Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 117 / Friday, June 19, 2009 / Notices 29207 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant and 

all the parties in this proceeding. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on July 6, 2009. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–14450 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0558; FRL–8421–1] 

Coppers Amendment to the 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

decision to modify certain provisions 

that were specified in the 2006 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) 

for the copper pesticides. EPA 

conducted this reassessment of the 

Coppers RED in response to public 

comments received during the comment 

period, and updated information that 

would impact product labeling. Based 

on the new information received, and in 

a continuing effort to mitigate risk, the 

Agency has made certain modifications 

in the Coppers RED. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rosanna Louie, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 308– 

0037; fax number: (703) 308–8090; email address: louie.rosanna@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, farm 

worker 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 a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2005–0558. 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 Office of 

Pesticide Programs (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. 

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. 

II. Background 

A. What Action Is the Agency Taking? 

Section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

directs EPA to reevaluate existing 

pesticides to ensure that they meet 

current scientific and regulatory 

standards. In 2006, EPA issued a RED 

for coppers under section 4(g)(2)(A) of 

FIFRA. In response to a notice of 

availability published in the Federal 

Register of August 9, 2006 (71 FR 

45550) (FRL–8085–4), the Agency 

received substantive comments and 

information from commenters. The 

amended Coppers RED reflects changes 

resulting from Agency consideration of 

these comments received on the RED, as 

well as efforts by the Agency to 

appropriately mitigate overall risk. The 

RED amendment for coppers concludes 

EPA’s reregistration eligibility decisionmaking process for this pesticide. 

A total of 46 submissions were 

received, which included comments 

from various growers that use copper 

products, university extension services, 

registrants, and publicly-owned 

treatment works facilities. Comments 

received during the public comment 

period included information on 

application rates, copper use in aquatic 

areas and water treatment facilities, and 

human health exposures. In 

consideration of these comments, and 

other decisions that occurred after the 

RED was published, the RED has been 

updated to reflect current product 

labeling requirements. Appendix A, 

which is a summary of the use sites and 

application rates eligible for 

reregistration, has been updated based 

on input received from stakeholders. 

The label table has also been revised to 

include modifications to some of the 

restricted entry intervals after copper 

pesticide applications, labeling language 

for spray drift management 

requirements, and personal protective 

equipment requirements for workers 

who handle and apply copper 

pesticides. 

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 end-use 

products and either reregistering 

products or taking other ‘‘appropriate 

regulatory action.’’ 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests, Coppers. 

Dated: June 6, 2009. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–14336 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES