Receipt of Petition Requesting EPA to Suspend the Registration of Rozol Prairie Dog Bait and Cancel Certain Application Sites; Extension of Comment Period, 57168 [E9-26522]

Download as PDF 57168 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 4, 2009 / Notices mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES product-specific drift use restrictions, along with a format for presenting these statements on product labeling. The draft PR Notice also informs registrants about the procedures they should use to amend their registrations to adopt these statements. The Agency believes the use of these statements and formats on labels will provide users consistent, understandable, and enforceable directions about how to protect human health and the environment from harm that might result from pesticide drift. Along with draft PR Notice 2009–X, EPA is issuing for comment a draft ‘‘Pesticide Drift Labeling Interpretation’’ guidance document, which provides guidance to state and tribal officials about how EPA intends the new drift labeling statements to be interpreted, as well as typical examples of how the labeling could be interpreted in realworld spray drift cases. A supporting document entitled ‘‘Draft PR Notice 2009–X: Additional Information and Questions for Commenters’’ is also being made available in the public docket. This document contains background information on pesticide drift, and a description of current and planned EPA actions to address drift, including the PR Notice, guidance to state enforcement officials on interpreting the new labeling, information on best management practices to reduce drift, and EPA’s drift reduction technology (DRT) project. The document also provides a reader’s guide to the draft PR Notice, including a description of key terms and concepts, explanatory rationales, and specific questions on which EPA is seeking input from stakeholders. III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding Requirements? The draft PR Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide guidance to EPA personnel and decision-makers and to pesticide registrants. While the requirements in the statutes and Agency regulations are binding on EPA and the applicants, the PR Notice is not binding on EPA personnel, pesticide registrants and applicants, or the public. EPA may depart from the guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice. Likewise, pesticide registrants may assert that the guidance is not appropriate generally or not applicable to a specific pesticide or situation. The draft Notice is not intended to limit EPA’s authority under FIFRA to require additional mitigation measures, on a case-by case basis, when appropriate. Nor is it intended to limit the authority of a state or tribe to impose VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:29 Nov 03, 2009 Jkt 220001 additional restrictions on the use of a pesticide. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Pesticide drift, Spray drift, Labeling. Dated: October 26, 2009. Debra Edwards, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E9–26594 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009-0684; FRL–8798–3] Receipt of Petition Requesting EPA to Suspend the Registration of Rozol Prairie Dog Bait and Cancel Certain Application Sites; Extension of Comment Period certain application sites for the product. The primary basis for the petition is the potential effect of this product on nontarget species, including certain predators and scavengers of the blacktailed prairie dog. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which was set to end on November 6, 2009 to December 7, 2009. To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the October 7, 2009 Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. List of Subjects Environmental protection, pesticides, and pests. Dated: October 29, 2009 Debra Edwards, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E9–26522 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period. AGENCY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of October 7, 2009, concerning the receipt of a petition that requested the suspension of Rozol Prairie Dog Bait and also requested the cancellation of certain application sites for the product. This document extends the comment period for 31 days, from November 6, 2009 to December 7, 2009. DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0684, must be received on or before December 7, 2009. ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document of October 7, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Peacock, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 605–5407; e-mail address: peacock.dan@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment period established in the Federal Register of October 7, 2009 (74 FR 51601) (FRL–8436–1). In that document, EPA provided an opportunity for public comment on a petition received from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) that asked the Agency to suspend the registration of Rozol Prairie Dog Bait (EPA Reg. No. 7173-286) and cancel SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0825; FRL–8797–4] Petition to Protect Children from Pesticide Drift; Notice of Availability AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: On October 13, 2009, EPA received a petition from Earthjustice and Farmworker Justice, on behalf of several other organizations, requesting that the Agency systematically evaluate children’s exposures to pesticide drift and require interim prohibitions on the use of certain pesticides near homes, schools, and other places where children congregate. With this notice, the Agency is soliciting comments on the petition. In a separate notice published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the Agency is soliciting comments on a draft Pesticide Registration (PR) notice providing guidance on pesticide drift labeling (see www.regulations.gov, docket identification number EPA–HQ–OPP– 2009–0628). DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 4, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0825, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 57168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26522]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0684; FRL-8798-3]


Receipt of Petition Requesting EPA to Suspend the Registration of 
Rozol Prairie Dog Bait and Cancel Certain Application Sites; Extension 
of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of October 7, 
2009, concerning the receipt of a petition that requested the 
suspension of Rozol Prairie Dog Bait and also requested the 
cancellation of certain application sites for the product. This 
document extends the comment period for 31 days, from November 6, 2009 
to December 7, 2009.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2009-0684, must be received on or before December 7, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES 
in the Federal Register document of October 7, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Peacock, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 605-5407; e-mail address: peacock.dan@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register of October 7, 2009 (74 FR 
51601) (FRL-8436-1). In that document, EPA provided an opportunity for 
public comment on a petition received from the World Wildlife Fund 
(WWF) that asked the Agency to suspend the registration of Rozol 
Prairie Dog Bait (EPA Reg. No. 7173-286) and cancel certain application 
sites for the product. The primary basis for the petition is the 
potential effect of this product on non-target species, including 
certain predators and scavengers of the black-tailed prairie dog. EPA 
is hereby extending the comment period, which was set to end on 
November 6, 2009 to December 7, 2009.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the October 7, 
2009 Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, pesticides, and pests.


    Dated: October 29, 2009
 Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E9-26522 Filed 11-3-09; 8:45 am]
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