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Dated: September 20, 2011.
Darrell A. Winner,
Acting Director, National Center for
Environmental Assessment.
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Dated: September 27, 2011.
James D. Gavin,
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Registration Review; Pesticide
Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment and Other Docket Actions
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has established
registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit
III.A. With this document, EPA is
opening the public comment period for
these registration reviews. 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. Registration review
dockets contain information that will
assist the public in understanding the
types of information and issues that the
Agency may consider during the course
of registration reviews. Through this
program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide’s registration is based on
current scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment. EPA is also
announcing that the docket for methyl
nonyl ketone (MNK), which was
planned for September 2011, has been
delayed to FY 2012 (Q3). This document
also announces the Agency’s intent not
to open a registration review docket for
puccinia thlaspeos (case number 6013).
This pesticide does not currently have
any actively registered pesticide
products and is not, therefore,
scheduled for review under the
registration review program.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of
interest provided in the table in Unit
III.A., by one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
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Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket
Facility’s normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
the docket ID numbers listed in the table
in Unit III.A. for the pesticides you are
commenting on. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the docket without change and may be
made available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
at https://www.regulations.gov. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
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www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
pesticide specific information contact:
The Chemical Review Manager (CRM)
or Regulatory Action Leader (RAL)
identified in the table in Unit III.A. for
the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact:
Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 305–5026; fax number:
(703) 308–8090; e-mail address:
costello.kevin@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,
farmworker, 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 person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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 e-mail. 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
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accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
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 initiating its reviews of the
pesticides identified in this document
pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (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). When used in accordance with
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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
A. What action is the agency taking?
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g),
EPA is reviewing the pesticide
registrations identified in the table in
this unit to assure that they continue to
satisfy the FIFRA standard for
registration—that is, they can still be
used without unreasonable adverse
effects on human health or the
environment. A pesticide’s registration
review begins when the Agency
establishes a docket for the pesticide’s
registration review case and opens the
docket for public review and comment.
At present, EPA is opening registration
review dockets for the cases identified
in the following table.
TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW DOCKETS OPENING
Docket ID No.
Chemical review manager or RAL, telephone
No., e-mail address
1H-Pyrazole-1-methanol, 3,5-dimethyl-, 5035 ....
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0619 .............................
Alkyl imidazodincs, 3010 ....................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0620 .............................
Amines, C10–16-alkyldimethyl,N-oxides, 5003 ..
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0616 .............................
Aviglycine Hydrochloride (AVG), 6070 ...............
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0691 .............................
Bacilius thuringiensis, 0247 ................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0705 .............................
Bensulfuron methyl, 7216 ..................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0663 .............................
Flower Oils, 8202 ...............................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0628 .............................
Glycine, N-(hydroxymethyl)-monosodium salt,
5030.
Imiprothrin, 7426 ................................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0615 .............................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0692 .............................
Methyl Anthranilate, 6056 ..................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0678 .............................
Metsulfuron, 7205 ...............................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0375 .............................
Nuclear Polyhedrosis and Granulosis Viruses
(Insect Viruses), 4106.
Propamocarb, 3124 ............................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0694 .............................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0662 .............................
Pyriproxyfen, 7424 .............................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0677 .............................
Pyrithiobac sodium, 7239 ...................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0661 .............................
Spinetoram, 7448 ...............................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0666 .............................
Spinosad, 7421 ..................................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0667 .............................
Starlicide, 2610 ...................................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0696 .............................
Tanol derivs. (furanone), 3138 ...........................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0682 .............................
Tralkoxydim, 7237 ..............................................
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Registration review case name and No.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0706 .............................
Eliza
Blair,
(703)
308–7279,
blair.eliza@epa.gov
Eliza
Blair,
(703)
308–7279,
blair.eliza@epa.gov
Seiichi
Murasaki,
(703)
347–0163,
murasaki.seiichi@epa.gov
John
Fournier,
(703)
308–0169,
fournier.john@epa.gov
Kathleen Martin, (703) 308–2857, martin.kathleen@epa.gov
Maia
Tatinclaux,
(703)
347–0123,
tatinclaux.maia@epa.gov
Menyon
Adams,
(703)
347–8496,
adams.menyon@epa.gov
Rebecca von dem Hagen, (703) 305–6785,
vondem-hagen.rebecca@epa.gov
Andrea
Mojica,
(703)
308–0122,
mojica.andrea@epa.gov
Chris
Pfeifer,
(703)
308–0031,
pfeifer.chris@epa.gov
Jill
Bloom,
(703)
308–8019,
bloom.jill@epa.gov
Jeannine
Kausch,
(703)
347–8920,
kausch.jeannine@epa.gov
Christina
Scheltema,
(703)
308–2201,
scheltema.christina@epa.gov
Khue
Nguyen,
(703)
347–0248,
nguyen.khue@epa.gov
Kylie
Rothwell,
(703)
308–8055,
rothwell.kylie@epa.gov
Wilhelmena Livingston, (703) 308–8025, livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov
Wilhelmena Livingston, (703) 308–8025, livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov
Monica
Wait,
(703)
347–8019,
wait.monica@epa.gov
James
Parker,
(703)
306–0469,
parker.james@epa.gov
Katherine St. Clair, (703) 347–8778,
st.clair.katherine@epa.gov
EPA is also announcing that it will
not be opening a docket for puccinia
thlaspeos (‘‘strain woad’’ pc code
006489), because this pesticide is not
included in any products registered
under either FIFRA section 3 or section
24 (c).
