[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 2072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-622]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0650; FRL-8398-6]


Petition for Rulemaking Requesting EPA Regulate Nanoscale Silver 
Products as Pesticides; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 19, 
2008, concerning a petition for rulemaking and collateral relief filed 
by the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) and 
others. In general, the petition requests that the Agency classify 
nanoscale silver as a pesticide, require formal pesticide registration 
of all products containing nanoscale silver, analyze the potential 
human health and environmental risks of nanoscale silver, take 
regulatory actions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) against existing products that contain 
nanoscale silver, and take other regulatory actions under FIFRA as 
appropriate for nanoscale silver products. This document extends the 
comment period for 60 days from January 20, 2009 to March 20, 2009.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2008-0650, must be received on or before March 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES 
in the Federal Register document of November 19, 2008 (73 FR 69644).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period established in a notice that was published in the Federal 
Register of November 19, 2008 (73 FR 69644) (FRL-8386-4). In that 
document, the Agency made the petition submitted by ICTA et al., 
available for review and asked for public comment on the same. On 
December 12, 2008, EPA received a request from ICTA to extend the 
comment period on the petition. EPA is hereby extending the comment 
period, which was set to end on January 20, 2009, to March 20, 2009.
    To submit comments, or access the public docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the November 19, 
2008 Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Nanotechnology, Pesticides and pests.


    Dated: January 8, 2009.
Martha Monell,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-622 Filed 1-13-09; 8:45 am]
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