Federal Register Digest Archive
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
69 Fed. Reg. 78017 (December 29, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 76942 (December 23, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 76619 (December 22, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 CFR 180). This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the microbial pesticide Bacillus pumilus GB34 when used as a seed treatment in or on all food commodities. An exemption is also granted for such residues on treated but unplanted soybean seeds.
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69 Fed. Reg. 76724 (December 22, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 76719 (December 22, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 76729 (December 22, 2004) (notice). The EPA has granted or denied emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions or denials were granted during the period July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2004 to control unforseen pest outbreaks.
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69 Fed. Reg. 75066 (December 15, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 75061 (December 15, 2004) (notice). In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by the registrant to voluntarily terminate the following uses of the 15% granular formulation of disulfoton (DiSyston 15G): Beans, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cotton, peanuts, peppers, radish grown for seed, and clover grown for seed. The registrant will retain use of Di-Syston 15G on Fraser fir Christmas trees in North Carolina and coffee trees in Puerto Rico, provided that it is used with a new closed system applicator. DiSyston 15G is not the last disulfoton product registered for agricultural use in the United States. The registrant will retain the registration of DiSyston 8E, the liquid emulsifiable concentrate, which must also be used with closed systems. However, EPA intends to grant this request to terminate these uses at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of this request, or unless the registrant withdraws their request within this period. Upon acceptance of this request, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
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69 Fed. Reg. 75063 (December 15, 2004) (notice). This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
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69 Fed. Reg. 71714 (December 10, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 CFR 180). This regulation extends time-limited tolerances for the pesticides listed in Unit II. of the Supplementary Information. These actions are in response to EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires EPA to establish a time-limited tolerance or exemption from the requirement for a tolerance for pesticide chemical residues in food that will result from the use of a pesticide under an emergency exemption granted by EPA.
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69 Fed. Reg. 71404 (December 9, 2004) (notice). The EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup will hold a public meeting on January 25, 2005. An agenda for this meeting is being developed and will be posted on EPA's website. The workgroup is developing advice and recommendations on topics related to EPA's registration process.
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69 Fed. Reg. 71405 (December 9, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 71032 (December 8, 2004) (notice). There will be a 2-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel to consider and review human health issues associated with the Cry34Ab1 protein.
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69 Fed. Reg. 71045 (December 8, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 71036 (December 8, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 69919 (December 1, 2004) (notice). The EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting proposals from eligible parties for an EPA cooperative agreement to provide financial assistance to an eligible organization to continue an effort to conduct a national train-the-trainer program to educate farmworkers about how to reduce risks from pesticides.
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69 Fed. Reg. 68902 (November 26, 2004) (notice). This action announces the availability of EPA decisions identifying water quality limited segments and associated pollutants in Arizona to be listed pursuant to Clean Water Act , and requests public comment.
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69 Fed. Reg. 67731 (November 19, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 67348 (November 17, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 67351 (November 17, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for extending time- limited tolerances for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 67144 (November 16, 2004) (notice). EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register on September 22, 2004, titled "Rodenticides; Availability of Revised Comparative Ecological Risk Assessment." This notice extends the closing date of the comment period announced in that notice by 60 days, from November 22, 2004, to January 21, 2005.
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69 Fed. Reg. 65429 (November 12, 2004) (notice). In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request for amendments by registrants to delete uses in certain registrations and to cel certain product registrations containing the pesticide ferbam.
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69 Fed. Reg. 65081 (November 10, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This regulation establishes a erance for residues of glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl)glycinesulting from the application of glyphosate, the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, the ethanolamine salt of glyphosate, the ammonium salt of glyphosate, and the potassium salt of glyphosate or on cotton, gin byproducts and cotton, undelinted seednsanto Company requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
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69 Fed. Reg. 65073 (November 10, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. 180). This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for combined residues of hexythiazox (trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-N- cyclohexyl-4-methyl-2-oxothiazolidine-3-carboxamide) and its metabolites containing the (4-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-3- thiazolidine moiety or on field corn grain, stover, and fodderhis action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act authorizing use of thepesticide on field corn. This regulation establishes maximum permissible levels for residues of hexythiazox in these food commodities. The tolerances will expire and are revoked on December 31, 2007.
