[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42292-42293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14602]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 155

[OPP-2004-0404; FRL-7727-9]


Pesticides; Procedural Regulations for Registration Review; 
Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is convening two public information sessions to explain 
the provisions of its recently published proposed rule establishing 
procedural regulations for registration review in 40 CFR part 155, 
subpart C. These meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The first public information session will be held on August 23, 
2005, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m in the Washington, DC area. The second 
public information session will be held on September 1, 2005, from 10 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m in the Chicago, IL area.

ADDRESSES: The August 23, 2005 public information session will be held 
at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA 22202.
    The September 1, 2005 public information session will be held at 
the Metcalf Federal Building, Room 331, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Visitor information for the September 1, 
2005 location may be found at http://www.epa.gov/region5/visitor/index.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael Martin, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6475; fax number: (703) 305-5884; e-
mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you hold 
pesticide registrations. Pesticide users or other persons interested in 
the regulation of the sale, distribution or use of pesticides may also 
be interested in action. Potentially affected entities may include, but 
are not limited to:
     Producers of pesticide products (NAICS code 32532)
     Producers of antifoulant paints (NAICS code 32551)
     Producers of antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS code 32561)
     Producers of nitrogen stabilizer products (NAICS code 
32531)
     Producers of wood preservatives (NAICS code 32519)
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine 
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should 
carefully examine the applicability provisions of proposed Sec.  155.40 
of the regulatory text in the Federal Register of July 13, 2005 (70 FR 
40251) (FRL-7718-4). If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person

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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-2004-0404. 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 view public comments, 
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. 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.

II. Background

    EPA is convening several public information sessions to explain the 
provisions of the proposed rule establishing procedural regulations for 
registration review. The proposed procedural regulations were published 
in the Federal Register of July 13, 2005. You may access this document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ or from the Agency's E-docket 
at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ OPP-2004-0404. Registration review is 
the periodic review of a pesticide's registration to assure that each 
pesticide registration continues to satisfy the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) standard for registration. The 
registration review program will replace the tolerance reassessment 
program and the reregistration program as the Agency's means for 
systematically reviewing existing pesticides.
    The purpose of these meetings is to engage members of the public in 
a discussion of the proposed regulations and the proposed registration 
review program so that interested persons can make constructive and 
timely comments on the proposed rule. Staff from EPA's Office of 
Pesticide Programs will provide a general explanation of the 
registration review procedures and discuss, among other things, the 
Agency's goals and expectations for this program, proposed scheduling 
procedures, the proposed process for conducting a review, differences 
and similarities between reregistration and registration review, and 
stakeholder and public participation in the new registration review 
process. EPA will respond to questions that are raised during the 
meeting. However, in order for remarks to constitute official comments 
on the proposed rule, comments must be submitted in writing to the 
docket, as explained in Unit I. of this notice.
    A 90-day comment period on the proposed procedural regulations will 
end on October 11, 2005. Instructions for submitting comments to docket 
OPP-2004-0404 are provided in the Federal Register notice of July 13, 
2005 (70 FR 40251).
    Please notify the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT if you intend to attend one of these public information 
sessions. Your RSVP will help us plan appropriately. However, 
reservations are not required.

List of Subjects in Part 155

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

    Dated: July 19, 2005.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-14602 Filed 7-20-05; 2:45 pm]
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