

[Federal Register: May 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 85)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 26000-26001]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0400; FRL-8068-5]

 
Pesticide Inert Ingredient Tolerance Exemptions with Insufficient 
Data for Reassessment; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Public meetings.

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SUMMARY: EPA will hold two identical public meetings on Tuesday, May 
23, 2006, on the Agency's proposed action on pesticide inert ingredient 
tolerance exemptions that lack sufficient toxicity

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data to make the determination of safety for human health required by 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). During the public 
meetings, EPA will review its reassessment progress for inert 
ingredients, describe the Agency's data finding efforts, discuss data 
needs and the screening level studies that may suffice, and other 
topics that may prove useful to those who are considering developing 
data in support of these inert ingredients.

DATES: Two identical meetings will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, 
with the first meeting from 9-11 a.m. and the second from 1-3 p.m. In 
order to ensure adequate space for attendees, the Agency requests an 
RSVP from those who are interested in attending the public meetings. 
Please RSVP to the contact person identified under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT and indicate whether you prefer the morning or 
afternoon meeting and the number of attendees in your group.

ADDRESSES: The location of both meetings is the Office of Pesticide 
Program's new office building located at One Potomac Yard, 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Angulo, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 306-0404; e-mail address: angulo.karen@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal roduction (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    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. To determine 
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should 
carefully examine the applicability provisions in Unit II. 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 a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0400. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 

copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket 
Facility are 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.


II. Background

    EPA is holding two identical public meetings about the proposed 
action on inert ingredient tolerance exemptions with insufficient data 
for reassessment under FFDCA. The Agency is unable to make a FFDCA 
safety finding because basic toxicology studies are not currently 
available. EPA is proposing to revoke the tolerance exemptions and make 
them expire 2 years from the publication of the final rule to allow for 
data development. During both identical public meetings, EPA will 
review its reassessment progress for inert ingredients, describe the 
Agency's data finding efforts, discuss data needs and the screening 
level studies that may suffice, and other topics that may prove useful 
to those who are considering developing data in support of these inert 
ingredients. The formal announcement of this proposed rule appears 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
    Both identical public meetings will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 
2006, at the Office of Pesticide Program's new office building. The 
first meeting will be held from 9-11 a.m. and the second meeting will 
be from 1-3 p.m. In order to ensure adequate space for attendees, the 
Agency requests an RSVP from those who are interested in attending the 
public meetings. Please RSVP to the contact person identified under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and indicate whether you prefer the morning 
or afternoon meeting and the number of attendees in your group.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.


    Dated: April 27, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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