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parties to provide risk management
proposals or otherwise comment on risk
management for sulfometuron methyl.
Risks of concern associated with the use
of sulfometuron methyl are: indirect
effects on freshwater fish and
invertebrates, estuarine/marine fish and
invertebrates, and acute and chronic
exposure to aquatic and terrestrial
plants. In targeting these risks of
concern, the Agency solicits information
on effective and practical risk reduction
measures.
EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and
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
sulfometuron methyl, compared to the
general population.
EPA is applying the principles of
public participation to all pesticides
undergoing reregistration. 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, the Agency
is tailoring its public participation
process to be commensurate with the
level of risk, extent of use, complexity
of the issues, and degree of public
concern associated with each pesticide.
For sulfometuron methyl, a modified, 4–
Phase process with one comment period
seems appropriate in view of its limited
risk and few complex issues. However,
if as a result of comments received
during this comment period EPA finds
that additional issues warranting further
discussion are raised, the Agency may
lengthen the process and include a
second comment period, as needed.
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
sulfometuron methyl. 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,
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‘‘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.’’
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. E8–3699 Filed 2–26–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0014; FRL–8352–4]
Tetramethrin Risk Assessments;
Notice of Availability and Risk
Reduction Options
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s risk assessments,
and related documents, for the pesticide
tetramethrin and opens a public
comment period on these documents
(Phase 3 of 4–Phase Process). The public
is encouraged to suggest risk
management ideas or proposals to
address the risks identified. EPA is
developing a Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) for tetramethrin through
a modified, 4–Phase public
participation process that the Agency
uses to involve the public in developing
pesticide reregistration decisions.
Through this program, EPA is ensuring
that all pesticides meet current health
and safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0014 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
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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–2008–
0014. 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 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
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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:
Monica Wait, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 347–
8019; fax number: (703) 308–8189; email address: wait.monica@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:
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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?
EPA is releasing for public comment
its human health and environmental
fate and effects risk assessments and
related documents for tetramethrin, a
synthetic pyrethroid pesticide, and
soliciting public comment on risk
management ideas or proposals. EPA
developed the risk assessments and risk
characterization for tetramethrin
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).
Tetramethrin is a broad-specturm,
first-generation synthetic pyrethroid
insecticide. It is a rapid knockdown
agent against flying and crawling
insects. It is frequently combined with
a killing agent since knockdown may be
transient. It may be co-formulated with
synergists and other active ingredients
to provide residual activity against
insects not exposed initially.
Tetramethrin is used for both indoor
and outdoor residential, institutional,
industrial, and horticultural use sites. It
is also registered for use on pets and
clothes; and there are no registered food
uses. Tetramethrin is applied by spray
from an aerosol can, injected into cracks
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and crevices or ant mounds through an
injection tube attached to the aerosol
can, by hand to pets, or dispersed into
the air using a fogger can.
EPA is providing an opportunity,
through this notice, for interested
parties to provide comments and input
on the Agency’s risk assessments for
tetramethrin. Such comments and input
could address, for example, the
availability of additional data to further
refine the risk assessments, such as data
on the dissipation of tetramethrin on
carpets and vinyl flooring after
residential indoor application, detailed
data on tetramethrin’s residential use
patterns, or could address the Agency’s
risk assessment methodologies and
assumptions as applied to this specific
pesticide.
Through this notice, EPA also is
providing an opportunity for interested
parties to provide risk management
proposals or otherwise comment on risk
management for tetramethrin. Risks of
concern associated with the use of
tetramethrin include the following:
post-application inhalation exposure
from total release foggers and postapplication incidental oral exposure
from aerosol can and ready-to-use
sprays. In targeting these risks of
concern, the Agency solicits information
on effective and practical risk reduction
measures.
EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and
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
tetramethrin, compared to the general
population.
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, the Agency
is tailoring its public participation
process to be commensurate with the
level of risk, extent of use, complexity
of the issues, and degree of public
concern associated with each pesticide.
For tetramethrin, a modified, 4–Phase
process with one comment period and
ample opportunity for public
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consultation seems appropriate in view
of its limited use and few complex
issues. However, if as a result of
comments received during this
comment period EPA finds that
additional issues warranting further
discussion are raised, the Agency may
lengthen the process and include a
second comment period, as needed.
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
tetramethrin. 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.’’
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
[Notice 2008–5]
Filing Dates for the California Special
Election in the 12th Congressional
District
Federal Election Commission.
Notice of filing dates for special
election.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: California has scheduled a
special general election on April 8,
2008, to fill the U.S. House of
Representatives seat in the Twelfth
Congressional District held by the late
Representative Tom Lantos. Under
California law, a majority winner in a
special election is declared elected.
Should no candidate achieve a majority
vote, a special runoff election will be
held on June 3, 2008, among the top
vote-getters of each qualified political
party, including qualified independent
candidates.
Committees participating in the
California special elections are required
to file pre- and post-election reports.
Filing dates for these reports are affected
by whether one or two elections are
held.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: February 20, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8–3689 Filed 2–26–08; 8:45 a.m.]
