[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52804-52805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24442]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-337; FRL-8793-1]


Pesticides; Availability of Pesticide Registration Notice 
Announcing Establishment of the Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task 
Force II

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide 
Registration Notice (PR Notice) regarding the formation of the 
Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task Force II (AEATF II). 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-wide task force to jointly develop mixer, loader, 
applicator and post-application exposure data for antimicrobial 
pesticides used in commercial, institutional, occupational, and 
consumer settings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Leighton, Antimicrobials 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone number: (703) 305-7435; fax number: (703) 308-6467; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to manufacturers, producers, formulators 
and registrants of antimicrobial pesticide products. 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 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-2009-0337. 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 Dose this PR Notice Provide

    The Agency is announcing the issuance of a Pesticide Registration 
Notice [PR-209-0337] that announces the formation of the Antimicrobial 
Exposure Assessment Task Force II (AEATF II), an industry-wide task 
force to jointly develop mixer, loader, applicator, and post-
application exposure data for antimicrobial pesticides used in 
commercial, institutional, occupational, and consumer settings. This 
Notice discusses why these data are being developed and how registrants 
may participate in the AEATF II's

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development of these data. Any applicant or registrant may choose among 
other ways of supplying such data as it becomes required, including 
generation and submission of its own data. The PR Notice is not 
intended to define or restrict the terms of or subsequent amendments to 
the joint data development agreement and its operation, nor is it 
intended to compel any registrant or applicant to participate or rely 
upon the Task Force's data generation and submission.

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. This is not a regulatory action and does not require 
regulatory authority.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Antimicrobial, Pesticides and pests.


     Dated: September 30, 2009.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-24442 Filed 10-13-09; 8:45 am]
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