[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76335-76336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31540]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 152
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0305; FRL-9328-5]
RIN 2070-AJ79
Notification of Draft Proposed Rule Submission to the Secretaries
of Agriculture and Health and Human Services
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of submission to the Secretaries of Agriculture
and Health and Human Services.
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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that EPA has forwarded to
the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
a draft proposed rule under sections 21(b) and 25(a) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), entitled
``Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemptions'' and identified in
the Regulatory Agenda under RIN 2070-AJ79. FIFRA requires EPA to
publish a notice in the Federal Register whenever such a submission
occurs. The draft proposed rule is not available to the public until
after it has been signed by EPA.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0305. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available in http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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 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 Docket
Facility is open 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: Martha Shimkin, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5160; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. It simply
announces the submission of a draft proposed rule to the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services and does not
otherwise affect any specific entities. This action may, however, be of
particular interest to manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and
users of minimum risk pesticide products as described in 40 CFR
152.25(f). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has
not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
interested in this action. If you have any questions regarding this
action, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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II. What action is EPA taking?
Section 25(a)(2)(A) of FIFRA requires EPA to provide the Secretary
of Agriculture with a copy of any draft proposed rule at least 60 days
before signing it in proposed form for publication in the Federal
Register. Similarly, FIFRA section 21(b) requires EPA to provide the
Secretary of Health and Human Services with a copy of any draft
proposed rule pertaining to a public health pesticide at least 60 days
before publishing it in the Federal Register. The draft proposed rule
is not available to the public until after it has been signed by EPA.
If either Secretary comments in writing regarding the draft proposed
rule within 30 days after receiving it, EPA shall include in the
proposed rule, when published in the Federal Register, the comments of
the Secretaries and the EPA Administrator's response to those comments.
If either Secretary does not comment in writing within 30 days after
receiving the draft proposed rule, EPA may proceed with signing the
proposed rule notwithstanding the 60 day time requirement imposed on
EPA.
III. Do any statutory and Executive Order reviews apply to this
notification?
No. This document is not a proposed rule. It is merely a
notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services. As such, none of the regulatory
assessment requirements apply to this document.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 152
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: November 28, 2011.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-31540 Filed 12-6-11; 8:45 am]
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