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p. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
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White House Environmental Justice
Advisory Council; Notification of
Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification for a public
meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) hereby provides notice that the
White House Environmental Justice
Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will meet
on the dates and times described below.
Due to unforeseen administrative
circumstances, EPA is announcing this
meeting with less than 15 calendar days
public notice. This meeting is open to
the public. For additional information
about registering to attend the meeting
or provide public comment, please see
‘‘REGISTRATION’’ under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Preregistration is required.
DATES: The WHEJAC will convene an
in-person public meeting with a virtual
option on Tuesday, December 17, 2024,
from approximately 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
eastern time. Meeting discussions will
focus on several topics including, but
not limited to, workgroup activities,
panel discussions, updates from the
White House Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) and other Federal
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agencies, and new formal charges for the
WHEJAC. The WHEJAC invites public
comments at the meeting on the subjects
listed below (see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION). Members of the public
who wish to participate in the public
comment period must register by 11:59
p.m. eastern time, Friday, December 13,
2024.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
virtually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Audrie Washington, WHEJAC
Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA;
email: whejac@epa.gov; telephone: (202)
441–7295. For additional information
about the WHEJAC, visit https://
www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/
white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council#meetings.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Charter of the WHEJAC (available at
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/
documents/2024-05/whejac-amendedcharter-jan-5-2024.pdf) states that the
advisory committee ‘‘will provide
independent advice and
recommendations to the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) and to the White House
Environmental Justice Interagency
Council (IAC) on how to increase the
Federal Government’s efforts to address
current and historic environmental
injustice. The WHEJAC will provide
advice and recommendations about
broad cross-cutting issues related, but
not limited, to issues of environmental
justice and pollution reduction, energy,
climate change mitigation and
resiliency, environmental health, and
racial inequity. The WHEJAC’s efforts
will include a broad range of strategic,
scientific, technological, regulatory,
community engagement, and economic
issues related to environmental justice.’’
Registration: Individual registration is
required for the public meeting.
Information on how to register is located
at https://www.epa.gov/
environmentaljustice/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-council.
Registration for the meeting is available
until the scheduled end time of the
meeting. Registration to speak during
the public comment period will close at
11:59 p.m., eastern time, Tuesday,
December 13, 2024. When registering,
please provide your name, organization,
city and state, and email address for
follow up. Please also indicate whether
you would like to provide public
comment during the meeting, or if you
are submitting written comments.
A. Public Comment: The WHEJAC is
interested in receiving public comments
relevant to the following charges and
topics:
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(1) National Science and Technology
Council (NSTC) Environmental Justice
Science, Data, and Research Plan: What
metrics or indicators would prove most
useful in evaluating whether the
recommendations in the current
Research Plan have been meaningfully
integrated and used to support the
advancement of environmental justice;
what types of feedback mechanisms
could be implemented to meaningfully
capture community responses and
integrate them into the planning of the
NSTC Environmental Justice
Subcommittee; what key areas should
receive increased or decreased attention
in the next iteration of the plan; and
what innovative approaches or emerging
technologies, should the Subcommittee
consider in future Research Plans?
(2) Place-Based and CommunityFocused Initiatives: What models of
community-focused, multiagency
collaboration have worked effectively;
what methods, processes, principles, or
other components have made these
models effective in strengthening health
or environmental protection or reducing
environmental injustice affecting a
specific local community or region; and
in what ways could multiagency efforts
at the Federal level incorporate effective
partnership or input from State,
territorial, and local governments,
consultation with Tribal governments,
and engagement with communities with
environmental justice concerns,
community organizations, businesses,
and members of the public?
(3) Environmental Justice Issues
Affecting Indigenous Peoples and Tribal
Nations.
More information on WHEJAC
Workgroup charges is located online at:
https://www.epa.gov/
environmentaljustice/white-houseenvironmental-justice-advisory-council,
under WHEJAC Membership,
Workgroups, and Charges.
