[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 72717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29690]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0386; FRL-9936-94]


Pesticide Registration Review; Draft Human Health and Ecological 
Risk Assessments for Certain Organophosphates; 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 September 25, 
2015, opening a comment period on draft human health and ecological 
risk assessments for certain organophosphate pesticides listed in the 
Table in this document, along with additional chemicals. This document 
extends the comment period by 45 days for just those chemicals listed 
in the Table in this document, i.e., from November 24, 2015 to January 
8, 2016. This comment period is being extended in response to comments 
received by the Agency.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) numbers 
identified in the Table in this document, must be received on or before 
January 8, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of September 25, 2015 (80 FR 57812) (FRL-
9933-68).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons listed with individual 
chemicals in the Table in this document.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period for certain chemicals established in the Federal Register 
document of September 25, 2015 (80 FR 57812) (FRL-9933-68). In that 
document, a public comment period opened on EPA's draft human health 
and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of certain 
members of a group of pesticides known collectively as organophosphates 
(see the following Table) and a number of other chemicals, which is set 
to end on November 24, 2015. EPA is hereby extending by 45 days the 
comment period for only those chemicals listed in the following Table, 
i.e., from November 24, 2015 to January 8, 2016.

              Table--Chemicals With Extended Comment Period
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                                                        Chemical review
  Registration review case name                           manager and
           and number                Docket ID No.          contact
                                                          information
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Chlorpyrifos-methyl, 8011.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-01  Dana L. Friedman,
                                   19.                 [email protected], (703) 347-
                                                       8827.
Dicrotophos, 0145...............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-04  Khue Nguyen,
                                   40.                 [email protected], 703-347-0248.
Dimethoate, 0088................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-00  Kelly Ballard,
                                   59.                 [email protected], (703) 305-
                                                       8126.
Ethoprop, 0106..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-05  Tracy Perry,
                                   60.                 [email protected], (703) 308-
                                                       0128.
Profenofos, 2540................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-03  Christina
                                   45.                 Scheltema,
                                                       [email protected], (703)
                                                       308-2201.
Terbufos, 0109..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-01  Matthew Manupella,
                                   19.                 [email protected], (703)
                                                       347-0411.
Tribufos, 2145..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-08  Marianne Mannix,
                                   83.                 [email protected], (703) 347-
                                                       0275.
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    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of September 25, 2015. If you have questions on individual 
chemicals, consult the person listed in the Table.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: November 12, 2015.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-29690 Filed 11-19-15; 8:45 am]
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