Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 153 / Wednesday, August 8, 2012 / Proposed Rules 47351 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 152, 158 and 161 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0427; FRL–9357–9] 

RIN 2070–AJ26 

Notification of Submission to the 

Secretaries of Agriculture and Health 

and Human Services; Declaration of 

Prion as a Pest Under FIFRA; Related 

Amendments; and Availability of Final 

Test Guidelines 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification of submission to 

the Secretaries of Agriculture and 

Health and Human Services. 

SUMMARY: This document notifies the 

public as required by the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) that the EPA Administrator 

has forwarded to the Secretary of the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) and the Secretary of the United 

States Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) a draft regulatory 

document concerning Declaration of 

Prion as a Pest Under FIFRA; Related 

Amendments; and Availability of Final 

Test Guidelines. The draft regulatory 

document is not available to the public 

until after it has been signed and made 

available by EPA. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0427, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) 

in the Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Kempter, Antimicrobials Division, 

7510P, Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

703–305–5448; email address: 

kempter.carlton@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What action is EPA taking? 

Section 25(a)(2)(B) of FIFRA requires 

the EPA Administrator to provide the 

Secretary of USDA with a copy of any 

draft final rule at least 30 days before 

signing it in final form for publication 

in the Federal Register. Similarly, 

FIFRA section 21(b) requires the EPA 

Administrator to provide the Secretary 

of HHS with a copy of any draft final 

rule pertaining to a public health 

pesticide at least 30 days before 

publishing it in the Federal Register. 

The draft final rule is not available to 

the public until after it has been signed 

by EPA. If either Secretary comments in 

writing regarding the draft final rule 

within 15 days after receiving it, the 

EPA Administrator shall include the 

comments of the Secretary, if requested 

by the Secretary, and the EPA 

Administrator’s response to those 

comments with the final rule that 

publishes in the Federal Register. If 

either Secretary does not comment in 

writing within 15 days after receiving 

the draft final rule, the EPA 

Administrator may sign the final rule for 

publication in the Federal Register any 

time after the 15-day period. 

II. Do any statutory and Executive 

order reviews apply to this notification? 

No. This document is merely a 

notification of submission to the 

Secretaries of USDA and HHS. As such, 

none of the regulatory assessment 

requirements apply to this document. 

List of Subjects in Parts 152, 158 and 

161 

Environmental protection, 

administrative practice and procedures, 

agricultural commodities, pesticides 

and pests, reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, chemical testing, test 

guidelines. 

Dated: August 2, 2012. 

Martha Morell, 

Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19406 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 168 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0607; FRL–9357–8] 

RIN 2070–AJ53 

Notification of Submission to the 

Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides; 

Regulation To Clarify Labeling of 

Pesticides for Export 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification of submission to 

the Secretary of Agriculture. 

SUMMARY: This document notifies the 

public as required by the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) that the EPA Administrator 

has forwarded to the Secretary of the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

a draft final rule concerning the revision 

of regulations on the labeling of 

pesticide products and devices intended 

solely for export. The draft final rule is 

not available to the public until after it 

has been signed and is made available 

by EPA. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0607, is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov 

or at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

Regulatory Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vera 

Au, Field and External Affairs Division 

(MC 7506P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–9069; email address: 

au.vera@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What action is EPA taking? 

Section 25(a)(2)(B) of FIFRA requires 

the EPA Administrator to provide the 

Secretary of Agriculture with a copy of 

any draft final rule at least 30 days 

before signing it in final form for 

publication in the Federal Register. 

This notice announces the submission 

of a draft final rule to the Secretary of 

Agriculture concerning the revision of 

regulations clarifying the labeling of 

pesticide products and devices intended 

for export. The draft final rule is not 

available to the public until after it has 

been signed by EPA. If the Secretary 

comments in writing regarding the draft 

final rule within 15 days after receiving 

it, the EPA Administrator shall include 

the comments of the Secretary, if 

requested by the Secretary, along with 

the EPA Administrator’s response to 

those comments with the final rule that 


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