Environmental Protection Agency January 6, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Science Advisory Board (SAB) Illegal Competitive Advantage (ICA) Economic Benefit (EB) Advisory Panel will hold a public teleconference to finalize its draft advisory report to the Agency on economic methods related to assessing economic benefits attributed to non-compliance with EPA regulations.

The Science Advisory Board (SAB) Regulatory Environmental Modeling (REM) Guidance Review Panel will hold two public advisory meetings, one teleconference and one face-to-face meeting, to provide the Agency advice on their Draft Guidance and Models Knowledge Base related to modeling activity within the EPA.

In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants of pesticide products containing Pentachlorophenol to cancel certain Pentacholorophenol wood preservative products, and/or amend registrations to terminate certain uses of Pentachlorophenol products. Two registrants, KMG Chemicals, Inc. and Vulcan Chemicals, are requesting these actions effective immediately. KMG Chemicals, Inc., is requesting that registrations for two of its products, Pentacon 40 and Penwar, be cancelled. Vulcan Chemicals is requesting amendments to registrations to terminate spray uses for two of its products (Vulcan GLAZD Penta and Vulcan Premium Four Pound [PCP-2] Concentrate). KMG Chemicals, Inc. has asked for no provision for existing stocks. Vulcan Chemicals has asked to be allowed to sell and distribute existing stocks for a period of 18 months after the issuance of the cancellation order terminating spray uses of its products. Both registrants waived the 180-day comment period (i.e., any comment period in excess of 30 days).

This document proposes minor revisions to the Motor Vehicle Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) regulation to update submission and implementation deadlines and other timing-related requirements to more appropriately reflect the implementation schedule for meeting the 8- hour National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. This proposal is directed specifically at those areas that will be newly required to implement I/M as a result of being designated and classified under the 8-hour ozone standard; the conditions under which an existing I/M program under the 1-hour ozone standard must continue operation under the 8-hour standard are addressed under the anti- backsliding provisions of the April 30, 2004 final rulemaking which established several key requirements for implementing the 8-hour ozone standard (69 FR 23931).\1\