Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 96
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Subject: TOXICS - PR. EPA. Acephate, Cacodylic acid, Dicamba, Dicloran et al.; Proposed Tolerance Actions
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations
Subject: ENERGY/Oil, WATER, WILDLIFE, AIR - ND. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification To Convene Workgroups of Experts for Rapid Advice on Scientific and Technical Issues Related to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on False or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Petitions Concerning Whether Ammonia or Urea Sold or Distributed and Used for Certain Purposes Should Be Regulated as Pesticides
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Resmethrin; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency, WATER - FR/Interpretive. DOE. Notice of Availability of Interpretive Rule on the Applicability of Current Water Conservation Standards for Showerheads; Request for Comments
Vol. 75, No. 96
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
There are 9 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Acephate, Cacodylic acid, Dicamba, Dicloran et al.; Proposed Tolerance Actions
2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations
3. ENERGY/Oil, WATER, WILDLIFE, AIR - ND. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification To Convene Workgroups of Experts for Rapid Advice on Scientific and Technical Issues Related to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on False or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names
6. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Petitions Concerning Whether Ammonia or Urea Sold or Distributed and Used for Certain Purposes Should Be Regulated as Pesticides
7. ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee
8. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Resmethrin; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
9. ENERGY/Efficiency, WATER - FR/Interpretive. DOE. Notice of Availability of Interpretive Rule on the Applicability of Current Water Conservation Standards for Showerheads; Request for Comments
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: TOXICS - PR. EPA. Acephate, Cacodylic acid, Dicamba, Dicloran et al.; Proposed Tolerance Actions
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 28155-28179]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0262; FRL-8821-3]
Acephate, Cacodylic acid, Dicamba, Dicloran et al.; Proposed
Tolerance Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for the
fungicides dicloran and thiophanate-methyl; the herbicides EPTC,
hexazinone, picloram, and propazine; the defoliant and herbicide
cacodylic acid; the plant growth regulator and herbicide diquat, the
insecticides disulfoton, malathion, methamidophos, methomyl, phosmet,
piperonyl butoxide, pyrethrins, and thiodicarb; the fumigant
antimicrobial and insecticide methyl bromide, the nematicides/
insecticides ethoprop and fenamiphos, the insecticide synergist N-octyl
bicycloheptene dicarboximide, and the tolerance exemptions for the
insecticide/miticide pyrethrum and insecticide synergist N-octyl
bicycloheptene dicarboximide. In addition, EPA is proposing to remove
certain expired tolerances for disulfoton, fenamiphos, and thiophanate-
methyl. Also, EPA is proposing to modify certain tolerances for the
fungicide thiophanate-methyl, herbicides dicamba, EPTC, hexazinone and
picloram, and insecticide synergist N-octyl bicycloheptene
dicarboximide. In addition, EPA is proposing to establish new
tolerances for the fungicide thiophanate-methyl and the herbicides
EPTC, hexazinone, and picloram. Also, EPA is proposing to reinstate
specific tolerances for methamidophos residues as a result of the
application of the insecticide acephate. The regulatory actions
proposed in this document are in follow-up to the Agency's
reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and tolerance reassessment program under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 408(q).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0262, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address:
nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 28155-28179]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0262; FRL-8821-3]
Acephate, Cacodylic acid, Dicamba, Dicloran et al.; Proposed
Tolerance Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for the
fungicides dicloran and thiophanate-methyl; the herbicides EPTC,
hexazinone, picloram, and propazine; the defoliant and herbicide
cacodylic acid; the plant growth regulator and herbicide diquat, the
insecticides disulfoton, malathion, methamidophos, methomyl, phosmet,
piperonyl butoxide, pyrethrins, and thiodicarb; the fumigant
antimicrobial and insecticide methyl bromide, the nematicides/
insecticides ethoprop and fenamiphos, the insecticide synergist N-octyl
bicycloheptene dicarboximide, and the tolerance exemptions for the
insecticide/miticide pyrethrum and insecticide synergist N-octyl
bicycloheptene dicarboximide. In addition, EPA is proposing to remove
certain expired tolerances for disulfoton, fenamiphos, and thiophanate-
methyl. Also, EPA is proposing to modify certain tolerances for the
fungicide thiophanate-methyl, herbicides dicamba, EPTC, hexazinone and
picloram, and insecticide synergist N-octyl bicycloheptene
dicarboximide. In addition, EPA is proposing to establish new
tolerances for the fungicide thiophanate-methyl and the herbicides
EPTC, hexazinone, and picloram. Also, EPA is proposing to reinstate
specific tolerances for methamidophos residues as a result of the
application of the insecticide acephate. The regulatory actions
proposed in this document are in follow-up to the Agency's
reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and tolerance reassessment program under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 408(q).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0262, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address:
nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Notices]
[Page 28005-28009]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0338; FRL-8822-9]
Notice of Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice, pursuant to section 6(f)(2) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), publishes a Notice
of Intent to Suspend issued by EPA pursuant to section 3(c)(2)(B) of
FIFRA. The Notice of Intent to Suspend was issued following the
Agency's issuance of a Data Call-In notice (DCI), which required the
registrants of the affected pesticide products containing a certain
pesticide active ingredient to take appropriate steps to secure certain
data, and following the registrant's failure to submit these data or to
take other appropriate steps to secure the required data. The subject
data were determined to be required to maintain in effect the existing
registrations of the affected products. Failure to comply with the data
requirements of a DCI is a basis for suspension of the affected
registrations under section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA.
