[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57597-57598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22816]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2002-0092; FRL-7184-8]


List of Pests of Significant Public Health Importance; Notice of 
Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice identifies pests of significant public health 
importance. Section 28(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires EPA, in coordination with, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA), to identify pests of significant public health 
importance and, in coordination with the Public Health Service, to 
develop and implement programs to improve and facilitate the safe and 
necessary use of chemical, biological, and other methods to combat and 
control such pests of public health importance. Issuance of this list 
fulfills the requirement of FIFRA section 28(d) to identify pests of 
significant public health importance as a part of this process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robyn Rose, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-9581; fax number: 
(703) 308-7026; 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 those persons who are or may be required to 
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or FIFRA. 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/. To access information about OPP-2202-
0092, go directly to the Home Page for the Office of Pestice Programs 
(OPP) at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides, and select ``pesticide 
registration notices.''
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket ID number OPP-2002-0092. 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 holidays. 
The PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

II. What Guidance Does This Pesticide Reregistration (PR) Notice 
Provide?

    The publication of the list does not affect the regulatory status 
of any registration or application for registration of any pesticide 
product. The list does not, by itself, determine whether a pesticide 
product might be considered a ``public health pesticide'' as that term 
is used in FIFRA. That term, as defined in FIFRA section 2(nn), 
requires consideration of the context of the pesticide use, including 
minor use status and use of the pesticide in public health control 
programs. Determining whether a pesticide is a public health pesticide 
is beyond the scope of the PR Notice.
    Compilation of the list was a cooperative effort by HHS, USDA, and 
EPA. EPA coordinated the review by experts in public health and/or 
pesticide use patterns to compile this list. No person is required to 
take any action in response to this notice.
    This PR Notice was developed from a draft document by the same 
title that was released for public comment on May 29, 2000 (65 FR 
16615) (FRL-6498-2). The Agency received comments from various 
organizations. Commenters offered recommendations for improving the 
document. All comments were evaluated and considered by the Agency. 
This revised version embodies some of the recommendations of the 
commenters. A summary of the public comments, as well as the Agency's 
response to the comments, is being made available as described in Unit 
I.B.2.

III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding Requirements?

    The PR Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide 
guidance to EPA personnel, decision makers, and to pesticide 
registrants. While the requirements in the statutes and Agency 
regulations are binding on EPA and the applicants, the 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

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applicable to a specific pesticide or situation.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: August 3, 2002.
 Marcia E. Mulkey,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-22816 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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