Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0072-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Availability of Atrazine Interim Risk Management Decision Document
Posted Date: 2003-02-28T05:00Z

9652
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Register
/
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68,
No.
40
/
Friday,
February
28,
2003
/
Notices
North
and
South
Ranges,
Inyo,
Kern
and
San
Bernardino
Counties,
CA.
Summary:
EPA
raised
environmental
concerns
about
potential
impacts
associated
with
past
use
of
munitions
containing
depleted
uranium
(
DU),
potential
impacts
associated
with
continued
or
renewed
use
of
DU
munitions
under
any
of
the
fullyevaluated
alternatives,
and
the
Navy's
environmental
restoration
efforts
to
date
for
DU
contamination.
EPA
also
raised
concerns
about
potential
air
quality
impacts
associated
with
the
project's
implementation,
including
emissions
of
air
toxics,
which
can
be
potentially
reduced
with
mitigation.

Final
EISs
ERP
No.
F
 
FSA
 
A65172
 
00,
Programmatic
EIS
 
Conservation
Reserve
Program
Implementation
and
Expansion,
Farm
Security
and
Rural
Investment
Act
of
2002
(
2002
Farm
Bill),
in
the
United
States.
Summary:
No
formal
comment
letter
was
sent
to
the
preparing
agency.
ERP
No.
F
 
NOA
 
K91011
 
00,
2003
Pacific
Coast
Groundfish
Fishery,
Groundfish
Acceptable
Biological
Catch
and
Optimum
Yield
Specifications
and
Management
Measures,
Implementation,
WA,
OR
and
CA.
Summary:
EPA
expressed
continuing
environmental
concerns
regarding
impacts
on
overfished
bocaccio
stocks,
and
the
effectiveness
of
enforcement
measures
for
the
2003
harvest.
ERP
No.
F
 
NPS
 
K61156
 
00,
Lake
Mead
National
Recreation
Area,
Long­
Term
Management
of
Lake
Mead
and
Mohave
and
Associated
Shoreline
and
Development
Area,
Lake
Management
Plan,
Clark
County,
NV
and
Mohave
County,
AZ.
Summary:
No
formal
comment
letter
was
sent
to
the
preparing
agency.
ERP
No.
F1
 
FAA
 
D51026
 
00,
Potomac
Consolidated
Teminal
(
PCT)
Radar
Approach
Control
Facility
(
TRACON)
Airspace
Redesign
in
the
Baltimore­
Washington
Metropolitan
Area.
Newly
Consolidated
TRACON,
Aircraft
Performance
Improvements
and
Emerging
PCT
Technologies,
PA,
MD,
DE,
VA,
WV
and
DC.
Summary:
EPA
has
no
objection
to
the
proposed
action
since
our
previous
issues
have
been
addressed
in
the
final
EIS.

Dated:
February
25,
2003.
Joseph
C.
Montgomery,
Director,
NEPA
Compliance
Division,
Office
of
Federal
Activities.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
4780
Filed
2
 
27
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7456
 
2]

Notice
of
Extension
of
Due
Date
for
Proposals
for
the
National
Environmental
Information
Exchange
Network
(
Network)
Grant
Program
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice
of
extension
of
due
date
for
proposals.

SUMMARY:
The
due
date
for
proposals
for
the
Network
Grant
Program
has
been
extended
to
March
18,
2003.
Proposals
must
be
submitted
by
mail
or
courier
to
U.
S.
EPA
Headquarters,
Office
of
Information
Collection,
ATTN:
Lyn
Burger,
EPA
West,
Mail
Code
2821T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
and
electronically
by
email:
neenprg@
epamail.
epa.
gov
on
or
before
March
18,
2003.
Funding
Vehicle
Preference:
The
grant
proposal
should
indicate
whether
the
applicant
prefers
receiving
grant
funds
as
part
of
an
existing
Performance
Partnership
Grant
(
PPG),
or
as
a
separate
grant.
If
the
grant
recipient
chooses
to
add
funds
to
an
existing
PPG,
the
Network
grant
work
plan
commitments
must
also
be
included
in
the
PPG
work
plan
negotiated
with
EPA
HQ
and
Regions.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Lyn
Burger,
U.
S.
EPA,
Office
of
Information
Collection,
Mail
Code
2821T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
Phone
(
202)
566
 
1024;
E­
mail
at
neengprg@
epamail.
epa.
gov.
For
additional
information,
please
visit
the
Network
Grant
website
at
www.
epa.
gov/
neengprg.

