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Colorado State Plan for Certification of Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides; Notice of Availability

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[Federal Register: December 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 246)]
[Notices]
[Page 77014-77015]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0847; FRL-8102-8]

Colorado State Plan for Certification of Applicators of
Restricted Use Pesticides; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of intent to approve, on a contingent basis.

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SUMMARY:  The State of Colorado has submitted to EPA several statutory,
regulatory, and programmatic amendments to its State Plan for
Certification and Training of Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides
(RUPs). The amended State Plan provides details for the certification
of both private and commercial pesticide applicators and subsequent
enforcement of pesticide laws and regulations pursuant to the Colorado
Pesticide Applicators' Act. EPA is currently responsible for certifying
private applicators of RUPs in Colorado, while the Colorado Department
of Agriculture is responsible for certifying commercial applicators of
RUPs. EPA approval of Colorado's amended State Plan will allow Colorado
to assume regulatory authority for certification of both private and
commercial applicators of RUPs. In addition, the amended State Plan
adds three new commercial pesticide applicator subcategories: Metam-
sodium for sewer root control; wood preservation and wood products
treatment; and interior plant pest control. Notice is hereby given of
the intention of the Regional Administrator, Region VIII, to approve
the revised Plan for the Certification of Applicators of Restricted Use
Pesticides on a contingency basis, as provided at 40 CFR
171.7(b)(1)(ii). Approval of the amended State Plan is contingent upon
the promulgation of revised State Rules and Regulations pertaining to
the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Pesticide
Applicators' Act on January 1, 2007. EPA is soliciting comments on the
proposed amendments.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0847, by one of the following methods:
    ? Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    ? Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    ? Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0847. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available online at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The
Federal regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available e.g., 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 either in
the electronic docket athttp://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
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 telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Peg Perreault, Pollution Prevention,
Pesticides, and Toxics Program (8P-P3T), 999 18th St., Suite 200,
Denver, CO 80202-2466; telephone number:

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(303) 312-6286; e-mail address: perreault.peg@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to those involved in agriculture and anyone
involved with the distribution and application of pesticides for
agricultural purposes. Others involved with pesticides in a non-
agricultural setting may also be affected. In addition, it may be of
interest to others, such as, those persons who are or may be required
to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or 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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified. In addition to the sources listed in this unit,
you may obtain copies of the amended Colorado Certification Plan, other
related documents, or additional information by contacting:
    1. Peg Perreault at the address listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    2. John Scott, Colorado Department of Agriculture, 700 Kipling St.,
Suite 4000, Lakewood, CO 80215; telephone number: (303) 239-4178; e-
mail address: John.Scott@ag.state.co.us.
    3. Richard Pont, Field and External Affairs Division (7506C),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-6448; e-mail address: pont.richard@epa.gov.

 II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA has reviewed the revised Colorado Certification Plan and has
determined that it complies with FIFRA and its implementing regulations
at 40 CFR part 171. Accordingly, the Agency is announcing its intent to
approve the amended State Plan on a contingency basis pending
promulgation of revised Colorado Rules and Regulations Pertaining to
the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Pesticide
Applicators' Act on January 1, 2007, and is seeking public comment.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Education, Pests and pesticides.

    Dated: December 5, 2006.

Robert E. Roberts,
Regional Administrator, Region VIII.
[FR Doc. E6-21973 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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