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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9926–58–OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Oklahoma
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of Oklahoma’s
request to revise/modify its General
Pretreatment Regulations For Existing
And New Sources Of Pollution and
State Sludge Management Program
Regulations EPA-authorized programs to
allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective June
6, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, Mail Stop
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
seeh.karen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
was published in the Federal Register
(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
establishes electronic reporting as an
acceptable regulatory alternative to
paper reporting and establishes
requirements to assure that electronic
documents are as legally dependable as
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
local government agencies that receive,
or wish to begin receiving, electronic
reports under their EPA-authorized
programs must apply to EPA for a
revision or modification of those
programs and obtain EPA approval.
Subpart D provides standards for such
approvals based on consideration of the
electronic document receiving systems
that the state, tribe, or local government
will use to implement the electronic
reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
provides special procedures for program
revisions and modifications to allow
electronic reporting, to be used at the
option of the state, tribe or local
government in place of procedures
available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An
application submitted under the subpart
D procedures must show that the state,
tribe or local government has sufficient
legal authority to implement the
electronic reporting components of the
programs covered by the application
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and will use electronic document
receiving systems that meet the
applicable subpart D requirements.
Once an authorized program has EPA’s
approval to accept electronic documents
under certain programs, CROMERR
§ 3.1000(a)(4) requires that the program
keep EPA apprised of any changes to
laws, policies, or the electronic
document receiving systems that have
the potential to affect the program’s
compliance with CROMERR § 3.2000.
On October 27, 2014, the Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality
(OK DEQ) submitted a modification to
their amended application titled
‘‘Electronic Document Receiving
System’’ for revision/modification to its
EPA-approved pretreatment and sludge
management programs under title 40
CFR to allow new electronic reporting.
EPA reviewed OK DEQ’s request to
revise/modify its EPA-authorized Part
403—General Pretreatment Regulations
For Existing And New Sources Of
Pollution and 501—State Sludge
Management Program Regulations and,
based on this review, EPA determined
that the application met the standards
for approval of authorized program
revision/modification set out in 40 CFR
part 3, subpart D. In accordance with 40
CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s
decision to approve Oklahoma’s request
to revise/modify its Part 403—General
Pretreatment Regulations For Existing
And New Sources Of Pollution and
501—State Sludge Management Program
Regulations to allow electronic
reporting under 40 CFR parts 403–471,
501, and 503 is being published in the
Federal Register.
OK DEQ was notified of EPA’s
determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized program
listed above.
Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0794; FRL–9945–06]
Atrazine, Simazine, and Propazine
Registration Review; Draft Ecological
Risk Assessments; Notice of
Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s draft ecological risk
assessments for the registration review
SUMMARY:
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of atrazine, propazine, and simazine and
opens a public comment period on these
documents. Registration review is EPA’s
periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each
pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that
is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the
environment. As part of the registration
review process, the Agency has
completed comprehensive draft
ecological risk assessments for all
atrazine, propazine, and simazine uses.
After reviewing comments received
during the public comment period, EPA
may issue revised risk assessments,
explain any changes to the draft risk
assessments, respond to comments, and
may request public input on risk
mitigation before completing proposed
registration review decisions for
atrazine, propazine, and simazine.
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.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0794, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
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 listed in
Table 1 of Unit III.
For general questions on the
registration review program, contact:
Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
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number: (703) 308–8015; email address:
dumas.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, farm
worker, and agricultural advocates; the
chemical industry; pesticide users; and
members of the public interested in the
sale, distribution, or use of pesticides.
Since others also may be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the
Chemical Review Manager listed in
Table 1 of Unit III.
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD–ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When preparing and submitting your
comments, see the commenting tips at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
comments.html.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
achieve environmental justice, the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of any group, including minority and/or
low income populations, in the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
II. Authority
EPA is conducting its registration
review of atrazine, simazine, and
propazine 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) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used
in accordance with widespread and
commonly recognized practice, the
pesticide product must perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on the environment; that
is, without any unreasonable risk to
man or the environment, or a human
dietary risk from residues that result
from the use of a pesticide in or on food.
