Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Notice of Availability, 71853-71854 [2023-22996]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 / Notices Hells Canyon Project No. 1971.1 On August 31, 2007, the Commission issued a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Hells Canyon Project. On December 30, 2019, Idaho Power filed an Offer of Settlement (settlement) with the Commission for the Hells Canyon Project.2 The settlement, which was executed on April 22, 2019, includes, among other items, spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead fish passage measures. In addition, the Oregon and Idaho Departments of Environmental Quality each issued a water quality certification under section 401 of the Clean Water Act for the Hells Canyon Project on May 24, 2019. On July 1, 2020, Idaho Power supplemented the final license application for the project with additional information on its proposal, including an analysis of the new and revised fish-related protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures proposed under the settlement, and updated information on project resources. Additionally, Idaho Power filed on October 14, 2020, draft biological assessments for species managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, which included an analysis of the effects of the new and revised measures on fish and wildlife listed under the Endangered Species Act. On June 13, 2022, Commission staff issued a notice of intent to prepare a draft and final EIS to assess the new and revised fish-related protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures proposed under the settlement, the Oregon and Idaho water quality certifications, and the draft biological assessments. The notice of intent included a schedule for preparing a draft and final supplemental EIS. By this notice, Commission staff is updating the procedural schedule for completing the draft and final supplemental EIS. Further revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Milestone Issue Draft EIS .......... Comments on Draft EIS due. Commission issues Final EIS. Target date February 2024. April 2024. November 2024. Any questions regarding this notice may be directed to Aaron Liberty at 1 The current license expired on July 31, 2005, and the project is operating under an annual license. 2 On January 7, 2020, the Commission issued notice of the offer of settlement’s filing. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Oct 17, 2023 Jkt 262001 (202) 502–6862 or aaron.liberty@ ferc.gov. Dated: October 12, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–22982 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720; FRL–11374–01– 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 work plans for the following chemicals: Aureobasidium pullulans and cyflumetofen. 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 December 18, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 71853 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 E:\FR\FM\18OCN1.SGM 18OCN1 71854 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 / Notices 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 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 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. 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 work plans for the pesticides shown in Table 1 and opens a 60-day public comment period on the work plans. TABLE 1—PRELIMINARY WORK PLANS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Aureobasidium pullulans .................................................. Case No. 6521 ................................................................. Cyflumetofen .................................................................... Case No. 7463 ................................................................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0064 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Oct 17, 2023 Jkt 262001 Chemical review manager and contact information EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0194 Susanne Cerrelli, cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov (202) 566–1516. Susan Bartow, bartow.susan@epa.gov (202) 566–2280. 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: October 13, 2023. Mary Elissa Reaves, Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2023–22996 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765; FRL–11440–01– ORD] Executive Committee under the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)— October 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee (EC) to review and finalize the reports of the following panels: EPA Transcriptomic Assessment Product (ETAP) Panel and Value of Information (VOI) Panel. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 1 p.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 Monday, October 23, 2023, at https://usepa-bosc-ec-meeting.eventbrite.com. Requests for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted through October 23, 2023. Comments may be submitted through October 23, 2023. Due to unforeseen administrative circumstances, EPA is announcing this SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18OCN1.SGM 18OCN1

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[FR Doc No: 2023-22996]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-11374-01-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 work plans for the following chemicals: Aureobasidium 
pullulans and cyflumetofen. 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 December 18, 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

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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 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 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. 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 work plans for the pesticides shown in Table 1 
and opens a 60-day public comment period on the work plans.

                     Table 1--Preliminary Work Plans Being Made Available for Public Comment
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                                                                                        Chemical review manager
 Registration review case name and No.                   Docket ID No.                  and contact information
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Aureobasidium pullulans................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0064........................  Susanne Cerrelli,
Case No. 6521..........................                                                 [email protected]
                                                                                       (202) 566-1516.
Cyflumetofen...........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0194........................  Susan Bartow,
Case No. 7463..........................                                                 [email protected]
                                                                                       (202) 566-2280.
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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 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: October 13, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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