[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29503-29504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11293]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0328; FRL-8362-3]


Pesticides; Final Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on 
Environmental Hazard General Labeling Statements on Outdoor Residential 
Use Products; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide 
Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled

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``Environmental Hazard General Labeling Statements on Outdoor 
Residential Use Products.'' This PR Notice was issued by the Agency on 
May 9, 2008 and is identified as PR Notice 2008-1. 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 guidance to the registrant concerning new environmental 
hazard statements that are designed to replace language created for 
agricultural products with statements that are easier for consumers to 
understand. The new environmental hazard statements are divided by 
product type (e.g., liquid ready-to-use, broadcast granular), and 
recommends specific language for each product type to minimize risks to 
the human health and the environment, with emphasis on reducing risks 
to water. Revisions to product labels using these new statements may be 
made by notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Roelofs, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-2964; fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: roelofs.jim @epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to those persons who are required 
to register, regulate or label pesticides, 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 information in this 
notice, 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-2007-0328. 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. What Guidance Does this PR Notice Provide?

    This final PR Notice provides guidance to the registrant concerning 
new environmental hazard statements that are designed to replace 
language created for agricultural products with statements that are 
easier for consumers to understand. The new environmental hazard 
statements are divided by product type (e.g., liquid ready-to-use, 
broadcast granular), and recommends specific language for each product 
type to minimize risks to the human health and the environment, with 
emphasis on reducing risks to water. Revisions to product labels using 
these new statements may be made by notification.

III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding Requirements?

    The PR Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide 
guidance to EPA personnel and decisionmakers 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, 
Environmental hazard statements, Pesticides and pests, Residential.


    Dated: May 9, 2008.
 Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-11293 Filed 5-20-08; 8:45 am]
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