III. Registration Reviews
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g),
EPA is reviewing the pesticide
registrations for atrazine, simazine, and
propazine to ensure that they continue
to satisfy the FIFRA standard for
registration—that is, that atrazine,
simazine, and propazine can still be
used without unreasonable adverse
effects on human health or the
environment.
TABLE 1—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT—TRIAZINES
Docket ID No.
Chemical review manager and contact information
Atrazine 0062 ............................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0266 .............................
Simazine 0070 ..........................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0251 .............................
Propazine, 0230 ........................
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Registration review case name
and No.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0250 .............................
Marianne Mannix, mannix.marianne@epa.gov, (703) 347–
0275.
Steven Snyderman, snyderman.steven@epa.gov, (703) 347–
0249.
Steven Snyderman, snyderman.steven@epa.gov, (703) 347–
0249.
Atrazine. Draft Ecological Risk
Assessment (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0266). Atrazine is one of the most
widely used agricultural pesticides in
the United States. It is used primarily on
corn, sorghum, and sugarcane to control
broadleaf and grassy weeds in the
Midwest. The draft atrazine ecological
risk assessment evaluates risk to
animals and plants. An endangered
species assessment has not been
completed for atrazine at this time.
Atrazine was evaluated for its potential
to affect endocrine systems in mammals
and wildlife and the results of the
Agency’s review are found in the
Weight of Evidence review in this
Registration Review docket.
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Simazine. Draft Ecological Risk
Assessment (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0251). Simazine is an herbicide used to
control broadleaf and grassy weeds on
corn, citrus, tree nuts, pome fruits, stone
fruits, berries, and grapes. The draft
simazine ecological risk assessment
evaluates risk to animals and plants. An
endangered species assessment has not
been completed for simazine at this
time. Simazine was evaluated for its
potential to affect endocrine systems in
mammals and wildlife and the results of
the Agency’s review are found in the
Weight of Evidence review in this
Registration Review docket.
Propazine. Ecological Risk
Assessment (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–
0250). Propazine is an herbicide used
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mainly to control broadleaf and grassy
weeds on sorghum. The draft propazine
ecological risk assessment evaluates risk
to animals and plants. An endangered
species assessment has not been
completed for propazine at this time.
Propazine has not been evaluated for its
potential to affect endocrine systems in
mammals and wildlife.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is
providing an opportunity, through this
notice of availability, for interested
parties to provide comments and input
concerning the Agency’s draft ecological
risk assessments for atrazine, simazine,
and propazine. Such comments and
input could address, among other
things, the Agency’s risk assessment
methodologies and assumptions, as
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applied to these draft risk assessments.
The Agency will consider all comments
received during the public comment
period and make changes, as
appropriate, to the draft ecological risk
assessments. After reviewing comments
received during the public comment
period, EPA may issue revised risk
assessments, explain any changes to the
draft risk assessments, and respond to
comments, and may request public
input on risk mitigation before
completing a proposed registration
review decision for the identified
pesticides.
1. Other related information.
Additional information specific to
atrazine is available on the Pesticide
Registration Review Status Web page for
this pesticide, https://www.epa.gov/
ingredients-used-pesticide-products/
atrazine-background-and-updates.
Information on the Agency’s registration
review program and its implementing
regulation is available at https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_
review.
2. Information submission
requirements. Anyone may submit data
or information in response to this
document. To be considered during a
pesticide’s registration review, the
submitted data or information must
meet the following requirements:
• To ensure that EPA will consider
data or information submitted,
interested persons must submit the data
or information during the comment
period. The Agency may, at its
discretion, consider data or information
submitted at a later date.
• The data or information submitted
must be presented in a legible and
useable form. For example, an English
translation must accompany any
material that is not in English and a
written transcript must accompany any
information submitted as an
audiographic or videographic record.
Written material may be submitted in
paper or electronic form.
