Notice of Filing of Several Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities, 60452-60454 [2010-24577]
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today that one of its contractors, ERG,
contract number 68–C–02–095, has
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Dated: September 27, 2010.
Ephraim S. King,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0111; FRL–8837–2]
Notice of Filing of Several Pesticide
Petitions for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various
Commodities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
Agency’s receipt of several initial filings
of pesticide petitions proposing the
establishment of regulations for residues
of pesticide chemicals in or on various
commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number and the pesticide petition
number (PP) of interest as shown in the
body of this document, 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
the docket ID number and the pesticide
petition number of interest as shown in
the body of this document. 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,
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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.
A
contact person, with telephone number
and e-mail address, is listed at the end
of each pesticide petition summary. You
may also reach each contact person by
mail at Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7511P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
the person listed at the end of the
pesticide petition summary of interest.
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.
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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.
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 the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is announcing its receipt of
several pesticide petitions filed under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.
346a, proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food
commodities. EPA has determined that
the pesticide petitions described in this
notice contain the data or information
prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2);
however, EPA has not fully evaluated
the sufficiency of the submitted data at
this time or whether the data support
granting of the pesticide petitions.
Additional data may be needed before
EPA can make a final determination on
these pesticide petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a
summary of each of the petitions that
are the subject of this notice, prepared
by the petitioner, is included in a docket
EPA has created for each rulemaking.
The docket for each of the petitions is
available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov.
As specified in FFDCA section
408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)), EPA is
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publishing notice of the petition so that
the public has an opportunity to
comment on this request for the
establishment or modification of
regulations for residues of pesticides in
or on food commodities. Further
information on the petition may be
obtained through the petition summary
referenced in this unit.
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New Tolerance Exemptions
PP 9F7668. Docket number: EPA–HQ–
OPP–2010–0144. W. Neudorff GmbH
¨
KG, An der Muhle 3, Postfach 1209,
31860 Emmerthal, Germany
(represented by Walter G. Talarek, P.C.,
1008 Riva Ridge Drive Great Falls, VA
22066–1620), proposes to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of the
molluscicide sodium ferric
ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), in
or an all agricultural commodities. The
petitioner believes no analytical method
is needed because an exemption from
the requirement is being sought.
Contact: Leonard Cole, (703) 526–2649;
cole.leonard@epa.gov.
PP 0F7698. Docket number: EPA–HQ–
OPP–2010–0536. Premier Horticulture,
´
1, Avenue Premier, Riviere-du-Loup,
Quebec, Canada G5R 6C1 represented
by Gary Libman, GNL Consultation
Services, 25 Casa Hermosa,
Albuquerque, NM 87112), proposes to
establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues
of the fungicide Bacillus pumilus
GHA180 in or on all agricultural
commodities and water systems when
applied as described in the draft label.
The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because no residues
of toxicological concern are expected.
Susanne Cerrelli, (703) 308–8077;
cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov.
Amended Tolerance Exemption
PP 0G7716. Docket number: EPA HQ–
OPP–2010–0547. Circle One Global,
Inc., P.O. Box 18300; Greensboro, NC
27409 proposes to amend an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance at
40 CFR 180.1254 to include a temporary
tolerance exemption as part (c) for
residues of the antifungal agent
Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 in or on
cotton. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because no
residues of toxicological concern are
expected and this pesticide occurs
naturally and would be present
irrespective of treatment. Shanaz
Bacchus, (703) 308–8097;
bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov.
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additives, Food additives, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: September 23, 2010.
W. Michael McDavit,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9208–8; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–
2010–0540]
Draft Toxicological Review of
Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of
Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment
Period and Listening Session.
AGENCY:
EPA is announcing a 60-day
public comment period and a public
listening session for the external review
draft human health assessment titled,
‘‘Toxicological Review of Hexavalent
Chromium: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)’’ EPA/635/R–
10/004C. The draft assessment was
prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within the EPA Office of Research and
Development (ORD). EPA is releasing
this draft assessment solely for the
purpose of pre-dissemination peer
review under applicable information
quality guidelines. This draft
assessment has not been formally
disseminated by EPA. It does not
represent and should not be construed
to represent any Agency policy or
determination. After public review and
comment, an EPA contractor will
convene an expert panel for
independent external peer review of this
draft assessment. The public comment
period and external peer review meeting
are separate processes that provide
opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the assessment. The
external peer review meeting will be
scheduled at a later date and announced
in the Federal Register. Public
comments submitted during the public
comment period will be provided to the
external peer reviewers before the panel
meeting and considered by EPA in the
disposition of public comments. Public
comments received after the public
comment period closes will not be
submitted to the external peer reviewers
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and will only be considered by EPA if
time permits.
