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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0509; FRL–7661–02–
OCSPP]
Notice of Approval Status; Certifying
Authorities’ Amended Plans for
Certification of Commercial and
Private Applicators of Restricted Use
Pesticides; Batch Two
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing its
approval of twelve amended
certification plans for certifying
applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides
(RUPs) from the following certifying
authorities: Arizona Department of
Agriculture (AZDA), Connecticut
Department of Energy & Environmental
Protection (CTDEEP), Delaware
Department of Agriculture (DDA),
District of Columbia Department of
Energy and Environment (DOEE),
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
(HDOA), Mississippi Department of
Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC),
New Hampshire Department of
Agriculture, Markets and Food
(NHDAFM), New Jersey Department of
Agriculture (NJDEP), Nevada
Department of Agriculture (NDA), Office
of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC),
South Dakota Department of Agriculture
and Natural Resources (SDDANR), and
Washington State Department of
Agriculture (WSDA). The amended
plans are consistent with the existing
regulatory requirements, including
revisions made in 2017 to enhance and
improve the competency of certified
applicators of RUPs and persons
working under their direct supervision.
The 2017 regulatory revisions are
intended to further reduce potential
exposure of RUPs to certified
applicators and those working under
their direct supervision, other workers,
the public, and the environment.
Federal, state, territory, and tribal
certifying authorities with existing
certification plans were required to
revise their existing plans to conform
with the updated federal standards for
RUP applicator certification and receive
EPA approval by the established
regulatory deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact:
The designated EPA point of contact for
the Certification Plan of interest as
listed in Table 1 of Unit I.B.
For general information contact:
Carolyn Schroeder, Pesticide ReEvaluation Division (7508M), Office of
SUMMARY:
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Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (202) 566–2376;
email address: schroeder.carolyn@
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 a federal, state,
territory, or tribal agency who
administers a certification program for
pesticides applicators. You many also
be potentially affected by this action if
you are: A registrant of RUP products;
a person who applies RUPs, including
those under the direct supervision of a
certified applicator; a person who relies
upon the availability of RUPs; someone
who hires a certified applicator to apply
an RUP; a pesticide safety educator; or
other person who provides pesticide
safety training for pesticide applicator
certification or recertification. 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:
• Agricultural Establishments (Crop
Production) (NAICS code 111).
• Nursery and Tree Production
(NAICS code 111421).
• Agricultural Pest Control and
Pesticide Handling on Farms (NAICS
code 115112).
• Crop Advisors (NAICS codes
115112, 541690, 541712).
• Agricultural (Animal) Pest Control
(Livestock Spraying) (NAICS code
115210).
• Forestry Pest Control (NAICS code
115310).
• Wood Preservation Pest Control
(NAICS code 321114).
• Pesticide Registrants (NAICS code
325320).
• Pesticide Dealers (NAICS codes
424690, 424910, 444220).
• Industrial, Institutional, Structural
& Health Related Pest Control (NAICS
code 561710).
• Ornamental & Turf, Rights-of-Way
Pest Control (NAICS code 561730).
• Environmental Protection Program
Administrators (NAICS code 924110).
• Governmental Pest Control
Programs (NAICS code 926140).
If you have any questions regarding
the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. How can I get copies of these
documents and other related
information?
For assistance in locating documents
related to the approved plans identified
in this notice, please consult the
designated EPA point of contact for the
Certification Plan of interest as listed in
Table 1 of this unit, or the general
contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
TABLE 1—DESIGNATED EPA POINT OF CONTACTS FOR THE CERTIFICATION PLANS
EPA region
Region 1 .........................
Region 2 .........................
Region 3 .........................
Region
Region
Region
Region
4
5
8
9
.........................
.........................
.........................
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Certification plan
CTDEEP
NHDAFM
NJDEP
DDA
DOEE
MDAC
OISC
SDDANR
AZDA
HDOA
NDA
WSDA
II. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Section 11 of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7.
U.S.C. 136 et seq., requires certifying
authorities to have an EPA-approved
certification plan to certify applicators
of RUPs. The Certification of Pesticide
Applicators (CPA) regulation at 40 CFR
part 171 was amended in 2017 (Ref. 1).
