29750 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 12, 1996 / Notices

[OPP–00438; FRL–5376–6]

Worker Protection Standard; Notice of

Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: EPA is holding a series of

public meetings to solicit information

from workers, growers and others

regarding regulations designed to

protect agricultural workers and

pesticide handlers. The first meeting

was held in Winter Haven, Florida on

February 22, 1996. The meetings are a

part of EPA’s commitment to monitor

and evaluate the impact and

performance of the Worker Protection

regulations. The public meetings are

designed to provide an opportunity for

those directly affected by the regulations

to relay their experiences after the

regulations’ first full year of

implementation. By reaching out to

those on the frontlines and for whom

these regulations are intended to

provide public health protection, EPA

will better understand how the program

is working and where meaningful

improvements should be made. The

meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The following is the schedule for

the remaining public meetings:

June 19, 1996, Pasco, Washington

June 26, 1996, Biglerville,

Pennsylvania

July 23, 1996, Fresno, California

July 25, 1996, Salinas, California

August 7, 1996, Portageville, Missouri

August 21, 1996, Tipton, Indiana

The date and location for a public

meeting in Puerto Rico will be

announced at a later date. There will not

be a public meeting scheduled in

Washington, DC as was previously

noted.

ADDRESSES: The June 19, 1996 meeting

will be held at the Red Lion Inn, 2525

North 20th Street, Pasco, Washington.

The June 26, 1996 meeting will be

held at the Biglerville High School,

North Main Street, Biglerville,

Pennsylvania.

The July 23, 1996 meeting will be

held at the C.P.D.E.S. Hall, 172 West

Jefferson Avenue, Fresno, California.

The July 25, 1996 meeting will be

held at the Salinas Community Center,

940 North Main Street, Salinas,

California.

The August 7, 1996 meeting will be

held at the University of Missouri Delta

Research Center, Highway T,

Portageville, Missouri.

The August 21, 1996 meeting will be

held at the Tipton County Fair Grounds,

1200 South Main Street, Tipton,

Indiana.

In general, registration begins at 5 p.m.,

and the public meetings begin at 7 p.m.

Please call the contacts listed below to

verify the schedule for each meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Jeanne Heying (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Field Operations

Division, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460, Telephone number: (703)

305-7164, Fax: (703) 308-2962, e-mail:

heying.jeanne@epamail.epa.gov., or EPA

WPS representatives in regions hosting

public meetings.

California meetings: Kay Rudolph,

(415) 744-1065 or Mary Grisier, (415)

744-1095.

Indiana meeting: Don Baumgartner,

(312) 886-7835.

Missouri meeting: Glen Yager, (913)

551-7296 or Kathleen Fenton, (913) 551-

7874.

Pennsylvania meeting: Magda

Rodriguez-Hunt, (215) 566-2128.

Puerto Rico meeting: Fred Kozak,

(908) 321-6769.

Washington meeting: Allan Welch,

(206) 553-1980.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In 1992, EPA issued final regulations

governing the protection of employees

on farms, forests and nurseries, and

greenhouses from occupational

exposures to agricultural pesticides. The

WPS covers both workers in areas

treated with pesticides and employees

who handle (mix, load, apply, etc.)

pesticides. More specifically, the

provisions of the Standard are intended

to:

Inform employees about the hazards of

pesticides:

- By requiring provisions for basic

safety training, posting and distribution

of information about the pesticides.

Eliminate exposure to pesticides:

- By prohibiting against the

application of pesticides in a way that

would cause exposure to people.

- By requiring time-limited

restrictions for workers to return to

areas following the application of

pesticides.

- By requiring provisions for workers

and handlers to wear proper protective

clothing/equipment.

Mitigate exposures that occur:

- By requiring arrangements for the

supply of soap, water, and towels in the

case of pesticide exposure.

- By requiring provisions for

emergency assistance.

II. Information Sought by EPA

EPA believes that agricultural

workers, handlers, and growers are best

able to provide unique insights on the

effects of the WPS requirements. Their

input will be supplemented by data

generated from other sources during the

course of EPA’s longer-term evaluation

effort. As a follow-up to the public

meetings, EPA will develop a summary

of information gained. These tools will

be used to develop strategies for

improving the administration of the

WPS. The Agency is specifically

interested in hearing public comment,

or receiving written comment, on the

following topics.

1. Assistance from regulatory partners

and others involved with the WPS.

2. Usefulness of available assistance.

3. Understanding the WPS

requirements.

4. Success in implementing the

requirements.

5. Difficulties in implementing the

requirements.

6. Suggestions to improve

implementation.

III. Registration to Make Comments

Persons who wish to speak at the

public meeting are encouraged to

register at the meeting location. The

Agency encourages parties to submit

data to substantiate comments whenever

possible. All comments, as well as

information gathered at the public

meetings will be available for public

inspection from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday (except legal

holidays) at the Public Response and

Program Resource Branch, Field

Operations Division, Room 1132,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.