Dated:
February
21,
2003.
Kimberly
T.
Nelson,
Assistant
Administrator
and
Chief
Information
Officer,
Office
of
Environmental
Information.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
4771
Filed
2
 
27
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0072;
FRL
 
7296
 
1]

Availability
of
Atrazine
Interim
Risk
Management
Decision
Document
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
the
availability
of
the
Interim
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
(
IRED)
document
for
the
triazine
pesticide
atrazine.
This
decision
document
has
been
developed
as
part
of
the
public
participation
process
that
EPA
and
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture
(
USDA)
are
now
using
for
involving
the
public
in
the
reassessment
of
pesticide
tolerances
under
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
(
FQPA),
and
the
reregistration
of
individual
pesticides
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA).
DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0072,
must
be
received
on
or
before
April
29,
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:
Kimberly
Nesci,
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
 
8059;
fax
number:
(
703)
308
 
8041;
email
address:
nesci.
kimberly@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

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

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general,
nevertheless,
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders
will
be
interested
in
obtaining
the
interim
risk
management
decision
document
for
atrazine,
including
environmental,
human
health,
and
agricultural
advocates;
the
chemical
industry;
pesticide
users;
and
members
of
the
public
interested
in
the
use
of
pesticides
on
food.
Since
other
entities
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
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0072.
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
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2003
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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.
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
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.
D.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
in
this
unit,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
email
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0072.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
e­
mail
to
opp
 
docket@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0072.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
e­
mail
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
C.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
7502C),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0072.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0072.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.

D.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
to
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
or
by
e­
mail.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
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CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI
(
if
you
submit
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
as
CBI
and
then
identify
electronically
within
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
the
specific
information
that
is
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
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
you
submit
the
copy
that
does
not
contain
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
clearly
that
it
does
not
contain
CBI.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
listed
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
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
your
estimate.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternatives.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
comment
period
deadline
identified.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
It
would
also
be
helpful
if
you
provided
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation
related
to
your
comments
II.
Background
A.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?

EPA
has
assessed
the
risks
of
atrazine
and
reached
an
Interim
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
(
IRED)
for
this
triazine
pesticide.
Provided
that
risk
mitigation
measures
are
adopted,
atrazine
fits
into
its
own
risk
cup­­
its
individual,
aggregate
risks
are
within
acceptable
levels.
A
chemical
used
mainly
to
control
weeds
on
corn,
sorghum,
and
sugarcane,
atrazine
residues
in
food
do
not
pose
risk
concerns.
The
Agency's
drinking
water,
occupational,
residential
and
ecological
risk
assessments
for
atrazine
indicate
risks
of
concern.
Intermediate­
term
(
seasonal)
dietary
risk
from
drinking
water
exceeds
the
Agency's
level
of
concern
(>
100%
cPAD
(
chronic
population
adjusted
dose))
at
the
99.9th
exposure
percentile
for
infants,
children
1
 
6
years
of
age,
and
adults
in
34
community
water
systems
primarily
in
the
Midwest.
Further,
there
are
some
concerns
for
workers
who
mix,
load,
and
apply
atrazine
to
agricultural
and
turf
sites
and
for
homeowners
who
apply
atrazine
products
to
home
lawns.
In
addition,
there
are
risks
of
concern
for
adults
and
children
exposed
to
atrazine­
treated
lawns
after
applications.
For
ecological
effects,
the
Agency
has
conducted
a
screening
level
assessment
for
terrestrial
impacts
and
a
refined
exposure
assessment
for
aquatic
impacts
of
atrazine
use.
These
assessments
indicate
that
atrazine
is
likely
to
result
in
community­
and
population­
level
risk
at
10
to
20
parts
per
billion.
The
ecological
assessment
does
not
address
the
potential
for
effects
on
amphibians
endocrinology
and
reproductive
and
developmental
responses.
The
Agency
will
consider
amphibian
risk
after
the
Agency
obtains
further
data
and
will
address
any
risks
identified
in
a
revision
to
the
IRED
to
be
published
by
October
31,
2003.
To
mitigate
risks
of
concern
posed
by
the
uses
of
atrazine,
the
Agency
considered
the
mitigation
proposal
submitted
by
the
technical
registrants,
as
well
as
comments
and
mitigation
ideas
from
other
interested
parties,
and
has
decided
on
a
number
of
label
amendments
to
address
the
dietary
(
drinking
water),
worker,
and
residential
concerns.
In
addition,
to
further
address
drinking
water
concerns
and
to
address
ecological
concerns,
the
Agency
and
the
technical
registrants
have
agreed
to
a
performance
standard
for
atrazine
that
must
be
met
in
community
water
systems,
prohibition
of
use
in
watersheds
if
the
standard
is
not
met,
and
monitoring
data
requirements
as
described
in
a
Memorandum
of
Agreement
between
the
primary
technical
registrants
of
atrazine
and
the
Agency.
Results
of
the
risk
assessments,
the
necessary
label
amendments
to
mitigate
those
risks,
and
information
on
the
Agreement
between
the
Agency
and
the
technical
registrants
are
presented
in
the
IRED.
The
interim
risk
management
decision
document
for
atrazine
was
made
through
the
pilot
public
participation
process,
which
increases
transparency
and
maximizes
stakeholder
involvement
in
EPA's
development
of
risk
assessments
and
risk
management
decisions.
The
pilot
public
participation
process
was
developed
as
part
of
the
EPA­
USDA
Tolerance
Reassessment
Advisory
Committee
(
TRAC),
which
was
established
in
April
1998,
as
a
subcommittee
under
the
auspices
of
EPA's
National
Advisory
Council
for
Environmental
Policy
and
Technology.
A
goal
of
the
pilot
public
participation
process
is
to
find
a
more
effective
way
for
the
public
to
participate
at
critical
junctures
in
the
Agency's
development
of
pesticide
risk
assessments
and
risk
management
decisions.
EPA
and
USDA
began
implementing
this
pilot
process
in
August
1998,
to
increase
transparency
and
opportunities
for
stakeholder
consultation.
EPA
worked
extensively
with
affected
parties
to
reach
the
decisions
presented
in
this
interim
risk
management
decision
document,
which
conclude
the
pilot
public
participation
process
for
atrazine.
As
part
of
the
pilot
public
participation
process,
numerous
opportunities
for
public
comment
were
offered
as
this
interim
risk
management
decision
document
was
being
developed.
The
risk
assessments
for
atrazine
were
released
to
the
public
through
notices
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
February
14,
2001
(
66
FR
10287)
(
FRL
 
