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II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 4 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating
existing pesticides to ensure that they
meet current scientific and regulatory
standards. EPA has completed a
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)
for the pesticide, 2,4-D under section
4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. 2,4-D is a widely
used phenoxy herbicide used to control
broadleaf weeds in agriculture on a
variety of field, fruit, and vegetable
crops; on residential and other lawns;
on turf and rights-of-way; in forestry;
and in aquatic settings. 2,4-D and its
related salts and esters are active
ingredients in approximately 660
registered pesticide products. The
chemical forms of 2,4-D supported for
reregistration and addressed in the RED
document include: 2,4-D acid, 2,4-D
dimethylamine salt (DMAS), 2,4-D
isopropyl acid (IPA), 2,4-D triisopropyl
acid (TIPA), 2,4-D ethylhexyl ester
(EHE), 2,4-D butoxyethyl ester (BEE),
2,4-D diethylamine (DEA), 2,4-D
isopropyl ester (IPE), and 2,4-D sodium
salt. There are currently over 100
tolerances for 2,4-D. EPA has
determined that the data base to support
reregistration is substantially complete
and that products containing 2,4-D are
eligible for reregistration, provided the
risks are mitigated in the manner
described in the RED. Upon submission
of any required product specific data
under section 4(g)(2)(B) and any
necessary changes to the registration
and labeling (either to address concerns
identified in the RED or as a result of
product specific data), EPA will make a
final reregistration decision under
section 4(g)(2)(C) for products
containing 2,4-D.
EPA must review tolerances and
tolerance exemptions that were in effect
when the Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA) was enacted in August 1996, to
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ensure that these existing pesticide
residue limits for food and feed
commodities meet the safety standard
established by the new law. Tolerances
are considered reassessed once the
safety finding has been made or a
revocation occurs. EPA has reviewed
and made the requisite safety finding for
the 2,4-D tolerances included in this
notice.
EPA is applying the principles of
public participation to all pesticides
undergoing reregistration and tolerance
reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide
Tolerance Reassessment and
Reregistration Public Participation
Process, published in the Federal
Register on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819)
(FRL–7357–9) explains that in
conducting these programs, EPA is
tailoring its public participation process
to be commensurate with the level of
risk, extent of use, complexity of issues,
and degree of public concern associated
with each pesticide. Due to its uses,
risks, and other factors, 2,4-D was
reviewed through the full 6–Phase
public participation process. Through
this process, EPA worked extensively
with stakeholders and the public to
reach the regulatory decisions for 2,4-D.
Two 60–day public comment periods
were held for 2,4-D. The first was held
in the summer of 2004, when EPA
invited public comment on the Agency’s
preliminary human health and
ecological risk assessments for 2,4-D.
The approximately 50 comments
received were considered in revising the
risk assessments and developing
preliminary risk mitigation options,
which were issued for public review
and a second comment period in
January 2005. Over 1,000 comments
were received during the second public
comment period. EPA revised the risk
assessments again in response to public
comments and input received, as
reflected in the 2,4-D RED. Because two
public comment periods as well as
numerous opportunities for informal
consultation were offered during the
development of this decision, and since
all risk mitigation issues have been
resolved, EPA does not plan to request
additional public comment on the 2,4D RED. The Agency therefore is issuing
the 2,4-D RED without a comment
period.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended,
directs that, after submission of all data
concerning a pesticide active ingredient,
‘‘the Administrator shall determine
whether pesticides containing such
active ingredient are eligible for
reregistration,’’ before calling in product
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specific data on individual end–use
products and either reregistering
products or taking other ‘‘appropriate
regulatory action.’’
Section 408(q) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review
tolerances and exemptions for pesticide
residues in effect as of August 2, 1996,
to determine whether the tolerance or
exemption meets the requirements of
section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA.
