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III. 41 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 10/01/07 TO 11/30/07—Continued

Commencement
Case No. Received Date Chemical
Notice End Date

P–05–0423 11/21/07 11/01/07 (S) Hexanoic acid, 6,6′,6′′-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyltriimino)tris-, compound with

2-(2-aminoethoxy) ethanol
P–06–0489 11/29/07 11/16/07 (G) Fluoroalkyl methacrylate copolymer
P–06–0546 11/27/07 11/19/07 (G) Substituted carbomonocycle, polymer with isocyanate substituted alkyl
carbomonocycle, substituted alkenoates, substituted heteromonocycle,
alkanedioic acid, alkane diol, reaction products with substituted alkylamine,
compounds with substituted alkanol
P–06–0563 11/29/07 11/21/07 (G) Fluoroalkyl methacrylate copolymer
P–06–0820 11/20/07 11/12/07 (G) Trisubstituted triazine
P–07–0048 11/23/07 08/21/07 (G) Salt of amine with aliphatic acid
P–07–0049 11/23/07 10/30/07 (G) Aliphatic polyamide
P–07–0132 11/23/07 11/05/07 (G) Polyurethane prepolymer; polyurethane hot melt adhesive
P–07–0156 11/21/07 10/10/07 (G) Aminomercapto siloxane
P–07–0216 11/13/07 11/08/07 (G) Substituted phenyl amino alkyl sulfonyl reaction product with substituted
naphthalenesulfonic acid amino compound
P–07–0250 11/14/07 10/25/07 (G) Fatty acid modified polyester resin
P–07–0300 11/02/07 10/29/07 (G) Acrylic polymer on the basis of isobutyl methacrylate
P–07–0318 11/15/07 10/16/07 (G) Organic lithium compound
P–07–0352 11/14/07 10/29/07 (G) Modified polymer of substituted acrylate and alkyl methacrylates
P–07–0361 11/06/07 10/23/07 (G) Linseed oil, ester with pentaerythritol, polymer with hydrazine, 3-hydroxy-2-
(hydroxymethyl)2-methylpropanoic acid, 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-
alkylcyclohexane, 1,1′-methylenebis[4.isocyanatocyclohexane] and poly-
propylene glycol, compounds with triethylamine
P–07–0392 11/05/07 10/08/07 (G) Modified epoxy resin
P–07–0402 11/21/07 11/05/07 (G) Alkylphenoxy naphthalic acid amide, n-alkylphenyl-
P–07–0408 11/05/07 10/16/07 (G) Epoxy phenolic resin
P–07–0439 11/21/07 10/25/07 (G) Polycarboxylate, modified sodium salt
P–07–0448 10/29/07 10/16/07 (G) Secondary amine adduct
P–07–0495 11/09/07 10/19/07 (G) Amino substituted benzoic acid
P–07–0498 11/26/07 11/06/07 (S) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, butyl ester, polymer with 2-ethylhexyl 2-
propenoate, 2-methylpropyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 1,2-propanediol
mono(2-methyl-2-propenoate), tert-bu 3,5,5-trimethylhexaneperoxoate-initi-
ated
P–07–0519 11/01/07 10/05/07 (G) Aminobenzene
P–07–0525 11/05/07 10/21/07 (G) Fatty acids, hydrogenated, reaction products with tetraethylenepentamine,
aliphatic carboxylate
P–07–0529 10/31/07 10/18/07 (G) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, telomer with 1-alkylthiol, alkyl 2-propenoate
and alkyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, ammonium salt
P–07–0539 11/20/07 11/15/07 (G) Epoxy acrylic resin
P–07–0560 10/29/07 10/19/07 (G) Acrylate modified acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene polymer
P–07–0561 11/06/07 10/23/07 (G) Metal salt of styrene - acrylic copolymer
P–07–0569 11/26/07 10/29/07 (S) Siloxanes and silicones, di-me, me [(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-
yl)oxy]methyl, [(methoxymethyl[[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-
yl)oxy]methyl)silyl]oxy]-terminated
P–07–0630 11/30/07 11/27/07 (G) Polyester polyether urethane block copolymer
P–99–0303 11/30/07 11/27/07 (G) N-butyl, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer

List of Subjects ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,

Environmental protection, Chemicals,
Premanufacturer notices.
Dated: January 14, 2008.
Chandler Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Management
Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics.
[FR Doc. E8–1003 Filed 1–22–08; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006-0936; FRL–8345–7]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions
for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in
or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment or
identified by docket identification (ID)
number and the pesticide petition
number (PP) of interest, 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

modification of regulations for residues
of pesticide chemicals in or on various
commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 22, 2008.
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to

