[Federal Register: July 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 140)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42292-42293]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 155
[OPP-2004-0404; FRL-7727-9]
Pesticides; Procedural Regulations for Registration Review;
Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is convening two public information sessions to explain
the provisions of its recently published proposed rule establishing
procedural regulations for registration review in 40 CFR part 155,
subpart C. These meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The first public information session will be held on August 23,
2005, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m in the Washington, DC area. The second
public information session will be held on September 1, 2005, from 10
a.m. to 3:30 p.m in the Chicago, IL area.
ADDRESSES: The August 23, 2005 public information session will be held
at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202.
The September 1, 2005 public information session will be held at
the Metcalf Federal Building, Room 331, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Visitor information for the September 1,
2005 location may be found at http://www.epa.gov/region5/visitor/index.htm
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael Martin, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6475; fax number: (703) 305-5884; e-
mail address: martin.nathanael@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you hold
pesticide registrations. Pesticide users or other persons interested in
the regulation of the sale, distribution or use of pesticides may also
be interested in action. Potentially affected entities may include, but
are not limited to:
Producers of pesticide products (NAICS code 32532)
Producers of antifoulant paints (NAICS code 32551)
Producers of antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS code 32561)
Producers of nitrogen stabilizer products (NAICS code
32531)
Producers of wood preservatives (NAICS code 32519)
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should
carefully examine the applicability provisions of proposed Sec. 155.40
of the regulatory text in the Federal Register of July 13, 2005 (70 FR
40251) (FRL-7718-4). If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
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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 identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0404. 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 does not 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 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. Although not all docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate
docket ID number.
II. Background
EPA is convening several public information sessions to explain the
provisions of the proposed rule establishing procedural regulations for
registration review. The proposed procedural regulations were published
in the Federal Register of July 13, 2005. You may access this document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ or from the Agency's E-docket at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ OPP-2004-0404. Registration review is
the periodic review of a pesticide's registration to assure that each
pesticide registration continues to satisfy the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) standard for registration. The
registration review program will replace the tolerance reassessment
program and the reregistration program as the Agency's means for
systematically reviewing existing pesticides.
The purpose of these meetings is to engage members of the public in
a discussion of the proposed regulations and the proposed registration
review program so that interested persons can make constructive and
timely comments on the proposed rule. Staff from EPA's Office of
Pesticide Programs will provide a general explanation of the
registration review procedures and discuss, among other things, the
Agency's goals and expectations for this program, proposed scheduling
procedures, the proposed process for conducting a review, differences
and similarities between reregistration and registration review, and
stakeholder and public participation in the new registration review
process. EPA will respond to questions that are raised during the
meeting. However, in order for remarks to constitute official comments
on the proposed rule, comments must be submitted in writing to the
docket, as explained in Unit I. of this notice.
A 90-day comment period on the proposed procedural regulations will
end on October 11, 2005. Instructions for submitting comments to docket
OPP-2004-0404 are provided in the Federal Register notice of July 13,
2005 (70 FR 40251).
Please notify the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT if you intend to attend one of these public information
sessions. Your RSVP will help us plan appropriately. However,
reservations are not required.
List of Subjects in Part 155
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: July 19, 2005.
James Jones,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-14602 Filed 7-20-05; 2:45 pm]
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