[Federal Register: October 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 200)]
[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-2007-0938; FRL-8149-2]
Pesticides; Availability of Pesticide Registration Notice
Announcing Formation of Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide
Registration Notice (PR Notice) regarding the formation of the
Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force, L.L.C. This PR Notice was
signed by the Agency on September 20, 2007 and is posted on the EPA
website under PR Notice 2007-03. PR Notices are issued by the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide registrants and other
interested persons about important policies, procedures, and
registration related decisions, and serve to provide guidance to
pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. This particular PR Notice
provides information concerning the formation of an industry Task Force
for the development of data supporting pesticide registration, in which
registrants may wish to participate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard P. Dumas, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8015; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address:dumas.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this notice if you register
agricultural pesticide products under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also be
interested, the 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. 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-2007-0938. 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 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.
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
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
The Agency is announcing the issuance of a Pesticide Registration
Notice [PR-2007-xx] that announces the formation of the Agricultural
Handlers Exposure Task Force (AHETF). When registering or periodically
reviewing an existing registration, the Agency evaluates the potential
risks to pesticide handlers; that is, individuals who mix, load, or
apply pesticide products. In
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evaluating handler risks, potential pesticide exposure is considered.
The AHETF was formed to develop generic handler exposure data that can
be used by EPA, and other regulatory agencies responsible for assuring
the safety of pesticides. The purpose of the PR Notice is to describe
what data the AHETF plans to generate, to describe how EPA expects to
use the data, and to inform registrants of the opportunity to join
AHETF.
III. Do PR Notices Contain Binding Requirements?
The PR Notice discussed in this notice is intended to provide
information to EPA personnel and decision makers and to pesticide
registrants. While the requirements in the statutes and Agency
regulations are binding on EPA and the applicants, this PR Notice is
not binding on either EPA or pesticide registrants, and EPA may depart
from the guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice.
Likewise, pesticide registrants may assert that the guidance is not
appropriate generally or not applicable to a specific pesticide or
situation.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 20, 2007.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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