United States Department of Justice and Parties to Certain Litigation; Transfer of Data, 74144 [2022-26251]

Download as PDF 74144 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 231 / Friday, December 2, 2022 / Notices email address: reddick.lorraine@ epa.gov. Additional information about this meeting, the CAAAC, and its subcommittees and workgroups can be found on the CAAAC website: https:// www.epa.gov/caaac/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee will hold its next public meeting remotely/virtually on December 14, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EST). The committee agenda and any documents prepared for the meeting will be publicly available on the CAAAC website at https://www.epa.gov/ caaac/ prior to the meeting. Thereafter, these documents, together with CAAAC meeting minutes, will be available on the CAAAC website or by contacting the Office of Air and Radiation Docket and requesting information under docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0217. The docket office can be reached by email at: a-andr-Docket@epa.gov or FAX: 202–566– 9744. For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Lorraine Reddick at reddick.lorraine@epa.gov, preferably at least 7 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: November 29, 2022. Lorraine Reddick, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Air Policy and Program Support. [FR Doc. 2022–26259 Filed 12–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0492; FRL–10432–01– OCSPP] United States Department of Justice and Parties to Certain Litigation; Transfer of Data Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and parties to certain litigation. This transfer of data is in lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Dec 01, 2022 Jkt 259001 accordance with the CBI regulations governing the disclosure of potential CBI in litigation. DATES: Access to this information by DOJ and the parties to certain litigation is ongoing and expected to continue during the litigation as discussed in this Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Rosenblatt, Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–2659; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is being provided pursuant to 40 CFR 2.209(d) to inform affected businesses that EPA, via DOJ, will provide certain information to the parties and the Court in the matter of Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al., Case No. 4:20-cv-00555– DCB (D. Ariz.) (‘‘Dicamba Litigation’’). The information is contained in documents that have been submitted to EPA pursuant to FIFRA and FFDCA by pesticide registrants or other datasubmitters, including information that has been claimed to be, or determined to potentially contain, CBI. In the Dicamba Litigation, the plaintiffs seek judicial review of three EPA registration decisions and related registration amendments for products that contain dicamba for use on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans, issued under FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. The documents are being produced as part of the Administrative Record of the decisions at issue and include documents that registrants or other datasubmitters may have submitted to EPA regarding the pesticide dicamba, and that may be subject to various release restrictions under federal law. The information includes documents submitted with pesticide registration applications and may include CBI as well as scientific studies subject to the disclosure restrictions of FIFRA section 10(g), 7 U.S.C. 136h(g). All documents that may be subject to release restrictions under federal law are designated as ‘‘Protected Information’’ under a Protective Order that was entered by the court in the Dicamba Litigation on November 10, 2022 (Doc. No. 93). The Protective Order precludes public disclosure of any such documents by the parties in this action who have received the information from EPA and limits the use of such documents to litigation purposes only. If filed with the Court, the Protective Order requires that such documents be PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 filed under seal and not be available for public review. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. Dated: November 22, 2022. Daniel Rosenblatt, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2022–26251 Filed 12–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0624; FRL–10416–01– OCSPP] Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA has granted emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during the period July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022, to control unforeseen pest outbreaks. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Rosenblatt, Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; main telephone number: (202) 566–1030; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: 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). If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed at the end of the emergency exemption. E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 74144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26251]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0492; FRL-10432-01-OCSPP]


United States Department of Justice and Parties to Certain 
Litigation; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information 
submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information 
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
by the submitter, will be transferred to the U.S. Department of Justice 
(DOJ) and parties to certain litigation. This transfer of data is in 
accordance with the CBI regulations governing the disclosure of 
potential CBI in litigation.

DATES: Access to this information by DOJ and the parties to certain 
litigation is ongoing and expected to continue during the litigation as 
discussed in this Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Rosenblatt, Registration 
Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 566-2659; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is being provided pursuant to 40 
CFR 2.209(d) to inform affected businesses that EPA, via DOJ, will 
provide certain information to the parties and the Court in the matter 
of Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. United States 
Environmental Protection Agency et al., Case No. 4:20-cv-00555-DCB (D. 
Ariz.) (``Dicamba Litigation''). The information is contained in 
documents that have been submitted to EPA pursuant to FIFRA and FFDCA 
by pesticide registrants or other data-submitters, including 
information that has been claimed to be, or determined to potentially 
contain, CBI. In the Dicamba Litigation, the plaintiffs seek judicial 
review of three EPA registration decisions and related registration 
amendments for products that contain dicamba for use on dicamba-
tolerant cotton and soybeans, issued under FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
    The documents are being produced as part of the Administrative 
Record of the decisions at issue and include documents that registrants 
or other data-submitters may have submitted to EPA regarding the 
pesticide dicamba, and that may be subject to various release 
restrictions under federal law. The information includes documents 
submitted with pesticide registration applications and may include CBI 
as well as scientific studies subject to the disclosure restrictions of 
FIFRA section 10(g), 7 U.S.C. 136h(g).
    All documents that may be subject to release restrictions under 
federal law are designated as ``Protected Information'' under a 
Protective Order that was entered by the court in the Dicamba 
Litigation on November 10, 2022 (Doc. No. 93). The Protective Order 
precludes public disclosure of any such documents by the parties in 
this action who have received the information from EPA and limits the 
use of such documents to litigation purposes only. If filed with the 
Court, the Protective Order requires that such documents be filed under 
seal and not be available for public review.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: November 22, 2022.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-26251 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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