4-Aminopyridine Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability; Extension of Comment Period, 40858-40859 [E7-14367]

Download as PDF 40858 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 25, 2007 / Notices 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 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES A. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is releasing for public comment its ecological risk assessment and related documents for acrolein, an aquatic herbicide and biocide, and soliciting public comment on risk management ideas or proposals. The human health risk assessment will be released later. Acrolein is primarily used in irrigation canals and reservoirs to treat aquatic weeds, such as pondweed. Acrolein’s secondary use is in oil fields, as a biocide to remove bacteria during petroleum production. EPA developed the ecological risk assessment and risk characterization for acrolein through a modified version of its public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Through this notice, EPA also is providing an opportunity for interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise comment on ecological risk management for acrolein. Risks of concern associated with the use of acrolein are: acute and chronic risk to freshwater fish and estuarine/marine fish and invertebrates, acute and chronic risk to mammals, and acute risk to birds and aquatic plants. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency solicits information on effective and practical risk reduction measures for ecological risks of concern from the irrigation canal use. EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:31 Jul 24, 2007 Jkt 211001 meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may have atypical, unusually high exposure to acrolein, compared to the general population. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES, and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments will become part of the Agency Docket for acrolein. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. 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 enduse products and either reregistering products or taking other ‘‘appropriate regulatory 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 was to be completed by August 3, 2006. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: July 17, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7–14329 Filed 7–24–07; 8:45 am] Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0400; FRL–8142–9] 4-Aminopyridine Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability; 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 May 30, 2007 (72 FR 29995) (FRL–8132–2), concerning the availability of EPA’s ecological risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide 4-aminopyridine. This document is extending the comment period for 4-aminopyridine for 23 days. The new comment period ends August 22, 2007. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 22, 2007. ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register of May 30, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Hall, SpecialReview and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 308– 0166; fax number: (703) 308–8090; email address: hall.katie@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. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document? In addition to accessing an electronic copy of this Federal Register document through the electronic docket at https:// www.regulations.gov, you may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. II. What Action is EPA taking? This document extends the public comment period established in the Federal Register of May 30, 2007. In that document, EPA announced the availability of ecological risk assessments and opened a 60–day BILLING CODE 6560–50–S PO 00000 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 25, 2007 / Notices public comment period. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which was set to end on July 30, 2007. III. What is the Agency’s Authority for Taking this Action? Section 4(g)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (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. Further provisions are made to allow a public comment period. However, the Administrator may extend the comment period, if additional time for comment is requested. In this case, the Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Protection Institute have requested additional time to develop comments. The Agency believes that an additional 23 days is warranted. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Fumigants, Pesticides and pests. Dated: July 18, 2007. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7–14367 Filed 7–24–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0470; FRL–8140–7] Benzyl Benzoate; Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by the registrant to voluntarily cancel their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containing the pesticide benzyl benzoate. The request would not terminate the last benzyl benzoate products registered for use in the U.S. EPA intends to grant this request at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the request, or unless the registrant withdraws their request within this period. Upon acceptance of rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:31 Jul 24, 2007 Jkt 211001 this request, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0470, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007– 0470. 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 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. PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40859 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 available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to https:// www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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; fax number: (703) 308–7070; e-mail address: parsons.laura@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. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40858-40859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14367]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0400; FRL-8142-9]


4-Aminopyridine Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability; 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of May 30, 2007 
(72 FR 29995) (FRL-8132-2), concerning the availability of EPA's 
ecological risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide 4-
aminopyridine. This document is extending the comment period for 4-
aminopyridine for 23 days. The new comment period ends August 22, 2007.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES 
in the Federal Register of May 30, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Hall, SpecialReview and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0166; fax 
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: hall.katie@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. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of this Document?

    In addition to accessing an electronic copy of this Federal 
Register document through the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, you may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. What Action is EPA taking?

    This document extends the public comment period established in the 
Federal Register of May 30, 2007. In that document, EPA announced the 
availability of ecological risk assessments and opened a 60-day

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public comment period. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, 
which was set to end on July 30, 2007.

III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 4(g)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (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. Further provisions are made to allow a 
public comment period. However, the Administrator may extend the 
comment period, if additional time for comment is requested. In this 
case, the Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Protection 
Institute have requested additional time to develop comments. The 
Agency believes that an additional 23 days is warranted.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Fumigants, Pesticides and pests.


    Dated: July 18, 2007.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E7-14367 Filed 7-24-07; 8:45 am]
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