• Submitters must clearly identify the
source of any submitted data or
information.
• Submitters may request the Agency
to reconsider data or information that
the Agency rejected in a previous
review. However, submitters must
explain why they believe the Agency
should reconsider the data or
information in the pesticide’s
registration review.
As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the
registration review docket for each
pesticide case will remain publicly
accessible through the duration of the
registration review process; that is, until
all actions required in the final decision
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on the registration review case have
been completed.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: May 31, 2016.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0233; FRL–9947–12]
Stakeholder Workshop To Discuss
Interim Scientific Methods Used in
Draft Biological Evaluations; Notice of
Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA’s Office of Pesticide
Programs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS), and the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively,
the Services), and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) are holding a 2day workshop to discuss potential
refinements to the interim scientific
methods used in the first nationwide
draft biological evaluations for
chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion,
released for public comment on April
11, 2016. These interim scientific
methods were developed by EPA and
the Services, with collaboration from
USDA on crop production, pesticide
use, and the spatial footprint of
agricultural use patterns, in response to
the 2013 National Academy of Sciences
(NAS) report entitled, ‘‘Assessing Risks
to Endangered and Threatened Species
from Pesticides.’’ This workshop builds
upon public meetings held in November
2013, April and October 2014, and April
2015, and provides a forum for
stakeholders to offer scientific and
technical feedback on three topics of
interest: (1) Improving aquatic
modeling, (2) refinements to Step 1
(making ‘‘may affect’’ or ‘‘no effect’’
determinations) and Step 2 (making
‘‘likely to adversely affect’’ or ‘‘not
likely to adversely affect’’
determinations), and (3) the weight of
evidence approach. The workshop is not
designed, or intended, to be a decisionmaking forum; consensus will not be
sought, or developed at the meeting.
This meeting is intended to further the
agencies’ goal of developing a
sustainable methodology and process as
part of the consultation process for
assessing pesticide impacts on
threatened and endangered (listed)
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species that is efficient, inclusive, and
transparent.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
29, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and
June 30, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. There will be a teleconference line
and webinar available for those
interested in calling in for introductory
and concluding plenary sessions at the
beginning and the end of the workshop.
Attendees must register by June 22,
2016 to attend either in person or via
teleconference/webinar.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the person(s)
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA and
the Services as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
FWS Skyline Bldg. 7, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, VA 22041–
3803, in the Rachel Carson Room. See
Unit III for additional information.
Requests to participate in the meeting,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0233, may
be submitted to the persons listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information and to register to
attend, contact: Khue Nguyen, Pesticide
Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: 703–347–0248;
email address: nguyen.khue@epa.gov.
For meeting logistics and special
accommodations, contact: Leona
Laniawe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Headquarters, Ecological Services, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803; telephone: (703) 358–2640; email
address: leona_laniawe@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you develop, manufacture,
formulate, sell, and/or apply pesticide
products, and if you are interested in
the potential impacts of pesticide use on
listed species. The following list of
North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include:
• Crop Production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal Production (NAICS code
112).
• Food Manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0794; FRL-9945-06]
Atrazine, Simazine, and Propazine Registration Review; Draft
Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft
ecological risk assessments for the registration review of atrazine,
propazine, and simazine and opens a public comment period on these
documents. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform
its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human
health or the environment. As part of the registration review process,
the Agency has completed comprehensive draft ecological risk
assessments for all atrazine, propazine, and simazine uses. After
reviewing comments received during the public comment period, EPA may
issue revised risk assessments, explain any changes to the draft risk
assessments, respond to comments, and may request public input on risk
mitigation before completing proposed registration review decisions for
atrazine, propazine, and simazine. 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.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0794, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 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 listed in Table 1 of Unit III.
For general questions on the registration review program, contact:
Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
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number: (703) 308-8015; email address: dumas.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry;
pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the Chemical Review Manager listed in Table 1 of Unit III.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. Authority
EPA is conducting its registration review of atrazine, simazine,
and propazine 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) (7
U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used in accordance with widespread and
commonly recognized practice, the pesticide product must perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on the
environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to man or the
environment, or a human dietary risk from residues that result from the
use of a pesticide in or on food.
