[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 54803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19646]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0310; FRL-9950-76]


Plant-Incorporated Protectants: Proposed Modifications of 
Registration Procedures for Plant-Incorporated Protectants in Breeding 
Line Intermediates; Notice of Availability; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of June 30, 2016, 
concerning the availability for public comment of a White Paper 
describing how the Agency is proposing to modify its current approach 
to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under 
section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. 
This document extends the comment period for 45 days, from August 15, 
2016 to September 29, 2016. Stakeholders have expressed a desire to 
comment on EPA's proposal and have requested additional time to review 
the proposal and respond.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2016-0310, must be received on or before September 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of June 30, 2016 (81 FR 42704) (FRL-9947-
25).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This document extends the public comment period established in the 
Federal Register document of June 30, 2016 (81 FR 42704) (FRL-9947-25). 
In that document, EPA makes available for public comment a White Paper 
describing how the Agency is proposing to modify its current approach 
to plant-incorporated protectants in breeding line intermediates under 
Section 3, Registration of Pesticides, of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. EPA is hereby extending the comment 
period, which was set to end on August 15, 2016, to September 29, 2016.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of June 30, 2016. If you have questions, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: August 11, 2016.
Robert C. McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-19646 Filed 8-16-16; 8:45 am]
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