Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955-0323
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Rodenticides; Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision; Extension of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2007-03-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register: March 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 49)]
[Notices]               
[Page 11871-11872]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955-FRL-8119-1]

 
Rodenticides; Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision; Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY:  EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of January 17, 
2007, concerning the availability of the Proposed Risk Mitigation 
Decision for nine rodenticides. The nine rodenticides covered by the 
Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision are brodifacoum, bromadiolone, 
difethialone, chlorophacinone, diphacinone, warfarin, zinc phosphide, 
bromethalin, and cholecalciferol. This document is extending the 
comment period for 60 days, from March 19, 2007, to May 18, 2007.

DATES:  Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2006-0955, must be received on or before May 18, 2007.

ADDRESSES:  Follow the detailed instructions as provided under 
ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document of January 17, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kelly Sherman, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8401; e-mail 
address: sherman.kelly@epa.gov or Laura Parsons, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5776; e-mail 
address: parsons.laura@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    The Agency included in the notice 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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, 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 claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes 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. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
     ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
     iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
     viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

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 SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION of the January 17, 2007, Federal Register document. If you 
have questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

II. What Action is EPA Taking?

    This document extends the public comment period established in the 
Federal Register of January 17, 2007 (72 FR 1992) (FRL-8104-7). In that 
document, EPA announced the availability of the availability of the 
Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision for nine rodenticides. The nine 
rodenticides covered by the Proposed

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Risk Mitigation Decision are brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difethialone, 
chlorophacinone, diphacinone, warfarin, zinc phosphide, bromethalin, 
and cholecalciferol. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which 
was set to end on March 19, 2007, to May 18, 2007.

III. 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. Further provisions are made 
to allow a public comment period. However, the Administrator may extend 
the comment period, if additional time for comment is requested. In 
this case, several stakeholders have requested additional time to 
develop comments due to the complexity of the issues raised by the 
proposed mitigation decision. In addition, the Rodenticide Registrants 
Task Force (RRTF) has requested additional time to develop comments 
using information recently placed in the docket and provided to the 
RRTF.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and Pests.

    Dated: March 2, 2007.
 Debra Edwards,
 Director, Special Review and Reregistration, Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs]
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