[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60823-60824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20821]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0203 FRL-7741-1]


Ethylene Oxide Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability; Reopening 
of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; Reopening of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of August 3, 2005, 
concerning the availability of the risk assessment for ethylene oxide. 
This document is reopening the comment period for 30 days, until 
November 18, 2005.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
OPP-2005-0203, may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through 
hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in 
Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ofthe August 3, 2005 Federal 
Register document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bartow, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; fax 
number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    The Agency included in the Notice of Availability a list of those 
who may be potentially affected by this action. If you have 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 ID number OPP-2005-0203. 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, 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. Once in the system, select ``search,'' 
then key in the appropriate docket ID number.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    To submit comments, or access the official public docket, please 
follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I.C. of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the August 3, 2005 Federal Register 
document. If you have

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questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

II. What Action is EPA Taking?

    This document reopens the public comment period established in the 
Federal Register of August 3, 2005 (70 FR 44632) (FRL-7729-2). In that 
document, EPA made available the human health risk assessment for 
ethylene oxide (ETO). ETO is a fumigant/sterilant used to sterilize 
medical or laboratory equipment, pharmaceuticals, and aseptic 
packaging, or to reduce microbial load on cosmetics, whole and ground 
spices or other seasoning materials, and artifacts, archival material 
or library objects. The Agency developed this risk assessment as part 
of its public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility 
and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is 
ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality 
Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). The Agency received a request by a 
stakeholder to extend the comment period. EPA is hereby reopening the 
comment period, which ended on October 3, 2005; comments must now be 
received on or before [insert date 30 days after date of publication in 
the Federal Register]. This extension is being given based on the 
request to have additional time to review the extensive amount of 
information provided and the nature of the issues involved.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: October 5, 2005.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-20821 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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