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On October 17, 2012 (77 FR 63813), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to both the 

EPA and OMB within 30 days of this 

notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0642, which is 

available for either public viewing 

online at http://www.regulations.gov, or 

in person viewing at the Enforcement 

and Compliance Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the 

Enforcement and Compliance Docket is 

(202) 566–1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system, at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to either submit or 

view public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, Confidentiality of 

Business Information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: NESHAP for Chemical 

Preparations Industry (Renewal) 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

2356.03, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0636 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on March 31, 2013. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

either conduct or sponsor the collection 

of information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. 

Abstract: The affected entities are 

subject to the General Provisions of the 

NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, 

and any changes, or additions to the 

Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart BBBBBBB. Owners or operators 

of the affected facilities must submit an 

initial notification report, performance 

tests, and periodic reports and results. 

Owners or operators are also required to 

maintain records of the occurrence and 

duration of any startup, shutdown, or 

malfunction in the operation of an 

affected facility, or any period during 

which the monitoring system is 

inoperative. At a minimum, reports are 

required semiannually. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 40 hours per 

response. ‘‘Burden’’ means the total 

time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal agency. 

This includes the time needed to review 

instructions; develop, acquire, install, 

and utilize technology and systems for 

the purposes of collecting, validating, 

and verifying information, processing 

and maintaining information, and 

disclosing and providing information; 

adjust the existing ways to comply with 

any previously- applicable instructions 

and requirements which have 

subsequently changed; train personnel 

to be able to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Owners or operators of area source 

chemical preparation facilities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

26. 

Frequency of Response: 

Semiannually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

2,093. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$203,052, which includes $202,662 in 

labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and 

$390 in operation and maintenance 

(O&M) costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

adjustment decrease in the total 

estimated burden for both the 

respondents and the Agency as 

currently identified in the OMB 

Inventory of Approved Burdens. This 

decrease is not due to any program 

changes. The change in the burden and 

cost estimates occurred because the 

standards have been in effect for more 

than three years and the requirements 

are different during initial compliance 

(new facilities) as compared to on-going 

compliance (existing facilities). The 

previous ICR reflected those burdens 

and costs associated with the initial 

activities for subject facilities. This 

includes understanding rule 

requirements, notification of 

applicability, conducting engineering 

calculations or obtaining data on 

performance guarantees to demonstrate 

initial compliance, and establishing 

recordkeeping systems. This ICR, by in 

large, reflects the on-going burden and 

costs for existing facilities. Activities for 

existing source include continuous 

monitoring of pollutants and the 

submission of semiannual reports. The 

overall result is a decrease in burden 

hours and costs. These changes also 

result in a decrease in O&M costs, 

which are photocopying and postage 

costs associated with submittal of 

notifications and semiannual reports. 

This ICR corrects a mathematical 

mistake in the Agency labor rates. The 

previous ICR adjusted the labor rates by 

160 percent, thereby overestimating the 

Agency’s costs. This ICR corrects the 

loading rate to 60 percent to account for 

the benefit packages available to 

government employees. Additionally, 

this ICR corrects the frequency of 

occurrence for the review of semiannual 

reports from once to twice per year. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0152; FRL–9381–3] 

Pesticide Chemicals; Registration 

Review; Draft Human Health and 

Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice 

of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s draft human health 

and ecological risk assessments for the 

registration review of ancymidol, 

fosthiazate, lactofen, polybutene resins, 

quizalofop, and soap salts and opens a 

public comment period on these 

documents. Registration review is EPA’s 

periodic review of pesticide 

registrations to ensure that each 

pesticide continues to satisfy the 

statutory standard for registration, that 

is, the pesticide can perform its 

intended function without unreasonable 

adverse effects on human health or the 

environment. As part of the registration 

review process, the Agency has 

completed draft risk assessments for 

each of the subject chemicals and is 

making them available for public 

comment. After reviewing comments 

received during the public comment 

period, EPA will issue a revised risk 

assessment, if appropriate, explain any 

changes to the draft risk assessment, and 

respond to comments and may request 

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this program, EPA is ensuring that each 

pesticide’s registration is based on 

current scientific and other knowledge, 

including its effects on human health 

and the environment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 20, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number for the specific pesticide of 

interest provided in Table 1. in Unit 

III.A., by one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about a particular pesticide 

included in this document, contact the 

Chemical Review Manager identified in 

Table 1. in Unit III.A. for the pesticide 

of interest. 

For general questions on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Jane Robbins, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–0048; fax number: 

(703) 305–8005; email address: 

robbins.jane@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, farm 

worker, and agricultural advocates; the 

chemical industry; pesticide users; and 

members of the public interested in the 

sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. 

