[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47351-47352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19408]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 168
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0607; FRL-9357-8]
RIN 2070-AJ53
Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture;
Pesticides; Regulation To Clarify Labeling of Pesticides for Export
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public as required by the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA
Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) a draft final rule concerning the revision of
regulations on the labeling of pesticide products and devices intended
solely for export. The draft final rule is not available to the public
until after it has been signed and is made available by EPA.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0607, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket
available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vera Au, Field and External Affairs
Division (MC 7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9069; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What action is EPA taking?
Section 25(a)(2)(B) of FIFRA requires the EPA Administrator to
provide the Secretary of Agriculture with a copy of any draft final
rule at least 30 days before signing it in final form for publication
in the Federal Register. This notice announces the submission of a
draft final rule to the Secretary of Agriculture concerning the
revision of regulations clarifying the labeling of pesticide products
and devices intended for export. The draft final rule is not available
to the public until after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary
comments in writing regarding the draft final rule within 15 days after
receiving it, the EPA Administrator shall include the comments of the
Secretary, if requested by the Secretary, along with the EPA
Administrator's response to those comments with the final rule that
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publishes in the Federal Register. If the Secretary does not comment in
writing within 15 days after receiving the draft final rule, the EPA
Administrator may sign the final rule for publication in the Federal
Register any time after the 15-day period.
II. Do any statutory and executive order reviews apply to this
notification?
No. This document is merely a notification of submission to the
Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the regulatory assessment
requirements apply to this document.
List of Subjects in Part 168
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Advertising, Exports, Labeling, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: August 2, 2012.
Marty Monell,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-19408 Filed 8-7-12; 8:45 am]
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