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public review and comment in March
2008 and was the subject of a
consultation with the CASAC on April
2 and 3, 2008. Comments received from
that consultation were considered in
developing the document titled ‘‘Risk
and Exposure Assessment to Support
the Review of the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of
Sulfur: First Draft,’’ which was released
for public review and comment in
August 2008. This document was the
subject of a CASAC review on October
1–2, 2008. Comments received from that
review have been considered in
developing the document titled, ‘‘Risk
and Exposure Assessment to Support
the Review of the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of
Sulfur: Second Draft,’’ which is being
released at this time.
The second draft risk and exposure
assessment for the secondary NOX/SOX
NAAQS review released at this time
conveys the approach taken to assess
ecological effects due to the deposition
of ambient NOX and SOX, and present
the results of these analyses. This draft
document will be available online at:
https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/
standards/no2so2sec/cr_rea.html.
The EPA is soliciting advice and
recommendations from the CASAC and
public comments by means of a review
of the draft document at an upcoming
public meeting of the CASAC scheduled
for July 22–23, 2009 in Research
Triangle Park, NC. A separate Federal
Register notice will provide additional
details about this meeting and the
process for participation. Following the
CASAC meeting, EPA will consider
comments received from the CASAC
and the public in preparing a final risk
and exposure assessment report.
Dated: June 4, 2009.
Jenny N. Edmonds,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards.
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Draft Toxicological Review of 1,4Dioxane: In Support of the Summary
Information in the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS); Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The EPA published a notice
in the Federal Register of Tuesday, June
9, 2009 (74 FR, 27313–27315),
announcing a listening session for the
external review draft document titled,
‘‘Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane:
In Support of Summary Information on
the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)’’ (EPA/635/R–09/005). The notice
contained incorrect dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the public listening
session, please contact Christine Ross,
IRIS Staff, National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA),
(8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: 703–347–8592; facsimile:
703–347–8689; or e-mail:
ross.christine@epa.gov.
Correction
In the Federal Register of June 9,
2009, in FR Doc. FRL–8914–2, on page
27314, in the second column, correct
the Dates and Addresses captions to
read:
DATES: The listening session on the draft
IRIS health assessment for 1,4-dioxane
will be held on Monday, July 6, 2009,
beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4
p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. If you wish
to make a presentation at the listening
session, you should register by Monday,
June 29, 2009, and indicate that you
wish to make oral comments at the
session, and indicate the length of your
presentation. At the time of your
registration, please indicate if you
require audio-visual aid (e.g., lap top
and slide projector). In general, each
presentation should be no more than 30
minutes. If, however, there are more
requests for presentations than the
allotted time will allow, then the time
limit for each presentation will be
adjusted accordingly. A copy of the
agenda for the listening session will be
available at the meeting. If no speakers
have registered by Monday, June 29, the
listening session will be cancelled. EPA
will notify those registered to attend of
the cancellation.
ADDRESSES: The listening session on the
draft 1,4-dioxane assessment will be
held at the EPA offices at Two Potomac
Yard (North Building), 7th Floor, Room
7100, 2733 South Crystal Drive,
Arlington, Virginia 22202. To attend the
listening session, register by Monday,
June 29, 2009, via the Internet at
https://epa.versar.com/14dioxane/
listening. You may also register via email: ssarraino@versar.com (subject
line: 1,4-Dioxane Listening Session), by
phone (703) 750–3000, ext. 316 or toll
free at 1–800–2–VERSAR (1–800–283–
7727), (ask for the 1,4-Dioxane listening
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session coordinator, Stephanie
Sarraino), or by faxing a registration
request to (703) 642–6954 (please
reference the ‘‘1,4-Dioxane Listening
Session’’ and include your name, title,
affiliation, full address and contact
information).
Dated: June 11, 2009.
Rebecca Clark,
Acting Director, National Center for
Environmental Assessment.
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Citric Acid; Antimicrobial 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 pesticide citric acid and opens a
public comment period on the proposed
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 August 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0855, 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
Facility’s normal hours of operation
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(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–
0855. 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
at https://www.regulations.gov. 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
pesticide-specific information, contact:
Heather Garvie, Chemical Review
Manager, Antimicrobials Division
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–0034; fax number: (703) 305–
5620; e-mail address:
garvie.heather@epa.gov.