6765
 
3),
and
May
6,
2002
(
67
FR
30379)
(
FRL
 
6836
 
1).
EPA's
next
step
under
FQPA
is
to
complete
a
cumulative
risk
assessment
and
risk
management
decision
for
the
triazine
pesticides,
which
share
a
common
mechanism
of
toxicity.
This
interim
risk
management
decision
document
on
atrazine
cannot
be
considered
final
until
this
cumulative
assessment
is
complete.
When
the
cumulative
risk
assessment
for
the
triazine
pesticides
has
been
completed,
EPA
will
issue
its
final
tolerance
reassessment
decision
for
atrazine
and
further
risk
mitigation
measures
may
be
needed.

B.
What
is
the
Agency's
Authority
for
Taking
this
Action?
The
legal
authority
for
this
IRED
falls
under
FIFRA,
as
amended
in
1988
and
1996.
Section
4(
g)(
2)(
A)
of
FIFRA
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
enduse
products,
and
either
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/
Notices
products
or
taking
``
other
appropriate
regulatory
action.''

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Chemicals,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
February
21,
2003.
Betty
Shackleford,
Acting
Director,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
4778
Filed
2
 
27
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0028;
FRL
 
7290
 
3]

EPTC;
Receipt
of
Request
For
Amendments
to
Delete
Uses
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
accordance
with
section
6(
f)(
1)
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
as
amended,
EPA
is
issuing
a
notice
of
receipt
of
request
for
amendment
by
Syngenta
Crop
Protection
Inc.
(
formerly
Zeneca
Ag
Products)
to
delete
uses
in
certain
registrations
for
products
containing
SEthyl
di
propyl
thiocarbamate
or
EPTC.
In
addition,
Drexel
Chemical
Company
has
asked
EPA
to
cancel
or
amend
their
registrations
for
end­
use
products
containing
EPTC.
Pursuant
to
section
6(
f)(
1)
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
EPA
is
announcing
the
Agency's
receipt
of
these
requests.
These
requests
for
voluntary
cancellation
were
submitted
to
EPA
in
March
2000
and
February
2002.
EPA
also
plans
to
issue
a
cancellation
order
for
the
deleted
uses
at
the
close
of
the
comment
period
for
this
announcement.
EPA
will
decide
whether
to
approve
the
requests
after
consideration
of
public
comment.
DATES:
Comments
on
the
requested
amendments
to
delete
uses
must
be
submitted
to
the
address
provided
below
by
March
31,
2003.
Withdrawal
of
request
for
deletion
of
use
must
be
submitted
in
writing
to
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT,
postmarked
before
March
31,
2003.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Demson
Fuller,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
8062;
email
address:
fuller.
demson@
epamail.
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
manufacture,
sell,
distribute,
or
use
EPTC
products.
The
Congressional
Review
Act,
5
U.
S.
C.
801
et
seq.,
as
added
by
the
Small
Business
Regulatory
Enforcement
Fairness
Act
of
1996,
does
not
apply
because
this
action
is
not
a
rule,
for
purposes
of
5
U.
S.
C.
804(
3).
Since
other
entities
may
also
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
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0028.
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/.
To
access
RED
documents
and
RED
fact
sheets
electronically,
go
directly
to
the
REDs
table
on
the
EPA
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
Home
Page,
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
reregistration/
status.
htm.
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.
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.
1.
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
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
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