Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 14, 2000 / Notices 37371

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34228; FRL–6593–4]

Organophosphate Pesticide;

Availability of Revised Risk

Assessments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notices announces the

availability of the revised risk

assessments and related documents for

one organophosphate pesticide,

dircrotophos. In addition, this notice

starts a 60-day public participation

period during which the public is

encouraged to submit risk management

ideas or proposals. These actions are in

response to a joint initiative between

EPA and the Department of Agriculture

(USDA) to increase transparency in the

tolerance reassessment process for

organophosphate pesticides.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–34228 must be

received by EPA on or before August 14,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit III. of the

‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.’’

To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPP–34228 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Angulo, Special Review and

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 308–8004; email address: angulo.karen@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general, nevertheless, a wide range of

stakeholders will be interested in

obtaining the revised risk assessments

and submitting risk management

comments on dicrotophos, including

environmental, human health, and

agricultural advocates; the chemical

industry; pesticide users; and members

of the public interested in the use of

pesticides on food. As such, the Agency

has not attempted to specifically

describe all the entities potentially

affected by this action. If you have any

questions regarding the applicability of

this action to a particular entity, consult

the person listed under ‘‘FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.’’

II. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document or Other Related Documents?

A. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document and

other related documents 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/.

To access information about

organophosphate pesticides and obtain

electronic copies of the revised risk

assessments and related documents

mentioned in this notice, you can also

go directly to the Home Page for the

Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) at

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

B. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–34228. 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 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 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.

III. How Can I Respond to this Action?

A. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPP–34228 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

1. By mail. Submit comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch, Information Resources

and Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch, Information

Resources and Services Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305–

5805.

3. Electronically. Submit electronic

comments by e-mail to: ‘‘oppdocket@epa.gov,’’ or you can submit a

computer disk as described in this unit.

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file, avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comments and data will

also be accepted on standard computer

disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII

file format. All comments in electronic

form must be identified by the docket

control number OPP–34228. Electronic

comments may also be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

B. How Should I Handle CBI

Information that I Want to Submit to the

Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

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

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person listed under

‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.’’

IV. What Action is EPA Taking in this

Notice?

EPA is making available for public

viewing the revised risk assessments

and related documents for one

organophosphate pesticide, dicrotophos.

These documents have been developed

as part of the pilot public participation

process that EPA and USDA are now

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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

assessments and risk management

decisions. EPA and USDA began

implementing this pilot process in

August 1998, to increase transparency

and opportunities for stakeholder

consultation. The documents being

released to the public through this

notice provide information on the

revisions that were made to the

dicrotophos preliminary risk

assessments, which was released to the

public September 2, 1999 (64 FR 170)

(FRL–6380–9) through a notice in the

Federal Register.

In addition, this notice starts a 60-day

public participation period during

which the public is encouraged to

submit risk management proposals or

otherwise comment on risk management

for dicrotophos. The Agency is

providing an opportunity, through this

notice, for interested parties to provide

written risk management proposals or

ideas to the Agency on the chemical

specified in this notice. Such comments

and proposals could address ideas about

how to manage dietary, occupational, or

ecological risks on specific dicrotophos

use sites or crops across the United

States or in a particular geographic

region of the country. To address dietary

risk, for example, commenters may

choose to discuss the feasibility of lower

application rates, increasing the time

interval between application and

harvest (‘‘pre-harvest intervals’’),

modifications in use, or suggest

alternative measures to reduce residues

contributing to dietary exposure. For

occupational risks, commenters may

suggest personal protective equipment

or technologies to reduce exposure to

workers and pesticide handlers. For

ecological risks, commenters may

suggest ways to reduce environmental

exposure, e.g., exposure to birds, fish,

mammals, and other non-target

organisms. EPA will provide other

opportunities for public participation

and comment on issues associated with

the organophosphate pesticide tolerance

reassessment program. Failure to

participate or comment as part of this

opportunity will in no way prejudice or

limit a commenter’s opportunity to

participate fully in later notice and

comment processes. All comments and

proposals must be received by EPA on

or before August 14, 2000 at the

addresses given under the

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section. Comments and

proposals will become part of the

Agency record for the organophosphate

pesticide specified in this notice.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Pesticides and pests.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

Lois A. Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–15033 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–66277; FRL–6589–9]

Notice of Receipt of Requests to

Voluntary Cancel Certain Pesticide

Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),

as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of

receipt of requests by registrants to

voluntarily cancel certain pesticide

registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn

by, December 11, 2000, orders will be

issued canceling all of these

registrations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: James A. Hollins, Office of

Pesticide Programs (7502C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location

for commercial courier delivery,

telephone number and e-mail address:

Rm. 224, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202, (703) 305–5761; e-mail:

hollins.james@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this apply to me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. Although this action may be

of particular interest to persons who

produce or use pesticides, 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 information in this notice,

consult the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I get additional information

or copies of support documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document and

various support documents are available

from the EPA Home Page at the Federal

Register-Environmental Documents

entry for this document under ‘‘Laws

and Regulations’’ (http://www.epa.gov/

fedrgstr/).

2. In person. Contact James A. Hollins

at 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal

Mall 2, Rm. 224, Arlington, VA,

telephone number (703) 305–5761.

Available from 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,

Monday thru Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

This notice announces receipt by the

Agency of applications from registrants

to cancel some 60 pesticide products

registered under section 3 or 24 of

FIFRA. These registrations are listed in

sequence by registration number (or

company number and 24 number) in the

following Table 1.

TABLE 1.—REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION

Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name

WA–00–0002 .... Gas cartidge (as a device for burrowing animal control)

000016–00121 Dragon Sevin-Dipel Insect & Worm Dust Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki

1-Naphthyl-N-methylcarbamate

000239–00568 Ortho Home Orchard Spray Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenyl) -1,1,1-trichloroethane)

O,O-Dimethyl phosphorodithioate of diethyl mercaptosuccinate

cis-N-Trichloromethylthio-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide