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Vanessa T. Vu,
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–1046; FRL–8869–9]
Proposed Pesticide Program’s Pilot
Fragrance Notification Program; Notice
of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA’s Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP) is publishing for
comment a proposed Pilot Fragrance
Notification Program (PFNP) for
registrants seeking to add new or modify
existing fragrances in new or currently
registered pesticide products. The
Agency intends to implement the
proposed PFNP for two years as a
process improvement effort to
streamline the current 90–day process
used to amend registrations to a 30–day
notification process when fragrance
ingredients are added, removed, or
modified.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 16, 2011.
SUMMARY:
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Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–1046, 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–2010–
1046. 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
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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:
SanYvette Williams, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 305–7702; fax number:
(703) 305–7484; e-mail address:
williams.sanyvette@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are a registrant
wishing to add or modify fragrances in
registered products or fragrance
suppliers. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the 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
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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. What action is the agency taking?
The Agency is taking this action as a
follow up to the 2007 Fragrance
Notification Pilot Program and it is very
similar in conduct. The proposed PFNP
incorporates the ability to self certify
and rely on the Fragrance Ingredient
List (FIL). The FIL is comprised of more
than 1,500 fragrance component
ingredients contained in pesticide
products previously reviewed and
registered by the Agency and have
undergone an evaluation to determine
their suitability for safe use as
components of fragrances used in
nonfood use pesticide product
formulations. Only fragrances in which
all of the components in the fragrance
are on the FIL are eligible to participate
in the proposed PFNP.
The objectives of the current pilot are
to improve public transparency, reduce
the amount of paperwork required of
registrants and decrease tracking. The
number of fragrance documents needing
to be tracked would be decreased
because they would be submitted twice
a year versus with every application.
These efficiencies will allow resources
to be focused on other regulatory work
without compromise to public health or
the environment.
This is a voluntary program where
interested entities have an opportunity
to participate. The Agency is publishing
this for comment by registrants as part
of process improvement. Comments on
the proposed process for this pilot are
welcomed.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
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Dated: April 8, 2011.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011–9190 Filed 4–14–11; 8:45 am]
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Request for Nominations of
Candidates to the EPA’s Advisory
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Analysis (Council) EPA’s Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC) and EPA’s Science Advisory
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AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) invites
nominations of scientific experts from a
diverse range of disciplinary areas to be
considered for appointment to the
Advisory Council on Clean Air
Compliance Analysis (Council), Clean
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committees, as identified below.
General inquiries regarding the work of
the Council, CASAC and SAB or SAB
Standing Committees may also be
directed to them.
Background: Established by statute,
the Council (42 U.S.C 7612), the CASAC
(42 U.S.C. 7409), and SAB (42 U.S.C.
4365) are EPA’s chartered Federal
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EPA’s actions and programs. As Federal
Advisory Committees, the Council,
CASAC, and SAB conduct business in
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Members of the Council, CASAC, and
the SAB, constitute a distinguished
body of non-EPA scientists, engineers,
economists, and social scientists that are
nationally and internationally
recognized experts in their respective
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EPA Administrator for a period of three
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the SAB, and SAB Committees from
academia, industry, state, and tribal
governments, research institutes, and
non-governmental organizations
throughout the United States.
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established in 1990 pursuant to the
Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of
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recommendations to the EPA
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economic aspects of the impacts of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) on the public
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the United States. The SAB Staff office
is seeking nominations for individuals
to serve on the Council with
demonstrated expertise in air pollution
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Environmental economics; economic
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atmospheric science and engineering;
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telephone at 202–564–2067 or by e-mail
at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov.
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Air Act (CAA) Amendments, the
chartered CASAC reviews and offers
scientific advice to the EPA
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national ambient air quality standards
for criteria pollutants. As required
under the CAA section 109(d), CASAC
will be composed of seven members,
with at least one member of the National
Academy of Sciences, one physician,
and one person representing State air
pollution control agencies. The SAB
Staff Office is seeking nominations of
experts to serve on the CASAC with
demonstrated experience in: Public
health; environmental medicine;
environmental health sciences; and risk
assessment. For further information
about CASAC, please contact Dr. Holly
Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at 202–
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stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
The chartered SAB was established in
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provide independent advice to the
Administrator on general scientific and
technical matters underlying the
Agency’ policies and actions. All the
work of the SAB is under the direction
of the Board. The chartered Board
provides strategic advice to the EPA
Administrator on a variety of EPA
science and research programs and
reviews and approves all SAB
subcommittee and panel reports. The
SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations
of experts to serve on the chartered SAB
in the following disciplines: Social,
behavioral and decision sciences;
ecological sciences and risk assessment;
environmental modeling; environmental
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environmental medicine; pediatrics;
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nugent.angela@epa.gov.
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(DWC) provides advice on the technical
aspects of EPA’s national drinking water
standards program. The SAB Staff Office
is seeking nominations of experts to
serve on the DWC in the following
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public health; and environmental
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to economics, costs, and benefits of EPA
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in environmental economics to serve on
the EEAC. For further information about
the EEAC, please contact Dr. Holly
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the development and use of guidelines
for human health effects, exposure
assessment, and human health risk
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EHHC in the following disciplines:
Toxicology; biostatistics; and risk
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[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1046; FRL-8869-9]
Proposed Pesticide Program's Pilot Fragrance Notification
Program; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is publishing for
comment a proposed Pilot Fragrance Notification Program (PFNP) for
registrants seeking to add new or modify existing fragrances in new or
currently registered pesticide products. The Agency intends to
implement the proposed PFNP for two years as a process improvement
effort to streamline the current 90-day process used to amend
registrations to a 30-day notification process when fragrance
ingredients are added, removed, or modified.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 16, 2011.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1046, 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-
2010-1046. 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: SanYvette Williams, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7702; fax number: (703) 305-7484; e-
mail address: williams.sanyvette@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are a
registrant wishing to add or modify fragrances in registered products
or fragrance suppliers. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the 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. What action is the agency taking?
The Agency is taking this action as a follow up to the 2007
Fragrance Notification Pilot Program and it is very similar in conduct.
The proposed PFNP incorporates the ability to self certify and rely on
the Fragrance Ingredient List (FIL). The FIL is comprised of more than
1,500 fragrance component ingredients contained in pesticide products
previously reviewed and registered by the Agency and have undergone an
evaluation to determine their suitability for safe use as components of
fragrances used in nonfood use pesticide product formulations. Only
fragrances in which all of the components in the fragrance are on the
FIL are eligible to participate in the proposed PFNP.
The objectives of the current pilot are to improve public
transparency, reduce the amount of paperwork required of registrants
and decrease tracking. The number of fragrance documents needing to be
tracked would be decreased because they would be submitted twice a year
versus with every application. These efficiencies will allow resources
to be focused on other regulatory work without compromise to public
health or the environment.
This is a voluntary program where interested entities have an
opportunity to participate. The Agency is publishing this for comment
by registrants as part of process improvement. Comments on the proposed
process for this pilot are welcomed.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
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Dated: April 8, 2011.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-9190 Filed 4-14-11; 8:45 am]
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