Notice of Objections to Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Intent To Cancel Pesticide Registrations; Notice of Public Hearing, 40262-40263 [2023-13115]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 40262 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Notices design and data analysis procedures to develop transcriptomic-based reference values for data poor chemicals. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Attendees should register by July 3, 2023, at https://EPAETAP_July_meeting.eventbrite.com. Requests for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted through July 3, 2023. Comments may be submitted through Friday, July 7, 2023. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA’s Research Triangle Park Main Campus Facility, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. 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[FR Doc. 2023–13187 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0417; FRL–11041–01– OMS] Notice of Objections to Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Intent To Cancel Pesticide Registrations; Notice of Public Hearing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: Notice of objections and public hearing. ACTION: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has received objections and hearing requests in response to its issuance of a Notice of Intent to Cancel registrations of three pesticide products containing the insecticide chlorpyrifos due to the Agency’s revocation of all tolerances for chlorpyrifos. The EPA will hold a public hearing to receive evidence related to the proposed cancellation of the chlorpyrifos product registrations. SUMMARY: A public hearing will be held beginning at 9 a.m. January 8, 2024, and continue as necessary through January 11, 2024. DATES: The public hearing will take place in the EPA Administrative Courtroom, EPA East Building, Room 1152, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Angeles, Headquarters Hearing Clerk, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Mail Code 1900R, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 6281; email address: angeles.mary@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Notices the notice’s publication, whichever comes later. 7 U.S.C. 136d(d). On A. Does this action apply to me? January 13, 2023, Gharda Chemicals This action is directed to the public International, Inc., the registrant for the in general and may be of interest to a pesticide products proposed for wide range of stakeholders including cancellation, filed an objection to the environmental, human health, farm NOIC and requested a hearing. Also on worker and agricultural advocates; the January 13, 2023, the following 19 chemical industry; pesticide users; and entities jointly filed an objection to the members of the public interested in the NOIC and requested a hearing: Red sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Since others also may be interested, the Association, U.S. Beet Sugar Agency has not attempted to describe all Association, American Sugarbeet the specific entities that may be affected Growers Association, Southern by this action. Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, B. How can I get copies of this document American Crystal Sugar Company, and other related information? Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, American Farm Bureau Federation, The regulatory docket for this action, American Soybean Association, Iowa identified by docket identification Soybean Association, Minnesota number EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0417, is Soybean Growers Association, Missouri available electronically at https:// Soybean Association, Nebraska Soybean www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at Association, South Dakota Soybean the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) Association, North Dakota Soybean in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) Growers Association, National EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Association of Wheat Growers, Cherry Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Marketing Institute, Florida Fruit and The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Vegetable Association, Georgia Fruit Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 and Vegetable Growers Association, and p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding National Cotton Council of America. legal holidays. The telephone number The hearing requests commenced a for the Public Reading Room is (202) proceeding under Section 6(d) of FIFRA, 566–1744. 7 U.S.C. 136d(d), and the EPA’s The adjudication docket for the procedural rules, 40 CFR 164, before the proceeding in which petitioners have requested a public hearing, captioned In EPA’s Office of Administrative Law Judges. The proceeding includes a re Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Intent to public hearing that will be held to Cancel Pesticide Registrations and receive evidence from the parties identified by docket number FIFRA– relevant and material to issues raised by HQ–2023–0001, is available the petitioners’ objections to the electronically on the website of the proposed cancellation of the listed EPA’s Office of Administrative Law chlorpyrifos pesticide product Judges at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/ registrations. oarm/alj/alj_web_docket.nsf/ Active+Dockets?OpenView. As set forth in DATES and ADDRESSES, the hearing will begin at 9 a.m. January II. Public Hearing to be Held on 8, 2024, and continue as necessary Objections to EPA’s Notice of Intent to through January 11, 2024, in the EPA Cancel Pesticide Registrations Administrative Courtroom, EPA East EPA previously published (87 FR Building, Room 1152, 1201 Constitution 76474, Dec. 14, 2022) a Notice of Intent Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. to Cancel (NOIC) the registration of the Anyone wishing to attend the hearing following three pesticide products must notify Mary Angeles, Headquarters pursuant to its authority under Section Hearing Clerk, Office of Administrative 6(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Law Judges, by email no later than Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), January 2, 2024, at the email address 7 U.S.C. 136d(b): • EPA Reg. No. 93182–3 Chlorpyrifos listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. A notice of intent to attend the Technical. hearing shall include the individual’s • EPA Reg. No. 93182–7 Pilot 4E name, email address, telephone number, Chlorpyrifos Agricultural Insecticide. and any organization they represent. On • EPA Reg. No. 93182–8 Pilot 15G the day of the hearing, attendees must Chlorpyrifos Agricultural Insecticide. present government-issued Section 6(b) of FIFRA provides that identification to enter EPA facilities. any person adversely affected by the Attendees may face further restrictions NOIC may request a hearing on the proposed cancellation within 30 days of on entry based on the community level the registrant receiving the notice or of of COVID–19 at the time of the hearing. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 I. General Information VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Jun 20, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40263 Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 40 CFR 164. Susan Biro, Chief Administrative Law Judge. [FR Doc. 2023–13115 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0226; 10963–01–OAR] Proposed Baseline Approval of the Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste Characterization Program Implemented at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability; opening of a 45-day public comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is announcing the availability of, and soliciting public comments on, the proposed ‘‘baseline’’ approval of the contact-handled (CH) transuranic (TRU) debris waste characterization program implemented by the Central Characterization Program (CCP) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, IL. The inspections supporting this proposed baseline approval took place from November 15–17, 2022 remotely and on site in Lemont, IL. EPA identified no findings or concerns and proposes to approve the ANL–CCP CH TRU debris waste characterization program. EPA’s report documenting the inspection results and proposed baseline approval is available for review in the public docket listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. Until the Agency finalizes its baseline approval decision, the DOE Carlsbad Field Office may not certify ANL–CCP’s CH waste characterization program and the site may not ship transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 7, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2023–0226, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40262-40263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13115]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0417; FRL-11041-01-OMS]


