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Plant-Incorporated Protectants; Potential Revisions to Current Production Regulations; Extension of Comment Period

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[Federal Register: May 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 99)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 28911]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr23my07-26]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 152, 156, 167, 168, 169, 172, and 174
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1003; FRL-8132-1]
RIN 2070-AJ32

Plant-Incorporated Protectants; Potential Revisions to Current
Production Regulations; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM); extension of
comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period for an ANPRM document
concerning potential revisions to current production regulations for
producers of plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) published in the
Federal Register of April 4, 2007. This document extends the comment
period for an additional 30 days. The comment period is extended
because EPA received a request from the Association of American
Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO), the association representing State
pesticide regulatory officials. The extended comment period will allow
State regulators to consider the ANPRM at the State-FIFRA Issues
Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) national meeting June 25-26,
2007, and submit comments representing the consensus of their membership.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in
the ANPRM published in the Federal Register of April 4, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Howie, Hazard Assessment
Coordination and Policy Division, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-4146; fax
number: (202) 564-8502; e-mail address: howie.stephen@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    The Agency identified in the ANPRM those who may be potentially
affected by that action. If you have questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    To submit comments, or access the public docket, follow the
detailed instructions provided in Unit I.B of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION of the April 4, 2007 ANPRM.

II. What Action is EPA Taking?

    This document extends the comment period established in the ANPRM
published in the Federal Register of April 4, 2007 (72 FR 16312) (FRL-
8118-2). In that document, EPA stated that it is considering amendments
to the current pesticide establishment and production regulations
promulgated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), and to other related FIFRA regulations as needed for
producers of PIPs. EPA is extending the comment period, which expires
on June 13, 2007, for an additional 30 days. The new comment period
ends on July 13, 2007. The comment period is extended because EPA
received a request from the AAPCO, the association representing State
pesticide regulatory officials. The extended comment period will allow
State regulators to consider the ANPRM at the State-FIFRA Issues
Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) national meeting June 25-26,
2007, and submit comments representing the consensus of their membership.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 152, 156, 167, 168, 169, 172, 174

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Plant-incorporated
protectants, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: May 15, 2007.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. E7-9847 Filed 5-22-07; 8:45 am]
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