[Federal Register: March 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 49)]
[Notices]
[Page 11871-11872]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955-FRL-8119-1]
Rodenticides; Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision; 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 the Federal Register of January 17,
2007, concerning the availability of the Proposed Risk Mitigation
Decision for nine rodenticides. The nine rodenticides covered by the
Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision are brodifacoum, bromadiolone,
difethialone, chlorophacinone, diphacinone, warfarin, zinc phosphide,
bromethalin, and cholecalciferol. This document is extending the
comment period for 60 days, from March 19, 2007, to May 18, 2007.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2006-0955, must be received on or before May 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under
ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document of January 17, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Sherman, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8401; e-mail
address: sherman.kelly@epa.gov or Laura Parsons, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5776; e-mail
address: parsons.laura@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the 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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, 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 claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes 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.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
To submit comments, or access the official public docket, please
follow the detailed instructions as provided in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION of the January 17, 2007, Federal 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 the
Federal Register of January 17, 2007 (72 FR 1992) (FRL-8104-7). In that
document, EPA announced the availability of the availability of the
Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision for nine rodenticides. The nine
rodenticides covered by the Proposed
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Risk Mitigation Decision are brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difethialone,
chlorophacinone, diphacinone, warfarin, zinc phosphide, bromethalin,
and cholecalciferol. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which
was set to end on March 19, 2007, to May 18, 2007.
III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended, directs that, after
submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, the
Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration. Further provisions are made
to allow a public comment period. However, the Administrator may extend
the comment period, if additional time for comment is requested. In
this case, several stakeholders have requested additional time to
develop comments due to the complexity of the issues raised by the
proposed mitigation decision. In addition, the Rodenticide Registrants
Task Force (RRTF) has requested additional time to develop comments
using information recently placed in the docket and provided to the
RRTF.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and Pests.
Dated: March 2, 2007.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration, Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs]
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