Since others also may 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 

Chemical Review Manager identified in 

Table 1. in Unit III.A. for the pesticide 

of interest. 

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 email. 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 

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 and/or 

environmental effects from exposure to 

the pesticides discussed in this 

document, compared to the general 

population. 

II. Authority 

EPA is conducting its registration 

review of the pesticides identified in 

this document pursuant to section 3(g) 

of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 

Procedural Regulations for Registration 

Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. 

Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among 

other things, that the registrations of 

pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 

years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product 

may be registered or remain registered 

only if it meets the statutory standard 

for registration given in FIFRA section 

3(c)(5). When used in accordance with 

widespread and commonly recognized 

practice, the pesticide product must 

perform its intended function without 

unreasonable adverse effects on the 

environment; that is, without any 

unreasonable risk to man or the 

environment, or a human dietary risk 

from residues that result from the use of 

a pesticide in or on food. 

III. Registration Reviews 

A. What action is the Agency taking? 

As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), 

EPA is reviewing the pesticide 

registrations for ancymidol, fosthiazate, 

lactofen, polybutene resins, quizalofop, 

and soap salts to ensure that they 

continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard 

for registration—that is, that these 

pesticides can still be used without 

unreasonable adverse effects on human 

health or the environment. 

At this stage in the registration review 

process, consistent with the proposed 

notice, published in the Federal 

Register issue of August 17, 2012 (77 FR 

49792) (FRL–9356–5), jointly developed 

with the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, the National Marine 

Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (‘‘the Services’’) to 

enhance opportunities for stakeholder 

input during pesticide registration 

reviews and endangered species 

consultations, draft environmental risk 

assessments include a screening-level 

evaluation of the potential risks to 

federally listed endangered and 

threatened species (hereafter referred to 

as ‘‘listed species’’). EPA intends to 

complete a refined assessment of 

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species, as needed. The refined listed 

species assessments will be based on the 

recommendations of the National 

Research Council (NRC), which has 

been tasked with providing advice on 

ecological risk assessment tools and 

scientific approaches in developing 

listed species risk assessments that are 

compliant with both FIFRA and the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA). EPA 

anticipates that the NRC report, 

expected in Spring 2013, will provide 

recommendations to ensure scientific 

soundness and maximize the utility of 

risk assessment refinements for listed 

species. Additional information can be 

found at the following Web site: 

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/ 

projectview.aspx?key=49396. Useful 

refinements to the listed species 

assessments are expected to include, but 

not be limited to, the following: 

• More detailed, species-specific 

ecological and biological data. 

• More detailed and accurate 

information on chemical use patterns. 

• Sub-county level spatial proximity 

data depicting the co-occurrence of 

potential effects areas and listed species 

and any designated critical habitat. 

In the event that a draft risk 

assessment shows risks of concern to 

human health or the environment for a 

specific chemical, EPA reserves the 

right to initiate mitigation at this stage 

of registration review. This effort to 

mitigate a chemical’s risks early in the 

registration review process is consistent 

with the Agency’s approach for 

registration review. Where risks are 

identified early in the registration 

review process and opportunities for 

early mitigation exist, the Agency may 

pursue those opportunities as they arise, 

rather then waiting for completion of a 

chemical’s registration review in order 

to mitigate risks. The public comment 

period for the draft risk assessments 

allows members of the public to provide 

comments and suggestions for revising 

the draft risk assessments and for 

reducing risks. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is 

providing an opportunity, through this 

notice of availability, for interested 

parties to provide comments and input 

concerning the Agency’s draft human 

health and ecological risk assessments 

for ancymidol, fosthiazate, lactofen, 

polybutene resins, quizalofop, and soap 

salts. Such comments and input could 

address, among other things, the 

Agency’s risk assessment methodologies 

and assumptions, as applied in these 

draft risk assessments. 

The Agency will consider all 

comments received during the public 

comment period and make changes, as 

appropriate, to the draft human health 

and ecological risk assessments. EPA 

will then issue revised risk assessments, 

if appropriate, and explain any changes 

to the draft risk assessments, and 

respond to comments. In the Federal 

Register notice announcing the 

availability of the revised risk 

assessments, if any of the revised risk 

assessments indicate risks of concern, 

the Agency may provide a comment 

period for the public to submit 

suggestions for mitigating the risks 

identified in those revised risk 

assessments. At present, EPA is 

releasing registration review draft risk 

assessments for the pesticide cases 

identified in the following table and 

further described in this unit. 

