[Federal Register: November 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 220)]
[Notices]
[Page 67144-67145]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2004-0033; FRL-7686-9]
Rodenticides; Availability of Revised Comparative Ecological Risk
Assessment; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register on September 22,
2004, titled ``Rodenticides; Availability of Revised Comparative
Ecological Risk Assessment.'' This notice extends the closing date of
the comment period announced in that notice by 60 days, from November
22, 2004, to January 21, 2005.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-
2004-0033, must be received on or before January 21, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions
asprovided in Unit I of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly White, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide
Programs,Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-
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0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8401; e-mail address:
white.kelly@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the notice a list of those who may be
potentially affected by this action. If you have 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?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket ID number OPP-2004-0033. The official public docket
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received, and other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket, the public docket doesnot
include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket
is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at
the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119,
Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket
facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305-
5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,''
then key in the appropriate docket ID number.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
To submit comments, or access the official public docket, please
follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the September 22, 2004 Federal Register
document (69 FR 56756) (FRL-7675-4). If you have questions, consult the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. What Action is EPA Taking?
This document extends the public comment period established in the
Federal Register of September 22, 2004 (69 FR 56756) (FRL-7675-4). In
that document, EPA announced the availability of the revised
comparative ecological risk assessment and related documents for nine
rodenticides, and opened a 60-day comment period. EPA received many
requests for additional time to comment, and therefore is extending the
comment period by an additional 60 days. The comment period, which
wasoriginally set to end on November 22, 2004, will now close on
January 21, 2005.
III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission
of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, the Administrator
shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredient
are eligible for reregistration, before calling in product specific
data on individual end-use products and either reregistering products
or taking other ``appropriate regulatory action.''
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: November 1, 2004.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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