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Kenneth L. Westmoreland, Manager,
Jackson County Government, 401
Grindstaff Cove Rd, Sylva, NC 28779–
3250.
Sam Greenwood, Manager, Macon
County, County Manager Office, 5
West Main Street, Franklin, NC
28734–3005.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–10303 Filed 6–29–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Modesto Irrigation District; Turlock
Irrigation District; Notice To Hold a
Public Meeting To Discuss the 10-Year
Fisheries Summary Report for the Don
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June 23, 2006.
The Modesto Irrigation District and
the Turlock Irrigation District (licensees)
filed a Fisheries Summary Report on
March 25, 2005, pursuant to Article 58
of the license, as amended 1. The
Commission noticed the filing on June
24, 2005, and solicited comments,
motions to intervene, and protests.
Comments were due by July 25, 2005,
and replies to comments were due
August 25, 2005. Requests for additional
time to comment were filed and were
granted by order issued September 20,
2005, with revised filing dates of
November 22, 2005, for comments and
December 22, 2005, for responses to
comments. Comments, responses to
comments, and motions to intervene
were received.
The Commission staff will conduct a
public meeting based on the filings of
the licensees’ report and comments
received to date. The meeting will allow
Commission staff to discuss: (1)
Information filed with the Commission
by the various parties concerning the
10-year summary report on the
licensees’ chinook salmon studies,
monitoring, and non-flow mitigation
efforts on the Tuolumne River since
1995; (2) information on Central Valley
steelhead to determine what effects, if
any, may be occurring; and (3) whether
to require further monitoring studies
and changes in project structures and
operations to protect fishery resources
in the Tuolumne River.
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the project file. Commission staff will be
prepared to lead a discussion using
information that has been filed by the
various parties. Commission staff asks
all parties that participate to be
prepared to support their oral
statements with documented
information.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday,
July 25, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(PST) at the John E. Moss Federal
Building and Courthouse, 650 Capitol
Mall, Stanford Room, 1st floor,
Sacramento, California 95814. The
licensees, resource agency personnel,
and other persons interested in these
issues are invited to participate. The
meeting will be recorded by a
stenographer and become part of the
formal record of the Commission
proceeding on the project.
Special security precautions are
employed at this Federal building.
Visitors must go through full security
screening and are not permitted to bring
in cell phones or cameras with digital
photo capability. Laptops and PDAs
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entrance. Any questions about this
notice should be directed to Philip
Scordelis at the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, (415) 369–
3335, or by e-mail at
philip.scordelis@ferc.gov.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. RP06–398–000]
West Texas Gas, Inc.; Notice of Gas
Cost Reconciliation Report
June 23, 2006.
Take notice that on June 20, 2006,
West Texas Gas, Inc., (WTG) tendered
for filing its annual purchased gas cost
reconciliation for the period ending
April 30, 2006. Under Section 19, any
difference between WTG’s annual actual
purchased gas costs and its spot marketbased pricing mechanism is refunded or
surcharged to its two jurisdictional
customers annually, with interest. WTG
states that the report indicates that WTG
over-collected its actual costs by
$18,708 during the reporting period.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
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385.214). Protests will be considered by
the Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
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intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
date as indicated below. Anyone filing
an intervention or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
Anyone filing an intervention or protest
on or before the intervention or protest
date need not serve motions to intervene
or protests on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
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‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
June 30, 2006.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0302; FRL–8075–9]
Dichlorvos Interim Reregistration
Eligibility Decision; Notice of
Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Interim
Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(IRED) for the organophosphate (OP)
pesticide dichlorvos (DDVP), and opens
a public comment period on this
document. The Agency’s risk
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assessments and other related
documents also are available in the
DDVP Docket. DDVP is an
organophosphate insecticide and
fumigant registered for use in
controlling flies, mosquitoes, gnats,
cockroaches, fleas, and other insect
pests. EPA has reviewed DDVP through
the public participation process that the
Agency uses to involve the public in
developing pesticide reregistration and
tolerance reassessment decisions.
Through these programs, EPA is
ensuring that all pesticides meet current
health and safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0302, 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 (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, 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 Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–
0302. 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 email. 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 email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
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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 either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400,
One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777
S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dayton Eckerson, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
8038; fax number: (703) 308–8005; email address: eckerson.dayton@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.
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B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
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 ID
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?
