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Dated: October 6, 2009.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8968–5]
Proposed CERCLA Administrative
Cashout Settlement; Le Roi Smelter
Site, Northport, WA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
In accordance with section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, as
amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i),
notice is hereby given of a proposed
administrative settlement for recovery of
past response costs incurred at the Le
Roi Smelter Site in Northport,
Washington, with settling parties: The
Cecil A. Frazier Exemption Equivalent
Trust and the Estate of Marie M. Frazier.
The settlement requires the settling
parties to pay One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000) to the Hazardous
Substance Superfund, to implement
certain institutional controls, and to
execute an option to sell the Site to the
town of Northport. The settlement
includes a covenant not to sue or take
administrative action against the settling
party pursuant to section 107(a) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a) for recovery
of past response costs. For thirty (30)
days following the date of publication of
this notice, the Agency will receive
written comments relating to the
settlement. The Agency will consider all
comments received and may modify or
withdraw its consent to the settlement
if comments received disclose facts or
considerations which indicate that the
settlement is inappropriate, improper,
or inadequate. The Agency’s response to
any comments received will be available
for public inspection at the U.S. EPA
Region 10 offices, located at 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is
available for public inspection at the
U.S. EPA Region 10 offices, located at
1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington
98101. A copy of the proposed
settlement may be obtained from Carol
Kennedy, Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S.
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EPA Region 10, Mail Stop ORC–158,
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle,
Washington 98101; (206) 553–0242.
Comments should reference the Le Roi
Smelter Site in Northport, Washington,
EPA Docket No. CERCLA–10–2009–
0095 and should be addressed to
Alexander Fidis, Assistant Regional
Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 10, Mail Stop
ORC–158, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite
900, Seattle, Washington 98101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexander Fidis, Assistant Regional
Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 10, Mail Stop
ORC–158, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite
900, Seattle, Washington 98101; (206)
553–4710.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Le
Roi Smelter Site is located in Northport,
Stevens County, Washington (Site). Site
operations conducted between 1898 and
1921 involved the smelting and
processing or ore. Between 1953 and
1998, the Site was operated as a lumber
mill. Site smelting operations produced
slag that contained hazardous
substances including the heavy metals
lead and arsenic. Slag was disposed of
at the Site and discharged to the
Columbia River through a series of
flumes. The smelter smokestack emitted
ore constituents, including lead and
arsenic, which were dispersed and
deposited at the Site and on nearby
properties. In 2004, the Agency selected
and implemented a removal action to
address public health and
environmental threats from the presence
of lead and arsenic contaminated soil at
concentrations above applicable
cleanup standards. The removal action
involved the demolition of historic
smelter structures and the excavation of
contaminated soil from the Site and
twenty-nine residential and common
use properties. The smelter structure
and excavated soil was consolidated at
the Site beneath a protective cap.
The Site is currently owned by the
Cecil A. Frazier exemption equivalent
trust. The Agency is proposing to enter
into an administrative settlement with
the Cecil A. Frazier Exemption
Equivalent Trust and the Estate of Marie
M. Frazier. The settlement would
require the settling parties to pay
$100,000 to the Hazardous Substance
Superfund and to implement
institutional controls developed to
ensure the removal action remains
protective of human health and the
environment. The institutional controls
would be implemented by recording an
environmental covenant pursuant to
Washington’s Uniform Environmental
Covenant Act that would impose certain
restrictions on the use of the property
and obligations to maintain components
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of the removal action such as the
protective cap. The settlement
agreement would also require the
settling parties to provide the town of
Northport with an option to purchase
the Site for the purpose of placing the
Site back in productive use that is
consistent with the imposed
institutional controls. The proposed
settlement will provide the settling
parties with a release of liability subject
to certain rights reserved by the Agency.
Dated: October 2, 2009.
Lori Cohen,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental
Cleanup.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0209; FRL–8794–8]
Registration Review; Dichlorvos
Docket Reopened for Review and
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: EPA is opening an additional
30–day public comment period for the
registration review of dichlorvos
(DDVP). EPA established a registration
review docket for DDVP (EPA–HQ–
OPP–2009–0209) and opened a 60–day
public comment period for its
registration review in the Federal
Register issue of June 24, 2009 (74 FR
30077) (FRL–8422–4). However, during
this public comment period, the DDVP
registration review docket was missing
supporting documents listed in the
‘‘Reader’s Guide to Dichlorvos (DDVP)
Docket EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0209.’’ The
Agency has since included these
supporting documents in the docket and
has chosen to open an additional 30–
day comment period for the public to
review and comment on the registration
review of DDVP. 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, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the
environment. Registration review
dockets contain information that will
assist the public in understanding the
types of information and issues that the
Agency may consider during the course
of registration review. Through this
program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide’s registration is based on
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current scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0209, 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
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–
0209. 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
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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
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
specific information on DDVP contact:
Joy Schnackenbeck, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
8072; fax number: (703) 308–8090; email address:
schnackenbeck.joy@epa.gov.
