61816 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 206 / Wednesday, October 26, 2005 / Notices 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 305–0786. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action applies to the public in 

general. As such, 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–2005–0257. 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 

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 submit or 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. Contractor Requirements 

Under Contract No. EP–W–05057, 

Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, 

EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, 

Menzie-Cura and Associates, and 

Tetrahedon, Inc., will perform exposure 

assessments and relevant information 

necessary for EPA to fulfill the 

requirements of the Pesticide 

Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), 

FIFRA, Food Quality Protection Act 

(FQPA), FFDCA, the Pollution 

Prevention Act, and any other Executive 

Order or legislative requirement. These 

objectives shall be obtained by 

providing technical support for 

registration and reregistration activities 

relating to occupational and residential 

exposure and risk assessments. 

OPP has determined that access by 

Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, 

EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, 

Menzie-Cura and Associates, and 

Tetrahedon, Inc., to information on all 

presticide chemicals is necessary for the 

performance of this contract. 

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)(2), the contract with 

Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, 

EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, 

Menzie-Cura and Associates, and 

Tetrahedon, 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, Versar, Inc. and its 

subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and 

Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, 

and Tetrahedon, Inc., are 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 Versar, Inc. and its 

subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern and 

Associates, Menzie-Cura and Associates, 

and Tetrahedon, Inc., until the 

requirements in this document have 

been fully satisfied. Records of 

information provided to Versar, Inc. and 

its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern 

and Associates, Menzie-Cura and 

Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., will be 

maintained by EPA project officers for 

this contract. All information supplied 

to Versar, Inc. and its subcontractors, 

EnDyna, BR Stern and Associates, 

Menzie-Cura and Associates, and 

Tetrahedon, Inc., by EPA for use in 

connection with this contract will be 

returned to EPA when Versar, Inc. and 

its subcontractors, EnDyna, BR Stern 

and Associates, Menzie-Cura and 

Associates, and Tetrahedon, Inc., have 

completed their work. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Business 

and industry, Government contracts, 

Government property, Security 

measures. 

October 17, 2005. 

Robert Forrest, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–21269 Filed 10–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2004–0370; FRL–7737–7] 

Endothall Reregistration Eligibility 

Decision; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s Reregistration 

Eligibility Decision (RED) for the 

pesticide endothall. The Agency’s risk 

assessments and other related 

documents also are available in the 

endothall Docket. Endothall is used as 

an aquatic herbicide to control 

submerged aquatic vegetation and algae 

in lakes, ponds, and irrigation canals 

and is used as a desiccant on cotton, 

hops, potatoes, and seed production for 

alfalfa and clover. Endothall is also used 

as a biocide to control mollusks in 

cooling towers/systems. Endothall is 

applied as either a dipotassium salt or 

an N, N-dimethylalkylamine salt. The 

endothall acid is not directly applied to 

use sites; it is formed as a break-down 

product resulting from application of 

the salt forms. The amine salt is the only 

form applied terrestrially, while both 

the dipotassium and amine salt are 

applied to aquatic use sites. EPA has 

reviewed endothall 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: 

Anne Overstreet, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

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Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (703) 308–

8068; fax number: (703) 308–8005; email address: overstreet.anne@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 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 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–2005–0370. 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 

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 submit or 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. 

Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’

then key in the appropriate docket ID 

number. 

Certain types of information will not 

be placed in the EPA Dockets. 

Information claimed as CBI and other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute, which is not 

included in the official public docket, 

will not be available for public viewing 

in EPA’s electronic public docket. EPA’s 

policy is that copyrighted material will 

not be placed in EPA’s electronic public 

docket but will be available only in 

printed, paper form in the official public 

docket. To the extent feasible, publicly 

available docket materials will be made 

available in EPA’s electronic public 

docket. When a document is selected 

from the index list in EPA Dockets, the 

system will identify whether the 

document is available for viewing in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. 

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. EPA 

intends to work towards providing 

electronic access to all of the publicly 

available docket materials through 

EPA’s electronic public docket. 