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4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
the assigned docket ID number and the
pesticide petition number of interest.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
available on-line 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 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 available
in regulations.gov. To access the
electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced
Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert
the docket ID number where indicated
and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow
the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or
access available documents. 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
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publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are
available electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
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4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
person listed at the end of the pesticide
petition summary of interest.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed at the end of the
pesticide petition summary of interest.
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:
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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.
II. Docket ID Numbers
When submitting comments, please
use the docket ID number and the
pesticide petition number of interest, as
shown in the table.
PP Number Docket ID Number
PP 3E6585 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0626
PP 2E6481 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0626
PP 3E6544 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0626
PP 2E6424 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0626
PP 7E7235 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1069
PP 7E7256 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0987
PP 7E7270 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1106
PP 7E7273 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1161
PP 7F7176 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1076
PP 7F7226 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0506
PP 0F6159 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1021
PP 6F7070 EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1021
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA is printing notice of the filing of
pesticide petitions received under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C.
346a, proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food
commodities. EPA has determined that
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the pesticide petitions described in this
notice contain data or information
regarding the elements set forth in
FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however, EPA
has not fully evaluated the sufficiency
of the submitted data at this time or
whether the data support granting of the
pesticide petitions. Additional data may
be needed before EPA rules on these
pesticide petitions.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a
summary of each of the petitions
included in this notice, prepared by the
petitioner, is included in a docket EPA
has created for each rulemaking. The
docket for each of the petitions is
available on-line at http://
www.regulations.gov.
A. New Tolerances
1. PPs 3E6585, 2E6481, 3E6544, and
2E6424. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0626).
OR-CAL Inc., 29454 Meadowview Rd.,
Junction City, OR 97448, on behalf of
the Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to establish tolerances for
residues of the molluscicide
metaldehyde in or on food commodities
berry group 13, lingonberry, juneberry;
and salal at 0.1 part per million (ppm);
artichoke at 0.05 ppm; cactus, prickly
pear at 0.1 ppm; and watercress at 2.0
ppm. Lonza Inc., is the primary source
of technical metaldehyde. OR-CAL, Inc.,
prepared and summarized the
information in support of the pesticide
petitions for metaldehyde, the samples
were analyzed using a modification of
the reference method. Analytical
method for the determination of
metaldehyde in lettuce by gas
chromatography/mass spectrometry
(GC/MS), ENC-3/99, EN-CAS Analytical
Laboratories. Contact: Shaja R. Brothers,
telephone number: (703) 308–3194; e-
mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov.
2. PP 7E7235. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
1069). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to establish tolerances for
residues of the fungicide cyprodinil: 4-
cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-
pyrimidinamine in or on food
commodities tomato at 0.40 ppm;
tomatillo at 0.40 ppm; tomato, paste at
1.0 ppm; avocado at 1.2 ppm; sapote,
black at 1.2 ppm; canistel at 1.2 ppm;
sapote, mamey at 1.2 ppm; mango at 1.2
ppm; papaya at 1.2 ppm; sapodilla at 1.2
ppm; star apple at 1.2 ppm; herbs
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subgroup 19A, fresh at 25 ppm; herbs
subgroup 19A, dried at 170 ppm;
vegetable, root and tuber, group, leaves
at 9.0 ppm; vegetable, root, except
sugarbeet subgroup at 0.60 ppm; lemon
at 0.6 ppm; lime at 0.6 ppm; kiwifruit
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at 1.8 ppm; onion, dry bulb at 0.50 ppm;
onion, green at 1.2 ppm; strawberry at
7.0 ppm; and cucurbits at 0.40 ppm.
Syngenta Crop Protection has developed
and validated analytical methodology
for enforcement purposes. This method
(Syngenta Crop Protection Method AG-
