[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9145-9146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4546]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34177; FRL-6062-6]


1,3-Dichloropropene; Pesticide Reregistration Eligibility 
Decision Document; Availabliity for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces availability of the Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision documents (REDs) for the active ingredient 1,3-
dichloropropene (trade name, Telone) and starts a 60 day 
public comment period. The RED for 1,3-dichloropropene is the Agency's 
formal regulatory assessment of the health and environmental data base 
of the subject chemical, and presents the Agency's determination that 
all pre-plant soil fumigant uses of 1,3-dichloropropene are eligible 
for reregistration.

DATES: Written comments on these decisions must be submitted by April 
26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments, identified with the docket control 
number [OPP-34177] and the case number (listed in the table in this 
document), 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 Hwy., Arlington, 
VA.
    Comments may also be submitted electronically by following the 
instructions under Unit III. 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 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.
    To request a copy of any of the listed RED, or a RED Fact Sheets, 
contact the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, in Rm. 119 
at the address in this unit or call (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions on the RED should 
be directed to the Chemical Review Manager, Lisa Nisenson, at (703) 
308-

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8031. Inquiries by e-mail can be sent to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Electronic Availability

    Electronic copies of the REDs and RED Fact Sheets can be downloaded 
from EPA's World wide web site at ``http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
REDs/.''

II. Background

    The Agency has issued a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) 
document for the pesticidal active ingredient 1,3-dichloropropene. 
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 the chemical 1,3-dichloropropene is substantially 
complete. EPA has determined that all currently registered products 
containing 1,3-dichloropropene as an active ingredient are eligible for 
reregistration.
    All registrants of products containing 1,3-dichloropropene have 
been sent the RED and Fact Sheet and must respond to the labeling 
requirements and the product specific data requirements within 8 months 
of receipt. These products will not be reregistered until adequate 
product specific data have been submitted and all necessary product 
label changes are implemented. Products containing both 1,3-
dichloropropene and chloropicrin, will not be reregistered until the 
applicable uses of the active ingredient chloropicrin are found 
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 the RED as a final document 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 and if any of those comments impact on the 
RED, EPA will issue an amendment to the RED and publish a Federal 
Register notice announcing its availability.

III. Public Record and Electronic Submissions

    The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, 
has been established for this notice under docket control number [OPP-
34177] (including comments submitted electronically as described in 
this unit). 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. Comments will 
also be accepted on disks in Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII 
file format. All comments in electronic form must be identified by the 
docket control number [OPP-34177]. Electronic comments on this notice 
may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: February 11, 1999.

Lois Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-4546 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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