Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0049-0039
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Rodenticides; Availability of Preliminary Comparative Ecological Assessment; Reopening of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2003-04-23T04:00Z

19990
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
78
/
Wednesday,
April
23,
2003
/
Notices
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
ID
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.
ation
Applications
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
provision
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:
264
 
TIA.
Applicant:
Bayer
CropScience,
P.
O.
Box
12014
2TW
Alexander
Drive,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27709.
Product
Name:
HEC
480
SC
Fungicide.
Fungicide.
Active
ingredient:
Fluoxastrobin
at
40.3%.
Proposed
classification/
Use:
None.
For
use
on
peanuts,
potato
and
tuber
vegetables,
leafy
vegetables
(
nonbrassica
petioles
subgroup),
fruiting
vegetables,
seed
treatment
(
potato,
peanut,
and
turf).
2.
File
Symbol:
264
 
TIT.
Applicant:
Bayer
CropScience.
Product
Name:
HEC
480
SC
Fungicide.
Fungicide.
Active
ingredient:
Fluoxastrobin
at
94.8%.
Proposed
classification/
Use:
None.
For
formulation
purposes
only.
3.
File
Symbol:
400
 
LRE.
Applicant:
Crompton
Manufacturing
Company,
74
Amity
Road,
Bethany,
CT
06524
 
3402.
Product
Name:
Ipconazole
Technical.
Fungicide.
Active
ingredient:
Ipconazole
at
97.4%.
Proposed
classification/
Use:
None.
For
formulation
into
end­
use
seed
treatment
products.
4.
File
Symbol:
7501
 
ROL.
Applicant:
Gustafson,
LLC.,
1400
Preston
Road,
Suite
400,
Plano,
TX
75093.
Product
Name:
Vortex
Seed
Treatment
Fungicide.
Fungicide.
Active
ingredient:
Ipconazole
at
40.7%.
Proposed
classification/
Use:
None.
For
use
on
root
and
tuber
vegetables,
leafy
vegetables
(
except
brassica
vegetables,
brassica
(
cole)
leafy
vegetables,
cucurbits,
cereal
grains,
grass
forage,
grass
fodder,
grass
hay,
non­
grass
animal
feeds,
cotton,
sunflower,
mustard,
rape,
canola,
ornamental
flowers,
and
conifers.
5.
File
Symbol:
71049
 
R.
Applicant:
KIM­
C1,
LLC.,
6333
East
Liberty
Ave.,
Fresno,
CA
93727.
Product
Name:
KT­
30
Plant
Growth
Regulator.
Plant
Growth
Regulator.
Active
ingredient:
CPPU(
N­(
2­
chloro­
4­
pyridinyl)­
Nphenyl
urea)
at
98%.
Proposed
classification/
Use:
None.
For
use
on
grapes
and
kiwi.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pest.

Dated:
April
9,
2003.
Debra
Edwards,
Director,
Registration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[
FR
Doc.
03
 
9747
Filed
4
 
22
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2002
 
0049;
FRL
 
7302
 
5]

Rodenticides;
Availability
of
Preliminary
Comparative
Ecological
Assessment;
Reopening
of
Comment
Period
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
issued
a
notice
in
the
Federal
Register
of
January
29,
2003,
concerning
availability
and
public
comment
period
on
the
Preliminary
Comparative
Ecological
Assessment
document
for
nine
rodenticides,
which
included
those
addressed
in
the
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decisions
(
REDs)
for
the
rodenticide
cluster
(
brodifacoum,
bromadiolone,
bromethalin,
chlorophacinone,
diphacinone,
and
zinc
phosphide),
as
well
as
three
other
rodenticides,
warfarin,
difethialone,
and
cholecalciferol.
This
document
is
reopening
the
comment
period
for
60
days,
from
March
31,
2003,
to
May
30,
2003.
DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0049
must
be
received
on
or
before
May
30,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
C.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
of
the
January
29,
2003
Federal
Register
document.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
John
W.
Pates,
Jr.,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
703
 
308
 
8195;
e­
mail
address:
pates.
john@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

The
Agency
included
in
the
Federal
Register
notice
of
January
29,
2003
(
68
FR
4468)
(
FRL
 
7280
 
6),
a
list
of
those
who
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action.
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
Copies
of
This
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?

1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0049.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
docket
facility
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
docket
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/.
In
addition,
copies
of
the
preliminary
comparative
ecological
assessment
for
the
nine
rodenticides
may
also
be
accessed
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
rodenticidecluster.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
78
/
Wednesday,
April
23,
2003
/
Notices
C.
How
and
To
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
To
submit
comments,
or
access
the
official
public
docket,
please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
C.
of
the
Federal
Register
of
the
January
29,
2003
document.
If
you
have
questions,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

II.
What
Action
is
EPA
Taking?
This
document
reopens
the
public
comment
period
established
in
the
Federal
Register
of
January
29,
2003.
In
that
document,
EPA
announced
the
availability
of
the
preliminary
comparative
ecological
assessment
for
nine
rodenticides
and
invited
comment
on
issues
directly
associated
with
the
nine
rodenticides
that
were
included
in
the
assessment.
Due
to
the
many
requests
received
for
additional
time
to
comment,
EPA
is
hereby
reopening
the
comment
period,
which
was
set
to
end
on
March
31,
2003,
to
May
30,
2003.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
April
8,
2003.
Lois
A.
Rossi,
Director,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
10070
Filed
4
 
22
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0129;
FRL
 
7303
 
1]

Fluoxastrobin;
Notice
of
Filing
a
Pesticide
Petition
to
Establish
a
Tolerance
for
a
Certain
Pesticide
Chemical
in
or
on
Food
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
the
initial
filing
of
a
pesticide
petition
proposing
the
establishment
of
regulations
for
residues
of
a
certain
pesticide
chemical
in
or
on
various
food
commodities.
DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0129,
must
be
received
on
or
before
May
23,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Dennis
McNeilly,
Registration
Division
(
7505C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
6742;
e­
mail
address:
mcneilly.
dennis@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
This
Action
Apply
to
Me?

You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
an
agricultural
producer,
food
manufacturer,
or
pesticide
manufacturer.
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
 
Crop
production
(
NAICS
111)
 
Animal
production
(
NAICS
112)
 
Food
manufacturing
(
NAICS
311)
 
Pesticide
manufacturing
(
NAICS
32532)
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
this
unit
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
have
been
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
this
action
might
apply
to
certain
entities.
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
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0129.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
docket
facility
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
docket
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.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
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