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Dissipation studies. The Agency shall

review the draft database and indicate

changes and corrections that must be

made. The contractor shall incorporate

the changes into the final version.

This contract involves no

subcontractors.

OPP has determined that the contract

described in this document involves

work that is being conducted in

connection with FIFRA, in that

pesticide chemicals will be the subject

of certain evaluations to be made under

this contract. These evaluations may be

used in subsequent regulatory decisions

under FIFRA.

Some of this information may be

entitled to confidential treatment. The

information has been submitted to EPA

under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of FIFRA

and under sections 408 and 409 of

FFDCA.

In accordance with the requirements

of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contract with

Eastern Research Group, Inc., prohibits

use of the information for any purpose

not specified in the contract; prohibits

disclosure of the information to a third

party without prior written approval

from the Agency; and requires that each

official and employee of the contractor

sign an agreement to protect the

information from unauthorized release

and to handle it in accordance with the

FIFRA Information Security Manual. In

addition, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

is required to submit for EPA approval

a security plan under which any CBI

will be secured and protected against

unauthorized release or compromise. No

information will be provided to Eastern

Research Group, Inc. until the

requirements in this document have

been fully satisfied. Records of

information provided to Eastern

Research Group, Inc. will be maintained

by EPA Project Officers for the contract.

All information supplied to Eastern

Research Group, Inc. by EPA for use in

connection with the contract will be

returned to EPA when Eastern Research

Group, Inc. has completed its work.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Business

and industry, Government contracts,

Government property, Security

measures.

Dated: May 7, 2001.

Joanne Martin,

Acting Director, Information Resources and

Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–12968 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34226A; FRL–6775–9]

Availability of Reregistration Eligibility

Decision Document for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

availability and starts a 60–day public

comment period on the Reregistration

Eligibility Decision document (RED) for

the pesticide active ingredient triallate.

The RED represents EPA’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 are eligible for

reregistration.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–34226A, must be

received on or before May 20, 2001 in

the Federal Register.

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–34226A in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Carol Stangel, Special Review and

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 308–8007; and

e-mail address: stangel.carol@epa.gov.

For technical questions on this RED,

contact: Michael Goodis, Special

Review and Reregistration Division

(7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

308–8007; and e-mail address:

goodis.michael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to persons who are or may be

required to conduct testing of chemical

substances under the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA) or the Federal Food, Drug,

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA);

environmental, human health, and

agricultural advocates; pesticide users;

and members of the public interested in

the use of pesticides. Since other

entities may also 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 Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ 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/.

To access RED documents and RED

fact sheets electronically, go directly to

the reregistration pesticide information

table on the EPA Office of Pesticide

Programs Home Page, at http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/

status.htm. For related information, see

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–34226A. The official record

consists of the document specifically

referenced in this action, 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 Hwy., 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.

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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–34226A 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, 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 6.1/8.0/9.0 or ASCII file

format. All comments in electronic form

must be identified by docket control

number OPP–34226A. 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

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

document.

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 Action is the Agency Taking?

The Agency has issued a RED for the

pesticide active ingredient listed in this

document. Under the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA), as amended in 1988, EPA

is conducting an accelerated

reregistration program to reevaluate

existing pesticides to make sure they

meet current scientific and regulatory

standards. The data base to support the

reregistration of the chemical included

in this document is substantially

complete, and the pesticide’s risks have

been mitigated so that it will not pose

unreasonable risks to people or the

environment when used according to its

approved labeling. In addition, EPA is

reevaluating existing pesticides and

reassessing tolerances under the Food

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.

The pesticide included in this notice

also has been found to meet the FQPA

safety standard.

All registrants of pesticide products

containing the active ingredient triallate

have been sent the appropriate RED, and

must respond to labeling requirements

and product-specific data requirements

(if applicable) within 8 months of

receipt. Products also containing other

pesticide active ingredients will not be

reregistered until those other active

ingredients are determined to be eligible

for reregistration.

The reregistration program is being

conducted under Congressionallymandated time frames, and EPA

recognizes both the need to make timely

reregistration decisions and to involve

the public. Therefore, EPA is issuing

this RED as a final document with a 60–

day comment period. Although the 60–

day public comment period does not

affect the registrant’s response due date,

it is intended to provide an opportunity

for public input and a mechanism for

initiating any necessary amendments to

the RED. All comments will be carefully

considered by the Agency. If any

comment significantly affects a RED,

EPA will amend the RED by publishing

the amendment in the Federal Register.

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for

Taking this Action?

The legal authority for this RED falls

under FIFRA, as amended in 1988 and

1996. Section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA

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 enduse products, and either reregistering

products or taking ‘‘other appropriate

regulatory action.’’

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides.

Dated: May 4, 2001.

Lois Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–12903 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–1020; FRL–6780–7]

Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to

Establish a Tolerance for a Certain

Pesticide Chemical in or on Food

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of a certain

pesticide chemical in or on various food

commodities.