For general information contact:
Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation
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,
farmworker, 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.
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B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD-ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD-ROM the specific information that is
claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iii. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
iv. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
v. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vi. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
vii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
achieve environmental justice, the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of any group, including minority and/or
low income populations, in the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to DDVP,
compared to the general population.
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II. Authority
EPA is initiating its review of DDVP
pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural
Regulations for Registration Review at
40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g)
of FIFRA provides, among other things,
that the registrations of pesticides are to
be reviewed every 15 years. Under
FIFRA section 3(a), a pesticide product
may be registered or remain registered
only if it meets the statutory standard
for registration given in FIFRA section
3(c)(5). When used in accordance with
widespread and commonly recognized
practice, the pesticide product must
perform its intended function without
unreasonable adverse effects on the
environment; that is, without any
unreasonable risk to man or the
environment, or a human dietary risk
from residues that result from the use of
a pesticide in or on food.
III. Registration Reviews
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A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g),
EPA is reviewing the DDVP pesticide
registration to assure that it continues to
satisfy the FIFRA standard for
registration—that is, it can still be used
without unreasonable adverse effects on
human health or the environment.
DDVP’s registration review began on
June 24, 2009, when the Agency opened
the DDVP registration review docket for
public review and comment. At present,
EPA is opening an additional 30–day
comment period for the DDVP
registration review docket.
B. Docket Content
1. Review dockets. The registration
review dockets contain information that
the Agency may consider in the course
of the registration review. On June 24,
2009, the DDVP registration review
docket contained a document
summarizing what the Agency currently
knows about DDVP and a preliminary
work plan for anticipated data and
assessment needs. However, the docket
was missing supporting documents,
which provide more detailed
information on what the Agency knows
about DDVP’s environmental fate,
ecological effects, human health effects,
use, and usage. Therefore, the Agency is
opening an additional public comment
for 30 days so the public can review and
comment on the following documents
now available in the DDVP registration
review docket:
• Registration Review – Preliminary
Problem Formulation for the Ecological
Risk Assessment of Dichlorvos (DDVP),
May 14, 2009.
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• Dichlorvos (DDVP). Human Health
Assessment Scoping Document in
Support of Registration Review, May 6,
2009.
• Appendix A: Food/Feed and NonFood/Non-Feed Uses Considered for
Registration Review, May 23, 2008.
• DDVP (084001) California
Department of Agriculture Usage Data,
November 7, 2008.
During this public comment period,
the Agency is asking that interested
persons identify any additional
information they believe the Agency
should consider during the registration
review of DDVP. In the DDVP summary
document, the Agency has identified the
areas where public comment is
specifically requested, though comment
in any area is welcome.
2. Other related information. More
information on the registration review of
DDVP may be located in the registration
review schedule on the Agency’s
website at https://www.epa.gov/
oppsrrd1/registration_review/
schedule.htm. Information on the
Agency’s registration review program
and its implementing regulation may be
seen at https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review.
3. Information submission
requirements. Anyone may submit data
or information in response to this
document. To be considered during
DDVP’s registration review, the
submitted data or information must
meet the following requirements:
• To ensure that EPA will consider
data or information submitted,
interested persons must submit the data
or information during the comment
period. The Agency may, at its
discretion, consider data or information
submitted at a later date.
• The data or information submitted
must be presented in a legible and
useable form. For example, an English
translation must accompany any
material that is not in English and a
written transcript must accompany any
information submitted as an
audiographic or videographic record.
Written material may be submitted in
paper or electronic form.
• Submitters must clearly identify the
source of any submitted data or
information.
• Submitters may request the Agency
to reconsider data or information that
the Agency rejected in a previous
review. However, submitters must
explain why they believe the Agency
should reconsider the data or
information in the pesticide’s
registration review.
• As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the
registration review docket for DDVP will
remain publicly accessible through the
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duration of the registration review
process; that is, until all actions
required in the final decision on the
registration review case have been
completed.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: October 7, 2009.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
October 5, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burden
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a valid control number.
