
    EPA is making available the risk and benefit assessments for the 
pesticide chlorfenapyr, which has not been included in any previously 
registered products. The information in these risk and benefit 
assessments supplements the information provided in the notice of 
receipt of application for registration of a pesticide (63 FR 66534, 
December 2, 1998) (FRL-6046-6) issued pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of 
the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The 
Agency is making the risk and benefit assessments available for public 
notice and comment prior to making a regulatory decision on this 
compound. Comments received within the specified time period will be 
considered before a final decision is made; comments received after the 
time specified will be considered only to the extent possible without 
delaying the regulatory decision.

II. Public Record and Submission of Electronic Comments

    The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, 
has been established for this notice under docket number [OPP-34162] 
(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 office notice 
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 or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket number [OPP-34162]. Electronic comments on this notice may 
be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. XXXX.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and Pest, Product 
registration.

    Dated: January 12, 1999.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-1246 Filed 1-19-99; 8:45 am]
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