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TABLE – REGISTRATION REVIEW DOCKETS – FINAL DECISIONS—Continued
Registration Review Case Name and
Number
Pesticide Docket ID Number
Regulatory Contact name, Phone Number, E-mail Address
Farnesol/Nerolidol; Case 6061
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0569
Russell Jones
(703) 308–5071
jones.russell@epa.gov
Nosema locustae; Case 4104
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0997
Jeannine Kausch
(703) 3477–8920
kausch.jeannine@epa.gov
The dockets for registration review of
these pesticide cases include the final
registration review decision documents
as well as other relevant documents
related to the registration review of the
subject cases. Proposed registration
review decisions were posted to the
docket and public comments were
requested. During the respective 60 day
comment periods, no public comments
were received. Background on the
registration review program is provided
at: https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/. Quick links to
earlier documents related to the
registration review of this pesticide are
provided at: https://www.epa.gov/
oppsrrd1/registration_review/
reg_review_status.htm.
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B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
FIFRA Section 3(g) and 40 CFR
155.58(c) provide authority for this
action. A registration review decision is
the Agency’s determination whether a
pesticide meets, or does not meet the
standard for registration in FIFRA.
Proposed registration review decisions
were posted to the docket for the above
cases and public comments were
requested. During the respective 60 day
comment periods, no public comments
were received for the Chitin/Chitosan,
Farnesol/Nerolidol or Nosema locustae
cases. The final decisions that are
subject to this notice continue to be
supported by the rationales included in
the proposed registration review
decisions for each case. The documents
in the subject registration review
dockets describe the Agency’s rationale
for issuing these final decisions for the
Chitin/Chitosan, Farnesol/Nerolidol or
Nosema locustae cases. No risk
mitigation measures are required or
specified in the final decisions for these
registration review cases and no labeling
changes are required as a result of these
final decisions.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, registration
review, pesticides, and pests.
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Dated: December 12, 2008.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. E8–30496 Filed 12–23–08; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–1070; FRL–8391–4]
L-Latic Acid Registration Review Final
Work Plan and Proposed Registration
Review Decision; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Final Work Plan
and Proposed Registration Review
Decision for the pesticides case L-Latic
Acid, and opens a public comment
period on the proposed registration
review decision. Registration review is
EPA’s periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each
pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that
is, that the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the
environment. Through this program,
EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s
registration is based on current
scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
numbers EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0383 for
L-Latic Acid 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
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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 and the regulatory
contact listed under Table 1 for the case
you are submitting a comment. EPA’s
policy is that all comments received
will be included in the docket without
change and may be made available online 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
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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: For
information about the pesticide
included in this document, contact the
specific Chemical Review Manager as
identified in the table in Unit II.
For general questions on the
registration review program, contact
Kevin Costello, 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–
5026; fax number: (703) 308–8090; email address: costello.kevin@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, farm
worker, 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?
This notice opens a 60–day public
comment period on the subject
proposed registration review decision.
The Agency is proposing registration a
review decision for the pesticide case
shown in the following Table.
TABLE 1.—REGISTRATION REVIEW DOCKETS – PROPOSED FINAL DECISIONS
Registration Review Case Name and Number
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L-Latic Acid; Case 6062
EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0383
The docket for registration review of
this pesticide case includes earlier
documents related to the registration
review of the subject case. For example,
the review opened with the posting of
a Summary Document, containing a
Preliminary Work Plan (PWP), for
public comment. Because no comments
were received, and because the Agency
required no further risk assessments to
complete registration review of this
case, the Final Work Plan and Proposed
Decision were combined into a single
document. The documents in the initial
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Pesticide Docket ID Number
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Andrew Bryceland;
(703) 305–6928;
bryceland.andrew@epa.gov
docket described the Agency’s rationale
for not conducting new risk assessments
for the registration review of L-Latic
Acid. This proposed registration review
decision now included in the docket
continue to be supported by those
rationales included in documents in the
initial docket. Following public
comment, the Agency will issue a final
registration review decision for this
case.
The registration review program is
being conducted under congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA
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Regulatory Contact name, Phone Number, Email Address
recognizes the need both to make timely
decisions and to involve the public.
Section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
as amended in 1996 required EPA to
establish by regulation procedures for
reviewing pesticide registrations,
originally with a goal of reviewing each
pesticide’s registration every 15 years to
ensure that a pesticide continues to
meet the FIFRA standard for
registration. The Agency’s final rule to
implement this program was issued in
August 2006 and became effective in
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October 2006 and appears at 40 CFR
155.40. The Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act of 2003 (‘‘PRIA’’) was
amended and extended in September
2007. FIFRA as amended by PRIA in
2007 requires EPA to complete
registration review decisions by October
1, 2022 for all pesticides registered as of
October 1, 2007. The registration review
final rule provides for a minimum 60–
day public comment period for all
proposed registration review decisions.
This comment period is intended to
provide an opportunity for public input
and a mechanism for initiating any
necessary amendments to the proposed
decision. All comments should be
submitted using the methods in
ADDRESSES, and must be received by
EPA on or before the closing date. These
comments will become part of the
Agency Docket for L-Latic Acid.
Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’
EPA is not required to consider these
late comments. The Agency will
carefully consider all comments
received by the closing date and will
provide a Response to Comments
Memorandum in the Docket and
www.regulations.gov. The final
registration review decisions will
explain the effect that any comments
have had on the decisions.