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69 Fed. Reg. 65171 (November 10, 2004) (notice). EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is soliciting proposals for financial assistance to support a continuing national and international pesticide safety program to analyze occupational safety programs and information for agricultural workers, pesticide providers, and health professionals to reduce exposure to pesticides.
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69 Fed. Reg. 65177 (November 10, 2004) (notice). The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on December 6, 2004, and ending December 7, 2004. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
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69 Fed. Reg. 65183 (November 10, 2004) (notice). EPA has granted or denied emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions or denials were granted during the period April 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004 to control unforseen pest outbreaks.
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69 Fed. Reg. 59922 (October 6, 2004) (notice). The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group Working Committee on Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on October 25, 2004, and ending October 26, 2004. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
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69 Fed. Reg. 58161 (September 29, 2004) (notice; correction). The EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of August 23, 2004, announcing that EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting proposals from universities and colleges to develop or continue the National Pesticide Information Center and the National Pesticide Medical Monitoring Program. This document is being issued to correct a date error and to remove text that was inadvertently included.
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69 Fed. Reg. 55547 (September 15, 2004) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 136). This document announces EPA's intent to explore the feasibility and design of a process through which stakeholders could provide their ideas and recommendations on procedures for the development of detection and quantitation limits and uses of these limits in Clean Water Act programs.
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69 Fed. Reg. 54475 (September 8, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 432). This final rule revises Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines and new source performance standards for meat producing facilities. These revisions apply to existing as well as new slaughtering facilities ( "first processors"), to facilities that further process meat to produce products like sausages ("further processors") and to independent rendering facilities that convert inedible by-products to items like pet food ("renderers").
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69 Fed. Reg. 54097 (September 7, 2004) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 312). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting to discuss EPA's proposed rule that would set federal standards and practices for conducting all appropriate inquiries, as required under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. The purpose of the public meeting is for EPA to listen to the views of stakeholders and the general public on the Agency's proposed standards and practices for all appropriate inquiries. During the public meeting, EPA officials will discuss the proposed rule, as well as accept public comment and input on the proposed rule.
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69 Fed. Reg. 53341 (September 1, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 170). EPA is amending the 1992 Pesticide Worker Protection Standard to permit optional use of separable glove liners beneath chemical- resistant gloves. This amendment also makes optional the provision that agricultural pilots wear gloves when entering or leaving aircraft. All other provisions of the Worker Protection Standard are unaffected by this rule.
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69 Fed. Reg. 52541 (August 27, 2004) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 312). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is proposing federal standards and practices for conducting all appropriate inquiries as required under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The proposed rule would establish specific regulatory requirements and standards for conducting all appropriate inquiries into the previous ownership, uses, and environmental conditions of a property for the purposes of meeting the all appropriate inquiries provisions necessary to qualify for certain landowner liability protections under CERCLA.
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69 Fed. Reg. 52580 (August 27, 2004) (proposed rule) (to be codified 40 C.F.R. Part 312). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting to discuss EPA's proposed rule that would set federal standards and practices for conducting all appropriate inquiries, as required under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
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69 Fed. Reg. 51891 (August 23, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 451). This final rule establishes Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines and new source performance standards for concentrated aquatic animal production facilities. The animals produced range from species produced for human consumption as food to species raised to stock streams for fishing. The production of aquatic animals contributes pollutants such as suspended solids, biochemical oxygen demand, and nutrients to the aquatic environment. The regulation establishes technology-based narrative limitations and standards for wastewater discharges from new and existing concentrated aquatic animal production facilities that discharge directly to U.S. waters.
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69 Fed. Reg. 51832 (August 23, 2004) (notice). The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting proposals from universities and colleges to develop or continue the National Pesticide Information Center and the National Pesticide Medical Monitoring Program.
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69 Fed. Reg. 51841 (August 23, 2004) (notice). This notice announces that the EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup will hold a public meeting on August 25, 2004. An agenda for this meeting is being developed and will be posted on EPA's website. The workgroup is developing advice and recommendations on topics related to EPA's registration process.
