53244 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 179 / Monday, September 15, 2008 / Notices 

Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (Mail Code 

4601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Email your questions to Jacquelyn 

Springer, Designated Federal Officer, 

springer.jacquelyn@epa.gov or call 202– 

564–9904. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National 

Drinking Water Advisory Council: The 

Council consists of 15 members, 

including a Chairperson, appointed by 

the Deputy Administrator. Five 

members represent the general public; 

five members represent appropriate 

State and local agencies concerned with 

public water supply and public health 

protection; and five members represent 

private organizations or groups 

demonstrating an active interest in the 

field of public water supply and public 

health protection. The SDWA requires 

that at least two members of the Council 

represent small, rural public water 

systems. Additionally, members may be 

asked to serve on one of the Council’s 

workgroups that are established on an 

as-needed basis to assist EPA in 

addressing specific program issues. On 

December 15 of each year, some 

members complete their appointment. 

Therefore, this notice solicits 

nominations to fill five vacancies with 

terms ending on December 15, 2011. 

Persons selected for membership will 

receive compensation for travel and a 

nominal daily compensation (if 

appropriate) while attending meetings. 

The Council holds two face-to-face 

meetings each year, generally in the 

spring and fall. Conference calls will be 

scheduled if needed. 

Nomination of a Member: Any 

interested person or organization may 

nominate qualified individuals for 

membership. Self-nominations are also 

welcome. Nominees should be 

identified by name, occupation, 

position, address and telephone 

number. To be considered, all 

nominations must include a current 

resume, providing the nominee’s 

background, experience and 

qualifications. 

Dated: September 9, 2008. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0662; FRL–8381–3] 

Pesticide Registration Review; New 

Dockets Opened for Review and 

Comment; Closure of the Fenamiphos 

Registration Review Case 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has established 

registration review dockets for the 

pesticides listed in the table in Unit 

III.A. With this document, EPA is 

opening the public comment period for 

these registration reviews. Registration 

review is EPA’s periodic review of 

pesticide registrations to ensure that 

each pesticide continues to satisfy the 

statutory standard for registration, that 

is, the pesticide can perform its 

intended function without unreasonable 

adverse effects on human health or the 

environment. Registration review 

dockets contain information that will 

assist the public in understanding the 

types of information and issues that the 

Agency may consider during the course 

of registration reviews. Through this 

program, EPA is ensuring that each 

pesticide’s registration is based on 

current scientific and other knowledge, 

including its effects on human health 

and the environment. This document 

also announces the Agency’s intent not 

to open a registration review docket for 

fenaminphos. This pesticide does not 

currently have any actively registered 

pesticide products and is not, therefore, 

scheduled for review under the 

registration review program. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number for the specific pesticide of 

interest provided in the table in Unit 

III.A., by one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

the docket ID numbers listed in the table 

in Unit III.A. for the pesticides you are 

commenting on. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Although, listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., CBI or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either in the electronic docket 

at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide specific information contact: 

The Chemical Review Manager 

identified in the table in Unit III.A. for 

the pesticide of interest. 

For general information contact: 

Kevin Costello, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 305– 

5026; fax number: (703) 308–8090; email address: costello.kevin @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, 

farmworker, 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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD-ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD-ROM the specific information that is 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes 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 docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. Authority 

EPA is initiating its reviews of the 

pesticides identified in this document 

pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural 

Regulations for Registration Review at 

40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g) 

of FIFRA provides, among other things, 

that the registrations of pesticides are to 

be reviewed every 15 years. Under 

FIFRA section 3(a), a pesticide product 

may be registered or remain registered 

only if it meets the statutory standard 

for registration given in FIFRA section 

3(c)(5). When used in accordance with 

widespread and commonly recognized 

practice, the pesticide product must 

perform its intended function without 

unreasonable adverse effects on the 

environment; that is, without any 

unreasonable risk to man or the 

environment, or a human dietary risk 

from residues that result from the use of 

a pesticide in or on food. 

III. Registration Reviews 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), 

EPA is reviewing the pesticide 

registrations identified in the table in 

this unit to assure that they continue to 

satisfy the FIFRA standard for 

registration—that is, they can still be 

used without unreasonable adverse 

effects on human health or the 

environment. A pesticide’s registration 

review begins when the Agency 

establishes a docket for the pesticide’s 

registration review case and opens the 

docket for public review and comment. 

At present, EPA is opening registration 

review dockets for the cases identified 

in the following table. 

TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW DOCKETS OPENING

Registration Review Case Name and Number Docket ID Number Chemical Review Manager, 

Telephone Number, E-mail Address 

Trinexapac-ethyl Case #7228 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0687 Kylie Rothwell, 

(703) 308–8055, 

rothwell.kylie@epa.gov 

Clethodim Case #7226 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0658 Kelly Ballard, 

(703) 305–8126, 

ballard.kelly@epa.gov 

Flumetsulam Case # 7229 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0625 Malanie Biscoe, 

(703) 305–7106, 

biscoe.melanie@epa.gov 

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TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW DOCKETS OPENING—Continued 

Registration Review Case Name and Number Docket ID Number Chemical Review Manager, 

Telephone Number, E-mail Address 

Soap salts Case # 4083 EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0519 Monica Wait, 

(703) 347–8019, 

wait.monica@epa.gov 

Flutolnil EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0148 Jill Bloom, 

(703) 308–7070, 

bloom, jill@epa.gov 

The Agency is also announcing that it 

will not conduct a registration review 

for fenamiphos (registration review case 

333). In October 2006, the Agency 

issued schedules for upcoming 

registration reviews and included 

fenamiphos as one of the pesticides 

scheduled for registration review. Since 

first identifying fenamiphos as a 

Registration Review pesticide, the 

Agency has determined that there are no 

current fenamiphos Section 3 or Section 

24(c) registrations. Therefore, the 

Agency has determined that fenamiphos 

is no longer subject to registration 

review. A Registration Review docket 

will not be opened for fenamiphos and 

the fenamiphos registration review case 

has been closed pursuant to 40 CFR 

155.42(c). 

B. Docket Content 

1. Review dockets. The registration 

review dockets contain information that 

the Agency may consider in the course 

of the registration review. The Agency 

may include information from its files 

including, but not limited to, the 

following information: 

• An overview of the registration 

review case status. 

• A list of current product 

registrations and registrants. 

• Federal Register notices regarding 

any pending registration actions. 

• Federal Register notices regarding 

current or pending tolerances. 

• Risk assessments. 

• Bibliographies concerning current 

registrations. 

• Summaries of incident data. 

• Any other pertinent data or 

information. 

Each docket contains a document 

summarizing what the Agency currently 

knows about the pesticide case and a 

preliminary work plan for anticipated 

data and assessment needs. Additional 

documents provide more detailed 

information. During this public 

comment period, the Agency is asking 

that interested persons identify any 

additional information they believe the 

Agency should consider during the 

registration reviews of these pesticides. 

The Agency identifies in each docket 

the areas where public comment is 

specifically requested, though comment 

in any area is welcome. 

2. Other related information. More 

information on these cases, including 

the active ingredients for each case, may 

be located in the registration review 

schedule on the Agency’s website at 

http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review/schedule.htm.. 

Information on the Agency’s registration 

review program and its implementing 

regulation may be seen at http:// 

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ 

registration_review. 

3. Information submission 

requirements. Anyone may submit data 

or information in response to this 

document. To be considered during a 

pesticide’s registration review, the 

submitted data or information must 

meet the following requirements: 

• To ensure that EPA will consider 

data or information submitted, 

interested persons must submit the data 

or information during the comment 

period. The Agency may, at its 

discretion, consider data or information 

submitted at a later date. 

• The data or information submitted 

must be presented in a legible and 

useable form. For example, an English 

translation must accompany any 

material that is not in English and a 

written transcript must accompany any 

information submitted as an 

audiographic or videographic record. 

Written material may be submitted in 

paper or electronic form. 

• Submitters must clearly identify 

the source of any submitted data or 

information. 

• Submitters may request the 

Agency to reconsider data or 

information that the Agency rejected in 

a previous review. However, submitters 

must explain why they believe the 

Agency should reconsider the data or 

information in the pesticide’s 

registration review. 

• As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the 

registration review docket for each 

pesticide case will remain publicly 

accessible through the duration of the 

registration review process; that is, until 

all actions required in the final decision 

on the registration review case have 

been completed. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: September 4, 2008. 

Peter Caulkins, 

Acting Director, Special Review and 

Registration Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–OW–FRL–8715–3] 

Revision of National Recommended 

Water Quality Criteria for Acrolein and 

Phenol 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of updated 

draft criteria and request for scientific 

views. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 304(a) of 

the Clean Water Act (CWA), the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is announcing the revision and 

availability of draft updated national 

recommended water quality criteria for 

the protection of human health for 

acrolein and phenol. The draft criteria 

are partial updates based on EPA’s 

Methodology for Deriving Ambient 

Water Quality Criteria for the Protection 

of Human Health (2000), EPA–822–B– 

00–004 (2000 Human Health 

Methodology) and will supersede 

previously published criteria when 

final. EPA’s recommended section 

304(a) water quality criteria provide 

guidance to States and authorized 

Tribes in adopting water quality 

standards for protecting human health 

and provide guidance to EPA for 

promulgating Federal regulations under 

CWA section 303(c), when such action 

is necessary. 

DATES: Scientific views must be 

received on or before October 30, 2008. 

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