Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Notice of Availability, 47875-47876 [2023-15717]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 / Notices Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. EPA will use an abbreviated version of the original DWINSA 2020 LSL questionnaire to collect LSL counts from previously surveyed water systems. Participation in the one-time update is voluntary. Service line information is rapidly developing as States and water systems develop inventories required under the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. This update of the LSL questionnaire allows water systems and States that provided incomplete submissions to the original lead service line questionnaire or are still developing their LSL inventories to provide additional information to the data provided in 2021. This will result in a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) allotment that reflects a more current understanding of each State’s needs. As mandated by section 1452(a)(1)(D)(ii) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA intends for the update to impact the LSLR allotments starting in FY 2024 (i.e., 3rd year of BIL funding). In order to complete data collection within this timeframe, the service line count update must be conducted as an emergency revision to the original ICR. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: The respondents for the LSL count update to the 2020 Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment are CWSs, NPNCWSs, and State agencies. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 3,969 (total). Frequency of response: One time. Total estimated burden: 3,118.8 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b) Total estimated cost: $194,265.4 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 3,118.8 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is a result of the Agency conducting a one-time followup to the original lead service line (LSL) questionnaire of the 2020 DWINSA in order to help ensure Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) allotments made from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) more accurately reflect each State’s needs. Jennifer McLain, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. [FR Doc. 2023–15683 Filed 7–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Jul 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720; FRL–11135–01– OCSPP] Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of the EPA’s preliminary or continuing work plans for the following chemicals: Complex Polymeric Polyhydroxy Acid (CPPA); Killed, nonviable Streptomyces acidiscabies strain RL–110T cells and spent fermentation media; penflufen; propionic acid; straight chain lepidopteran pheromones; and Streptomyces strain K61. With this document, the EPA is opening the public comment period for registration review for these chemicals. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 25, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720, 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: For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 in Unit IV. For general questions 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; telephone number: (202) 566–0701; email address: biscoe.melanie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: 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 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47875 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 identified in Table 1 in Unit IV. B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the 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 the 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 the 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. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 47876 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 / Notices types of information and issues that the agency may consider during registration reviews. As part of the registration review process, the Agency has completed preliminary or continuing workplans for all pesticides listed in Table 1 in Unit IV. EPA initiates a registration review by establishing a public docket for a pesticide registration review case. The docket contains a Preliminary Work Plan (PWP) summarizing information EPA has on the pesticide and the anticipated path forward. A continuing work plan (CWP) allows for the registration review process to continue for cases that have not completed the first round of registration review and need additional data to complete the review. Through this program, the 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 The EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed in 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. Registration Reviews A. What action is the Agency taking? Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.50, this notice announces the availability of the EPA’s preliminary or continuing work plans for the pesticides shown in Table 1 and opens a 60-day public comment period on the work plans. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 TABLE 1—PRELIMINARY AND CONTINUING WORK PLANS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Registration review case name and number Docket ID No. Chemical review manager and contact information Complex Polymeric Polyhydroxy Acid (CPPA), Case Number 6320. EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0793 ............................. Killed, non-viable Streptomyces acidiscabies strain RL–110T cells and spent fermentation media, Case Number 6523. Penflufen, Case Number 7065 .......................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0779 ............................. Hector Andres Maldonado, maldonado.hector@epa.gov, (202) 566– 1373. Monica Thapa, thapa.monica@epa.gov, (202) 566–1543. Propionic Acid, Case Number 4078 .................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0024 ............................. Straight Chain, Lepidopteran Pheromones, Case Number 8200. Streptomyces strain K61, Case Number 6066 EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0102 ............................. B. Docket Content data and assessment needs. Additional documents provide more detailed information. During this public comment period, the agency is asking that interested persons identify any additional information they believe the agency should consider during the registration reviews of these pesticides. The agency identifies in each docket the areas where public comment is specifically requested, though comment in any area is welcome. The registration review docket contains information that the agency may consider in the course of the registration review. The agency may include information from its files including, but not limited to, the following information: • An overview of the registration review case status. • A list of current product registrations and registrants. • Federal Register notices regarding any pending registration actions. • Federal Register notices regarding current or pending tolerances. • Risk assessments. • Bibliographies concerning current registrations. • Summaries of incident data. • Any other pertinent data or information. Each docket contains a document summarizing what the agency currently knows about the pesticide case and a preliminary (and for some cases a continuing) work plan for anticipated VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:49 Jul 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0223 ............................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0832 ............................. The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.50(b) provides for a minimum 60-day public comment period on all preliminary registration review work plans. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary changes to a pesticide’s workplan. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and must be received by the 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 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Anna Senninger, senninger.anna@epa.gov, (202) 566–2216. Quinn Gavin, gavin.quinn@epa.gov, (202) 566–2284. Bibiana Oe, oe.bibiana@epa.gov, (202) 566– 1538. Monica Thapa, thapa.monica@epa.gov, (202) 566–1543. after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ The 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. The final registration review work plan will explain the effect that any comments had on the final work plan and provide the agency’s response to significant comments. Background on the registration review program is provided at: https:// www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: July 18, 2023. Mary Elissa Reaves, Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2023–15717 Filed 7–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-11135-01-OCSPP]


Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for 
Review and Comment; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the EPA's 
preliminary or continuing work plans for the following chemicals: 
Complex Polymeric Polyhydroxy Acid (CPPA); Killed, non-viable 
Streptomyces acidiscabies strain RL-110T cells and spent fermentation 
media; penflufen; propionic acid; straight chain lepidopteran 
pheromones; and Streptomyces strain K61. With this document, the EPA is 
opening the public comment period for registration review for these 
chemicals.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 25, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720, 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: For pesticide specific information, 
contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest 
identified in Table 1 in Unit IV.
    For general questions 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; telephone number: (202) 566-0701; 
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 identified in Table 1 in Unit IV.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the 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 the 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 the 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. Registration review dockets contain 
information that will assist the public in understanding the

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types of information and issues that the agency may consider during 
registration reviews. As part of the registration review process, the 
Agency has completed preliminary or continuing workplans for all 
pesticides listed in Table 1 in Unit IV. EPA initiates a registration 
review by establishing a public docket for a pesticide registration 
review case. The docket contains a Preliminary Work Plan (PWP) 
summarizing information EPA has on the pesticide and the anticipated 
path forward. A continuing work plan (CWP) allows for the registration 
review process to continue for cases that have not completed the first 
round of registration review and need additional data to complete the 
review. Through this program, the 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

    The EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals 
listed in 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. Registration Reviews

A. What action is the Agency taking?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.50, this notice announces the availability 
of the EPA's preliminary or continuing work plans for the pesticides 
shown in Table 1 and opens a 60-day public comment period on the work 
plans.

 Table 1--Preliminary and Continuing Work Plans Being Made Available for
                             Public Comment
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                                                        Chemical review
  Registration review case name                           manager and
           and number                Docket ID No.          contact
                                                          information
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Complex Polymeric Polyhydroxy     EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-07  Hector Andres
 Acid (CPPA), Case Number 6320.    93.                 Maldonado,
                                                       [email protected], (202)
                                                       566-1373.
Killed, non-viable Streptomyces   EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-07  Monica Thapa,
 acidiscabies strain RL-110T       79.                 [email protected]
 cells and spent fermentation                          gov, (202) 566-
 media, Case Number 6523.                              1543.
Penflufen, Case Number 7065.....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-02  Anna Senninger,
                                   23.                 [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                       2216.
Propionic Acid, Case Number 4078  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-00  Quinn Gavin,
                                   24.                 [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                       2284.
Straight Chain, Lepidopteran      EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-01  Bibiana Oe,
 Pheromones, Case Number 8200.     02.                 [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                       1538.
Streptomyces strain K61, Case     EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-08  Monica Thapa,
 Number 6066.                      32.                 [email protected], (202) 566-
                                                       1543.
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B. Docket Content

    The registration review docket contains information that the agency 
may consider in the course of the registration review. The agency may 
include information from its files including, but not limited to, the 
following information:
     An overview of the registration review case status.
     A list of current product registrations and registrants.
     Federal Register notices regarding any pending 
registration actions.
     Federal Register notices regarding current or pending 
tolerances.
     Risk assessments.
     Bibliographies concerning current registrations.
     Summaries of incident data.
     Any other pertinent data or information.
    Each docket contains a document summarizing what the agency 
currently knows about the pesticide case and a preliminary (and for 
some cases a continuing) work plan for anticipated data and assessment 
needs. Additional documents provide more detailed information. During 
this public comment period, the agency is asking that interested 
persons identify any additional information they believe the agency 
should consider during the registration reviews of these pesticides. 
The agency identifies in each docket the areas where public comment is 
specifically requested, though comment in any area is welcome.
    The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.50(b) provides for 
a minimum 60-day public comment period on all preliminary registration 
review work plans. This comment period is intended to provide an 
opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any 
necessary changes to a pesticide's workplan. All comments should be 
submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and must be received by the 
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.'' 
The 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. The final registration review work plan will explain the 
effect that any comments had on the final work plan and provide the 
agency's response to significant comments.
    Background on the registration review program is provided at: 
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: July 18, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-15717 Filed 7-24-23; 8:45 am]
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