78 FR 144 pg. 45167 - Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides, Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions

Type: PRORULEVolume: 78Number: 144Page: 45167
Docket number: [EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0184; FRL-9384-4]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-17927 Filed 7-25-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 170

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0184; FRL-9384-4]

RIN 2070-AJ22

Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides, Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.

SUMMARY:

This document notifies the public as required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft regulatory document concerning Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions. The draft regulatory document is not available to the public until after it has been signed and made available by EPA.

DATES:

See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .

ADDRESSES:

The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0184, is available at http://www.regulations.gov, or, at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeanne Kasai, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-3240; email address: kasai.jeanne@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What action is EPA taking?

Section 25(a)(2)(A) of FIFRA requires the EPA Administrator to provide the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft proposed rule at least 60 days before signing it in proposed form for publication in the Federal Register . The draft proposed rule is not available to the public until after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA comments in writing regarding the draft proposed rule within 30 days after receiving it, the EPA Administrator shall include the comments of the Secretary of USDA and the EPA Administrator's response to those comments with the proposed rule that publishes in the Federal Register . If the Secretary of USDA does not comment in writing within 30 days after receiving the draft proposed rule, the EPA Administrator may sign the proposed rule for publication in the Federal Register any time after the 30-day period.

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

No. This document is merely a notification of submission to the Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the regulatory assessment requirements apply to this document.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 170

Agricultural worker safety, Environmental protection, Farmworker, Pesticide and pests, Pesticide safety training, Pesticide worker safety, Worker protection standard regulations.

Dated: July 19, 2013.

Steven Bradbury,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 2013-17927 Filed 7-25-13; 8:45 am]

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