Individuals or groups making remarks
during the oral public comment period
will be limited to three (3) minutes. EPA
will give priority to speak during the
meeting to public commenters with
comments relevant to the topics and
questions listed above. The WHEJAC
will make every effort to hear from each
public commenter who has registered to
provide oral comments during the time
specified on the agenda but, in the
interest of time, commenters are
strongly encouraged to consider
submitting written comments for the
record. You can submit your written
comments by visiting https://
www.regulations.gov and opening
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEJECR–2024–
0147, by using the webform at https://
www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/
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forms/white-house-environmentaljustice-advisory-council-whejac-publiccomment; or by emailing comments to
whejac@epa.gov. The WHEJAC will
accept written comments through
Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
B. Information About Services for
Individuals With Disabilities or
Requiring English Language Translation
Assistance: For information about
access or services for individuals
requiring assistance, contact Audrie
Washington at whejac@epa.gov.
mailto:To request special
accommodations for a disability or other
assistance, please submit your request at
least seven (7) working days prior to the
meeting to give EPA sufficient time to
process your request.
Deeohn Ferris,
Director, Office of Policy, Partnerships and
Program Development (OPPPD), Office of
Environmental Justice and External Civil
Rights.
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Pesticide Registration Review;
Proposed Decisions for Several
Pesticides; Notice of Availability and
Request for Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces the
availability of and solicits comments on
EPA’s proposed decisions for the
following pesticides: alpha methyl
mannoside; Duddingtonia flagrans
strain IAH 1297; Pepino mosaic virus,
strain CH2, isolate 1906; and sheep fat.
EPA is proposing that no further review
is necessary for these pesticides at this
time based on its previous
determinations that these pesticides
meet the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) standard
for registration.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by the registration review
case name and number for the specific
pesticide of interest provided in Table 1
of Unit II., 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 of Unit II.
SUMMARY:
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For general information on the
registration review program, contact:
Jeannine Kausch, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511M),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
566–1533; email address:
kausch.jeannine@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. 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,
EPA 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 of Unit II.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
Consistent with 40 CFR 155.46, this
notice announces the availability of
EPA’s proposed registration review
decisions for the pesticides shown in
Table 1 and opens a 60-day public
comment period on these proposed
decisions. The proposed decisions for
the pesticides and their associated
rationale follow in Unit IV.
TABLE 1—PROPOSED REGISTRATION REVIEW DECISIONS BEING ISSUED
Registration review case name and No.
Chemical review manager and contact information
Alpha Methyl Mannoside; Case Number 6332 ........................................
Duddingtonia flagrans strain IAH 1297; Case Number 6534 ..................
Pepino mosaic virus, strain CH2, isolate 1906; Case Number 6528 ......
Sheep Fat; Case Number 6339 ...............................................................
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III. Registration Review Background
Section 3(g) of the FIFRA requires
EPA to periodically review registered
pesticides 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. See 7 U.S.C. 136a(g); 40
CFR 155.40(a). Through its registration
review program, EPA reevaluates each
pesticide’s registration based on current
scientific and other knowledge about
the pesticide, including its effects on
human health and the environment,
taking into consideration any changes in
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James Parker, parker.james@epa.gov, (202) 566–1594.
Joseph Mabon, mabon.joseph@epa.gov, (202) 566–1535.
Joseph Mabon, mabon.joseph@epa.gov, (202) 566–1535.
James Parker, parker.james@epa.gov, (202) 566–1594.
law, regulations, or policy since the last
review. EPA has promulgated
regulations governing the registration
review process in 40 CFR part 155,
subpart C.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.46, EPA may
decide that registration review is
complete and additional review is not
needed for certain pesticides. That
regulation provides the following: ‘‘The
Agency may determine that there is no
need to reconsider a previous decision
that a pesticide satisfies the standard of
registration in FIFRA. In such cases,
instead of establishing a pesticide
registration review case docket as
described in § 155.50, the Agency may
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propose that, based on its determination
that a pesticide meets the FIFRA
standard for registration, no further
review will be necessary. In such
circumstances, the Agency will publish
a notice in the Federal Register
announcing the availability of the
proposed decision and provide a
comment period of at least 60 calendar
days. The Agency will publish a notice
in the Federal Register announcing the
availability of a final version of the
decision, an explanation of any changes
to the proposed decision and its
response to any comments. The date of
the final notice of availability would be
used as the date of the latest registration
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[FRL-12464-01-OEJECR; EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2024-0147]
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification
of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification for a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that
the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will
meet on the dates and times described below. Due to unforeseen
administrative circumstances, EPA is announcing this meeting with less
than 15 calendar days public notice. This meeting is open to the
public. For additional information about registering to attend the
meeting or provide public comment, please see ``REGISTRATION'' under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Pre-registration is required.
