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Proposed Modification of a General
NPDES Permit for Small Suction
Dredging—Permit Number IDG–37–
0000
Region 10, Environmental
Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed modification of a
general permit.
AGENCY:
EPA proposes to modify a
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit for placer mining operations in
Idaho using small suction dredges
(intake nozzle size of 5 inches in
diameter or less and with equipment
rated at 15 horsepower or less). When
the 2013 GP was issued, the language of
the GP contained a discrepancy with the
total maximum daily load (TMDL) that
was issued for Mores Creek. The GP did
not include any reference to the
tributaries of Mores, Elk or Grimes
creeks that were included in the loading
allocations of the TMDL. This
modification proposes to rectify that
discrepancy by including a reference to
the tributaries within the GP
requirements for Mores, Grimes and Elk
creeks and listing the tributaries in
Appendix F to the GP. Other parts of the
GP are not open for public comment at
this time.
DATES: Interested persons may submit
comments on the proposed modification
of the general permit to EPA, Region 10
at the address below. Comments must
be postmarked by February 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed
modified General Permit should be sent
to Director, Office of Water and
Watersheds; USEPA Region 10; 1200
Sixth Avenue Suite 900, OWW–130;
Seattle, Washington 98101. Comments
may also be submitted by fax to (206)
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godsey.cindi@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the proposed modified general
permit and Statement of Basis are
available upon request. Requests may be
made to Audrey Washington at (206)
553–0523 or to Cindi Godsey at (907)
271–6561. Requests may also be
electronically mailed to:
washington.audrey@epa.gov or
godsey.cindi@epa.gov. These documents
may also be found on the EPA Region
10 Web site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/
R10/water.nsf/NPDES+Permits/
Permits+Homepage then click on ‘‘Draft
Permits’’ then ‘‘Draft Permits for Idaho
Dischargers.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Order 12866: The Office of
Management and Budget has exempted
this action from the review
requirements of Executive Order 12866
pursuant to Section 6 of that order.
Regulatory Flexibility Act: Under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5
U.S.C. 601 et seq., a Federal agency
must prepare an initial regulatory
flexibility analysis ‘‘for any proposed
rule’’ for which the agency ‘‘is required
by section 553 of the Administrative
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to publish general notice of proposed
rulemaking.’’ The RFA exempts from
this requirement any rule that the
issuing agency certifies ‘‘will not, if
promulgated, have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.’’ EPA has
concluded that NPDES general permits
are permits, not rulemakings, under the
APA and thus not subject to APA
rulemaking requirements or the RFA.
Notwithstanding that general permits
are not subject to the RFA, EPA has
determined that this GP, as issued, will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities.
Dated: December 12, 2013.
Christine Psyk,
Associate Director, Office of Water &
Watersheds, Region 10, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
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Registration Review; Pesticide
Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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ACTION:
Notice.
With this document, EPA is
opening the public comment period for
several 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. This document
also announces the Agency’s intent not
to open registration review dockets for
Pseudozyma flocculosa (case # 6049),
Pseudomonas chlororaphis (case #
6011), and PXTS (case # 5108). These
pesticides do not currently have any
registered pesticide products and are
not, therefore, scheduled for review
under the registration review program.
This document also announces the
registration review case closure for the
pesticide tralkoxydim (case # 7237), and
the availability of the tralkoxydim
registration review case closure
document. The cancellation of the last
remaining tralkoxydim registrations
became effective October 30, 2013. The
case closure for tralkoxydim is being
announced herein with no comment
period.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 18, 2014.
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 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.htm.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
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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
identified in the table in Unit III.A. for
the pesticide of interest.
For general information 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; fax number:
(703) 308–8005; 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,
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.
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 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
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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 pesticide(s)
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
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.
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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
Registration review case name and
number
2, 4–DB (case #0196) .....................
2, 4–DP (case #0294) .....................
Acibenzolar (case #7031) ...............
Dimethyl disulfide (case #7454) ......
Dithiopyr (case #7225) ....................
Flucarbazone-sodium (case #7251)
Fluthiacet-methyl (case #7245) .......
Imazazil and Imazazil sulfate (case
#2325).
Iodine and Iodophors (case #3080)
Picloram (case #0096) ....................
Polymeric betaine (case #5116) .....
Quinoxyfen (case #7037) ................
Sucrose (case #5117) .....................
Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0661
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0726
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0755
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0488
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0750
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0283
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0285
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0305
...........
...........
...........
...........
...........
...........
...........
...........
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0767
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0740
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0374
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0771
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0751
...........
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EPA is also announcing that it will
not be opening dockets for Pseudozyma
flocculosa, Pseudomonas chlororaphis,
and PXTS because these pesticide active
ingredients are not included in any
products registered under FIFRA. For
tralkoxydim, a Notice of Receipt of a
Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain
Pesticide Registrations was issued on
August 21, 2013 for a 30 day comment
period (78 FR 51721) (FRL–9396–5).
This notice announced voluntary
cancellation requests that would
terminate the last tralkoxydim products
registered for use in the United States;
the Agency did not receive any
comments. On October 30, 2013, the
Agency published the Cancellation
Order for these tralkoxydim product
registrations in the Federal Register (78
FR 64938) (FRL–9403–2). Due to the
publication of this Cancellation Order,
the Agency closed the registration
review case for tralkoxydim, pursuant to
40 CFR 155.42(c). The case closure
document for tralkoxydim’s registration
review, along with other documents
relevant to the registration review of
tralkoxydim, is available in the
tralkoxydim registration review docket
(EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0706).
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:
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Jill Bloom, (703) 308–8019, bloom.jill@epa.gov.
Kaitlin Keller, (703) 308–8172, keller.kaitlin@epa.gov.
Dana Friedman, (703) 347–8827, friedman.dana@epa.gov.
Garland Waleko, (703) 308–8049, waleko.garland@epa.gov.
Veronica Dutch, (703) 308–8585, dutch.veronica@epa.gov.
Jolene Trujillo, (703) 347–0103, trujillo.jolene@epa.gov.
Ricardo Jones, (703) 347–0493, jones.ricardo@epa.gov.
Margaret Hathaway, (703) 305–5076, hathaway.margaret@epa.gov.
Sandra O’Neill, (703) 347–0141, oneill.sandra@epa.gov.
Sandra O’Neill, (703) 347–0141, oneill.sandra@epa.gov.
Eric Miederhoff, (703) 347–8028, miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
Sanyvette Williams, (703) 305–7702, williams.sanyvette@epa.gov.
Katherine St. Clair, (703) 347–8778, stclair.katherine@epa.gov.
Gina Burnett, (703) 605–0513, burnett.gina@epa.gov.
• 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 of data or
information used in support of 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.
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://
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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 beyond the comment period.
• 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
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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: December 12, 2013.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of the
membership of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Performance Review
Board for 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen D. Higginbotham, Director,
Executive Resources Division, 3606A,
Office of Human Resources, Office of
Administration and Resources
Management, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460,
(202) 564–7287.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
4314(c)(1) through (5) of Title 5, U.S.C.,
requires each agency to establish in
accordance with regulations prescribed
by the Office of Personnel Management,
one or more SES performance review
boards. This board shall review and
evaluate the initial appraisal of a senior
executive’s performance by the
supervisor, along with any
recommendations to the appointment
authority relative to the performance of
the senior executive.
Members of the 2013 EPA
Performance Review Board are:
Benita Best-Wong, Deputy Director,
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and
Watersheds, Office of Water
Jeanne Brisken, Research Program
Manager, Office of Research and
Development
David Bloom, Director, Office of Budget,
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
David Lloyd, Director, Office of
Brownfields and Land Revitalization,
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response
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Diane Bazzle, Director, Office of the
Executive Services, Office of the
Administrator
Denise Benjamin-Sirmons, Director,
Office of Diversity, Advisory
Committee Management and
Outreach, Office of Administration
and Resources Management
Sarah Dunham, Director, Office of
Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air
and Radiation
James Giattina, Director, Water
Management Division, Region 4
Robin Gonzalez, Director, Enterprise IT
Systems, Office of Environmental
Information
Sally Gutierrez, Chief, Environmental
Technology Innovation Cluster
Development and Support Program,
Office of Research and Development
David Dix, Director, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy, Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention
Karen D. Higginbotham (Ex-Officio),
Director, Executive Resources
Division, Office of Human Resources,
Office of Administration and
Resources Management
Peter Jutro, Senior Scientist, National
Homeland Security Research Center,
Office of Research and Development
Susan Kantrowitz (Ex-Officio), Director,
Office of Human Resources, Office of
Administration and Resources
Management
Brenda Mallory, Principal Deputy
General Counsel, Office of General
Counsel
Suzanne Murray, Regional Counsel,
Region 6, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance
Cheryl Newton, Assistant Regional
Administrator for Resources
Management, Region 5
George Pavlou, Deputy Regional
Administrator, Region 2
Cynthia Sonich-Mullin, Director,
National Risk Management Research
Laboratory, Cincinnati, Office of
Research and Development
Katrina Cherry, Director, Office of
Management and International
Services, Office of International and
Tribal Affairs
Alexis Strauss-Hacker, Deputy Regional
Administrator, Region 9
Dated: December 9, 2013.
