[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8814-8815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4523]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34162A; FRL-6065-8]


Chlorfenapyr; Availability of Risk and Benefit Assessments; 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On January 20, 1999, EPA issued a Notice of Availability of 
Risk and Benefit Assessments for the pesticide chlorfenapyr. The 
document announced 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 issued the 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. EPA has 
received a large number of comments on this Notice. Because of the 
broad interest in this matter and the complexity of the issues, and the 
large influx of comments late in the comment period, EPA believes that 
providing additional time to the public to comment would be helpful. 
Therefore, EPA is extending, until March 2, 1999 the comment period for 
persons wishing to submit comments on the materials referred to in the 
Notice of Availability.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to EPA by March 2, 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, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, 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.

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Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Rm. 212, Crystal 
Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA; (703) 305-6502; 
e-mail: [email protected].

Supplementary Information:
Electronic Availability
    Electronic copies of this document are available from the EPA Home 
Page at the Environmental Sub-Set entry for this document under ``Laws 
and Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/). The risk and benefit 
assessments have been posted on the EPA-Office of Pesticide Program 
(OPP) Home Page at the following address: www.epa.gov/pesticides/
reg--assessment.

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of January 20, 1999 (64 FR 3091) (FRL-6053-
2), EPA issued a Notice of Availability of Risk and Benefit Assessments 
for the pesticide chlorfenapyr. EPA has made 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. 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 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 or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket control number OPP-34162. Electronic comments on this notice 
may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: February 19, 1999.
James Jones,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-4523 Filed 2-19-99; 1:37 pm]
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