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trees and shrubs. There are no food/feed
uses and, it is exempt from a tolerance
requirement when used as a sticker
agent in packaging of insect control
products used on food crops.
Polybutene is approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as
an indirect food additive and is used as
an ingredient in cosmetic products that
are applied directly to the skin such as
sun block or moisturizer, and that may
be incidentally ingested, such as
lipstick. EPA conducted a qualitative
assessment for both human health and
ecological risks. No risks of concern
were identified in the human health risk
assessment. The ecological risk
assessment indicated that there was no
reasonable expectation for any
registered use of polybutene to cause
direct or indirect adverse effects to
threatened and endangered species. A
‘‘no effect’’ determination was made for
all federally listed species and
designated critical habitat. Pursuant to
FFDCA section 408(p)(4), EPA has
exempted polybutene from the
requirements of the EDSP in an
Administrative Order (AO) entitled
‘‘Exemption of Polybutene from the
Requirements of the Endocrine
Disruptor Screening Program’’ which is
available in the registration review
docket.
Undecylenic acid (Registration
Review Decision). EPA has completed a
registration review decision for
undecylenic acid (UDA). The
registration review docket for UDA
(EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0910) opened in
December 2011. EPA issued the
proposed decision for UDA on June 4,
2014 and took comment for 60 days.
The Agency received one comment from
the Center for Biological Diversity,
which supported the proposed
registration review decision. UDA is
registered as an insecticide and miticide
in pet shampoos and spray products in
combination with dioctyl sodium
sulfosuccinate (DSS). As a pesticidal
active ingredient, there are no food uses
and, thus, no tolerances are established.
UDA is approved by the FDA as an
active ingredient in over the counter
anti-fungal products, and it is also used
as a flavoring agent. EPA has conducted
a qualitative assessment for both human
health and ecological risks, including
listed species for UDA. The human
health risk assessment did not identify
any risks of concern for UDA. The
ecological risk assessment made a ‘‘no
effect’’ determination for federally listed
species and designated critical habitat.
Pursuant to FFDCA section 408(p)(4),
EPA has exempted UDA from the
requirements of the EDSP in an AO
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entitled ‘‘Exemption of Dioctyl Sodium
Sulfosuccinate (DSS) and Undecylenic
Acid (UDA) from the Requirements of
the Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program’’ which is available in the
registration review docket.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a
registration review decision is the
Agency’s determination whether a
pesticide meets, or does not meet, the
standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA
has considered Ancymidol, DEET,
Denatonium Saccharide, Dioctyl
Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Metofluthrin,
Polybutene Resins, and Undecylenic
Acid in light of the FIFRA standard for
registration. The Ancymidol, DEET,
Denatonium Saccharide, Dioctyl
Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Metofluthrin,
Polybutene Resins, and Undecylenic
Acid Final or Interim Decision
documents in the respective dockets
describe the Agency’s rationale for
issuing a registration review final or
interim decision for these pesticides.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the
registration review case docket for
Ancymidol, DEET, Denatonium
Saccharide, Dioctyl Sodium
Sulfosuccinate, Metofluthrin,
Polybutene Resins, and Undecylenic
Acid will remain open until all actions
required in the final decision have been
completed.
Background on the registration review
program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_
review. Links to earlier documents
related to the registration review of this
pesticide are provided at: https://
www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation/
individual-pesticides-registrationreview.
B. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part
155, subpart C, provide authority for
this action.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 16, 2014.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0565; FRL–9915–03]
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 registration review case
closures for 3 H–1,2 Dithiol-3-one,4,5,dichloro- (RHY–86) (case 5033) and
tepraloxydim (case 7257). In addition,
this document announces the Agency’s
intent not to open registration review
cases for mepanipyrim (case 7042) and
vinclozolin (case 2740) because there
are no longer any active registrations
containing either of these chemicals.
The two case closures and the Agency’s
intent not to open two registration
review cases being announced herein
are not open for public comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 24, 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.html.
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
SUMMARY:
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for the pesticide of interest identified in
the table in Unit III.A.
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 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
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 1—REGISTRATION REVIEW DOCKETS OPENING
Chemical review manager or
regulatory action leader, telephone
No., email Address
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Registration review case
name and No.
Docket ID No.
2-(thiocyanomethylthio)
benzothiazole (TCMTB
(Case 2625).
1,3-Propanediamine, N-(3aminopropyl)-N-dodecyl(PAD) (Case 5109).
3(2H)-Isothiazolone, 4,5dichloro-2-octyl- (DCOIT)
(Case 5023).
Bacillus thuringiensis (Case
0247).
Cyhalofop-butyl (Case 7255)
Diclofop-methyl (Case 2160)
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0405 ............................................
Sandra
O’Neill,
oneill.sandra@epa.gov.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0406 ............................................
Tina Pham, (703) 308–0125, pham.tina@epa.gov.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0403 ............................................
SanYvette
Williams,
(703)
liams.sanyvette@epa.gov.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0705 ............................................
Jeannine
Kausch,
(703)
347–8920,
kausch.jeannine@epa.gov.
