Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions for the Navajo Nation, 14747-14748 [2021-05569]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 51 / Thursday, March 18, 2021 / Notices 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 proposed interim registration review 14747 decisions for the pesticides shown in Table 1 and opens a 60-day public comment period on the proposed interim registration review decisions. In addition, the human health and ecological risk assessments for fenazaquin and monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA) and the preliminary work plan for citric acid and salts are also being published for comment at this time. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES TABLE 1—PROPOSED INTERIM DECISIONS Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Chemical review manager and contact information 10, 10′-Oxybisphenoxarsine (OBPA), Case Number 0044. 4-Aminopyridine, Case Number 0015 .............................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0618 Acetochlor, Case Number 7230 ....................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0298 Citric Acid and Salts, Case Number 4024 ....................... Dimethenamid/Dimethenamid-p, Case Number 7223 ..... EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0558 EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0803 Ethofumesate, Case Number 2265 .................................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0406 Fenazaquin, Case Number 7447 ..................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0081 Forchlorfenuron, Case Number 7057 .............................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0641 Monosodium Methanearsonate (MSMA), Case Number 2395. Novaluron, Case Number 7615 ....................................... Nucleopolyhedroviruses and Granuloviruses (Insect Viruses), Case Number 4106. Picloram, Case Number 0096 .......................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0107 Polixetonium Chloride (Busan 77), Case Number 3034 .. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0256 Rotenone, Case Number 0255 ........................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0572 Megan Snyderman, snyderman.megan@epa.gov, (703) 347–0671. Samantha Thomas, thomas.samantha@epa.gov, (703) 347–0514. Anna Romanovsky, romanovsky.anna@epa.gov, (703) 347–0203. Jessie Bailey, bailey.jessica@epa.gov, (703) 347–0148. Lauren Weissenborn, weissenborn.lauren@epa.gov, (703) 347–8601. James Douglass, douglass.james@epa.gov, (703) 347– 8630. Katherine Atha, atha.katherine@epa.gov, (703) 347– 0183. Srijana Shrestha, shrestha.srijana@epa.gov, (703) 305– 6471. Lauren Weissenborn, weissenborn.lauren@epa.gov, (703) 347–8601. Robert Little, little.robert@epa.gov, (703) 347–8156. Joseph Mabon, mabon.joseph@epa.gov, (703) 347– 0177. Andy Muench, muench.andrew@epa.gov, (703) 347– 8263. Peter Bergquist, bergquist.peter@epa.gov, (703) 347– 8563. R. David Jones, jones.rdavid@epa.gov, (703) 305– 6725. The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier documents related to the registration review case. For example, the review opened with a Preliminary Work Plan, for public comment. A Final Work Plan was placed in the docket following public comment on the Preliminary Work Plan. The documents in the dockets describe EPA’s rationales for conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review of the pesticides included in the tables in Unit IV, as well as the Agency’s subsequent risk findings and consideration of possible risk 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 Table 1 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:49 Mar 17, 2021 Jkt 253001 EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0030 EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0171 EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0694 EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0740 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 Tables 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. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 11, 2021. Mary Reaves, Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2021–05606 Filed 3–17–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10021–32–Region 9] Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions for the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of tentative approval. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the Navajo Nation revised its approved SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 14748 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 51 / Thursday, March 18, 2021 / Notices Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by adopting the Radionuclides Rule. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that these revisions by the Navajo Nation are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations and otherwise meet applicable SDWA primacy requirements. Therefore, the EPA intends to approve the stated revisions to the Navajo Nation’s PWSS Program. DATES: A request for a public hearing must be received or postmarked before April 19, 2021. ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available online at https://www.navajoepa.org. Should you have difficulty accessing the website, please contact Yolanda Barney, Navajo PWSS Program, at (928) 871– 7715; or via email at ybarney@ navajopublicwater.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Ramos, EPA Region 9, Drinking Water Section (WTR–4–1), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; via telephone at (415) 972–3450; or via email address at ramos.adam@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. The EPA approved the Navajo Nation’s initial application for PWSS Program primary enforcement authority (‘‘primacy’’) on October 23, 2000 (65 FR 66541). Since initial approval, EPA has approved various revisions to Navajo Nation’s PWSS Program. For the revisions covered by this action, the EPA revised the Radionuclides Rule on December 7, 2000 (66 Fed. Reg 76708). The revisions set new monitoring provisions for community water systems (CWS), retain the existing MCLs for combined radium226 and radium-228, gross alpha particle radioactivity, beta particle and photon activity, and regulate uranium for the first time. EPA has determined that the Radionuclides Rule requirements were incorporated by reference into the Navajo Nation Primary Drinking Water Regulations, Part II Maximum Contaminant Levels, Part IV Sampling and Analytical Requirements and Appendix B—Public Notification of Drinking Water Violations and Appendix F—Consumer Confidence Report, in a manner that Navajo Nation’s regulations are comparable to and no less stringent than the federal requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these revisions as part of Navajo Nation’s PWSS Program. Public Process. Any interested party may request a public hearing on this VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:49 Mar 17, 2021 Jkt 253001 determination. A request for a public hearing must be received or postmarked by April 19, 2021, and addressed to the Regional Administrator of EPA Region 9, via the following email address: R9dw-program@epa.gov. The Regional Administrator (RA) may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a substantial request for a public hearing is made by April 19, 2021, EPA Region 9 will hold a public hearing. Any request for a public hearing shall include the following information: 1. The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; 2. A brief statement of the requesting person’s or organization’s interest in the RA’s determination and a brief statement of the information that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and 3. The signature of the individual making the request, or, if the request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a responsible official of the organization or other entity. If EPA Region 9 does not receive a timely and substantive request for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on her own motion, the determination at issue in this notice, the EPA’s approval shall become final and effective on April 19, 2021, and no further public notice will be issued. Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300g–2 (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. Dated: March 11, 2021. Deborah Jordan, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9. [FR Doc. 2021–05569 Filed 3–17–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0751; FRL–10019–48] Pesticide Registration Review; Interim Decisions and Case Closures for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of EPA’s interim registration review decisions for the following chemicals: 1,4-DMN and 2,6-DIPN, acequinocyl, clopyralid, dithiopyr, etridiazole, fenpropimorph, fenpyroximate, flonicamid, flumetralin, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 formetanate HCl, hypochlorous acid, mandipropamid, MCPB, Metarhizium anisopliae, metolachlor/S-metolachlor, naphthalene, para-dichlorobenzene (PDCB), propanil, terbacil, and triclopyr. It also announces the posting of the amended interim decision for buprofezin. In addition, it announces the closure of the registration review case for Bacillus cereus strain BP01, Pantoea agglomerans strain C9–1, and Pantoea agglomerans strain E325 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: 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. 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. E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10021-32-Region 9]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions for the Navajo 
Nation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Navajo Nation revised its 
approved

