Petition to Amend Certain FIFRA Section 25(b) Pesticide Products; Notice of Availability, 54055-54057 [E6-15204]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 13, 2006 / Notices Louis Street, New Orleans, LA 70140, 504–529–5333. https:// www.omnihotels.com FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria D. Car, Designated Federal Officer, Gulf of Mexico Program Office, Mail Code EPA/GMPO, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529–6000 at (228) 688– 2421. Proposed agenda topics include: Gulf of Mexico Alliance and Governors’ Action Plan Updates; Federal Support Framework— Accomplishments; CEQ Assessment of Progress and Near-Term Priorities; Gulf Hypoxia—Status of Reassessment; GMP Accomplishments Report; GMP FY07 Workplan; Gulf Guardian Awards Program; Binational Initiatives. The meeting is open to the public. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: September 5, 2006. Gloria D. Car, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. E6–15205 Filed 9–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0708; FRL–8090–7] Full Tribal Pesticide Program Council; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. hsrobinson on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) will hold a 2 and c day meeting, beginning on October 11 and ending on October 13, 2006. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting, and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. The October 13, c day meeting is scheduled for the TPPC members only. DATES: The meeting will be held on October 11–12, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 2400 Mystic Lake Boulevard, Prior Lake, MN 55372. Telephone No. 1–(800) 262–7799, ext. 6526. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0708, may be submitted to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Sep 12, 2006 Jkt 208001 Georgia McDuffie, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 605– 0195; fax number: (703) 308–1850; email address: mcduffie.georgia@epa.govor Lillian Willmore, TPPC Facilitator, P.O. Box 470829 Brookline Village, MA 02447– 0829; telephone number: (617) 232– 5742; fax (617) 277–1656; e-mail address: naecology@aol.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you may be potentially affected by this action if you are interested in TPPC’s information exchange relationship with EPA regarding important issues related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and insight into EPA’s decision-making process. All parties are invited and encourage to attend the meetings and participate as appropriate. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also 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 application of this action to a particular entity, consult either person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of particular interest to those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substance under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act FFDCA, or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 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–2006–0708. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54055 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 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. Tentative Agenda 1. TPPC State of the Council Report2. EPA/OPP Update/Report3. Pesticide Impacts on the Colorado River Indian Tribes4. Strategic Planning Discussion5. Worker Protection Standards Revisions6. Container Containment Rule Update7. Highlight Alaska Issues8. EcoAreas Report and US EPA Region Reports9. Circuit Riders Update10. Mosquito Misters and other Mosquito Abatement Related Concerns11. Panel on NAGPRA and Presentation12. Special Project Grants13. Grant Writing, Diversifying Funding, and How to be Competitive in Obtaining Funding14. Working Session on TPPC Strategic Planning. III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting? You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not submit any information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA– HQ–OPP–2006 must be received on or before September 28, 2006. List of Subjects Environmental protection, [insert additional terms as appropriate]. Dated: August 28, 2006. William R. Diamond, Director, Field External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs [FR Doc. E6–14991 Filed 9–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0687; FRL–8091–3] Petition to Amend Certain FIFRA Section 25(b) Pesticide Products; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice identifies a petition filed by the Consumer Specialty E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1 hsrobinson on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 54056 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 13, 2006 / Notices Products Association (CSPA) pertaining to FIFRA section 25(b) pesticide products. The petition requests the Agency to modify the minimum risk regulations at 40 CFR 152.25(f) for those products that claim to control public health pests (as defined in Pesticide Registration (PR) Notice 2002-1) and requests that any such product making public health claims be subject to EPA registration requirements as a precondition of their sale. The Agency has determined that the petition may be of regional and national significance. DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 13, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0687, 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–2006– 0687. 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 Web site 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Sep 12, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Steinwand, Biopesticide and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7973; fax number: (703) 3087026; e-mail address: steinwand.brian@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you produce, manufacture, distribute, sell or use exempted products that claim to control public health pests. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: Registered and unregistered establishments that commercialize products that claim to control or mitigate any pests that pose a threat to human health. This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should carefully examine the applicability provisions in 40 CFR 152.25(f). 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. What is the Basis of the Petition? The minimum risk pesticide exemption at 40 CFR 152.25(f) exempts E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 13, 2006 / Notices from the requirements of FIFRA those products whose only active ingredients are among a set of ingredients listed in the exemption, provided that, among other things: 1. The only inert ingredients in the product are those listed in the most current List 4A (minimal risk ingredients); 2. The product does not ‘‘bear claims either to control or mitigate microorganisms that pose a threat to human health, including but not limited to disease transmitting bacteria or viruses, or claims to control insects or rodents carrying specific diseases, including, but not limited to ticks that carry Lyme disease’’; and 3. The product does not ‘‘include any false and misleading labeling statements, including those listed in 40 CFR 156.10(a)(5)(i) through (viii).’’ The petitioner argues that the exemption in 40 CFR 152.25(f) as currently written, endangers public health by permitting labeling claims for effectiveness against public health pests without requiring proof that these exempt pesticides are effective against such pests. III. What Action is the Agency Taking? Through this notice, the Agency is providing notice of the petition submitted by CSPA and is asking for public comment. Following the review of the petition and any comments received in response to this notice, EPA will decide how best to respond to the petition. The petition, as well as a summary prepared by the petitioner is available on EPA’s Electronic Docket at https://www.regulations.gov. To locate this information on the homepage of EPA’s Electronic Docket, select ‘‘Quick Search’’ and type the OPP docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0687. Once the search has located the docket, clicking on ‘‘Docket ID’’ will bring up a list of all documents in the docket related to the petition. List of Subjects hsrobinson on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: September 1, 2006. James Jones, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E6–15204 Filed 9–12–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Sep 12, 2006 Jkt 208001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0667; FRL–8091–7] Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Spiromesifen in or on Various Commodities Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 13, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0677 and pesticide petition numbers (PP 5E6901 and PP 6F7039 ), 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–2006– 0677. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54057 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 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 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Madden, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6463, e-mail address: madden.barbara@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54055-54057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15204]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0687; FRL-8091-3]