Information submitted as part of any

comment may be claimed as

confidential by marking any or all of

that information as Confidential

Business Information (CBI). Information

so marked will not be disclosed except

in accordance with the 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 the Agency without prior notice to

the submitter. The Agency anticipates

that most of the comments will not be

classified as CBI, and prefers that all

information submitted be publicly

available. Any records or transcripts of

the open meetings will be considered

public information and cannot be

declared CBI.

IV. Structure of the Meeting

EPA will open the meeting with brief

introductory comments. EPA will then

invite those parties who have registered

to present their comments. EPA
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anticipates that each speaker will be

permitted 5 minutes to make comments.

After each speaker, Agency and state

representatives may ask the presenter

questions of clarification. The Agency

reserves the right to adjust the time for

presenters depending on the number of

speakers.

Members of the public are encouraged

to submit written documentation to EPA

at the meeting to ensure that their entire

position goes on record in the event that

time does not permit a complete oral

presentation. Any information may be

mailed to Jeanne Heying at the address

stated earlier in this Notice.

Dated: June 4, 1996.

William L. Jordan,

Director, Field Operations Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–14915 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–30387A; FRL–5375–2]

Rhone-Poulenc AG Co.; Approval of

Pesticide Product Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

Agency approval of applications to

register the pesticide products Chipco

Choice and Fipronil Technical,

containing an active ingredient not

included in any previously registered

products pursuant to the provisions of

section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

(FIFRA), as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Richard Keigwin, PM 10,

Registration Division (750C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location

and telephone number: Rm. 713, CM #2,

1925 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305–7618; email: keigwin.richard@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

issued a notice, published in the

Federal Register of May 31, 1995 (60 FR

28407; FRL-4956-1), which announced

that Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, P.O.

Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, had

submitted applications to register the

products Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G (now

known as Chipco Choice) and Fipronil

Technical (File Symbols 264–LLN and

264–LLU), containing the active

ingredient fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-

dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-

((1,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-Hpyrazole-3-carbonitrile at 0.1 and 96.5

percent.

The applications were approved on

May 1, 1996, as Chipco Choice (formerly

Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G) for use on golf

and commercial turf to control mole

crickets (EPA Reg. No. 264–550) and

Fipronil Technical for formulation into

insecticide products (EPA Reg. No. 264–

554).

The Agency has considered all

required data on risks associated with

the proposed use of fipronil 5-amino-1-

(2,6-dichloro-4-

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-

(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole3-carbonitrile, and information on

social, economic, and environmental

benefits to be derived from use.

Specifically, the Agency has considered

the nature of the chemical and its

pattern of use, application methods and

rates, and level and extent of potential

exposure. Based on these reviews, the

Agency was able to make basic health

safety determinations which show that

use of fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-

(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole3-carbonitrile when used in accordance

with widespread and commonly

recognized practice, will not generally

cause unreasonable adverse effects to

the environment.

More detailed information on these

registrations is contained in an EPA

Pesticide Fact Sheet on fipronil 5-

amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-

(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole3-carbonitrile.

A copy of this fact sheet, which

provides a summary description of the

chemical, use patterns and

formulations, science findings, and the

Agency’s regulatory position and

rationale, may be obtained from the

National Technical Information Service

(NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road,

Springfield, VA 22161.

In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of

FIFRA, a copy of the approved label and

the list of data references used to

support registration are available for

public inspection in the office of the

Product Manager. The data and other

scientific information used to support

registration, except for material

specifically protected by section 10 of

FIFRA, are available for public

inspection in the Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2,

Arlington, VA 22202 (703-305–5805).

Requests for data must be made in

accordance with the provisions of the

Freedom of Information Act and must

be addressed to the Freedom of

Information Office (A-101), 401 M St.,

SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. Such

requests should: (1) Identify the product

name and registration number and (2)

specify the data or information desired.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registration.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–14451 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[PP 4G4414/T690; FRL 5373–3]

Cyclanilide; Renewal of a Temporary

Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has renewed a temporary

tolerance for residues of the plant

growth regulator, cyclanilide in or on

the raw agricultural commodity

cottonseed at 0.75 parts per million

(ppm).

DATES: This temporary tolerance expires

January 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Cynthia Giles-Parker , Product

Manager (PM) 22, Registration Division

(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

Rm. 229, CM#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305–

5540; e-mail:

parker.cynthia@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

issued a notice published in the Federal

Register of September 27, 1995 (60 FR

49837), stating that a temporary

tolerance had been established for

residues of the plant growth regulator,

cyclanilide, 1-(2,4-

dichlorophenylaminocarbonyl)-

cyclopropane carboxylic acid in or on

the raw agricultural commodity

cottonseed at 0.5 parts per million

(ppm). This tolerance is renewed at 0.75

ppm in response to Pesticide Petition

(PP) 4G4414, submitted by RhonePoulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014,

2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research

Triangle Park, NC 27709–2014.

The company has requested a 1-year

renewal of a temporary tolerance for

residues of the insecticide to permit the