[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58072-58073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24208]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34224; FRL-6559-7]


Certain Chemicals; Completion of Comment Period for 
Reregistration Eligiblity Decision Documents

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice, pursuant to section 4(g)(2) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), concludes the 
comment period for the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) 
documents for several pesticide chemical cases.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions on the RED 
documents should be directed to the appropriate Chemical Review Mangers 
listed in the table under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Notice Apply to Me

    This notice is directed to the public in general. As such, the 
Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may 
be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
information in this notice, consult the appropriate chemical review 
manager listed in the table in Unit II. of this document.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document and the REDs?

    You may obtain copies of this document from the EPA Internet Home 
Page at http://www.epa.gov/. On the Home Page select ``Laws and 
Regulations,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the 
entry for this document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental 
Documents.'' You can also go directly to the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    Copies of these RED documents are available from EPA's National 
Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), PO Box 42419, 
Cincinnati, OH 45242-2419, telephone number 1-800-490-9198. To obtain 
copies you must provide the EPA publication number that has been 
assigned to the RED, as listed in the table in Unit II. of this 
document.
    Copies of the REDs also are available from the National Technical 
Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 
22161, ATTN: Order Desk; telephone number 1-800-553-6847. To obtain 
copies you must provide the EPA publication number that has been 
assigned to the RED, as listed in the table in Unit II. of this 
document.
    These REDs and RED fact sheets are available electronically from 
the EPA web site at www.epa.gov/REDs/. For related information, see the 
EPA Office of Pesticide Programs' home page, http://www.epa.gov/pesticides.

II. Background

    During fiscal year 1999, EPA completed reregistration eligibility 
decisions for 14 pesticides, and issued Reregistration Eligibility 
Decision (RED) documents for the pesticide active ingredients listed 
below. The Agency published a Notice in the Federal Register on 
December 3, 1999 (64 FR 67902) (FRL-6395-6), announcing the 
availability of RED documents for six of these pesticides (Captan, S-
Ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC), Folpet, Niclosamide and 3-
trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM or Lamprecide), and Pebulate). These 
REDs were issued as final documents with a 60-day comment period, which 
closed on February 1, 2000. In these REDs, EPA provided its regulatory 
position on the current registered uses of these pesticides and set 
forth certain requirements for product reregistration eligibility.
    The Agency also published separate Federal Register notices 
announcing the availability of REDs for Sulfotepp (a voluntary 
cancellation) on December 22, 1999 (64 FR 71754) (FRL-6391-2), and 
triphenyltin hydroxide (TPTH) on December 1, 1999 (64 FR 67265) (FRL-
6395-3), the latter for 90 days of public comment. EPA will announce in 
the Federal Register the cancellation of Sulfotepp when it becomes 
effective in September 2002.
    No comments were submitted for the following RED documents:

    Folpet
    Pebulate

    Comments were submitted for the following REDs but did not 
significantly affect EPA's regulatory position:

    EPTC
    Niclosamide
    TFM
    TPTH
    Sulfotepp

    These comments and the Agency's responses are included in the 
dockets for these pesticides.
    Comments were submitted for the following REDs that changed EPA's 
regulatory position:

    (none so far)

    Comments were submitted and are still under review for the 
following REDs:

    Captan

    The EPA publication numbers for the REDs subject to this notice are 
presented below.

 
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                                    Chemical Review
          Chemical Name           Manager/Phone No./      Case Number     RED Signature Date    EPA Publication
                                    E-mail address                                                  Number
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Captan..........................  Kylie Rothwell;     0120                9/99                EPA-738-R-99-015
                                   703-308-8055;
                                   [email protected]
EPTC............................  Jamil Mixon; 703-   0064                9/99                EPA-738-R-99-006
                                   308-8032;
                                   [email protected]
Folpet..........................  Christina           0630                9/99                EPA-738-R-99-011
                                   Scheltema; 703-
                                   308-2201;
                                   [email protected]
Niclosamide.....................  Laura Parsons; 703- 2455                9/99                EPA-738-R-99-007
                                   308-5776;
                                   [email protected]
TFM.............................  Laura Parsons; 703- 3082                9/99                EPA-738-R-99-007
                                   308-5776;
                                   [email protected]
TPTH............................  Phil Budig; 703-    0099                9/99                EPA-738-R-99-010
                                   308-8029;
                                   [email protected]

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Pebulate........................  Patricia Moe; 703-  2500                9/99                EPA-738-R-99-005
                                   308-8011;
                                   [email protected]
Sulfotepp.......................  Roberta Farrell;    0338                9/99                EPA-738-R-99-012
                                   703-308-8065;
                                   [email protected]
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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: September 12, 2000.
Lois A. Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-24208 Filed 9-26-00; 8:45 am]
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