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

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[Federal Register: June 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 118)]
[Notices]
[Page 34006]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr20jn07-86]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0847; FRL-8123-4]

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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of December 22, 2006, EPA issued a
notice announcing its intent to approve an amended Colorado State Plan
for the certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides
contingent upon Colorado's promulgation of appropriate revised State
Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement
of the Colorado Pesticide Applicators' Act by January 1, 2007. In that
notice, EPA solicited comments from the public on the proposed action
to approve the amended Colorado State Plan. The amended Certification
Plan Colorado submitted to EPA contained several statutory, regulatory,
and programmatic changes to its current Certification Plan. The
proposed amendments provide details for the certification of both
private and commercial pesticide applicators and subsequent enforcement
of pesticide laws and regulations pursuant to the Colorado Pesticide
Applicator's Act. In addition, the amended State Plan adds three new
commercial pesticide applicator subcategories. No comments were
received in response to that Federal Register notice and Colorado
promulgated the appropriate revised State Rules and Regulations
pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado
Pesticide Applicators' Act on January 1, 2007. Therefore, EPA hereby
approves the amended Colorado State Plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peg Perreault, EPA Region 8, Pollution
Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxics Program, 8P-P3T, 1595 Wynkoop St.,
Denver, CO 80202-1129; telephone number: (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. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0847. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (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 facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is approving the amended Colorado State Certification Plan.
This approval is based upon EPA's review of the Colorado State Plan and
finding it in compliance with FIFRA and its implementing regulations at
40 CFR part 171. Further, there were no public comments submitted in
response to the earlier Federal Register notice (71 FR 77014) (FRL-
8102-8) soliciting comments and Colorado promulgated the appropriate
revised State Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Administration
and Enforcement of Colorado Pesticide Applicators' Act. Therefore, the
amended Colorado State Certification Plan is hereby approved.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Education, Pests and pesticides.

    Dated: May 30, 2007.
Robert E. Roberts,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. E7-11945 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am]
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