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69 Fed. Reg. 50114 (August 13, 2004) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Parts 156 and 165). The EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of June 30, 2004 to reopen the comment period for the 1994 proposed rule on pesticide containers and containment structures to solicit public input on issues or technology that would not have been available or could not have been addressed during previous public comment opportunities. This document is extending the comment period for 30 days beyond the current August 16, 2004 deadline.
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69 Fed. Reg. 50199 (August 13, 2004) (notice). Pursuant to a request by EPA and as required by the regulations, the State of Louisiana has submitted a request for approval of revisions to the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) program, which was originally approved on August 26, 1996. Through the submission of the revised program authorization documents, including a complete program description, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with EPA Region 6, and an Attorney General's Statement, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) seeks approval of the proposed revisions to the LPDES program. Today, EPA Region 6 is providing public notice of its intent to approve the proposed revisions to the LPDES program and announcing a 30-day public comment period on the proposed revisions accompanied by an opportunity for a public hearing, if requested. EPA will either approve or disapprove the State's request based upon the requirements after considering all comments received. EPA and LDEQ want the citizens of Louisiana to understand the proposed revisions to the LPDES program and encourage public participation in the decision making process. Therefore, EPA requests that the public review the revised program documents and provide any appropriate comments.
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69 Fed. Reg. 45277 (July 29, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 70). The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing approval of a revision to the Iowa Operating Permits Program for the purpose of revising the definition of stationary source categories in the state rule. The revised definition will be consistent with the Federally-approved rules, including the provisions of the New Source Review Program and with EPA's major source definition.
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69 Fed. Reg. 34162 (June 18, 2004) (notice). This notice retracts the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed reissuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permits, OKG010000 and NMG010000, for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Oklahoma and New Mexico, and Indian lands in Oklahoma and New Mexico, issued on May 18, 2004. The scoping meetings scheduled for June 22, 2004, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and on June 24, 2004, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, are cancelled.
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69 Fed. Reg. 28126 (May 18, 2004) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on February 14, 1974. EPA promulgated revised CAFO ELGs and NSPS on February 12, 2003. Among other things, the new ELGs apply to facilities that were not covered by the 1974 ELGs, and require all CAFOs to apply for permit coverage. EPA Region 6 now proposes to reissue GPs for the states of Oklahoma and New Mexico, and Indian lands in Oklahoma and New Mexico. All CAFOs that were subject to either the 1974 NSPS or the 2003 NSPS when they commenced construction, meet the new source criteria at 40 CFR 129.29 and are new source facilities for purposes of NEPA review.
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69 Fed. Reg. 26601 (May 13, 2004) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee on May 25 and 26, 2004. An agenda is being developed and will be posted by May 18, 2004, on EPA's website.
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69 Fed. Reg. 26379 (May 12, 2004) (notice). There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel to consider and review product characterization, human health risk, ecological risk, and insect resistance management for Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton products.
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69 Fed. Reg. 20614 (April 16, 2004) (notice). There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel to consider and review dermal sensitization issues for exposures to pesticides.
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69 Fed. Reg. 19848 (April 14, 2004) (notice). On March 31, 2004, pursuant to § 402(b) of the Clean Water Act, the Regional Administrator for EPA, Region 9, approved the State of Arizona's application to administer a state sewage sludge (biosolids) management program where it has jurisdiction.
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69 Fed. Reg. 19183 (April 12, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the availability for comment of the administrative record file for 3 TMDLs and the calculations for these TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the state of Arkansas under § 303(d) of the Clean Water Act.
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69 Fed. Reg. 16819 (March 31, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This regulation establishes a permanent exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production in cotton when applied/used as a plant-incorporated protectant. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production in cotton.
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69 Fed. Reg. 16814 (March 31, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This regulation establishes a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis var. Aizawai strain PS811 CryIF insecticidal protein in cotton when applied/used as a plant incorporated protectant. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis var. Aizawai strain PS811 CryIF insecticidal protein in cotton. The temporary tolerance exemption will expire on May 1, 2005.
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69 Fed. Reg. 16809 (March 31, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production in corn on field corn, sweet corn, and popcorn when applied/used as a plant- incorporated protectant. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein and the genetic material necessary for its production in corn.
