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B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
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directs that, after submission of all data
concerning a pesticide active ingredient,
‘‘the Administrator shall determine
whether pesticides containing such
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reregistration,’’ before calling in product
specific data on individual end-use
products and either reregistering
products or taking other ‘‘appropriate
regulatory action.’’
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Pesticides and pests.
Dated: October 3, 2007,
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1005; FRL–8153–2]
Petition to Revoke All Tolerances and
Cancel All Registrations for the
Pesticide Chlorpyrifos; Notice of
Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is seeking public
comment on a September 12, 2007,
petition from the National Resources
Defense Council (NRDC) and Pesticide
Action Network North America
(PANNA), available in docket number
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1005, requesting
that the Agency revoke all tolerances
and cancel all registrations for the
pesticide chlorpyrifos. The petitioners,
NRDC and PANNA, request this action
to obtain what they believe would be
proper application of the safety
standards of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
and the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 408, as
amended by the Food Quality Protection
Act (FQPA) of 1996.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1005, by
one of the following methods:
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• 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
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4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
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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–
1005. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
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www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
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Do not submit information that you
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‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
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If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
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will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
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that you include your name and other
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Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
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2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket
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Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Myers, 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–
8589; fax number: (703) 308–7070; email address: myers.tom@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. This
listing is not intended to be exhaustive,
but rather provides a guide for readers
regarding entities likely to be affected by
this action. 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
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CONTACT.
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When submitting comments, remember
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i. Identify the document by docket ID
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Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
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or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
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iv. Describe any assumptions and
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or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
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alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
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deadline identified.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA requests public comment during
the next 60 days on a petition (available
in docket number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
1005) received from the NRDC and
PANNA requesting that the Agency
revoke all tolerances (maximum legal
residue limits) and cancel all
registrations for the pesticide
chlorpyrifos. The petitioners, NRDC and
PANNA, claim that EPA cannot make a
finding that there is a reasonable
certainty of no harm from dietary
residues of chlorpyrifos and, therefore,
that the Agency must revoke all
tolerances established under section 408
of the FFDCA, as amended by the
FQPA. As a part of their petition, NRDC
and PANNA claim that the Agency did
not consider the full spectrum of
potential health effects associated with
chlorpyrifos in connection with EPA’s
reassessment of the existing chlorpyrifos
tolerances, including:
1. Evidence showing the potential for
a greater than 10-fold difference in
susceptibility to chlorpyrifos across
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human populations and, in particular,
evidence of greater susceptibility in
early life stages than EPA estimated;
2. The endocrine disrupting effects of
the chemical, or
3. Evidence of cancer risk data as
indicated from a National Institutes of
Health study.
The petition further asserts that EPA’s
evaluation of chlorpyrifos in the
organophosphate cumulative risk
assessment (CRA) misrepresented the
risks of chlorpyrifos and that EPA failed
to incorporate inhalation routes of
exposure to chlorpyrifos in conducting
its assessment. EPA’s human health
assessment of chlorpyrifos and findings
on whether the tolerances for
chlorpyrifos comply with the safety
standard in FFDCA Section 408, as
amended by the FQPA, are contained in
the Interim Reregistration Eligibility
Decision document for chlorpyrifos and
the organophosphate CRA, which are
available on EPA’s pesticide webpage at
https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
reregistration/status.htm and https://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative/
2006-op/index.htm. Docket materials for
this pesticide are available in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov; risk assessment
and related documents for this pesticide
have been removed to Special Docket
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0151.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests, Chlorpyrifos, National
Resources Defense Council, Pesticide
Action Network North America.
Dated: October 9, 2007.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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The settlement requires the settling
parties to pay $740,000.00 to the
Hazardous Substance Superfund. The
settlement includes a covenant not to
sue the settling parties pursuant to
Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9606 and 9607. For thirty (30) days
following the date of publication of this
notice, the Agency will receive written
comments relating to the settlement.
The Agency will consider all comments
received and may modify or withdraw
its consent to the settlement if
comments received disclose facts or
considerations which indicate that the
settlement is inappropriate, improper,
or inadequate.
The Agency’s response to any
comments received will be available for
public inspection at One Congress
Street, Boston, MA 02114–2023.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region I, One Congress Street, Suite
1100, Mailcode RAA, Boston,
Massachusetts 02114–2023 and should
refer to: In re: Buckley Drive Waterline
Superfund Site, U.S. EPA Docket No.
01–2007–160.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
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obtained from Mary Jane O’Donnell,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region I, Office of Site Remediation &
Restoration, One Congress Street, Suite
1100, Mailcode HBT, Boston, MA
02114–2023.
Dated: September 25, 2007.
James T. Owens III,
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Restoration.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1005; FRL-8153-2]
Petition to Revoke All Tolerances and Cancel All Registrations
for the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is seeking public comment on a September 12, 2007,
petition from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), available in docket
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1005, requesting that the Agency revoke all
tolerances and cancel all registrations for the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
The petitioners, NRDC and PANNA, request this action to obtain what
they believe would be proper application of the safety standards of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 408, as amended
by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1005, 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-
2007-1005. 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 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
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
website 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: Tom Myers, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8589; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: myers.tom@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. This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities
likely to be affected by this action. 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
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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 Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA requests public comment during the next 60 days on a petition
(available in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1005) received from the
NRDC and PANNA requesting that the Agency revoke all tolerances
(maximum legal residue limits) and cancel all registrations for the
pesticide chlorpyrifos. The petitioners, NRDC and PANNA, claim that EPA
cannot make a finding that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm
from dietary residues of chlorpyrifos and, therefore, that the Agency
must revoke all tolerances established under section 408 of the FFDCA,
as amended by the FQPA. As a part of their petition, NRDC and PANNA
claim that the Agency did not consider the full spectrum of potential
health effects associated with chlorpyrifos in connection with EPA's
reassessment of the existing chlorpyrifos tolerances, including:
1. Evidence showing the potential for a greater than 10-fold
difference in susceptibility to chlorpyrifos across human populations
and, in particular, evidence of greater susceptibility in early life
stages than EPA estimated;
2. The endocrine disrupting effects of the chemical, or
3. Evidence of cancer risk data as indicated from a National
Institutes of Health study.
The petition further asserts that EPA's evaluation of chlorpyrifos in
the organophosphate cumulative risk assessment (CRA) misrepresented the
risks of chlorpyrifos and that EPA failed to incorporate inhalation
routes of exposure to chlorpyrifos in conducting its assessment. EPA's
human health assessment of chlorpyrifos and findings on whether the
tolerances for chlorpyrifos comply with the safety standard in FFDCA
Section 408, as amended by the FQPA, are contained in the Interim
Reregistration Eligibility Decision document for chlorpyrifos and the
organophosphate CRA, which are available on EPA's pesticide webpage at
https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm and https://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative/2006-op/index.htm. Docket materials
for this pesticide are available in the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov; risk assessment and related documents for this
pesticide have been removed to Special Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0151.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Chlorpyrifos,
National Resources Defense Council, Pesticide Action Network North
America.
Dated: October 9, 2007.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-20442 Filed 10-16-07; 8:45 am]
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