III. Registration Reviews
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), EPA is reviewing the pesticide
registrations for atrazine, simazine, and propazine to ensure that they
continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard for registration--that is, that
atrazine, simazine, and propazine can still be used without
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment.
Table 1--Draft Risk Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment--
Triazines
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Chemical review
Registration review case name Docket ID No. manager and contact
and No. information
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Atrazine 0062................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Marianne Mannix,
266. mannix.marianne@epa.gov, (703) 347-0275.
Simazine 0070................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Steven Snyderman,
251. snyderman.steven@epa.gov, (703) 347-
0249.
Propazine, 0230............... EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0 Steven Snyderman,
250. snyderman.steven@epa.gov, (703) 347-
0249.
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Atrazine. Draft Ecological Risk Assessment (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0266).
Atrazine is one of the most widely used agricultural pesticides in the
United States. It is used primarily on corn, sorghum, and sugarcane to
control broadleaf and grassy weeds in the Midwest. The draft atrazine
ecological risk assessment evaluates risk to animals and plants. An
endangered species assessment has not been completed for atrazine at
this time. Atrazine was evaluated for its potential to affect endocrine
systems in mammals and wildlife and the results of the Agency's review
are found in the Weight of Evidence review in this Registration Review
docket.
Simazine. Draft Ecological Risk Assessment (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0251).
Simazine is an herbicide used to control broadleaf and grassy weeds on
corn, citrus, tree nuts, pome fruits, stone fruits, berries, and
grapes. The draft simazine ecological risk assessment evaluates risk to
animals and plants. An endangered species assessment has not been
completed for simazine at this time. Simazine was evaluated for its
potential to affect endocrine systems in mammals and wildlife and the
results of the Agency's review are found in the Weight of Evidence
review in this Registration Review docket.
Propazine. Ecological Risk Assessment (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0250).
Propazine is an herbicide used mainly to control broadleaf and grassy
weeds on sorghum. The draft propazine ecological risk assessment
evaluates risk to animals and plants. An endangered species assessment
has not been completed for propazine at this time. Propazine has not
been evaluated for its potential to affect endocrine systems in mammals
and wildlife.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is providing an opportunity,
through this notice of availability, for interested parties to provide
comments and input concerning the Agency's draft ecological risk
assessments for atrazine, simazine, and propazine. Such comments and
input could address, among other things, the Agency's risk assessment
methodologies and assumptions, as
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applied to these draft risk assessments. The Agency will consider all
comments received during the public comment period and make changes, as
appropriate, to the draft ecological risk assessments. After reviewing
comments received during the public comment period, EPA may issue
revised risk assessments, explain any changes to the draft risk
assessments, and respond to comments, and may request public input on
risk mitigation before completing a proposed registration review
decision for the identified pesticides.
1. Other related information. Additional information specific to
atrazine is available on the Pesticide Registration Review Status Web
page for this pesticide, https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/atrazine-background-and-updates. Information on the
Agency's registration review program and its implementing regulation is
available at https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review.
2. Information submission requirements. Anyone may submit data or
information in response to this document. To be considered during a
pesticide's registration review, the submitted data or information must
meet the following requirements:
To ensure that EPA will consider data or information
submitted, interested persons must submit the data or information
during the comment period. The Agency may, at its discretion, consider
data or information submitted at a later date.
The data or information submitted must be presented in a
legible and useable form. For example, an English translation must
accompany any material that is not in English and a written transcript
must accompany any information submitted as an audiographic or
videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or
electronic form.
Submitters must clearly identify the source of any
submitted data or information.
Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or
information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However,
submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider
the data or information in the pesticide's registration review.
As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review docket for
each pesticide case will remain publicly accessible through the
duration of the registration review process; that is, until all actions
required in the final decision on the registration review case have
been completed.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: May 31, 2016.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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