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standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA
has considered the chemicals listed in
Table 1 in light of the FIFRA standard
for registration. For the chemicals listed
in Table 1, the Interim Decision
documents in the docket describes the
Agency’s rationale for issuing a
registration review interim decision for
these pesticides.
In addition to the interim registration
review decision documents, the
registration review docket for the
chemicals listed in Table 1 also includes
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other relevant documents related to the
registration review of these cases. The
proposed interim registration review
decisions were posted to the docket and
the public was invited to submit any
comments or new information.
TABLE 1—DECISIONS BEING ISSUED OR AMENDED
Registration review case name
and number
Docket ID number
2-(Decylthio)ethanamine
Hydrochloride, DTEA–HCl, 5029.
Aliphatic Alcohols, C1–C5, 4003 ....
Bentazon, 0182 ...............................
Chlorfenapyr, 7419 ..........................
Maleic Hydrazide, 0381 ..................
Propoxur, 2555 ................................
Propoxycarbazone-sodium, 7264 ...
Sodium Acifluorfen, 2605 ................
Thidiazuron, 4092 ...........................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0336 ...........
SanYvette Williams, Williams.sanyvette@epa.gov, 703–305–7702.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0340
EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0117
EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0467
EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0387
EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0806
EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0095
EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0135
EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0381
SanYvette Williams, Williams.sanyvette@epa.gov, 703–305–7702.
Moana Appleyard, Appleyard.moana@epa.gov, 703–308–8175.
Margaret Hathaway, hathaway.margaret@.epa.gov, 703–305–5076.
Ricardo Jones, jones.ricardo@epa.gov, 703–347–0493.
Brittany Pruitt, pruitt.brittany@epa.gov, 703–347–0289.
Marianne Mannix, Mannix.marianne@epa.gov, 703–347–0275.
Nathan Sell, sell.nathan@epa.gov, (703) 347–8020.
Christina Motilall, motilall.christina@epa.gov, 703–603–0522.
EPA addresses the comments or
information received during the 60-day
comment period in the discussion for
each pesticide listed in Table 1. From
the 60-day comment period, public
comments received may or may not
affect the Agency’s interim decision.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the
registration review case docket for the
chemicals listed in Table 1 will remain
open until all actions required in the
interim decision have been completed.
Background on the registration review
program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
Earlier documents related to the
registration review of a pesticide are
provided in the chemical specific
dockets listed in Table 1.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: January 11, 2017.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Registration Review; Draft Human
Health and/or Ecological Risk
Assessment(s), and Final
Tetrachlorvinphos Occupational and
Residential Exposure Risk
Assessment, and the Agency’s
Decision To Rely on Data From Human
Health Research; Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s draft human health
and ecological risk assessments for the
registration review of bromacil,
cyprodinil, and propamocarb; the draft
human health risk assessment for the
registration review of cyphenothrin; and
the draft ecological risk assessment for
the registration review of 2, 4–D, and
opens a public comment period on these
documents. This notice also announces
the availability of EPA’s final
occupational and residential exposure
assessment for the registration review of
tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP) and EPA’s
explanation for relying on TCVP data
from human research on TCVP exposure
from pet collars. The TCVP draft risk
assessments were published for a 60-day
public comment period in the Federal
Register of January 20, 2016 (81 FR
3128) (FRL–9940–81). Registration
review is EPA’s periodic review of
pesticide registrations to ensure that
each pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration; that
is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the
environment. As part of the registration
review process, the Agency has
completed comprehensive draft human
health and draft ecological risk
assessments for the registration review
of bromacil, cyprodinil, and
propamocarb; the draft human health
risk assessment for the registration
review of cyphenothrin; the final
occupational and residential exposure
assessment for TCVP; and the draft
ecological risk assessment for the
registration review of 2, 4–D. After
reviewing comments received during
the public comment period for all
pesticide cases named above (excluding
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TCVP), EPA may issue a revised risk
assessment, explain any changes to the
draft risk assessment, and respond to
comments and may request public input
on risk mitigation before completing a
proposed registration review decision
for the pesticides identified above.
