[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 28401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12708]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 26
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2018-0280; FRL-9977-78]
RIN 2080-AA13
Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture;
Harmonization of Regulations Safeguarding Human Test Subjects
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public as required by the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA
Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft regulatory document concerning
``Harmonize 40 CFR 26 Subparts C, D, and K with Subpart A (the Common
Rule)''. The draft regulatory document is not available to the public
until after it has been signed and made available by EPA.
DATES: See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-ORD-2018-0280, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Susanke, Office of the Science
Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-0221; email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What action is EPA taking?
Section 25(a)(2)(A) of FIFRA requires the EPA Administrator to
provide the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft proposed rule at
least 60 days before signing it in proposed form for publication in the
Federal Register. The draft proposed rule is not available to the
public until after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA
comments in writing regarding the draft proposed rule within 30 days
after receiving it, the EPA Administrator shall include the comments of
the Secretary of USDA and the EPA Administrator's response to those
comments with the proposed rule that publishes in the Federal Register.
If the Secretary of USDA does not comment in writing within 30 days
after receiving the draft proposed rule, the EPA Administrator may sign
the proposed rule for publication in the Federal Register any time
after the 30-day period.
II. Do any statutory and Executive Order reviews apply to this
notification?
No. This document is merely a notification of submission to the
Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the regulatory assessment
requirements apply to this document.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 26
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedures,
Human research, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: June 4, 2018.
Richard P. Keigwin,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-12708 Filed 6-18-18; 8:45 am]
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