Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1003-0008
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Plant-Incorporated Protectants; Potential Revisions to Current Production Regulations; Extension of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2007-05-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 99)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 28911]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 152, 156, 167, 168, 169, 172, and 174

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1003; FRL-8132-1]
RIN 2070-AJ32

 
Plant-Incorporated Protectants; Potential Revisions to Current 
Production Regulations; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM); extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period for an ANPRM document 
concerning potential revisions to current production regulations for 
producers of plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) published in the 
Federal Register of April 4, 2007. This document extends the comment 
period for an additional 30 days. The comment period is extended 
because EPA received a request from the Association of American 
Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO), the association representing State 
pesticide regulatory officials. The extended comment period will allow 
State regulators to consider the ANPRM at the State-FIFRA Issues 
Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) national meeting June 25-26, 
2007, and submit comments representing the consensus of their 
membership.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the ANPRM published in the Federal Register of April 4, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Howie, Hazard Assessment 
Coordination and Policy Division, Office of Science Coordination and 
Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-4146; fax 
number: (202) 564-8502; e-mail address: howie.stephen@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    The Agency identified in the ANPRM those who may be potentially 
affected by that 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 and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    To submit comments, or access the public docket, follow the 
detailed instructions provided in Unit I.B of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION of the April 4, 2007 ANPRM.

II. What Action is EPA Taking?

    This document extends the comment period established in the ANPRM 
published in the Federal Register of April 4, 2007 (72 FR 16312) (FRL-
8118-2). In that document, EPA stated that it is considering amendments 
to the current pesticide establishment and production regulations 
promulgated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (FIFRA), and to other related FIFRA regulations as needed for 
producers of PIPs. EPA is extending the comment period, which expires 
on June 13, 2007, for an additional 30 days. The new comment period 
ends on July 13, 2007. The comment period is extended because EPA 
received a request from the AAPCO, the association representing State 
pesticide regulatory officials. The extended comment period will allow 
State regulators to consider the ANPRM at the State-FIFRA Issues 
Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) national meeting June 25-26, 
2007, and submit comments representing the consensus of their 
membership.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 152, 156, 167, 168, 169, 172, 174

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Plant-incorporated 
protectants, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: May 15, 2007.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.
[FR Doc. E7-9847 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am]

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