[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20121-20122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7720]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2004-0024; FRL-7703-6]


Utah State Plan for Certification of Applicators of Restricted 
Use Pesticides; Notice of Approval

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of January 10, 2005, EPA issued a 
notice of intent to approve an amended Utah Plan for the certification 
of applicators of restricted use pesticides. In the notice EPA 
solicited comments from the public on the proposed action to approve 
the amended Utah Plan. The amended Certification Plan Utah submitted to 
EPA contained several changes to its current Certification Plan. The 
proposed amendments add new subcategories as well as a Memorandum of 
Understanding regarding future implementation of an EPA federal 
pesticide certification program for the Navajo Indian Country. No 
comments were received and EPA hereby approves the amended Utah Plan.

ADDRESSES: The amended Utah Certification Plan can be reviewed at the 
locations listed under Unit I.B. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Barron, Pesticide Program, 8P-
P3T, Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th St., Suite 
300, Denver, CO 80202-2466; telephone number: (303) 312-6617; 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 involved in agriculture and anyone 
involved with the distribution and application of pesticides for 
agricultural purposes. Others involved with pesticides in a non-
agricultural setting may also be affected. In addition, it may be of 
interest to others, such as, those persons who are or may be required 
to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0024. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials 
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 
1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, to access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically.

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 Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you 
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through 
the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, 
select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number.
    In addition to the sources listed in this unit, you may obtain 
copies of the amended Utah Certification Plan, other related documents, 
or additional information by contacting:
    1. Barbara Barron at the address listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    2. Jeanne Kasai, Field and External Affairs Division (7506C), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(703) 308-3240; e-mail address: [email protected].

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is approving the amended Utah Certification Plan. This approval 
is based upon the EPA review of the Utah Plan and finding it in 
compliance with FIFRA and 40 CFR part 171. Further, there were no 
public comments submitted regarding the Federal Register notice of 
January 10, 2005 (70 FR 1708, FRL-7344-9). The amended Utah 
Certification Plan is therefore approved.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Education, Pesticides and pests.


    Dated: March 28, 2005.
Robert E. Roberts,
Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

[FR Doc. 05-7720 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
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