Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0054-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Pesticides: Procedures Concerning the Development, Modification, and Implementation of Policy Guidance Documents; Notice of Availability
Posted Date: 2003-03-12T05:00Z

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Register
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Vol.
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No.
48
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12,
2003
/
Notices
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.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

II.
EUP
EPA
has
extended
the
following
EUP:
241
 
EUP
 
141.
Extension.
BASF
Corporation,
26
Davis
Drive,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27709
 
3528.
This
EUP
allows
the
use
of
289.27
pounds
of
the
termiticide
chlorfenapyr
not
to
exceed
22
acres
of
structures
to
evaluate
the
control
of
termites.
The
program
is
authorized
only
in
the
States
of
Alabama,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
District
of
Columbia,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
New
Jersey,
New
York,
North
Carolina,
Ohio,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode
Island,
South
Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
and
Washington.
The
EUP
extension
is
effective
from
January
1,
2003
to
December
31,
2004.

Authority:
7
U.
S.
C.
136c.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Experimental
use
permits.
Dated:
February
24,
2003.
Debra
Edwards,
Acting
Director,
Registration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[
FR
Doc.
03
 
5476
Filed
3
 
11
 
03;
8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0054;
FRL
 
7294
 
9]

Pesticides:
Procedures
Concerning
the
Development,
Modification,
and
Implementation
of
Policy
Guidance
Documents;
Notice
of
Availability
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
is
announcing
the
availability
for
comment
of
a
paper
discussing
procedural
guidance
for
policy
development
in
the
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP).
The
procedures
have
two
goals:
To
increase
public
participation
in
the
development,
modification
and
implementation
of
OPP
policy
guidance
documents;
and
to
clarify
that
while
such
documents
are
non­
binding
policy
statements
and
not
legally
binding
rules,
they
nonetheless
play
an
important
role
in
helping
to
ensure
a
consistent
starting
point
for
OPP
decision
making.
DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0054,
must
be
received
on
or
before
May
12,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
William
L.
Jordan,
Senior
Policy
Adviser
(
7501C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305
 
1049;
fax
number:
(
703)
308
 
4776;
e­
mail
address:
jordan.
william@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

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

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general,
and
may
be
of
interest
to
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders,
including
environmental,
human
health,
and
agricultural
advocates;
the
chemical
industry;
pesticide
users;
and
members
of
the
public
interested
in
the
use
of
pesticides.
The
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
persons
or
entities
who
may
be
interested
in
or
affected
by
this
action.
If
you
have
questions
in
this
regard,
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
 
2003
 
0054.
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.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
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EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

C.
How
and
To
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.
D.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
in
this
unit,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
email
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0054.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
e­
mail
to
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0054.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
e­
mail
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
C.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
7502C),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC,
20460
 
0001,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0054.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPP
 
2003
 
0054.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.

D.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
To
the
Agency?

Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
or
by
e­
mail.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI
(
if
you
submit
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
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
CBI).
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
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
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
you
submit
the
copy
that
does
not
contain
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
clearly
that
it
does
not
contain
CBI.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

E.
What
Should
I
Consider
as
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?

You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
your
estimate.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternatives.

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7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
comment
period
deadline
identified.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
It
would
also
be
helpful
if
you
provided
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation
related
to
your
comments.

II.
Background
A.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?

EPA
is
making
available
for
comment
a
paper
on
procedures
for
developing,
modifying,
and
implementing
its
policy
guidance
documents
concerning
the
regulation
of
pesticides.
These
procedures
have
two
goals.
The
first
is
to
increase
public
participation
in
the
development,
modification,
and
implementation
of
OPP
policy
guidance
documents;
the
second
is
to
clarify
that
while
such
documents
are
non­
binding
policy
statements
and
not
legally
binding
rules,
they
nonetheless
play
an
important
role
in
helping
to
ensure
a
consistent
starting
point
for
OPP
decision
making.
EPA
will
consider
the
comments
received
and
plans
to
reissue
the
paper
with
revisions,
as
appropriate,
after
considering
and
responding
to
all
significant
comments.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
pesticides,
policy,
guidance.

