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Pesticide Registration Review

Pesticide Registration Review

Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 222 / Monday, November 18, 2019 / Notices 63649

2017, and BPA initiated a 45-day public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: enforcement of environmental laws, comment period. Because of project For specific information regulations, and policies. To help feasibility issues, the EIS is being contact: The Chemical Review Manager address potential environmental justice terminated in accordance with 40 CFR for the pesticide of interest identified in issues, the Agency seeks information on 1506.6 and 40 CFR 1506.10. the Table in Unit IV. any groups or segments of the Signed in Portland, Oregon, on November For general questions on the population who, as a result of their 5, 2019. registration review program, contact: location, cultural practices, or other Elliot E. Mainzer, Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-Evaluation factors, may have atypical or Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. disproportionately high and adverse Programs, Environmental Protection human health impacts or environmental [FR Doc. 2019–24904 Filed 11–15–19; 8:45 am] Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, effects from exposure to the BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone discussed in this document, compared number: (703) 305–7106; email address: to the general population. [email protected]. II. Background ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY Registration review is EPA’s periodic I. General Information [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720; FRL–10001–69] review of pesticide registrations to A. Does this action apply to me? ensure that each pesticide continues to Pesticide Registration Review; Draft This action is directed to the public satisfy the statutory standard for Human Health and/or Ecological Risk in general, and may be of interest to a registration, that is, the pesticide can Assessments for Several Pesticides; wide range of stakeholders including perform its intended function without Notice of Availability environmental, human health, farm unreasonable adverse effects on human AGENCY: Environmental Protection worker, and agricultural advocates; the health or the environment. As part of Agency (EPA). chemical industry; pesticide users; and the registration review process, the Agency has completed comprehensive ACTION: Notice. members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. draft human health and/or ecological SUMMARY: This notice announces the Since others also may be interested, the risk assessments for all pesticides listed availability of EPA’s draft human health Agency has not attempted to describe all in the Table in Unit IV. After reviewing and/or ecological risk assessments for the specific entities that may be affected comments received during the public the registration review of acequinocyl, by this action. If you have any questions comment period, EPA may issue a boscalid, DBNPA, etridiazole, regarding the applicability of this action revised risk assessment, explain any ethoxyquin, fenpyroximate, flonicamid, to a particular entity, consult the changes to the draft risk assessment, and inorganic halides, mandipropamid, Chemical Review Manager identified in respond to comments and may request /s-metolachlor, the Table in Unit IV. public input on risk mitigation before myclobutanil, phostebupirim (also completing a proposed registration known as tebupirimphos), , B. What should I consider as I prepare review decision for the pesticides listed terbacil, , , ortho- my comments for EPA? in the Table in Unit IV. Through this phenylphenol and salts, and phenol and 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this program, EPA is ensuring that each salt. information to EPA through pesticide’s registration is based on DATES: Comments must be received on regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark current scientific and other knowledge, or before January 17, 2020. the part or all of the information that including its effects on human health ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to you claim to be CBI. For CBI and the environment. the docket identification (ID) number for information in a disk or CD–ROM that III. Authority the specific pesticide of interest you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the provided in the Table in Unit IV, by one disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then EPA is conducting its registration of the following methods: identify electronically within the disk or review of the chemicals listed in the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// CD–ROM the specific information that Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) www.regulations.gov. Follow the online is claimed as CBI. In addition to one of the Federal Insecticide, , instructions for submitting comments. complete version of the comment that and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Do not submit electronically any includes information claimed as CBI, a Procedural Regulations for Registration information you consider to be copy of the comment that does not Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Confidential Business Information (CBI) contain the information claimed as CBI Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among or other information whose disclosure is must be submitted for inclusion in the other things, that the registrations of restricted by statute. public docket. Information so marked pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental will not be disclosed except in years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ accordance with procedures set forth in may be registered or remain registered DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 40 CFR part 2. only if it meets the statutory standard NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. for registration given in FIFRA section • Hand Delivery: To make special When preparing and submitting your 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used arrangements for hand delivery or comments, see the commenting tips at in accordance with widespread and delivery of boxed information, please http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commonly recognized practice, the follow the instructions at http:// comments.html. pesticide product must perform its www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to intended function without unreasonable Additional instructions on achieve environmental justice, the fair adverse effects on the environment; that commenting or visiting the docket, treatment and meaningful involvement is, without any unreasonable risk to along with more information about of any group, including minority and/or man or the environment, or a human dockets generally, are available at http:// low-income populations, in the dietary risk from residues that result www.epa.gov/dockets. development, implementation, and from the use of a pesticide in or on food.

