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mitigation measures. These proposed
interim registration review decisions are
supported by the rationales included in
those documents. Following public
comment, the Agency will issue interim
or final registration review decisions for
the pesticides listed in the table in Unit
IV.
The registration review final rule at 40
CFR 155.58(a) provides for a minimum
60-day public comment period on all
proposed interim registration review
decisions. This comment period is
intended to provide an opportunity for
public input and a mechanism for
initiating any necessary amendments to
the proposed interim decision. All
comments should be submitted using
the methods in ADDRESSES, and must be
received by EPA on or before the closing
date. These comments will become part
of the docket for the pesticides included
in the Table in Unit IV. Comments
received after the close of the comment
period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not
required to consider these late
comments.
The Agency will carefully consider all
comments received by the closing date
and may provide a ‘‘Response to
Comments Memorandum’’ in the
docket. The interim registration review
decision will explain the effect that any
comments had on the interim decision
and provide the Agency’s response to
significant comments.
Background on the registration review
program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: January 26, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0751; FRL–9973–09]
Interim Registration Review Decisions
and Case Closures for Several
Pesticides; Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
II. Background
Notice.
This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s interim registration
review decision for the following
chemicals: Aldicarb, aliphatic esters,
atonik plant growth regulators,
bromuconazole, carfentrazone-ethyl,
cyclanilide, ethephon, flumicloracpentyl, hexazinone, hymexazol,
menthol, mepiquat chloride/mepiquat
pentaborate, metaflumizone, and
propylene glycol/dipropylene glycol/
triethylene glycol. It also announces the
case closures for Oxazolidine-E (Case
5027 and Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–
OPP–2008–0404) and
Bromohydroxyacetophenone (BHAP)
(Case 3032, EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0726),
because the last U.S. registrations for
these pesticides have been canceled.
SUMMARY:
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
pesticide specific contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT: For pesticide specific
information, contact: The Chemical
Review Manager for the pesticide of
interest identified in the Table in Unit
IV.
For general information 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.
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 interim decisions
for all pesticides listed in the Table in
Unit IV. 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.
III. Authority
EPA is conducting its registration
review of the chemicals listed in the
Table in Unit IV 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.
IV. What action is the Agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice
announces the availability of EPA’s
interim registration review decisions for
the pesticides shown in the following
table. The interim registration review
decisions are supported by rationales
included in the docket established for
each chemical.
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TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW INTERIM DECISIONS BEING ISSUED
Registration review case name and No.
Docket ID No.
Aldicarb Case 0140 ..........................................
Aliphatic Esters Case 4005 ..............................
Atonik Plant Growth Regulators (Sodium 5Nitroguaiacolate, Sodium o-Nitrophenolate,
Sodium p-Nitrophenolate) Case 6067.
Bromuconazole Case 7035 ..............................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0161
EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0084
EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0832
Susan Bartow, bartow.susan@epa.gov, (703) 603–0065.
Brian Kettl, kettl.brian@epa.gov, (703) 347–0535.
Chris Pfeifer, pfeifer.chris@epa.gov, (703) 308–0031.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0535
Thomas Harty, harty.thomas@epa.gov, 703–347–0338.
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Registration review case name and No.
Docket ID No.
Chemical review manager and contact information
Carfentrazone-ethyl Case 7422 ........................
Cyclanilide Case 7018 ......................................
Ethephon Case 0382 ........................................
Flumiclorac-pentyl Case 7232 ..........................
Hexazinone Case 0266 ....................................
Hymexazol Case 7016 ......................................
Menthol Case 4063 ...........................................
Mepiquat chloride/Mepiquat pentaborate Case
2375.
Metaflumizone Case 7446 ................................
Propylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol and
Triethylene Glycol Case Numbers 3126 and
3146.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0815
EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0153
EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0098
EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0084
EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0755
EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0127
EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0900
EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0083
Jordan Page, page.jordan@epa.gov, (703) 347–0467.
Leigh Rimmer, rimmer.leigh@epa.gov, (703) 347–0553.
