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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? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2006–0874. 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 telephone number 

is (703) 305-5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

II. Background 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Under section 4 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating 

existing pesticides to ensure that they 

meet current scientific and regulatory 

standards. EPA has completed a 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) 

for the pesticide, chlorflurenol under 

section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. 

Chlorflurenol is a plant growth regulator 

and an herbicide with no food/feed uses 

and, therefore, no tolerances associated 

with its use. It is used for the 

postemergent control of broadleaf weeds 

in turf, and to retard the growth of 

ornamental turf/trees, and vegetation in 

nonagricultural rights-of-way and forest 

management areas. Chlorflurenol is also 

used to stimulate the growth of 

pineapple planting material or sliplets. 

The Agency does not consider this use 

on pineapples to be a food use, as the 

first harvest from chlorflurenol-treated 

planting material occurs well over one 

year after planting. EPA has determined 

that the data base to support 

reregistration is sufficently complete 

and that products containing 

chlorflurenol are eligible for 

reregistration, provided that the risk 

mitigation measures identified in the 

RED document are adopted and label 

amendments are made to reflect these 

measures. Upon submission of any 

required product specific data under 

section 4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary 

changes to the registration and labeling 

(either to address concerns identified in 

the RED or as a result of product 

specific data), EPA will make a final 

reregistration decision under section 

4(g)(2)(C) for products containing 

chlorflurenol. 

EPA is applying the principles of 

public participation to all pesticides 

undergoing reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide 

Tolerance Reassessment and 

Reregistration; Public Participation 

Process, published in the Federal 

Register on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 26819) 

(FRL–7357–9) explains that in 

conducting these programs, EPA is 

tailoring its public participation process 

to be commensurate with the level of 

risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, 

and degree of public concern associated 

with each pesticide. Due to its uses, 

risks, and other factors, chlorflurenol 

was reviewed through the modified 4- 

Phase public participation process. 

Through this process, EPA worked 

extensively with stakeholders and the 

public to reach the regulatory decisions 

for chlorflurenol. 

The reregistration program is being 

conducted under Congressionally 

mandated time frames, and EPA 

recognizes the need both to make timely 

decisions and to involve the public. Few 

substantive comments were received 

during the Phase 3, 60–day comment 

period for chlorflurenol, and all issues 

related to this pesticide were resolved 

through consultations with 

stakeholders. The Agency therefore is 

issuing the chlorflurenol RED without a 

comment period. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended, 

directs that, after submission of all data 

concerning a pesticide active ingredient, 

‘‘the Administrator shall determine 

whether pesticides containing such 

active ingredient are eligible for 

reregistration,’’ before calling in product 

specific data on individual end-use 

products and either reregistering 

products or taking other ‘‘appropriate 

regulatory action.’’ 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: April 25, 2007. 

Peter Caulkins, 

Acting Director, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–8265 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0008; FRL–8122–5] 

Lime-sulfur (Inorganic polysulfides); 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision for 

Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s Reregistration 

Eligibility Decision (RED) for the 

pesticide lime-sulfur (inorganic 

polysulfides also called calcium 

polysulfide), and opens a public 

comment period on this document, 

related risk assessments, and other 

support documents. EPA has reviewed 

the low risk pesticide lime-sulfur 

(inorganic polysulfides) through a 

modified, streamlined version of the 

public participation process that the 

Agency uses to involve the public in 

developing pesticide reregistration and 

tolerance reassessment decisions. 

Through these programs, EPA is 

ensuring that all pesticides meet current 

health and safety standards. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 2, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0008, by 

one of the following methods: 

<bullet≤ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

<bullet≤ Mail: Office of Pesticide 

Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. 

<bullet≤ Delivery: OPP Regulatory 

Public Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

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are only accepted during the Docket’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 telephone number is (703) 305- 

5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007– 

0008. 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 Federal 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 email 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. 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 telephone number 

is (703) 305-5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bentley C. Gregg, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308-8178; fax 

number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: 

gregg.bentley@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. 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 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 

Registerdate 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. 

II. Background 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Under section 4 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating 

existing pesticides to ensure that they 

meet current scientific and regulatory 

standards. Using a modified, 

streamlined version of its public 

participation process, EPA has 

completed a RED for the low risk 

pesticide, lime-sulfur (inorganic 

polysulfides also called calcium 

polysulfide) under section 4(g)(2)(A) of 

FIFRA. Lime-sulfur is a fungicide 

applied primarily in agricultural and 

residential settings, used to apply a 

liquid form of inorganic sulfur to 

growing crops and other sites. EPA has 

determined that the data base to support 

reregistration is substantially complete 

and that products containing lime-sulfur 

(inorganic polysulfides) will be eligible 

for reregistration. Upon submission of 

the required product specific data under 

section 4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary 

changes to the registration and labeling 

(either to address any concerns 

identified in the RED or as a result of 

product specific data), EPA will make a 

final reregistration decision under 

section 4(g)(2)(C) for products 

containing Lime-sulfur (Inorganic 

polysulfides). 

