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2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)
benzothiazole; Alkylbenzene
Sulfonates; Orthophenylphenol;
Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite
Reregistration Eligibility Decisions;
Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Reregistration
Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for the
pesticides 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)
benzothiazole (TCMTB); Alkylbenzene
Sulfonates (ABS); Orthophenylphenol
(OPP); Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium
Chlorite and opens a public comment
period on these documents. The
Agency’s risk assessments and other
related documents also are available in
the TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine
Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite Dockets.
TCMTB is used in industrial premises
and residential and public access areas
as a materials preservative; a wood
preservative for antisapstain control,
and a microbiocide/microbiostat and
bacteriocide/bacteriostat in industrial
processes and water systems. In an
agricultural setting, TCMTB is used as a
fungicide applied as a seed treatment.
The alkylbenzene sulfonates are used as
food-contact sanitizers in food
processing plants and eating
establishments; and as disinfectants and
sanitizers for agricultural, commercial,
institutional, industrial, and public
access use sites. OPP is used in
applications to hard surfaces,
agricultural premises and equipment,
air deodorization, commercial and
institutional premises, medical
premises, residential and public access
premises, and materials preservatives
and as a fungicide on citrus and pears.
Chlorine dioxide and sodium chlorite
are used to control bacteria, fungi, and
algal slimes; applied as a materials
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preservative and as a disinfectant in
commercial, residential and agricultural
settings. EPA has reviewed TCMTB;
ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and
Sodium Chlorite 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 November 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number, by one of the following
methods: For TCMTB, docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2006–0320; for ABS, docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2006–0156; for OPP, docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2006–0154; and for Chlorine
Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite, docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2006–0328.
• 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
the following docket ID numbers: for
TCMTB, docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ– OPP–2006–0320; for
ABS, docket identification (ID) number
EPA–HQ– OPP–2006–0156; for OPP,
docket identification (ID) number EPA–
HQ– OPP–2006–0154; and for Chlorine
Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite, docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2006–0328. 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.
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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
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
TCMTB, contact K. Avivah Jakob,
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 305-1328; fax
number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address:
jakob.kathryn@epa.gov.
For ABS, contact Heather Garvie,
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 308-0034; fax
number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address:
garvie.heather@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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For OPP, contact Rebecca Miller,
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 305-0012; fax
number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address:
miller.rebecca@epa.gov.
For Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium
Chlorite, contact ShaRon Carlisle,
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 308-6427; fax
number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address:
carlisle.sharon@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, and
agricultural advocates; the chemical
industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since
others also may be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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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).
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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 has completed
Reregistration Eligibility Decisions
(REDs) for the pesticides: TCMTB; ABS;
OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium
Chlorite under section 4(g)(2)(A) of
FIFRA. TCMTB is used in industrial
premises and residential &public access
areas as a materials preservative; a wood
preservative for antisapstain control,
and a microbiocide/microbiostat and
bacteriocide/bacteriostat in industrial
processes and water systems. In an
agricultural setting, TCMTB is used as a
fungicide applied as a seed treatment.
The alkylbenzene sulfonates are used as
food-contact sanitizers in food
processing plants and eating
establishments; and as disinfectants and
sanitizers for agricultural, commercial,
institutional, industrial, and public
access use sites. OPP is used in
applications to hard surfaces,
agricultural premises and equipment,
air deodorization, commercial and
institutional premises, medical
premises, residential and public access
premises, and materials preservatives
and as a fungicide on citrus and pears.
Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite
are used to control bacteria, fungi, and
algal slimes; applied as a materials
preservative and as a disinfectant in
commercial, residential and agricultural
settings.
EPA has determined that the data base
to support reregistration is substantially
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complete and that products containing
TCMTB; ABS; OPP; and Chlorine
Dioxide and Sodium Chloride are
eligible for reregistration, provided the
risks are mitigated either in the manner
described in the RED or by another
means that achieves equivalent risk
reduction. Upon submission of any
required product specific data under
section 4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary
changes to the registration and labeling
(either to address concerns identified in
the RED or as a result of product
specific data), EPA will make a final
reregistration decision under section
4(g)(2)(C) for products containing
TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide
and Sodium Chlorite.