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69 Fed. Reg. 16806 (March 31, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis VIP3A insect control protein as expressed in event COT102 and the genetic material necessary for its production on cotton when applied/used as a plant- incorporated protectant. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis VIP3A insect control protein as expressed in event COT102 and the genetic material necessary for its production.
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69 Fed. Reg. 13826 (March 24, 2004) (notice). This notice announces that there will be a 2-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel to consider and review a model comparison: Dietary and aggregate exposure in Calendex, CARES, and Lifeline.
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69 Fed. Reg. 13836 (March 24, 2004) (notice). Pursuant to a January 22, 2004 Court Order, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a point of sale notification regarding urban use pesticide products containing any of seven active ingredients. As further directed by the January 22 Order, EPA is hereby notifying retailers of lawn and garden pesticides in urban areas of California, Oregon, and Washington through which "salmon supporting waters" pass that they are to make the point of sale notification whenever pesticide products containing these active ingredients are sold. The notifications will be distributed to retailers in these urban areas on or before April 5, 2004, by defendant-intervenors in this case (numerous groups representing pesticide registrants, growers and other pesticide users).
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69 Fed. Reg. 10226 (March 4, 2003) (notice). EPA Region 6 is soliciting proposals from State agencies, local governments, and Tribes interested in applying for Federal assistance for the State/Tribal/Local Government Wetlands Protection Development Grant Program under the Clean Water Act in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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69 Fed. Reg. 10231 (March 4, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the availability of the EPA document identifying segments and associated pollutants of nitrates/nitrites, phosphorus, and Total Suspended Solids in the Wabash River, in Mercer County, Ohio, and requests public comment.
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69 Fed. Reg. 7943 (February 20, 2004) (notice). There will be a 4-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel to consider and review refined terrestrial and aquatic models for probabilistic ecological assessments of pesticides. The Panel will meet on March 30-31, 2004 to review Level II terrestrial models and April 1-2, 2004 to review Level II aquatic models.
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69 Fed. Reg. 7946 (February 20, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 7949 (February 20, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
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69 Fed. Reg. 7596 (February 18, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of aminoethoxyvinylglycine hydrochloride in or on apple, pear and the stone fruits crop group 12, excepting cherries. Valent BioSciences Corporation requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996.
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69 Fed. Reg. 7612 (February 18, 2004) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 247). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment period for the proposed rule entitled "Comprehensive Procurement Guideline V for Procurement of Products Containing Recovered Materials," which appeared in the Federal Register on December 10, 2003 (68 FR 68813). The initial public comment period for this proposed rule ended on February 9, 2004. The purpose of this notice is to reopen the comment period to end on March 19, 2004.
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69 Fed. Reg. 7637 (February 18, 2004) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment period for the draft "Recovered Materials Advisory Notice V," which appeared in the Federal Register on December 10, 2003 (68 FR 68919). The initial public comment period for this proposed rule ended on February 9, 2004. The purpose of this notice is to reopen the comment period to end on March 19, 2004.
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69 Fed. Reg. 7478 (February 17, 2004) (notice). This notice announces to the public the availability of Orders issued by a federal district court affecting certain aspects of the sale, distribution and use of pesticides and instructs certain entities about their responsibility to inform others of these Orders. In response to a citizen suit filed under the Endangered Species Act against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Washington Toxics Coalition and other public interest groups, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington issued an Order granting interim injunctive relief on January 22, 2004. The Order (with some exceptions) enjoins, vacates and sets aside EPA's authorization of certain pesticides' uses within 20 yards for ground applications and 100 yards for aerial applications, adjacent to salmon supporting waters in California, Oregon and Washington, effectively establishing buffer zones around those waters. The Order contained other requirements, which are detailed in the full text of this notice.
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69 Fed. Reg. 6656 (February 11, 2004) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs, in coordination with the EPA regional offices, is soliciting pesticide and special project proposals from eligible tribes, Alaska native villages, and intertribal consortia for fiscal year 2004 funding.
