Pesticides; Availability of Updated Schedule for Registration Review, 10576-10578 [E9-5199]

Download as PDF 10576 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 46 / Wednesday, March 11, 2009 / Notices Dated: February 11, 2009. Janet L. Andersen, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E9–5193 Filed 3–10–09; 8:45 am] the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0085; FRL–8402–3] 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 CA-1 for turf and Ornamentalst 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: Leonard Cole, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–5412; e-mail address: cole.leonard@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:01 Mar 10, 2009 Jkt 217001 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–2009–0085. 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. In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of FIFRA, a copy of the approved label, the list of data references, the data and other scientific information used to support registration, except for material specifically protected by section 10 of FIFRA, are also available for public inspection. Requests for data must be made in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and must be addressed to the Freedom of Information Office (A–101), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. Such requests should: Identify the product name and registration number and specify the data or information desired. A paper copy of the fact sheet, which provides more detail on this registration, may be obtained from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. 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. Did EPA Approve the Application? The Agency approved the application after considering all required data on risks associated with the proposed use of oriental mustard seed; allyl isothiocyanate, and information on social, economic, and environmental benefits to be derived from use. Specifically, the Agency has considered the nature of the chemical and its pattern of use, application methods and rates, and level and extent of potential exposure. Based on these reviews, the Agency was able to make basic health and safety determinations which show that use of oriental mustard seed; allyl isothiocyanate when used in accordance PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 with widespread and commonly recognized practice, will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment. III. Approved Application EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of August 11, 2004 (690 FR 154 (FRL–7365-9), which announced that Nematrol, Inc., 15 Prince Andrew Ct., St. Catharine’s, Ontario L2N 3Y2, Canada, had submitted an application to register the pesticide product, CA-1 for turf and ornamental, netmaticide/fungicide (EPA File Symbol 75618-R), containing 98% oriental mustard seed; allyl isothiocyanate. This product was not previously registered. The application was approved on December 29, 2008, as CA-1 for turf and ornamentals (EPA Registration Number 75618-1) for the control nematode/ fungicide. (L. Cole). List of Subjects Environmental protection, Chemicals, Pests and pesticides. Dated: February 11, 2009. Janet L. Andersen, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E9–5195 Filed 3–10–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0922; FRL–8402–2] Pesticides; Availability of Updated Schedule for Registration Review AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of an updated schedule for the pesticide registration review program, the periodic review of all registered pesticides mandated by section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The updated schedule provides the timetable for opening dockets for the next 4 years of the registration review program – fiscal year (FY) 2009 to FY 2012 – and includes information on the FY 2007 and FY 2008 registration review cases. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Costello, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 46 / Wednesday, March 11, 2009 / Notices 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. 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–2008–0922. 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. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? EPA is issuing an updated schedule for the registration review program, the Agency’s periodic review of all registered pesticides mandated by section 3(g) of FIFRA. This updated schedule provides the timetable for opening dockets for the next 4 years of the program – FY 2009 to FY 2012. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 as amended in 2007 (PRIA II) requires EPA to complete registration review decisions by October 1, 2022, for all pesticides registered as of October 1, 2007. To ensure meeting this requirement, EPA will open approximately 70 pesticide registration VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:01 Mar 10, 2009 Jkt 217001 review dockets annually beginning in FY 2009 and continuing through 2017, so that almost all pesticides registered at the start of the program will have dockets opened by 2017. Some biopesticide dockets will be opened in 2018 through 2020. The Agency anticipates that this scheduling will provide adequate lead times to complete registration review decisions for all currently registered pesticides by 2022. During the first several years of the program, EPA is developing a pipeline of pesticides under review so that it will have the capacity to make 70 or more decisions each year. EPA expects a total of about 710 pesticide cases comprising 1,136 pesticide active ingredients to undergo registration review by 2022. Each pesticide’s place on the schedule is generally determined by its baseline date — the date of its last substantive review — with the oldest cases going first. The baseline date for a pesticide that was subject to reregistration is the date of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED). The baseline date for pesticides that were not subject to reregistration is the registration date of the first product containing the active ingredient. Although, the schedule generally is constructed chronologically, some registration review cases are grouped in the schedule for greater efficiency. For example, pesticides that are chemically related or use-related (e.g., organophosphate and carbamate chemical classes, the coppers group, and the pyrethroids, pyrethrins, and syngergists group) generally will be reviewed during the same time frame. As reflected in the updated schedule, EPA also intends to review the neonicotinoid pesticides as a group, and has moved several of these pesticides ahead in the schedule so that dockets for all will open no later than FY 2012. The neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides with a common mode of action that affects the central nervous system of insects, causing paralysis and death. European studies suggest that neonicotinic residues can accumulate in pollen and nectar of treated plants, and represent a potential risk to pollinators. The registration review docket for the neonicotinoid imidacloprid opened in December 2008, and the docket for nithiazine is scheduled to be opened in March 2009. To better ensure a ‘‘level playing field’’ for the neonicotinoid class as a whole, and to best take advantage of new research as it becomes available, the Agency has moved the docket openings for the remaining neonicotinoids on the registration review schedule (acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, nitrapyrin, PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10577 thiacloprid, and thiamethoxam) to FY 2012. EPA also announces that beginning in 2009, all new dockets for conventional pesticide cases entering registration review will have a 60–day public comment period. During the comment period on new registration review dockets, the Agency asks interested persons to review Summary Documents and other information in the dockets, and identify any additional information that the Agency should consider during the registration reviews of these pesticides. Based on over 2 years of experience in implementing the registration review program, EPA believes that 60 days will both allow the public to review these dockets and identify any additional information that the Agency should consider, and enable the Agency to open 70 new dockets annually and