Mr.
Kevin R. Salley, Information Division,
999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC
20463; Telephone: (202) 694–1100; Toll
Free (800) 424–9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Principal Campaign Committees
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
All principal campaign committees of
candidates who participate in the
California Special General and Special
Runoff Elections shall file a 12-day PreGeneral Report on March 27, 2008; a
Pre-Runoff Report on May 22, 2008; and
a Post-Runoff Report on July 3, 2008.
(See chart below for the closing date for
each report.)
If only one election is held, all
principal campaign committees of
candidates in the Special General
Election shall file a 12-day Pre-General
Report on March 27, 2008; and a PostGeneral Report on May 8, 2008. (See
chart below for the closing date for each
report.)
Unauthorized Committees (PACs and
Party Committees)
Political committees filing on a
quarterly basis in 2008 are subject to
special election reporting if they make
previously undisclosed contributions or
expenditures in connection with the
California Special General or Special
Runoff Elections by the close of books
for the applicable report(s). (See chart
below for the closing date for each
report.)
Committees filing monthly that
support candidates in the California
Special General or Special Runoff
Election should continue to file
according to the monthly reporting
schedule.
Additional disclosure information in
connection with the California Special
Election may be found on the FEC Web
site at https://www.fec.gov/info/
report_dates.shtml.
CALENDAR OF REPORTING DATES FOR CALIFORNIA SPECIAL ELECTION
Close of books 1
Report
Reg./cert. & overnight mailing
deadline
Filing deadline
If Only the Special General is Held (04/08/08), Committees Involved Must File
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April Quarterly ............................................................................................................
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July Quarterly .............................................................................................................
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03/31/08
04/28/08
06/30/08
03/24/08
04/15/08
05/08/08
07/15/08
03/27/08
04/15/08
05/08/08
07/15/08
If Two Elections Are Held, Committees Involved Only in the Special General (04/08/08) Must File
Pre-General ...............................................................................................................
April Quarterly ............................................................................................................
03/19/08
03/31/08
03/24/08
04/15/08
03/27/08
04/15/08
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April Quarterly ............................................................................................................
Pre-Runoff ..................................................................................................................
Post-Runoff ................................................................................................................
July Quarterly .............................................................................................................
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10438-10440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3689]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0014; FRL-8352-4]
Tetramethrin Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Risk
Reduction Options
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk
assessments, and related documents, for the pesticide tetramethrin and
opens a public comment period on these documents (Phase 3 of 4-Phase
Process). The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or
proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for tetramethrin through a
modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to
involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions.
Through this program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current
health and safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0014 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-
2008-0014. 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
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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: Monica Wait, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8019; fax
number: (703) 308-8189; e-mail address: wait.monica@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?
EPA is releasing for public comment its human health and
environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents
for tetramethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid pesticide, and soliciting
public comment on risk management ideas or proposals. EPA developed the
risk assessments and risk characterization for tetramethrin 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).
Tetramethrin is a broad-specturm, first-generation synthetic
pyrethroid insecticide. It is a rapid knockdown agent against flying
and crawling insects. It is frequently combined with a killing agent
since knockdown may be transient. It may be co-formulated with
synergists and other active ingredients to provide residual activity
against insects not exposed initially. Tetramethrin is used for both
indoor and outdoor residential, institutional, industrial, and
horticultural use sites. It is also registered for use on pets and
clothes; and there are no registered food uses. Tetramethrin is applied
by spray from an aerosol can, injected into cracks and crevices or ant
mounds through an injection tube attached to the aerosol can, by hand
to pets, or dispersed into the air using a fogger can.
EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for
interested parties to provide comments and input on the Agency's risk
assessments for tetramethrin. Such comments and input could address,
for example, the availability of additional data to further refine the
risk assessments, such as data on the dissipation of tetramethrin on
carpets and vinyl flooring after residential indoor application,
detailed data on tetramethrin's residential use patterns, or could
address the Agency's risk assessment methodologies and assumptions as
applied to this specific pesticide.
Through this notice, EPA also is providing an opportunity for
interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise
comment on risk management for tetramethrin. Risks of concern
associated with the use of tetramethrin include the following: post-
application inhalation exposure from total release foggers and post-
application incidental oral exposure from aerosol can and ready-to-use
sprays. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency solicits
information on effective and practical risk reduction measures.
EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and
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 tetramethrin, compared to the
general population.
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, the Agency is tailoring its public participation process to
be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of
the issues, and degree of public concern associated with each
pesticide. For tetramethrin, a modified, 4-Phase process with one
comment period and ample opportunity for public
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consultation seems appropriate in view of its limited use and few
complex issues. However, if as a result of comments received during
this comment period EPA finds that additional issues warranting further
discussion are raised, the Agency may lengthen the process and include
a second comment period, as needed.
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 tetramethrin. 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 end-use products and either
reregistering products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory
action.''
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: February 20, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-3689 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 a.m.]
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