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69 Fed. Reg. 6661 (February 11, 2004) (notice). The Tribal Pesticide Program Council will hold a 3-day meeting, beginning on March 10, 2004, and ending on March 12, 2004, including a closed session from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
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69 Fed. Reg. 6284 (February 10, 2004) (notice). This document describes the grant selection and award process for eligible applicants interested in applying for Wetland Program Development Grants under the competitive process.
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69 Fed. Reg. 6289 (February 10, 2004) (notice). The State of Delaware has submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval revisions to the regulations implementing Delaware's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program, which was approved by EPA pursuant to section 402 of the Clean Water Act.
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69 Fed. Reg. 5976 (February 9, 2004) (notice). On March 21, 2003, the Environmental Protection Agency published a Notice of Availability for review of the final draft of the Strategic Plan for North American Cooperation in the Conservation of Biodiversity (Strategic Plan). This Federal Register document provides responses to comments that were received during the comment period for the March 2003 notice of availability. All comments received on the notice of availability were considered by the United States delegation in the development of the final Strategic Plan. However, final negotiations for the Strategic Plan, initiation of a ranking process for priority areas for action listed in the Strategic Plan, and other program commitments caused a delay in publishing the United States government responses.
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69 Fed. Reg. 5985 (February 9, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the availability for comment of the administrative record files for 4 TMDLs and the calculations for these TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the Barataria river basin, under § 303(d) of the Clean Water Act.
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69 Fed. Reg. 4065 (January 28, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This final rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of copper (II) hydroxide on raw agricultural commodities when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide products.
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69 Fed. Reg. 4069 (January 28, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of formaldehyde, polymer with [alpha]- [bis(1-phenylethyl)phenyl]-[omega]-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) when used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide product.
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69 Fed. Reg. 4073 (January 28, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This final rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of lactic acid, n-butyl ester, (S) and lactic acid, ethyl ester, (S) when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide products.
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69 Fed. Reg. 4129 (January 28, 2004) (notice). This notice announces the availability of and starts a 30-day public comment period for the Report of the Food Quality Protection Act Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management Decision for Lactofen. EPA has reassessed the existing tolerances for lactofen.
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69 Fed. Reg. 3240 (January 24, 2004) (final rule) (40 C.F.R. Part 180). This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of sulfuryl fluoride and inorganic fluoride from postharvest fumigation uses of sulfuryl fluoride in or on stored commodities. This action reflects the first food use on sulfuryl fluoride in the United States. Sulfuryl fluoride has been registered for fumigation of structures for termites under the brand name Vikane for many years.
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69 Fed. Reg. 3341 (January 24, 2004) (notice). This notice announces that the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Registration Review Work Group will hold public meetings on February 2, 2004, and March 2, 2004.
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69 Fed. Reg. 2069 (January 14, 2004) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This final rule extends time-limited tolerances for certain pesticides. These actions are in response to EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act authorizing use of these pesticides.
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69 Fed. Reg. 917 (January 7, 2004) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency has granted experimental use permits to a pesticide applicant . An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit.
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69 Fed. Reg. 918 (January 7, 2004) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency has granted an experimental use permit to a pesticide applicant . An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit.
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68 Fed. Reg. 75531 (December 30, 2003) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency is publishing the results of its review of regulations under the Clean Water Act governing the use and disposal of sewage sludge. The Clean Water Act requires that EPA review the sewage sludge regulations for the purpose of identifying additional toxic pollutants and promulgating regulations for such pollutants consistent with the requirements. As part of this review, EPA commissioned the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to independently review the technical basis of the chemical and microbial regulations applicable to sewage sludge that is applied to land. In July 2002, the NRC published a report entitled ``Biosolids Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices'' in response to the EPA's request. In April 2003 EPA announced and requested public comments on a preliminary strategy explaining how EPA planned to respond to the National Research Council report recommendations. Today, the Agency is announcing its final response, also known as the final action plan, to the National Research Council report. EPA is also presenting the results of its review of existing sewage sludge regulations to identify additional toxic pollutants in sewage sludge for potential future regulations.
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68 Fed. Reg. 75067 (December 29, 2003) (notice). In 2002, EPA proposed technology-based effluent limitations and new source performance standards for the concentrated aquatic animal production point source category. The proposal applied to new and existing facilities that discharge pollutants directly to waters of the United States. This notice summarizes the data received since proposal and describes how the EPA may use the data to address comments and develop the final rule. The notice also discusses refinements EPA may make to its methods for estimating costs, load reductions and financial impacts.