comply with the PRIA II requirement that each pesticide case be reevaluated within a 15–year timeframe. The comment period for antimicrobial, biopesticide, and microbial pesticide cases has previously been set at 60 days. Background information on the program is provided at: https:// www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ registration_review/.The current schedule is available at: https:// www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ registration_review/schedule.htm. An explanation of the schedule is at: https:// www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ registration_review/explanation.htm. Information about the neonicotinoids and other groups of related pesticides beginning registration review is available at: https://www.epa.gov/ oppsrrd1/registration_review/ highlights.htm. B. What is the Agency’s Authority for Taking this Action? EPA is announcing this updated schedule for the registration review program as provided in 40 CFR 155.42(d) and 155.44 of the Procedural Regulations for Registration Review: Final Rule (https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ EPA-PEST/2006/August/Day-09/ p12904.htm). The Agency may consider issues raised by the public or registrant when reviewing a posted schedule, to schedule a pesticide registration review, or to modify the schedule of a pesticide registration review as appropriate. This schedule will be updated at least once every year. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests. E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1 10578 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 46 / Wednesday, March 11, 2009 / Notices Dated: February 9, 2009. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr. Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E9–5199 Filed 3–10–09; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Farm Credit Administration Board; Regular Meeting Farm Credit Administration. Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board). DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of the Board will be held at the offices of the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Virginia, on March 12, 2009, from 9 a.m. until such time as the Board concludes its business. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland E. Smith, Secretary to the Farm Credit Administration Board, (703) 883– 4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. ADDRESSES: Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting of the Board will be open to the public (limited space available). In order to increase the accessibility to Board meetings, persons requiring assistance should make arrangements in advance. The matters to be considered at the meeting are: AGENCY: SUMMARY: Open Session A. Approval of Minutes • February 12, 2009. B. New Business • Director Elections-Proposed Rule. Dated: March 6, 2009. Gaye Calhoun, Acting Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. [FR Doc. E9–5381 Filed 3–9–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6705–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES [Report No. AUC–09–79–A (Auction 79); AU Docket No. 09–21; DA 09–422] Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits Scheduled for September 1, 2009; Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 79 AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:14 Mar 10, 2009 Jkt 217001 ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document announces the auction of 122 FM broadcast construction permits scheduled to commence on September 1, 2009 (Auction 79). This document also seeks comments on competitive bidding procedures for Auction 79. DATES: Comments are due on or before March 20, 2009, and reply comments are due on or before April 1, 2009. ADDRESSES: Comments and reply comments must be identified by AU Docket No. 09–21. Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission) Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) at https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. The Wireless Telecommunications and Media Bureaus request that a copy of all comments and reply comments be submitted electronically to the following address: auction79@fcc.gov. In addition, comments and reply comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: • Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although the Bureaus continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Attn: WTB/ ASAD, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. • The Commission’s contractor will receive hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. • U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. • People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or telephone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–418–0432. PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division: For auction legal questions: Howard Davenport or Lynne Milne at (202) 418– 0660. For general auction questions: Debbie Smith or Linda Sanderson at (717) 338–2868. Media Bureau, Audio Division: For service rule questions: Lisa Scanlan or Tom Nessinger at (202) 418– 2700. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Auction 79 Comment Public Notice released on February 27, 2009. The complete text of the Auction 79 Comment Public Notice, including Attachment A, and related Commission documents, are available for public inspection and copying from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday or from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET on Fridays in the FCC Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. The Auction 79 Comment Public Notice and related Commission documents also may be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY– B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202–488–5300, facsimile 202–488–5563, or you may contact BCPI at its Web site: https://www.BCPIWEB.com. When ordering documents from BCPI, please provide the appropriate FCC document number, for example, DA 09–422. The Auction 79 Comment Public Notice and related documents also are available on the Internet at the Commission’s Web site: https://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/ 79/, or by using the search function for AU Docket No. 09–21 on the ECFS Web page at https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. I. Construction Permits in Auction 79 1. Auction 79 will offer 122 construction permits in the FM broadcast service as specified in Attachment A of the Auction 79 Comment Public Notice which lists vacant FM allotments, reflecting FM channels assigned to the Table of FM Allotments. Consistent with 47 U.S.C. 309(j), the Wireless Telecommunications and Media Bureaus (Bureaus) seek comment on the following issues relating to Auction 79. A. Auction Structure i. Simultaneous Multiple-Round Auction Design 2. The Bureaus propose to auction all construction permits included in Auction 79 using the Commission’s standard simultaneous multiple-round auction. This type of auction offers every construction permit for bid at the E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10576-10578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5199]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0922; FRL-8402-2]


Pesticides; Availability of Updated Schedule for Registration 
Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of an updated schedule for 
the pesticide registration review program, the periodic review of all 
registered pesticides mandated by section 3(g) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The updated 
schedule provides the timetable for opening dockets for the next 4 
years of the registration review program - fiscal year (FY) 2009 to FY 
2012 - and includes information on the FY 2007 and FY 2008 registration 
review cases.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Costello, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-

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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. 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-2008-0922. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is issuing an updated schedule for the registration review 
program, the Agency's periodic review of all registered pesticides 
mandated by section 3(g) of FIFRA. This updated schedule provides the 
timetable for opening dockets for the next 4 years of the program - FY 
2009 to FY 2012.
