[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 44018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16021]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0794; FRL-9948-38]


Atrazine, Simazine, and Propazine Registration Review; Draft 
Ecological Risk Assessments; 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 June 6, 2016, 
concerning opening a comment period for the draft ecological risk 
assessments of atrazine, simazine, and propazine. This document extends 
the comment period for 60 days, from August 5, 2016, to October 4, 
2016. This comment period is being extended in response to a number of 
extension requests from various stakeholders citing difficulty 
commenting during the growing season, and the length, quantity, and 
complexity of the Risk Assessments.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2015-0794, must be received on or before October 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of June 6, 2016 (81 FR 108) (FRL-9945-
06).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard 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; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register document of June 6, 2016. In 
that document, EPA opened a comment period for a draft ecological risk 
assessments for the registration review of atrazine, simazine, and 
propazine. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which was set to 
end on August 5, 2016, to October 4, 2016.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of June 6, 2016. If you have questions, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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

    Dated: June 27, 2016.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-16021 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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