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68 Fed. Reg. 68625 (December 9, 2003) (notice). This notice announces final agency action on 3 TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the state of Arkansas, under § 303(d) of the Clean Water Act.
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68 Fed. Reg. 65663 (November 21, 2003) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Parts 123 and 501). The State of Arizona has submitted a program modification application to the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 to administer the sewage sludge (biosolids) management program. According to the State's application, this program would be administered by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality . The application from Arizona is complete and is available for inspection and copying.
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68 Fed. Reg. 65454 (November 20, 2003) (notice). The notice announces that the State Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act , Issues Research and Evaluation Group will hold a two-day meeting, beginning on December 8, 2003, and ending December 9, 2003. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting, and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
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68 Fed. Reg. 63092 (November 7, 2003) (notice). This action notifies the public about the availability of a revised draft aquatic life criteria document for atrazine and requests scientific views. The Clean Water Act requires the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and publish, and from time to time revise, criteria for water accurately reflecting the latest scientific knowledge. When final, these criteria will provide EPA's recommendations to States and authorized Tribes as they establish their water quality standards as State or Tribal law or regulation. At this time the Agency is not making a final recomendation, rather the Agency is requesting scientific views on the draft document.
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68 Fed. Reg. 61083 (October 24, 2003) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency is giving final notice of its determination that neither numerical limitations nor requirements for management practices are currently needed to protect human health and the environment from reasonably anticipated adverse effects from dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in land-applied sewage sludge.
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68 Fed. Reg. 60653 (October 23, 2003) (notice). This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency has developed guidelines for States' implementation of nonpoint source management programs under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act and for the award of Section 319 grants to States to implement those programs. These guidelines apply to grants appropriated by Congress in Fiscal Year 2004 and in subsequent years.
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68 Fed. Reg. 59789 (October 17, 2003) (notice). This notice announces final agency action on five TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the state of Arkansas, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These TMDLs were completed in response to the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. LR-C-99-114. Documents from the administrative record files for the final five TMDLs, including TMDL calculations and responses to comments, may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/artmdl.htm.
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68 Fed. Reg. 59173 (October 14, 2003) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee will hold a public meeting on October 29 and 30, 2003. An agenda is being developed and will be posted on the Environmental Protection Agency's Web site.
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68 Fed. Reg. 56632 (October 1, 2003) (notice). This notice announces the availability for comment of the administrative record file for three TMDLs and the calculations for these TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the state of Arkansas under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. These TMDLs were completed in response to the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Browner, et al., No. LR-C-99-114.
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68 Fed. Reg. 55925 (September 29, 2003) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 432). On August 13, 2003, the Environmental Protection Agency published a Notice of Data Availability for the proposed effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the meat and poultry products point source category. The notice presented a summary of new data and described how the Environmental Protection Agency might use the data to develop final meat and poultry products regulations. This action extends the comment period for the Notice of Data Availability to October 14, 2003.
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68 Fed. Reg. 55605 (September 26, 2003) (notice). The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group Working Committees on Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal and Pesticide Operations & Management Working Committee will hold a two-day meeting, beginning on October 27, 2003, and ending October 28, 2003. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
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68 Fed. Reg. 55054 (September 22, 2003) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency will recognize municipalities and industries for outstanding and innovative technological achievements in wastewater treatment and pollution abatement programs at the annual National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Ceremony. The Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing projects and programs for excellence in five awards categories including operations and maintenance at wastewater treatment facilities, biosolids management, pretreatment, storm water management, and combined sewer overflow controls. This action also announces the 2003 national awards winners.
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68 Fed. Reg. 55048 (September 22, 2003) (notice). This notice announces that there will be a two-day consultation meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel to consider and review issues concerned with ensuring data quality for in vitro tests used as alternatives to animal studies for regulatory purposes.
