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information. During this public 

comment period, the Agency is asking 

that interested persons identify any 

additional information they believe the 

Agency should consider during the 

registration reviews of these pesticides. 

The Agency identifies in each docket 

the areas where public comment is 

specifically requested, though comment 

in any area is welcome. 

2. Other related information. More 

information on these cases, including 

the active ingredients for each case, may 

be located in the registration review 

schedule on the Agency’s website at 

http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review/schedule.htm. 

Information on the Agency’s registration 

review program and its implementing 

regulation may be seen at http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review. 

3. Information submission 

requirements. Anyone may submit data 

or information in response to this 

document. To be considered during a 

pesticide’s registration review, the 

submitted data or information must 

meet the following requirements: 

• To ensure that EPA will consider 

data or information submitted, 

interested persons must submit the data 

or information during the comment 

period. The Agency may, at its 

discretion, consider data or information 

submitted at a later date. 

• The data or information submitted 

must be presented in a legible and 

useable form. For example, an English 

translation must accompany any 

material that is not in English and a 

written transcript must accompany any 

information submitted as an 

audiographic or videographic record. 

Written material may be submitted in 

paper or electronic form. 

• Submitters must clearly identify the 

source of any submitted data or 

information. 

• Submitters may request the Agency 

to reconsider data or information that 

the Agency rejected in a previous 

review. However, submitters must 

explain why they believe the Agency 

should reconsider the data or 

information in the pesticide’s 

registration review. 

• As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the 

registration review docket for each 

pesticide case will remain publicly 

accessible through the duration of the 

registration review process; that is, until 

all actions required in the final decision 

on the registration review case have 

been completed. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: March 11, 2009. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Special Review and Registration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–5824 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0922; FRL–8404–5] 

Sodium Hydroxide (Mineral Bases, 

Strong) Registration Review Final 

Decision; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s final registration 

review decision for the pesticide 

sodium hydroxide (mineral bases, 

strong), case 4065. 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: 

Diane Isbell, Antimicrobials Division 

(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8154; fax number: (703) 308– 

8481; e-mail address: 

isbell.diane@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 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–2007–0922. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either in 

the electronic docket athttp:// 

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. 

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? 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this 

notice announces the availability of 

EPA’s final registration review decision 

for sodium hydroxide (mineral bases, 

strong), case 4065. Sodium hydroxide 

(mineral bases, strong), is an 

antimicrobial pesticide that is used as a 

disinfectant and sanitizer in residential 

and public access premises, it is used to 

disinfect and sanitize kitchens and 

counter tops, bathrooms, garbage cans, 

pet areas, finished hardwood flooring 

and furniture, and automotive surfaces. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a 

registration review decision is the 

Agency’s determination whether a 

pesticide meets, or does not meet, the 

standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA 

has considered sodium hydroxide 

(mineral bases, strong) in light of the 

FIFRA standard for registration. The 

Sodium Hydroxide (Mineral Bases, 

Strong) Final Decision document in the 

docket describes the Agency’s rationale 

for issuing a registration review final 

decision for this pesticide. 

In addition to the final registration 

review decision document, the 

registration review docket for sodium 

hydroxide (mineral bases, strong) also 

includes other relevant documents 

related to the registration review of this 

case. The proposed registration review 

decision was posted to the docket and 

the public was invited to submit any 

comments or new information. During 

the 60–day comment period, no public 

comments were received. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the 

registration review case docket for 


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sodium hydroxide (mineral bases, 

strong) will remain open until all 

actions required in the final decision 

have been completed. 

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/mineral_bases/ 

index.htm. 

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, 

Antimicrobials, Pesticides and pests, 

Registration review, Sodium hydroxide. 

Dated: March 4, 2009. 

Joan Harrigan-Farrelly, 

Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–5826 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0492; FRL–8779–1] 

Review of the National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards for Particulate 

Matter 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of planning documents 

for public review and comment. 

SUMMARY: On or about February 27, 

2009, the Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA is 

making available for public review and 

comment two planning documents 

titled: Particulate Matter National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope 

and Methods Plan for Health Risk and 

Exposure Assessment; and Particulate 

Matter National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for 

Urban Visibility Impact Assessment. 

These documents describe EPA’s 

planned approach for developing 

quantitative analyses as part of the 

review of the National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS) for 

particulate matter (PM). EPA is releasing 

these planning documents to seek 

consultation with the Clean Air 

Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) 

and to solicit public comments. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before May 18, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2007–0492, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. 

• Mail: EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0492, 

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 

code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please 

include a total of two copies. 

• Hand Delivery: Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007– 

0492. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov (or e-mail). The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public 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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov 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 

materials, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center is (202) 

566–1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

questions concerning EPA’s Particulate 

Matter National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard: Scope and Methods Plan for 

Health Risk and Exposure Assessment 

should be directed to Ms. Beth HassettSipple at hassett-sipple.beth@epa.gov or 

telephone 919–541–4605. Any questions 

concerning Particulate Matter National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope 

and Methods Plan for Urban Visibility 

Impact Assessment should be directed 

to Ms. Vicki Sandiford at 

sandiford.vicki@epa.gov or telephone 

919–541–2629. 

General Information 

A. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through http:// 

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: 


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