Jolene Trujillo, (703) 347–0103, trujillo.jolene@epa.gov.
Marianne
Mannix,
(703)
347–0275,
mannix.marianne@epa.gov.
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TABLE 1—REGISTRATION REVIEW DOCKETS OPENING—Continued
Chemical review manager or
regulatory action leader, telephone
No., email Address
Docket ID No.
Etoxazole (Case 7616) ........
Fenpropimorph (Case 5112)
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0133 ............................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0404 ............................................
Fluroxypyr,1methylheptylester (Case
7248).
GABA & LGA (Case 6025) ..
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0570 ............................................
Imazapic (Case 7234) ..........
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0279 ............................................
Imazaquin (Case 7204) .......
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0224 ............................................
Polyoxin D Zinc Salt (Case
6076).
Noviflumuron (Case 7434) ...
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0108 ............................................
Streptomyces lydicus WYEC
(Case 6088).
Tebufenpyrad (Case 7435) ..
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0608 ............................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0218 ............................................
Triallate (Case 2695) ...........
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0573 ............................................
Zinc pyrithione (Case 2480)
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Registration review case
name and No.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0147 ............................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0109 ............................................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0566 ............................................
This notice also announces two case
closures and the Agency’s intent not to
open a registration review case for two
additional chemicals. The registration
review case for 3 H–1,2 Dithiol-3one,4,5-dichloro- (RYH–86) (case 5033)
is being closed for non-payment of
maintenance fees for the last two
remaining registrations. The
tepraloxydim (case 7257) registration
review case is being closed because the
last products were canceled in the
Federal Register notice on August 6,
2014 (79 FR 45798) (FRL–9914–09). The
‘‘Notice of Registration Review Case
Closure for Tepraloxydim’’ is available
in the docket EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0246
at https://www.regulations.gov. The
Agency intends not to open registration
review cases for vinclozolin (case 2740)
and mepanipyrim (case 7042) because
there are no longer any products
registered containing these active
ingredients. The cancellation order for
the last vinclozolin registrations was
issued in the Federal Register notice on
August 13, 2014 (79 FR 47454) (FRL–
9914–00). There are no longer any
products registered containing
mepanipyrim. The two cases closures
and the Agency’s intent not to open two
registration review cases being
announced herein are not open for
public comment.
B. Docket Content
1. Review dockets. The registration
review dockets contain information that
the Agency may consider in the course
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Julia Stokes, (703) 347–8966, stokes.julia@epa.gov.
Donna
Kamarei,
(703)
347–0443,
kamarei.donna@epa.gov.
Benjamin
Askin,
(703)
347–0503,
askin.benjamin@epa.gov.
Menyon
Adams,
(703)
347–8496,
adams.menyon@epa.gov.
Ricardo
Jones,
(703)
347–0493,
jones.ricardo@epa.gov.
Wilhelmena Livingston, (703) 308–8025, livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov.
Manying Xue, (703) 305–6198, xue.manying@epa.gov.
Dana
Friedman,
(703)
347–8827,
friedman.dana@epa.gov.
Kathleen
Martin,
(703)
308–2857,
martin.kathleen@epa.gov.
Susan
Bartow,
(703)
603–0065,
bartow.susan@epa.gov.
Katherine
St.
Clair,
(703)
347–8778,
stclair.katherine@epa.gov.
Sandra
O’Neill,
(703)
347–0141,
oneill.sandra@epa.gov.
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.
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
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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
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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: September 18, 2014.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under
Delegated Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or the Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
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of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before November 24,
2014. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0208.
Title: Section 73.1870, Chief
Operators.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 18,498 respondents; 36,996
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.166–
26 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 484,019 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section
73.1870 requires that the licensee of an
AM, FM, or TV broadcast station
designate a chief operator of the station.
Section 73.1870(b)(3) requires that this
designation must be in writing and
posted with the station license. Section
73.1870(c)(3) requires that the chief
operator, or personnel delegated and
supervised by the chief operator, review
the station records at least once each
week to determine if required entries are
being made correctly, and verify that the
station has been operated in accordance
with FCC rules and the station
authorization. Upon completion of the
review, the chief operator must date and
sign the log, initiate corrective action
which may be necessary and advise the
station licensee of any condition which
is repetitive. The posting of the
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designation of the chief operator is used
by interested parties to readily identify
the chief operator. The review of the
station records is used by the chief
operator, and FCC staff in
investigations, to ensure that the station
is operating in accordance with its
station authorization and the FCC rules
and regulations.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0055.
Title: Application for Cable Television
Relay Service Station License, FCC
Form 327.