Dated:
March
4,
2003.
Marcia
E.
Mulkey,
Director,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
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am]

BILLING
CODE
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
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Clean
Water
Act
Section
303(
d):
Final
Agency
Action
on
1
Total
Maximum
Daily
Load
(
TMDL)

AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
availability.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
final
agency
action
on
1
TMDL
prepared
by
EPA
Region
6
for
waters
listed
in
Louisiana's
Ouachita
river
basin,
under
section
303(
d)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA).
Documents
from
the
administrative
record
file
for
the
1
TMDL,
including
TMDL
calculations
and
responses
to
comments,
may
be
viewed
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
region6/
water/
tmdl.
htm.
The
administrative
record
file
may
be
examined
by
calling
or
writing
Ms.
Ellen
Caldwell
at
the
following
address.
Please
contact
Ms.
Caldwell
to
schedule
an
inspection.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Ellen
Caldwell,
Environmental
Protection
Specialist,
Water
Quality
Protection
Division,
U.
S.
EPA
Region
6,
1445
Ross
Avenue,
Dallas,
TX
75202
 
2733,
(
214)
665
 
7513.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
In
1996,
two
Louisiana
environmental
groups,
the
Sierra
Club
and
Louisiana
Environmental
Action
Network
(
plaintiffs),
filed
a
lawsuit
in
Federal
Court
against
the
EPA,
styled
Sierra
Club,
et
al.
v.
Clifford
et
al.,
No.
96
 
0527,
(
E.
D.
La.).
Among
other
claims,
plaintiffs
alleged
that
EPA
failed
to
establish
Louisiana
TMDLs
in
a
timely
manner.

EPA
Takes
Final
Agency
Action
on
1
TMDL
By
this
notice
EPA
is
taking
final
agency
action
on
the
following
1
TMDL
for
waters
located
within
the
Ouachita
river
basin:

Subsegment
Waterbody
name
Pollutant
081602
...........................
Little
River
 
From
Bear
Creek
to
Catahoula
Lake
(
Scenic)
.............................
Mercury
in
fish
tissue.

EPA
requested
the
public
to
provide
EPA
with
any
significant
data
or
information
that
may
impact
the
1
TMDL
in
Federal
Register
notice
67
FR
77994
(
December
20,
2002).
The
comments
received
and
EPA's
response
to
comments
may
be
found
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
region6/
water/
tmdl.
htm.

Dated:
February
28,
2003.
Oscar
Ramirez,
Jr.,
Acting
Director,
Water
Quality
Protection
Division,
Region
6.
[
FR
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National
Clean
Water
Act
Recognition
Awards:
Availability
of
Application
and
Nomination
Information
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice
of
availability.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
the
availability
of
application
and
nomination
information
for
the
U.
S.
EPA's
2003
Clean
Water
Act
Recognition
Awards.
The
awards
recognize
municipalities
and
industries
for
outstanding
and
innovative
technological
achievements
in
wastewater
treatment
and
pollution
abatement
programs.
Recognition
is
made
for
projects
or
programs
in
the
following
categories:
outstanding
operations
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
at
wastewater
treatment
facilities;
biosolids
exemplary
management;
pretreatment
program
excellence;
outstanding
storm
water
management;
and,
combined
sewer
overflow
(
CSO)
control
program
excellence.
The
awards
are
intended
to
educate
the
public
about
the
contributions
wastewater
treatment
facilities
make
to
clean
water;
to
encourage
public
support
for
municipal
and
industrial
efforts
in
effective
wastewater
management,
biosolids
disposal
and
reuse,
and
wet
weather
pollution
control;
and,
to
recognize
communities
that
use
innovative
practices
to
meet
CWA
permitting
requirements.
DATES:
Nominations
are
due
to
EPA
headquarters
no
later
than
May
30,
2003.

ADDRESSES:
Applications
and
nomination
information
can
be
obtained
from
the
EPA
regional
offices
and
our
Web
site
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
owm/
intnet.
htm.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Maria
E.
Campbell,
Telephone:
(
202)
564
 
0628.
Facsimile
Number:
(
202)
501
 
2396.
E­
mail:
campbell.
maria@
epa.
gov.
Also
visit
the
Office
of
Wastewater
Management's
Web
page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
owm.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
The
CWA
Recognition
Awards
are
authorized
by
section
501(
a)
and
(
e)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act,
and
33
U.
S.
C.
1361(
a)
and
(
e).
Interested
parties
must
be
in
compliance
with
all
applicable
CWA
requirements,
or
otherwise
have
a
satisfactory
record
with
respect
to
environmental
quality.
Applications
and
nominations
for
the
national
award
must
be
recommended
by
EPA
regions.
A
regulation
in
the
Federal
Register
on
February
8,
2002,
(
67
FR
6138,
February
8,
2002)
establishes
a
framework
for
the
annual
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