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 completed an IRED for
the OP pesticide DDVP on June 23,
2006, and is now issuing this document
for public comment. DDVP is an OP
insecticide and fumigant registered for
use in controlling flies, mosquitoes,
gnats, cockroaches, fleas, and other
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insect pests. Formulations of DDVP
include pressurized liquid, granular,
emulsifiable concentrate, total release
aerosol, and impregnated material.
DDVP is applied with aerosols and
fogging equipment, with ground spray
equipment, and through slow release
from impregnated materials, such as
resin strips and pet collars. DDVP is
registered to control insect pests on
agricultural sites; commercial,
institutional and industrial sites; and for
domestic use in and around homes (i.e.,
resin strips) and on pets. DDVP is used
preplant in mushroom houses, and
postharvest in storage areas for bulk,
packaged and bagged raw and processed
agricultural commodities, food
manufacturing/processing plants,
animal premises, and non-food areas of
food-handling establishments. It is also
registered for direct dermal pour-on
treatment of cattle and poultry, and
swine. DDVP is not registered for direct
use on any field grown commodities.
The DDVP IRED presents the Agency’s
conclusions on the risks posed by
exposure to DDVP alone; however,
section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
directs the Agency also to consider
available information on the cumulative
risk from substances sharing a common
mechanism of toxicity. Because the OP
pesticides share a common mechanism
of toxicity, the Agency will evaluate the
cumulative risk posed by this group
before making final reregistration
eligibility decisions on individual OPs.
During completion of the OP
cumulative assessment, the Agency is
proceeding with risk assessments and
interim risk management for individual
OP pesticides. EPA has determined that,
but for the cumulative risk assessment,
the data base to support DDVP
reregistration is substantially complete
and that products containing DDVP will
be eligible for reregistration, provided
the risks are addressed in the manner
described in the IRED. After assessing
OP cumulative risks, EPA will make a
final reregistration decision under
section 4(g)(2)(C) for products
containing DDVP. When the Agency
finalizes decisions for DDVP and other
OP pesticides, further risk mitigation
may be required for DDVP. On
completion of these final decisions for
DDVP and other OP pesticides, EPA will
also consider all DDVP tolerances, or
legal limits, for residues of DDVP in or
on food commodities to be reassessed in
accordance with the current FFDCA
safety standard.
EPA is applying the principles of
public participation to all pesticides
undergoing reregistration and tolerance
reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide
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Tolerance Reassessment and
Reregistration; Public Participation
Process, was published in the Federal
Register on May 14, 2004 (69 FR 26819)
(FRL–7357–9). DDVP was reviewed
through the public participation process
during which, EPA worked with
stakeholders and the public to reach the
regulatory decisions for DDVP.
The reregistration program is being
conducted under Congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA
recognizes the need both to make timely
reregistration decisions and to involve
the public. The Agency is issuing the
DDVP IRED 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 IRED.
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
DDVP. 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
IRED in the Federal Register. In the
absence of substantive comments
requiring changes, the risk management
decisions reflected in the DDVP IRED
will be implemented as presented.
These decisions may be supplemented
by further risk mitigation measures
when EPA considers its cumulative
assessment of the OP pesticides.
The Agency received a submission on
June 2, 2006, from the Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC),
petitioning the Agency to conclude the
DDVP Special Review, Reregistration
and Tolerance Reassessment processes,
and to revoke all tolerances and cancel
all registrations for DDVP. This petition
has been placed in the public docket.
The IRED released today does not
constitute a response to this petition.
The Agency is currently reviewing this
petition and will respond to it in
conjunction with all other public
comments received, after the comment
period on the IRED closes.
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
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active ingredient are eligible for
reregistration,’’ before calling in
product-specific data on individual enduse products and either reregistering
products or taking other ‘‘appropriate
regulatory action.’’
Section 408(q) of 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: June 23, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0302;FRL–8075–2]
Dichlorvos (DDVP); Notice of Receipt
of Request to Amend to Terminate
Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations
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 is issuing a
notice of receipt of a request by the
registrant to amend their registrations to
terminate uses of certain products
containing the pesticide DDVP. The
request would terminate DDVP use in or
on: Mushroom house (hand held fogger);
Greenhouse (hand held fogger);
Warehouse (hand held fogger);
Residential Crack and Crevice use;
Residential Total Release Fogger; Lawn,
Turf and Ornamentals; 21 gram Pest
Strip; 65 gram Pest Strip; 80 gram Pest
Strip; and 100 gram Pest Strip. The
request would not terminate the last
DDVP products registered for use in the
United States. EPA intends to grant this
request at the close of the comment
period for this announcement unless the
Agency receives substantive comments
within the comment period that would
merit its further review of the request.
