[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72404-72405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30141]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0877; FRL-9326-8]


Pesticides: Availability of Pesticide Registration Notice 
Regarding the Non-Dietary Exposure Task Force

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) regarding the data development efforts 
of the Non-Dietary Exposure Task Force (NDETF). This PR Notice (PR 
Notice 2011-2) was issued by the Agency on November 10, 2011. PR 
Notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs 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 updates PR Notice 2000-7 that initially announced 
the formation of the NDETF. The updated Notice provides current 
information concerning the NDETF's development of data supporting 
pesticide registration, in which registrants may wish to participate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard P. Dumas, Pesticide Re-
evaluation 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; email 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 
pesticide products intended for residential uses 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?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0877.

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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.

II. What guidance does this PR notice provide?

    The Agency is announcing the issuance of Pesticide Registration 
Notice (PR-2011-2) that addresses the data development efforts of the 
NDETF. The formation of the NDETF was initially announced in PR Notice 
2000-7 which was signed on August 4, 2000. When registering or 
periodically reviewing an existing registration, the Agency evaluates 
the potential risks to people from exposure to the pesticide in and 
around the home. The NDETF was formed to develop information on 
exposure to pesticides that can be used by EPA, and other regulatory 
agencies responsible for assuring the safety of pesticides. Since the 
initial notice in 2000, the membership of the task force has changed 
and the specific data needs have been better defined. The purpose of 
the PR Notice is to describe what data the NDETF has generated and 
plans to generate, to describe how EPA expects to use the data, and to 
inform registrants of the opportunity to join NDETF.

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, 
Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: November 10, 2011.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-30141 Filed 11-22-11; 8:45 am]
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