[Federal Register: August 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 156)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50114-50115]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 156 and 165
[OPP-2004-0049; FRL-7674-4]
RIN 2070-AB95
Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of June 30, 2004
to reopen the comment period for the 1994 proposed rule on pesticide
containers and containment structures to solicit public input on issues
or technology that would not have been available or could not have been
addressed during previous public comment opportunities. This document
is extending the comment period for 30 days beyond the current August
16, 2004 deadline.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-
2004-0049 must be received on or before September 15, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions for submitting comments as
provided in the ADDRESSES section of the Federal Register document of
June 30, 2004 (OPP-2004-0049; 69 FR 39392). In addition, comments may
be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Fitz, Field and External Affairs
Division, (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7385; fax number: (703) 308-3259; e-
mail address: fitz.nancy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does This Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the proposed rule and the supplemental
notice a list of those who may be potentially affected by this action.
If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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B. How Can I Access Electronic Copies of This Document and Other
Related Information?
In addition to using EDOCKET (http://www.epa.gov/edocket/), you may
access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA
Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
A frequently updated electronic version of 40 CFR parts 156
and 165 is available at E-CFR Beta Site Two at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr/
.
II. What Action is EPA Taking?
This document extends the public comment period established in the
Federal Register of June 30, 2004 (69 FR 39392). In that document, EPA
reopened the comment period for the rulemaking titled ``Standards for
Pesticide Containers and Containment,'' which was proposed on February
11, 1994 (59 FR 6712). In that document, EPA sought comment on proposed
regulations for pesticide container design and residue removal and for
containment structures at pesticide storage and container refilling
operations. Because significant time has passed since the proposed rule
in 1994 and a supplemental notice in 1999 (64 FR 56918, Oct. 21, 1999),
EPA reopened the comment period for an additional 45 days to solicit
public input on issues or technology relating to the proposed
requirements that would not have been available or could not have been
addressed during previous public comment opportunities. EPA is hereby
extending the comment period, which was set to end on August 16, 2004,
to September 15, 2004.
III. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking This Action?
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
sections 19(e) and (f) grant EPA broad authority to establish standards
and procedures to assure the safe use, reuse, storage, and disposal of
pesticide containers. FIFRA section 19(e) requires EPA to promulgate
regulations for ``the design of pesticide containers that will promote
the safe storage and disposal of pesticides.''
A request to extend the comment period in order to gather data for
a response was received after the publication of the June 30, 2004
notice in the Federal Register. EPA is hereby extending the comment
period by 30 days.
IV. Do Any Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Apply to this Action?
This notice neither proposes nor takes final action regarding any
substantive requirements and is procedural in nature. This notice
merely keeps the docket open for further comments on a rule that has
already been proposed. Therefore, it is not subject to the statutory
and executive order reviews generally applicable to proposed and final
rules.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 156 and 165
Environmental protection, Packaging and containers, Pesticides and
pests.
Dated: August 4, 2004.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. 04-18601 Filed 8-12-04; 8:45 am]
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