Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 121 /Wednesday, June 24, 1998 / Notices 34383

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–42008D; FRL–5789–6]

Idaho Certification Plan for

Certification of Restricted Use

Pesticide Applicators; Amendment

Approval

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: On February 11, 1998, EPA

announced its intention to approve an

amendment to the Idaho plan for the

certification of restricted use pesticide

applicators and solicited comments. The

amendment adds a category for the

certification of 1080 Livestock

Protection Collar (1080 LPC)

applicators. The amended plan also

requires recertification every 2 years

rather than the current 5 years,

establishes a chemigation category, and

combines its various classes of

commercial applicators under a new

classification of professional applicator.

EPA announces its approval of the

Idaho certification plan amendment.

DATES: This amendment is effective July

9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the amended

Idaho Certification Plan and its

comments are available for viewing at

the following locations during normal

business hours, Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays:

1. John R. MacDonald, Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide

Programs, Crystal Mall #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Hwy., Rm. 1121,

Arlington, VA, telephone: (703) 305-

7370, e-mail:

macdonald.john@epamail.epa.gov.

2. Allan Welch, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region X, 1200 Sixth

Ave., Eighth Floor, Seattle, WA,

telephone: (206) 553-1980, e-mail:

welch.allan@epamail.epa.gov.

3. Beth Williams, Idaho Department of

Agriculture, Division of Agricultural

Resources, P.O. Box 7723, 2270 Old

Penitentiary Rd., Boise, ID, telephone:

(208) 332-8605, e-mail:

bwilliams@agri.state.id.us.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail, Allan Welch, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region X, 1200 Sixth

Ave., Eighth Floor, Seattle, WA 98101,

telephone: (206) 553-1980, e-mail:

welch.allan@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In the Federal Register of February

11, 1977 (42 FR 8692), a notice was

published announcing the final

approval of the Idaho plan for the

certification of restricted use pesticide

applicators. On February 11, 1998 (63

FR 6929) (FRL–5754–3), EPA

announced its intention to approve an

amendment to the Idaho plan and

solicited comments. The Idaho

amendment establishes a new category

for the certification of 1080 LPC

applicators. Idaho proposes to certify

approximately 25 employees of the

United States Department of

Agriculture, Wildlife Services. Wildlife

Services is one of the registrants of the

1080 LPC and will supply the 1080 LPC

to their employees certified under this

plan. Wildlife Services employees

certified under this plan will only be

applying 1080 LPCs in performance of

their official duties. There is no

provision for supervision of noncertified applicators of 1080 LPCs. Only

applicators certified in 1080 LPC use

will be permitted to apply the product.

The amended plan will combine the

license of a commercial applicator, a

commercial operator, a limited

applicator, and a consultant into a

single license of professional applicator.

The Idaho Certification Plan will under

this amendment have only private and

professional applicators. Chemigation

will become a category under both the

private- and -professional applicator

license. Previously chemigation

required a separate license. The

recertification period is reduced to 2

years from the previous 5-year period.

The training required for recertification

eligibility also is reduced. This results

in more frequent training with the

average yearly training burden

remaining relatively unchanged.

II. Discussion of Comments

Mr. Michael A. Guerry, President of

the Idaho Wool Growers Association;

Mr. Mark Collinge, State Director of

Idaho Wildlife Services, United States

Department of Agriculture; Ms. Judy

Woodie, President of the Idaho Cattle

Association; and Mr. Laird Noh of Noh

Sheep Company were the four persons

submitting comments on the

amendment. All commenters confined

their remarks to the predator control

aspects of the amendment. All

commenters expressed the opinion that

1080 LPCs were a valuable tool and

supported the predator control

provisions of the amendment. Mr.

Collinge submitted attachments to his

comments that addressed past studies

and proposed future uses of predatorcontrol measures. Some of Mr.

Collinge’s comments and attachments

addressed programs and definitions of

registration requirements that are

related but not specific to this action.

EPA will continue to work with Mr.

Collinge and other concerned parties to

clarify these questions. Comments are

available for review at the addresses

listed in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the

beginning of this document.

EPA approves the amendment to the

Idaho plan for the certification of

pesticide applicators.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: June 8, 1998.

Charles Findley,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region X.

[FR Doc. 98–16572 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34126; FRL–5796–3]

Bacillus thuringiensis; Availability of

Reregistration Eligibility Document for

Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the

availability of the Reregistration

Eligibility Document (RED) for the

active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis,

and the start of a 60–day public

comment period. The RED for Bacillus

thuringiensis is the Agency’s formal

regulatory assessment of the health and

environmental data base of the subject

chemical, and presents the Agency’s

determination regarding which

pesticidal uses of Bacillus thuringiensis

are eligible for reregistration.

DATES: Written comments on the RED

must be submitted by August 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments

identified with the docket number

[OPP–34126] should be submitted to: By

mail: Public Response and Program

Resources Branch, Field Operations

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., S.W., Washington,

DC 20460. In person, deliver comments

to: Room 119, CM2 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA. Comments and

data may also be submitted

electronically by following the

instructions under ‘‘Public Record.’’ No

Confidential Business Information (CBI)

should be submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

in response to this Notice may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be