Metamitron; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment, 15014-15015 [2023-04871]

Download as PDF 15014 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2023 / Notices Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852 The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: David A. Alonzo, Manager, Project Authorizations, ANR Pipeline Company, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77002– 2700 or david_alonzo@tcenergy.com. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the applicant and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the service list at the eService link on FERC Online. 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Bose, Secretary. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [FR Doc. 2023–04994 Filed 3–9–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Mar 09, 2023 Jkt 259001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0147; FRL–10772–01– OCSPP] Metamitron; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA has received specific exemption requests from the Colorado and Nebraska Departments of Agriculture to use the pesticide metamitron (CAS No. 41394–05–2) to treat up to 35,000 acres of sugarbeets to control the weed, Palmer amaranth. The applicants propose the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemptions. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0147, 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 and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Rosenblatt, Acting Director, Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; main telephone number: (202) 506– 2875; email address: RDFRNotices@ epa.gov. SUMMARY: 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). PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through https:// www.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 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 pesticide discussed in this document, compared to the general population. II. What action is the Agency taking? Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the EPA Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any provision of FIFRA if the EPA Administrator determines that emergency conditions exist which require the exemption. The Colorado and Nebraska Departments of Agriculture have requested the EPA Administrator to issue specific exemptions for the use of metamitron on sugarbeets to control Palmer amaranth. E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2023 / Notices Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part of the requests. As part of this request, the applicants assert that emergency conditions exist due to insufficient means to control Palmer amaranth in sugarbeets, and the use of metamitron will help avert significant economic losses. The Applicants propose to make no more than 2 applications of 32 fluid ounces of the unregistered product, Goltix 700 SC (containing 58.3% metamitron, equivalent to 5.84 lbs. of metamitron per gallon of product) on up to 14,700 acres of sugarbeets in Colorado, and 20,300 acres in Nebraska (total of 35,000 acres) from April 1 to May 31, 2023, using a potential maximum of 7,350 gallons of Goltix 700 SC in Colorado and 10,150 gal in Nebraska (total of 17,500 gallons of product, equivalent to 102,200 lbs. of metamitron). This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the applications themselves. The regulations governing FIFRA section 18 at 40 CFR part 166.24(a)(1) require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a specific exemption proposing use of a new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient) which has not been registered by EPA. The notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the applications. The Agency will review and consider all comments received during the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific exemptions requested by the Colorado and Nebraska Departments of Agriculture. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: March 6, 2023. Daniel Rosenblatt, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2023–04871 Filed 3–9–23; 8:45 am] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0074; FRL–10762–01– OCSPP] Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel their registrations of certain products and to amend certain product registrations to terminate one or more uses. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw its requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the registrations have been cancelled or uses terminated only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0074, 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 and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–2707; email address: green.christopher@epa.gov. SUMMARY: 15015 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, 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. 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 in 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/ comments.html. II. What action is the Agency taking? This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants to cancel certain pesticide product registrations and terminate certain uses of product registrations. The affected products and the registrants making the requests are identified in Tables 1–3 of this unit. Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant or if the Agency determines that there are substantive comments that warrant further review of this request, EPA intends to issue an order canceling and amending the affected registrations. TABLE 1—PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION Registration No. Company No. 279–2862 ....................... 279–3038 ....................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Mar 09, 2023 279 279 Jkt 259001 Product name Active ingredients Niagara Furadan 75 Base .................................... Furadan 85 DB ..................................................... PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Carbofuran (A) (090601/1563–66–2)—(75%). Carbofuran (A) (090601/1563–66–2)—(85%). E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15014-15015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04871]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0147; FRL-10772-01-OCSPP]


Metamitron; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, 
Solicitation of Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received specific exemption requests from the Colorado 
and Nebraska Departments of Agriculture to use the pesticide metamitron 
(CAS No. 41394-05-2) to treat up to 35,000 acres of sugarbeets to 
control the weed, Palmer amaranth. The applicants propose the use of a 
new chemical which has not been registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting 
public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the 
exemptions.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0147, 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 and visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Rosenblatt, Acting Director, 
Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (202) 506-2875; 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. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
https://www.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 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 pesticide 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the EPA 
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any 
provision of FIFRA if the EPA Administrator determines that emergency 
conditions exist which require the exemption. The Colorado and Nebraska 
Departments of Agriculture have requested the EPA Administrator to 
issue specific exemptions for the use of metamitron on sugarbeets to 
control Palmer amaranth.

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Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part of 
the requests.
    As part of this request, the applicants assert that emergency 
conditions exist due to insufficient means to control Palmer amaranth 
in sugarbeets, and the use of metamitron will help avert significant 
economic losses.
    The Applicants propose to make no more than 2 applications of 32 
fluid ounces of the unregistered product, Goltix 700 SC (containing 
58.3% metamitron, equivalent to 5.84 lbs. of metamitron per gallon of 
product) on up to 14,700 acres of sugarbeets in Colorado, and 20,300 
acres in Nebraska (total of 35,000 acres) from April 1 to May 31, 2023, 
using a potential maximum of 7,350 gallons of Goltix 700 SC in Colorado 
and 10,150 gal in Nebraska (total of 17,500 gallons of product, 
equivalent to 102,200 lbs. of metamitron).
    This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the 
applications themselves. The regulations governing FIFRA section 18 at 
40 CFR part 166.24(a)(1) require publication of a notice of receipt of 
an application for a specific exemption proposing use of a new chemical 
(i.e., an active ingredient) which has not been registered by EPA. The 
notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the applications.
    The Agency will review and consider all comments received during 
the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific 
exemptions requested by the Colorado and Nebraska Departments of 
Agriculture.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: March 6, 2023.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-04871 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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