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II. Background
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A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA has reassessed risks associated
with use of the boric acid/sodium borate
salts pesticides, reassessed 5 existing
tolerances or legal residue limits, and on
July 13, 2006, reached a tolerance
reassessment and risk management
decision. Boric acid and sodium borate
salts are used as algaecides, fungicides,
herbicides, and insecticides. Boric acid
and sodium borate salts are frequently
used for control of insects such as ants
or roaches by application in nonagricultural food and feed areas. Other
uses include use in animal housing,
wood structures, forests, sewage
systems, transportation and storage
facilities, medical/veterinary
institutions, uncultivated agricultural/
nonagricultural areas, refuse/solid waste
sites, swimming pool algae control,
ornamental lawns and turf, paved areas
and aquatic structures. The Agency is
now issuing for comment a Report on
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
Tolerance Reassessment Progress and
Risk Management Decision for boric
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acid/sodium borate salts, 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 boric acid/sodium borate
salts 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, boric acid/
sodium borate salts was reviewed
through the modified 4-Phase public
participation process. Through this
process, EPA worked extensively with
stakeholders and the public to reach the
regulatory decisions for boric acid/
sodium borate salts.
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
boric acid/sodium borate salts 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
boric acid/sodium borate salts.
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
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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: July 20, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0202; FRL–8081–2]
Lindane Addendum to Reregistration
Eligibility Decision; Notice of
Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of an addendum to EPA’s
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)
for the pesticide lindane. The Agency’s
risk assessments and other related
documents also are available in the
lindane Docket. Lindane is a broad
spectrum insecticide used as a pre-plant
seed treatment on six crops. EPA has
reviewed lindane 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Nesci, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 308-8059; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address:
nesci.kimberly@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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. 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 (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2002–0202. 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 Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Building), 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 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. Background
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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 an
addendum to the RED for the pesticide
lindane under section 4(g)(2)(A) of
FIFRA. Products containing lindane are
not eligible for reregistration. The
Agency has received requests from all
lindane technical and end-product
registrants to voluntarily cancel all
registrations of lindane products. Once
the cancellation process is complete,
EPA will take steps to revoke the
existing tolerances pursuant to section
408(l)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
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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, Lindane,
Pesticides, and pests.
Dated: July 27, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–12463 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45 am]
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Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB)
Reregistration Eligibility Decision;
Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the
pesticide PCNB, and opens a public
comment period on this document. The
Agency’s risk assessments and other
related documents also are available in
the PCNB Docket. PCNB is an
organochlorine fungicide used to
control plant diseases on vegetables
(predominantly green beans and cole
crops), field crops (cotton, potatoes, and
peanuts), and seeds (seed treatments of
barley, beans, corn, cotton, oats, peas,
peanut, rice, safflower, sorghum,
soybean, sugar beet, and wheat). EPA
has reviewed PCNB 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
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pesticides meet current health and
safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 2, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0202, 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 Building), 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 telephone number is (703) 3055805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–
0202. 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
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whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
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and made available on the Internet. If
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recommends that you include your
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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
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able to consider your comment.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0202; FRL-8081-2]
Lindane Addendum to Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice
of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of an addendum to EPA's
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide lindane.
The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are
available in the lindane Docket. Lindane is a broad spectrum
insecticide used as a pre-plant seed treatment on six crops. EPA has
reviewed lindane 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Nesci, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8059; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: nesci.kimberly@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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. 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 (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0202. 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 Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 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 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. 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 an addendum to the RED for the pesticide lindane under
section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Products containing lindane are not
eligible for reregistration. The Agency has received requests from all
lindane technical and end-product registrants to voluntarily cancel all
registrations of lindane products. Once the cancellation process is
complete, EPA will take steps to revoke the existing tolerances
pursuant to section 408(l)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA).
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, Lindane, Pesticides, and pests.
Dated: July 27, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-12463 Filed 8-1-06; 8:45 am]
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