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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - 40 CFR Part 171
          - [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0561; FRL-9915-88]
          - RIN 2070-AJ20

# AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

# ACTION:

Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.

# SUMMARY:

                        This document notifies the public as required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft regulatory document concerning the certification of pesticide applicators rule revisions. The draft                               ( print page 68153)                            regulatory document is not available to the public until after it has been signed and made available by EPA.                    

# DATES:

                        See Unit I. under                         **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**                        .                    

# ADDRESSES:

                        The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0561, is available at                         *http://www.regulations.gov*                         or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available at                         *http://www.epa.gov/​dockets.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Michelle Arling, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-5891; email address:                         *arling.michelle@epa.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## I. What action is EPA taking?

                    Section 25(a)(2)(A) of FIFRA requires the EPA Administrator to provide the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft proposed rule at least 60 days before signing it in proposed form for publication in the                     **Federal Register**                    . The draft proposed rule is not available to the public until after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA comments in writing regarding the draft proposed rule within 30 days after receiving it, the EPA Administrator shall include the comments of the Secretary of USDA and the EPA Administrator's response to those comments with the proposed rule that publishes in the                     **Federal Register**                    . If the Secretary of USDA does not comment in writing within 30 days after receiving the draft proposed rule, the EPA Administrator may sign the proposed rule for publication in the                     **Federal Register**                     any time after the 30-day period.                

## II. Do any statutory and executive order reviews apply to this notification?

No. This document is merely a notification of submission to the Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the regulatory assessment requirements apply to this document.

# List of Subjects in Part 171

      - Environmental protection
      - Applicator competency
      - Agricultural worker safety
      - Pesticide safety training
      - Pesticide worker safety
      - Pesticides and pests
      - Restricted use pesticides

 Dated: November 3, 2014.

William L. Jordan,

Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 2014-26895 Filed 11-13-14; 8:45 am]

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