18638
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Register
/
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68,
No.
73
/
Wednesday,
April
16,
2003
/
Notices
Unless
the
provisions
of
an
earlier
order
apply,
existing
stocks
already
in
the
hands
of
dealers
or
users
can
be
distributed,
sold,
or
used
legally
until
they
are
exhausted,
provided
that
such
further
sale
and
use
comply
with
the
EPA­
approved
label
and
labeling
of
the
affected
product.
Exception
to
these
general
rules
will
be
made
in
specific
cases
when
more
stringent
restrictions
on
sale,
distribution,
or
use
of
the
products
or
their
ingredients
have
already
been
imposed,
as
in
a
Special
Review
action,
or
where
the
Agency
has
identified
significant
potential
risk
concerns
associated
with
a
particular
chemical.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
April
1,
2003.
Linda
Vlier
Moos
Acting
Director,
Information
Resources
Services
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
8959
Filed
4
 
15
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2002
 
0281;
FRL
 
7299
 
1]

Pesticides;
North
American
Free
Trade
Agreement
Guidance
Document
on
Requirements
for
Tolerances
on
Imported
Commodities;
Notice
of
Availability
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
document
provides
detailed
guidance
on
data
requirements
that
meet
North
American
Free
Trade
Agreement
(
NAFTA)
standards
for
the
establishment
of
pesticide
import
tolerances
or
maximum
residue
levels
in
Canada,
Mexico,
and
the
United
States.
It
has
been
developed
consistently
with
the
goals
of
the
North
American
Free
Trade
Agreement.
This
guidance
document
does
not
change
the
U.
S.
data
requirements
for
obtaining
a
U.
S.
import
tolerance.
This
notice
starts
a
60
 
day
public
comment
period,
during
which
the
public
is
encouraged
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
in
accordance
with
procedures
described
in
Unit
I.
of
this
document.
DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0281,
must
be
received
on
or
before
June
16,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Robert
McNally,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
8085;
fax
number:
(
703)
308
 
8041;
email
address:
mcnally.
robert@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
sell,
distribute,
manufacture,
or
use
pesticides
for
agricultural
applications,
produce
food,
distribute
or
sell
food,
or
implement
governmental
pesticide
regulations.
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
 
Food
manufacturers
(
NAICS
311),
e.
g.,
commercial
processors
 
Pesticide
manufacturers
(
NAICS
32532),
e.
g.,
pesticide
registrants
and
pesticide
producers
This
listing
is
not
intended
to
be
exhaustive,
but
rather
provides
a
guide
for
readers
regarding
entities
likely
to
be
affected
by
this
action.
Other
types
of
entities
not
listed
in
this
unit
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
have
been
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
this
action
might
apply
to
certain
entities.
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
 
2002
 
0281.
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
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.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
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.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
members
of
the
public
submitting
comments,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.

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16,
2003
/
Notices
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.
D.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
in
this
unit,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
email
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
person
who
submitted
the
comment,
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0281.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
e­
mail
to
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0281.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
e­
mail
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
C.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
7502C),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001,
Attention:
Docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0281.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.,
Attention:
Docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0281.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.

D.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
to
the
Agency?

Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
or
by
e­
mail.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI
(
if
you
submit
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
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
CBI).
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
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
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
you
submit
the
copy
that
does
not
contain
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
clearly
that
it
does
not
contain
CBI.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

E.
What
Should
I
Consider
as
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?
You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
your
estimate.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternatives.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
comment
period
deadline
identified.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
It
would
also
be
helpful
if
you
provided
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation
related
to
your
comments.

II.
Background
A.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?
This
notice
constitutes
and
announces
the
availability
of
the
NAFTA
Guidance
Document
on
Data
Requirements
for
Tolerances
on
Imported
Commodities.
It
has
been
developed
consistently
with
the
goals
of
the
NAFTA.
A
common
NAFTA
approach
to
import
tolerances
will
promote
trade
between
North
America
and
the
rest
of
the
world.

B.
What
is
the
Agency's
authority
for
taking
this
action?
In
the
Federal
Register
of
June
1,
2000
(
65
FR
35069)
(
FRL
 
6559
 
30,
EPA
issued
a
guidance
on
import
tolerances.
The
NAFTA
Guidance
Document
on
Data
Requirements
for
Tolerances
on
Imported
Commodities
is
consistent
with
the
earlier
U.
S.
guidance.

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2003
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Notices
EPA
regulates
pesticides
under
two
major
statutes:
The
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
and
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA).
FIFRA
requires
that
pesticides
be
registered
(
licensed)
by
EPA
before
they
may
be
sold
or
distributed
for
use
in
the
U.
S.
Section
408
of
the
FFDCA
authorizes
EPA
to
establish,
modify,
or
maintain
tolerances
or
tolerance
exemptions
for
pesticide
residues
in
or
on
food.
Any
food
with
pesticide
residues
not
covered
by
a
tolerance
or
tolerance
exemption
or
with
residues
in
excess
of
the
tolerance
may
be
subject
to
regulatory
action
by
the
U.
S.
government
(
including
seizure).
Pesticide
tolerances
and
exemptions
are
enforced
by
individual
States
and
the
U.
S.
Food
and
Drug
Administration
for
most
foods,
and
by
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture
for
meat,
poultry,
and
some
egg
products.
EPA
has
an
obligation
under
section
408
of
the
FFDCA
to
establish
tolerances
for
pesticide
chemicals
at
levels
that
are
``
safe.''
EPA
also
has
an
obligation
to
ensure
that
the
tolerances
continue
to
be
``
safe''
over
time,
since
new
information
may
alter
EPA's
earlier
safety
finding
under
the
FFDCA.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
NAFTA
pesticides
and
tolerances.

