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mechanism, the FIFRA SAP provides
comments, evaluations and
recommendations to improve the
effectiveness and quality of analyses
made by Agency scientists. Members of
the FIFRA SAP are scientists who have
sufficient professional qualifications,
including training and experience, to
provide expert advice and
recommendation to the Agency.
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B. Public Meeting
The FIFRA SAP will meet to consider
and review guidance on test methods for
demonstrating the efficacy of
antimicrobial products for inactivating
Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis) spores
on environmental surfaces. EPA
regulations require that product
performance (efficacy) studies be
submitted to support registration of an
antimicrobial product for which public
health claims, such as ‘‘disinfect’’ or
‘‘sterilize’’ (40 CFR 158.640), are made.
In addition, any claim of inactivation of
a specific microorganism should be
supported by valid data that
demonstrate the efficacy of the product
against that particular microorganism.
At this SAP meeting, the EPA will
present draft guidance concerning
efficacy testing to support a claim that
an antimicrobial product inactivates B.
anthracis spores on inanimate
environmental surfaces. EPA is seeking
the assistance of the FIFRA SAP to
review and comment on the scientific
basis for efficacy data requirements to
support registration of products that
make such claims. Specific topics the
FIFRA SAP will be asked to consider
include available qualitative and
quantitative sporicidal efficacy test
methods, the use of various coupon
materials to conduct tests, use of test
surrogates for B. anthracis, and the
adequacy of performance standards for
quantitative sporicidal testing. Further,
EPA is seeking assistance of the SAP to
review and comment on the scientific
basis for using a ‘‘simulated use test’’ for
gases and vapors to support registration
of sterilants and sporicides.
C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting
Minutes
EPA’s background paper, related
supporting materials, charge/questions
to the FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP
composition (i.e., members and ad hoc
members for this meeting), and the
meeting agenda will be available by
mid-June. In addition, the Agency may
provide additional background
documents as the materials become
available. You may obtain electronic
copies of these documents, and certain
other related documents that might be
available electronically, at https://
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www.regulations.gov and the FIFRA
SAP homepage at https://www.epa.gov/
scipoly/sap.
The FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting
minutes summarizing its
recommendations to the Agency
approximately 90 days after the
meeting. The meeting minutes will be
posted on the FIFRA SAP web site or
may be obtained from the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: March 2, 2007.
Clifford J. Gabriel,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0191; FRL–8119–7]
Pesticide Program Dialogue
Committee, Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act Process
Improvement Workgroup; Notice of
Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA’s Pesticide Program
Dialogue Committee (PPDC), Pesticide
Registration Improvement Act (PRIA)
Process Improvement Workgroup will
hold a public meeting on April 10, 2007.
An agenda for this meeting is being
developed and will be posted on EPA’s
website. The workgroup is developing
advice and recommendations on topics
related to EPA’s registration process.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, April 10, 2007, from 1 p.m. to
4 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
Conference Center, Lobby Level, One
Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Leovey, Immediate Office,
7501P, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
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(703) 305–7328; fax number: (703) 308–
4776; e-mail address:
leovey.elizabeth@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 particular
interest to persons who are concerned
about implementation of the Pesticide
Registration Improvement Act (PRIA),
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA). Other potentially affected
entities may include but are not limited
to agricultural workers and farmers;
pesticide industry trade associations;
environmental, consumer and
farmworker groups; pesticide users and
growers; pest consultants; State, local
and Tribal governments; academia;
public health organizations; food
processors; and the public. Since other
entities may also be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
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–
OPPT–2007–0191. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in
the electronic docket athttps://
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 theFederal Register listings
athttps://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
The Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) is entrusted with the
responsibility of ensuring the safety of
the American food supply, protection
and education of those who apply or are
exposed to pesticides occupationally or
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through use of products, and the general
protection of the environment and
special ecosystems from potential risks
posed by pesticides. The PPDC was
established under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92463, in September 1995 for a 2 year–
term and has been renewed every 2
years since that time. The PPDC
provides advice and recommendations
to OPP on a broad range of pesticide
regulatory, policy, and program
implementation issues that are
associated with evaluating and reducing
risks from the use of pesticides. The
following sectors are represented on the
PPDC: Pesticide industry and trade
associations; environmental/public
interest and consumer groups; farm
worker organizations; pesticide user,
grower and commodity groups; Federal
and State/local/Tribal governments; the
general public; academia; and public
health organizations. Copies of the
PPDC charter are filed with appropriate
committees of Congress and the Library
of Congress and are available upon
request.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in
this Meeting?
