68 FR 53 pgs. 13308-13309 - Triallate; Completion of Comment Period for Reregistration Eligibility Decision
Type: NOTICEVolume: 68Number: 53Pages: 13308 - 13309
Docket number: [OPP-2003-0045; FRL-7293-7]
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-6299 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0045; FRL-7293-7]
Triallate; Completion of Comment Period for Reregistration Eligibility Decision
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This notice, pursuant to section 4(g)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), concludes the comment period for the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for triallate. No comments were received for triallate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dirk V. Helder, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-4610; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: helder.dirk@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; pesticide users; and the public interested in the use of pesticides. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any 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-2003-0045. 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 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. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice constitutes and announces the closing of the comment period for the triallate RED. The Agency published a notice in the Federal Register of May 23, 2001 (66 FR 28469) (FRL-6775-9) and a correction in the Federal Register on June 25, 2001 (66 FR 33684) (FRL-6788-1) announcing the availability and start of a 60-day public comment period on the Reregistration Eligibility Decision document for the pesticide active ingredient triallate. This RED was issued as a final document with a 60-day comment period, which closed on July 23, 2001. In this RED, EPA provided its regulatory position on the current registered use of triallate and set forth certain data requirements and label amendments for product reregistration eligibility.
A copy of the triallate RED can be found under docket control number OPP-34226A or on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.
B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
The legal authority for this RED falls under FIFRA, as amended in 1988 and 1996. Section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA directs that, after submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, "the Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active ingredients are eligible for reregistration," and either reregister products or take "other appropriate regulatory action."
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticide Tolerances.
Dated: March 4, 2003.
Lois A. Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-6299 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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