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III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

Following the review of the AgriPhi,

Inc. application and any comments and

data received in response to this notice,

EPA will decide whether to issue or

deny the EUP request for this EUP

program, and if issued, the conditions

under which it is to be conducted. Any

issuance of an EUP will be announced

in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Experimental use permits.

Dated: April 5, 2000.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–9664 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00652; FRL–6552–2]

Pesticides; Guidance for Pesticide

Registrants on First Aid Instructions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the

availability of guidance which provides

revised first aid instructions for all

pesticide products. Pesticide

Registration (PR) Notice 2000–3 is

effective now, but comments will be

accepted for 30 days, after which the

Agency may revise the notice. The first

aid instructions have been revised to

reflect more medically correct

information and to make them easier to

find and be understood.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–00652, must be

received on or before May 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I.C. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–00652 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amy Breedlove, Field and External

Affairs Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg.,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (703) 308–9069; fax number:

(703) 305–5884; e-mail address:

breedlove.amy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. Although this action may be

of particular interest to those persons

who register or regulate pesticides, as

well as poison control centers, and the

medical community, 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 information in this notice,

consult the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document and

the PR Notice from the Office of

Pesticide Programs’ Home Page at http:/

/www.epa.gov/pesticides/. You can also

go directly to the listings from the EPA

Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations’’ and then look

up the entry for this document under

the ‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. Fax on Demand. You may request

a faxed copy of the PR Notice titled

‘‘First Aid Statements on Pesticide

Product Labels,’’ by using a faxphone to

call (202) 401–0527 and selecting item

6126. You may also follow the

automated menu.

3. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–00652. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this action, any public comments

received during an applicable comment

period, and other information related to

this action, including any information

claimed as confidential business

information (CBI). This official record

includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record does not include any

information claimed as CBI. The public

version of the official record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments submitted during

an applicable comment period, is

available for inspection in the Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The PIRIB telephone number

is (703) 305–5805.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPP–00652 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Information Resources and Services

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs (OPP), Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305–

5805.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by e-mail

to: ‘‘opp-docket@epa.gov,’’ or you can

submit a computer disk as described

above. Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. Avoid the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Electronic

submissions will be accepted in

Wordperfect 6, Suite 8, or ASCII file

format. All comments in electronic form

must be identified by docket control

number OPP–00652. Electronic

comments may also be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI That I

Want to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

information claimed as CBI, a copy of

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the comment that does not contain the

information claimed as CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person identified

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or

costs, explain how you arrived at the

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve

the notice or collection activity.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

notice.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

be sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. Background

A. What Guidance Does this PR Notice

Provide?

The PR Notice provides revised

recommended first aid instructions for

all pesticide products, unless they are

determined to be medically

inappropriate. Some of the major

changes include revising the ingestion

first aid statements so that inducing

vomiting is only recommended by a

doctor or poison control center, not the

label; the first aid statements are now

the same for all toxicity categories; the

instructions have been revised to be

easier to understand and, in some cases,

more explicit. The heading ‘‘First Aid’’

is being recommended for use in place

of ‘‘Statement of Practical Treatment.’’

In addition, a format using nonnarrative text and a box or table to

highlight the information is being

suggested. The PR Notice provides

separate instructions for products

containing petroleum distillates. The

recommendation is now being made to

avoid ingesting any water (or other

liquids) for these products, unless data

shows it is advantageous.

While the PR Notice is effective now,

we will accept comments for 30 days. If

the PR Notice is revised, EPA will issue

an updated notice.

B. Why is a PR Notice Guidance and Not

a Rule?

The PR Notice discussed in this

notice is intended to provide guidance

to EPA personnel and decision-makers,

and to the public. As a guidance

document and not a rule, this policy is

not binding on either EPA or any

outside parties. Although this guidance

document provides a starting point for

EPA decisions, EPA will depart from

this policy where the facts or

circumstances warrant. In such cases,

EPA will explain why a different course

was taken. Similarly, outside parties

remain free to assert that this policy is

not appropriate for a specific pesticide

or that the specific circumstances

demonstrate that this policy should be

abandoned.

EPA has stated in this notice that it

will make available revised guidance

after consideration of public comment,

if necessary. Public comment is not

being solicited for the purpose of

converting this guidance document into

a binding rule. EPA will not be

codifying this policy in the Code of

Federal Regulations. EPA is allowing for

comments so as to ensure the revised

guidance is complete and medically

accurate.

The ‘‘revised’’ guidance will not be an

unalterable document. Once a ‘‘revised’’

guidance document is issued, EPA will

continue to treat it as guidance, not a

rule. Accordingly, on a case-by-case

basis, EPA will decide whether it is

appropriate to depart from the guidance

or to modify the overall approach in the

guidance. In the course of commenting

on this guidance document, EPA would

welcome comments that specifically

address how the guidance document

can be structured so that it provides

meaningful guidance without imposing

binding requirements.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, First aid.

Dated: April 14, 2000.

Marcia E. Mulkey,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–9797 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6581–8]

Prospective Purchaser Agreement and

Covenant Not To Sue Under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act Regarding the Yurgin Motors

Superfund Site, Mantua Township, NJ

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed prospective

purchaser agreement and request for

public comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as amended ( CERCLA’’), 42

U.S.C. 9601 et seq., the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) announces a proposed

administrative settlement with the

Matthew F. Guzzo (The ‘‘Settling

Party’’), a ‘‘prospective purchaser’’ of

the Yurgin Motors Superfund Site

(‘‘Site’’) in Mantua Township, New

Jersey. The proposed administrative

settlement is memorialized in an

Agreement And Covenant Not To Sue

(‘‘Agreement’’) between EPA and

Matthew F. Guzzo. By this Notice, EPA

is informing the public of the proposed

settlement and of the opportunity to

comment.

In 1996 EPA performed a CERCLA

removal action at the Site, a wooded lot

of some 26 acres in a residential area.

The previous owner operated an

automotive repair facility at the Site,

leaving behind various waste materials

containing hazardous substances.

During the removal action EPA removed

drums, compressed gas cylinders, small

containers containing corrosive and

ignitable wastes, PCBs, and halogenated

solvents from the Site. Now abandoned,

the Site is an eyesore with dilapidated

buildings and has attracted trash

dumpers. Mr. Guzzo has pledged to

demolish the buildings, clean up the

Site, and remove two empty

underground storage tanks. EPA

believes this settlement serves the

public interest because the Site will be

restored to a useful condition.

Under the agreement, Matthew Guzzo

will pay $6,500 to EPA and in return

will receive a covenant not to sue from

the United States for civil liabilities

pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a),

with the respect to existing

contamination present at the Site.

EPA will consider any comments

received during the comment period