DATES: The Notice of Intent to Suspend included in this Federal
Register notice will become a final and effective suspension order
automatically by operation of law 30 days after the date of the
registrant's receipt of the mailed Notice of Intent to Suspend or 30
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register (if the mailed Notice of Intent to Suspend is returned to the
Administrator as undeliverable, if delivery is refused, or if the
Administrator otherwise is unable to accomplish delivery to the
registrant after making reasonable efforts to do so), unless during
that time a timely and adequate request for a hearing is made by a
person adversely affected by the Notice of Intent to Suspend or the
registrant has satisfied the Administrator that the registrant has
complied fully with the requirements that served as a basis for the
Notice of Intent to Suspend. Unit IV., explains what must be done to
avoid suspension under this notice (i.e., how to request a hearing or
how to comply fully with the requirements that served as a basis for
the Notice of Intent to Suspend).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terria Northern, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7093; e-mail
address: northern.terria@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 28005-28009]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0338; FRL-8822-9]
Notice of Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice, pursuant to section 6(f)(2) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), publishes a Notice
of Intent to Suspend issued by EPA pursuant to section 3(c)(2)(B) of
FIFRA. The Notice of Intent to Suspend was issued following the
Agency's issuance of a Data Call-In notice (DCI), which required the
registrants of the affected pesticide products containing a certain
pesticide active ingredient to take appropriate steps to secure certain
data, and following the registrant's failure to submit these data or to
take other appropriate steps to secure the required data. The subject
data were determined to be required to maintain in effect the existing
registrations of the affected products. Failure to comply with the data
requirements of a DCI is a basis for suspension of the affected
registrations under section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA.
DATES: The Notice of Intent to Suspend included in this Federal
Register notice will become a final and effective suspension order
automatically by operation of law 30 days after the date of the
registrant's receipt of the mailed Notice of Intent to Suspend or 30
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register (if the mailed Notice of Intent to Suspend is returned to the
Administrator as undeliverable, if delivery is refused, or if the
Administrator otherwise is unable to accomplish delivery to the
registrant after making reasonable efforts to do so), unless during
that time a timely and adequate request for a hearing is made by a
person adversely affected by the Notice of Intent to Suspend or the
registrant has satisfied the Administrator that the registrant has
complied fully with the requirements that served as a basis for the
Notice of Intent to Suspend. Unit IV., explains what must be done to
avoid suspension under this notice (i.e., how to request a hearing or
how to comply fully with the requirements that served as a basis for
the Notice of Intent to Suspend).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terria Northern, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7093; e-mail
address: northern.terria@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Oil, WATER, WILDLIFE, AIR - ND. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification To Convene Workgroups of Experts for Rapid Advice on Scientific and Technical Issues Related to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Notices]
[Page 28009]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9153-1]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification To Convene
Workgroups of Experts for Rapid Advice on Scientific and Technical
Issues Related to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
it's intent to convene workgroups of experts drawn from the U.S. EPA
SAB to provide rapid advice on scientific and technical issues related
to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain information about the rapid consultative advice process and
projects may contact Dr. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director,
Science Advisory Board Staff Office, by telephone at (202) 343-9983; by
e-mail at maciorowski.anthony@epa.gov; or by mail at the U.S. EPA,
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
[Notices]
[Page 28009]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9153-1]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification To Convene
Workgroups of Experts for Rapid Advice on Scientific and Technical
Issues Related to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
it's intent to convene workgroups of experts drawn from the U.S. EPA
SAB to provide rapid advice on scientific and technical issues related
to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain information about the rapid consultative advice process and
projects may contact Dr. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director,
Science Advisory Board Staff Office, by telephone at (202) 343-9983; by
e-mail at maciorowski.anthony@epa.gov; or by mail at the U.S. EPA,
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Notices]
[Page 28009-28012]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012; FRL-8823-2]
Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed 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 or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 18, 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: http://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
[[Page 28010]]
Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. 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
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
[Notices]
[Page 28009-28012]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012; FRL-8823-2]
Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed 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 or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 18, 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:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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
[[Page 28010]]
Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. 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
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on False or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Notices]
[Page 28012-28014]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0282; FRL-8824-8]
Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on False or
Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of and seeking
