Ethylene Oxide (ETO) Revised Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options; Extension of Comment Period, 20089-20090 [06-3778]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices
Dated: April 13, 2006.
Richard B. Ossias,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E6–5872 Filed 4–18–06; 8:45 am]
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0302; FRL–8065–6]
Temporary Docket Closure and
Relocation of EPA’s Office of Pesticide
Programs
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
temporary closure and relocation of the
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
Docket. OPP is moving to One Potomac
Yard, 2777 South Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202. The new OPP
Docket facility will be located in Room
S–4400. In order to prepare for the
relocation to the new facility, the OPP
Docket will be closed to the public on
Friday, April 28 through Friday, May 5,
2006, and will reopen to the public on
Monday, May 8, 2006. Once reopened
for business at the new facility, the OPP
Docket hours of operation will remain
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
OPP Docket telephone number will
remain 703–305–5805. The mailing
address will remain the same, except
the mail code will become (7502P).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon McBride, Public Information
and Records Integrity Branch,
Information Technology and Resources
Management Division (7502C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: 703–305–5232;
e-mail address:
mcbride.sharony@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Publicly available docket materials
will remain available to the public
through the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket material, such as copyrighted
material, that are only publicly available
in hard copy form at the OPP Docket
facility, will not be available for
inspection at the OPP Docket facility
during this period of closure. The OPP
Docket will reopen to the public at 8:30
a.m. on Monday, May 8, 2006, in Room
S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South
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Public comments may continue to be
submitted by one of the following two
methods:
1. Electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking portal at https://
www.regulations.gov (which is available
24 hours a day/7 days a week). Please
be sure to have the relevant docket
identification (ID) number handy and
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
2. By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service addressed to: Public Information
and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB)
(7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001. Any mail
received by the U.S. Postal Service for
this address during the closure period
will be held and then delivered to the
new facility on May 8, 2006.
C. What About Personal or Courier
Deliveries?
The OPP Docket will not be available
to accept any deliveries during the
closure period.
Beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Monday,
May 8, 2006, the OPP Regulatory Public
Docket will be available to accept
deliveries in Room S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Be
sure to always identify the appropriate
docket ID number in your submissions.
D. How Can I Find out More about the
OPP Move?
Until the move is complete, regular
updates will be published on the OPP
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
pesticides/.
List of Subjects
A. How Can I Access Docket Materials
During the Closure?
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
B. How Can I Submit Public Comments
During the Closure?
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Administrative practice and procedure,
Pesticides and pests.
Dated: April 6, 2006.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Ethylene Oxide (ETO) Revised Risk
Assessments; Notice of Availability
and Solicitation of Risk Reduction
Options; Extension of Comment Period
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of February 22, 2006,
concerning the availability of revised
risk assessments and the solicitation of
risk reduction options for ethylene
oxide. This document is extending the
comment period for 30 days, from April
24, 2006, to May 19, 2006.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2005–0203, must be received on or
before May 19, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0203,
[insert number], by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502C),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: OPP Regulatory
Public Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal
Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA.
Deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is (703) 305–
5805.
• Important Note: OPP will be
moving to a new location the first week
of May 2006. As a result, from Friday,
April 28 to Friday, May 5, 2006, the
OPP Regulatory Public Docket will NOT
be accepting any deliveries at the
Crystal Mall #2 address and this facility
will be closed to the public. Beginning
on May 8, 2006, the OPP Regulatory
Public Docket will reopen at 8:30 a.m.
and deliveries will be accepted in Rm.
S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202. The mail code for
the mailing address will change to
(7502P), but will otherwise remain the
same. The OPP Regulatory Public
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Docket telephone number and hours of
operation will remain the same after the
move.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–
0203, [insert number]. EPA’s policy is
that all comments received will be
included in the 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 Federal
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 automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the 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 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.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available in the electronic
docket at https://www.regulations.gov,
or, if only available in hard copy, at the
OPP Regulatory Public Docket at the
location identified under ‘‘Delivery’’
and ‘‘Important Note.’’ The hours of
operation for this docket facility are
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The docket telephone number
is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Bartow, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
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Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 603–
0065; e-mail address:
susan.bartow@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the notice a
list of those who may be potentially
affected by this action. If you have
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.
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viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit
Comments?
To submit comments, or access the
official public docket, please follow the
detailed instructions as provided in
ADDRESSEES section of the February 22,
2006 Federal Register document. If you
have questions, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
II. What Action is EPA Taking?
This document extends the public
comment period established in the
Federal Register of February 22, 2006,
Ethylene Oxide (ETO) Revised Risk
Assessments; Notice of Availability, and
Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options
(Phase 5 of 6–Phase Process) (FRL–
7764–4). In that document, EPA made
available the Agency’s revised risk
assessments, initially issued for
comment through a Federal Register
notice published on August 3, 2005 (70
FR 44632) (FRL–7729–2); a response to
comments; and related documents for
ETO. EPA also solicited public
comment on risk reduction options for
ETO. EPA is hereby extending the
comment period, which was set to end
on April 24, 2006, to May 19, 2006, to
allow additional time for commenters to
review material that was inadvertently
unavailable at the start of the comment
period.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: April 13, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0156; FRL–8064–5]
Alkylbenzene Sulfonates Risk
Assessment and Preliminary Risk
Reduction Options; Notice of
Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s risk assessment,
preliminary risk reduction options, and
related documents for the pesticide
alkylbenzene sulfonates which
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0203;FRL-8060-7]
Ethylene Oxide (ETO) Revised Risk Assessments; Notice of
Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options; 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 February 22,
2006, concerning the availability of revised risk assessments and the
solicitation of risk reduction options for ethylene oxide. This
document is extending the comment period for 30 days, from April 24,
2006, to May 19, 2006.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2005-0203, must be received on or before May 19, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0203, [insert number], by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The Docket telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
Important Note: OPP will be moving to a new location the
first week of May 2006. As a result, from Friday, April 28 to Friday,
May 5, 2006, the OPP Regulatory Public Docket will NOT be accepting any
deliveries at the Crystal Mall 2 address and this facility
will be closed to the public. Beginning on May 8, 2006, the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket will reopen at 8:30 a.m. and deliveries will
be accepted in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The mail code for the mailing
address will change to (7502P), but will otherwise remain the same. The
OPP Regulatory Public
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Docket telephone number and hours of operation will remain the same
after the move.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0203, [insert number]. EPA's policy is that all comments received
will be included in the 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 Federal 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
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the 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 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.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available in the electronic docket at https://www.regulations.gov, or,
if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket at
the location identified under ``Delivery'' and ``Important Note.'' The
hours of operation for this docket facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bartow, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; e-mail
address: susan.bartow@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the notice a list of those who may be
potentially affected by this action. If you have 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.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
To submit comments, or access the official public docket, please
follow the detailed instructions as provided in ADDRESSEES section of
the February 22, 2006 Federal Register document. If you have questions,
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. What Action is EPA Taking?
This document extends the public comment period established in the
Federal Register of February 22, 2006, Ethylene Oxide (ETO) Revised
Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability, and Solicitation of Risk
Reduction Options (Phase 5 of 6-Phase Process) (FRL-7764-4). In that
document, EPA made available the Agency's revised risk assessments,
initially issued for comment through a Federal Register notice
published on August 3, 2005 (70 FR 44632) (FRL-7729-2); a response to
comments; and related documents for ETO. EPA also solicited public
comment on risk reduction options for ETO. EPA is hereby extending the
comment period, which was set to end on April 24, 2006, to May 19,
2006, to allow additional time for commenters to review material that
was inadvertently unavailable at the start of the comment period.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: April 13, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs
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