

[Federal Register: November 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 221)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0944; FRL-8156-3]

 
Petition Requesting EPA to Issue a Notice of Intent to Cancel the 
Registrations of M-44 Sodium Cyanide Capsules and Sodium Fluoroacetate

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY:  EPA is seeking public comment on a January 24, 2007 petition 
and its addendums dated March 20, 2007 and July 27, 2007 from Sinapu, 
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Beyond 
Pesticides, Forest Guardians, Predator Defense, Western Wildlife 
Conservancy, Sierra Club, The Rewilding Institute, Animal Defense 
League of Arizona, and Animal Welfare Institute, available in docket 
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0944, requesting that the Agency issue a Notice 
of Intent to Cancel the registration of M-44 sodium cyanide capsules 
and sodium fluoroacetate (commonly known as ``compound 1080''). The 
Petitioners request this action to obtain what they believe would be 
proper application of the safety standards of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The petition, its addendums, 
and the sodium cyanide and sodium fluoroacetate reregistration 
eligibility decisions (REDs) are available in the electronic docket at 
http://www.regulations.gov in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0944 or at 

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.


DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 15, 2008.

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0944, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0944. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the 
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket 

Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the 
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov 
website to view the docket index or access available documents. 
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. 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 OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 
2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Schnackenbeck, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8072; fax 
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: schnackenbeck.joy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

     This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including: environmental, 
human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry, 
pesticide users, and members of the public interested in the sale, 
distribution, or the use of pesticides. Since others also may be 
interested, the

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Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may 
be affected by this action. 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. 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.

II. Background

What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA requests public comment during the next 60 days on a petition 
(available in docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0944) received from 
Sinapu, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), 
Beyond Pesticides, Forest Guardians, Predator Defense, Western Wildlife 
Conservancy, Sierra Club, The Rewilding Institute, Animal Defense 
League of Arizona, and Animal Welfare Institute requesting that the 
Agency cancel all uses of M-44 sodium cyanide capsules and sodium 
fluoroacetate (compound 1080). The petitioners claim that sodium 
cyanide M-44 capsules and compound 1080 cannot perform their intended 
functions without causing unreasonable adverse effects on the 
environment and posing an imminent hazard. See 136 et seq. of FIFRA. 
The sodium cyanide and sodium fluoroacetate reregistration eligibility 
decisions (REDs) are available in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov
 under docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0944 or at 

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.


List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, pesticides, and predators.


    Dated: November 5, 2007.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-22369 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]

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