[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60389-60390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25554]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 158
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0668; FRL-9984-47]
RIN 2070-AK41
Notification of Submission to the Secretaries of Agriculture and
Health and Human Services; Pesticides; Technical Amendment to Data
Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of submission to the Secretaries of Agriculture
and Health and Human Services.
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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public as required by the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA
Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the United States
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a draft regulatory
document concerning Pesticides; Technical Amendment to Data
Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides. The draft regulatory
document is not available to the public until after it has been signed
and made available by EPA.
DATES: On October 29, 2018, the EPA Administrator forwarded to the
Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the
Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) a draft regulatory document concerning Pesticides; Technical
Amendment to Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0668, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg. Rm. 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo Smoot, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 305-5454; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What action is EPA taking?
Section 25(a)(2)(B) of FIFRA requires the EPA Administrator to
provide the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft final rule at
least 30 days before signing it in final form for publication in the
Federal Register. Similarly, FIFRA section 21(b) requires the EPA
Administrator to provide the Secretary of HHS with a copy of any draft
final rule pertaining to a public health pesticide at least 30 days
before publishing it in the Federal Register. The draft final rule is
not available to the public until after it has been signed by EPA. If
either Secretary comments in writing regarding the draft final rule
within 15 days after receiving it, the EPA Administrator shall include
the comments of the Secretary, if requested by the Secretary, and the
EPA Administrator's response to those comments with the final rule that
publishes in the Federal Register. If either Secretary does not comment
in writing within 15 days after receiving the draft final rule, the EPA
Administrator may sign the final rule for publication in the Federal
Register any time after the 15-day period.
II. Do any statutory and executive order reviews apply to this
notification?
No. This document is merely a notification of submission to the
Secretaries of USDA and HHS. As such, none of the regulatory assessment
requirements apply to this document.
List of Subjects in Part 40 CFR 158
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: October 25, 2018.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-25554 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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