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, endothall under 

section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Endothall is 

a dicarboxylic acid used as an aquatic 

herbicide to control submerged aquatic 

vegetation and algae in lakes, ponds, 

and irrigation canals and is used as a 

desiccant on cotton, hops, potatoes, and 

seed production for alfalfa and clover. 

Endothall is also used as a biocide to 

control mollusks in cooling towers/ 

systems. Endothall is applied as either 

a dipotassium salt or an N, Ndimethylalkylamine salt. The endothall 

acid is not directly applied to use sites, 

it is formed as a break-down product 

resulting from application of the salt 

forms. The amine salt is the only form 

applied terrestrially, while both the 

dipotassium and anime salt are applied 

to aquatic use sites. EPA has determined 

that the data base to support 

reregistration is substantially complete 

and that products containing endothall 

are eligible for reregistration, provided 

the risks are mitigated in the manner 

described in the RED. Upon submission 

of any required product-specific 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 endothall. 

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 endothall 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, endothall was 

reviewed through the modified 4-Phase 

process. Through this process, EPA 

worked extensively with stakeholders 

and the public to reach the regulatory 

decisions for endothall. 

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. The 

Agency is not holding a comment 

period for the endothall RED because all 

issues related to this pesticide were 

resolved through consultations with 

stakeholders. 

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 

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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 26. 2005. 

Debra Edwards, 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–21366 Filed 10–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2005–0281; FRL–7742–4] 

Oxydemeton-methyl Interim 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision and 

Amendment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s Interim 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision 

(IRED) for the organophosphate 

pesticide oxydemeton-methyl (ODM) 

and the ODM IRED Amendment 

document. The Agency’s risk 

assessments and other related 

documents also are available in the 

ODM Docket (docket number OPP34167), and on the ODM reregistration 

website located at http://www.epa.gov/ 

oppsrrd1/op/odm.htm. ODM is a 

systemic, organophosphate insecticide/ 

acaracide registered on terrestrial food 

crops (vegetable, field, tree fruit, and 

nut crops) and terrestrial non-food sites 

(ornamental uses). EPA has reviewed 

ODM 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: 

Katie Hall, 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–

0166; fax number: (703) 308–8041; email address: hall.katie@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–2005–0281. 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 

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 an IRED 

for the organophosphate pesticide, ODM 

under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. ODM 

is a systemic, organophosphate 

insecticide/acaricide used to control 

many insects, primarily aphids, mites, 

and thrips. Registered use sites include 

terrestrial food crops (vegetable, field, 

tree fruit, and nut crops) and terrestrial 

non-food sites (ornamental uses). The 

ODM IRED presents the Agency’s 

conclusions on the risks posed by 

exposure to ODM alone; however, 

section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) 

directs the Agency also to consider 

available information on the cumulative 

risk from substances sharing a common 

mechanism of toxicity. Because the 

organophosphate pesticides share a 

common mechanism of toxicity, 

cholinesterase inhibition, the Agency 

will evaluate the cumulative risk posed 

by this group before making final 

reregistration eligibility decision on 

individual organophosphates. 

During the pendency of the 

organophosphate cumulative 

assessment, the Agency is proceeding 

with risk assessments and interim risk 

management for individual 

organophosphate pesticides. EPA has 

determined that, but for the cumulative 

risk assessment, the data base to support 

ODM reregistration is substantially 

complete and that products containing 

ODM are eligible for reregistration, 

provided the risks are mitigated in the 

manner described in the ODM IRED and 

ODM IRED Amendment. Upon 

submission of any required productspecific data under FIFRA section 

4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary changes to 

the registration and labeling (either to 

address concerns identified in the IRED 

or as a result of product-specific data), 

and after assessing organophosphate 

cumulative risks, EPA will make a final 

reregistration decision under FIFRA 

section 4(g)(2)(C) for products 

containing ODM. When the Agency 

finalizes decisions for ODM and other 

organophosphate pesticides, further risk 

mitigation may be required for ODM. 

EPA must review tolerances and 

tolerance exemptions that were in effect 

when the Food Quality Protection Act 

was enacted in August 1996, to ensure 

that these existing pesticide residue 

limits for food and feed commodities 

meet the safety standard established by