24936 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 97 / Friday, May 17, 1996 / Notices

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

(703)–308–8034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a

Federal Register Notice of September

21, 1994 (59 FR 48430), EPA announced

its intent to cancel the registrations of

certain pesticide products (Vaporooter

A Foaming Fumigant (EPA Reg. No.

9993–1), Foam Coat Vaporooter (EPA

Reg. No. 9993–2) and Sanafoam

Vaporooter II (EPA Reg. No. 9993–3))

held by Airrigation Engineering

Company of Pleasanton, CA. The

Agency took this action because

Airrigation Engineering Company failed

to comply with the Agency’s decision to

classify the products as restricted use

pesticides.

Under FIFRA section 3(d)(1)(C), the

Administrator may classify a pesticide

for restricted use if she determines that

the pesticide, when applied in

accordance with the directions for use,

warnings and cautions, or, in

accordance with widespread and

commonly recognized practice, may

generally cause unreasonable adverse

effects on the environment, unless

additional regulatory restrictions are

employed. Once classified for restricted

use, a product can be applied only by

or under the direct supervision of a

certified applicator (FIFRA sections

3(d)(1)(C), 12(a)(2)(F), 12(a)(2)(G).

EPA has published regulations that

establish procedures that EPA will

follow when classifying a product for

restricted use. Under 40 CFR

152.165(c)(2), the Agency may notify a

registrant that it has decided to classify

a pesticide as restricted use and require

the registrant to submit certain

information to comply with the

classification decision. If a registrant

fails to comply with this notification,

the Agency may initiate cancellation

proceedings.

The Agency determined that

restricted use classification for the use

of metam-sodium products in sewers is

required because of the elaborate and

complicated methods of applying this

pesticide and the potential for harmful

exposure. The basis for the Agency’s

determination is given in the September

21, 1994 Notice of Intent to Cancel. The

Airrigation Engineering Company

products identified above are metamsodium products used in sewers that are

subject to this classification

determination. On September 24, 1993,

EPA notified Airrigation Engineering

Company of its classification decision.

Airrigation Engineering Company

refused to comply with the Agency’s

requirement that the metam-sodium

products be classified as restricted use.

Because the only measure short of

cancellation that would reduce the risks

posed by these products to an

acceptable level was the restricted use

classification and because the registrant

would not voluntarily change the

classification of its products, the Agency

initiated cancellation proceedings.

The September 21, 1994 Notice of

Intent to Cancel announced that

cancellation could be avoided by

amending the registrations of the

products identified above to change

their classification to restricted use; the

change in classification for the

Airrigation Engineering Company

products would become effective at the

same time as the change in classification

of similar products whose registrants

had already agreed to the restricted use

classification. Alternatively, Airrigation

Engineering Company could request an

evidentiary hearing on the Agency’s

cancellation decision. Procedures for

requesting a hearing were given in the

September 21, 1994 Notice.

On November 7, 1994, Airrigation

Engineering Company submitted a

timely and effective hearing request.

During the course of the pre-hearing

proceedings, the registrant decided to

comply with the Agency’s classification

decision.

On March 1, 1996, the Agency

approved label amendments for the

products identified above to change

their classification to restricted use.

This Notice announces that

Airrigation Engineering Company has

complied with the Agency’s decision to

classify the products identified above as

restricted use products. Because

Airrigation Engineering Company took

the

steps to avoid cancellation which were

identified in the September 21, 1994

Notice, EPA is withdrawing its Notice of

Intent to Cancel the product

registrations identified above.

Dated: May 9, 1996.

Daniel M. Barolo,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–12476 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–30410; FRL–5367–6]

Woodstream Corporation; Applications

to Register Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of applications to register pesticide

products containing new active

ingredients not included in any

previously registered products pursuant

to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted by June 17, 1996.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments identified by the document

control number [OPP–30410] and the

file symbols (47629–R and 47629–E) to:

Public Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Divisions

(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person, bring comments to:

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.

1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data will be accepted on

disks in Wordperfect in 5.1 file format

or ASCII file format. All comments and

data in electronic form must be

identified by the docket number [OPP–

30410]. No ‘‘Confidential Business

Information’’ (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail. Electronic comments on

this notice may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries. Additional

information on electronic submission

can be found below in this document.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this notice may be claimed

confidential by marking any part or all

of that information as ‘‘Confidential

Business Information’’ (CBI).

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public record.