Dated:
March
27,
2003.
Lois
A
Rossi,
Director,
Registration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
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Toxicological
Review
of
Benzene
 
Noncancer
Effects
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
availability.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
the
availability
of
the
final
document,
Toxicological
Review
of
Benzene
 
Noncancer
Effects
(
EPA/
635/
R
 
02/
001F),
prepared
by
the
Office
of
Research
and
Development's
(
ORD)
National
Center
for
Environmental
Assessment
(
NCEA).
ADDRESSES:
The
document
is
available
on
NCEA's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ncea
under
the
What's
New
and
Publications
menus.
A
limited
number
of
paper
copies
will
be
available
from
EPA's
National
Service
Center
for
Environmental
Publications
(
NSCEP),
P.
O.
Box
42419,
Cincinnati,
OH
45242;
telephone:
1
 
800
 
490
 
9198
or
513
 
489
 
8190;
facsimile:
513
 
489
 
8695.
Please
provide
your
name
and
mailing
address
and
the
title
and
EPA
number
of
the
requested
publication.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
further
information,
please
contact
David
Bayliss,
National
Center
for
Environmental
Assessment­
Washington
(
8623D),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone:
202
 
564
 
3294;
facsimile:
202
 
565
 
0078;
e­
mail:
bayliss.
david@
epa.
gov.
For
general
information
contact:
Technical
Information
Staff,
NCEA
 
W
(
8623D),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone:
202
 
564
 
3261;
facsimile:
202
 
565
 
0050;
email
nceadc.
comment@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
The
Toxicological
Review
of
Benzene
 
Noncancer
Effects
characterizes
the
potential
noncancer
health
hazards
associated
with
environmental
exposure
to
benzene.
This
toxicological
review
will
serve
as
a
scientific
document
for
hazard
identification
and
dose­
response
assessment
in
updating
the
noncancer
health
effects
summary
on
benzene
in
the
EPA's
Integrated
Risk
Information
System
(
IRIS).

The
Toxicological
Review
concludes
that
chronic
benzene
exposure
may
pose
several
types
of
noncancer
human
health
hazards.
Hematotoxicity,
e.
g.,
progressive
deterioration
of
hematopoietic
function,
has
been
consistently
reported
to
be
the
most
sensitive
indicator
of
noncancer
toxicity
in
both
experimental
animal
studies
and
occupationally
exposed
humans.
The
hazards
can
result
from
inhalation,
oral
or
dermal
exposure,
though
the
exposure
circumstances
vary.
The
Toxicological
Review
includes
estimates
of
chronic
exposure
levels
for
oral
exposure
(
reference
dose)
and
inhalation
exposure
(
reference
concentration)
that
are
thought
to
be
without
appreciable
risk.

Earlier
drafts
of
the
assessment
were
subjected
to
independent
expert
peer
review,
as
well
as
to
public
review
and
comment.
The
comments
of
the
expert
panel
and
the
public
are
addressed
in
the
revisions
of
the
draft
document.
Dated:
April
10,
2003.
Peter
W.
Preuss,
Director,
National
Center
for
Environmental
Assessment.
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Anniston
Lead
Superfund
Site;
Notice
of
Proposed
Settlement
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice;
request
for
public
comment.

SUMMARY:
Under
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act,
as
amended
(``
CERCLA''),
the
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(``
EPA'')
proposes
to
enter
into
a
Prospective
Purchaser
Agreement
(``
PPA'')
regarding
the
Anniston
Lead
Superfund
Site
in
Anniston,
Calhoun
County,
Alabama.
EPA
proposes
to
enter
into
the
PPA
with
Habitat
for
Humanity
of
Calhoun
County,
Inc.
(
Habitat).
Pursuant
to
the
PPA,
Habitat
will
conduct
time­
critical
removal
actions
at
the
properties
(``
Properties'')
covered
by
the
PPA
under
EPA
oversight.
The
PPA
provides
Habitat
with
a
covenant
not
to
sue
from
the
United
States
for
Existing
Contamination
on
the
Properties
and
releases
any
Superfund
liens
on
the
Properties
as
well.
EPA
will
consider
comments
on
the
proposed
PPA
until
May
16,
2003.
EPA
may
withdraw
from
or
modify
the
proposed
PPA
should
such
comments
disclose
facts
or
considerations
which
indicate
the
proposed
PPA
is
inappropriate,
improper,
or
inadequate.
Copies
of
the
proposed
settlement
are
available
from:
Ms.
Paula
V.
Batchelor,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
IV,
Waste
Management
Division,
61
Forsyth
Street,
SW.,
Atlanta,
Georgia
30303,
404/
562
 
8887.
Written
comments
may
be
submitted
to
Ms.
Batchelor
at
the
above
address
within
30
days
of
the
date
of
publication.

Dated:
April
3,
2003.
Archie
Lee,
Chief,
CERCLA
Program
Services
Branch,
Waste
Management
Division.
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