Mark Baldwin, baldwin.mark@epa.gov, (703) 308–0504.
Christian Bongard, bongard.christian@epa.gov, (703) 347–0337.
Bilin Basu, basu.bilin@epa.gov, (703) 347–0455.
Caitlin Newcamp, newcamp.caitlin@epa.gov, (703) 347–0325.
Chris Pfeifer, pfeifer.chris@epa.gov, (703) 308–0031.
Caitlin Newcamp, newcamp.caitlin@epa.gov, (703) 347–0325.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0417
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0218
EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0219
Brittany Pruitt, pruitt.brittany@epa.gov, (703) 347–0289.
Megan Snyderman, snyderman.megan@epa.gov, (703) 347–
0671.
The proposed interim registration
review decisions for the chemicals in
the table above were posted to the
docket and the public was invited to
submit any comments or new
information. EPA addressed the
comments or information received
during the 60-day comment period for
the proposed interim decisions in the
discussion for each pesticide listed in
the table. Comments from the 60-day
comment period that were received may
or may not have affected the Agency’s
interim decision. Pursuant to 40 CFR
155.58(c), the registration review case
docket for the chemicals listed in the
Table will remain open until all actions
required in the interim decision have
been completed.
This document also announces the
closures of the registration review cases
for Oxazolidine-E (Case 5027, Docket ID
EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0404) and
Bromohydroxyacetophenone (BHAP)
(Case 3032, EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0726)
because all of the U.S. registrations for
these pesticides have been canceled.
Background on the registration review
program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
ACTION:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: February 7, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[EPA–HQ–OECA–2018–0004; FRL–9974–
57–OECA]
Inquiry To Learn Whether Businesses
Assert Business Confidentiality Claims
Regarding Waste Import and Export
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) occasionally receives
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
requests for documentation received or
issued by EPA or data contained in EPA
database systems pertaining to the
export and import of Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
hazardous waste from/to the United
States, the export of cathode ray tubes
(CRTs), the export and import of spent
lead acid batteries (SLABs) from the
United States, and the export and
import of RCRA universal waste from/
to the United States. The purpose of this
notice is to inform ‘‘affected businesses’’
about the documents or data sought by
these types of FOIA requests in order to
provide the businesses with the
opportunity to assert claims that any of
the information sought that pertains to
them is entitled to treatment as
confidential business information (CBI),
and to send comments to EPA
supporting their claims for such
treatment. ‘‘Affected businesses’’ are
businesses identified or referenced in
the documents that were submitted to
EPA by the submitting business which
may have a right to assert a CBI claim
concerning information that pertains to
them and may do so in response to this
notice. Certain businesses, however, do
not meet the definition of ‘‘affected
business,’’ and are not covered by
today’s notice. They consist of any
business that actually submitted to EPA
any document at issue pursuant to
applicable RCRA regulatory
requirements and did not assert a CBI
claim as to information that pertains to
that business in connection with the
document at the time of its submission;
they have waived their right to do so at
a later time. This notice also serves to
inform the public that based on the
Confidentiality Determinations for
Hazardous Waste Export and Import
Documents, EPA–HQ–OLEM–2016–
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(Confidentiality Rule), this is the last
time EPA will be publishing the Federal
Register Notice ‘‘Inquiry to Learn
Whether Businesses Assert Business
Confidentiality Claims.’’ Effective June
26, 2018, the Confidentiality Rule
applies a confidentiality determination
such that no person can assert
confidential business information (CBI)
claims for documents related to the
export, import, and transit of hazardous
waste, including those hazardous waste
managed under the alternate standards,
and excluded cathode ray tubes (CRTs).
Therefore, publication of this Federal
Register notice will no longer be needed
since ‘‘affected businesses’’ will no
longer be able to claim CBI on any
documents on which they are listed.
Comments must be received on
or before March 29, 2018. The period for
submission of comments may be
extended if, before the comments are
due, you make a request for an
extension of the comment period and it
is approved by the EPA legal office.
Except in extraordinary circumstances,
the EPA legal office will not approve
such an extension without the consent
of any person whose request for release
of the information under the FOIA is
pending.