631B) has passed an Agency petition
method validation for several
commodities and is currently the
enforcement method for cyprodinil. An
extensive database of method validation
data using this method on various crop
commodities is available. Contact: Shaja
R. Brothers, telephone number: (703)
308–3194; e-mail address:
brothers.shaja@epa.gov.
3. PP 7E7256. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0987). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to establish a tolerance for
residues of the fungicide fenbuconazole,
(alpha-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-alpha-
phenyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazole)-1-
propanenitrile) and its metabolites cis
and trans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-dihydro-3-
phenyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ylmethyl)-
2-3H-furanone) in or on food
commodity pepper at 0.40 ppm.
Adequate analytical methods are
available to enforce the tolerances of
fenbuconazole residues in pepper
commodities using Rohm and Haas
analytical method (Technical Report
Number 34–90–47 or Technical Report
Number 34–90–47R). The methods have
undergone independent method
validations and were also successfully
validated by EPA with minor
modifications suggested by the Agency
that included procedure for the
standardization of the silica gel and
Florisil column clean-up elution pattern
(TR–34–90–47R). The limits of
quantitation and detection of the
method are 0.01 µg/g and 0.003 µg/g,
respectively. Contact: Shaja R. Brothers,
telephone number: (703) 308–3194; e-
mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov.
4. PP 7E7270. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
1106). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to establish tolerances for
residues of the fungicide chlorothalonil
in or on food commodities vegetables,
fruiting, group 8 at 5.0 ppm; okra at 5.0
ppm; persimmon at 1.9 ppm;
horseradish at 4.0 ppm; rhubarb at 5.0
ppm; ginseng at 3.0 ppm; yam at 5.0
ppm; lupine at 0.1 ppm; lentil at 0.1
ppm; vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 5.0
ppm; and Brassica, head and stem,
subgroup 5A at 5.0 ppm. An adequate
residue analytical method (gas
chromatography) is available for
enforcement purposes. The method is
listed in the Pesticide Analytical
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Manual (PAM) Vol. II (PAM II). Contact:
Susan Stanton, telephone number: (703)
305–5218; e-mail address:
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
5. PP 7E7273. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
1161). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes to establish a tolerance for
residues of the fungicide tetraconazole
in or on food commodity grape at 0.15
ppm. Adequate enforcement
methodology (capillary gas
chromatography with electron capture
detector (GC/ECD)) is available to
enforce the tolerance expression.
Contact: Susan Stanton, telephone
number: (703) 305–5218; e-mail address:
stanton.susan@epa.gov.
6. PP 7F7176. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
1076). Arysta LifeScience North
America Corporation, 15401 Weston
Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513,
proposes to establish tolerances for
residues of the insecticide/miticide 3-
dodecyl-1,4-dihydro-1,4-dioxo-2-
naphthyl acetate and its metabolite 2-
dodecyl-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone
expressed as acequinocyl equivalents in
or on food commodities grapes at 7.0
ppm; grape juice at 0.05 ppm; and
raisins at 0.1 ppm. The analytical
method to quantitate residues of
acequinocyl and acequinocyl-OH in/on
fruit crops utilizes high pressure liquid
chromatography (HPLC) using mass
spectrometric (MS/MS) detection. The
target limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.01
ppm. Contact: Marilyn Mautz, telephone
number: (703) 305–6785; e-mail address:
mautz.marilyn@epa.gov.
7. PP 7F7226. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
0506). Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
proposes to establish tolerances for
residues of the insecticide cyfluthrin;
cyano (4-fluoro-3-
phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-
cyclopropanecarboxylate in or on food
commodities alfalfa, forage at 5.0 ppm
and alfalfa, hay at 15.0 ppm. Adequate
analytical methodology using gas
chromatography/electron capture (GC/
EC) detection is available for
enforcement purposes. Contact: Olga
Odiott, telephone number: (703) 308–
9369; e-mail address:
odiott.olga@epa.gov.
B. Amendment to Existing Tolerances
1. PP 7E7235. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
1069). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes upon approval of the
aforementioned tolerances (under Unit
III. A.1), to remove the established
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tolerances in 40 CFR 180.532 for the
residues of the fungicide cyprodinil (4-
cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-
pyrimidinamine) in or on the food
commodities herb subgroup 19A, fresh
at 3.0 ppm; herb subgroup 19A, dried at
15.0 ppm; carrot at 0.75 ppm; and
turnip, greens at 10.0 ppm. Contact:
Shaja R. Brothers, telephone number:
(703) 308–3194; e-mail address:
brothers.shaja@epa.gov.
2. PP 7E7270. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–
1106). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East,
Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540,
proposes upon approval of the
aforementioned tolerances (under Unit
III. A.7), to remove the established
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.275 for the
