[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3415]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 156
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0635; FRL-8813-3]
Public Availability of Identities of Inert Ingredients in
Pesticides; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM); extension of
comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued an ANPRM in the Federal Register of December 23,
2009, concerning the initiation of rulemaking to increase public
availability of the identities of the inert ingredients in pesticide
products. Two requests for a 90-day extension of the comment period
were submitted by the Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment and
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. Based on these requests, EPA is
extending the comment period for 60 days, from February 22, 2010, to
April 23, 2010.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2009-0635, must be received on or before April 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of December 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry B. Leifer, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8811; e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is extending for 60 days the comment
period on the initiation of rulemaking to increase public availability
of the identities of the inert ingredients in pesticide products. Two
requests for a 90-day extension of the comment period were submitted by
the Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment and Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc. Both of these requests are in docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-
0635, accessible via http://www.regulations.gov. This document extends
the public comment period established in the Federal Register of
December 23, 2009 (74 FR 68215) (FRL- 8803-3). In that document, EPA
proposed to initiate rulemaking to increase public availability of the
identities of the inert ingredients in pesticide products. EPA is
hereby extending the comment period, which was set to end on February
22, 2010, to April 23, 2010.
To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the December 23,
2009 Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 156
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: February 16, 2010.
James Jones,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
[FR Doc. 2010-3415 Filed 2-19-10; 8:45 am]
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