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information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
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6. Make sure to submit your
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7. To ensure proper receipt by the
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What information collection activity or
ICR does this apply to?
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–
0489.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are generally
State, territorial and local government
air quality managements programs.
Tribal governments are not affected
unless they have sought and obtained
treatment as state status under the
Tribal Authority Rule and on that basis,
are authorized to implement and
enforce the Air Emissions Reporting
Requirements rule.
Title: Air Emissions Reporting
Requirements (Renewal) .
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No.2170.03,
OMB Control No. 2060–0580.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on April 30, 2012.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
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EPA’s regulations in 40 CFR part 9, are
displayed either by publication in the
Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in
certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The EPA promulgated the
Air Emissions Reporting Requirements
(AERR) (40 CFR part 51 subpart A) to
coordinate emissions inventory
reporting requirements with existing
requirements of the Clean Air Act and
1990 Amendments. Under this
reporting, 55 State and Territorial air
quality agencies, including the District
of Columbia, as well as an estimated 49
local air quality agencies, must submit
emissions data every three years for all
point, non-point, on-road mobile, and
non-road mobile sources of volatile
organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen,
carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide,
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10 micrometers in diameter, particulate
matter less than or equal to 2.5
micrometers in diameter, ammonia, and
lead.
In addition, the air quality agencies
must submit annually emission data for
point sources emitting at greater than
specified levels of those pollutants. The
data supplied to the emission reporting
requirement is needed so that the EPA
can compile and make available a
national inventory of air pollutant
emissions. A comprehensive inventory
updated at regular intervals is essential
to allow the EPA to fulfill its mandate
to monitor and plan for the attainment
and maintenance of the national
ambient air quality standards
established for criteria pollutants.
This information is collected under 23
U.S.C. 101; 42 U.S.C 7401–7671q, and
the authority of the AERR. This
information is mandatory and, as
specified, cannot be treated as
confidential by the EPA.
The number and frequency of data
collection and submittal is expected to
remain the same for 2011–2014.
Burden: The annual public reporting
and recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 42 hours per response. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 104.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
51,095.
Estimated total annual costs:
$4,060,576. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $4,060,576 and an
estimated cost of $0 for capital
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investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
There is no significant change of
hours in the ICR currently approved by
OMB.
What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
The EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, the EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: September 8, 2011.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0670; FRL–8886–4]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit;
Receipt of Application; Comment
Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
receipt of an application 464–EUP–RNA
from Dow Chemical Co. requesting an
experimental use permit (EUP) for
Dibromomalonamide. The Agency has
determined that the permit may be of
regional and national significance.
Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR
172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting
comments on this application.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0670 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),
SUMMARY:
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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–2011–
0670 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
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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:
Stacey Grigsby, Antimicrobials Division
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–6440; e-mail address:
grigsby.stacey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may, however, be
of interest to those persons who are or
may be required to conduct testing of
chemical substances under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since
other entities may also 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 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).
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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 pesticide(s)
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
Under section 5 of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C.
136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to
field test pesticides under development.
Manufacturers are required to obtain an
EUP before testing new pesticides or
new uses of pesticides if they conduct
experimental field tests on 10 acres or
more of land or one acre or more of
water.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the
Agency has determined that the
following EUP application may be of
regional and national significance, and
therefore is seeking public comment on
the EUP application:
Submitter: Dow Chemical Co., (464–
EUP–RNA).
Pesticide Chemical:
Dibromomalonamide.
Summary of Request: Evaluation for
use in water treatment, pulp/paper
processing, oil/gas and mineral slurries,
and metal working fluid applications.
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A copy of the application and any
information submitted is available for
public review in the docket established
for this EUP application as described
under ADDRESSES.
Following the review of the
application and any comments and data
received in response to this solicitation,
EPA will decide whether to issue or
deny the EUP request, and if issued, the
conditions under which it is to be
conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will
be announced in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Experimental use permits.
Dated: August 30, 2011.