This review is to be completed by
August 3, 2006.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: July 29, 2005.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice;
Announcing a Partially Open Meeting
of the Board of Directors
Time and Date: The open meeting of
the Board of Directors is scheduled to
begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August
10, 2005. The closed portion of the
meeting will follow immediately the
open portion of the meeting.
Place: Board Room, First Floor,
Federal Housing Finance Board, 1625
Eye Street NW., Washington, DC 20006.
Status: The first portion of the
meeting will be open to the public. The
final portion of the meeting will be
closed to the public.
Matter To Be Considered at the Open
Portion: Data Reporting Requirements
for the Membership Database. Through
the Membership Database, the Federal
Home Loan Banks (Banks) electronically
submit to the Finance Board certain
status and financial information on
Bank members on a monthly and
quarterly basis. The Board of Directors
will consider a resolution adopting the
current staff requirements for
submission of this information.
Matter To Be Considered at the Closed
Portion: Periodic Update of
Examination Program Development and
Supervisory Findings.
Contact Person for More Information:
Janice A. Kaye, Senior AttorneyAdvisor, Office of General Counsel, at
202–408–2505 or kayej@fhfb.gov.
By the Federal Housing Finance Board.
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Dated: August 3, 2005.
John P. Kennedy,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05–15719 Filed 8–4–05; 12:34 p.m.]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Public Workshop: Marketing, SelfRegulation & Childhood Obesity
Federal Trade Commission
(FTC or Commission); Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period.
AGENCIES:
SUMMARY: Due to requests for additional
time to prepare more comprehensive
comments in response to the issues that
were addressed by the public workshop,
an amendment is being issued to the
Notice Announcing Public Workshop:
Marketing, Self-Regulation & Childhood
Obesity to extend the time period
during which persons may submit
written comments on the workshop
until August 12, 2005.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before Friday, August 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
‘‘Food Marketing to Kids Workshop—
Comment, Project No. P034519’’ to
facilitate the organization of comments.
A comment filed in paper form should
include this reference both in the text
and on the envelope, and should be
mailed or delivered, with two complete
copies, to the following address: Federal
Trade Commission/Office of the
Secretary, Room 159–H (Annex H), 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20580. Because paper
mail in the Washington area and at the
Agency is subject to delay, please
consider submitting your comments in
electronic form, as prescribed below.
Comments containing confidential
material, however, must be filed in
paper form, must be clearly labeled
‘‘Confidential,’’ and must comply with
Commission Rule 4.9(c).1
Comments filed in electronic form
should be submitted by clicking on the
following Web link: https://
secure.commentworks.com/ftcfoodmarketingtokids and following the
instructions on the Web-based form. To
ensure that the Commission considers
1 The comment must be accompanied by an
explicit request for confidential treatment,
including the factual and legal basis for the request,
and must identify the specific portions of the
comment to be withheld from the public record.
The request will be granted or denied by the
Commission’s General Counsel, consistent with
applicable law and the public interest. See
Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).
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an electronic comment, you must file it
on the Web-based form at the https://
secure.commentworks.com/ftcfoodmarketingtokids Web link.
The FTC Act and other laws the
Commission administers permit the
collection of public comments to
consider and use in this proceeding as
appropriate. All timely and responsive
public comments, whether filed in
paper or electronic form, will be
considered by the Commission, and will
be available to the public on the FTC
Web site, to the extent practicable, at
https://www.ftc.gov. As a matter of
discretion, the FTC makes every effort to
remove home contact information for
individuals from the public comments it
receives before placing those comments
on the FTC Web site. More information,
including routine uses permitted by the
Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC’s
privacy policy, at https://www.ftc.gov/
ftc/privacy.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Kelly, (202) 326–3304, or
Michelle Rusk, (202) 326–3148, FTC,
Bureau of Consumer Protection. The
FTC staff contacts can be reached by
mail at: Federal Trade Commission, 601
New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20580. Jennifer Bishop, (202) 690–
8384, HHS, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
The HHS staff contact can be reached by
mail at: The U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 447–D,
Washington, DC 20201.
