Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Notice of Availability, 73297-73298 [2022-25978]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 / Notices I. General Information ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY A. Does this action apply to me? [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750; FRL–10219–01– OCSPP] Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of EPA’s proposed interim registration review decisions and opens a 75-day public comment period on the proposed interim decisions for the following rodenticides: Brodifacoum, bromadiolone, bromethalin, chlorophacinone, cholecalciferol, difenacoum, difethialone, diphacinone (and its sodium salt), strychnine, warfarin (and its sodium salt), and zinc phosphide. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0750, and the specific case number for the chemical substance related to your comment, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 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. 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, please contact the Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 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; email address: biscoe.melanie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 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 for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 in Unit IV. 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 on 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/ commenting-epa-dockets. 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 73297 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. 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 proposed interim decisions for all pesticides listed in Table 1 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 1 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 proposed interim registration review decisions for the rodenticides shown in Table 1 and opens a 75-day public comment period on the proposed interim registration review decisions. TABLE 1—RODENTICIDES WITH PROPOSED INTERIM DECISIONS Registration review case name and number Docket ID No. Brodifacoum, Case Number 2755 .................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0767 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:29 Nov 28, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Chemical review manager and contact information Steven R. Peterson, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@ epa.gov, (202) 566–2218. E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 73298 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 29, 2022 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES TABLE 1—RODENTICIDES WITH PROPOSED INTERIM DECISIONS—Continued Registration review case name and number Docket ID No. Chemical review manager and contact information Bromadiolone, Case Number 2760 .................................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0768 Bromethalin, Case Number 2765 ..................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0077 Chlorophacinone, Case Number 2100 ............................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0778 Cholecalciferol, Case Number 7600 ................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0139 Difenacoum, Case Number 7630 ..................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0769 Difethialone, Case Number 7603 ..................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0770 Diphacinone (and its sodium salt), Case Number 2205 .. EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0777 Strychnine, Case Number 3133 ....................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0754 Warfarin (and its sodium salt), Case Number 0011 ........ EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0481 Zinc Phosphide, Case Number 0026 ............................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0140 Steven R. Peterson, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@ epa.gov, (202) 566–2218. Kent Fothergill, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@epa.gov, (202) 566–1943. Steven R. Peterson, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@ epa.gov, (202) 566–2218. Kent Fothergill, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@epa.gov, (202) 566–1943. Steven R. Peterson, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@ epa.gov, (202) 566–2218. Steven R. Peterson, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@ epa.gov, (202) 566–2218. Steven R. Peterson, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@ epa.gov, (202) 566–2218. Shrestha, Srijana, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@epa.gov, (202) 566–2329. Steven R. Peterson, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@ epa.gov, (202) 566–2218. Anna Senninger, OPPRodenticidesInquiries@epa.gov, (202) 566–2216. 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 rodenticides included in Table 1 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 rodenticides 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 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 Table 1 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:29 Nov 28, 2022 Jkt 259001 ‘‘Response to Comments Memorandum’’ in the docket. Background on the registration review program is provided at: https:// www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: November 22, 2022. Mary Reaves, Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2022–25978 Filed 11–28–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0016; FRL–10442–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Part 71 Federal Operating Permit Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), part 71 Federal Operating Permit Program (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 1713.13, OMB Control Number 2060– 0336) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 7, 2022, during a 60-day SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 29, 2022. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2004–0016, online using https:// www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0750; FRL-10219-01-OCSPP]


Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decisions for the 
Rodenticides; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed 
interim registration review decisions and opens a 75-day public comment 
period on the proposed interim decisions for the following 
rodenticides: Brodifacoum, bromadiolone, bromethalin, chlorophacinone, 
cholecalciferol, difenacoum, difethialone, diphacinone (and its sodium 
salt), strychnine, warfarin (and its sodium salt), and zinc phosphide.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0750, and the specific case number for the 
chemical substance related to your comment, through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at 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. 
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, please contact the Chemical 
Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 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; 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 for the pesticide of interest 
identified in Table 1 in Unit IV.

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 on 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/commenting-epa-dockets.
    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. 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 proposed interim decisions for all pesticides 
listed in Table 1 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 1 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 proposed interim registration review decisions for the 
rodenticides shown in Table 1 and opens a 75-day public comment period 
on the proposed interim registration review decisions.

                              Table 1--Rodenticides With Proposed Interim Decisions
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   Registration review case name and                                                    Chemical review manager
                 number                                  Docket ID No.                  and contact information
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Brodifacoum, Case Number 2755..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0767                          Steven R. Peterson,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        2218.

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Bromadiolone, Case Number 2760.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0768                          Steven R. Peterson,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        2218.
Bromethalin, Case Number 2765..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0077                          Kent Fothergill,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        1943.
Chlorophacinone, Case Number 2100......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0778                          Steven R. Peterson,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        2218.
Cholecalciferol, Case Number 7600......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0139                          Kent Fothergill,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        1943.
Difenacoum, Case Number 7630...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0769                          Steven R. Peterson,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        2218.
Difethialone, Case Number 7603.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0770                          Steven R. Peterson,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        2218.
Diphacinone (and its sodium salt), Case  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0777                          Steven R. Peterson,
 Number 2205.                                                                           [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        2218.
Strychnine, Case Number 3133...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0754                          Shrestha, Srijana,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        2329.
Warfarin (and its sodium salt), Case     EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0481                          Steven R. Peterson,
 Number 0011.                                                                           [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        2218.
Zinc Phosphide, Case Number 0026.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0140                          Anna Senninger,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                                                        2216.
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    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 rodenticides included in Table 1 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 rodenticides 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 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 Table 1 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.
    Background on the registration review program is provided at: 
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: November 22, 2022.
Mary Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-25978 Filed 11-28-22; 8:45 am]
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