[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35297-35298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14950]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Chapter I

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0818; FRL-9929-16]


Proposal To Mitigate Exposure to Bees From Acutely Toxic 
Pesticide Products; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of May 29, 2015, 
concerning EPA's Proposal to Mitigate Exposure to Bees from Acutely 
Toxic Pesticide Products. This document extends the comment period for 
30 days, from June 29, 2015 to July 29, 2015. Multiple stakeholders 
requested that EPA extend the comment period due to the complexity and 
importance of this issue. EPA is granting the extension.

DATES: The comment period for the document published on May 29, 2015 
(80 FR 30644), is extended. Comments, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0818 must be received on or 
before July 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of May 29, 2015 (80 FR 30644) (FRL-9927-
36).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8157; email 
address: [email protected], or
    Marietta Echeverria, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8578; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register document of May 29, 2015 (80 
FR 30644) (FRL-9927-36). In that document, EPA is seeking comment on a 
proposal to adopt mandatory pesticide label restrictions to protect 
managed bees under contract pollination services from foliar 
applications of pesticides that are acutely toxic to bees on a contact 
exposure basis. These label restrictions would prohibit applications of 
pesticide products, which are acutely toxic to bees, during bloom when 
bees are known to be present under contract. EPA is also seeking 
comment on a proposal to rely on efforts made by states and tribes to 
reduce pesticide exposures through development of locally-based 
measures, specifically through managed pollinator protection plans. 
These plans would include local and customizable mitigation measures to 
address certain scenarios that can result in exposure to pollinators. 
EPA intends to monitor the success of these plans in deciding whether 
further label restrictions are warranted. EPA is hereby extending the 
comment period, which was set to end on June 29, 2015, to July 29, 
2015.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of May 29, 2015. If you have questions, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a.

    Dated: June 11, 2015.
Jack E. Housenger,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-14950 Filed 6-18-15; 8:45 am]
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