Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0305-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Draft Proposed Rule Submission to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services
Posted Date: 2011-12-07T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76335-76336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31540]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 152

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0305; FRL-9328-5]
RIN 2070-AJ79

Notification of Draft Proposed Rule Submission to the Secretaries 
of Agriculture and Health and Human Services

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of submission to the Secretaries of Agriculture 
and Health and Human Services.

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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that EPA has forwarded to 
the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services 
a draft proposed rule under sections 21(b) and 25(a) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), entitled 
``Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemptions'' and identified in 
the Regulatory Agenda under RIN 2070-AJ79. FIFRA requires EPA to 
publish a notice in the Federal Register whenever such a submission 
occurs. The draft proposed rule is not available to the public until 
after it has been signed by EPA.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0305. All documents in the 
docket are listed in the docket index available in http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is 
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the 
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac 
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket 
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Shimkin, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5160; email address: 
shimkin.martha@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. It simply 
announces the submission of a draft proposed rule to the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services and does not 
otherwise affect any specific entities. This action may, however, be of 
particular interest to manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and 
users of minimum risk pesticide products as described in 40 CFR 
152.25(f). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has 
not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be 
interested in this action. If you have any questions regarding this 
action, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

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II. What action is EPA taking?

    Section 25(a)(2)(A) of FIFRA requires EPA to provide the Secretary 
of Agriculture with a copy of any draft proposed rule at least 60 days 
before signing it in proposed form for publication in the Federal 
Register. Similarly, FIFRA section 21(b) requires EPA to provide the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services with a copy of any draft 
proposed rule pertaining to a public health pesticide at least 60 days 
before publishing it in the Federal Register. The draft proposed rule 
is not available to the public until after it has been signed by EPA. 
If either Secretary comments in writing regarding the draft proposed 
rule within 30 days after receiving it, EPA shall include in the 
proposed rule, when published in the Federal Register, the comments of 
the Secretaries and the EPA Administrator's response to those comments. 
If either Secretary does not comment in writing within 30 days after 
receiving the draft proposed rule, EPA may proceed with signing the 
proposed rule notwithstanding the 60 day time requirement imposed on 
EPA.

III. Do any statutory and Executive Order reviews apply to this 
notification?

    No. This document is not a proposed rule. It is merely a 
notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services. As such, none of the regulatory 
assessment requirements apply to this document.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 152

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: November 28, 2011.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-31540 Filed 12-6-11; 8:45 am]
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