[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48356-48357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16298]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2004-0404; FRL-7733-6]

40 CFR Part 155


Pesticides; Procedural Regulations for Registration Review; 
Availability of a Draft Schedule for Registration Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY:  EPA is announcing availability of a draft schedule for the 
registration review of pesticides mandated in section 3(g) of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA is 
making the draft schedule available to assist the public in its review 
of the proposed procedural regulations for registration review that EPA 
published on July 13, 2005. To develop the draft schedule, EPA used 
procedures described in the July 13, 2005 proposal. The draft schedule 
is, in effect, a model schedule which shows how the Agency could 
sequence pesticide reviews to meet the goal of reviewing each 
pesticide's registration every 15 years. Although the Agency is not 
seeking comment on the draft schedule, you may include comments on the 
draft schedule in your comments on the proposed procedural regulations 
for the registration review of pesticides.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kennan Garvey, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 703-305-7106; fax number: 
703-308-8041; e-mail address:[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you hold 
pesticide registrations. Pesticide users or other persons interested in 
the regulation of the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides may also 
be interested in this action. Potentially affected entities may 
include, but are not limited to:
     Producers of pesticide products (NAICS code 32532)
     Producers of antifoulant paints (NAICS code 32551)
     Producers of antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS code 32561)
     Producers of nitrogen stabilizer products (NAICS code 
32531)
     Producers of wood preservatives (NAICS code 32519)
    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

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this action, you should carefully examine the applicability provisions 
in proposed Sec.  155.40 of the regulatory text of the Federal Register 
of July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40251) (FRL-7718-4). 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-2004-0404. 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 thisFederal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings athttp://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 view public comments, 
to 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. 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.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. Background

    EPA is announcing the availability of a draft schedule for the 
registration review of pesticides. To develop the draft schedule, EPA 
used procedures described in proposed procedural regulations for the 
registration review of pesticides published in the Federal Register of 
July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40251). The draft schedule is, in effect, a model 
schedule which shows how the Agency could sequence pesticide reviews to 
meet the goal of reviewing each pesticide's registration every 15 
years. As explained in the proposed rule, EPA plans to issue a 
registration review schedule after completing the final registration 
review rule, and then update the schedule annually.
    The Agency has placed the draft schedule in the docket for the 
proposed procedural regulations for the registration review of 
pesticides, OPP-2004-0404. You may electronically access the draft 
schedule and the proposed procedural regulations from the Agency's E-
docket at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/.
    EPA is making the draft schedule available to assist the public in 
its review of the proposed procedural regulations for the registration 
review of pesticides. This notice provides additional information that 
can be considered when reviewing the proposed regulations, but does not 
impact the public comment period on the proposed procedural regulations 
for the registration review of pesticides that ends on October 11, 
2005. Although the Agency is not seeking comment on the draft schedule, 
you may include comments on the draft schedule in your comments on the 
proposed procedural regulations for the registration review of 
pesticides. Instructions for submitting comments on the proposed 
regulations are provided in the Federal Register notice of July 13, 
2005 (70 FR 40251).
    EPA issued the proposed regulations for the registration review of 
pesticides under section 3(g) of FIFRA. The statute requires EPA to 
establish regulations for the periodic review of pesticides to assure 
that each pesticide registration continues to satisfy the FIFRA 
standard for registration. The goal is to review each pesticide every 
15 years. The registration review program will replace the tolerance 
reassessment program and the reregistration program as the Agency's 
means for systematically reviewing existing pesticides.

List of Subjects

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


    Dated: August 11, 2005.
Anne E. Lindsay,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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