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The official record consists of the

documents specifically referenced in

this action, and other information

related to this action, including any

information claimed as Confidential

Business Information (CBI). This official

record includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record does not include any

information claimed as CBI. The public

version of the official record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments submitted during

an applicable comment period is

available for inspection in the Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The PIRIB telephone number

is (703) 305–5805.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

This document announces the

Agency’s intention to hold a technical

briefing for the organophosphate

pesticide, chlorpyrifos. The Agency is

presenting the revised risk assessments

for chlorpyrifos to interested

stakeholders. This technical briefing is

designed to provide stakeholders with

an opportunity to become even more

informed about an organophosphate’s

risk assessment. EPA will describe in

detail the revised risk assessments:

Including the major points (e.g.,

contributors to risk estimates); how

public comment on the preliminary risk

assessment affected the revised risk

assessment; and the pesticide use

information/data that was used in

developing the revised risk assessment.

Stakeholders will have an opportunity

to ask clarifying questions. In addition,

representatives of the USDA will

provide ideas on possible risk

management.

The technical briefing is part of the

pilot public participation process that

EPA and USDA are now using for

involving the public in the reassessment

of pesticide tolerances under the Food

Quality Protection Act (FQPA), and the

reregistration of individual

organophosphate pesticides under the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The pilot

public participation process was

developed as part of the EPA-USDA

Tolerance Reassessment Advisory

Committee (TRAC), which was

established in April 1998 as a

subcommittee under the auspices of

EPA’s National Advisory Council for

Environmental Policy and Technology.

A goal of the pilot public participation

process is to find a more effective way

for the public to participate at critical

junctures in the Agency’s development

of organophosphate pesticide risk

assessment and risk management

decisions. EPA and USDA began

implementing this pilot process in

August 1998 in response to Vice

President Gore’s directive to increase

transparency and opportunities for

stakeholder consultation.

The Agency will issue a Federal

Register notice to provide an

opportunity for public viewing of the

chlorpyrifos revised risk assessments

and related documents in the Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch and on the OPP Internet web site

that are described in Unit I.B.1, and to

provide an opportunity for a 60-day

public participation period during

which the public may submit risk

management and mitigation ideas, and

recommendations and proposals for

transition.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Pesticides and pests.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Lois A. Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–11839 Filed 5–8–00; 2:48 pm]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–30464A; FRL–6553–8]

Chlorfenapyr; Withdrawal of an

Application To Register a Pesticide

Product Containing a New Active

Ingredient

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: American Cyanamid

Company has withdrawn its application

to register chlorfenapyr (4-bromo-2-(4-

chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-

(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-

carbonitrile) pesticide products for use

on cotton (EPA File Symbols 241–GAT

and 241–GAI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann

Sibold, Registration Division (7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel

Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: 703–305–6502; fax number:

703–305–6596; e-mail address:

sibold.ann@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

You may be affected by this action if

you are an agricultural producer, food

manufacturer, or pesticide

manufacturer. Potentially affected

categories and entities may include, but

are not limited to:

CategoriesNAICS

codes

Examples of potentially affected entities

Industry 111 Crop production

112 Animal production

311 Food manufacturing

32532 Pesticide manufacturing

This listing is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

affected by this action. Other types of

entities not listed in the table could also

be affected. The North American

Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) codes have been provided to

assist you and others in determining

whether or not this action might apply

to certain entities. If you have questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of This

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’ and then look

up the entry for this document under

the ‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–34162. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this action, any public comments

received during an applicable comment

period, and other information related to

this action, including any information

claimed as Confidential Business

Information (CBI). This official record

includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record does not include any

information claimed as CBI. The public

30112 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 10, 2000 / Notices

version of the official record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments submitted during

an applicable comment period, is

available for inspection in the Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The PIRIB telephone number

is 703–305–5805.

C. What Action Is the Agency Taking?

EPA is announcing that American

Cyanamid Company, P.O. Box 400,

Princeton, NJ 08543–0400 has

withdrawn its application to register a

pesticide containing chlorfenapyr for

use on cotton as provided for in section

3(c)(7)(C) of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

(FIFRA), as amended by the Food

Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).

Chlorfenapyr is an active ingredient not

included in any previously registered

pesticide product. Chlorfenapyr has

been proposed for many uses on several

pests. This withdrawal notice is

applicable to the products PIRATE and

ALERT for use on cotton.

EPA issued a notice in the Federal

Register of December 2, 1998 (63 FR

66534) (FRL–6046–6), which announced

American Cyanamid’s submission of an

application to register a pesticide

product (EPA File Symbols 241–GAT

and 241–GAI) containing an active

ingredient, 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-

1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1-

pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (chlorfenapyr),

not included in any previously

registered pesticide product. The

application was for an insecticide/

miticide for use on cotton.

On January 20, 1999 (64 FR 3091)

(FRL–6489–2), EPA published in the

Federal Register a Notice of Availability

of Risk/Benefit Assessments. These

assessments were made available for

public comment in the docket and at

http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/

chlorfenapyr/toc.htm. The Agency

received approximately 400 public

comments in the docket in response to

the notice.

In addition, the Office of Pesticide

Programs submitted EPA’s and

American Cyanamid’s risk assessments

to peer review by the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (‘‘FIFRA’’) Scientific Advisory Panel

(‘‘SAP’’). The SAP met twice to review

the assessments. The SAP reports are

available at:

http://www.epa.gov/oscpmont/sap/

1999/july/finlrpt3.pdf

http://www.epa.gov/oscpmont/sap/

1999/september/finalrpt.pdf.

The Agency also had extensive

discussions with the United States Fish

and Wildlife Service (FWS). The

comments received by the FWS were

taken into consideration in EPA’s

registration assessment.

On March 13, 2000, Susan H.

Wayland, Acting Assistant

Administrator for the Office of

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic

Substances, signed a decision

memorandum for the denial of

chlorfenapyr use on cotton. Copies of

the decision memorandum are available

in the docket. American Cyanamid has

since decided to withdraw its

application for registration.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: May 2, 2000.

James Jones,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

FR Doc. 00–11677 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–30495; FRL–6556–6]

Pesticide Product; Registration

Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of an application to register a pesticide

product containing a new active

ingredient not included in any

previously registered products pursuant

to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

DATES: Written comments, identified by

the docket control number OPP–30495,

must be received on or before June 9,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–30495 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Driss Benmhend, Regulatory

Action Leader, Biopesticides and

Pollution Prevention Division (7511C),

19th Floor, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson

Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (703)

308–9525; e-mail:

benmhend.driss@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

You may be affected by this action if

you are an agricultural producer, food

manufacturer, or pesticide

manufacturer. Potentially affected

categories and entities may include, but

are not limited to:

CategoriesNAICS

codes

Examples of potentially affected entities

Industry 111 Crop production

This listing is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

affected by this action. Other types of

entities not listed in the table could also

be affected. The North American

Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) codes have been provided to

assist you and others in determining

whether or not this action might apply

to certain entities. If you have questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of This

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’ and then look

up the entry for this document under

the ‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–30495. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this action, any public comments

received during an applicable comment

period, and other information related to

this action, including any information

claimed as confidential business

information (CBI). This official record

includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record does not include any