Regarding TCVP, the EPA has published
a revised human health and final
occupational and residential exposure
assessment in addition to response to
comments and other support
documents, which explain changes to
the preliminary risk assessments and
responds to substantive comments.
Through the registration review
program, the EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide’s registrations are based on
current scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0794, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
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Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager
for the pesticide of interest identified in
Tables 1 and II of Unit III.
For general questions on the
registration review program, contact:
Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–8015; email address:
dumas.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, farm
worker, and agricultural advocates; the
chemical industry; pesticide users; and
members of the public interested in the
sale, distribution, or use of pesticides.
Since others also may be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the
Chemical Review Manager identified in
Tables 1 and II of Unit III.
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 email. 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 preparing and submitting your
comments, see the commenting tips at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
comments.html.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
achieve environmental justice, the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of any group, including minority and/or
low income populations, in the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
II. Authority
EPA is conducting its registration
review of the chemicals listed in Tables
1 and II of Unit III pursuant to section
3(g) of the FIFRA and the Procedural
Regulations for Registration Review at
40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g)
of FIFRA provides, among other things,
that the registrations of pesticides are to
be reviewed every 15 years. Under
FIFRA, a pesticide product may be
registered or remain registered only if it
meets the statutory standard for
registration given in FIFRA section
3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used
in accordance with widespread and
commonly recognized practice, the
pesticide product must perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on the environment; that
is, without any unreasonable risk to
man or the environment, or a human
dietary risk from residues that result
from the use of a pesticide in or on food.
III. Registration Reviews
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g),
EPA is reviewing the pesticide
registration for the pesticides listed in
Tables 1 and 2 to ensure that they
continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard
for registration—that is, that these
chemicals can still be used without
unreasonable adverse effects on human
health or the environment.
TABLE 1—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Registration review case name
and number
2,4–D 0073 ......................................
Bromacil 0041 .................................
Cyphenothrin 7412 ..........................
Cyprodinil 7025 ...............................
Propamocarb 3124 ..........................
Docket ID number
Contact and contact information
EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0330
EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0445
EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0842
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–1008
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0662
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Brittany Pruitt, pruitt.brittany@epa.gov (703) 347–0289.
Steven Snyderman, snyderman.steven@epa.gov (703) 347–0249.
Margaret Hathaway, hathaway.margaret@epa.gov (703) 305–5076.
Leigh Rimmer, rimmer.leigh@epa.gov (703) 347–0553.
Christina Scheltema, scheltema.christina@epa.gov (703) 308–2201.
TABLE 2—FINAL OCCUPATIONAL AND RESIDENTIAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT BEING MADE AVAILABLE (NO PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD)
Registration review case name
and number
Docket ID number
Tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP) 0321 .....
EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0316 ...........
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is
providing an opportunity, through this
notice of availability, for interested
parties to provide comments and input
concerning the Agency’s draft human
health and ecological risk assessments
for the registration review of bromacil,
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cyprodinil, and propamocarb; the draft
human health risk assessment for
cyphenothrin; and the draft ecological
risk assessment for the registration
review of 2, 4–D. Such comments and
input could address, among other
things, the Agency’s risk assessment
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methodologies and assumptions, as
applied to a draft risk assessment. The
Agency will consider all comments
received during the public comment
period and make changes, as
appropriate, to a draft human health
and/or ecological risk assessment. EPA
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may then issue a revised risk
assessment, explain any changes to the
draft risk assessment, and respond to
comments. In the Federal Register
notice announcing the availability of the
revised risk assessment, if the revised
risk assessment indicates risks of
concern, the Agency may provide a
comment period for the public to submit
suggestions for mitigating the risk
identified in the revised risk assessment
before developing a proposed
registration review decision on the
pesticides identified above.
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g),
EPA is also reviewing the pesticide
registration for TCVP to ensure that it
continues to satisfy the FIFRA standard
for registration—that is, that TCVP can
still be used without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the
environment. TCVP is an
organophosphate (OP) insecticide used
to control fleas, ticks, flies, lice, and
insect larvae on livestock and domestic
animals and their premises. TCVP is
also applied as a perimeter treatment.