EPA must review tolerances and
tolerance exemptions that were in effect
when the Food Quality Protection Act
(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 TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine
Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite 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, TCMTB; ABS;
OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium
Chlorite were reviewed through the
modified 4-Phase process. Through this
process, EPA worked extensively with
stakeholders and the public to reach the
regulatory decisions for TCMTB; ABS;
OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium
Chlorite.
The reregistration 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 TCMTB; ABS;
OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium
Chlorite REDs 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 RED.
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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
TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide
and Sodium Chlorite. 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
RED in the Federal Register. In the
absence of substantive comments
requiring changes, the TCMTB; ABS;
OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium
Chlorite REDs will be implemented as it
is now presented.
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 the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (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 was completed by August 3,
2006.
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and pests, 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)
benzothiazole, Alkylbenzene Sulfonates,
Orthophenylphenol, Chlorine Dioxide,
Sodium Chlorite.
Dated: September 13, 2006.
Frank T. Sanders,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send an
e-mail comment directly to EPA without
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0733; FRL–8091–9]
going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the
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you for clarification, EPA may not be
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able to consider your comment.
amendment of regulations for residues
Electronic files should avoid the use of
of pesticide chemicals in or on various
special characters, any form of
commodities.
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
DATES: Comments must be received on
Docket: All documents in the docket
or before October 23, 2006.
are listed in the docket index. Although
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
listed in the index, some information is
identified by docket identification (ID)
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0773 and
information whose disclosure is
pesticide petition number (PP) 4F6833
restricted by statute. Certain other
and 6F7051, by one of the following
material, such as copyrighted material,
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// is not placed on the Internet and will be
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
instructions for submitting comments.
materials are available either in the
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), electronic docket at https://
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
DC 20460–0001.
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA.
Docket (7502P), Environmental
The hours of operation of this Docket
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket telephone number
are only accepted during the Docket’s
is (703) 305–5805.
normal hours of operation 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
excluding legal holidays. Special
Akiva Abramovitch, Registration
arrangements should be made for
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide
deliveries of boxed information. The
Programs Environmental Protection
Docket telephone number is (703) 305–
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
5805.
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
Instructions: Direct your comments to number: (703) 308–8328; e-mail:
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006– abramovitch.akiva@epa.gov.
0773. EPA’s policy is that all comments
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
received will be included in the docket
I. General Information
without change and may be made
available on-line at https://
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
www.regulations.gov, including any
You may be potentially affected by
personal information provided, unless
this action if you are an agricultural
the comment includes information
producer, food manufacturer, or
claimed to be Confidential Business
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
Do not submit information that you
• Crop production (NAICS code
consider to be CBI or otherwise
111).
protected through regulations.gov or e• Animal production (NAICS code
mail. The Federal regulations.gov
112).
website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’
system, which means EPA will not
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
know your identity or contact
311).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0694; FRL-8094-4]
2-(Thiocyanomethylthio) benzothiazole; Alkylbenzene Sulfonates;
Orthophenylphenol; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite Reregistration
Eligibility Decisions; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration
Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for the pesticides 2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)
benzothiazole (TCMTB); Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (ABS); Orthophenylphenol
(OPP); Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite and opens a public comment
period on these documents. The Agency's risk assessments and other
related documents also are available in the TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine
Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite Dockets. TCMTB is used in industrial
premises and residential and public access areas as a materials
preservative; a wood preservative for antisapstain control, and a
microbiocide/microbiostat and bacteriocide/bacteriostat in industrial
processes and water systems. In an agricultural setting, TCMTB is used
as a fungicide applied as a seed treatment. The alkylbenzene sulfonates
are used as food-contact sanitizers in food processing plants and
eating establishments; and as disinfectants and sanitizers for
agricultural, commercial, institutional, industrial, and public access
use sites. OPP is used in applications to hard surfaces, agricultural
premises and equipment, air deodorization, commercial and institutional
premises, medical premises, residential and public access premises, and
materials preservatives and as a fungicide on citrus and pears.