B. Docket Content
1. Review dockets. The registration
review dockets contain information that
the Agency may consider in the course
of the registration review. The Agency
may include information from its files
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including, but not limited to, the
following information:
• An overview of the registration
review case status.
• A list of current product
registrations and registrants.
• Federal Register notices regarding
any pending registration actions.
• Federal Register notices regarding
current or pending tolerances.
• Risk assessments.
• Bibliographies concerning current
registrations.
• Summaries of incident data.
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• Any other pertinent data or
information.
Each docket contains a document
summarizing what the Agency currently
knows about the pesticide case and a
preliminary work plan for anticipated
data and assessment needs. Additional
documents provide more detailed
information. During this public
comment period, the Agency is asking
that interested persons identify any
additional information they believe the
Agency should consider during the
registration reviews of these pesticides.
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The Agency identifies in each docket
the areas where public comment is
specifically requested, though comment
in any area is welcome.
2. Other related information. More
information on these cases, including
the active ingredients for each case, may
be located in the registration review
schedule on the Agency’s Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/schedule.htm.
Information on the Agency’s registration
review program and its implementing
regulation may be seen at https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review.
3. 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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
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Dated: September 13, 2011.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Draft Toxicological Review of
Vanadium Pentoxide: In Support of
Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment
Period and Listening Session.
AGENCY:
EPA is announcing a 60-day
public comment period and a public
listening session for the external review
draft human health assessment entitled,
‘‘Toxicological Review of Vanadium
Pentoxide: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)’’ (EPA/635/
R–11/004A). The draft assessment was
prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within the EPA Office of Research and
Development (ORD). EPA is releasing
this draft assessment solely for the
purpose of pre-dissemination peer
review under applicable information
quality guidelines. This draft
assessment has not been formally
disseminated by EPA. It does not
represent and should not be construed
to represent any Agency policy or
determination. After public review and
comment, an EPA contractor will
convene an expert panel for
independent external peer review of this
draft assessment. The public comment
period and external peer review meeting
are separate processes that provide
opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the assessment. The
external peer review meeting will be
scheduled at a later date and announced
in the Federal Register. Public
comments submitted during the public
comment period will be provided to the
external peer reviewers before the panel
meeting and considered by EPA in the
disposition of public comments. Public
comments received after the public
comment period closes will not be
submitted to the external peer reviewers
and will only be considered by EPA if
time permits.
The listening session will be held on
Thursday, November 17, 2011, during
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the public comment period for this draft
assessment. The purpose of the listening
session is to allow all interested parties
to present scientific and technical
comments on draft IRIS health
assessments to EPA and other interested
parties attending the listening session.
EPA welcomes the comments that will
be provided to the Agency by the
listening session participants. The
comments will be considered by the
Agency as it revises the draft assessment
after the independent external peer
review. If listening session participants
would like EPA to share their comments
with the external peer reviewers, they
should also submit written comments
during the public comment period using
the detailed and established procedures
described in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
The public comment period
begins September 30, 2011, and ends
November 29, 2011. Comments should
be in writing and must be received by
EPA by November 29, 2011.
The listening session on the draft
assessment for vanadium pentoxide will
be held on Thursday, November 17,
2011, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at
4 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, or when
the last presentation has been
completed. To attend the listening
session, interested parties should
register no later than Thursday,
November 10, 2011. To present at the
listening session, indicate in your
registration that you would like to make
oral comments at the session and
provide the length of your presentation.
The following are instructions for
registering: To attend the listening
session, register by contacting Ms.
Stephanie Sarraino of Versar, Inc. via email at ssarraino@versar.com (subject
line: Vanadium Pentoxide Listening
Session), or by phone: 703–750–3000
extension 737 (please reference the
‘‘Vanadium Pentoxide Listening
Session’’ and mention your name, title,
affiliation, full address and contact
information). When you register, please
indicate if you will need audio-visual
equipment (e.g., laptop computer and
slide projector). In general, each
presentation should be no more than 30
minutes. If, however, there are more
requests for presentations than the
allotted time allows, then the time limit
for each presentation will be adjusted. A
copy of the agenda for the listening
session will be available at the meeting.
If no speakers have registered by
Thursday, November 10, 2011, the
listening session will be cancelled, and
EPA will notify those registered of the
cancellation.
DATES:
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[FR Doc No: 2011-24819]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0282; FRL-8887-9]
Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment and Other Docket Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
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. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
EPA is also announcing that the docket for methyl nonyl ketone (MNK),
which was planned for September 2011, has been delayed to FY 2012 (Q3).
This document also announces the Agency's intent not to open a
registration review docket for puccinia thlaspeos (case number 6013).