EPA must review the exemptions 

from the requirement for a tolerance that 

were in effect when the Food Quality 

Protection Act (FQPA) was enacted in 

August 1996, to ensure that these 

existing pesticide residue limits for food 

and feed commodities meet the safety 

standard established by the new law. 

Tolerances are considered reassessed 

once the safety finding has been made 

or a revocation occurs. EPA has 

reviewed and made the requisite safety 

finding for the exemption from the 

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sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) included 

in this notice. 

Although the lime-sulfur (inorganic 

polysulfides) RED was signed on 

September 30, 2005, certain components 

of the document, which did not affect 

the final regulatory decision, were 

undergoing final editing at that time. 

These components, including the 

summary of labeling changes, 

appendices, and other relevant 

information, have been added to the 

lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) RED 

document. In addition, subsequent to 

signature, EPA identified some minor 

errors and ambiguities in the document. 

Therefore, for the sake of accuracy, the 

Agency also has included the 

appropriate error corrections, 

amendments, and clarifications. None of 

these additions or changes alter the 

conclusions documented in the 

September 30, 2005, lime-sulfur 

(inorganic polysulfides) RED. All of 

these changes are described in detail in 

an errata memorandum which is 

included in the public docket for limesulfur (inorganic polysulfides). EPA is applying the principles of 

public participation to all pesticides 

undergoing reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide 

Tolerance Reassessment and 

Reregistration; Public Participation 

Process, published in the Federal 

Register on May 14, 2004, (69 FR 

26819)(FRL–7357–9) explains that in 

conducting these programs, the Agency 

is tailoring its public participation 

process to be commensurate with the 

level of risk, extent of use, complexity 

of issues, and degree of public concern 

associated with each pesticide. EPA can 

expeditiously reach decisions for 

pesticides like lime-sulfur (inorganic 

polysulfides), which pose few or no risk 

concerns, affect few stakeholders, and 

require no risk mitigation. Once EPA 

assesses uses and risks for such low risk 

pesticides, the Agency may go directly 

to a decision and prepare a document 

summarizing its findings, such as the 

lime-sulfur (inorganic polysulfides) 

RED. 

The reregistration program is being 

conducted under Congressionally 

mandated time frames, and EPA 

recognizes the need both to make timely 

decisions and to involve the public in 

finding ways to effectively mitigate 

pesticide risks. lime-sulfur (inorganic 

polysulfides), however, poses no risks 

that require mitigation. The Agency 

therefore is issuing the lime-sulfur 

(inorganic polysulfides) RED, its risk 

assessments, and related support 

materials simultaneously for public 

comment. The comment period is 

intended to provide an opportunity for 

public input and a mechanism for 

initiating any necessary amendments to 

the RED. 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 

Agency Docket for lime-sulfur 

(inorganic polysulfides). Comments 

received after the close of the comment 

period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not 

required to consider these late 

comments. 

EPA will carefully consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

and will provide a Response to 

Comments Memorandum in the Docket 

and regulations.gov. If any comment 

significantly affects the document, EPA 

also will publish an amendment to the 

RED in the Federal Register. In the 

absence of substantive comments 

requiring changes, the lime-sulfur 

(inorganic polysulfides) RED will be 

implemented as it is now presented. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended 

directs that, after submission of all data 

concerning a pesticide active ingredient, 

‘‘the Administrator shall determine 

whether pesticides containing such 

active ingredient are eligible for 

reregistration,’’ before calling in product 

specific data on individual end-use 

products and either reregistering 

products or taking other ‘‘appropriate 

regulatory action.’’ 

Section 408(q) of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 

U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review 

tolerances and exemptions for pesticide 

residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, 

to determine whether the tolerance or 

exemption meets the requirements of 

section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: April 12, 2007. 

Peter Caulkins, 

Acting Director, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–8276 Filed 5–1–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0305; FRL–8125–1] 

Metaflumizone; Receipt of Application 

for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation 

of Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption request from the Georgia 

Department of Agriculture to use the 

pesticide metaflumizone (CAS No. 

139968–49–3) to treat up to 31,000 acres 

of Brassica leafy vegetables to control 

the diamondback moth. The Applicant 

proposes the use of a new chemical 

which has not been registered by EPA. 

Therefore, EPA is soliciting public 

comment before making the decision 

whether or not to grant the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0305, by 

one of the following methods: 

<bullet≤ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

<bullet≤ Mail: Office of Pesticide 

Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001. 

<bullet≤ 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’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 telephone number is (703) 305– 

5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007– 

0305. 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 Federal regulations.gov 

website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ 

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