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68 Fed. Reg. 48385 (August 13, 2003) (notice). In a July 11, 2003, memorandum, the Environmental Protection Agency issued, as an Interim Statement and Guidance, an interpretation of the Clean Water Act to resolve jurisdictional issues pertaining to pesticides regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that are applied to waters of the United States. The interpretation addresses two sets of circumstances for which the Environmental Protection Agency believes that the application of a pesticide to waters of the United States consistent with all relevant requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act does not constitute the discharge of a pollutant that requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under the Clean Water Act: the application of pesticides directly to waters of the United States in order to control pests and the application of pesticides to control pests that are present over waters of the United States that results in a portion of the pesticide being deposited to waters of the United States.
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68 Fed. Reg. 48471 (August 13, 2003) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 432). On February 25, 2002 (67 FR 8582), the Environmental Protection Agency published a proposal to establish technology-based effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the meat and poultry products point source category (formerly the meat product point source category). The proposal would apply to approximately 300 facilities that have wastewater discharges directly to surface waters from the operation of new and existing meat processing, poultry processing and independent rendering facilities. Also, the proposal would establish national regulations for the poultry processing industry for the first time. This document also serves to clarify the distinction between a Meat and Poultry Product facility and a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation and specifically discusses the possible changes to the Meat and Poultry Processing rule as a result of the clarification.
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68 Fed. Reg. 45819 (August 4, 2003) (notice). This notice announces the availability for comment of the administrative record file for 5 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and the calculations for these TMDLs prepared by Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 for waters listed in the state of Arkansas under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. These TMDLs were completed in response to the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Browner, et al., No. LR-C-99-114.
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68 Fed. Reg. 45167 (August 1, 2003) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 71). In connection with the Environmental Protection Agency's implementation of a part 71 program for state-exempt major stationary agricultural sources in California, the Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a new deadline of November 13, 2003, instead of August 1, 2003, for submittal of part 71 operating permit applications for all state-exempt stationary agricultural sources except those that are major due solely to emissions from diesel-powered engines.
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68 Fed. Reg. 33635 (July 30, 2003) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This final rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24 on all agricultural commodities when applied/used in accordance with good agricultural use practices for plant strengthening, growth enhancement, and plant disease suppression. Earth BioSciences submitted a petition to Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This final rule eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24.
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68 Fed. Reg. 41131 (July 10, 2003) (notice). The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public meeting of the Registration Review Work Group of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee on July 16, 2003. The Registration Review Work Group was established as a forum to provide advice and recommendations to the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee regarding a registration review program that is efficient and fair to all stakeholders, focuses on risk reduction, and considers user needs for agricultural, non-agricultural and public health pesticides.
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68 Fed. Reg. 41130 (July 10, 2003) (notice). The Transition Work Group of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-U.S. Department of Agriculture Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition will hold a public meeting on July 17 and 18, 2003. This meeting will focus on recent case studies for the following selected commodities: Almonds, carrots, cranberries, peaches, potatoes, and walnuts. This first round of case studies was selected because of current pest management problems either from regulatory action, pest resistance, or a lack of adequate control measures. The Work Group intends to develop recommendations for the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture which will be presented to the full Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition at a future meeting.
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68 Fed. Reg. 40178 (July 7, 2003) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This regulation establishes a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 proteins and the genetic material necessary for their production in corn on corn when applied/used as a plant- incorporated protectant. Mycogen Seeds c/o Dow AgroSciences LLC, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, requesting the temporary tolerance exemption. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 proteins and the genetic material necessary for their production in corn. The temporary tolerance exemption will expire on April 30, 2006.
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68 Fed. Reg. 38197 (June 27, 2003) (withdrawal of direct final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 71). Because it received adverse comment, the Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing its direct final rule to amend the Federal Operating Permits Program fee payment deadlines for California agricultural sources. The direct final rule was published on May 13, 2003.
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68 Fed. Reg. 36984 (June 20, 2003) (notice). In the Federal Register of April 15, 2003 (68 FR 0073) (FRL- 7299-2), the Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice of intent to approve an amended Kansas Plan for the certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides. In the notice EPA solicited comments from the public on the proposed action to approve the amended Kansas Plan. The amended Certification Plan Kansas submitted to EPA contained programmatic changes to its current Certification Plan. The proposed amendments establish new requirements for the recertification of pesticide applicators. No comments were received and EPA hereby approves the amended Kansas Plan.
