Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0889-0021
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Revised Risk Assessment Methods for Workers, Children of Workers in Agricultural Fields, etc.
Posted Date: 2010-02-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Notices]               
[Page 6031]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0889; FRL-8811-9]

 
Policy Paper on Revised Risk Assessment Methods for Workers, 
Children of Workers in Agricultural Fields, and Pesticides with No Food 
Uses; 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 December 9, 
2009, making available for comment a policy paper entitled ``Revised 
Risk Assessment Methods for Workers, Children of Workers in 
Agricultural Fields, and Pesticides with No Food Uses,'' that describes 
how the Agency plans to use revised methods in conducting risk 
assessments for pesticide uses and exposures not governed by the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Implementing this policy 
will increase protections, especially for agricultural workers and 
children of workers in agricultural fields. The December 9, 2009 notice 
announced the availability of the policy paper and opened a public 
comment period of 60 days (until February 8, 2010). Today's notice 
extends the comment period for an additional 60 days, from February 8, 
2010, to April 12, 2010.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2009-0889, must be received on or before April 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES 
in the Federal Register document of December 9, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Smegal, Health Effects 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone number: (703) 308-0175; e-mail address: 
smegal.deborah@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register of December 9, 2009 (74 FR 
65121) (FRL-8803-2). In that document, a comment period of 60 days was 
established. Subsequent to publication, a number of stakeholders 
requested the extension of the original comment period, citing the far-
reaching implications of the policy and its relationship to several 
other key Agency initiatives that are currently under development and 
available for comment. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, 
which was set to end on February 8, 2010, to April 12, 2010.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the December 9, 
2009 Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: January 29, 2010.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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