Petition to Amend Certain FIFRA Section 25(b) Pesticide Products; 
Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice identifies a petition filed by the Consumer 
Specialty

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Products Association (CSPA) pertaining to FIFRA section 25(b) pesticide 
products. The petition requests the Agency to modify the minimum risk 
regulations at 40 CFR 152.25(f) for those products that claim to 
control public health pests (as defined in Pesticide Registration (PR) 
Notice 2002-1) and requests that any such product making public health 
claims be subject to EPA registration requirements as a precondition of 
their sale. The Agency has determined that the petition may be of 
regional and national significance.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 13, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0687, 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) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0687. 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 Web site 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 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Steinwand, Biopesticide and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7973; fax 
number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address: steinwand.brian@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you produce, 
manufacture, distribute, sell or use exempted products that claim to 
control public health pests. Potentially affected entities may include, 
but are not limited to: Registered and unregistered establishments that 
commercialize products that claim to control or mitigate any pests that 
pose a threat to human health.
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine 
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should 
carefully examine the applicability provisions in 40 CFR 152.25(f). 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. What is the Basis of the Petition?

    The minimum risk pesticide exemption at 40 CFR 152.25(f) exempts

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from the requirements of FIFRA those products whose only active 
ingredients are among a set of ingredients listed in the exemption, 
provided that, among other things:
    1. The only inert ingredients in the product are those listed in 
the most current List 4A (minimal risk ingredients);
    2. The product does not ``bear claims either to control or mitigate 
microorganisms that pose a threat to human health, including but not 
limited to disease transmitting bacteria or viruses, or claims to 
control insects or rodents carrying specific diseases, including, but 
not limited to ticks that carry Lyme disease''; and
    3. The product does not ``include any false and misleading labeling 
statements, including those listed in 40 CFR 156.10(a)(5)(i) through 
(viii).''
    The petitioner argues that the exemption in 40 CFR 152.25(f) as 
currently written, endangers public health by permitting labeling 
claims for effectiveness against public health pests without requiring 
proof that these exempt pesticides are effective against such pests.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Through this notice, the Agency is providing notice of the petition 
submitted by CSPA and is asking for public comment. Following the 
review of the petition and any comments received in response to this 
notice, EPA will decide how best to respond to the petition. The 
petition, as well as a summary prepared by the petitioner is available 
on EPA's Electronic Docket at https://www.regulations.gov. To locate 
this information on the homepage of EPA's Electronic Docket, select 
``Quick Search'' and type the OPP docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-
0687. Once the search has located the docket, clicking on ``Docket ID'' 
will bring up a list of all documents in the docket related to the 
petition.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.


    Dated: September 1, 2006.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-15204 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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