A detailed agenda and additional
information on the workshop is posted
on the FTC’s Web site at www.ftc.gov/
bcp/workshops/foodmarketingtokids/
index.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Workshop Goals
Obesity in children has recently
become one of the top public health
issues in the United States. As a result,
increased attention has been given to
the importance of a balanced and
nutritious diet and physical activity in
childhood to ensure healthy growth and
development and prevent chronic
conditions and disease, such as obesity.
Within both the government and the
private sector, multiple efforts are being
taken or proposed to find and
implement effective measures to reverse
the rise of childhood obesity. These
include a wide variety of approaches,
including identifying and funding
additional research on childhood
obesity, considering changes to food and
beverage labeling, encouraging physical
activity, and educating parents and
children about the importance of
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physical activity and eating a balanced,
nutritious diet.
One frequent area of attention is the
role of food and beverage advertising
and marketing directed to children.
Industry members in the United States
have adopted their own set of guidelines
to encourage responsible advertising,
including food advertising, to children.
These guidelines are administered by
the Council of Better Business Bureau’s
Children’s Advertising Review Unit
(CARU). In recent years, many
individual companies in the food,
beverage, and restaurant industries, and
in the media and entertainment
industries, have also taken actions to
advance responsible food and beverage
marketing to children and promote
healthy lifestyles.
In light of the widespread public
interest in marketing of food and
beverages to children, the FTC and HHS
hosted a public workshop, ‘‘Marketing,
Self-Regulation & Childhood Obesity,’’
in Washington, DC on July 14 and 15,
2005. The workshop provided a forum
for discussion of ongoing industry selfregulatory efforts that seek to address
the marketing of food and beverages to
children.2 At the workshop, participants
discussed industry members’ efforts to
address concerns about marketing to
children, and CARU’s efforts to
encourage responsible industry
advertising. It also provided a forum to
hear from consumer advocacy and
public health groups concerning current
industry practices. Specific topics and
issues addressed at the workshop are set
forth in the FTC and HHS Notice
Announcing Public Workshop:
Marketing, Self-Regulation & Childhood
Obesity, published in the Federal
Register on May 12, 2005.
Extension of Time for Filing Comments
The time period during which public
comments may be submitted is
extended. Interested parties may submit
written comments on the published
questions and other related issues
addressed by the workshop until August
12, 2005. Especially useful are any
studies, surveys, research, and empirical
data. All comments should be filed as
prescribed in the ADDRESSES section
2 The workshop focused on food and beverage
marketing to children. It did not cover other
possible contributors to childhood obesity,
including sedentary behaviors like watching
television, playing electronic games on a computer,
or decreases in exercise, or the marketing of related
sedentary entertainment products.
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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Announcing a Partially Open Meeting
of the Board of Directors
Time and Date: The open meeting of the Board of Directors is
scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 2005. The closed
portion of the meeting will follow immediately the open portion of the
meeting.
Place: Board Room, First Floor, Federal Housing Finance Board, 1625
Eye Street NW., Washington, DC 20006.
Status: The first portion of the meeting will be open to the
public. The final portion of the meeting will be closed to the public.
Matter To Be Considered at the Open Portion: Data Reporting
Requirements for the Membership Database. Through the Membership
Database, the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) electronically submit to
the Finance Board certain status and financial information on Bank
members on a monthly and quarterly basis. The Board of Directors will
consider a resolution adopting the current staff requirements for
submission of this information.
Matter To Be Considered at the Closed Portion: Periodic Update of
Examination Program Development and Supervisory Findings.
Contact Person for More Information: Janice A. Kaye, Senior
Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel, at 202-408-2505 or
kayej@fhfb.gov.
By the Federal Housing Finance Board.
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Dated: August 3, 2005.
John P. Kennedy,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-15719 Filed 8-4-05; 12:34 p.m.]
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