    The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 as amended in 
2007 (PRIA II) requires EPA to complete registration review decisions 
by October 1, 2022, for all pesticides registered as of October 1, 
2007. To ensure meeting this requirement, EPA will open approximately 
70 pesticide registration review dockets annually beginning in FY 2009 
and continuing through 2017, so that almost all pesticides registered 
at the start of the program will have dockets opened by 2017. Some 
biopesticide dockets will be opened in 2018 through 2020. The Agency 
anticipates that this scheduling will provide adequate lead times to 
complete registration review decisions for all currently registered 
pesticides by 2022. During the first several years of the program, EPA 
is developing a pipeline of pesticides under review so that it will 
have the capacity to make 70 or more decisions each year. EPA expects a 
total of about 710 pesticide cases comprising 1,136 pesticide active 
ingredients to undergo registration review by 2022.
    Each pesticide's place on the schedule is generally determined by 
its baseline date -- the date of its last substantive review -- with 
the oldest cases going first. The baseline date for a pesticide that 
was subject to reregistration is the date of the Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED). The baseline date for pesticides that were 
not subject to reregistration is the registration date of the first 
product containing the active ingredient. Although, the schedule 
generally is constructed chronologically, some registration review 
cases are grouped in the schedule for greater efficiency. For example, 
pesticides that are chemically related or use-related (e.g., 
organophosphate and carbamate chemical classes, the coppers group, and 
the pyrethroids, pyrethrins, and syngergists group) generally will be 
reviewed during the same time frame.
    As reflected in the updated schedule, EPA also intends to review 
the neonicotinoid pesticides as a group, and has moved several of these 
pesticides ahead in the schedule so that dockets for all will open no 
later than FY 2012. The neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides with 
a common mode of action that affects the central nervous system of 
insects, causing paralysis and death. European studies suggest that 
neonicotinic residues can accumulate in pollen and nectar of treated 
plants, and represent a potential risk to pollinators. The registration 
review docket for the neonicotinoid imidacloprid opened in December 
2008, and the docket for nithiazine is scheduled to be opened in March 
2009. To better ensure a ``level playing field'' for the neonicotinoid 
class as a whole, and to best take advantage of new research as it 
becomes available, the Agency has moved the docket openings for the 
remaining neonicotinoids on the registration review schedule 
(acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, nitrapyrin, thiacloprid, and 
thiamethoxam) to FY 2012.
    EPA also announces that beginning in 2009, all new dockets for 
conventional pesticide cases entering registration review will have a 
60-day public comment period. During the comment period on new 
registration review dockets, the Agency asks interested persons to 
review Summary Documents and other information in the dockets, and 
identify any additional information that the Agency should consider 
during the registration reviews of these pesticides. Based on over 2 
years of experience in implementing the registration review program, 
EPA believes that 60 days will both allow the public to review these 
dockets and identify any additional information that the Agency should 
consider, and enable the Agency to open 70 new dockets annually and 
comply with the PRIA II requirement that each pesticide case be 
reevaluated within a 15-year timeframe. The comment period for 
antimicrobial, biopesticide, and microbial pesticide cases has 
previously been set at 60 days.
    Background information on the program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/.The current schedule is 
available at: https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/
schedule.htm. An explanation of the schedule is at: https://www.epa.gov/
oppsrrd1/registration_review/explanation.htm. Information about the 
neonicotinoids and other groups of related pesticides beginning 
registration review is available at: https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/highlights.htm.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    EPA is announcing this updated schedule for the registration review 
program as provided in 40 CFR 155.42(d) and 155.44 of the Procedural 
Regulations for Registration Review: Final Rule (https://www.epa.gov/
fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/August/Day-09/p12904.htm). The Agency may 
consider issues raised by the public or registrant when reviewing a 
posted schedule, to schedule a pesticide registration review, or to 
modify the schedule of a pesticide registration review as appropriate. 
This schedule will be updated at least once every year.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and 
pests.


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    Dated: February 9, 2009.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-5199 Filed 3-10-09; 8:45 a.m.]
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