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Comment Period Being Extended on Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals White Paper
EPA will extend the comment period on the White Paper entitled, "The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals: Implementation Planning Issues for the Office of Pesticide Programs." The Agency announced the availability of the White Paper in a Federal Register notice published August 25. The original comment period was set to end on October 25, 2004.
A Federal Register notice announcing the extension is expected to publish Friday, October 22. Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0205, must now be received on or before the 45th day after the Federal Register publication date.
For further information, contact Mary Frances Lowe, Field and External Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5689; e-mail address: lowe.maryfrances@epa.gov.
When published, you may access the Federal Register documents announcing these actions electronically through the EPA Web site under the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. The White Paper and related materials are available through the docket and are also posted on EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/international/globalharmon.htm. An electronic version of the public docket is available in the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS). You may use FDMS at www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ''search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number.