[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 48462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23458]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00654A; FRL-6793-4]


Pesticides; Final Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Disposal 
Instructions for Non-Antimicrobial, Residential/Household Use Pesticide 
Product Labels

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide 
Registration Notice (PR-Notice) entitled ``Disposal Instructions on 
Non- Antimicrobial, Residential/Household Use Pesticide Product 
Labels.'' This PR-Notice was issued by the Agency on September 7, 2001, 
and is identified as PR-Notice 2001-6. A draft for comment of this 
notice was published in the Federal Register of June 14, 2000 (65 FR 
37383) (FRL-6553-4), with a 60-day comment period. PR-Notices are 
issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide 
registrants and other interested persons about important policies, 
procedures and registration-related decisions, and serve to provide 
guidance to pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. This particular 
PR-Notice provides guidance to the registrant concerning disposal 
instructions for both empty and partly filled containers of non-
antimicrobial, residential/household use pesticide product labels. The 
revised instructions should decrease the number of accidental exposures 
to sanitation workers and to the environment and allow state/local 
governments greater latitude in carrying out their responsibilities for 
product disposal and waste management programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Amy L. Breedlove, Field and 
External Affairs Division (7506C), 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. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to those persons who are required 
to register, regulate, or label pesticides, people who manage or 
regulate household hazardous waste facilities or collection events may 
also be interested in this notice. 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 information in this notice, consult the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. What Guidance Does this PR Notice Provide?

    This PR-Notice provides guidance to the registrant concerning the 
development of disposal instructions for non-antimicrobial, 
residential/household use pesticide product labels. EPA is providing 
instructions that direct consumers to call their local solid waste 
authorities for specific disposal instructions for partly filled 
containers, rather than directing them to wrap the container in paper 
and dispose of it in the trash. The notice also informs registrants of 
what EPA considers to be a residential/household use pesticide; 
provides criteria to be met by any toll-free phone number provided 
within the disposal instructions; and addresses how to develop 
recycling statements and why providing a rationale to consumers for 
following the disposal instructions is useful. The new instructions 
provide state and local governments greater latitude in carrying out 
their responsibilities for product disposal and waste management 
programs and decreases the potential for accidental pesticide exposures 
to sanitation workers and to the environment.

III. Do PR-Notices Contain Binding Requirements?

    The PR-Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide 
guidance to EPA personnel and decision-makers and to pesticide 
registrants. While the requirements in the statutes and Agency 
regulations are binding on EPA and the applicants, this PR-Notice is 
not binding on either EPA or pesticide registrants, and EPA may depart 
from the guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice. 
Likewise, pesticide registrants may assert that the guidance is not 
appropriate generally or not applicable to a specific pesticide or 
situation.

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

    1. Electronically. You may obtain an electronic copy of this 
Federal Register document using the date of publication from the 
listing of EPA Federal Register documents at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. You may obtain an electronic copy of this PR-Notice, as well 
as other PR-Notices, both final and draft, at http://www.epa.gov/PR_Notices/.
    2. Fax-on-demand. You may request a faxed copy of the PR-Notice 
entitled ``Disposal Instructions on Non-antimicrobial, Residential/
Household Use Pesticide Product Labels,'' by using a faxphone to call 
(202) 401-0527 and selecting item 6143. You may also follow the 
automated menu.
    3. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket control number OPP-00654A. 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 Highway, Arlington, VA, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: September 7, 2001.
  Marcia E. Mulkey,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-23458 Filed 9-19-01; 8:45 am]
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