TABLE 1—REGISTRATION REVIEW DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS

Registration review case name and 

No. Pesticide docket identification No. Chemical review manager, telephone No., and email address 

Ancymidol, Case No. 3017 .................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0482 ................ Christina Scheltema, (703) 308–2201, 

scheltema.christina@epa.gov. 

Fosthiazate, Case No. 7604 ................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0267 ................ Khue Nguyen, (703) 347–0248, nguyen.khue@epa.gov. 

Lactofen, Case No. 7210 ..................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0287 ................ Kelly Ballard, (703) 305–8126, ballard.kelly@epa.gov. 

Polybutene resins, Case No. 4076 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0649 ................ Joel Wolf, (703) 347–0228, wolf.joel@epa.gov. 

Quizalofop, Case No. 7215 ................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1089 ................ Khue Nguyen, (703) 347–0248, nguyen.khue@epa.gov. 

Soap salts, Case No. 4083 ................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0519 ................ Monica Wait, (703) 347–8019, wait.monica@epa.gov. 

• Ancymidol. The registration review 

docket for ancymidol (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2011–0482) opened in the Federal 

Register issue of June 29, 2011 (76 FR 

38166) (FRL–8877–4). Ancymidol is a 

plant growth regulator that acts by 

inhibiting giberillin biosynthesis, 

resulting in plants with more compact 

growth. Ancymidol is registered for use 

only on container grown greenhouse 

and nursery ornamentals. It is used only 

on plants grown for commercial 

production and has no food, feed, or 

residential uses. The Final Work Plan 

for ancymidol described numerous data 

requirements for registration review, 

and a registration review timeline that 

included the issuance of a data call-in. 

However, EPA has revisited the timeline 

and data requirements for registration 

review and determined that a data callin is not necessary for ancymidol. The 

Agency has conducted qualitative 

environmental and human health risk 

assessments for ancymidol based on the 

available information and on limited 

use of this pesticide active ingredient. 

• Fosthiazate. The registration review 

docket for fosthiazate (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2009–0267) opened in the Federal 

Register issue of June 24, 2009 (74 FR 

30077) (FRL–8422–4). Fosthiazate is an 

organophosphate nematicide and 

insecticide that is currently registered 

for use on tomatoes. The Agency has 

conducted a human health risk 

assessment for both dietary (food and 

drinking water) and occupational 

exposure pathways. The Agency has 

also conducted a quantitative ecological 

risk assessment, which includes a 

screening-level listed species 

assessment. EPA acknowledges that 

further refinements to the listed species 

assessment will be completed in future 

revisions and requests public comment 

on specific areas that will reduce the 

uncertainties associated with the 

characterization of risk to listed species 

identified in the current assessment. 

• Lactofen. The registration review 

docket for lactofen (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2005–0287) opened in the Federal 

Register issue of February 2, 2007 (72 

FR 5050) (FRL–8113–1). Lactofen is a 

light dependent peroxidizing herbicide 

(LDPH), and is registered for use on 

conifer seedlings, cotton, kenaf, 

peanuts, and soybean, with local 

registrations on fruiting vegetables, okra, 

snap beans, and strawberries. For 

lactofen, the Agency has conducted an 

occupational handler exposure risk 

assessment for the application of 

lactofen on conifer seedlings, snap 

beans, soybeans, and strawberries. The 

Agency has also conducted an 

ecological risk assessment, which 

includes a screening-level listed species 

assessment. EPA acknowledges that 

further refinements to the listed species 

assessment will be completed in future 

revisions and requests public comment 


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on specific areas that will reduce the 

uncertainties associated with the 

characterization of risk to listed species 

identified in the current assessment. 

• Polybutene resins. The registration 

review docket for polybutene resins 

(EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0649) opened in 

the Federal Register issue of June 23, 

2010 (75 FR 35810) (FRL–8832–3). 

Polybutene is a sticky polymer 

registered for use as a bird and small 

mammal repellent. It is used to prevent 

house sparrows, pigeons, and starlings 

from roosting inside and outside of 

buildings, as well as to prevent beavers 

from attacking trees and shrubs. There 

are no food/feed uses and, it is exempt 

from a tolerance requirement when used 

as a sticker agent in packaging of insect 

control products used on food crops. 

Polybutene is approved by the Food and 

Drug Administration (FDA) as an 

indirect food additive and is used as an 

ingredient in cosmetic products that are 

applied directly to the skin such as sun 

block or moisturizer, and that may be 

incidentally ingested, such as lipstick. 

EPA has conducted a qualitative 

assessment for both human health and 

environmental fate and ecological risks. 