The listening session will be held on
November 18, 2010, during the public
comment period for this draft
assessment. The purpose of the listening
session is to allow all interested parties
to present scientific and technical
comments on draft IRIS health
assessments to EPA and other interested
parties attending the listening session.
EPA welcomes the comments that will
be provided to the Agency by the
listening session participants. The
comments will be considered by the
Agency as it revises the draft assessment
after the independent external peer
review. If listening session participants
want EPA to share their comments with
the external peer reviewers, they should
also submit written comments during
the public comment period using the
detailed and established procedures
described in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: The public comment period
begins September 30, 2010, and ends
November 29, 2010. Comments should
be in writing and must be received by
EPA by November 29, 2010.
The listening session on the draft
assessment for hexavalent chromium
will be held on November 18, 2010,
beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4
p.m., Eastern Standard Time. To attend
the listening session, interested parties
should register no later than November
11, 2010. To present at the listening
session, indicate in your registration
that you want to make oral comments at
the session and provide the length of
your presentation. The following are
instructions for registering: To attend or
present comments at the listening
session, register by November 11, 2010,
via the Internet at https://
www2.ergweb.com/projects/
conferences/peerreview/registerhexavalent.htm. You may also register
via e-mail at: meetings@erg.com (subject
line: ‘‘Hexavalent Chromium Listening
Session,’’ please indicate whether you
would like to make oral comments, and
include your name, title, affiliation, full
address and contact information), by
phone: 781–674–7374 or toll free at
800–803–2833, or by faxing a
registration request to 781–674–2906
(please reference the ‘‘Hexavalent
Chromium Listening Session’’ and
include your name, title, affiliation, full
address and contact information). When
you register, please indicate if you will
need audio-visual equipment (e.g.,
laptop computer and slide projector). In
general, each presentation should be no
more than 30 minutes. If, however, there
are more requests for presentations than
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0111; FRL-8837-2]
Notice of Filing of Several Pesticide Petitions for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial
filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of
regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various
commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, 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 the docket ID number and the
pesticide petition number of interest as shown in the body of this
document. 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,
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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: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 the person listed at the end of the pesticide petition
summary of interest.
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.
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 the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in
or on various food commodities. EPA has determined that the pesticide
petitions described in this notice contain the data or information
prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully
evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether
the data support granting of the pesticide petitions. Additional data
may be needed before EPA can make a final determination on these
pesticide petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
that are the subject of this notice, prepared by the petitioner, is
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket
for each of the petitions is available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov.
As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)),
EPA is
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publishing notice of the petition so that the public has an opportunity
to comment on this request for the establishment or modification of
regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food commodities.
Further information on the petition may be obtained through the
petition summary referenced in this unit.
New Tolerance Exemptions
PP 9F7668. Docket number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0144. W. Neudorff GmbH
KG, An der M[uuml]hle 3, Postfach 1209, 31860 Emmerthal, Germany
(represented by Walter G. Talarek, P.C., 1008 Riva Ridge Drive Great
Falls, VA 22066-1620), proposes to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of the molluscicide sodium
ferric ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), in or an all agricultural
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because an exemption from the requirement is being sought. Contact:
Leonard Cole, (703) 526-2649; cole.leonard@epa.gov.
PP 0F7698. Docket number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0536. Premier
Horticulture, 1, Avenue Premier, Rivi[eacute]re-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
G5R 6C1 represented by Gary Libman, GNL Consultation Services, 25 Casa
Hermosa, Albuquerque, NM 87112), proposes to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the fungicide
Bacillus pumilus GHA180 in or on all agricultural commodities and water
systems when applied as described in the draft label. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed because no residues of
toxicological concern are expected. Susanne Cerrelli, (703) 308-8077;
cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov.
Amended Tolerance Exemption
PP 0G7716. Docket number: EPA HQ-OPP-2010-0547. Circle One Global,
Inc., P.O. Box 18300; Greensboro, NC 27409 proposes to amend an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance at 40 CFR 180.1254 to
include a temporary tolerance exemption as part (c) for residues of the
antifungal agent Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 in or on cotton. The
petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because no residues
of toxicological concern are expected and this pesticide occurs
naturally and would be present irrespective of treatment. Shanaz
Bacchus, (703) 308-8097; bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: September 23, 2010.
W. Michael McDavit,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-24577 Filed 9-29-10; 8:45 a.m.]
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