For general information on
antimicrobials in the registration review
program, contact: Diane Isbell,
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
8154; fax number: (703) 308–8481; email address: isbell.diane@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
appropriate 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:
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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?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice
announces the availability of EPA’s
proposed registration review decision
for the pesticide citric acid (Registration
Review Case 4024) and opens a 60–day
public comment period on the proposed
decision. Citric acid is a food-contact
and non-food contact antimicrobial
pesticide used in many products for
residential and public access premises
(e.g., kitchen counter tops, bathroom
shower stalls, toilets, utensils, kitchen
cutting boards, diaper pails, changing
tables, garbage cans, pet area, cafeterias,
and doctor’s offices) and as a
disinfectant fruit and vegetable wash,
sanitizer, virucide, and germicide. It is
also an inert ingredient in other
pesticide products. In addition, citric
acid is characterized by low toxicity, is
biodegradable, and is found extensively
in nature.
The registration review docket for a
pesticide includes earlier documents
related to the registration review of the
case. For example, the review opened
with the posting of a summary
document, containing a preliminary
work plan, 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 rationales for
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not conducting additional risk
assessments for the registration review
of citric acid. This proposed registration
review decision continues 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 products containing citric
acid.
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, 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
October 2006, and appears at 40 CFR
part 155, subpart C. 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 at 40
CFR 155.58(a) provides for a minimum
60–day public comment period on 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
docket for citric 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 regulations.gov. The final
registration review decision will explain
the effect that any comments had on the
decision and provide the Agency’s
response to significant comments.
Background on the registration review
program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review. Links to earlier
documents related to the registration
review of citric acid are provided at:
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https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/citric_acid/
index.htm.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part
155, subpart C, provide authority for
this action.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Antimicrobials, Citric acid, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: June 4, 2009.
Betty Shackleford,
Acting Director, Antimicrobials Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Pesticide Products; Registration
Applications
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt
of applications to register pesticide
products containing new active
ingredients not included in any
currently registered products pursuant
to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0333, 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
Facility’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
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Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–
0333. 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
at https://www.regulations.gov. 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:
Leonard Cole, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
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[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0855; FRL-8420-5]
Citric Acid; Antimicrobial 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 pesticide citric
acid and opens a public comment period on the proposed 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 August 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0855, 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 Facility's normal hours of operation
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(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-
2008-0855. 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 at https://www.regulations.gov. 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 pesticide-specific information,
contact: Heather Garvie, Chemical Review Manager, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0034; fax number: (703) 305-5620; e-
mail address: garvie.heather@epa.gov.
For general information on antimicrobials in the registration
review program, contact: Diane Isbell, Antimicrobials Division (7510P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-8154; fax number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address:
isbell.diane@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 appropriate 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?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability
of EPA's proposed registration review decision for the pesticide citric
acid (Registration Review Case 4024) and opens a 60-day public comment
period on the proposed decision. Citric acid is a food-contact and non-
food contact antimicrobial pesticide used in many products for
residential and public access premises (e.g., kitchen counter tops,
bathroom shower stalls, toilets, utensils, kitchen cutting boards,
diaper pails, changing tables, garbage cans, pet area, cafeterias, and
doctor's offices) and as a disinfectant fruit and vegetable wash,
sanitizer, virucide, and germicide. It is also an inert ingredient in
other pesticide products. In addition, citric acid is characterized by
low toxicity, is biodegradable, and is found extensively in nature.
The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier
documents related to the registration review of the case. For example,
the review opened with the posting of a summary document, containing a
preliminary work plan, 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
rationales for
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not conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review
of citric acid. This proposed registration review decision continues 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 products containing citric acid.
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, 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 October 2006, and appears at 40 CFR part 155,
subpart C. 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 at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for
a minimum 60-day public comment period on 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
docket for citric 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 regulations.gov. The final registration review decision
will explain the effect that any comments had on the decision and
provide the Agency's response to significant comments.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review. Links to earlier
documents related to the registration review of citric acid are
provided at: https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/citric_acid/index.htm.
B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 155, subpart C, provide
authority for this action.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Antimicrobials, Citric acid, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: June 4, 2009.
Betty Shackleford,
Acting Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-14249 Filed 6-16-09; 8:45 am]
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