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endpoints; the derivation of the chronic reference dose; cancer assessment; and EPA’s comments regarding the feasibility of the quantitative uncertainty analysis from the NAS evaluation of the 2003 reassessment. At the October 27–29, 2010 meeting the SAB Panel will continue its peer review of EPA’s draft document. Background information on this advisory activity is available on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr

_ activites/ Dioxin%20Reasst%20-%202008- 2011?OpenDocument.

Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agenda and other meeting material will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting. For technical questions and information concerning EPA’s draft document, please contact Dr. Glenn Rice at (513) 569–7813 or rice.glenn@epa.gov

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Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. They should send their comments directly to the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee. Oral Statements: In general, individuals requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written comments so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested individuals should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above, by Wednesday, October 20, 2010 to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above, by Wednesday, October 20, 2010 so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MSPowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBMPC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. Submitters are requested to provide versions of signed documents, submitted with and without signatures, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites.

Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Thomas Armitage at (202) 564–2155 or armitage.thomas@epa.gov . To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dr. Armitage preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

Dated: September 9, 2010. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010–23688 Filed 9–21–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0639; FRL–8843–4]**

**2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3- propanediol (Tris Nitro); Order to**  **Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces EPA’s order for the amendment to terminate certain uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of the pesticide products listed in Table 1, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This order to terminate uses follows a June 23, 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the Registrant listed in Table 2 to voluntarily amend 2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3- propanediol (tris nitro) product registrations to terminate or delete one or more uses. The request would delete use in or on metalworking fluids; latex paints; resin/latex/polymer emulsions; specialty industrial products; livestock and poultry premises; paints, emulsions and thickener solutions; use as a preservative for packaged emulsions, solutions, or suspensions such as detergents and polishes containing water; and use in pulp and paper-mill process water systems. The request would not terminate the last 2- (hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3- propanediol (tris nitro) products registered for use in the United States and would result in retention of some registered uses for those products. In the June 23, 2010 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30–day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew the requests within this period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw the requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice, an order granting the requested amendment to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

**DATES :**  The order is effective September 22, 2010.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Rebecca Vondem-Hagen, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–6785; e-mail address: vondem-hagen.rebecca@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, 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 person listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT**

**.** B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0639. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket
at http://www.regulations.gov , or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday


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through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

This notice announces the order for the amendment to terminate uses, as requested by the registrant, of certain products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1 of this unit.



### T ABLE 

### 1.—2-( HYDROXYMETHYL 

### )-2- NITRO 

### -1,3- PROPANEDIOL 

### ( TRIS NITRO 

### ) P RODUCT 

### R EGISTRATION 

### A MENDMENTS TO 

### T ERMINATE 

### U SES

Registration Number Product Name Company Uses to be Terminated

464–657 Tris Nitro TM Solid Industrial Bacteriostat The Dow Chemical Company Use in metalworking fluids; Latex paints,Resin/latex/polymer emulsions; Specialty industrial products; Livestock and Poultry premises.

464–658 Tris Nitro TM Brand of 50% (Aqueous) For Formulating Use The Dow Chemical Company Use in metalworking fluids; Latex paints;Resin/latex/polymer emulsions; Specialty industrial products; Livestock and poultry premises.

464–663 Tris Nitro TM Brand of 50% Aqueous Tris (hydroxymethyl) nitromethane The Dow Chemical Company Use in paints, emulsions and thickener solutions; use in metalworking fluids; Use as apreservative for packaged emulsions, solutions, or suspensions, such as detergents and polishes containing water.

464–668 Tris Nitro TM Brand of 25% Aqueous Tris (hydroxymethyl) nitromethane The Dow Chemical Company Use in metalworking fluids; use as a preservative for packaged emulsions, solutions, or suspensions, such as detergents and polishes containing water.

464–679 Tris Nitro TM Brand The Dow Chemical Company Use in paints, emulsions, and thickener solutions; use in metalworking fluids; use as apreservative for packaged emulsions, solutions, or suspensions, such as detergents and polishes containing water; use in pulp and papermill process water systems.

Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for the registrant of the products in Table 1 of this unit.



### T ABLE 

### 2.—R EGISTRANTS OF 

### A MENDED 

### P RODUCTS

EPA Company Number Company Name and Address

464 The Dow Chemical Company 1803 Building Midland, MI 48674

III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments

During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments in response to the Federal Register notice of June 23, 2010 (75 FR 35807) announcing the Agency’s receipt of the request to voluntarily amend registrations to terminate certain uses of products listed in Table 1.

IV. Cancellation Order

Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested amendment to terminate certain uses of 2-(Hyroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3- propanediol (Tris Nitro) registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are hereby amended to terminate the affected uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II. in a manner inconsistent with any of the provisions for disposition of existing Stocks set forth in Unit VI., will be considered a violation of FIFRA.
V. What is the Agency’s Authority for Taking this Action?

Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register . Thereafter, following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such a request. VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products which are currently in the United States and which were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the action. The existing stocks provision for the products subject to this order is as follows.

Once EPA has approved product labels reflecting the requested amendments to delete uses, registrants will be permitted to sell or distribute products under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18 months after the date of Federal Register publication of the order to terminate uses, unless other restrictions have been imposed. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or distributing the products whose labels include the deleted uses identified in Table 1 of Unit II., except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal.

Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of the products in Table 1, whose labels include the deleted uses until supplies are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with


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the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, products bearing the deleted uses. List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Antimicrobials, Pesticides and pests, 2- (hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3- propanediol, Tris Nitro.

September 14, 2010. Joan Harrigan Farrelly, Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010–23544 Filed 9–21–10; 8:45 a.m.]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–S**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0760; FRL–8844–9]**

**Clofencet; Registration Review Case Closure; Notice of Availability** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces the availability of EPA’s notice of registration review case closure for the pesticide clofencet, case 7015. 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, that the pesticide can perform its intended function without causing unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Through 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.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For pesticide-specific information, contact :Wilhelmena Livingston, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 308–8025; fax number: (703) 308–8005; email address: livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov

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For general information on the registration review program, contact : Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–5026; fax number: (703) 308–8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin@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 pesticide-specific contact person listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT**

. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0760. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket
at http://www.regulations.gov , or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

On July 14, 2010 the Agency issued a product cancellation order (75 FR 40825; FRL–8833–4) for all clofencet product registrations. Due to the cancellation of all registered clofencet products in the United States, the Agency closed the registration review case for clofencet, pursuant to 40 CFR 155.42(c). This notice announces the availability of EPA’s Notice of Registration Review Case Closure for clofencet, case 0715.

In addition to the registration review case closure document, the registration review docket for clofencet also includes other relevant documents related to the registration review of this case. The Notice of Receipt of a Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations was issued on April 28, 2010, and the public was invited to submit any comments or new information. During the 30–day comment period, no public comments were received which impacted the Agency’s decision to grant the cancellation request. Subsequently, on July 14, 2010, the Agency published the Cancellation Order for all clofencet product registrations in the Federal Register (75 FR 40825).

Background on the registration review program is provided at: http:// www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ registration

_ review. Links to earlier documents related to the registration review of this pesticide are provided at: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ registration

_ review/clofencet/ index.html

. B. What is the Agency’s Authority for Taking this Action?

Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 155, subpart C, provide authority for this action.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Registration review, Pesticides and pests, clofencet.

Dated: September 13, 2010 Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 2010–23542 Filed 9–21–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–S**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0734; FRL–8845–2]**

**Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and**  **Comment; Amended Work Plan for Imidacloprid** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  EPA has established registration review dockets for the pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews. 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. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s registration is based on