[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50198-50199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23450]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0646; FRL-8438-8]
Receipt of Application; Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is making available for comment an amended registration
application submitted by Valent U.S.A. Corporation requesting the
addition of multiple commodities onto the clothianidin technical and
three end-use labels. Clothianidin Technical Insecticide is currently
registered for formulation into end-use products labeled with
terrestrial food, turf and ornamental, outdoor residential and non-
residential uses. EPA is providing public notice of this amended
registration application and an opportunity for the public to comment
on the application.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0646, 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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0646. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://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 http://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 http://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: Kable Bo Davis, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 306-0415; e-mail address: [email protected].
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 various environmental groups, farmers, state
regulatory partners, other interested Federal agencies, members of the
public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides, and
other pesticide registrants and pesticide users. 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
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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?
EPA is making available for comment an amended registration
application requesting the addition of multiple commodities onto the
clothianidin technical (EPA Registration Number 10308-32) and three
end-use (59639-150, 59639-151 and 59639-152) labels. The Agency will
evaluate all comments received during the comment period. The
application would, if accepted, allow the use of clothianidin on the
following commodities: Cotton; soybean; leafy vegetables, crop group 4;
Brassica (Cole) vegetables, crop group 5; fruiting vegetables, crop
group 8; cucurbits, crop group 9 and tree nuts, crop group 14.
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 amended registration application, and if issued, the
conditions under which it is to be granted.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Receipt of Application.
Dated: September 18, 2009.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-23450 Filed 9-29-09; 8:45 a.m.]
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