[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 41178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17464]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Chapter I
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0197; FRL-8880-7]
RIN 2070-ZA11
Pesticides; Policies Concerning Products Containing Nanoscale
Materials; Opportunity for Public Comment; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed policy statement; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed policy statement in the Federal Register
of June 17, 2011, concerning possible approaches for obtaining
information about what nanoscale materials are present in registered
pesticide products. This document extends the comment period for 30
days, from July 18, 2011, to August 17, 2011.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2010-0197, must be received on or before August 17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of Friday, June 17, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jed Costanza, Antimicrobials Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 347-0204; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal Register of June 17, 2011 (76 FR
35383) (FRL-8877-9). In that document, EPA sought comment on several
possible approaches for obtaining information about what nanoscale
materials are present in registered pesticide products. Four requests
for a 30-day extension of the comment period were submitted by CropLife
America, the Biocides Panel of the American Chemical Council, the
Chemical Producers & Distributors Association, and the International
Center for Technology Assessment. These requests are in docket EPA-HQ-
OPP-2010-0197, accessible via http://www.regulations.gov. EPA is hereby
extending the comment period, which was set to end on July 18, 2011, to
August 17, 2011.
To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the June 17, 2011
Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Nanotechnology, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: July 6, 2011.
William R. Diamond,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-17464 Filed 7-12-11; 8:45 am]
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