AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
SUMMARY:
EPA issued a proposed rule in the
Federal Register
of August 24, 2015, concerning certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides. This document extends the comment period to January 22, 2016. The comment period is being extended to provide additional time for commenters to prepare their responses.
DATES:
The comment period for the proposed rule published August 24, 2015, at 80 FR 51356, is extended. Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183, must be received on or before January 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES:
Follow the detailed instructions provided under
ADDRESSES
in the
Federal Register
document of August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51356) (FRL-9931-83).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This document extends the public comment period established in the
Federal Register
document of November 18, 2015 (80 FR 72029) (FRL-9936-82), which extended the comment period originally set in the
Federal Register
document of August 24, 2015. In the November 18, 2015 document, comments were required to be submitted by December 23, 2015. EPA is hereby extending the comment period to January 22, 2016.
To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the detailed instructions provided under
ADDRESSES
in the
Federal Register
document of August 24, 2015. If you have questions, consult the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
.
- Environmental protection
- Administrative practice and procedure
- Certified applicator
- Commercial applicator
- Indian Country
- Indian Tribes
- Noncertified applicator
- Pesticides and pests
- Private applicator
- Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Restricted use pesticides
Dated: December 21, 2015.
Oscar Morales,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.