public comment on a draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice)
entitled ``False or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names.'' PR
Notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform
pesticide registrants and other interested persons about important
policies, procedures, and registration related decisions, and serve to
provide guidance to pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. This
particular draft PR Notice provides guidance to applicants, registrants and distributors
concerning pesticide product brand names that may be false or
misleading, either by themselves or in association with particular
company names or trademarks.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0282, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Kempter, Antimicrobials Division
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5448; fax number: (703) 308-6467; e-mail address:
kempter.carlton@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 28012-28014]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0282; FRL-8824-8]
Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on False or
Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of and seeking
public comment on a draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice)
entitled ``False or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names.'' PR
Notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform
pesticide registrants and other interested persons about important
policies, procedures, and registration related decisions, and serve to
provide guidance to pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. This
particular draft PR Notice provides guidance to applicants, registrants and distributors
concerning pesticide product brand names that may be false or
misleading, either by themselves or in association with particular
company names or trademarks.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0282, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Kempter, Antimicrobials Division
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5448; fax number: (703) 308-6467; e-mail address:
kempter.carlton@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Petitions Concerning Whether Ammonia or Urea Sold or Distributed and Used for Certain Purposes Should Be Regulated as Pesticides
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Notices]
[Page 28014-28018]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1005; FRL-8824-4]
Petitions Concerning Whether Ammonia or Urea Sold or Distributed
and Used for Certain Purposes Should Be Regulated as Pesticides
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice makes available for review and public comment
three petitions concerning the regulatory status under the Federal
Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) of products
containing ammonia or urea sold or distributed for use in the presence
of sodium hypochlorite as a biocide or as part of a biocidal system in
the production of pulp and paperboard products. The notice also makes
available for review and public comment documents associated with the
petitions which have also been placed in a docket created for this
matter. That docket may be accessed as described in this Notice. The
Agency registered as ``pesticides'' two products containing ammonia as
the active ingredient based on applications for registration and
supporting data submitted by Buckman Laboratories, Inc. (Buckman). The
Agency has also registered an ammonium bromide product for a similar
use in the pulp and paperboard industry. Another company, Nalco, Inc.
(Nalco) is currently selling unregistered ammonia and urea products to
the pulp and paperboard industry for use in a manner similar to those
of the three registered products. Nalco informed EPA of its view that
Buckman's ammonia products were not ``pesticides'' and argued therefore
that EPA should not have registered them under FIFRA. Nalco petitioned
the Agency to cancel Buckman's registrations for the two ammonia
products. Subsequently, the Agency received two other petitions from
Buckman and Ashland Hercules Water Technologies (Ashland-Hercules),
which would also be affected by any Agency decision relative to the
contested uses of ammonia and urea, supporting the decision to register
ammonia and further requesting that the Agency find Nalco's sale and
distribution of its unregistered ammonia product to be contrary to law.
Ashland-Hercules also raised issues relative to the safe use and risks
associated with the unregistered use of urea in chlorinated water in
pulp and paper mill use scenarios and asked that the Agency find that
Nalco's sale and distribution of its urea product was unlawful.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-2009-1005, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Melba
S. Morrow, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-2716; fax
number: (703) 308-6467; e-mail address: morrow.melba@epa.gov.
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1005; FRL-8824-4]
Petitions Concerning Whether Ammonia or Urea Sold or Distributed
and Used for Certain Purposes Should Be Regulated as Pesticides
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice makes available for review and public comment
three petitions concerning the regulatory status under the Federal
Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) of products
containing ammonia or urea sold or distributed for use in the presence
of sodium hypochlorite as a biocide or as part of a biocidal system in
the production of pulp and paperboard products. The notice also makes
available for review and public comment documents associated with the
petitions which have also been placed in a docket created for this
matter. That docket may be accessed as described in this Notice. The
Agency registered as ``pesticides'' two products containing ammonia as
the active ingredient based on applications for registration and
supporting data submitted by Buckman Laboratories, Inc. (Buckman). The
Agency has also registered an ammonium bromide product for a similar
use in the pulp and paperboard industry. Another company, Nalco, Inc.
(Nalco) is currently selling unregistered ammonia and urea products to
the pulp and paperboard industry for use in a manner similar to those
of the three registered products. Nalco informed EPA of its view that
Buckman's ammonia products were not ``pesticides'' and argued therefore
that EPA should not have registered them under FIFRA. Nalco petitioned
the Agency to cancel Buckman's registrations for the two ammonia
products. Subsequently, the Agency received two other petitions from
Buckman and Ashland Hercules Water Technologies (Ashland-Hercules),
which would also be affected by any Agency decision relative to the
contested uses of ammonia and urea, supporting the decision to register
ammonia and further requesting that the Agency find Nalco's sale and
distribution of its unregistered ammonia product to be contrary to law.
