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August 2006 and became effective in 

October 2006, and appears at 40 CFR 

part 155, subpart C. The Pesticide 

Registration Improvement Act of 2003 

(PRIA) was amended and extended in 

September 2007. FIFRA, as amended by 

PRIA in 2007, requires EPA to complete 

registration review decisions by October 

1, 2022, for all pesticides registered as 

of October 1, 2007. 

The registration review final rule at 40 

CFR 155.58(a) provides for a minimum 

60–day public comment period on all 

proposed registration review decisions. 

This comment period is intended to 

provide an opportunity for public input 

and a mechanism for initiating any 

necessary amendments to the proposed 

decision. All comments should be 

submitted using the methods in 

ADDRESSES, and must be received by 

EPA on or before the closing date. These 

comments will become part of the 

docket for lauryl sulfate salts. 

Comments received after the close of the 

comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ 

EPA is not required to consider these 

late comments. 

The Agency will carefully consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

and will provide a ‘‘Response to 

Comments Memorandum’’ in the docket. 

The final registration review decision 

will explain the effect that any 

comments had on the decision and 

provide the Agency’s response to 

significant comments. 

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/lauryl-sulfate/ 

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, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Pesticides and pests, antimicrobials, 

Lauryl sulfate salts. 

Dated: June 8, 2010. 

Joan Harrigan-Farrelly, 

Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15210 Filed 6–29–10; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0420; FRL–8828–9] 

Formaldehyde Gas; Receipt of 

Application for Emergency Exemption, 

Solicitation of Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a 

quarantine exemption request from 

EPA’s, Office of Emergency 

Management, Office of Solid Waste and 

Emergency Response (OSWER) to use 

formaldehyde gas (CAS No. 82115–62– 

6) to decontaminate non-food contact 

surfaces to control Bacillus anthracis. 

The applicant proposes the use of a new 

chemical which has not been registered 

by the EPA. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0420, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0420. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Although, listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., CBI or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

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 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Princess Campbell, Registration 

Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8033; fax number: 

(703) 605–0781; e-mail address: 

campbell.princess@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 

111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

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• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

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 this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. 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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 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 or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the Administrator determines that 

emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. EPA has 

requested the Administrator to issue a 

quarantine exemption for the use of 

formaldehyde gas on non-food contact 

surfaces to control Bacillus anthracis. 

Information in accordance with 40 CFR 

part 166 was submitted as part of this 

request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that this quarantine exemption 

will enable responders to have effective 

decontamination antimicrobial pesticide 

products, following either an accidental 

or intentional release of Bacillus 

anthracis spores. If remediation of 

anthrax contaminated sites does not 

occur, several deaths could result, and 

government and business activities 

would cease in affected areas. This 

could have a serious impact if 

contamination is intentional and 

widespread. This chemical has already 

been used, after issuance of crisis 

exemptions to inactivate anthrax spores 

at specific locations during previous 

contamination events. 

It is impossible to estimate in advance 

the total amount of product which may 

be used under this exemption. This 

product will be used only in response 

to confirmed cases of anthrax 

contamination, and only on an as 

needed basis. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing section 

18 of FIFRA require publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

quarantine exemption proposing: 

Use of a new chemical (i.e., an active 

ingredient) which has not been 

registered by EPA. 

The notice provides an opportunity 

for public comment on the application. 

The Agency, will review and consider 

all comments received during the 

comment period in determining 

whether to issue the quarantine 

exemption requested by the EPA’s 

OSWER. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: June 21, 2010. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–15755 Filed 6–29–10; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9170–2] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

Science Advisory Board Ecological 

Processes and Effects Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office 

announces a public meeting of the SAB 

Ecological Processes and Effects 

Committee (EPEC). The SAB EPEC, 

augmented with other experts, will 

provide advice on technologies and 

systems to minimize the impacts of 

invasive species in vessel ballast water 

discharge. 

DATES: The meeting dates are Thursday, 

July 29, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(Eastern Time) and Friday, July 30, 2010 

from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern 

Time). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain further information about this 

meeting must contact Dr. Thomas 

Armitage, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO). Dr. Armitage may be contacted at 

the EPA Science Advisory Board 

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