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Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program under the federal Safe 
Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by adopting the Radionuclides Rule. The 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that these 
revisions by the Navajo Nation are no less stringent than the 
corresponding Federal regulations and otherwise meet applicable SDWA 
primacy requirements. Therefore, the EPA intends to approve the stated 
revisions to the Navajo Nation's PWSS Program.

DATES: A request for a public hearing must be received or postmarked 
before April 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
online at https://www.navajoepa.org. Should you have difficulty 
accessing the website, please contact Yolanda Barney, Navajo PWSS 
Program, at (928) 871-7715; or via email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Ramos, EPA Region 9, Drinking 
Water Section (WTR-4-1), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; 
via telephone at (415) 972-3450; or via email address at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background. The EPA approved the Navajo Nation's initial 
application for PWSS Program primary enforcement authority 
(``primacy'') on October 23, 2000 (65 FR 66541). Since initial 
approval, EPA has approved various revisions to Navajo Nation's PWSS 
Program. For the revisions covered by this action, the EPA revised the 
Radionuclides Rule on December 7, 2000 (66 Fed. Reg 76708). The 
revisions set new monitoring provisions for community water systems 
(CWS), retain the existing MCLs for combined radium-226 and radium-228, 
gross alpha particle radioactivity, beta particle and photon activity, 
and regulate uranium for the first time. EPA has determined that the 
Radionuclides Rule requirements were incorporated by reference into the 
Navajo Nation Primary Drinking Water Regulations, Part II Maximum 
Contaminant Levels, Part IV Sampling and Analytical Requirements and 
Appendix B--Public Notification of Drinking Water Violations and 
Appendix F--Consumer Confidence Report, in a manner that Navajo 
Nation's regulations are comparable to and no less stringent than the 
federal requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these revisions 
as part of Navajo Nation's PWSS Program.
    Public Process. Any interested party may request a public hearing 
on this determination. A request for a public hearing must be received 
or postmarked by April 19, 2021, and addressed to the Regional 
Administrator of EPA Region 9, via the following email address: [email protected]. The Regional Administrator (RA) may deny frivolous or 
insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a substantial request for a 
public hearing is made by April 19, 2021, EPA Region 9 will hold a 
public hearing. Any request for a public hearing shall include the 
following information: 1. The name, address, and telephone number of 
the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; 2. 
A brief statement of the requesting person's or organization's interest 
in the RA's determination and a brief statement of the information that 
the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and 3. The 
signature of the individual making the request, or, if the request is 
made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a 
responsible official of the organization or other entity.
    If EPA Region 9 does not receive a timely and substantive request 
for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a 
hearing on her own motion, the determination at issue in this notice, 
the EPA's approval shall become final and effective on April 19, 2021, 
and no further public notice will be issued.

    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 
U.S.C. 300g-2 (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulations.

    Dated: March 11, 2021.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2021-05569 Filed 3-17-21; 8:45 am]
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