Notice of Objections to Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Intent To Cancel 
Pesticide Registrations; Notice of Public Hearing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of objections and public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has 
received objections and hearing requests in response to its issuance of 
a Notice of Intent to Cancel registrations of three pesticide products 
containing the insecticide chlorpyrifos due to the Agency's revocation 
of all tolerances for chlorpyrifos. The EPA will hold a public hearing 
to receive evidence related to the proposed cancellation of the 
chlorpyrifos product registrations.

DATES: A public hearing will be held beginning at 9 a.m. January 8, 
2024, and continue as necessary through January 11, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will take place in the EPA Administrative 
Courtroom, EPA East Building, Room 1152, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Angeles, Headquarters Hearing 
Clerk, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Mail Code 1900R, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-
6281; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

[[Page 40263]]

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.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The regulatory docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0417, is available electronically 
at https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Office of 
Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the EPA 
Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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.
    The adjudication docket for the proceeding in which petitioners 
have requested a public hearing, captioned In re Chlorpyrifos; Notice 
of Intent to Cancel Pesticide Registrations and identified by docket 
number FIFRA-HQ-2023-0001, is available electronically on the website 
of the EPA's Office of Administrative Law Judges at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/oarm/alj/alj_web_docket.nsf/Active+Dockets?OpenView.

II. Public Hearing to be Held on Objections to EPA's Notice of Intent 
to Cancel Pesticide Registrations

    EPA previously published (87 FR 76474, Dec. 14, 2022) a Notice of 
Intent to Cancel (NOIC) the registration of the following three 
pesticide products pursuant to its authority under Section 6(b) of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 
136d(b):
     EPA Reg. No. 93182-3 Chlorpyrifos Technical.
     EPA Reg. No. 93182-7 Pilot 4E Chlorpyrifos Agricultural 
Insecticide.
     EPA Reg. No. 93182-8 Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos Agricultural 
Insecticide.
    Section 6(b) of FIFRA provides that any person adversely affected 
by the NOIC may request a hearing on the proposed cancellation within 
30 days of the registrant receiving the notice or of the notice's 
publication, whichever comes later. 7 U.S.C. 136d(d). On January 13, 
2023, Gharda Chemicals International, Inc., the registrant for the 
pesticide products proposed for cancellation, filed an objection to the 
NOIC and requested a hearing. Also on January 13, 2023, the following 
19 entities jointly filed an objection to the NOIC and requested a 
hearing: Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, U.S. Beet 
Sugar Association, American Sugarbeet Growers Association, Southern 
Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, American Crystal Sugar Company, Minn-
Dak Farmers Cooperative, American Farm Bureau Federation, American 
Soybean Association, Iowa Soybean Association, Minnesota Soybean 
Growers Association, Missouri Soybean Association, Nebraska Soybean 
Association, South Dakota Soybean Association, North Dakota Soybean 
Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, Cherry 
Marketing Institute, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, Georgia 
Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, and National Cotton Council of 
America.
    The hearing requests commenced a proceeding under Section 6(d) of 
FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136d(d), and the EPA's procedural rules, 40 CFR 164, 
before the EPA's Office of Administrative Law Judges. The proceeding 
includes a public hearing that will be held to receive evidence from 
the parties relevant and material to issues raised by the petitioners' 
objections to the proposed cancellation of the listed chlorpyrifos 
pesticide product registrations.
    As set forth in DATES and ADDRESSES, the hearing will begin at 9 
a.m. January 8, 2024, and continue as necessary through January 11, 
2024, in the EPA Administrative Courtroom, EPA East Building, Room 
1152, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. Anyone wishing 
to attend the hearing must notify Mary Angeles, Headquarters Hearing 
Clerk, Office of Administrative Law Judges, by email no later than 
January 2, 2024, at the email address listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. A notice of intent to attend the hearing shall 
include the individual's name, email address, telephone number, and any 
organization they represent. On the day of the hearing, attendees must 
present government-issued identification to enter EPA facilities. 
Attendees may face further restrictions on entry based on the community 
level of COVID-19 at the time of the hearing.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 40 CFR 164.

Susan Biro,
Chief Administrative Law Judge.
[FR Doc. 2023-13115 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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