11546 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 51 / Wednesday, March 18, 2009 / Notices 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests, Antimicrobials, Bromine, 

Inorganic Halides, and Bromine 

Chloride. 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Joan Harrigan-Farrelly, 

Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–5712 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007-1040; FRL–8405–4] 

Capric (Decanoic) Acid 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 Capric 

(Decanoic) Acid, case 5038. 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: 

Eliza Blair, Antimicrobials Division 

(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–7279; fax number: (703) 308– 

-8481; e-mail address: 

blair.eliza@epa.gov. 

For general information on the 

antimicrobials registration review 

program, 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; email 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 

pesticide specific contact 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–2007–1040. 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. 

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 Capric (Decanoic) Acid, case 5038. 

Capric (Decanoic) Acid is an 

antimicrobial pesticide that is used as a 

food-contact surface sanitizer in 

commercial food handling 

establishments. 

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 Capric (Decanoic) Acid 

in light of the FIFRA standard for 

registration. The Capric (Decanoic) Acid 

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 Capric 

(Decanoic) Acid 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 

Capric (Decanoic) Acid 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/capric_acid/ 

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, 

Registration review, Pesticides and 

pests, Capric (Decanoic) Acid, 

antimicrobials. 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

Joan Harrigan Farrelly, 

Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–5754 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL 8774–3] 

Clean Water Act Section 303(d): 

Availability of List Decisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s final action 

identifying water quality limited 

segments and associated pollutants in 

New Mexico to be listed pursuant to 

Clean Water Act Section 303(d), and 

request for public comment. Section 

303(d) requires that states submit and 

EPA approve or disapprove lists of 


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