• Quizalofop. The registration review 

docket for quizalofop ethyl and 

quizalofop-p-ethyl (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2007–1089) opened in the Federal 

Register issue of December 19, 2007 (72 

FR 71893) (FRL–8342–9). Quizalofop 

ethyl is a 50/50 racemic mixture of Rand S-enantiomers; quizalofop-p-ethyl 

is the purified R-enantiomer which is 

pesticidally active. Quizalofop-p-ethyl 

is registered for use to control weeds in 

food crops (including barley, beans, 

lentil, peas, sorghum, soybean, and 

sugar beets), non-food crops grown for 

seed (including alfalfa, carrots, garlic, 

onion, radish, and spinach), and noncropland (including rights-of-way and 

fencerows). Quizalofop-p-ethyl is not 

registered for residential use. The 

Agency has conducted a human health 

assessment for both dietary (food and 

drinking water) and occupational 

exposure pathways. The Agency has 

conducted a quantitative ecological risk 

assessment, including a listed species 

assessment, for quizalofop. EPA 

acknowledges that further refinements 

to the listed species assessment may be 

completed in future revisions and 

requests public comment on specific 

areas that will reduce the uncertainties 

associated with the characterization of 

risk to listed species identified in the 

current assessment. 

• Soap salts. The registration review 

docket for soap salts (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2008–0519) opened in the Federal 

Register issue of September 15, 2008 (73 

FR 53244) (FRL–8381–3). The case 

consists of three active ingredients, the 

ammonium, potassium, and sodium 

salts of fatty acids, which are registered 

for use as acaricides, algaecides, 

herbicides, and insecticides on food and 

non-food crops in various settings, 

chiefly residential and agricultural. 

Ammonium and sodium soap salts are 

also used as animal repellents. Because 

the Agency has not identified any 

toxicological endpoints for human 

health risk assessment and because 

current product labels are adequate to 

protect for potential eye and skin 

irritation, a qualitative human health 

risk assessment was conducted for soap 

salts. The Agency has conducted a 

quantitative ecological risk assessment, 

which includes a screening-level listed 

species assessment. EPA acknowledges 

that further refinements to the listed 

species assessment will be completed in 

future revisions and requests public 

comment on specific areas that will 

reduce the uncertainties associated with 

the characterization of risk to listed 

species identified in the current 

assessment. 

1. Other related information. Additional 

information on ancymidol, fosthiazate, 

lactofen, polybutene resins, quizalofop, and 

soap salts is available on the chemical pages 

for these pesticides in Chemical Search, 

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ 

chemicalsearch, and in each chemical’s 

individual docket listed in Table 1. in Unit 

III.A. Information on the Agency’s 

registration review program and its 

implementing regulation is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review. 

2. Information submission requirements. 

Anyone may submit data or information in 

response to this document. To be considered 

during a pesticide’s registration review, the 

submitted data or information must meet the 

following requirements: 

• To ensure that EPA will consider data or 

information submitted, interested persons 

must submit the data or information during 

the comment period. The Agency may, at its 

discretion, consider data or information 

submitted at a later date. 

• The data or information submitted must 

be presented in a legible and useable form. 

For example, an English translation must 

accompany any material that is not in 

English and a written transcript must 

accompany any information submitted as an 

audiographic or videographic record. Written 

material may be submitted in paper or 

electronic form. 

• Submitters must clearly identify the 

source of any submitted data or information. 

• Submitters may request the Agency to 

reconsider data or information that the 

Agency rejected in a previous review. 

However, submitters must explain why they 

believe the Agency should reconsider the 

data or information in the pesticide’s 

registration review. 

As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the 

registration review docket for each pesticide 

case will remain publicly accessible through 

the duration of the registration review 

process; that is, until all actions required in 

the final decision on the registration review 

case have been completed. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Ancymidol, Fosthiazate, Lactofen, 

Pesticides and pests, Polybutene resins, 

Quizalofop, Soap salts. 

Dated: March 12, 2013. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0938; FRL–9374–7] 

Pesticide Reregistration Performance 

Measures and Goals; Annual Progress 

Report; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s progress report in 

meeting its performance measures and 

goals for pesticide reregistration during 

fiscal year 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol P. Stangel, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8007; email address: 

stangel.carol@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Why is EPA announcing the 

availability of this report? 

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires 

EPA to publish information about EPA’s 

annual achievements in meeting its 

performance measures and goals for 

pesticide reregistration. The report for 

fiscal year 2012 discusses the 

integration of tolerance reassessment 

with the reregistration process, and 

describes the status of various 

regulatory activities associated with 

reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment. The 2012 report also gives 

total numbers of products reregistered 

and products registered under the ‘‘fasttrack’’ provisions of FIFRA. 

II. How can I get a copy of the 2012 

report? 

1. Docket. The 2012 report is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov, under 


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