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completeness and the reliability of the

toxicity data, a risk assessment for

chronic dietary exposure from food and

feed uses was made for all subpopulations. The percentage of the RfD

occupied is only approximately 23.9%

for the general population and 71.1%

for non-nursing infants the most

exposed group.

2. Infants and children. There was

evidence of increased susceptibility to

the offspring following prenatal and/or

postnatal exposure in the 2-generation

reproduction study in rat. In this study,

offspring toxicity was manifested as

significantly decreased pup growth in

all generations and mating at a dose

lower than that which caused parental

systemic toxicity (abortions and clinical

signs of neurotoxicity). Available

studies indicated no increase

susceptibility of rats or rabbits in in

utero exposure to dicamba. In a prenatal

developmental toxicity study in rats,

there was no evidence of developmental

toxicity at the highest dose tested. In a

prenatal developmental toxicity study

in rabbits, developmental toxicity

(irregular ossification of internasal

bones), were only seen at the dose that

caused maternal toxicity (abortions and

neurotoxic clinical signs). Therefore,

there is an adequate toxicity data base

for dicamba and exposure data are

complete or are estimated based on data

that reasonably account for potential

exposures. A ten-fold safety factor for

increased susceptibility of infants and

children was applied for chronic (longterm) exposure, and a three-fold safety

factor was applied for acute (short- and

intermediate-term) exposures to

dicamba, due to evidence of increased

susceptibility to the offspring following

prenatal and/or postnatal exposure in

the 2-generation reproduction study in

rats. The uncertainty factor (FQPA

Safety Factor) of ten-fold was reduced

for acute dietary and short-term and

intermediate-term residential exposures

because the increased susceptibility was

only observed in the reproduction study

and not in the prenatal developmental

studies. The FQPA Safety Factor was

reduced to 3x for acute dietary risk

assessment for all populations,

including infants and children, because:

(1) The endpoint of concern is clinical

signs of neurotoxicity (in the absence of

neuropathology) observed following a

single oral exposure in an acute

neurotoxicity study; (2) the increased

susceptibility was seen in the offspring

of parental animals receiving repeated

oral exposures in a 2-generation

reproduction toxicity study; and (3) no

increased susceptibility was observed

following in utero exposures of rats or

rabbits in the developmental studies.

F. International Tolerances

No CODEX maximum residue levels

have been established for dicamba.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–30517; FRL–6810–5]

Pesticide Products; Registration

Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of applications to register pesticide

products containing new active

ingredients not included in any

previously registered products pursuant

to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

DATES: Written comments, identified by

the docket control number OPP–30517,

must be received on or before January

22, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–30517 in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita

Kumar, Registration Division (7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

308–8291; e-mail address:

kumar.rita@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

You may be affected by this action if

you are an agricultural producer, food

manufacturer, or pesticide

manufacturer. Potentially affected

categories and entities may include, but

are not limited to:

Categories NAICS

codes

Examples of potentially affected entities

Industry 111 Crop production

112 Animal production

Categories NAICS

codes

Examples of potentially affected entities

311 Food manufacturing

32532 Pesticide manufacturing

This listing is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

affected by this action. Other types of

entities not listed in the table could also

be affected. The North American

Industrial Classification System

(NAICS) codes have been provided to

seassist you and others in determining

whether or not this action might apply

to certain entities. If you have 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 Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules,’’ and then look up

the entry for this document under the

‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–30517. The official record consists

of the documents specifically referenced

in this action, any public comments

received during an applicable comment

period, and other information related to

this action, including any information

claimed as confidential business

information (CBI). This official record

includes the documents that are

physically located in the docket, as well

as the documents that are referenced in

those documents. The public version of

the official record does not include any

information claimed as CBI. The public

version of the official record, which

includes printed, paper versions of any

electronic comments submitted during

an applicable comment period, is

available for inspection in the Public

Information and Records Integrity

Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

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Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The PIRIB telephone number

is (703) 305–5805.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPP–30517 in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Information Resources and Services

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs (OPP), Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305–

5805.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by e-mail

to: opp-docket@epa.gov, or you can

submit a computer disk as described

above. Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. Avoid the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Electronic

submissions will be accepted in

WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file

format. All comments in electronic form

must be identified by docket control

number OPP–30517. Electronic

comments may also be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI that I Want

to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

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

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person identified

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or

costs, explain how you arrived at the

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve

the registration activity.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

notice.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

be sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. Registration Applications

EPA received applications as follows

to register pesticide products containing

active ingredients not included in any

previously registered products pursuant

to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of

FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these

applications does not imply a decision

by the Agency on the applications.

Products Containing Active Ingredients

Not Included in any Previously

Registered Products

1. File symbol: 50534-ERU, later

changed to 71512-A. Product name:

Technical Fosthiazate.

2. File symbol: 50534-ERL, later

changed to 71512-U. Product name:

Fosthiazate 900EC.

3. File symbol: 50534-ERT, later

changed to 71512-L. Product name:

Fosthiazate 900EC.

Applicant: File symbols 50534-ERU,

50534-ERL, and 50534-ERT, were

originally assigned to GB Biosciences

Corporation, under company number

50534. GB Biosciences later transferred

to ISK Biosciences, 7470 Auburn Rd.,

Suite A, Concord, OH 44077, under

company number 71512. Active

ingredient: The active ingredient for the

above-mentioned products is

fosthiazate. Proposed use: The proposed

use for the above-mentioned products is

formulation into insecticide.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pest.

Dated: December 4, 2001

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–7121–3 ; CWA–HQ–2001–6002;

EPCRA–HQ–2001–6002; CAA–HQ–2001–

6002]

Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed

Administrative Settlement, Penalty

Assessment and Opportunity To

Comment Regarding Comcast

Corporation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has entered into a

consent agreement with Comcast

Corporation (‘‘Comcast’’) to resolve

violations of the Clean Water Act

(‘‘CWA’’), Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’), and

Emergency Planning and Community

Right-to-Know Act (‘‘EPCRA’’) and their

implementing regulations.

The Administrator, as required by

CWA section 311(b)(6)(C), 33 U.S.C.

1321(b)(6)(C), is hereby providing

public notice of, and an opportunity for

interested persons to comment on, this

consent agreement and proposed final

order. EPA is also providing public

notice of, and opportunity for interested

parties to comment on, the CAA and

EPCRA portions of this consent

agreement.

Comcast failed to prepare Spill

Prevention Control and Countermeasure

(‘‘SPCC’’) plans for fifteen facilities

where they stored diesel oil in above

ground tanks. EPA, as authorized by

CWA section 311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C.

1321(b)(6), has assessed a civil penalty

for these violations. Comcast failed to

obtain the appropriate operating permits

or exemptions at fifty facilities in

violation of CAA section 110, 42 U.S.C.

7410, and various state implementation

plan (‘‘SIP’’) requirements for

emergency generators. EPA, as

authorized by CAA section 113(d)(1), 42

U.S.C. 7413(d)(1), has assessed a civil

penalty for these violations.