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Bromine; Tolerance Reassessment
Decision; Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Tolerance
Reassessment Decision (TRED) for the
pesticide Bromine, and opens a public
comment period on this document. The
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Agency’s risk assessments and other
related documents also are available in
the Bromine Docket. Through the
tolerance reassessment program, EPA is
ensuring that all pesticides meet current
health and food safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 17, 2006.
ADDRESS: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0143 by
one of the following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov/.
Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
• Mail: Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB)
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001.
Hand Delivery: Public Information
and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB)
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801
S. Bell St., Arlington, VA, Attention:
Docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2006–0143. The docket facility is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
docket facility is (703) 305–5805. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions. Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–
0143. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov/, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
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will be captured automatically and
included as part of the comment that is
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the body of your comment and with any
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disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/docket.htm/.
Docket. All documents in the docket
are listed in the regulation.gov index.
Although, listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available
either electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov/ or in hard copy at
the Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.
119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA. The docket facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
docket facility is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ShaRon Carlisle, Antimicrobials
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Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–6427; fax number:
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carlisle.sharon @epa.gov.
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I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, and
agricultural advocates; the chemical
industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since
others also may be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
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www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly
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that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD ROM the specific information that is
claimed as CBI). In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns, and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA has reassessed risks associated
with use of the pesticide bromine,
reassessed the one existing tolerance (40
CFR 180.519) or legal residue limits for
residues of residual bromine in potable
water, and on September 26, 2005,
reached a tolerance reassessment and
risk management decision.
The Agency has evaluated all current
registered uses of bromine and has
determined based on available data, that
there is a reasonable certainty that no
harm to any population subgroup will
result from exposure to bromine.
Therefore, no mitigation measures are
needed, and the current tolerances
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established at 40 CFR180.519 for
residues of residual bromine in potable
water are now considered reassessed
under section 408(q) of the FFDCA.
Bromine is an active ingredient in
four products; two products with
multiple active ingredients and two
products as the sole active ingredient.
The multiple active ingredient products
control mold, mildew, fungi, insects,
and odors in exposed surfaces of
bedding, mattresses, textiles, drapes,
upholstered furniture, rugs, carpets, and
storage areas. The other two bromine
products, formulated as cartridges, are
used to disinfect drinking water in
nonresidential settings. The ready-touse liquid products containing bromine
as well as other active ingredients are
intended for household, farm premises,
and animal quarters use. Use of the two
drinking water bromine products is for
ships and oil rig platforms. The Agency
is now issuing for comment a Report on
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
Tolerance Reassessment Progress and
Risk Management Decision for bromine,
known as a TRED, as well as related
technical support documents.
EPA must review tolerances and
tolerance exemptions that were in effect
when FQPA was enacted in August
1996, to 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 bromine tolerances
included in this notice.
Although the Bromine TRED was
signed on September 26, 2005, certain
components of the document, which did
not affect the final regulatory decision,
were undergoing final editing at that
time. None of these additions or changes
alter the conclusions documented in the
September 2006 Bromine TRED.
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, low
risks, and other factors, bromine was
reviewed through the modified 4-Phase
public participation process. Through
this process, EPA worked extensively
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with stakeholders and the public to
reach the regulatory decisions for
bromine.
The tolerance reassessment program
is being conducted under
Congressionally mandated time frames,
and EPA recognizes the need both to
make timely decisions and to involve
the public. The Agency is issuing the
bromine TRED for public comment.
This comment period is intended to
provide an additional opportunity for
public input and a mechanism for
initiating any necessary amendments to
the TRED. All comments should be
submitted using the methods in
ADDRESSES, and must be received by
EPA on or before the closing date. These
comments will become part of the
Agency Docket for bromine. Comments
received after the close of the comment
period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not
required to consider these late
comments.
The Agency will carefully consider all
comments received by the closing date
and will provide a Response to
Comments Memorandum in the Docket
and regulations.gov. If any comment
significantly affects the document, EPA
also will publish an amendment to the
TRED in the Federal Register. In the
absence of substantive comments
requiring changes, the tolerance
reassessment decisions reflected in this
TRED will be implemented as
presented.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0084; FRL–7769–9]
Notice of Receipt of Requests to
Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide
Registrations: Technical Correction
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended, EPA issued a
notice of receipt of request by registrants
to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide
registrations. That notice was published
in the Federal Register on February 22,
2006, (71 FR 9118–9125). The notice
announced that 90 pesticide
registrations would be canceled after
180 days unless a request was
withdrawn. These 90 registrations were
listed in Table 1. The registrant waived
the 180 day comment period for EPA
Registration Number 66222–81
(Pendimethalin Technical) and EPA
Registration Number 66222–82 (Repose)
which was not noted in the February 22,
2006 Notice. This notice corrects the
deadline for submission of withdrawal
request for EPA Registration Number
66222–81 (Pendimethalin Technical)
and EPA Registration Number 66222–82
(Repose) only. The deadline for
withdrawal request on these two
registrations should have been 30 days
after publication in the Federal
Register.
Unless a request is withdrawn by
March 24, 2006, orders will be issued
canceling the registrations for EPA
Registration Number(s): 66222–81 and
66222–82. The Agency will consider
withdrawal requests postmarked no
later than March 22, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Jamula, Information Technolocy and
Resources Management Division
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–6426; e-mail address:
jamula.john@epa.gov.
DATES:
Section 408(q) of the 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.
Dated: March 9, 2006.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 06–2559 Filed 3–16–06; 8:45 am]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. Although this action may be
of particular interest to persons who
produce or use pesticides, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the
specific entities that may be affected by
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this action. If you have any questions
regarding the information in this notice,
consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
identification number [EPA–HQ–OPP–
2006–0084; FRL–7769–9]. Publicly
available docket materials are available
either electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119,
Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA. This Docket Facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket telephone number
is (703) 305–5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice corrects information that
was published in the Federal Register
on February 22, 2006, (71 FR 9118–
9125). The notice of receipt of request
to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide
registrations announced that 90
pesticide registrations would be
canceled after 180 days unless a request
was withdrawn. These 90 registrations
were listed in Table 1. This notice
corrects information in the notice about
two of the registrations. These
registrations are: EPA Registration
Number 66222–81 (Pendimethalin
Technical) and EPA Registration
Number 66222–82 (Repose). The
registrant waived the 180 day comment
period for these two registrations. This
waiver was not noted in the February
22, 2006 Notice.
Unless a request is withdrawn by the
registrant by March 24, 2006, orders will
be issued canceling both of these
registrations. Users of these pesticides
or anyone else desiring the retention of
a registration should contact the
applicable registrant directly prior to
March 24, 2006.
III. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that
a registrant of a pesticide product may
at any time request that any of its
pesticide registrations be canceled.
FIFRA further provides that, before
acting on the request, EPA must publish
a notice of receipt of any such request
in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0143; FRL-7768-6]
Bromine; Tolerance Reassessment Decision; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance
Reassessment Decision (TRED) for the pesticide Bromine, and opens a
public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments
and other related documents also are available in the Bromine Docket.
Through the tolerance reassessment program, EPA is ensuring that all
pesticides meet current health and food safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 17, 2006.
ADDRESS: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0143 by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch
(PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
Hand Delivery: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch
(PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP- 2006-0143. The
docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the docket
facility is (703) 305-5805. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions. Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0143. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line
at https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be captured automatically and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any
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disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/
epahome/docket.htm/.
Docket. All documents in the docket are listed in the
regulation.gov index. Although, listed in the index, some information
is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at https://www.regulations.gov/ or in hard copy at the Public
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119,
Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. The docket
facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the docket facility
is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ShaRon Carlisle, Antimicrobials
Division (7510C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-6427; fax number: (703)308-8481; e-
mail address: carlisle.sharon @epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI). In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA has reassessed risks associated with use of the pesticide
bromine, reassessed the one existing tolerance (40 CFR 180.519) or
legal residue limits for residues of residual bromine in potable water,
and on September 26, 2005, reached a tolerance reassessment and risk
management decision.
The Agency has evaluated all current registered uses of bromine
and has determined based on available data, that there is a reasonable
certainty that no harm to any population subgroup will result from
exposure to bromine. Therefore, no mitigation measures are needed, and
the current tolerances established at 40 CFR180.519 for residues of
residual bromine in potable water are now considered reassessed under
section 408(q) of the FFDCA.
Bromine is an active ingredient in four products; two products
with multiple active ingredients and two products as the sole active
ingredient. The multiple active ingredient products control mold,
mildew, fungi, insects, and odors in exposed surfaces of bedding,
mattresses, textiles, drapes, upholstered furniture, rugs, carpets, and
storage areas. The other two bromine products, formulated as
cartridges, are used to disinfect drinking water in nonresidential
settings. The ready-to-use liquid products containing bromine as well
as other active ingredients are intended for household, farm premises,
and animal quarters use. Use of the two drinking water bromine products
is for ships and oil rig platforms. The Agency is now issuing for
comment a Report on Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Tolerance
Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision for bromine, known
as a TRED, as well as related technical support documents.
EPA must review tolerances and tolerance exemptions that were in
effect when FQPA was enacted in August 1996, to 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 bromine tolerances included in this notice.
Although the Bromine TRED was signed on September 26, 2005,
certain components of the document, which did not affect the final
regulatory decision, were undergoing final editing at that time. None
of these additions or changes alter the conclusions documented in the
September 2006 Bromine TRED.
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, low risks, and other factors, bromine was reviewed
through the modified 4-Phase public participation process. Through this
process, EPA worked extensively
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with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory decisions for
bromine.
The tolerance reassessment program is being conducted under
Congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both
to make timely decisions and to involve the public. The Agency is
issuing the bromine TRED for public comment. This comment period is
intended to provide an additional opportunity for public input and a
mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to the TRED. All
comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES, and must
be received by EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will
become part of the Agency Docket for bromine. Comments received after
the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not
required to consider these late comments.
The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the
closing date and will provide a Response to Comments Memorandum in the
Docket and regulations.gov. If any comment significantly affects the
document, EPA also will publish an amendment to the TRED in the Federal
Register. In the absence of substantive comments requiring changes, the
tolerance reassessment decisions reflected in this TRED will be
implemented as presented.
B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 408(q) of the 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: March 9, 2006.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 06-2559 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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