As a result, federal, state, territory, and
tribal certifying authorities with existing
certification plans were required to
revise their existing certification plans
to conform with the updated federal
standards for the certification of
applicators of RUPs and submit their
revisions to EPA by March 2020 for EPA
review and approval. The CPA
regulation specifies that the existing
certification plans remain in place until
the revised plans are approved by EPA
on or before the regulatory deadline
established in 40 CFR 171.5. The
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EPA point of contact
POC phone
Email
Robert Koethe ..................................
(617) 918–1535
koethe.robert@epa.gov.
Tara Glynn .......................................
Courtenay Hoernemann ...................
(732) 906–6183
(215) 814–2216
glynn.tara@epa.gov.
hoernemann.courtenay@epa.gov.
Richard Corbett ................................
Donald Baumgartner ........................
Blake Huff .........................................
Katy Wilcoxen ..................................
(404)
(312)
(303)
(415)
corbett.richard@epa.gov.
baumgartner.donald@epa.gov.
huff.blake@epa.gov.
wilcoxen.katy@epa.gov.
Bethany Plewe .................................
(208) 378–5753
Agency has since issued a final rule
extending the original deadline for
certification plans to comply with the
updated federal standards under the
2017 CPA rule to November 4, 2023
(Ref. 2).
III. What action is the Agency taking?
This action gives notice that the
following twelve certifying authorities’
certification plans submitted to the
Agency meet or exceed the standards of
40 CFR part 171: AZDA, CTDEEP, DDA,
DOEE, HDOA, MDAC, NDA, NHDAFM,
NJDEP, OISC, SDDANR, and WSDA.
EPA hereby gives notice that the twelve
amended certification plans for
certifying applicators of RUPs listed in
this document are now approved plans;
the certifying authorities may certify
pesticide applicators and continue with
implementation of the certification
plans as outlined in the approved plans.
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562–9008
886–7835
312–6718
947–4205
plewe.bethany@epa.gov.
These twelve plans represent the
second in a series of batched
notifications announcing the approval
of the federal, state, territory, and tribal
certification plans moving through the
approval process. These batched
notifications will continue to occur on
a regular basis as plans are approved.
EPA also provides frequent status
updates regarding the reviews and
approvals of state and territory
certification plans on its website at
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-workersafety/certification-standards-pesticideapplicators.
IV. References
The following is a list of documents
that are related to the issuance of this
Notice. For assistance in locating these
other documents, please consult the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
1. EPA. Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide
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Applicators; Final Rule. Federal
Register. 82 FR 952, January 4, 2017
(FRL–9956–70).
2. EPA. Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide
Applicators; Further Extension to
Expiration Date of Certification Plans;
Final Rule. Federal Register. 87 FR
50953, August 19, 2022 (FRL–9134.1–
04–OCSPP).
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136–136y.
Dated: March 24, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023–06571 Filed 3–29–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–10560–01–R6]
Underground Injection Control
Program; Hazardous Waste Injection
Restrictions; Petition for Exemption
Reissuance—Class I Hazardous Waste
Injection; INVISTA Orange Plant, Texas
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of a final decision on a
no migration petition reissuance.
AGENCY:
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Charles W. Maguire,
Director, Water Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2023–06544 Filed 3–29–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0062; FRL–10747–01–
OMS]
Notice is hereby given that a
reissuance of an exemption to the land
disposal restrictions, under the 1984
Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments to the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, has
been granted to INVISTA Channelview
Plant for two Class I hazardous waste
injection wells at the Invista Orange
Plant located in Orange, Texas.
