Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0285-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Draft Guidance on How to Comply with Data Citation Regulations; Extension of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2002-12-11T05:00Z

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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP­
2002­
0285;
FRL­
7285­
4]

Draft
Guidance
on
How
to
Comply
with
Data
Citation
Regulations;
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
theFederal
Register
of
November
13,
2002,
titled
``
Draft
Guidance
on
How
to
Comply
with
Data
Citation
Regulations.''
This
document
is
extending
the
comment
period
for
30
days,
from
December
13,
2002,
to
January
12,
2003.

DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPP­
2002­
0285
must
be
received
on
or
before
January
12,
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
November
13,
2002
Federal
Register
document.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Peter
Caulkins,
Registration
Division
(
7505C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460­
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305­
5447;
e­
mail
address:
caulkins.
peter@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

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

The
Agency
included
in
the
November
13,
2002
Federal
Register
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.
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
2002­
0285.
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.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?

To
submit
comments,
or
access
the
official
public
docket,
follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
C.
of
theSUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
of
the
November
13,
2002Federal
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
theFederal
Register
of
November
13,
2002
(
67
FR
68866)
(
FRL­
7278­
1).
In
that
document,
EPA
announcedthe
availability
of
draft
guidance
on
how
to
comply
with
the
Agency's
data
citation
requirements
for
registration
of
new
pesticide
products
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act.
The
draft
quidance
will
assist
applicants
in
complying
with
the
data
citation
requirements
that
ultimately
would
result
in
fewer
delays
in
the
registration
process.
EPA
is
hereby
extending
the
comment
period,
which
was
set
to
end
on
December
13,
2002,
to
January
12,
2003.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Administrative
practice
and
procedures,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
December
4,
2002.
Peter
Caulkins,
Director,
Registration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
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