Methyl Bromide Risk Assessments for Fumigant Pesticide; Extension
of Comment Period
[Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174)]
[Notices]
[Page 53659]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0123; FRL-7738-1]
Methyl Bromide Risk Assessments for Fumigant Pesticide; 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 July 13, 2005,
concerning the availability of EPA's human health and environmental
fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for the
fumigant methyl bromide. This document is extending the comment period
for 30 days, from September 12, 2005 to October 12, 2005.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-
2005-0123 must be received on or before October 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as
provided in Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the July 13,
2005 Federal Register document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bartow, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; fax
number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: bartow.susan@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. 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 ID number OPP-2005-0123. 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, 1801 S. Bell St., 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.regulations.gov/ 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.
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 Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the July 13, 2005 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 July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40336) (FRL-7721-3). In that
document, EPA made available the human health and environmental fate
and effects risk assessments for methyl bromide. Methyl bromide is a
broad-spectrum fumigant chemical that can be used as an acaricide,
antimicrobial, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, nematicide, and
vertebrate control agent. The most prevalent use pattern is as a soil
fumigant; however, it is also used as a structural fumigant and for
post harvest treatment of commodities. The Agency developed these risk
assessments as part of its public process for making pesticide
reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that pesticides meet current
standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as
amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). The Agency
received a request from the Methyl Bromide Industry Panel of the
American Chemistry Council to extend the comment period. EPA is hereby
extending the comment period, which was set to end on September 12,
2005, by 30 days. The comment period will now end on October 12, 2005.
This extension is being given based on the Agency's delay in providing
legible copies of the appendices supporting the risk assessments.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 6, 2005.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-18009 Filed 9-7-05; 12:54 pm]
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