DATES: This action was effective as of
October 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition
reissuance and all pertinent information
relating thereto are on file at the
following location: Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 6, Water
Division, Safe Drinking Water Branch
(6WD–D), 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500,
Dallas, Texas 75270–2102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
Johnson, Supervisor, Ground Water/UIC
Section, EPA—Region 6, telephone
(214) 665–8473.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
required by 40 CFR part 148, the
company has adequately demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) by the petition
reissuance application and supporting
documentation that, to a reasonable
degree of certainty, there will be no
migration of hazardous constituents
from the injection zone for as long as the
waste remains hazardous. This final
SUMMARY:
decision allows the underground
injection by the INVISTA Orange Plant,
of the specific restricted hazardous
wastes identified in this exemption
reissuance, into Class I hazardous waste
injection Wells WDW–191 and WDW–
282 until December 31, 2050, unless
EPA moves to terminate this exemption
under provisions of 40 CFR 148.24.
Additional conditions included in this
final decision may be reviewed by
contacting the Region 6 Ground Water/
UIC Section. As required by 40 CFR
148.22(b) and 124.10, a public notice
was issued August 19, 2020. The public
comment period closed on October 5,
2020. No comments were received. This
decision constitutes final Agency action
and there is no Administrative appeal.
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
NSPS for Phosphate Rock Plants
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
NSPS for Phosphate Rock Plants (EPA
ICR Number 1078.13, OMB Control
Number 2060–0111) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through March 31,
2023. Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
July 22, 2022, during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on
or before May 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OAR–2022–0062, to EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
SUMMARY:
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1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 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 specific information collection
by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—
Open for Public Comments’’ or by using
the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and
Program Division (D243–05), Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541–
0833; email address: ali.muntasir@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through July 22,
2022 during a 60-day comment period
(87 FR 43843). This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Supporting documents, which explain
in detail the information that the EPA
will be collecting, are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket
can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: The New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) for the
regulations published at 40 CFR part 60,
subpart NN apply to the following
existing facilities and new facilities at
phosphate rock plants with capacities
greater than 4 tons per hour: dryers,
calciners, grinders, and ground rock
handling and storage facilities, except
those facilities producing or preparing
phosphate rock solely for consumption
in elemental phosphorus production.
New facilities include those that
commenced construction, modification
or reconstruction after the date of
proposal. This information is being
collected to assure compliance with 40
CFR part 60, subpart NN.
In general, all NSPS standards require
initial notifications, performance tests,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0509; FRL-7661-02-OCSPP]
Notice of Approval Status; Certifying Authorities' Amended Plans
for Certification of Commercial and Private Applicators of Restricted
Use Pesticides; Batch Two
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its
approval of twelve amended certification plans for certifying
applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) from the following
certifying authorities: Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA),
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CTDEEP),
Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA), District of Columbia
Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), Hawaii Department of
Agriculture (HDOA), Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
(MDAC), New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food
(NHDAFM), New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDEP), Nevada
Department of Agriculture (NDA), Office of the Indiana State Chemist
(OISC), South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
(SDDANR), and Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). The
amended plans are consistent with the existing regulatory requirements,
including revisions made in 2017 to enhance and improve the competency
of certified applicators of RUPs and persons working under their direct
supervision. The 2017 regulatory revisions are intended to further
reduce potential exposure of RUPs to certified applicators and those
working under their direct supervision, other workers, the public, and
the environment. Federal, state, territory, and tribal certifying
authorities with existing certification plans were required to revise
their existing plans to conform with the updated federal standards for
RUP applicator certification and receive EPA approval by the
established regulatory deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: The designated EPA point of
contact for the Certification Plan of interest as listed in Table 1 of
Unit I.B.
For general information contact: Carolyn Schroeder, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508M), Office of
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Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-2376;
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 a
federal, state, territory, or tribal agency who administers a
certification program for pesticides applicators. You many also be
potentially affected by this action if you are: A registrant of RUP
products; a person who applies RUPs, including those under the direct
supervision of a certified applicator; a person who relies upon the
availability of RUPs; someone who hires a certified applicator to apply
an RUP; a pesticide safety educator; or other person who provides
pesticide safety training for pesticide applicator certification or
recertification. 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:
Agricultural Establishments (Crop Production) (NAICS code
111).
Nursery and Tree Production (NAICS code 111421).
Agricultural Pest Control and Pesticide Handling on Farms
(NAICS code 115112).
Crop Advisors (NAICS codes 115112, 541690, 541712).