Chlorine dioxide and sodium chlorite are used to control bacteria,
fungi, and algal slimes; applied as a materials preservative and as a
disinfectant in commercial, residential and agricultural settings. EPA
has reviewed TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite
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 November 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number, by one of the following methods: For TCMTB, docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ- OPP-2006-0320; for ABS, docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ- OPP-2006-0156; for OPP, docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ- OPP-2006-0154; and for Chlorine
Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite, docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2006-0328.
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 the following docket ID
numbers: for TCMTB, docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ- OPP-2006-
0320; for ABS, docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ- OPP-2006-0156;
for OPP, docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ- OPP-2006-0154; and
for Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite, docket identification (ID)
number EPA-HQ- OPP-2006-0328. 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
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: For TCMTB, contact K. Avivah Jakob,
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-1328; fax
number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address: jakob.kathryn@epa.gov.
For ABS, contact Heather Garvie, Antimicrobials Division (7510P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-0034; fax number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address:
garvie.heather@epa.gov.
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For OPP, contact Rebecca Miller, Antimicrobials Division (7510P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-0012; fax number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address:
miller.rebecca@epa.gov.
For Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite, contact ShaRon Carlisle,
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-6427; fax
number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address: carlisle.sharon@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
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
has completed Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for the
pesticides: TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite under
section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. TCMTB is used in industrial premises and
residential &public access areas as a materials preservative; a wood
preservative for antisapstain control, and a microbiocide/microbiostat
and bacteriocide/bacteriostat in industrial processes and water
systems. In an agricultural setting, TCMTB is used as a fungicide
applied as a seed treatment. The alkylbenzene sulfonates are used as
food-contact sanitizers in food processing plants and eating
establishments; and as disinfectants and sanitizers for agricultural,
commercial, institutional, industrial, and public access use sites. OPP
is used in applications to hard surfaces, agricultural premises and
equipment, air deodorization, commercial and institutional premises,
medical premises, residential and public access premises, and materials
preservatives and as a fungicide on citrus and pears. Chlorine Dioxide
and Sodium Chlorite are used to control bacteria, fungi, and algal
slimes; applied as a materials preservative and as a disinfectant in
commercial, residential and agricultural settings.
EPA has determined that the data base to support reregistration is
substantially complete and that products containing TCMTB; ABS; OPP;
and Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chloride are eligible for
reregistration, provided the risks are mitigated either in the manner
described in the RED or by another means that achieves equivalent risk
reduction. Upon submission of any required product specific data under
section 4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary changes to the registration and
labeling (either to address concerns identified in the RED or as a
result of product specific data), EPA will make a final reregistration
decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) for products containing TCMTB; ABS;
OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite.
EPA must review tolerances and tolerance exemptions that were in
effect when the Food Quality Protection Act (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 TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and
Sodium Chlorite 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, TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine
Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite were reviewed through the modified 4-Phase
process. Through this process, EPA worked extensively with stakeholders
and the public to reach the regulatory decisions for TCMTB; ABS; OPP;
Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite.
The reregistration 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 TCMTB;
ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite REDs 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 RED.
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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 TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine
Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite. 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 RED in the Federal
Register. In the absence of substantive comments requiring changes, the
TCMTB; ABS; OPP; Chlorine Dioxide and Sodium Chlorite REDs will be
implemented as it is now presented.
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 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (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 was completed by August 3, 2006.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, 2-
(Thiocyanomethylthio) benzothiazole, Alkylbenzene Sulfonates,
Orthophenylphenol, Chlorine Dioxide, Sodium Chlorite.
Dated: September 13, 2006.
Frank T. Sanders,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 06-7959 Filed 9-21-06; 8:45 am]
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