[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52804-52805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24442]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-337; FRL-8793-1]
Pesticides; Availability of Pesticide Registration Notice
Announcing Establishment of the Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task
Force II
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide
Registration Notice (PR Notice) regarding the formation of the
Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task Force II (AEATF II). 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 PR Notice provides information concerning the formation of
an industry-wide task force to jointly develop mixer, loader,
applicator and post-application exposure data for antimicrobial
pesticides used in commercial, institutional, occupational, and
consumer settings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Leighton, Antimicrobials
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 305-7435; fax number: (703) 308-6467; e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to manufacturers, producers, formulators
and registrants of antimicrobial pesticide products. 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 questions regarding the information in this notice, 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 a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0337. 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 Office of Pesticide Programs (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.
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.
II. What Guidance Dose this PR Notice Provide
The Agency is announcing the issuance of a Pesticide Registration
Notice [PR-209-0337] that announces the formation of the Antimicrobial
Exposure Assessment Task Force II (AEATF II), an industry-wide task
force to jointly develop mixer, loader, applicator, and post-
application exposure data for antimicrobial pesticides used in
commercial, institutional, occupational, and consumer settings. This
Notice discusses why these data are being developed and how registrants
may participate in the AEATF II's
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development of these data. Any applicant or registrant may choose among
other ways of supplying such data as it becomes required, including
generation and submission of its own data. The PR Notice is not
intended to define or restrict the terms of or subsequent amendments to
the joint data development agreement and its operation, nor is it
intended to compel any registrant or applicant to participate or rely
upon the Task Force's data generation and submission.
III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding Requirements
The PR Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide
information to EPA personnel and decision makers and to pesticide
registrants. This is not a regulatory action and does not require
regulatory authority.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Antimicrobial, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 30, 2009.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-24442 Filed 10-13-09; 8:45 am]
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