In addition, EPA will not approve the
request as to the 21 gram, 65 gram, or
80 gram pest strips prior to EPA
approving the replacement registrations,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302; FRL-8075-9]
Dichlorvos Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of
Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Interim
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for the organophosphate (OP)
pesticide dichlorvos (DDVP), and opens a public comment period on this
document. The Agency's risk
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assessments and other related documents also are available in the DDVP
Docket. DDVP is an organophosphate insecticide and fumigant registered
for use in controlling flies, mosquitoes, gnats, cockroaches, fleas,
and other insect pests. EPA has reviewed DDVP through the public
participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in
developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment
decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides
meet current health and safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302, 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 (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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 Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2002-0302. 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 either in the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dayton Eckerson, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8038; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: eckerson.dayton@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
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 ID 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?
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
completed an IRED for the OP pesticide DDVP on June 23, 2006, and is
now issuing this document for public comment. DDVP is an OP insecticide
and fumigant registered for use in controlling flies, mosquitoes,
gnats, cockroaches, fleas, and other
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insect pests. Formulations of DDVP include pressurized liquid,
granular, emulsifiable concentrate, total release aerosol, and
impregnated material. DDVP is applied with aerosols and fogging
equipment, with ground spray equipment, and through slow release from
impregnated materials, such as resin strips and pet collars. DDVP is
registered to control insect pests on agricultural sites; commercial,
institutional and industrial sites; and for domestic use in and around
homes (i.e., resin strips) and on pets. DDVP is used preplant in
mushroom houses, and postharvest in storage areas for bulk, packaged
and bagged raw and processed agricultural commodities, food
manufacturing/processing plants, animal premises, and non-food areas of
food-handling establishments. It is also registered for direct dermal
pour-on treatment of cattle and poultry, and swine. DDVP is not
registered for direct use on any field grown commodities. The DDVP IRED
presents the Agency's conclusions on the risks posed by exposure to
DDVP alone; however, section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) directs the Agency also to consider available
information on the cumulative risk from substances sharing a common
mechanism of toxicity. Because the OP pesticides share a common
mechanism of toxicity, the Agency will evaluate the cumulative risk
posed by this group before making final reregistration eligibility
decisions on individual OPs.
During completion of the OP cumulative assessment, the Agency is
proceeding with risk assessments and interim risk management for
individual OP pesticides. EPA has determined that, but for the
cumulative risk assessment, the data base to support DDVP
reregistration is substantially complete and that products containing
DDVP will be eligible for reregistration, provided the risks are
addressed in the manner described in the IRED. After assessing OP
cumulative risks, EPA will make a final reregistration decision under
section 4(g)(2)(C) for products containing DDVP. When the Agency
finalizes decisions for DDVP and other OP pesticides, further risk
mitigation may be required for DDVP. On completion of these final
decisions for DDVP and other OP pesticides, EPA will also consider all
DDVP tolerances, or legal limits, for residues of DDVP in or on food
commodities to be reassessed in accordance with the current FFDCA
safety standard.
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, was published in the Federal Register on May 14,
2004 (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9). DDVP was reviewed through the public
participation process during which, EPA worked with stakeholders and
the public to reach the regulatory decisions for DDVP.
The reregistration program is being conducted under Congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely
reregistration decisions and to involve the public. The Agency is
issuing the DDVP IRED 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 IRED. 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 DDVP. 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 IRED in the Federal
Register. In the absence of substantive comments requiring changes, the
risk management decisions reflected in the DDVP IRED will be
implemented as presented. These decisions may be supplemented by
further risk mitigation measures when EPA considers its cumulative
assessment of the OP pesticides.
The Agency received a submission on June 2, 2006, from the Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC), petitioning the Agency to conclude
the DDVP Special Review, Reregistration and Tolerance Reassessment
processes, and to revoke all tolerances and cancel all registrations
for DDVP. This petition has been placed in the public docket. The IRED
released today does not constitute a response to this petition. The
Agency is currently reviewing this petition and will respond to it in
conjunction with all other public comments received, after the comment
period on the IRED closes.
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-specific data on individual end-use products and either
reregistering products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory
action.''
Section 408(q) of 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: June 23, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 06-5892 Filed 6-29-06; 8:45 am]
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