[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4025-4026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1053]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00652A; FRL-6761-8]


First Aid Statements on Pesticide Product Labels, Pesticide 
Registration Notice; Update to Guidance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an update to EPA guidance regarding the 
format and content of first aid statements on all federally regulated 
pesticide product labels. This notice addresses what the Agency 
believes is the appropriate first aid language for pesticide product 
labels to ensure that they continue to adequately protect the public. 
This notice supersedes Pesticide Registration Notice 2000-3, published 
in the Federal Register on April 19, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Breedlove, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506C), Policy and Regulatory Services Branch, Office 
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 
308-9069; fax number: (703) 305-5884; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to people who are responsible for developing, 
reviewing, or approving first aid information on pesticide labels. 
Since other entities may also be interested, 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 applicability of 
this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. 
To access this document, 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/. You may also obtain copies of the PR 
Notice by going directly to the Home Page for the Office of Pesticide 
Programs at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides. Under ``What's New,'' select 
``Draft PR Notices,'' then select PR Notice 2000-1 ``First Aid 
Statements on Pesticide Product Labels.''
    2. Fax on Demand. You may request a faxed copy of the PR Notice 
titled ``First Aid Statements on Pesticide Product Labels,'' by using a 
faxphone to call (202) 401-0527 and selecting item 6135. You may also 
follow the automated menu.
    3. In person. The Agency has previously established an official 
record for this action under docket control number OPP-00652. The 
official record consists of the documents specifically referenced in 
this action, any public comments received during an applicable comment 
period, and other information related to this action, including any 
information claimed as confidential business information (CBI). This 
official record includes the documents that are physically located in 
the docket, as well as the documents that are referenced in those 
documents. The public version of the official record does not include 
any information claimed as CBI. The public version of the official 
record, which includes printed, paper versions of any electronic 
comments submitted during an applicable comment period, is available 
for inspection in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch 
(PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., 
Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal

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holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    The Agency is publishing guidance for appropriate first aid 
language for pesticide product labels. The Agency has received updated 
information for first aid statements and believes current pesticide 
product labels should be revised to reflect this information. The 
Agency, as a result of comments submitted in response to an earlier PR 
notice published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2000 (65 FR 
20978) (FRL-6552-2), has extended the deadline until October 1, 2003, 
for when the Agency expects to see these revised statements and has 
made other changes to clarify the Agency's intent.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, First aid, Labeling, Pesticides and pests.


    Dated: December 28, 2000.
Marcia E. Mulkey
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-1053 Filed 1-16-01; 8:45 am]
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