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for comment through a Federal Register 

notice published on April 27, 2005 (70 

FR 21752) (FRL–7704–6); a response to 

comments; and related documents for 

piperonyl butoxide. EPA also is 

soliciting public comment on risk 

reduction options for piperonyl 

butoxide. EPA developed the risk 

assessments for piperonyl butoxide as 

part of its public process for making 

pesticide reregistration eligibility and 

tolerance reassessment decisions. 

Through these programs, EPA is 

ensuring that pesticides meet current 

standards under the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

and the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by 

the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 

(FQPA). 

Piperonyl butoxide is an insecticide 

synergist. Synergists are chemicals that 

lack pesticidal effects of their own but 

enhance the pesticidal properties of 

other chemicals. Piperonyl butoxide is 

usually formulated with natural 

pyrethrin or synthetic pyrethroids. It 

has numerous and varied commercial 

and residential applications, is available 

in a broad range of formulations, and is 

applied by a wide variety of application 

methods. 

EPA is providing an opportunity, 

through this notice, for interested 

parties to provide risk management 

proposals or otherwise comment on risk 

management for piperonyl butoxide. 

Risks of concern associated with the use 

of piperonyl butoxide are: pest control 

operators (PCOs) and agricultural 

handlers using wettable powder 

formulated products, post-application 

inhalation risk from exposure to 

metered release space sprays, and risks 

to non-target aquatic and terrestrial 

organisms. In targeting these risks of 

concern, the Agency solicits information 

on effective and practical risk reduction 

measures. 

EPA is applying the principles of 

public participation to all pesticides 

undergoing reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide 

Tolerance Reassessment and 

Reregistration; Public Participation 

Process, published in the Federal 

Register on May 14, 2004 (69 FR 26819) 

(FRL–7357–9), explains that in 

conducting these programs, EPA is 

tailoring its public participation process 

to be commensurate with the level of 

risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, 

and degree of public concern associated 

with each pesticide. Due to its uses, 

risks, and other factors, piperonyl 

butoxide is being reviewed through the 

full 6–Phase public participation 

process. 

All comments should be submitted 

using the methods in Unit I. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, and must 

be received by EPA on or before the 

closing date. Comments and proposals 

will become part of the Agency docket 

for piperonyl butoxide. Comments 

received after the close of the comment 

period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not 

required to consider these late 

comments. 

After considering comments received, 

EPA will develop and issue the 

piperonyl butoxide RED. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended, 

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.’’

Section 408(q) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 

346a(q), requires EPA to review 

tolerances and exemptions for pesticide 

residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, 

to determine whether the tolerance or 

exemption meets the requirements of 

section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA. 

This review is to be completed by 

August 3, 2006. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: September 13, 2005. 

Debra Edwards, 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–18708 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2005–0411; FRL–7737–6] 

Ametryn Reregistration Eligibility 

Decision 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s Reregistration 

Eligibility Decision (RED) for the 

pesticide ametryn. The Agency’s risk 

assessments and other related 

documents also are available in the 

ametryn Docket. Ametryn is a triazine 

herbicide used on field corn, popcorn, 

pineapple, and sugarcane. EPA has 

reviewed ametryn through the public 

participation process that the Agency 

uses to involve the public in developing 

pesticide reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment decisions. Through these 

programs, EPA is ensuring that all 

pesticides meet current health and 

safety standards. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark T. Howard, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (703) 308–

8172; fax number: (703) 308–8005; email address: howard.markt@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, 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 an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket identification (ID) number 

OPP–2004–0411. The official public 

docket consists of the documents 

specifically referenced in this action, 

any public comments received, and 

other information related to this action. 

Although, a part of the official docket, 

the public docket does not include 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. The official public 

docket is the collection of materials that 

is available for public viewing at the 

Public Information and Records 

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 

Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., 

Arlington, VA. This docket facility is 

open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The docket telephone number 

is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

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under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA 

Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ 

to view public comments, access the 

index listing of the contents of the 

official public docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. 

Although, not all docket materials may 

be available electronically, you may still 

access any of the publicly available 

docket materials through the docket 

facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the appropriate docket ID number. 

II. Background 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Under section 4 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating 

existing pesticides to ensure that they 

meet current scientific and regulatory 

standards. EPA has completed a 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) 

for the pesticide, ametryn under section 

4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Ametryn, a triazine 

herbicide, is used on field corn, 

popcorn, pineapple, and sugarcane. EPA 

has determined that the data base to 

support reregistration is substantially 

complete and that products containing 

ametryn are eligible for reregistration 

provided the risks are mitigated either 

in the manner described in the RED or 

by another means that achieves 

equivalent risk reduction. Upon 

submission of any required productspecific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) 

and any necessary changes to the 

registration and labeling either to 

address concerns identified in the RED 

or as a result of product-specific data, 

EPA will make a final reregistration 

decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) for 

products containing ametryn. 

EPA must review tolerances and 

tolerance exemptions that were in effect 

when the Food Quality Protection Act 

(FQPA) was enacted in August 1996, to 

ensure that these existing pesticide 

residue limits for food and feed 

commodities meet the safety standard 

established by the new law. Tolerances 

are considered reassessed once the 

safety finding has been made or a 

revocation occurs. EPA has reviewed 

and made the requisite safety finding for 

the ametryn tolerances included in this 

notice. 

EPA is applying the principles of 

public participation to all pesticides 

undergoing reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide 

Tolerance Reassessment and 

Reregistration; Public Participation 

Process, published in the Federal 

Register on May 14, 2004 (69 FR 26819) 

(FRL–7357–9), explains that in 

conducting these programs, EPA is 

tailoring its public participation process 

to be commensurate with the level of 

risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, 

and degree of public concern associated 

with each pesticide. Due to its uses, 

risks, and other factors, ametryn was 

reviewed through the modified 4-Phase 

public participation process. Through 

this process, EPA worked extensively 

with stakeholders and the public to 

reach the regulatory decisions for 

ametryn. 

The reregistration program is being 

conducted under Congressionally 

mandated time frames, and EPA 

recognizes the need both to make timely 

decisions and to involve the public. Few 

substantive comments were received 

during the earlier comment period. 

Further, for this pesticide, all issues 

related to this pesticide were resolved 

through consultations with 

stakeholders. The Agency, therefore, is 

issuing the Ametryn RED without a 

comment period. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended, 

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.’’

Section 408(q) of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 

U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review 

tolerances and exemptions for pesticide 

residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, 

to determine whether the tolerance or 

exemption meets the requirements of 

section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA. 

This review is to be completed by 

August 3, 2006. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: September 14, 2005. 

Debra Edwards, 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–18706 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2005–0242; FRL–7734–7] 

Flusilazole; Receipt of Application for 

Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of 

Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a 

quarantine exemption request from the 

Minnesota and South Dakota 

Departments of Agriculture to use the 

pesticide flusilazole (Punch 3.3EC), CAS 

No. 85509–19–9, and a flusilazole + 

famoxadone premix (Charisma 1.7 EC) 

on soybeans to control Asian soybean 

rust. The Applicant proposes the use of 

a new chemical which has not been 

registered by the EPA. EPA is soliciting 

public comment before making the 

decision whether or not to grant the 

exemption. 

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number OPP–2005–

0242, must be received on or before 

October 6, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically, by mail, or 

through hand delivery/courier. Follow 

the detailed instructions as provided in 

Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carmen Rodia, Registration Division 

(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 306–0327; fax number: 

(703) 308–5433; e-mail address: 

rodia.carmen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111) 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112) 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311) 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532) 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also