36200 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 139 / Wednesday, July 22, 2009 / Notices 

intended use are fulfilled.’’ Validation is 

typically performed in two phases. The 

first phase provides evidence on general 

performance of a measurement system 

for a range of materials that define a 

matrix class; the second phase (often 

called ‘‘verification’’), demonstrates that 

the requirements for a specific use are 

met. Both phases are important for 

scientific and legal defensibility. 

More general measurement 

requirements call for more specific 

validation processes. A general 

requirement on accuracy that is 

specified in a manner independent of 

technique, method, or instrument 

should be accompanied by detailed 

validation for each method of 

measurement. Conversely, a 

measurement quality requirement to use 

a particular procedure can require 

essentially no validation, as a detailed 

procedure often includes a complete 

specification of required quality control 

activities. 

EPA intends to develop processes for 

validation that allow for an appropriate 

choice of specificity. For some 

applications, validation processes may 

continue to use defined procedures with 

ongoing quality control. For other 

applications, validation processes may 

place emphasis on greater flexibility and 

include verification that the 

requirements for a specific use are 

achieved. 

(3) Increase Collaboration With 

Stakeholders To Develop Validation 

Processes for New Measurement 

Technology 

Validation required for new 

technology may be difficult to specify in 

advance due to the wide variety of 

performance issues which may be 

encountered. The Agency anticipates 

that developing validation processes for 

applications of new technology will 

require collaborating with stakeholders 

to ensure timely development of these 

processes. During this process, the 

Agency expects to continue to play a 

key role in the validation development. 

(4) Timely Assessment of New or 

Modified Technologies, Methods, and 

Procedures 

In the event that the measurement 

requirements in a program are specific 

to a technology, method, or procedure, 

the Agency is committed to the 

assessment of proposed alternatives to 

these requirements and to rendering 

timely decisions of these alternatives 

when approval is sought. 

Today’s notice is not a formal agency 

action, but a statement of the Agency’s 

approach to environmental 

measurement flexibility. It creates no 

rights enforceable by any party in 

litigation with the United States. 

Dated: June 30, 2009. 

Kevin Teichman, 

Acting EPA Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–17402 Filed 7–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0481; FRL–8429–8] 

Proposed Stipulated Injunction 

Involving Pesticides and Eleven 

Species Listed as Threatened or 

Endangered Under the Endangered 

Species Act; Notice of Availability; 

Reopening of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register of July 1, 2009, 

announcing the availability of a 

proposed Stipulated Injunction that 

would establish a series of deadlines for 

the Agency to make ‘‘effects 

determinations’’ and initiate 

consultation, as appropriate, with the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 

certain pesticides in regard to one or 

more of 11 species found in the greater 

San Francisco Bay area that are listed as 

endangered or threatened under the 

Endangered Species Act. The proposed 

Stipulated Injunction, if entered by the 

Court, would resolve a lawsuit brought 

against EPA by the Center for Biological 

Diversity in the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of 

California. The July 1, 2009 notice 

provided a 15–day comment period 

which closed on July 16, 2009. This 

document reopens the comment period 

for 30 days. 

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2009–0481, must be received on or 

before August 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 

document of July 1, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arty 

Williams, Environmental Fate and 

Effects Division (7507P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 305– 

7695; e-mail address: 

williams.arty@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 1, 

2009 (74 FR 31427) (FRL–8425–1), EPA 

issued a notice in the Federal Register 

opening a 15–day comment period on a 

proposed Stipulated Injunction. The 

proposed Stipulated Injunction if 

entered by the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of 

California, would resolve a lawsuit 

brought against EPA by the Center for 

Biological Diversity (Center for 

Biological Diversity v. EPA, No. C 07– 

02794 JCS (N.D.Cal.)). 

The original comment period closed 

on July 16, 2009. However, based on 

comments received, EPA is reopening 

the comment period for 30 days to allow 

the public additional time to develop 

meaningful comments on the proposed 

Stipulated Injunction. Comments must 

be received on or before August 17, 

2009. 

To submit comments, or access the 

docket, please follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the July 1, 2009 Federal 

Register document. If you have 

questions, consult the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Endangered species. 

Dated: July 15, 2009. 

Debra Edwards, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–17396 Filed 7–17–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0484; FRL–8425–8] 

Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide 

Petitions Filed for Residues of 

Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various 

Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Agency’s receipt of several initial filings 

of pesticide petitions proposing the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 21, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) for the petition of interest 

as shown in the body of this document, 

by one of the following methods: 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES