Disapproval of Pesticide Product State Registrations for Special Local Needs, 50882-50883 [2021-19700]

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[FR Doc. 2021–19609 Filed 9–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0224; FRL–8904–01– OCSPP] Disapproval of Pesticide Product State Registrations for Special Local Needs Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: As provided under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), Statedesignated lead agencies may register pesticides, within their respective States, to meet special local needs. EPA’s regulations require the State lead agencies to notify EPA of such special local need registrations. EPA may disapprove any such State registration. EPA’s regulations require that notice of disapproval actions be published in the Federal Register; as such this notice SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 identifies special local need registrations which were disapproved by EPA on March 15, 2021, April 9, 2021, and April 23, 2021. DATES: September 13, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Acting Director, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; main telephone number: (703) 305– 7090; email address: RDFRNotices@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 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). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). 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–2021–0224, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the 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. Due to the public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 174 / Monday, September 13, 2021 / Notices II. Background Section 24(c) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)) authorizes States to register ‘‘additional uses of federally registered pesticides to meet special local needs.’’ Pursuant to FIFRA section 24(c), EPA’s regulations at 40 CFR 162.154(h) require States to notify EPA of such special local needs registrations. EPA’s regulations pertaining to such special local need registrations state that ‘‘the Administrator may disapprove, on any reasonable grounds, any state [special local needs] registration . . . Grounds for disapproval . . . include . . . [p]robable creation of unreasonable adverse effects on man or the environment by the registered use[and f]ailure of information submitted by the State to support the State’s decision to issue the registration under the standards established by § 162.153.’’ 40 CFR 162.154(a)(1). In addition, FIFRA Section 24(c)(1) precludes state SLN registrations ‘‘if registration for such use has . . . previously been denied, disapproved, or canceled by the Administrator, or voluntarily canceled by the registrant subsequent to issuance of a notice of intent to cancel because of health or environmental concerns about an ingredient contained in the pesticide product.’’ 40 CFR 162.152(a)(3). III. Disapproval of Special Local Need Registrations On March 15, 2021, EPA disapproved special local need registrations from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to extend the application cut-off dates to July 31 for over-the-top (OTT) use of the following dicamba products on dicamba-tolerant soybean and dicambatolerant cotton: 1. EPA SLN No. NC200005—XtendiMax® with Vapor Grip® Technology (EPA Reg. No. 264–1210); containing dicamba. 2. EPA SLN No. NC210001—Engenia® Herbicide (EPA Reg. No. 7969–472); containing dicamba. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 On April 9, 2021, EPA disapproved special local need registrations from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to extend the application cut-off date to July 30 for OTT use of the following dicamba products on dicamba-tolerant soybean: 1. EPA SLN No. TN210001—XtendiMax® with Vapor Grip® Technology (EPA Reg. No. 264–1210); containing dicamba. 2. EPA SLN No. TN210002—Engenia® Herbicide (EPA Reg. No. 7969–472); containing dicamba. On April 23, 2021, EPA disapproved special local need registrations from the Georgia Department of Agriculture to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Sep 10, 2021 Jkt 253001 reduce the annual application training requirement to every other year, remove application cut-off dates and reduce buffer requirements for OTT use of the following dicamba product on dicambatolerant soybean and dicamba-tolerant cotton: EPA SLN No. GA210001—XtendiMax® with Vapor Grip® Technology (EPA Reg. No. 264–1210); containing dicamba. Additional information may be found in the docket for this action, docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0224, available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the OPP Docket at the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center. Details on accessing the docket are given in Unit I.B. of this document. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: September 3, 2021. Marietta Echeverria, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2021–19700 Filed 9–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL 8767–01–R3] Clean Water Act: No-Discharge Zones for Vessel Sewage in Maryland and Virginia; Correction Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice—final determination; correction. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a notice of final determination published on May 11, 2021. EPA determined that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels were reasonably available to support the State’s prohibition of vessel sewage discharges in thirteen waterbodies in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, but has since identified errors in the geographic coordinates that correspond to the boundaries of the nodischarge zones as described in the earlier notice. This notice simply corrects those geographic coordinate errors; it does not otherwise change EPA’s May 11, 2021 final determination. DATES: This correction is effective on September 13, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ferry Akbar Buchanan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency— Region III. Telephone: (215) 814–2570; email address: AkbarBuchanan.Ferry@ epa.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50883 On May 11, 2021 (86 FR 25856), EPA published a notice of final determination, ‘‘Clean Water Act: No-Discharge Zones for Vessel Sewage in Maryland and Virginia.’’ The notice explained EPA’s determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the thirteen waterbodies located in Anne Arundel County for which Maryland sought to establish a no-discharge zone for vessel sewage under Clean Water Act section 312(f)(3). The document also provided one of the geographic coordinates from an existing no-discharge zone for Perrin River, Virginia, published at 85 FR 59796 on September 23, 2020. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Need for Correction As published, the notice of the final determination misidentified the geographic coordinates of the nodischarge zone boundaries for Bodkin Creek, Magothy and Little Magothy Rivers, Podickory Creek, Sandy Point/ Mezick Pond, Severn River, Fishing Creek, and South River waterbodies. The notice explained these boundaries in narrative terms; the earlier-published geographic coordinates did not correspond to the narrative descriptions of the boundaries for which EPA made the determination. Upon identifying the errors, EPA confirmed the correct geographic coordinates with Maryland. EPA finds that there is good cause to make this correction without prior notice and opportunity to comment on the basis that notice and comment is unnecessary and would not be in the public interest. The change merely conforms numeric geographic coordinates to the clear narrative descriptions and detailed maps of the no-discharge zone boundaries that were included in Maryland’s application and upon which EPA’s approval was based. As such, this correction does not alter EPA’s earlier determination. EPA further determines that good cause exists to make the change effective upon publication, rather than delay the effective date, because the narrative boundary descriptions are clear, rendering a delayed effective date unnecessary. In addition, public interest requires prompt confirmation of the correct numeric geographic coordinates further describing the no-discharge zone boundaries. Correction to Previously Published Table In the Federal Register of May 11, 2021 (86 FR 25856), in FR Doc. 2021– 09957, the information identifying the no discharge zone waterbodies and E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 174 (Monday, September 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50882-50883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19700]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0224; FRL-8904-01-OCSPP]


Disapproval of Pesticide Product State Registrations for Special 
Local Needs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As provided under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), State-designated lead agencies may register 
pesticides, within their respective States, to meet special local 
needs. EPA's regulations require the State lead agencies to notify EPA 
of such special local need registrations. EPA may disapprove any such 
State registration. EPA's regulations require that notice of 
disapproval actions be published in the Federal Register; as such this 
notice identifies special local need registrations which were 
disapproved by EPA on March 15, 2021, April 9, 2021, and April 23, 
2021.

DATES: September 13, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Acting Director, 
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
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).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

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-2021-0224, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the 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.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with 
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer 
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status 
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

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II. Background

    Section 24(c) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)) authorizes States to 
register ``additional uses of federally registered pesticides to meet 
special local needs.'' Pursuant to FIFRA section 24(c), EPA's 
regulations at 40 CFR 162.154(h) require States to notify EPA of such 
special local needs registrations. EPA's regulations pertaining to such 
special local need registrations state that ``the Administrator may 
disapprove, on any reasonable grounds, any state [special local needs] 
registration . . . Grounds for disapproval . . . include . . . 
[p]robable creation of unreasonable adverse effects on man or the 
environment by the registered use[and f]ailure of information submitted 
by the State to support the State's decision to issue the registration 
under the standards established by Sec.  162.153.'' 40 CFR 
162.154(a)(1). In addition, FIFRA Section 24(c)(1) precludes state SLN 
registrations ``if registration for such use has . . . previously been 
denied, disapproved, or canceled by the Administrator, or voluntarily 
canceled by the registrant subsequent to issuance of a notice of intent 
to cancel because of health or environmental concerns about an 
ingredient contained in the pesticide product.'' 40 CFR 162.152(a)(3).

III. Disapproval of Special Local Need Registrations

    On March 15, 2021, EPA disapproved special local need registrations 
from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 
to extend the application cut-off dates to July 31 for over-the-top 
(OTT) use of the following dicamba products on dicamba-tolerant soybean 
and dicamba-tolerant cotton:

    1. EPA SLN No. NC200005--XtendiMax[supreg] with Vapor 
Grip[supreg] Technology (EPA Reg. No. 264-1210); containing dicamba.
    2. EPA SLN No. NC210001--Engenia[supreg] Herbicide (EPA Reg. No. 
7969-472); containing dicamba.

    On April 9, 2021, EPA disapproved special local need registrations 
from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to extend the application 
cut-off date to July 30 for OTT use of the following dicamba products 
on dicamba-tolerant soybean:

    1. EPA SLN No. TN210001--XtendiMax[supreg] with Vapor 
Grip[supreg] Technology (EPA Reg. No. 264-1210); containing dicamba.
    2. EPA SLN No. TN210002--Engenia[supreg] Herbicide (EPA Reg. No. 
7969-472); containing dicamba.

    On April 23, 2021, EPA disapproved special local need registrations 
from the Georgia Department of Agriculture to reduce the annual 
application training requirement to every other year, remove 
application cut-off dates and reduce buffer requirements for OTT use of 
the following dicamba product on dicamba-tolerant soybean and dicamba-
tolerant cotton:

    EPA SLN No. GA210001--XtendiMax[supreg] with Vapor Grip[supreg] 
Technology (EPA Reg. No. 264-1210); containing dicamba.

    Additional information may be found in the docket for this action, 
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0224, available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the OPP Docket at the Environmental 
Protection Agency Docket Center. Details on accessing the docket are 
given in Unit I.B. of this document.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: September 3, 2021.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-19700 Filed 9-10-21; 8:45 am]
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