TCVP is formulated into dusts, pet
collars, emulsifiable concentrates, feed
additives (solid and liquid), feed blocks,
wettable powders, pellets and granular
products. This Federal Register notice
is announcing that the EPA has
published the final registration review
TCVP occupational and residential
exposure risk assessment for all TCVP
uses.
The final TCVP registration review
occupational and residential exposure
risk assessment incorporates several
changes, including a reduction of the
oral toxicological point of departure
(POD) from 8.0 milligram/kilogram/day
(mg/kg/day) to 2.8 mg/kg/day; the use of
human research data (Davis, M. et al.,)
‘‘Assessing Intermittent Pesticide
Exposure from Flea Control Collars
Containing the Organophosphorus
Insecticide Tetrachlorvinphos’’ to assess
residential post-application exposure;
and an approach to account for the
potential release of TCVP from pet
collar products as a liquid and solid
form concurrently.
In addition to the final occupational
and residential exposure assessment,
the registration review docket for TCVP
also includes other relevant documents
related to the registration review of this
case. The preliminary registration
review assessments were previously
posted to the published in the Federal
Register of January 20, 2016 for a 60-day
comment period, during which time the
public was invited to submit comments
or new information.
During the 60-day comment period,
comments were received from Bayer
HealthCare (Bayer), The Hartz Mountain
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Corporation (Hartz), the Center for
Biological Diversity (CBD), United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Natural Resources Defense
Council (NRDC) and the general public.
The EPA’s response to comments on the
registration review preliminary risk
assessments can be assessed in the
TCVP docket (EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0316) at www.regulations.gov.
In compliance with EPA’s rule for
protection of human subjects,
specifically 40 CFR 26.1706(d), EPA is
hereby publishing its full explanation of
the Agency’s decision to rely on data
from human research ‘‘Assessing
Intermittent Pesticide Exposure From
Flea Control Collars Containing the
Organophosphorus Insecticide
Tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP) by M. Keith
Davis, J. Scott Boone, John E. Moran,
John W. Tyler and Janice E. Chambers)
on TCVP exposure from pet collars.
Relying on this data is crucial to EPA’s
decision that more stringent regulatory
restrictions are necessary to protect
public health than could be justified
without the data. EPA’s full explanation
can be found at regulations.gov in
docket number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0316, and on OPP’s Web page at https://
www.epa.gov/ingredients-usedpesticide-products/use-tetrachlorvinfosexposure-data-human-research.
1. Other related information.
Additional information on the
registration review status of the
chemicals listed in Tables 1 and 2 of
Unit III, as well as information on the
Agency’s registration review program
and on its implementing regulation is
available at https://www.epa.gov/
pesticide-reevaluation.
2. Information submission
requirements. Anyone may submit data
or information in response to this
document. To be considered during a
pesticide’s registration review, the
submitted data or information must
meet the following requirements:
• To ensure that EPA will consider
data or information submitted,
interested persons must submit the data
or information during the comment
period. The Agency may, at its
discretion, consider data or information
submitted at a later date.
• The data or information submitted
must be presented in a legible and
useable form. For example, an English
translation must accompany any
material that is not in English and a
written transcript must accompany any
information submitted as an
audiographic or videographic record.
Written material may be submitted in
paper or electronic form.
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• Submitters must clearly identify the
source of any submitted data or
information.
• Submitters may request the Agency
to reconsider data or information that
the Agency rejected in a previous
review. However, submitters must
explain why they believe the Agency
should reconsider the data or
information in the pesticide’s
registration review.
As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the
registration review docket for each
pesticide case will remain publicly
accessible through the duration of the
registration review process; that is, until
all actions required in the final decision
on the registration review case have
been completed.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: January 13, 2017.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Environmental Modeling Public
Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
An Environmental Modeling
Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held on
Wednesday, June 28, 2017. This Notice
announces the location and time for the
meeting and provides tentative agenda
topics. The EMPM provides a public
forum for EPA and its stakeholders to
discuss current issues related to
modeling pesticide fate, transport, and
exposure for pesticide risk assessments
in a regulatory context.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
28, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Requests to participate in the meeting
must be received on or before June 5,
2017.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), One
Potomac Yard (South Building), First
Floor Conference Center (S–1200), 2777
S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
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Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk
Assessment(s), and Final Tetrachlorvinphos Occupational and Residential
Exposure Risk Assessment, and the Agency's Decision To Rely on Data
From Human Health Research; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human
health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of
bromacil, cyprodinil, and propamocarb; the draft human health risk
assessment for the registration review of cyphenothrin; and the draft
ecological risk assessment for the registration review of 2, 4-D, and
opens a public comment period on these documents. This notice also
announces the availability of EPA's final occupational and residential
exposure assessment for the registration review of tetrachlorvinphos
(TCVP) and EPA's explanation for relying on TCVP data from human
research on TCVP exposure from pet collars. The TCVP draft risk
assessments were published for a 60-day public comment period in the
Federal Register of January 20, 2016 (81 FR 3128) (FRL-9940-81).
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration; that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. As part of the registration review process, the
Agency has completed comprehensive draft human health and draft
ecological risk assessments for the registration review of bromacil,
cyprodinil, and propamocarb; the draft human health risk assessment for
the registration review of cyphenothrin; the final occupational and
residential exposure assessment for TCVP; and the draft ecological risk
assessment for the registration review of 2, 4-D. After reviewing
comments received during the public comment period for all pesticide
cases named above (excluding TCVP), EPA may issue a revised risk
assessment, explain any changes to the draft risk assessment, and
respond to comments and may request public input on risk mitigation
before completing a proposed registration review decision for the
pesticides identified above. Regarding TCVP, the EPA has published a
revised human health and final occupational and residential exposure
assessment in addition to response to comments and other support
documents, which explain changes to the preliminary risk assessments
and responds to substantive comments. Through the registration review
program, the EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registrations are
based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects
on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0794, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
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Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For pesticide specific information contact: The Chemical Review
Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Tables 1 and II of
Unit III.
For general questions on the registration review program, contact:
Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8015;
email address: dumas.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry;
pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the Chemical Review Manager identified in Tables 1 and II of
Unit III.
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 email. 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 preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. Authority
EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed
in Tables 1 and II of Unit III pursuant to section 3(g) of the FIFRA
and the Procedural Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part
155, subpart C. Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things,
that the registrations of pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 years.
Under FIFRA, a pesticide product may be registered or remain registered
only if it meets the statutory standard for registration given in FIFRA
section 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used in accordance with
widespread and commonly recognized practice, the pesticide product must
perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on
the environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to man or the
environment, or a human dietary risk from residues that result from the
use of a pesticide in or on food.
III. Registration Reviews
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), EPA is reviewing the pesticide
registration for the pesticides listed in Tables 1 and 2 to ensure that
they continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard for registration--that is,
that these chemicals can still be used without unreasonable adverse
effects on human health or the environment.
Table 1--Draft Risk Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment
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Registration review case name Contact and contact
and number Docket ID number information
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2,4-D 0073.................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Brittany Pruitt,
330. pruitt.brittany@epa.gov (703) 347-0289.
Bromacil 0041................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Steven Snyderman,
445. snyderman.steven@epa.gov (703) 347-0249.
Cyphenothrin 7412............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0 Margaret Hathaway,
842. hathaway.margaret@epa.gov (703) 305-
5076.
Cyprodinil 7025............... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1 Leigh Rimmer,
008. rimmer.leigh@epa.gov
(703) 347-0553.
Propamocarb 3124.............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0 Christina Scheltema,
662. scheltema.christina@epa.gov (703) 308-
2201.
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Table 2--Final Occupational and Residential Exposure Assessment Being
Made Available (No Public Comment Period)
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Registration review case name Contact and contact
and number Docket ID number information
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Tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP) 0321. EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0 James Parker,
316. parker.james@epa.gov
(703) 306-0469.