residues of the fungicide chlorothalonil
in or on the food commodities broccoli,
Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower,
cucumber, melon, nonbell pepper,
pumpkin, summer squash, winter
squash and tomato since the proposed
tolerances on fruiting vegetables,
cucurbit vegetables or Brassica head and
stem vegetables would apply to these
commodities. Contact: Susan Stanton,
telephone number: (703) 305–5218; e-
mail address: stanton.susan@epa.gov.
3. PPs 0F6159 and 6F7070. (EPA–HQ–
OPP–2007–1021). Nichino America,
Inc., 4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite
501, Wilmington, DE 19808, proposes to
amend the inadvertent or indirect
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.484 by
establishing increased tolerances for
residues of the fungicide flutolanil [N-
(3-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl)-2-
(trifluoromethyl) benzamide] and its
metabolite, M-4, desisopropylflutolanil
[N-3(3-hydroxyphenyl)2-(trifluromethyl)
benzamide] in or on the food
commodities soybean forage at 9.0 ppm;
soybean hay at 2.0 ppm; soybean seed
at 0.20 ppm; wheat bran at 0.30 ppm;
wheat forage at 2.0 ppm; wheat grain at
0.10 ppm; wheat hay at 1.0 ppm; wheat
straw at 0.30 ppm; corn, field, forage at
0.30 ppm; corn, field, grain at 0.20 ppm;
corn field, stover at 0.30 ppm; and
cotton, undelinted seed at 0.20 ppm.
Flutolanil and its metabolites are
converted to 2-trifluoromethyl benzoic
acid and calculated as flutolanil in the
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
mass spectrometry (GC/MS MS)
detection method used for soybean and
wheat commodities. Flutolanil and M-4
are detected directly in the liquid
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chromatography/mass spectrometry
(LC/MS) detection method used for corn
and cotton. Contact: Lisa Jones,
telephone number: (703) 308–9424; e-
mail address: jones.lisa@epa.gov.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Agricultural commodities, Feed
additives, Food additives, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: January 14, 2008.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8–1001 Filed 1–22–08; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0044; FRL–8098–9]
National Lead Laboratory
Accreditation Program (NLLAP);
Notice of Availability of Revisions to
the NLLAP; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of the revised EPA National
Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NLLAP) in the document titled
‘‘Laboratory Quality System
Requirements (LQSR) Revision 3.0’’
dated July 5, 2007. Revisions to the
LQSR include the expansion of NLLAP
to cover: (1) Lead laboratory analysis
programs that conduct lead analysis for
the field (Field Sampling and
Measurement Organizations), and (2)
revised training requirements for
laboratory personnel. The Agency will
phase-in LQSR 3.0 over the next 18
months.
DATES: LQSR 3.0 will become effective
July 23, 2009. In order to be recognized
by the NLLAP, laboratories and
accreditation organizations that
currently administer the NLLAP may
comply with the requirements of the
LQSR 2.0 dated August 1, 1996, or
LQSR 3.0 dated July 5, 2007. After, July
23, 2009 all NLLAP recognized
organizations must implement and
comply with the requirements of LQSR
3.0.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
Benjamin Lim, National Program
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Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 566–0482; e-mail address:
Lim.Benjamin@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You might potentially be affected by
this action if you are or may be required
to follow the Agency’s regulations
regarding testing for lead. Specifically,
entities potentially affected by these
revisions are Fixed-Site, Mobile, and
Field Sampling and Measurement
Organizations (FSMOs) that perform
lead testing. Analytical testing
laboratories currently recognized by the
NLLAP, and accreditation organizations
that currently administer the NLLAP
(i.e., the American Industrial Hygiene
Association (AIHA) and the American
Association for Laboratory
Accreditation (A2LA)) or other
organizations that might seek a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with the Agency to become an
accreditation organization could be
affected by today’s revisions. In
addition, certified inspectors, certified
risk assessors, developers,
manufacturers, distributors of
equipment and supplies used by FSMOs
testing lead might also be affected by
these revisions; and EPA-authorized
state and tribal lead-based paint training
and certification programs may also be
affected by these revisions.
Other entities potentially affected by
changes to the NLLAP for lead testing
are the owners and managers of target
housing and child-occupied facilities, as
well as realtors, lessees, and residents,
who ultimately pay for the testing
services and stand to benefit by
obtaining lead test results quicker.
Since other entities may also be
interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all of the specific
entities that may be affected by this
notice. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this notice
to a particular entity, consult the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. Materials cited in this
notice are available in docket number
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0044. All
documents in the docket are listed in
the regulations.gov index. To access the
electronic docket, go to http://
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