DATES: The WHEJAC will convene an in-person public meeting with a
virtual option on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, from approximately 1 p.m.
to 7:30 p.m. eastern time. Meeting discussions will focus on several
topics including, but not limited to, workgroup activities, panel
discussions, updates from the White House Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) and other Federal agencies, and new formal charges for
the WHEJAC. The WHEJAC invites public comments at the meeting on the
subjects listed below (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). Members of the
public who wish to participate in the public comment period must
register by 11:59 p.m. eastern time, Friday, December 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrie Washington, WHEJAC Designated
Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: [email protected]; telephone: (202) 441-
7295. For additional information about the WHEJAC, visit https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council#meetings.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the WHEJAC (available at
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-05/whejac-amended-charter-jan-5-2024.pdf) states that the advisory committee ``will
provide independent advice and recommendations to the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and to the White House
Environmental Justice Interagency Council (IAC) on how to increase the
Federal Government's efforts to address current and historic
environmental injustice. The WHEJAC will provide advice and
recommendations about broad cross-cutting issues related, but not
limited, to issues of environmental justice and pollution reduction,
energy, climate change mitigation and resiliency, environmental health,
and racial inequity. The WHEJAC's efforts will include a broad range of
strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, community engagement,
and economic issues related to environmental justice.''
Registration: Individual registration is required for the public
meeting. Information on how to register is located at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council. Registration for the meeting is available until the
scheduled end time of the meeting. Registration to speak during the
public comment period will close at 11:59 p.m., eastern time, Tuesday,
December 13, 2024. When registering, please provide your name,
organization, city and state, and email address for follow up. Please
also indicate whether you would like to provide public comment during
the meeting, or if you are submitting written comments.
A. Public Comment: The WHEJAC is interested in receiving public
comments relevant to the following charges and topics:
(1) National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Environmental
Justice Science, Data, and Research Plan: What metrics or indicators
would prove most useful in evaluating whether the recommendations in
the current Research Plan have been meaningfully integrated and used to
support the advancement of environmental justice; what types of
feedback mechanisms could be implemented to meaningfully capture
community responses and integrate them into the planning of the NSTC
Environmental Justice Subcommittee; what key areas should receive
increased or decreased attention in the next iteration of the plan; and
what innovative approaches or emerging technologies, should the
Subcommittee consider in future Research Plans?
(2) Place-Based and Community-Focused Initiatives: What models of
community-focused, multiagency collaboration have worked effectively;
what methods, processes, principles, or other components have made
these models effective in strengthening health or environmental
protection or reducing environmental injustice affecting a specific
local community or region; and in what ways could multiagency efforts
at the Federal level incorporate effective partnership or input from
State, territorial, and local governments, consultation with Tribal
governments, and engagement with communities with environmental justice
concerns, community organizations, businesses, and members of the
public?
(3) Environmental Justice Issues Affecting Indigenous Peoples and
Tribal Nations.
More information on WHEJAC Workgroup charges is located online at:
https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council, under WHEJAC Membership, Workgroups, and
Charges.
Individuals or groups making remarks during the oral public comment
period will be limited to three (3) minutes. EPA will give priority to
speak during the meeting to public commenters with comments relevant to
the topics and questions listed above. The WHEJAC will make every
effort to hear from each public commenter who has registered to provide
oral comments during the time specified on the agenda but, in the
interest of time, commenters are strongly encouraged to consider
submitting written comments for the record. You can submit your written
comments by visiting https://www.regulations.gov and opening Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2024-0147, by using the webform at https://
www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/
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forms/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council-whejac-public-
comment; or by emailing comments to [email protected]. The WHEJAC will
accept written comments through Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
B. Information About Services for Individuals With Disabilities or
Requiring English Language Translation Assistance: For information
about access or services for individuals requiring assistance, contact
Audrie Washington at [email protected]. mailto:To request special
accommodations for a disability or other assistance, please submit your
request at least seven (7) working days prior to the meeting to give
EPA sufficient time to process your request.
Deeohn Ferris,
Director, Office of Policy, Partnerships and Program Development
(OPPPD), Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
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