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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0011; FRL–9961–84]
Registration Review; Draft Human
Health and/or Ecological Risk
Assessments for Benfluralin,
Bromuconazole, Carbaryl, Clodinafoppropargyl, Deltamethrin, Diflufenzopyr,
Esfenvalerate, Lufenuron, and
Mepiquat Chloride/Mepiquat
Pentaborate; Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s draft risk human
health and/or ecological risk
assessments for the registration review
of benfluralin, bromuconazole, carbaryl,
clodinafop-propargyl, deltamethrin,
diflufenzopyr, esfenvalerate, lufenuron,
and mepiquat chloride/mepiquat
pentaborate. 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 a comprehensive draft
human health and/or ecological risk
assessments for all pesticides listed in
the Table in Unit III. After reviewing
comments received during the public
comment period, EPA will 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 proposed registration review
decisions for the pesticides listed in the
Table in Unit III. 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 October 2, 2017.
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.
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• 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
identified for the pesticide of interest in
the Table in Unit III.
For general questions on the
registration review program, contact:
Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 347–8827; email address:
friedman.dana@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 identified for
the pesticide of interest in the Table in
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
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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 the pesticides listed in the
Table in Unit III 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 the pesticides listed in
the Table of this unit to ensure that they
continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard
for registration—that is, that these
pesticides can still be used without
unreasonable adverse effects on human
health or the environment.
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TABLE—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Pesticide Docket ID No.
Benfluralin, Case 2030 .......................
Bromuconazole, Case 7035 ...............
Carbaryl, Case 0080 ..........................
Clodinafop-propargyl, Case 7250 ......
Deltamethrin, Case 7414 ...................
Diflufenzopyr, Case 7246 ...................
Esfenvalerate, Case 7406 ..................
Lufenuron, Case 7627 .......................
Mepiquat Chloride/Mepiquat
Pentaborate, Case 2375.
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Registration review
case name and No.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0931
EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0535
EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0230
EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0424
EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0637
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0911
EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0301
EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0098
EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0083
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 human
health and/or ecological risk
assessments for the pesticides listed in
the Table in Unit III. Such comments
and input could address, among other
things, the Agency’s risk assessment
methodologies and assumptions, as
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 human health
and/or ecological risk assessments. EPA
will then issue revised risk assessments,
explain any changes to the draft risk
assessments, and respond to comments.
In the Federal Register notice
announcing the availability of the
revised risk assessments, if the revised
risk assessment indicates risks of
concern, the Agency may provide a
comment period for the public to submit
suggestions for mitigating the risk
identified in the revised risk assessment
before developing proposed registration
review decisions for the pesticides
listed in the Table in Unit III.
1. 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.
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Chemical Review Manager,telephone number, email address
Brian Kettl, kettl.brian@epa.gov, (703) 347–0535.
Thomas Harty, harty.thomas@epa.gov, (703) 347–0338.
Linsey Walsh, walsh.linsey@epa.gov, (703) 347–8030.
Wilhelmena Livingston, livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov, (703) 308–8025.
Bilin Basu, basu.bilin@epa.gov, (703) 347–0455.
Bilin Basu, basu.bilin@epa.gov, (703) 347–0455.
Marianne Mannix, mannix.marianne@epa.gov, (703) 347–0275.
Bonnie Adler, adler.bonnie@epa.gov, (703) 308–8523.
Caitlin Newcamp, newcamp.caitlin@epa.gov, (703) 347–0325.
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 11, 2017.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0618; FRL–9963–97]
Cancellation Order for Certain
Pesticide Registrations and/or
Amendments To Terminate Uses;
Correction
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of November 22, 2016,
concerning receipt of requests to
voluntarily cancel certain pesticide
registrations and/or amend registrations
to terminate certain uses. EPA also
issued a notice in the Federal Register
of April 10, 2017, concerning
cancellation of certain pesticide
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registrations and/or amendments to
terminate uses. This document corrects
a typographical error in both of these
notices. The EPA registration number
for one of the products being voluntarily
cancelled was listed incorrectly in the
original notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Scheltema, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (703) 308–2201;
email address: scheltema.christina@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
The Agency included in both the
November 22, 2016 and April 10, 2017
notices a list of those who may be
potentially affected by this action.
B. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified
by docket identification (ID) number
EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0618, is available
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. What does this correction do?
The EPA registration number for one
of the products being voluntarily
cancelled was listed incorrectly in the
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[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0011; FRL-9961-84]
Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk
Assessments for Benfluralin, Bromuconazole, Carbaryl, Clodinafop-
propargyl, Deltamethrin, Diflufenzopyr, Esfenvalerate, Lufenuron, and
Mepiquat Chloride/Mepiquat Pentaborate; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft risk
human health and/or ecological risk assessments for the registration
review of benfluralin, bromuconazole, carbaryl, clodinafop-propargyl,
deltamethrin, diflufenzopyr, esfenvalerate, lufenuron, and mepiquat
chloride/mepiquat pentaborate. 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 a comprehensive
draft human health and/or ecological risk assessments for all
pesticides listed in the Table in Unit III. After reviewing comments
received during the public comment period, EPA will 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 proposed registration review decisions for the
pesticides listed in the Table in Unit III. 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 October 2, 2017.
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 identified for the pesticide of interest in the Table in Unit
III.
For general questions on the registration review program, contact:
Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8827;
email address: friedman.dana@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 identified for the pesticide of
interest in the Table in 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 the pesticides listed
in the Table in Unit III 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 the pesticides listed in the Table of this unit to
ensure that they continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard for
registration--that is, that these pesticides can still be used without
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment.
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Chemical Review
Registration review case name and Pesticide Docket ID No. Manager,telephone number,
No. email address
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Benfluralin, Case 2030............... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0931 Brian Kettl,
kettl.brian@epa.gov, (703)
347-0535.
Bromuconazole, Case 7035............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0535 Thomas Harty,
harty.thomas@epa.gov, (703)
347-0338.
Carbaryl, Case 0080.................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0230 Linsey Walsh,
walsh.linsey@epa.gov, (703)
347-8030.
Clodinafop-propargyl, Case 7250...... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0424 Wilhelmena Livingston,
livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov, (703) 308-8025.
Deltamethrin, Case 7414.............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0637 Bilin Basu,
basu.bilin@epa.gov, (703)
347-0455.
Diflufenzopyr, Case 7246............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0911 Bilin Basu,
basu.bilin@epa.gov, (703)
347-0455.
Esfenvalerate, Case 7406............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0301 Marianne Mannix,
mannix.marianne@epa.gov,
(703) 347-0275.
Lufenuron, Case 7627................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0098 Bonnie Adler,
adler.bonnie@epa.gov, (703)
308-8523.
Mepiquat Chloride/Mepiquat EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083 Caitlin Newcamp,
Pentaborate, Case 2375. newcamp.caitlin@epa.gov,
(703) 347-0325.
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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 human health and/or
ecological risk assessments for the pesticides listed in the Table in
Unit III. Such comments and input could address, among other things,
the Agency's risk assessment methodologies and assumptions, as 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 human health and/or ecological risk
assessments. EPA will then issue revised risk assessments, explain any
changes to the draft risk assessments, and respond to comments. In the
Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the revised risk
assessments, if the revised risk assessment indicates risks of concern,
the Agency may provide a comment period for the public to submit
suggestions for mitigating the risk identified in the revised risk
assessment before developing proposed registration review decisions for
the pesticides listed in the Table in Unit III.
1. 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 11, 2017.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-16372 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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