Background on the registration review
program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/. Quick links to
earlier documents related to the
registration review of this pesticide are
provided at: https://www.epa.gov/
oppsrrd1/registration_review/
reg_review_status.htm/.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
FIFRA Section 3(g) and 40 CFR 155.40
provide authority for this action.
List of Subjects
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Environmental protection,
Registration review, Pesticides and
pests, L-Latic Acid.
Dated: December 4, 2008.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticide and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs
[FR Doc. E8–30380 Filed 12–23–08; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0489;FRL–8396–5]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel;
Notice of Public Meeting; Correction
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of December 10, 2008,
concerning a 3–day meeting of the
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel to
consider and review a set of scientific
issues being considered by the Agency
pertaining an Evaluation of the
Resistance Risks from Using a Seed Mix
Refuge with Pioneer’s Optimum®
AcreMaxTM 1 Corn Rootworm-Protected
Corn. This document is being issued to
correct an error in the dates for the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph E. Bailey, Designated Federal
Official, Office of Science Coordination
and Policy (7201M), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (202) 564–
2045; e-mail address:
bailey.joseph@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the original
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 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–2008–0489. 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
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electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. What Does this Correction Do?
FR Doc. E8–29114 published in the
Federal Register of December 10, 2008
(73 FR 75099) (FRL–8392–7) is
corrected as follows:
1. On page 75099, in the first column,
under DATES, the first paragraph should
read as follows:
The meeting will be held on Monday,
February 23, 2009 from 1:30 p.m. to
approximately 5 p.m.; on Tuesday,
February 24, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to
approximately 5 p.m.; and on
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 from
8:30 a.m. to approximately 12 noon
(eastern time).
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: December 17, 2008.
Michael L. Goodis,
Acting Director, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy.
[FR Doc. E8–30492 Filed 12–23–08; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY
I. General Information
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79099
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0607;FRL–8396–1]
Pesticide Product Registration
Approval
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces
Agency approval of an application to
register the pesticide product nTetradecyl Acetate Technical
Pheromone containing an active
ingredient not included in any
previously registered products pursuant
to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Bryceland, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–6928; e-mail address:
bryceland.andrew@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-1070; FRL-8391-4]
L-Latic Acid Registration Review Final Work Plan and Proposed
Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Final Work
Plan and Proposed Registration Review Decision for the pesticides case
L-Latic Acid, and opens a public comment period on the proposed
registration review decision. Registration review is EPA's periodic
review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide
continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is,
that the pesticide can perform its intended function without
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment.
Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's
registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) numbers EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0383 for L-Latic Acid 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 and the
regulatory contact listed under Table 1 for the case you are submitting
a comment. 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
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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: For information about the pesticide
included in this document, contact the specific Chemical Review Manager
as identified in the table in Unit II.
For general questions on the registration review program, contact
Kevin Costello, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
costello.kevin@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, farm worker, 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?
This notice opens a 60-day public comment period on the subject
proposed registration review decision. The Agency is proposing
registration a review decision for the pesticide case shown in the
following Table.
Table 1.--Registration Review Dockets - Proposed Final Decisions
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Regulatory Contact
Registration Review Case Name Pesticide Docket name, Phone
and Number ID Number Number, E-mail
Address
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L-Latic Acid; Case 6062 EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-03 Andrew Bryceland;
83 (703) 305-6928;
bryceland.andrew@e
pa.gov
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The docket for registration review of this pesticide case includes
earlier documents related to the registration review of the subject
case. For example, the review opened with the posting of a Summary
Document, containing a Preliminary Work Plan (PWP), for public comment.
Because no comments were received, and because the Agency required no
further risk assessments to complete registration review of this case,
the Final Work Plan and Proposed Decision were combined into a single
document. The documents in the initial docket described the Agency's
rationale for not conducting new risk assessments for the registration
review of L-Latic Acid. This proposed registration review decision now
included in the docket continue to be supported by those rationales
included in documents in the initial docket. Following public comment,
the Agency will issue a final registration review decision for this
case.
The registration review program is being conducted under
congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both
to make timely decisions and to involve the public. Section 3(g) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) as amended
in 1996 required EPA to establish by regulation procedures for
reviewing pesticide registrations, originally with a goal of reviewing
each pesticide's registration every 15 years to ensure that a pesticide
continues to meet the FIFRA standard for registration. The Agency's
final rule to implement this program was issued in August 2006 and
became effective in
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October 2006 and appears at 40 CFR 155.40. The Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act of 2003 (``PRIA'') was amended and extended in
September 2007. FIFRA as amended by PRIA in 2007 requires EPA to
complete registration review decisions by October 1, 2022 for all
pesticides registered as of October 1, 2007. The registration review
final rule provides for a minimum 60-day public comment period for all
proposed registration review decisions.
This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for
public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to
the proposed decision. All comments should be submitted using the
methods in ADDRESSES, and must be received by EPA on or before the
closing date. These comments will become part of the Agency Docket for
L-Latic Acid. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late
comments. The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by
the closing date and will provide a Response to Comments Memorandum in
the Docket and www.regulations.gov. The final registration review
decisions will explain the effect that any comments have had on the
decisions.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/. Quick links to
earlier documents related to the registration review of this pesticide
are provided at: https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/reg_
review_status.htm/.
B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
FIFRA Section 3(g) and 40 CFR 155.40 provide authority for this
action.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Registration review, Pesticides and
pests, L-Latic Acid.
Dated: December 4, 2008.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticide and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs
[FR Doc. E8-30380 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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