Ashland-Hercules also raised issues relative to the safe use and risks
associated with the unregistered use of urea in chlorinated water in
pulp and paper mill use scenarios and asked that the Agency find that
Nalco's sale and distribution of its urea product was unlawful.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-2009-1005, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Melba
S. Morrow, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-2716; fax
number: (703) 308-6467; e-mail address: morrow.melba@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Notices]
[Page 28018-28019]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9153-2]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen
Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee to
discuss the Committee's draft report.
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2010
from 1 to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain further information concerning this public teleconference should
contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9995; fax
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
[Notices]
[Page 28018-28019]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9153-2]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen
Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee to
discuss the Committee's draft report.
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2010
from 1 to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain further information concerning this public teleconference should
contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9995; fax
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Resmethrin; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Notices]
[Page 28019-28021]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0306; FRL-8825-7]
Resmethrin; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel
Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 the registrants to voluntarily cancel
their registrations of certain products containing the pesticide
resmethrin. The requests would terminate resmethrin products registered
for use as a wide area mosquito abatement adulticide in the United
States. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment
period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive
comments within the comment period that would merit its further review
of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests. If
these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products
listed in this notice will be permitted after the registration has been
cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with
the terms as described in the final order. Resmethrin users or anyone
else that desires the retention of a resmethrin registration should
contact the applicable registrants during the comment period.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0306, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Myers, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8589; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-
mail address: myers.tom@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 28019-28021]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0306; FRL-8825-7]
Resmethrin; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel
Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 the registrants to voluntarily cancel
their registrations of certain products containing the pesticide
resmethrin. The requests would terminate resmethrin products registered
for use as a wide area mosquito abatement adulticide in the United
States. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment
period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive
comments within the comment period that would merit its further review
of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests. If
these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products
listed in this notice will be permitted after the registration has been
cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with
the terms as described in the final order. Resmethrin users or anyone
else that desires the retention of a resmethrin registration should
contact the applicable registrants during the comment period.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0306, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Myers, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8589; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-
mail address: myers.tom@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency, WATER - FR/Interpretive. DOE. Notice of Availability of Interpretive Rule on the Applicability of Current Water Conservation Standards for Showerheads; Request for Comments
[Federal Register: May 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 96)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27926]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-NOA-0016]
Notice of Availability of Interpretive Rule on the Applicability
of Current Water Conservation Standards for Showerheads; Request for
Comments
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or (the Department) is
providing notice of an interpretive rule that sets out the Department's
views on the definition of ``showerhead'' in the DOE's regulations
related to the energy conservation program for consumer products. The
draft interpretive rule represents the Department's interpretation of
its existing regulations and is exempt from the notice and comment
requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. See 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A). Nevertheless, given that the Department has not previously
expressed its views on this definition, we are interested in receiving
feedback from the public on the interpretation. At the end of the
comment period, this draft interpretive rule may be adopted, revised or
withdrawn.
DATES: Comments regarding this draft interpretive rule must be received
on or before June 18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to DOE using the following method:
E-mail: Showerhead_Guidance_Comments@hq.doe.gov. Include
the docket number in the subject line of the message. Comments and
suggestions should be provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or
text file format.
The full text of the interpretive rule is available at http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/pdfs/
showerhead_guidance.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Ms. Laura Barhydt laura.barhydt@hq.doe.gov or by
phone at 202-287-5772.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27926]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-NOA-0016]
Notice of Availability of Interpretive Rule on the Applicability
of Current Water Conservation Standards for Showerheads; Request for
Comments
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or (the Department) is
providing notice of an interpretive rule that sets out the Department's
views on the definition of ``showerhead'' in the DOE's regulations
related to the energy conservation program for consumer products. The
draft interpretive rule represents the Department's interpretation of
its existing regulations and is exempt from the notice and comment
requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. See 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A). Nevertheless, given that the Department has not previously
expressed its views on this definition, we are interested in receiving
feedback from the public on the interpretation. At the end of the
comment period, this draft interpretive rule may be adopted, revised or
withdrawn.
DATES: Comments regarding this draft interpretive rule must be received
on or before June 18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to DOE using the following method:
the docket number in the subject line of the message. Comments and
suggestions should be provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or
text file format.
The full text of the interpretive rule is available at http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/pdfs/
showerhead_guidance.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Ms. Laura Barhydt laura.barhydt@hq.doe.gov or by
phone at 202-287-5772.