Joan Harrigan-Farrelly,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0507; FRL–8888–2]
Formetanate HCl and Acephate;
Cancellation Order for Amendments To
Terminate; Product Uses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
order for the amendments to terminate
uses, voluntarily requested by the
registrants and accepted by the Agency,
of products containing formetanate HCl
and acephate, pursuant to section 6(f)(1)
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. This cancellation order
follows a July 13, 2011 Federal Register
Notice of Receipt of Requests from the
SUMMARY:
registrants listed in Table 2 of Unit II.
to voluntarily amend their formetanate
HCl and acephate product registrations
to delete uses. These are not the last
products containing these pesticides
registered for use in the United States.
In the July 13, 2011 notice, EPA
indicated that it would issue an order
implementing the amendments to
terminate uses, unless the Agency
received substantive comments within
the 30-day comment period that would
merit its further review of these
requests, or unless the registrants
withdrew their requests. The Agency
did not receive any comments on the
notice. Further, the registrants did not
withdraw their requests. Accordingly,
EPA hereby issues in this notice a
cancellation order granting the
requested amendments to terminate
uses of formetanate HCl and acephate
product registrations. Any distribution,
sale, or use of the products subject to
this cancellation order is permitted only
in accordance with the terms of this
order, including any existing stocks
provisions.
DATES: The amendments are effective
September 14, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Formetanate HCL: James Parker,
Pesticide Re-evaluation Division
(7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(301) 306–0469; fax number: (703) 308–
7070; e-mail address:
parker.james@epa.gov .
Acephate: Kelly Ballard, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 305–
8126; fax number: (703) 308–7070; email address: ballard.kelly@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, 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 person
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–2011–0507.
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. What action is the Agency taking?
This notice announces the
amendments to delete uses, as requested
by registrants, of products registered
under section 3 of FIFRA. These
registrations are listed in sequence by
registration number in Table 1 of this
unit.
TABLE 1—FORMETANATE HCL & ACEPHATE PRODUCT REGISTRATION AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES
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Product name
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10163–265 .........................................
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5481–8975 .........................................
70506–1 .............................................
70506–2 .............................................
70506–3 .............................................
70506–8 .............................................
70506–71 ...........................................
70506–76 ...........................................
81964–1 .............................................
81964–3 .............................................
83558–35 ...........................................
84229–7 .............................................
Formetanate Hydrochloride Technical ...........................................................
Carzol SP Miticide/Insecticide in Water Soluble Packaging .........................
Carzol SP Insecticide in Water Soluble Packaging ......................................
Orthene Technical .........................................................................................
Acephate 75 Insecticide ................................................................................
Acephate 90 Insecticide ................................................................................
Acephate Technical .......................................................................................
Acephate 97UP Insecticide ...........................................................................
Acephate 90SP Manufacturing Use Product .................................................
Acephate 90DF Insecticide ............................................................................
Acephate Technical .......................................................................................
Acephate 90% SP .........................................................................................
Acephate Technical .......................................................................................
Tide Acephate 90 WDG ................................................................................
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0670; FRL-8886-4]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 464-EUP-
RNA from Dow Chemical Co. requesting an experimental use permit (EUP)
for Dibromomalonamide. The Agency has determined that the permit may be
of regional and national significance. Therefore, in accordance with 40
CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting comments on this application.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0670 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),
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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-
2011-0670 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: Stacey Grigsby, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6440; e-mail address:
grigsby.stacey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to those persons who are or may be required to
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also 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 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.
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
pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general
population.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
Under section 5 of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow
manufacturers to field test pesticides under development. Manufacturers
are required to obtain an EUP before testing new pesticides or new uses
of pesticides if they conduct experimental field tests on 10 acres or
more of land or one acre or more of water.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency has determined that the
following EUP application may be of regional and national significance,
and therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application:
Submitter: Dow Chemical Co., (464-EUP-RNA).
Pesticide Chemical: Dibromomalonamide.
Summary of Request: Evaluation for use in water treatment, pulp/
paper processing, oil/gas and mineral slurries, and metal working fluid
applications.
[[Page 56753]]
A copy of the application and any information submitted is
available for public review in the docket established for this EUP
application as described under ADDRESSES.
Following the review of the application and any comments and data
received in response to this solicitation, EPA will decide whether to
issue or deny the EUP request, and if issued, the conditions under
which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced
in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: August 30, 2011.
Joan Harrigan-Farrelly,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-23362 Filed 9-13-11; 8:45 am]
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