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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.

F. 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. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

notice.

7. 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. What Action is the Agency Taking?

The Agency will be reviewing this

notification in accordance with 40 CFR

part 172, subpart C to determine

whether to approve or deny the field

test, or to required the test to be

conducted under an Experimental Use

Permit.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Genetic

engineering, Microbial pesticides, smallscale field testing, mosquito control,

Bacillus thuringiensis.

Dated: May 25,2001.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs

FR Doc. 01–13951 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 a.m.]

BILLING CODE 6560––50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–00714; FRL-6780–1]

1, 4-Bis(bromoacetoxy)-2-butene

Preliminary Risk Assessment; Notice

of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of documents that were

developed as part of EPA’s process for

making reregistration eligibility

decisions for the antimicrobial active

ingredient 1, 4-Bis(bromoacetoxy)-2-

butene (Bis-2) for use as an agent against

slime-forming bacteria in: Oil wells and

oil field enhanced recovery systems; in

pulp and paper mill systems; and as an

in-can preservative of water-based

coatings. This notice also starts the 60–

day public comment period for the

Preliminary Risk Assessment for Bis–2.

By allowing access and opportunity for

comment on the Preliminary Risk

Assessment, EPA is seeking to

strengthen stakeholder involvement and

help ensure our decisions under the

Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) are

transparent and based on the best

available information.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–00714, must be

received on or before August 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–00714 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Killian Swift, Antimicrobials Division

(7510C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

308–6346; e-mail address:

swift.killian@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 pulp and paper mill

workers using papermaking machinery,

oil field workers using secondary

(enhanced) recovery systems,

homeowners using water-based

coatings, and paints manufactured by

Buckman Laboratories International,

Inc. e.g., ‘‘those persons who are or may

be required to conduct testing of

chemical substances under the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA).’’ 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 or 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/. ‘‘In addition,

copies of the preliminary risk

assessment for 1, 4-Bis(bromoacetoxy)-

2-butene also may be accessed at http:/

/www.epa.gov/pesticides/

reregistration.’’

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–00714. 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 Office of

Pesticide Programs (OPP),

Environmental Protection Agency, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Mall

#2, Room 119, Arlington, VA 22202.

The Center is open from noon to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The telephone number for the

Center is (202) 260–7099.

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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–00714 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Public Docket (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs (OPP),

Environmental Protection Agency, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Mall

#2, Room 119, Arlington, VA 22202.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: Public Docket

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Crystal Mall #2, Room 119, Arlington,

VA 22202. The Public Docket is open

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

telephone number for the Public Docket

is (703) 305–5805.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by e-mail

to: opp-docket@epa.gov, or mail your

computer disk to the address identified

in this unit. Do not submit any

information electronically that you

consider to be CBI. Electronic comments

must be submitted as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Comments

and data also will be accepted on

standard disks in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or

ASCII file format. All comments in

electronic form must be identified by

docket control number OPP–00714.

Electronic comments also may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI

Information 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 technical person

identified under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

We invite you to provide your views

on the various options we propose, new

approaches we have not considered, the

potential impacts of the various options

(including possible unintended

consequences), and any data or

information that you would like the

Agency to consider during the

development of the final action. 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 rule 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. What Action is the Agency Taking?

EPA is making available preliminary

risk assessments that have been

developed as part of EPA’s process for

making reregistration eligibility

decisions for Bis–2.

The Agency is providing the

opportunity, through this notice, for

interested parties to provide written

comments and input to the Agency on

the preliminary risk assessments for the

chemical specified in this notice. Such

comments and input could address, for

example, the availability of additional

data to further refine the risk

assessments, or could address the

Agency’s risk assessment methodologies

and assumptions as applied to this

specific chemical. Comments should be

limited to issues raised within the

preliminary risk assessments and

associated documents. EPA will provide

other opportunities for public comment

on other science issues associated with

Bis–2. Failure to comment on any issues

as part of this opportunity will in no

way prejudice or limit a commenter’s

opportunity to participate fully in later

notice and comment processes. All

comments should be submitted by 60

days from the date of the publication of

this Federal Register notice.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides.

Dated: May 11, 2001.

Frank Sanders,

Director, Antimicrobial Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–13949 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 a.m.]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–64057; FRL–6784–4]

Notice of Receipt of Requests for

Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain

Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),

as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of

receipt of request for amendment by

registrants to delete uses in certain

pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn,

the Agency will approve these use

deletions and the deletions will become

effective on December 6, 2001 unless

indicated otherwise.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: James A. Hollins, Office of

Pesticide Programs (7502C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location

for commercial courier delivery,

telephone number and e-mail address:

Rm. 266A, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202, (703) 305–5761; e-mail:

hollins.james@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 persons who

produce or use pesticides, 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 in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.