Nanci E. Gelb,
Deputy Assistant Administrator,
Administration and Resources Management.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0769; FRL-9903-60]
Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period
for several 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. This document also announces the Agency's
intent not to open registration review dockets for Pseudozyma
flocculosa (case 6049), Pseudomonas chlororaphis (case
6011), and PXTS (case 5108). These pesticides do
not currently have any registered pesticide products and are not,
therefore, scheduled for review under the registration review program.
This document also announces the registration review case closure for
the pesticide tralkoxydim (case 7237), and the availability
of the tralkoxydim registration review case closure document. The
cancellation of the last remaining tralkoxydim registrations became
effective October 30, 2013. The case closure for tralkoxydim is being
announced herein with no comment period.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 18, 2014.
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 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.htm.
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 identified in the table in Unit III.A. for the pesticide of
interest.
For general information 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; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; 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, 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.
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 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
pesticide(s) 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 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.
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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 name Docket ID No. manager, telephone
and number No., email address
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2, 4-DB (case 0196).. EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Jill Bloom, (703) 308-
661. 8019,
bloom.jill@epa.gov.
2, 4-DP (case 0294).. EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Kaitlin Keller, (703)
726. 308-8172,
keller.kaitlin@epa.gov.
Acibenzolar (case 7031). 755. 347-8827,
friedman.dana@epa.gov.
Dimethyl disulfide (case EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Garland Waleko, (703)
7454). 488. 308-8049,
waleko.garland@epa.gov.
Dithiopyr (case 7225) EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Veronica Dutch, (703)
750. 308-8585,
dutch.veronica@epa.gov.
Flucarbazone-sodium (case EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Jolene Trujillo,
7251). 283. (703) 347-0103,
trujillo.jolene@epa.gov.
Fluthiacet-methyl (case 7245). 285. 347-0493,
jones.ricardo@epa.gov.
Imazazil and Imazazil sulfate EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Margaret Hathaway,
(case 2325). 305. (703) 305-5076,
hathaway.margaret@epa.gov.
Sandra O'Neill, (703)
347-0141,
oneill.sandra@epa.gov.
Iodine and Iodophors (case EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Sandra O'Neill, (703)
3080). 767. 347-0141,
oneill.sandra@epa.gov.
Picloram (case 0096). EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Eric Miederhoff,
740. (703) 347-8028,
miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
Polymeric betaine (case 5116). 374. (703) 305-7702,
williams.sanyvette@epa.gov.
Quinoxyfen (case 7037). 771. (703) 347-8778,
stclair.katherine@epa.gov.
Sucrose (case 5117).. EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Gina Burnett, (703)
751. 605-0513,
burnett.gina@epa.gov
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EPA is also announcing that it will not be opening dockets for
Pseudozyma flocculosa, Pseudomonas chlororaphis, and PXTS because these
pesticide active ingredients are not included in any products
registered under FIFRA. For tralkoxydim, a Notice of Receipt of a
Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations was
issued on August 21, 2013 for a 30 day comment period (78 FR 51721)
(FRL-9396-5). This notice announced voluntary cancellation requests
that would terminate the last tralkoxydim products registered for use
in the United States; the Agency did not receive any comments. On
October 30, 2013, the Agency published the Cancellation Order for these
tralkoxydim product registrations in the Federal Register (78 FR 64938)
(FRL-9403-2). Due to the publication of this Cancellation Order, the
Agency closed the registration review case for tralkoxydim, pursuant to
40 CFR 155.42(c). The case closure document for tralkoxydim's
registration review, along with other documents relevant to the
registration review of tralkoxydim, is available in the tralkoxydim
registration review docket (EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0706).
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 of data or information used in support of
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. 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 beyond the comment period.
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
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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: December 12, 2013.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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