Battelle Memorial Institute and Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc.; Transfer of Data, 27823-27824 [E8-10289]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 94 / Wednesday, May 14, 2008 / Notices 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 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 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 naphthalene and soliciting public comment on risk management ideas or proposals. Naphthalene is an insecticide used primarily as a moth repellant. EPA developed the risk assessments and risk characterizations for naphthalene 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). Naphthalene is an insecticide used as a moth repellant for the protection of wool clothing and as an animal repellant against nuisance vertebrate pests. Naphthalene products are formulated as moth balls, flakes, dusts, and granules. All pesticidal uses of naphthalene are residential; no food or occupational uses are registered. EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide comments and input on the Agency’s risk assessments for naphthalene. Such comments and input could address, for example, the availability of additional data to further refine the risk assessments, such as ambient exposure data related to the pesticidal uses of naphthalene, 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:39 May 13, 2008 Jkt 214001 proposals or otherwise comment on risk management for naphthalene, specifically, measures for mitigating risk from episodic ingestion (i.e. toddlers eating a mothball product). The Agency is soliciting 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 naphthalene, 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 naphthalene, a modified, 4–Phase process with 1 comment period and ample opportunity for public consultation seems appropriate in view of its limited risk concern. 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 naphthalene. 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.’’ PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27823 List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: May 7, 2008. Steven Bradbury, Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E8–10830 Filed 5–13–08; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0002; FRL–8364–4] Battelle Memorial Institute and Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc.; Transfer of Data Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2) Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., have been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., to fulfill the obligations of the contract. DATES: Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., will be given access to this information on or before May 19, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1 27824 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 94 / Wednesday, May 14, 2008 / Notices Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–0786; e-mail address: croom.felicia@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action applies to the public in general. As such, 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–2008–0002. 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. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES II. Contractor Requirements Under Contract No. EP-C-04-027, Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc. will perform the task to review and analyze published and unpublished studies of six conazoles: Fenbuconazole, Diniconazole, Cyproconazole, Uniconazole, Hexaconazole, and Propiconazole. Under this task the contractor shall: 1. Search the scientific literature from 1950 forward for dermal absorption studies of Fenbuconazole, Diniconazole, Cyproconazole, Uniconazole, Hexaconazole, and Propiconazole. 2. Obtain the dermal absorption studies for Fenbuconazole, Diniconazole, Cyproconazole, Uniconazole, Hexaconazole, and VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:39 May 13, 2008 Jkt 214001 Propiconazole submitted to OPP from the OPP Registration Division. 3. Critically evaluate the studies obtained in IIA and IIB to determine the physical and chemical factors that govern dermal absorption and the influence of measurement methods on the reported dermal absorption values. The OPP has determined that access by Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., to information on all pesticide chemicals is necessary for the performance of this contract. Some of this information may be entitled to confidential treatment. The information has been submitted to EPA under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of FIFRA and under sections 408 and 409 of FFDCA. In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the contract with Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., prohibits use of the information for any purpose not specified in the contract; prohibits disclosure of the information to a third party without prior written approval from the Agency; and requires that each official and employee of the contractor sign an agreement to protect the information from unauthorized release and to handle it in accordance with the FIFRA Information Security Manual. In addition, Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., are required to submit for EPA approval a security plan under which any CBI will be secured and protected against unauthorized release or compromise. No information will be provided to Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., until the requirements in this document have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., have completed their work. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government contracts, Government property, Security measures. Dated: May 1, 2008. Kathryn S. Bouve, Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E8–10289 Filed 5–13–08; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or FM Proposals To Change the Community of License Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27823-27824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10289]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0002; FRL-8364-4]


Battelle Memorial Institute and Toxicology Excellence for Risk 
Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn 
Engineering Services, Inc.; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information 
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information 
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
by the submitter, will be transferred to Battelle Memorial Institute 
and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, 
Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering 
Services, Inc., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2) 
Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Quality 
Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, 
Inc., have been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and access 
to this information will enable Battelle Memorial Institute and its 
subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality 
Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, 
Inc., to fulfill the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology 
Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional 
Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., will be given access to 
this information on or before May 19, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

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Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(703) 305-0786; e-mail address: croom.felicia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action applies to the public in general. As such, 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-2008-0002. 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. Contractor Requirements

    Under Contract No. EP-C-04-027, Battelle Memorial Institute and its 
subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality 
Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, 
Inc. will perform the task to review and analyze published and 
unpublished studies of six conazoles: Fenbuconazole, Diniconazole, 
Cyproconazole, Uniconazole, Hexaconazole, and Propiconazole. Under this 
task the contractor shall:
    1. Search the scientific literature from 1950 forward for dermal 
absorption studies of Fenbuconazole, Diniconazole, Cyproconazole, 
Uniconazole, Hexaconazole, and Propiconazole.
    2. Obtain the dermal absorption studies for Fenbuconazole, 
Diniconazole, Cyproconazole, Uniconazole, Hexaconazole, and 
Propiconazole submitted to OPP from the OPP Registration Division.
    3. Critically evaluate the studies obtained in IIA and IIB to 
determine the physical and chemical factors that govern dermal 
absorption and the influence of measurement methods on the reported 
dermal absorption values.
     The OPP has determined that access by Battelle Memorial Institute 
and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, 
Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering 
Services, Inc., to information on all pesticide chemicals is necessary 
for the performance of this contract.
    Some of this information may be entitled to confidential treatment. 
The information has been submitted to EPA under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 
of FIFRA and under sections 408 and 409 of FFDCA.
    In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(2), the 
contract with Battelle Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, 
Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental 
Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, Inc., prohibits 
use of the information for any purpose not specified in the contract; 
prohibits disclosure of the information to a third party without prior 
written approval from the Agency; and requires that each official and 
employee of the contractor sign an agreement to protect the information 
from unauthorized release and to handle it in accordance with the FIFRA 
Information Security Manual. In addition, Battelle Memorial Institute 
and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, 
Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering 
Services, Inc., are required to submit for EPA approval a security plan 
under which any CBI will be secured and protected against unauthorized 
release or compromise. No information will be provided to Battelle 
Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for 
Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn 
Engineering Services, Inc., until the requirements in this document 
have been fully satisfied. Records of information provided to Battelle 
Memorial Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for 
Risk Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn 
Engineering Services, Inc., will be maintained by EPA Project Officers 
for this contract. All information supplied to Battelle Memorial 
Institute and its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk 
Assessment, Quality Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn 
Engineering Services, Inc., by EPA for use in connection with this 
contract will be returned to EPA when Battelle Memorial Institute and 
its subcontractor, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Quality 
Environmental Professional Associate, and Horn Engineering Services, 
Inc., have completed their work.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Business and industry, Government 
contracts, Government property, Security measures.

    Dated: May 1, 2008.
Kathryn S. Bouve,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-10289 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 a.m.]
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