Agricultural (Animal) Pest Control (Livestock Spraying)
(NAICS code 115210).
Forestry Pest Control (NAICS code 115310).
Wood Preservation Pest Control (NAICS code 321114).
Pesticide Registrants (NAICS code 325320).
Pesticide Dealers (NAICS codes 424690, 424910, 444220).
Industrial, Institutional, Structural & Health Related
Pest Control (NAICS code 561710).
Ornamental & Turf, Rights-of-Way Pest Control (NAICS code
561730).
Environmental Protection Program Administrators (NAICS
code 924110).
Governmental Pest Control Programs (NAICS code 926140).
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How can I get copies of these documents and other related
information?
For assistance in locating documents related to the approved plans
identified in this notice, please consult the designated EPA point of
contact for the Certification Plan of interest as listed in Table 1 of
this unit, or the general contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Table 1--Designated EPA Point of Contacts for the Certification Plans
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EPA point of
EPA region Certification plan contact POC phone Email
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Region 1...................... CTDEEP Robert Koethe.... (617) 918-1535 [email protected]
NHDAFM a.gov.
Region 2...................... NJDEP Tara Glynn....... (732) 906-6183 [email protected].
Region 3...................... DDA Courtenay (215) 814-2216 hoernemann.court
DOEE Hoernemann. [email protected]
Region 4...................... MDAC Richard Corbett.. (404) 562-9008 [email protected].
Region 5...................... OISC Donald (312) 886-7835 baumgartner.dona
Baumgartner. [email protected]
Region 8...................... SDDANR Blake Huff....... (303) 312-6718 [email protected].
Region 9...................... AZDA Katy Wilcoxen.... (415) 947-4205 [email protected]
HDOA a.gov.
NDA
Region 10..................... WSDA Bethany Plewe.... (208) 378-5753 [email protected].
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II. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
Section 11 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), 7. U.S.C. 136 et seq., requires certifying authorities to have
an EPA-approved certification plan to certify applicators of RUPs. The
Certification of Pesticide Applicators (CPA) regulation at 40 CFR part
171 was amended in 2017 (Ref. 1). As a result, federal, state,
territory, and tribal certifying authorities with existing
certification plans were required to revise their existing
certification plans to conform with the updated federal standards for
the certification of applicators of RUPs and submit their revisions to
EPA by March 2020 for EPA review and approval. The CPA regulation
specifies that the existing certification plans remain in place until
the revised plans are approved by EPA on or before the regulatory
deadline established in 40 CFR 171.5. The Agency has since issued a
final rule extending the original deadline for certification plans to
comply with the updated federal standards under the 2017 CPA rule to
November 4, 2023 (Ref. 2).
III. What action is the Agency taking?
This action gives notice that the following twelve certifying
authorities' certification plans submitted to the Agency meet or exceed
the standards of 40 CFR part 171: AZDA, CTDEEP, DDA, DOEE, HDOA, MDAC,
NDA, NHDAFM, NJDEP, OISC, SDDANR, and WSDA. EPA hereby gives notice
that the twelve amended certification plans for certifying applicators
of RUPs listed in this document are now approved plans; the certifying
authorities may certify pesticide applicators and continue with
implementation of the certification plans as outlined in the approved
plans.
These twelve plans represent the second in a series of batched
notifications announcing the approval of the federal, state, territory,
and tribal certification plans moving through the approval process.
These batched notifications will continue to occur on a regular basis
as plans are approved. EPA also provides frequent status updates
regarding the reviews and approvals of state and territory
certification plans on its website at https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/certification-standards-pesticide-applicators.
IV. References
The following is a list of documents that are related to the
issuance of this Notice. For assistance in locating these other
documents, please consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
1. EPA. Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide
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Applicators; Final Rule. Federal Register. 82 FR 952, January 4,
2017 (FRL-9956-70).
2. EPA. Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators; Further
Extension to Expiration Date of Certification Plans; Final Rule.
Federal Register. 87 FR 50953, August 19, 2022 (FRL-9134.1-04-
OCSPP).
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136-136y.
Dated: March 24, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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