DATES:
Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OECA–2018–0004, by one of the
following methods:
• Email: kreisler.eva@epa.gov.
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Address: Eva Kreisler, International
Compliance Assurance Division, Office
of Federal Activities, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 2254A, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460.
ADDRESSES:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-9973-09]
Interim Registration Review Decisions and Case Closures for
Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's interim
registration review decision for the following chemicals: Aldicarb,
aliphatic esters, atonik plant growth regulators, bromuconazole,
carfentrazone-ethyl, cyclanilide, ethephon, flumiclorac-pentyl,
hexazinone, hymexazol, menthol, mepiquat chloride/mepiquat pentaborate,
metaflumizone, and propylene glycol/dipropylene glycol/triethylene
glycol. It also announces the case closures for Oxazolidine-E (Case
5027 and Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0404) and
Bromohydroxyacetophenone (BHAP) (Case 3032, EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0726),
because the last U.S. registrations for these pesticides have been
canceled.
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 pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, contact: The
Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in the
Table in Unit IV.
For general information 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: [email protected].
II. Background
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 interim decisions for all pesticides listed in
the Table in Unit IV. 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.
III. Authority
EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed
in the Table in Unit IV 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.
IV. What action is the Agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability
of EPA's interim registration review decisions for the pesticides shown
in the following table. The interim registration review decisions are
supported by rationales included in the docket established for each
chemical.
Table--Registration Review Interim Decisions Being Issued
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Chemical review manager
Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. and contact information
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Aldicarb Case 0140..................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161 Susan Bartow,
[email protected],
(703) 603-0065.
Aliphatic Esters Case 4005............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0084 Brian Kettl,
[email protected],
(703) 347-0535.
Atonik Plant Growth Regulators (Sodium EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0832 Chris Pfeifer,
5-Nitroguaiacolate, Sodium o- [email protected],
Nitrophenolate, Sodium p- (703) 308-0031.
Nitrophenolate) Case 6067.
Bromuconazole Case 7035................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0535 Thomas Harty,
[email protected],
703-347-0338.
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Carfentrazone-ethyl Case 7422.......... EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0815 Jordan Page,
[email protected],
(703) 347-0467.
Cyclanilide Case 7018.................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0153 Leigh Rimmer,
[email protected],
(703) 347-0553.
Ethephon Case 0382..................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098 Mark Baldwin,
[email protected],
(703) 308-0504.
Flumiclorac-pentyl Case 7232........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0084 Christian Bongard,
[email protected], (703) 347-0337.
Hexazinone Case 0266................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0755 Bilin Basu,
[email protected],
(703) 347-0455.
Hymexazol Case 7016.................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0127 Caitlin Newcamp,
[email protected],
(703) 347-0325.
Menthol Case 4063...................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0900 Chris Pfeifer,
[email protected],
(703) 308-0031.
Mepiquat chloride/Mepiquat pentaborate EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083 Caitlin Newcamp,
Case 2375. [email protected],
(703) 347-0325.
Metaflumizone Case 7446................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0417 Brittany Pruitt,
[email protected],
(703) 347-0289.
Propylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0218 Megan Snyderman,
and Triethylene Glycol Case Numbers EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0219 [email protected],
3126 and 3146. (703) 347-0671.
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The proposed interim registration review decisions for the
chemicals in the table above were posted to the docket and the public
was invited to submit any comments or new information. EPA addressed
the comments or information received during the 60-day comment period
for the proposed interim decisions in the discussion for each pesticide
listed in the table. Comments from the 60-day comment period that were
received may or may not have affected the Agency's interim decision.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review case docket for
the chemicals listed in the Table will remain open until all actions
required in the interim decision have been completed.
This document also announces the closures of the registration
review cases for Oxazolidine-E (Case 5027, Docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-
0404) and Bromohydroxyacetophenone (BHAP) (Case 3032, EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-
0726) because all of the U.S. registrations for these pesticides have
been canceled. Background on the registration review program is
provided at: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: February 7, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-03982 Filed 2-26-18; 8:45 am]
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