This meeting will be open to the
public and seating is available on a firstcome basis. Persons interested in
attending do not need to register in
advance of the meeting. Opportunity
will be provided for questions and
comments by the public. Any person
who wishes to file a written statement
may do so before or after the meeting by
giving a copy of the statement to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. These statements
will become part of the permanent
record and will be available for public
inspection at the address listed under
Unit 1.B.1. Do not submit any
information in your request that is
considered CBI.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: March 7, 2007.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0955-FRL–8119–1]
Rodenticides; Proposed Risk
Mitigation Decision; Extension of
Comment Period
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of January 17, 2007,
concerning the availability of the
Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision for
nine rodenticides. The nine
rodenticides covered by the Proposed
Risk Mitigation Decision are
brodifacoum, bromadiolone,
difethialone, chlorophacinone,
diphacinone, warfarin, zinc phosphide,
bromethalin, and cholecalciferol. This
document is extending the comment
period for 60 days, from March 19,
2007, to May 18, 2007.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2006–0955, must be received on or
before May 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed
instructions as provided under
ADDRESSES in the Federal Register
document of January 17, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Sherman, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 305-8401; email address: sherman.kelly@epa.gov or
Laura Parsons, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 305-5776; email address: parsons.laura@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the notice a
list of those who may be potentially
affected by this action. If you have
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
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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.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit
Comments?
To submit comments, or access the
official public docket, please follow the
detailed instructions as provided in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the
January 17, 2007, Federal Register
document. If you have questions,
consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. What Action is EPA Taking?
This document extends the public
comment period established in the
Federal Register of January 17, 2007 (72
FR 1992) (FRL–8104–7). In that
document, EPA announced the
availability of the availability of the
Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision for
nine rodenticides. The nine
rodenticides covered by the Proposed
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0191; FRL-8119-7]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC), Pesticide
Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Process Improvement Workgroup will
hold a public meeting on April 10, 2007. An agenda for this meeting is
being developed and will be posted on EPA's website. The workgroup is
developing advice and recommendations on topics related to EPA's
registration process.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, from 1
p.m. to 4 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 Conference Center, Lobby Level,
One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington,
VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leovey, Immediate Office,
7501P, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7328; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address:
leovey.elizabeth@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
particular interest to persons who are concerned about implementation
of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Other potentially affected
entities may include but are not limited to agricultural workers and
farmers; pesticide industry trade associations; environmental, consumer
and farmworker groups; pesticide users and growers; pest consultants;
State, local and Tribal governments; academia; public health
organizations; food processors; and the public. Since other entities
may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all
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-OPPT-2007-0191. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket athttps://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 theFederal Register
listings athttps://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is entrusted with the
responsibility of ensuring the safety of the American food supply,
protection and education of those who apply or are exposed to
pesticides occupationally or
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through use of products, and the general protection of the environment
and special ecosystems from potential risks posed by pesticides. The
PPDC was established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
Public Law 92-463, in September 1995 for a 2 year-term and has been
renewed every 2 years since that time. The PPDC provides advice and
recommendations to OPP on a broad range of pesticide regulatory,
policy, and program implementation issues that are associated with
evaluating and reducing risks from the use of pesticides. The following
sectors are represented on the PPDC: Pesticide industry and trade
associations; environmental/public interest and consumer groups; farm
worker organizations; pesticide user, grower and commodity groups;
Federal and State/local/Tribal governments; the general public;
academia; and public health organizations. Copies of the PPDC charter
are filed with appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of
Congress and are available upon request.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?
This meeting will be open to the public and seating is available on
a first-come basis. Persons interested in attending do not need to
register in advance of the meeting. Opportunity will be provided for
questions and comments by the public. Any person who wishes to file a
written statement may do so before or after the meeting by giving a
copy of the statement to the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. These statements will become part of the permanent
record and will be available for public inspection at the address
listed under Unit 1.B.1. Do not submit any information in your request
that is considered CBI.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: March 7, 2007.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-4647 Filed 3-13-07 8:45 am]
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