Comments are requested concerning (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Persons wishing to comments on
this information collection should
submit comments on November 13,
2009. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0209; FRL-8794-8]
Registration Review; Dichlorvos Docket Reopened for Review and
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is opening an additional 30-day public comment period for
the registration review of dichlorvos (DDVP). EPA established a
registration review docket for DDVP (EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0209) and opened a
60-day public comment period for its registration review in the Federal
Register issue of June 24, 2009 (74 FR 30077) (FRL-8422-4). However,
during this public comment period, the DDVP registration review docket
was missing supporting documents listed in the ``Reader's Guide to
Dichlorvos (DDVP) Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0209.'' The Agency has since
included these supporting documents in the docket and has chosen to
open an additional 30-day comment period for the public to review and
comment on the registration review of DDVP. 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, the pesticide can perform its intended function without
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment.
Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the
public in understanding the types of information and issues that the
Agency may consider during the course of registration review. Through
this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is
based on
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current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human
health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0209, 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 Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0209. 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 specific information on DDVP
contact: Joy Schnackenbeck, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-8072; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
schnackenbeck.joy@epa.gov.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-
evaluation 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, farmworker, 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. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iii. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
iv. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
v. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vi. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
vii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to DDVP, compared
to the general population.
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II. Authority
EPA is initiating its review of DDVP pursuant to section 3(g) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
Procedural Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155,
subpart C. Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things, that the
registrations of pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 years. Under
FIFRA section 3(a), a pesticide product may be registered or remain
registered only if it meets the statutory standard for registration
given in FIFRA section 3(c)(5). When used in accordance with widespread
and commonly recognized practice, the pesticide product must perform
its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the
environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to man or the
environment, or a human dietary risk from residues that result from the
use of a pesticide in or on food.
III. Registration Reviews
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), EPA is reviewing the DDVP
pesticide registration to assure that it continues to satisfy the FIFRA
standard for registration--that is, it can still be used without
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. DDVP's
registration review began on June 24, 2009, when the Agency opened the
DDVP registration review docket for public review and comment. At
present, EPA is opening an additional 30-day comment period for the
DDVP registration review docket.
B. Docket Content
1. Review dockets. The registration review dockets contain
information that the Agency may consider in the course of the
registration review. On June 24, 2009, the DDVP registration review
docket contained a document summarizing what the Agency currently knows
about DDVP and a preliminary work plan for anticipated data and
assessment needs. However, the docket was missing supporting documents,
which provide more detailed information on what the Agency knows about
DDVP's environmental fate, ecological effects, human health effects,
use, and usage. Therefore, the Agency is opening an additional public
comment for 30 days so the public can review and comment on the
following documents now available in the DDVP registration review
docket:
Registration Review - Preliminary Problem Formulation for
the Ecological Risk Assessment of Dichlorvos (DDVP), May 14, 2009.
Dichlorvos (DDVP). Human Health Assessment Scoping
Document in Support of Registration Review, May 6, 2009.
Appendix A: Food/Feed and Non-Food/Non-Feed Uses
Considered for Registration Review, May 23, 2008.
DDVP (084001) California Department of Agriculture Usage
Data, November 7, 2008.
During this public comment period, the Agency is asking that
interested persons identify any additional information they believe the
Agency should consider during the registration review of DDVP. In the
DDVP summary document, the Agency has identified the areas where public
comment is specifically requested, though comment in any area is
welcome.
2. Other related information. More information on the registration
review of DDVP may be located in the registration review schedule on
the Agency's website at https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/schedule.htm. Information on the Agency's registration review
program and its implementing regulation may be seen at https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review.
3. Information submission requirements. Anyone may submit data or
information in response to this document. To be considered during
DDVP's registration review, the submitted data or information must meet
the following requirements:
To ensure that EPA will consider data or information
submitted, interested persons must submit the data or information
during the comment period. The Agency may, at its discretion, consider
data or information submitted at a later date.
The data or information submitted must be presented in a
legible and useable form. For example, an English translation must
accompany any material that is not in English and a written transcript
must accompany any information submitted as an audiographic or
videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or
electronic form.
Submitters must clearly identify the source of any
submitted data or information.
Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or
information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However,
submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider
the data or information in the pesticide's registration review.
As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review
docket for DDVP will remain publicly accessible through the duration of
the registration review process; that is, until all actions required in
the final decision on the registration review case have been completed.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: October 7, 2009.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-24685 Filed 10-13-09; 8:45 am]
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