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Abstract: This ICR addresses the two
information collection requirements
described in regulations pertaining to
pesticidal substances that are produced
by plants (plant-incorporated
protectants) and which are codified in
40 CFR part 174. A plant-incorporated
protectant is defined as ‘‘the pesticidal
substance that is intended to be
produced and used in a living plant and
the genetic material necessary for the
production of such a substance.’’ Many,
but not all, plant-incorporated
protectants are exempt from registration
requirements under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA). Registrants sometimes
include in a submission to EPA for
registration of a plant-incorporated
protectant, information that they claim
to be confidential business information
(CBI). CBI is protected by FIFRA and
generally cannot be released to the
public. Under 40 CFR part 174,
whenever a registrant claims that
information submitted to EPA in
support of a registration application for
plant-incorporated protectants contains
CBI, the registrant must substantiate
such claims when they are made, rather
than provide it later upon request by
EPA. In addition, manufacturers of
plant-incorporated protectants that are
otherwise exempted from the
requirements of registration must report
adverse effects of the plant-incorporated
protectant to the Agency. Such reporting
will allow the Agency to determine
whether further action is needed to
prevent unreasonable adverse effects to
the environment. Submission of this
information is mandatory.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 7 hours for an
adverse effects report and 21.5 hours for
substantiation of a CBI claim, per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
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information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Producers and importers of plantincorporated protectants.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
303.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$20,879, includes no annualized capital
or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change in the number of hours in the
total estimated burden currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens.
Dated: October 10, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0938; FRL–8149–2]
Pesticides; Availability of Pesticide
Registration Notice Announcing
Formation of Agricultural Handlers
Exposure Task Force
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing
the availability of a Pesticide
Registration Notice (PR Notice)
regarding the formation of the
Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task
Force, L.L.C. This PR Notice was signed
by the Agency on September 20, 2007
and is posted on the EPA website under
PR Notice 2007-03. PR Notices are
issued by the Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide
registrants and other interested persons
about important policies, procedures,
and registration related decisions, and
serve to provide guidance to pesticide
registrants and OPP personnel. This
particular PR Notice provides
information concerning the formation of
an industry Task Force for the
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development of data supporting
pesticide registration, in which
registrants may wish to participate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard P. Dumas, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
8015; fax number: (703) 308–8005; email address:dumas.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this notice if you register agricultural
pesticide products under 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 applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2007–0938. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in
the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South 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.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the Federal Register listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
The Agency is announcing the
issuance of a Pesticide Registration
Notice [PR-2007-xx] that announces the
formation of the Agricultural Handlers
Exposure Task Force (AHETF). When
registering or periodically reviewing an
existing registration, the Agency
evaluates the potential risks to pesticide
handlers; that is, individuals who mix,
load, or apply pesticide products. In
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evaluating handler risks, potential
pesticide exposure is considered. The
AHETF was formed to develop generic
handler exposure data that can be used
by EPA, and other regulatory agencies
responsible for assuring the safety of
pesticides. The purpose of the PR Notice
is to describe what data the AHETF
plans to generate, to describe how EPA
expects to use the data, and to inform
registrants of the opportunity to join
AHETF.
III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding
Requirements?
The PR Notice discussed in this
notice is intended to provide
information to EPA personnel and
decision makers and to pesticide
registrants. While the requirements in
the statutes and Agency regulations are
binding on EPA and the applicants, this
PR Notice is not binding on either EPA
or pesticide registrants, and EPA may
depart from the guidance where
circumstances warrant and without
prior notice. Likewise, pesticide
registrants may assert that the guidance
is not appropriate generally or not
applicable to a specific pesticide or
situation.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: September 20, 2007.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7–20189 Filed 10–16–07; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0941; FRL–8152–7]
Carbaryl Reregistration Eligibility
Decision
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the
pesticide carbaryl. The Agency’s risk
assessments and other related
documents also are available in the
carbaryl RED Docket. This RED
completes the reregistration and
tolerance reassessment process for
carbaryl and amends an Interim
Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(IRED), which was made available for
public comment on October 22, 2004
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(see docket EPA–HQ–OPP–2003–0376).
Carbaryl is an N-methyl carbamate
insecticide that is used on a variety of
ornamental and agricultural crops and
in residential settings, for lawns,
gardens, and flea control. EPA has
reviewed carbaryl through the public
participation process that the Agency
uses to involve the public in developing
pesticide reregistration and tolerance
reassessment decisions. Through these
programs, EPA is ensuring that all
pesticides meet current health and
safety standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Scheltema, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–2201; fax number: (703) 308–
8005; e-mail address:
scheltema.christina@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. 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–2007–0941. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in
the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South 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.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
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under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 4 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating
existing pesticides to ensure that they
meet current scientific and regulatory
standards. EPA has completed a RED for
the pesticide carbaryl under section
4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Carbaryl is an Nmethyl carbamate insecticide that is
used on a variety of ornamental and
agricultural crops and in residential
settings, for lawns, gardens, and flea
control. EPA has determined that the
database to support reregistration is
substantially complete and that
products containing carbaryl are eligible
for reregistration, depending on their
specific uses, provided the risks are
mitigated either in the manner
described in the RED and IRED or by
another means that achieves equivalent
risk reduction. Upon submission of any
required product specific data under
section 4(g)(2)(B) of FIFRA 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) of FIFRA for products
containing carbaryl.
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. EPA worked
extensively with stakeholders and the
public to reach the regulatory decisions
for both the carbaryl IRED and RED. The
carbaryl IRED was developed through
the full 6 phase public participation
process, and the carbaryl RED was
developed through additional
stakeholder collaboration.
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.
Because all issues related to this
pesticide were resolved through
consultations with stakeholders, the
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0938; FRL-8149-2]
Pesticides; Availability of Pesticide Registration Notice
Announcing Formation of Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide
Registration Notice (PR Notice) regarding the formation of the
Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force, L.L.C. This PR Notice was
signed by the Agency on September 20, 2007 and is posted on the EPA
website under PR Notice 2007-03. PR Notices are issued by the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide registrants and other
interested persons about important policies, procedures, and
registration related decisions, and serve to provide guidance to
pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. This particular PR Notice
provides information concerning the formation of an industry Task Force
for the development of data supporting pesticide registration, in which
registrants may wish to participate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard P. Dumas, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8015; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address:dumas.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this notice if you register
agricultural pesticide products under 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 applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0938. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 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.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
The Agency is announcing the issuance of a Pesticide Registration
Notice [PR-2007-xx] that announces the formation of the Agricultural
Handlers Exposure Task Force (AHETF). When registering or periodically
reviewing an existing registration, the Agency evaluates the potential
risks to pesticide handlers; that is, individuals who mix, load, or
apply pesticide products. In
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evaluating handler risks, potential pesticide exposure is considered.
The AHETF was formed to develop generic handler exposure data that can
be used by EPA, and other regulatory agencies responsible for assuring
the safety of pesticides. The purpose of the PR Notice is to describe
what data the AHETF plans to generate, to describe how EPA expects to
use the data, and to inform registrants of the opportunity to join
AHETF.
III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding Requirements?
The PR Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide
information to EPA personnel and decision makers and to pesticide
registrants. While the requirements in the statutes and Agency
regulations are binding on EPA and the applicants, this PR Notice is
not binding on either EPA or pesticide registrants, and EPA may depart
from the guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice.
Likewise, pesticide registrants may assert that the guidance is not
appropriate generally or not applicable to a specific pesticide or
situation.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 20, 2007.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-20189 Filed 10-16-07; 8:45 am]
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