Proposed Antimicrobial Pesticide Use Site Index; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment, 37610-37611 [2015-16232]

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[FR Doc. 2015–16199 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0302; FRL–9929–42] Proposed Antimicrobial Pesticide Use Site Index; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA is announcing the availability of and requesting public comment on a proposed guidance document called the Antimicrobial Pesticide Use Site Index (USI). The Agency developed this document to provide guidance about antimicrobial pesticide use sites and general antimicrobial pesticide use patterns. This guidance document is intended to assist antimicrobial pesticide applicants and registrants by helping them to identify the 40 CFR part 158 subpart W data requirements that are necessary to register their product(s), and will likewise be used by Agency staff evaluating pesticide applications. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0302, by one of the following methods: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • 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: Steven Weiss, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; main telephone number: (703) 308–8293; email address: weiss.steven@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be affected by this action if you are a producer of pesticide products (NAICS 32532), antifoulants (NAICS 32551), antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS 32561), or wood preservatives (NAICS 32519), importers of such products, or any person or company who seeks to register an antimicrobial, antifoulant coating, ballast water treatment, or wood preservative pesticide or to obtain a tolerance for such a pesticide. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed could also be affected. 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 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices CD–ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ comments.html. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES C. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? A copy of the proposed guidance document is available in the docket under docket ID number EPA–HQ– OPP–2015–0302. II. What action is the Agency taking? The Agency is making available for comment a proposed guidance document called the ‘‘Antimicrobial Pesticide Use Site Index.’’ In the Federal Register on May 8, 2013 (78 FR 26936) (FRL–8886–5), the Agency published a final rule amending 40 CFR part 158, the section of the regulations setting forth the data requirements that support an application to register a pesticide product. The final rule, which is codified as 40 CFR part 158 subpart W (158W), contains the data requirements specifically applicable to antimicrobial pesticides. The rule became effective July 8, 2013. The proposed guidance document serves as a compilation of the specific use sites that are commonly listed on antimicrobial labels. The specific use sites are further organized into categories of twelve general use patterns. The general use patterns are broad designations and are used as columns in the antimicrobial data requirements tables to identify which data requirements might be pertinent to the particular pesticide use site. The Agency has developed the proposed guidance document to provide additional information about these use patterns. This guidance document is intended to assist antimicrobial pesticide applicants and registrants by helping them to identify the data requirements that are necessary to register their product(s), and will likewise be used by Agency staff evaluating antimicrobial pesticide applications. As a guidance document, the association of a particular antimicrobial use site with a general antimicrobial use VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jun 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 pattern should be viewed as a recommendation only and is not to be construed as binding on either EPA or any outside parties. EPA may depart from the guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice. The posting of this proposed guidance document for public comment satisfies a condition of the March 2, 2015, settlement agreement between EPA and the American Chemistry Council (ACC), which followed ACC’s July 2013 initiation of a legal challenge to the data requirements regulation (subpart 158W of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Under that settlement agreement, the Agency committed to taking comment on this proposed guidance document within 4 months of the effective date of the settlement agreement. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136–136y and 21 U.S.C. 346a. Dated: June 24, 2015. Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2015–16232 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9929–86–OAR] Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Methyl Bromide Critical Use Exemption Applications Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the process for submitting applications for critical use exemptions for 2018 and subsequent years. Critical use exemptions are exceptions to the phaseout of production and import of methyl bromide, a controlled class I ozone-depleting substance. Critical use exemptions must be permitted by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and must also be in accordance with the Clean Air Act and EPA regulations. Applications received in response to this notice will be considered as the basis for submitting potential nominations for critical use exemptions to future Meetings of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Critical use exemptions allow production, import, and use of methyl bromide in the specific year for which the Parties to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37611 the Montreal Protocol permit the use. All entities interested in obtaining a critical use exemption must provide EPA with the technical and economic information outlined in this notice to support a ‘‘critical use’’ claim by the deadline specified in this notice, even if they have applied for an exemption in previous years. DATES: Applications for critical use exemptions must be submitted to EPA no later than September 15 of the calendar year three years prior to the calendar year for which the exemption is sought. An application for a critical use exemption for calendar year 2018, for example, must be submitted by September 15, 2015. ADDRESSES: Application forms are available at www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr/ cueinfo.html. EPA encourages users to submit applications electronically to arling.jeremy@epa.gov. Users can also submit applications by U.S. mail to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Stratospheric Protection Division, Attention Methyl Bromide Team, Mail Code 6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Confidentiality: Application materials that are confidential should be submitted under separate cover and be clearly identified as ‘‘confidential business information.’’ Information covered by a claim of business confidentiality will be treated in accordance with the procedures for handling such information under 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, and will be disclosed only to the extent and by means of the procedures set forth in that subpart. If no claim of confidentiality accompanies the information when it is received by EPA, the information may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to the submitter (40 CFR 2.203). EPA may place a copy of Worksheet 6 from the application in the public domain. Any information on Worksheet 6 shall not be considered confidential and will not be treated as such by the Agency. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General Information: U.S. EPA Stratospheric Ozone Information inbox, spdcomment@epa.gov; also www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr. Technical Information: Bill Chism, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs (7503P), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, 703–308–8136. Email: chism.bill@epa.gov. Regulatory Information: Jeremy Arling, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stratospheric Protection Division (6205T), 1200 Pennsylvania E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0302; FRL-9929-42]