Form Number: FCC Form 327.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 400 respondents; 400
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.166
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Every 5 years
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,266 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $98,000.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i), 308 and 309 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: This filing is the
application for a Cable Television Relay
Service (CARS) microwave radio
license. Franchised cable systems and
other eligible services use the 2, 7, 12
and 18 GHz CARS bands for microwave
relays pursuant to part 78 of the
Commission’s Rules. CARS is
principally a video transmission service
used for intermediate links in a
distribution network. CARS stations
relay signals for and supply program
material to cable television systems and
other eligible entities using point-topoint and point-to-multipoint
transmissions. These relay stations
enable cable systems and other CARS
licensees to transmit television
broadcast and low power television and
related audio signals, AM and FM
broadcast stations, and cablecasting
from one point (e.g., on one side of a
river or mountain) to another point (e.g.,
the other side of the river or mountain)
or many points (‘‘multipoint’’) via
microwave. The filing is done for an
initial license, for modification of an
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0565; FRL-9915-03]
Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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 registration
review case closures for 3 H-1,2 Dithiol-3-one,4,5,-dichloro- (RHY-86)
(case 5033) and tepraloxydim (case 7257). In addition, this document
announces the Agency's intent not to open registration review cases for
mepanipyrim (case 7042) and vinclozolin (case 2740) because there are
no longer any active registrations containing either of these
chemicals. The two case closures and the Agency's intent not to open
two registration review cases being announced herein are not open for
public comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 24, 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.html.
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
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for the pesticide of interest identified in the table in Unit III.A.
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 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 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 1--Registration Review Dockets Opening
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Chemical review
manager or
Registration review case Docket ID No. regulatory action
name and No. leader, telephone
No., email Address
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2-(thiocyanomethylthio) EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0405 Sandra O'Neill,
benzothiazole (TCMTB (Case (703) 347-0141,
2625). oneill.sandra@epa.gov.
1,3-Propanediamine, N-(3- EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0406 Tina Pham, (703) 308-
aminopropyl)-N-dodecyl- 0125,
(PAD) (Case 5109). pham.tina@epa.gov.
3(2H)-Isothiazolone, 4,5- EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0403 SanYvette Williams,
dichloro-2-octyl- (DCOIT) (703) 305-7702,
(Case 5023). williams.sanyvette@epa.gov.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Case EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0705 Jeannine Kausch,
0247). (703) 347-8920,
kausch.jeannine@epa.gov.
Cyhalofop-butyl (Case 7255). EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0115 Jolene Trujillo,
(703) 347-0103,
trujillo.jolene@epa.gov.
Diclofop-methyl (Case 2160). EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0577 Marianne Mannix,
(703) 347-0275,
mannix.marianne@epa.gov.
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Etoxazole (Case 7616)....... EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0133 Julia Stokes, (703)
347-8966,
stokes.julia@epa.gov.
Fenpropimorph (Case 5112)... EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0404 Donna Kamarei, (703)
347-0443,
kamarei.donna@epa.gov.
Fluroxypyr,1- EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0570 Benjamin Askin,
methylheptylester (Case (703) 347-0503,
7248). askin.benjamin@epa.gov.
GABA & LGA (Case 6025)...... EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0109 Menyon Adams, (703)
347-8496,
adams.menyon@epa.gov.
Imazapic (Case 7234)........ EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0279 Ricardo Jones, (703)
347-0493,
jones.ricardo@epa.gov.
Imazaquin (Case 7204)....... EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0224 Wilhelmena
Livingston, (703)
308-8025,
livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov.
Polyoxin D Zinc Salt (Case EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0108 Manying Xue, (703)
6076). 305-6198,
xue.manying@epa.gov
.
Noviflumuron (Case 7434).... EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0566 Dana Friedman, (703)
347-8827,
friedman.dana@epa.gov.
Streptomyces lydicus WYEC EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0608 Kathleen Martin,
(Case 6088). (703) 308-2857,
martin.kathleen@epa.gov.
Tebufenpyrad (Case 7435).... EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0218 Susan Bartow, (703)
603-0065,
bartow.susan@epa.gov.
Triallate (Case 2695)....... EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0573 Katherine St. Clair,
(703) 347-8778,
stclair.katherine@epa.gov.
Zinc pyrithione (Case 2480). EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0147 Sandra O'Neill,
(703) 347-0141,
oneill.sandra@epa.gov.
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This notice also announces two case closures and the Agency's
intent not to open a registration review case for two additional
chemicals. The registration review case for 3 H-1,2 Dithiol-3-one,4,5-
dichloro- (RYH-86) (case 5033) is being closed for non-payment of
maintenance fees for the last two remaining registrations. The
tepraloxydim (case 7257) registration review case is being closed
because the last products were canceled in the Federal Register notice
on August 6, 2014 (79 FR 45798) (FRL-9914-09). The ``Notice of
Registration Review Case Closure for Tepraloxydim'' is available in the
docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0246 at https://www.regulations.gov. The Agency
intends not to open registration review cases for vinclozolin (case
2740) and mepanipyrim (case 7042) because there are no longer any
products registered containing these active ingredients. The
cancellation order for the last vinclozolin registrations was issued in
the Federal Register notice on August 13, 2014 (79 FR 47454) (FRL-9914-
00). There are no longer any products registered containing
mepanipyrim. The two cases closures and the Agency's intent not to open
two registration review cases being announced herein are not open for
public comment.
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. 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/registrationreview/schedule.htm.
Information on the Agency's registration review program and its
implementing regulation may be seen at https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registrationreview.
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
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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: September 18, 2014.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-22747 Filed 9-23-14; 8:45 am]
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