Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Notice of Availability, 6155-6156 [2020-02098]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 23 / Tuesday, February 4, 2020 / Notices 6155 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES TABLE—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Carboxin/Oxycarboxin, Case 0012 .... Famoxadone, Case 7038 ................... Fenpropimorph, Case 5112 ............... Irgarol, Case 5031 .............................. Naphthalene Acetic Acid and its Salts, Ester, and Acetamide (NAA), Case 0379. Propargite, Case 0243 ....................... Telone (1,3-D), Case 0328 ................ Triallate, Case 2695 ........................... Triticonazole, Case 7036 ................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0124 EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0094 EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0404 EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0003 EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0773 Tiffany Green, green.tiffany@epa.gov, (703) 347–0314. Christina Scheltema, scheltema.christina@epa.gov, (703) 305–8401. Peter Bergquist, bergquist.peter@epa.gov, (703) 347–8563. SanYvette Williams, williams.sanyvette@epa.gov, (703) 305–7702. Linsey Walsh, walsh.linsey@epa.gov, (703) 347–0588. EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0131 EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0154 EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0573 EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0602 Wilhelmena Livingston, livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov, (703) 308–8025. Michelle Nolan, nolan.michelle@epa.gov, (703) 347–0258. Katherine St. Clair, stclair.Katherine@epa.gov, (703) 347–8778. Christian Bongard, bongard.christian@epa.gov, (703) 347–0337. 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 IV. The Agency will consider all comments received during the public comment period and make changes, as appropriate, to a draft human health and/or ecological risk assessment. EPA may then issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to the draft risk assessment, and respond to comments. 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Feb 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 Chemical review manager and contact information 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: January 27, 2020. Mary Reaves, Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2020–02041 Filed 2–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 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, are available at https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Unit IV. For general questions on the registration review program, contact: Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–7106; email address: biscoe.melanie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720; FRL–10004–43] Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of the EPA’s preliminary work plans for the following chemicals: Methoprene, pyridalyl, and spirotetramat. With this document, the EPA is opening the public comment period for registration review for these chemicals. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 6, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to the docket identification (ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the Table in Unit IV, 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) SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 in the Table in Unit IV. E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1 6156 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 23 / Tuesday, February 4, 2020 / Notices B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the 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 the 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. II. Background Registration review is the EPA’s periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the agency may consider during the course of registration reviews. As part of the registration review process, the Agency has completed preliminary workplans for all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. Through this program, the 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 The 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. Registration Reviews A. What action is the Agency taking? A pesticide’s registration review begins when the agency establishes a docket for the pesticide’s registration review case and opens the docket for public review and comment. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.50, this notice announces the availability of the EPA’s preliminary work plans for the pesticides shown in the following table and opens a 60-day public comment period on the work plans. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW CASES Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Methoprene, Kinoprene, and Hydroprene, Case No. 0030. Pyridalyl, Case No. 7451 ................................... Spirotetramat, Case No. 7452 ........................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0586 .... Cody Kendrick, kendrick.cody@epa.gov, (703) 347–0468. EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–0378 .... EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–0033 .... Sergio Santiago, santiago.sergio@epa.gov, (703) 347–8606. Darius Stanton, stanton.darius@epa.gov, (703) 347–0433. B. Docket Content The registration review docket contains information that the agency may consider in the course of the registration review. The agency may include information from its files including, but not limited to, the following information: • An overview of the registration review case status. • A list of current product registrations and registrants. • Federal Register notices regarding any pending registration actions. • Federal Register notices regarding current or pending tolerances. • Risk assessments. • Bibliographies concerning current registrations. • Summaries of incident data. • Any other pertinent data or information. Each docket contains a document summarizing what the agency currently knows about the pesticide case and a preliminary work plan for anticipated data and assessment needs. Additional VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Feb 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 Chemical review manager and contact information documents provide more detailed information. During this public comment period, the agency is asking that interested persons identify any additional information they believe the agency should consider during the registration reviews of these pesticides. The agency identifies in each docket the areas where public comment is specifically requested, though comment in any area is welcome. The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.50(b) provides for a minimum 60-day public comment period on all preliminary registration review work plans. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary changes to a pesticide’s workplan. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and must be received by the 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 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 will be marked ‘‘late.’’ The 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 final registration review work plan will explain the effect that any comments had on the final work plan 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 27, 2020. Mary Reaves, Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2020–02098 Filed 2–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6155-6156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02098]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-10004-43]


Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for 
Review and Comment; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the EPA's 
preliminary work plans for the following chemicals: Methoprene, 
pyridalyl, and spirotetramat. With this document, the EPA is opening 
the public comment period for registration review for these chemicals.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to the docket identification (ID) 
number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the Table in 
Unit IV, 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, are available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, 
contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest 
identified in Unit IV.
    For general questions on the registration review program, contact: 
Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7106; 
email address: [email protected].

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 in the Table in Unit IV.

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B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the 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 the 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.

II. Background

    Registration review is the EPA's periodic review of pesticide 
registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the 
statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform 
its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human 
health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain 
information that will assist the public in understanding the types of 
information and issues that the agency may consider during the course 
of registration reviews. As part of the registration review process, 
the Agency has completed preliminary workplans for all pesticides 
listed in the Table in Unit IV. Through this program, the 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

    The 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. Registration Reviews

A. What action is the Agency taking?

    A pesticide's registration review begins when the agency 
establishes a docket for the pesticide's registration review case and 
opens the docket for public review and comment. Pursuant to 40 CFR 
155.50, this notice announces the availability of the EPA's preliminary 
work plans for the pesticides shown in the following table and opens a 
60-day public comment period on the work plans.

                    Table--Registration Review Cases
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                                                      Chemical review
 Registration review case name    Docket ID No.     manager and contact
            and No.                                     information
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Methoprene, Kinoprene, and      EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0  Cody Kendrick,
 Hydroprene, Case No. 0030.      586.               [email protected], (703) 347-0468.
Pyridalyl, Case No. 7451......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0  Sergio Santiago,
                                 378.               [email protected], (703) 347-8606.
Spirotetramat, Case No. 7452..  EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0  Darius Stanton,
                                 033.               [email protected], (703) 347-0433.
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B. Docket Content

    The registration review docket contains information that the agency 
may consider in the course of the registration review. The agency may 
include information from its files including, but not limited to, the 
following information:
     An overview of the registration review case status.
     A list of current product registrations and registrants.
     Federal Register notices regarding any pending 
registration actions.
     Federal Register notices regarding current or pending 
tolerances.
     Risk assessments.
     Bibliographies concerning current registrations.
     Summaries of incident data.
     Any other pertinent data or information.
    Each docket contains a document summarizing what the agency 
currently knows about the pesticide case and a preliminary work plan 
for anticipated data and assessment needs. Additional documents provide 
more detailed information. During this public comment period, the 
agency is asking that interested persons identify any additional 
information they believe the agency should consider during the 
registration reviews of these pesticides. The agency identifies in each 
docket the areas where public comment is specifically requested, though 
comment in any area is welcome.
    The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.50(b) provides for 
a minimum 60-day public comment period on all preliminary registration 
review work plans. This comment period is intended to provide an 
opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any 
necessary changes to a pesticide's workplan. All comments should be 
submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and must be received by the 
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.'' The 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 final registration review work plan will explain the 
effect that any comments had on the final work plan 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 27, 2020.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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