Final Decisions; Availability, etc.: Lauryl Sulfate Salts Registration Review, 56101 [2010-22860]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register: September 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 178)]
[Notices]
[Page 56101]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0727; FRL-8839-6]


Lauryl Sulfate Salts Registration Review Final 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
registration review decision for the pesticide, lauryl sulfate salts
(also known as sodium lauryl salts), case 4061. 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
causing 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information,
contact: Monisha Harris, Chemical Review Manager, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0410; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-
mail address: harris.monisha@epa.gov.
    For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Lance Wormell, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0523;
fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: wormell.lance@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 chemical review manager listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0727. 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.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this notice announces the
availability of EPA's final registration review decision for the lauryl
sulfate salts. Sodium lauryl sulfate (PC Code 079011) is the only
active ingredient in case 4061. There is one registered product that
contains sodium lauryl sulfate as an active ingredient. The product,
Kleenex[reg] Brand Antiviral Tissues, contains 2.02% sodium lauryl
sulfate and is registered by Kimberly-Clark Global Sales, LLC (EPA Reg.
No. 9402-10). The tissues also contain citric acid as an active
ingredient at 7.51%. Products containing sodium lauryl sulfate as an
active ingredient were first registered in 1948 and sodium lauryl
sulfate is widely used as an intentionally-added inert ingredient in
pesticide products.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a registration review decision is the
Agency's determination whether a pesticide meets, or does not meet, the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) standard
for registration. EPA has considered lauryl sulfate salts in light of
the FIFRA standard for registration. The Final Decision document in the
docket describes the Agency's rationale for issuing a registration
review final decision for lauryl sulfate salts.
    In addition to the final registration review decision document, the
registration review docket for lauryl sulfate salts also includes other
relevant documents related to the registration review of this case. The
combined final work plan and proposed registration review decision was
posted to the docket and the public was invited to submit any comments
or new information. During the 60-day comment period, no public
comments were received.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review case docket
for lauryl sulfate salts will remain open until all actions required in
the final decision have been completed.
    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 lauryl sulfate salts
are provided at: https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/
lauryl-sulfate/.

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, Registration review, Pesticides and
pests, Antimicrobials, Lauryl Sulfate Salts.


    Dated: September 2, 2010.
Joan Harrigan-Farrelly
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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