[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58843-58844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20189]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0938; FRL-8149-2]


Pesticides; Availability of Pesticide Registration Notice 
Announcing Formation of Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide 
Registration Notice (PR Notice) regarding the formation of the 
Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force, L.L.C. This PR Notice was 
signed by the Agency on September 20, 2007 and is posted on the EPA 
website under PR Notice 2007-03. 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 information concerning the formation of an industry Task Force 
for the development of data supporting pesticide registration, in which 
registrants may wish to participate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard P. Dumas, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8015; fax 
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address:[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this notice if you register 
agricultural pesticide products under 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 a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0938. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The Docket Facility 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.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    The Agency is announcing the issuance of a Pesticide Registration 
Notice [PR-2007-xx] that announces the formation of the Agricultural 
Handlers Exposure Task Force (AHETF). When registering or periodically 
reviewing an existing registration, the Agency evaluates the potential 
risks to pesticide handlers; that is, individuals who mix, load, or 
apply pesticide products. In

[[Page 58844]]

evaluating handler risks, potential pesticide exposure is considered. 
The AHETF was formed to develop generic handler exposure data that can 
be used by EPA, and other regulatory agencies responsible for assuring 
the safety of pesticides. The purpose of the PR Notice is to describe 
what data the AHETF plans to generate, to describe how EPA expects to 
use the data, and to inform registrants of the opportunity to join 
AHETF.

III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding Requirements?

    The PR Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide 
information 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.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: September 20, 2007.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-20189 Filed 10-16-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S