Information not marked confidential

may be disclosed publicly by EPA

without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Rita Kumar, Biopesticides and

Pollution Prevention Division (7501W),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location and telephone number:

Rm. CS51B6, Westfield Building North

Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington,

VA 22202, (703) 308–8291; e-mail:

kumar.rita@epamail.epa.gov.
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 97 / Friday, May 17, 1996 / Notices 24937

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

received applications from Woodstream

Corporation, 69 N. Locust St., Lititz, PA

17543–0327, to register the pesticide

products Victor Roach Bait Stations 1

and Victor Roach Bait Stations 2 (EPA

File Symbols 47629–R and 47629–E),

containing the active ingredient German

cockroach pheromone at 0.004 percent

for both products, an active ingredient

not included in any previously

registered products pursuant to the

provisions of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.

These products are formulated with

boric acid and are proposed for use to

kill cockroaches in homes and

commercial establishments such as

hospitals, restaurants and schools.

Notice of receipt of these applications

does not imply a decision by the Agency

on the applications.

Notice of approval or denial of an

application to register a pesticide

product will be announced in the

Federal Register. The procedure for

requesting data will be given in the

Federal Register if an application is

approved.

Comments received within the

specified time period will be considered

before a final decision is made;

comments received after the time

specified will be considered only to the

extent possible without delaying

processing of the application.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

30410] (including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The public

record is located in Rm. 1132 of the

Public Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Division

(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

Written comments filed pursuant to

this notice, will be available in the

Public Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Division at the

address provided from 8 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays. It is suggested that

persons interested in reviewing the

application file, telephone this office at

(703–305–5805), to ensure that the file

is available on the date of intended visit.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registration.

Dated: May 2, 1996.

Janet L. Andersen,

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–12479 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Public Meeting; Federal Purchase and

Stockpile of Potassium Iodide for Use

by the General Public in a Radiological

Emergency

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

SUMMARY: FEMA announces the

following committee meeting:

NAME: Federal Radiological

Preparedness Coordinating Committee

(FRPCC), Ad Hoc Subcommittee on

Potassium Iodide (KI).

DATES: The meeting will be held June

27, 1996. Any individuals or

organizations interested in attending the

public meeting or making oral

presentations must so indicate by 4:00

PM, May 31, 1996.

TIME OF MEETING: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM.

PLACE: Federal Emergency Management

Agency, room 401, 500 C Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20472.

PROPOSED AGENDA: The meeting will

begin at 10:00 AM with a presentation

by the Subcommittee on the background

of the Federal potassium iodide policy.

That presentation will be followed by a

statement of the current issues raised in

the Petition for Rulemaking submitted

to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, and in letters to the

Director of FEMA. The meeting will

then turn to attendees who have

indicated that they want to make oral

presentations, including response to any

questions that may be asked by

members of the Subcommittee. The

meeting will adjourn after the

Subcommittee and attendees have

completed their presentations and any

interaction on the subject matter.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FRPCC issued its policy on the use of

KI as a thyroid blocking agent on July

24, 1985 (50 FR 30258). On December 6,

1994, the FRPCC adopted a September

15, 1994 report and recommendations of

the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Potassium

Iodide after review of the issues

affecting the purchase and stockpile of

KI by the Federal government. The Ad

Hoc Subcommittee found no basis for

changing the 1985 Federal policy,

which states that KI should be

purchased and stockpiled for emergency

workers and institutionalized persons,

and that the decision on its use as a

protective action for the general public

resides with the State, and in some

cases, with local health authorities.

The FRPCC is again reviewing the

issue of the Federal purchase, stockpile

and use of KI by the general public in

the event of a radiological emergency at

a commercial nuclear power plant. The

Petition for Rulemaking submitted to

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission requests that 10 CFR Part

50.47(a)(10) be revised to read: ‘‘A range

of protective actions, including

sheltering, evacuation, and prophylactic

use of iodine, have been developed for

the plume exposure EPZ [emergency

planning zone] for emergency workers

and the general public.’’ In addition, the

same Petitioner requested FEMA to

reconsider the 1985 Federal Policy.

Accordingly, the Federal Radiological

Preparedness Coordinating Committee

formed an Ad Hoc Subcommittee to

review and re-evaluate the issue.

The meeting will be open to the

public with approximately 30 seats

available on a first-come, first-served

basis. Individuals or representatives of

organizations who plan to attend the

meeting or make oral presentations

should contact William F. McNutt,

Chairman, Federal Radiological

Preparedness Coordinating Committee,

Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Potassium

Iodide, room 634, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2857;

(facsimile) (202) 646–4183, on or before

4:00 PM, May 31, 1996.