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68 Fed. Reg. 36790 (June 19, 2003) (notice). This notice announces the availability of the Environmental Protection Agency's decision identifying water quality limited segments and associated pollutants in Wisconsin to be listed pursuant to the Clean Water Act section 303(d)(2), and requests public comment. Section 303(d)(2) requires that states submit and EPA approve or disapprove lists of waters for which existing technology-based pollution controls are not stringent enough to attain or maintain state water quality standards and for which total maximum daily loads must be prepared.
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68 Fed. Reg. 36547 (June 18, 2003) (notice). This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency's final agency action on the Arkansas 2002 section 303(d) list pursuant to Clean Water Act section 303(d). On June 9, 2003, the Environmental Protection Agency took final action on its March 10, 2003, proposed decision to add 52 water quality limited segments and associated pollutants to Arkansas' 2002 303(d) list.
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68 Fed. Reg. 25548 (May 13, 2003) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 71). The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to amend the Federal Operating Permits Program under title V of the Clean Air Act to extend the date by which State-exempt major agricultural sources in California must pay fees and to allow their permit applications to be considered complete even though fees may not have been paid on or before the date that applications are due.
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68 Fed. Reg. 25507 (May 13, 2003) (direct final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 71). The Environmental Protection Agency is taking direct final action to amend the Federal Operating Permits Program under title V of the Clean Air Act to extend the date by which State-exempt major agricultural sources in California must pay fees and to allow their permit applications to be considered complete even though fees may not have been paid on or before the date that applications are due.
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68 Fed. Reg. 13310 (March 19, 2003) (notice). This notice announces the availability of EPA decisions identifying water quality limited segments and associated pollutants in Arkansas to be listed pursuant to Clean Water Act section 303(d), and requests public comment.
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68 Fed. Reg. 11549 (March 11, 2003) (notice). This notice announces that the Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public workshop on the Agricultural Worker Protection Program on March 19, 20, and 21, 2003. The agenda for this workshop is in development and will be posted by March 10, 2003, on EPA's web site.
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68 Fed. Reg. 7175 (February 12, 2003) (final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Parts 9, 122, 123, and 412). This final rule revises and clarifies the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations under the Clean Water Act. It is intended to ensure that concentrated animal feeding operations take appropriate actions to manage manure effectively in order to protect the nation's water quality. The rule revises two sections of the Code of Federal Regulations, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting requirements for CAFOs and the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for concentrated animal feeding operations. The Environmental Protection Agency believes that these regulations will substantially benefit human health and the environment by assuring that an estimated 15,500 concentrated animal feeding operations effectively manage the 300 million tons of manure that they produce annually.
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68 Fed. Reg. 1991 (January 15, 2003) (advance notice of proposed rulemaking) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Parts 110, 112, 116, 117, 122, 230, 232, 300, and 401). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency are issuing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in order to obtain early comment on issues associated with the scope of waters that are subject to the Clean Water Act, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001).
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67 Fed. Reg. 78713 (December 26, 2002) (direct final rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 180). This final rule establishes that the Environmental Protection Agency is amending 40 C.F.R. Part 180, subpart D, to revoke four exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for urea in pesticides, food, animal feed, and raw agricultural commodities because these tolerance exemptions are no longer necessary. This direct final rule is being published today with a companion final rule titled ``Urea: Exemption From The Requirement of A Tolerance.''
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67 Fed. Reg. 56970 (September 6, 2002) (proposed rule) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. Parts 152 and 158). This proposed rule notifies the public that the Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule as required by section 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The draft proposed rule is not currently publicly available and will only become publicly available when the proposed rule is signed, at which time it will be published in the Federal Register.
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67 Fed. Reg. 47362 (July 18, 2002) (notice). This notice announces the issuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit regulating discharges, or potential discharges, from egg production operations.
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67 Fed. Reg. 45724 (July 10, 2002) (notice). This notice announces that applications have been received to register pesticide products containing a new active ingredient not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
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67 Fed. Reg. 45722 (July 10, 2002) (notice). This notice announces that applications have been received to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
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