WEDNESDAY April 14, 1993 Part VII Environmental Protection Agency Request for Comment on Petition To Modify EPA Policy on Pesticide Tolerances; Notice (This reprint was prepared from the electronic file that accompanied the original signed documents transmitted to the Office of the Federal Register. This file was certified to be a true copy of the original.) (This document appeared at 58 FR 19545 - 19546.) Federal Register / Vol. 58, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 14, 1993 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPP - 260053A; FRL - 4582 - 5] Request for Comment on Petition To Modify EPA Policy on Pesticide Tolerances; Reopening of Comment Period AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of receipt and availability of petition; reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: On February 5, 1993, EPA issued a Federal Register Notice announcing the receipt and availability of a petition filed by the National Food Processors Association (NFPA) to modify certain EPA policies on regulating pesticide residues in foods. In response to numerous requests from various organizations, EPA is reopening the comment period, which expired April 6, 1993, extending the deadline to submit comments to April 30, 1993. DATES: Written comments, identified by the document control number OPP260053, must be received by EPA on or before April 30, 1993. ADDRESSES: By mail, requests for copies of the petition and comments should be forwarded to: Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (H7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Copies of the NFPA petition are available for public inspection from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, at the Public Docket and Freedom of Information Section, Field Operations Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, Telephone: 703 - 305 - 5805. Information submitted in any comment concerning this Notice may be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed to the public except in accordance with the procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked CBI may be disclosed to the public by the EPA without prior notice to the submitter. The public docket is available for public inspection and photocopying at the Virginia address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Engstrom, Special Review Branch (H7508W), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Room 2N6, Westfield Building, 2800 Crystal Drive, VA (703) 308 - 8031. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability: This document is available as an electronic file on The Federal Bulletin Board at 9 a.m. on the date of publication in the Federal Register. EPA's ``Pesticides; Request for Comment on Petition to Modify EPA Policy on Pesticide Tolerances; Notice of Receipt and Availability of Petition'', published as a Separate Part IV in the Federal Register of February 5, 1993, 58 FR 7470, and is currently available on The Federal Bulletin Board. By modem dial 202 - 512 - 1387 or call 202 - 512 - 1530 for disks or paper copies. Both files are available in Postscript, Wordperfect 5.1 and ASCII. In the Federal Register of February 5, 1993 (58 FR 7470), EPA published a notice announcing the availability of a petition, filed by the NFPA, which asked EPA to modify several policies used to establish and maintain tolerances for pesticide residues in raw and processed foods. EPA requested comments on the policies raised in the petition, as well as other policies used in regulating pesticide residues in raw and processed foods. The National Agricultural Chemicals Association (NACA) submitted a request on March 11, 1993 asking that the comment period be extended 30 days past the April 6, 1993 closing date. In the request, NACA noted that the additional time would be used to analyze and present collected data on residue values for raw and processed foods, as well as data on other requested information. Since then, additional requests have been received from organizations representing growers, environmental groups, state agencies and food processors asking for similar timeframes for an extension. Given the amount and complexity of information requested in the February 5, 1993 notice, EPA believes it would be in the public's interest to allow the additional time for comment. Accordingly, EPA is reopening the comment period for the February 5, 1993 notice; comments are now due April 30, 1993. Dated: April 7, 1993. Victor J. Kimm, Acting Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. [FR Doc. 93 - 8877 Filed 4 - 13 - 93; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560 - 50 - F