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IV. What action is the Agency taking? assessments for the pesticides shown in the availability of EPA’s preliminary Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice the following table, and opens a 60-day work plan (PWP) for mandipropamid announces the availability of EPA’s public comment period on the risk and opens a 60-day public comment human health and/or ecological risk assessments. This notice also announces period on the work plan.

TABLE—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Chemical review manager and contact information

Acequinocyl, Case 7621 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0203 ...... Sergio Santiago, [email protected], (703) 347–8606. Boscalid, Case 7039 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0199 ...... Lauren Weissenborn, [email protected], (703) 347–0467. DBNPA, Case 3056 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0724 ...... Jessie Bailey, [email protected], (703) 347–0148. Ethoxyquin, Case 0003 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0780 ...... Matthew Khan, [email protected], (703) 347–8613. Etridiazole, Case 0009 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0414 ...... Jonathan Williams, [email protected], (703) 347–0670. Fenpyroximate, Case 7432 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0572 ...... Carolyn Smith, [email protected], (703) 347–8325. Flonicamid, Case 7436 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0777 ...... Eric Fox, [email protected], (703) 347–0104. Inorganic Halides, Case 4051 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0168 ...... Erin Dandridge, [email protected], (703) 347–0185. Mandipropamid, Case 7058 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–0536 ...... Michelle Nolan, [email protected], (703) 347–0258. Metolachlor/S-Metolachlor, Case EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0772 ...... Ana Pinto, [email protected], (703) 347–8421. 0001. Myclobutanil, Case 7006 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0053 ...... Kent Fothergill, [email protected], (703) 347–8299. Ortho-phenylphenol and Salts, EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0524 ...... Kimberly Wilson, [email protected], (703) 347–0495. Case 2575. Phenol and Salt, Case 4074 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0810 ...... Kimberly Wilson, [email protected], (703) 347–0495. Phostebupirim (also known as EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0940 ...... Wilhelmena Livingston, [email protected], (703) 308– tebupirimphos), Case 7606. 8025. Propanil, Case 0226 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0052 ...... Tiffany Green, [email protected], (703) 347–0341. Terbacil, Case 0039 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0054 ...... Steven R. Peterson, [email protected], (703) 347–0755. Terbuthylazine, Case 2645 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0453 ...... Megan Snyderman, [email protected], (703) 347–0671. Triclopyr, Case 2710 ...... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0576 ...... Andy Muench, [email protected], (703) 347–8263.

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is audiographic or videographic record. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION providing an opportunity, through this Written material may be submitted in AGENCY notice of availability, for interested paper or electronic form. parties to provide comments and input • Submitters must clearly identify the [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750; FRL–10001–70] concerning the Agency’s draft human source of any submitted data or health and/or ecological risk information. Pesticide Registration Review; assessments for the pesticides listed in Proposed Interim Decisions for Several • the Table in Unit IV. The Agency will Submitters may request the Agency Pesticides; Notice of Availability consider all comments received during to reconsider data or information that the public comment period and make the Agency rejected in a previous AGENCY: Environmental Protection changes, as appropriate, to a draft review. However, submitters must Agency (EPA). human health and/or ecological risk explain why they believe the Agency ACTION: Notice. assessment. EPA may then issue a should reconsider the data or revised risk assessment, explain any information in the pesticide’s SUMMARY: This notice announces the changes to the draft risk assessment, and registration review. availability of EPA’s proposed interim registration review decisions and opens respond to comments. As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the a 60-day public comment period on the Information submission requirements. registration review docket for each proposed interim decisions for the Anyone may submit data or information pesticide case will remain publicly in response to this document. To be following pesticides: 2-phenethyl accessible through the duration of the propionate, ammonium bromide, considered during a pesticide’s registration review process; that is, until registration review, the submitted data azadirachtin, Bacillus sphaericus, all actions required in the final decision or information must meet the following chloropicrin, Colletotrichum on the registration review case have requirements: gloeosprioides, Cuelure, cyazofamid, been completed. • To ensure that EPA will consider dazomet, Extract of Reynoutria data or information submitted, Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. sachalinensis, , glycolic acid interested persons must submit the data and salts, gonadotropin releasing Dated: October 29, 2019. hormone (GnRH), Harpin Proteins, or information during the comment Mary Reaves, period. The Agency may, at its iodine and iodophors, discretion, consider data or information Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation and metam potassium, methyl Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. submitted at a later date. isothiocyanate (MITC), pelargonic acid [FR Doc. 2019–24912 Filed 11–15–19; 8:45 am] salts and esters, phenmedipham, • The data or information submitted Pythium oligandrum DV 74, must be presented in a legible and BILLING CODE 6560–50–P , tetraacetylethylenediamine useable form. For example, an English (TAED), thymol, tralopyril, and translation must accompany any triclosan. material that is not in English and a written transcript must accompany any DATES: Comments must be received on information submitted as an or before January 17, 2020.

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