[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 60419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16373]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0445; FRL-11370-04-OCSPP]


Pesticides; White Paper; Framework for Interagency Collaboration 
To Review Potential Antibacterial and Antifungal Resistance Risks 
Associated With Pesticide Use; Notice of Availability and Request for 
Comment; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of July 2, 2024, EPA announced the 
availability of and solicited public comment on a framework for 
expanding interagency collaboration to improve the communication and 
knowledge base within the federal family to fully consider potential 
adverse impact of pesticides on efficacy of human and animal drugs. In 
particular, the use of antifungal and antibacterial pesticides, that 
can potentially lead to resistance in human and animal pathogens and 
may compromise the effectiveness of medically important antibacterial 
and antifungal drugs. This document extends the comment period, which 
was scheduled to end on August 1, 2024, for 14 days.

DATES: The comment period for the document published on July 2, 2024, 
at 89 FR 54819 (FRL-11370-03-OCSPP) is extended. Comments must be 
received on or before August 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2023-0445, online at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Additional instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jennings, Immediate Office 
(7501M), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(706) 355-8574; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To give stakeholders additional time to 
review materials and prepare comments, EPA is hereby extending the 
comment period established in the Federal Register document of July 2, 
2024, at 89 FR 54819 (FRL-11370-03-OCSPP) for 14 days, from August 1, 
2024, to August 15, 2024. More information on the action can be found 
in the Federal Register of July 2, 2024.
    Authority:7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: July 22, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-16373 Filed 7-24-24; 8:45 am]
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