winter 1997
                      U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                      Office of  Pesticide Programs

                        Labeling   Alert
TO:           Manufacturers, Formulators, Producers and Registrants of Pesticide Products

FROM:        The Labeling Unit (7505W)
              "Protecting Life Through Better Pesticide Labeling"

SUBJECT:     Label Review Manual (Second Edition)

BACKGROUND:   The Label Review Manual was developed to serve as a training tool for new EPA,
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) employees and as guidance for product management team members
who are responsible for performing label reviews of pesticide products. It is the goal of this manual to
improve the quality of labels as well as increase the consistency of label reviews. The availability of the
first edition of the Label Review Manual was announced in the Federal Register on February 1, 1995.
Since then, the Agency has  received comments from OPP label reviewers as well as the regulated
community. Accordingly, the manual has been revised to address these comments and to reflect current
changes in Agency policy.

ALERT:     EPA is announcing the availability of the Label Review Manual, Second Edition. Copies of
the Label Review Manual, Second Edition may be ordered from the following organizations:

National Technical  Information Service (NTIS)

      The order number is  PB 97-117667.  By mail:  National Technical Information Service, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22W. Telephone and fax number:
(703)487-4650 and (703)321-8547.

FedWorld

      Electronic access to FedWorld, an information service of NTIS, can be made through Internet-telnet
to: fedworld.gov or connect via modem by dialing 703-321 -3339, with the settings N.8,1 (no pariety, 8 data
bits and 1 stop bit), with the terminal emulation = VT100. FedWorld accomondates speeds up to  28,800
baud. After Main menu look under:  Marketplace, then under Environmental Area.

EPA Gopher  Server

      Electronic access can also be obtained through the Internet at: gopher.epa.gov.  The manual can
be found under "Rules and Regulations".

Other Internet Access

      Electronic access will also be available through the internet at: http:\\www. pestlaw.com.

Contact the  Labeling Unit if you have any questions about the Label Review Manual.   Phone:
703-308-8641; FAX: 703-308-8369

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