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Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is providing an opportunity,
through this notice of availability, for interested parties to provide
comments and input concerning the Agency's draft human health and
ecological risk assessments for the registration review of bromacil,
cyprodinil, and propamocarb; the draft human health risk assessment for
cyphenothrin; and the draft ecological risk assessment for the
registration review of 2, 4-D. Such comments and input could address,
among other things, the Agency's risk assessment methodologies and
assumptions, as applied to a draft risk assessment. The Agency will
consider all comments received during the public comment period and
make changes, as appropriate, to a draft human health and/or ecological
risk assessment. EPA
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may then issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to the
draft risk assessment, and respond to comments. In the Federal Register
notice announcing the availability of the revised risk assessment, if
the revised risk assessment indicates risks of concern, the Agency may
provide a comment period for the public to submit suggestions for
mitigating the risk identified in the revised risk assessment before
developing a proposed registration review decision on the pesticides
identified above.
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), EPA is also reviewing the
pesticide registration for TCVP to ensure that it continues to satisfy
the FIFRA standard for registration--that is, that TCVP can still be
used without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the
environment. TCVP is an organophosphate (OP) insecticide used to
control fleas, ticks, flies, lice, and insect larvae on livestock and
domestic animals and their premises. TCVP is also applied as a
perimeter treatment. TCVP is formulated into dusts, pet collars,
emulsifiable concentrates, feed additives (solid and liquid), feed
blocks, wettable powders, pellets and granular products. This Federal
Register notice is announcing that the EPA has published the final
registration review TCVP occupational and residential exposure risk
assessment for all TCVP uses.
The final TCVP registration review occupational and residential
exposure risk assessment incorporates several changes, including a
reduction of the oral toxicological point of departure (POD) from 8.0
milligram/kilogram/day (mg/kg/day) to 2.8 mg/kg/day; the use of human
research data (Davis, M. et al.,) ``Assessing Intermittent Pesticide
Exposure from Flea Control Collars Containing the Organophosphorus
Insecticide Tetrachlorvinphos'' to assess residential post-application
exposure; and an approach to account for the potential release of TCVP
from pet collar products as a liquid and solid form concurrently.
In addition to the final occupational and residential exposure
assessment, the registration review docket for TCVP also includes other
relevant documents related to the registration review of this case. The
preliminary registration review assessments were previously posted to
the published in the Federal Register of January 20, 2016 for a 60-day
comment period, during which time the public was invited to submit
comments or new information.
During the 60-day comment period, comments were received from Bayer
HealthCare (Bayer), The Hartz Mountain Corporation (Hartz), the Center
for Biological Diversity (CBD), United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the general
public. The EPA's response to comments on the registration review
preliminary risk assessments can be assessed in the TCVP docket (EPA-
HQ-OPP-2008-0316) at www.regulations.gov.
In compliance with EPA's rule for protection of human subjects,
specifically 40 CFR 26.1706(d), EPA is hereby publishing its full
explanation of the Agency's decision to rely on data from human
research ``Assessing Intermittent Pesticide Exposure From Flea Control
Collars Containing the Organophosphorus Insecticide Tetrachlorvinphos
(TCVP) by M. Keith Davis, J. Scott Boone, John E. Moran, John W. Tyler
and Janice E. Chambers) on TCVP exposure from pet collars. Relying on
this data is crucial to EPA's decision that more stringent regulatory
restrictions are necessary to protect public health than could be
justified without the data. EPA's full explanation can be found at
regulations.gov in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0316, and on OPP's Web
page at https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/use-tetrachlorvinfos-exposure-data-human-research.
1. Other related information. Additional information on the
registration review status of the chemicals listed in Tables 1 and 2 of
Unit III, as well as information on the Agency's registration review
program and on its implementing regulation is available at https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
2. Information submission requirements. Anyone may submit data or
information in response to this document. To be considered during a
pesticide's registration review, the submitted data or information must
meet the following requirements:
To ensure that EPA will consider data or information
submitted, interested persons must submit the data or information
during the comment period. The Agency may, at its discretion, consider
data or information submitted at a later date.
The data or information submitted must be presented in a
legible and useable form. For example, an English translation must
accompany any material that is not in English and a written transcript
must accompany any information submitted as an audiographic or
videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or
electronic form.
Submitters must clearly identify the source of any
submitted data or information.
Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or
information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However,
submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider
the data or information in the pesticide's registration review.
As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review docket for
each pesticide case will remain publicly accessible through the
duration of the registration review process; that is, until all actions
required in the final decision on the registration review case have
been completed.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: January 13, 2017.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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