Proposed Antimicrobial Pesticide Use Site Index; Notice of 
Availability and Request for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of and requesting public 
comment on a proposed guidance document called the Antimicrobial 
Pesticide Use Site Index (USI). The Agency developed this document to 
provide guidance about antimicrobial pesticide use sites and general 
antimicrobial pesticide use patterns. This guidance document is 
intended to assist antimicrobial pesticide applicants and registrants 
by helping them to identify the 40 CFR part 158 subpart W data 
requirements that are necessary to register their product(s), and will 
likewise be used by Agency staff evaluating pesticide applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0302, 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: Steven Weiss, Antimicrobials Division 
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone 
number: (703) 308-8293; email address: weiss.steven@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be affected by this action if you are a producer of 
pesticide products (NAICS 32532), antifoulants (NAICS 32551), 
antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS 32561), or wood preservatives (NAICS 
32519), importers of such products, or any person or company who seeks 
to register an antimicrobial, antifoulant coating, ballast water 
treatment, or wood preservative pesticide or to obtain a tolerance for 
such a pesticide. The North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in 
determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. This 
listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 
for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. 
Other types of entities not listed could also be affected.

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

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CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to 
one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed 
as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

C. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    A copy of the proposed guidance document is available in the docket 
under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0302.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    The Agency is making available for comment a proposed guidance 
document called the ``Antimicrobial Pesticide Use Site Index.'' In the 
Federal Register on May 8, 2013 (78 FR 26936) (FRL-8886-5), the Agency 
published a final rule amending 40 CFR part 158, the section of the 
regulations setting forth the data requirements that support an 
application to register a pesticide product. The final rule, which is 
codified as 40 CFR part 158 subpart W (158W), contains the data 
requirements specifically applicable to antimicrobial pesticides. The 
rule became effective July 8, 2013.
    The proposed guidance document serves as a compilation of the 
specific use sites that are commonly listed on antimicrobial labels. 
The specific use sites are further organized into categories of twelve 
general use patterns. The general use patterns are broad designations 
and are used as columns in the antimicrobial data requirements tables 
to identify which data requirements might be pertinent to the 
particular pesticide use site. The Agency has developed the proposed 
guidance document to provide additional information about these use 
patterns. This guidance document is intended to assist antimicrobial 
pesticide applicants and registrants by helping them to identify the 
data requirements that are necessary to register their product(s), and 
will likewise be used by Agency staff evaluating antimicrobial 
pesticide applications.
    As a guidance document, the association of a particular 
antimicrobial use site with a general antimicrobial use pattern should 
be viewed as a recommendation only and is not to be construed as 
binding on either EPA or any outside parties. EPA may depart from the 
guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice.
    The posting of this proposed guidance document for public comment 
satisfies a condition of the March 2, 2015, settlement agreement 
between EPA and the American Chemistry Council (ACC), which followed 
ACC's July 2013 initiation of a legal challenge to the data 
requirements regulation (subpart 158W of Title 40 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of 
Columbia Circuit. Under that settlement agreement, the Agency committed 
to taking comment on this proposed guidance document within 4 months of 
the effective date of the settlement agreement.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136-136y and 21 U.S.C. 346a.

    Dated: June 24, 2015.
Jim Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-16232 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
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