This pesticide does not currently have any actively registered
pesticide products and is not, therefore, scheduled for review under
the registration review program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P),
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Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to the docket ID numbers listed
in the table in Unit III.A. for the pesticides you are commenting on.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
docket without change and may be made available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The
regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means
EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager (CRM) or Regulatory Action Leader
(RAL) identified in the table in Unit III.A. for the pesticide of
interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin@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, farmworker, 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 person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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 e-mail. 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 submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
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 initiating its reviews of the pesticides identified in this
document pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (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).
When used in accordance with
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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
A. What action is the agency taking?
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), EPA is reviewing the pesticide
registrations identified in the table in this unit to assure that they
continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard for registration--that is, they
can still be used without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. A pesticide's registration review begins when the
Agency establishes a docket for the pesticide's registration review
case and opens the docket for public review and comment. At present,
EPA is opening registration review dockets for the cases identified in
the following table.
Table--Registration Review Dockets Opening
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Chemical review
Registration review case manager or RAL,
name and No. Docket ID No. telephone No., e-
mail address
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1H-Pyrazole-1-methanol, 3,5- EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0619 Eliza Blair, (703)
dimethyl-, 5035. 308-7279,
blair.eliza@epa.gov
Alkyl imidazodincs, 3010.... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0620 Eliza Blair, (703)
308-7279,
blair.eliza@epa.gov
Amines, C10-16- EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0616 Seiichi Murasaki,
alkyldimethyl,N-oxides, (703) 347-0163,
5003. murasaki.seiichi@epa.gov
Aviglycine Hydrochloride EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0691 John Fournier, (703)
(AVG), 6070. 308-0169,
fournier.john@epa.gov
Bacilius thuringiensis, 0247 EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0705 Kathleen Martin,
(703) 308-2857,
martin.kathleen@epa.gov
Bensulfuron methyl, 7216.... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663 Maia Tatinclaux,
(703) 347-0123,
tatinclaux.maia@epa.gov
Flower Oils, 8202........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0628 Menyon Adams, (703)
347-8496,
adams.menyon@epa.gov
Glycine, N-(hydroxymethyl)- EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0615 Rebecca von dem
monosodium salt, 5030. Hagen, (703) 305-
6785, vondem-hagen.rebecca@epa.gov
Imiprothrin, 7426........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0692 Andrea Mojica, (703)
308-0122,
mojica.andrea@epa.gov
Methyl Anthranilate, 6056... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0678 Chris Pfeifer, (703)
308-0031,
pfeifer.chris@epa.gov
Metsulfuron, 7205........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0375 Jill Bloom, (703)
308-8019,
bloom.jill@epa.gov
Nuclear Polyhedrosis and EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0694 Jeannine Kausch,
Granulosis Viruses (Insect (703) 347-8920,
Viruses), 4106. kausch.jeannine@epa.gov
Propamocarb, 3124........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0662 Christina Scheltema,
(703) 308-2201,
scheltema.christina@epa.gov
Pyriproxyfen, 7424.......... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0677 Khue Nguyen, (703)
347-0248,
nguyen.khue@epa.gov
Pyrithiobac sodium, 7239.... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0661 Kylie Rothwell,
(703) 308-8055,
rothwell.kylie@epa.gov
Spinetoram, 7448............ EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0666 Wilhelmena
Livingston, (703)
308-8025,
livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov
Spinosad, 7421.............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0667 Wilhelmena
Livingston, (703)
308-8025,
livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov
Starlicide, 2610............ EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0696 Monica Wait, (703)
347-8019,
wait.monica@epa.gov
Tanol derivs. (furanone), EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0682 James Parker, (703)
3138. 306-0469,
parker.james@epa.gov
Tralkoxydim, 7237........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0706 Katherine St. Clair,
(703) 347-8778,
st.clair.katherine@epa.gov
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EPA is also announcing that it will not be opening a docket for
puccinia thlaspeos (``strain woad'' pc code 006489), because this
pesticide is not included in any products registered under either FIFRA
section 3 or section 24 (c).
B. Docket Content
1. Review dockets. The registration review dockets contain
information that the Agency may consider in the course of the
registration review. The Agency may include information from its files
including, but not limited to, the following information:
An overview of the registration review case status.
A list of current product registrations and registrants.
Federal Register notices regarding any pending
registration actions.
Federal Register notices regarding current or pending
tolerances.
Risk assessments.
Bibliographies concerning current registrations.
Summaries of incident data.
Any other pertinent data or information.
Each docket contains a document summarizing what the Agency
currently knows about the pesticide case and a preliminary work plan
for anticipated data and assessment needs. Additional documents provide
more detailed information. During this public comment period, the
Agency is asking that interested persons identify any additional
information they believe the Agency should consider during the
registration reviews of these pesticides.
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The Agency identifies in each docket the areas where public comment is
specifically requested, though comment in any area is welcome.
2. Other related information. More information on these cases,
including the active ingredients for each case, may be located in the
registration review schedule on the Agency's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/schedule.htm. Information on
the Agency's registration review program and its implementing
regulation may be seen at https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review.
3. 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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 13, 2011.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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