[Federal Register: August 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 162)]
[Notices]
[Page 49199-49200]
[DOCID:fr20au08-56]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0973; FRL-8375-6]

Siduron Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of
Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide siduron, and opens a
public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments
and other related documents also are available in the siduron Docket.
Siduron is a selective, systemic preemergence herbicide used to control
annual grassy weeds in stands of cool season grasses, such as on lawns,
on golf courses, and on sod farms. EPA has reviewed siduron through the
public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public
in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment
decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides
meet current health and safety standards.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 19, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0973, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0973. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or access available documents.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana L. Friedman, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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, 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 person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. 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 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 submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
     ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to
ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. EPA
has completed a RED for the pesticide, siduron under section 4(g)(2)(A)
of FIFRA. Siduron is a selective, systemic preemergence herbicide used
to control annual grassy weeds in stands of cool season grasses, such
as on lawns, on golf courses, and on sod farms. It may be applied in
spring to newly planted grass or grass planted in the previous fall, or
to established turf. Siduron was first registered in the early 1960s
and has never been registered for any food uses. EPA has determined
that the data base to support reregistration is substantially complete
and that products containing siduron are eligible for reregistration,
provided the risks are mitigated in the manner described in the RED.
Upon submission of any required product specific data under section
4(g)(2)(B) of FIFRA and any necessary changes to the registration and
labeling (either to address concerns identified in the RED or as a
result of product specific data), EPA will make a final reregistration
decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) of FIFRA for products containing
siduron.
    EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all
pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The
Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public
Participation Process, published in the Federal Register on May 14,
2004, (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these
programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be
commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of
issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide.
Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, siduron was reviewed through
the modified 4-Phase process. Through this process, EPA worked
extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory
decisions for siduron.
    The reregistration program is being conducted under congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely
decisions and to involve the public. The Agency is issuing the siduron
RED for public comment. This comment period is intended to provide an
additional opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating
any necessary amendments to the RED. All comments should be submitted
using the methods in ADDRESSES, and must be received by EPA on or
before the closing date. These comments will become part of the Agency
Docket for siduron. Comments received after the close of the comment
period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these
late comments.
    The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the
closing date and will provide a Response to Comments Memorandum in the
Docket and regulations.gov. If any comment significantly affects the
document, EPA also will publish an amendment to the RED in the Federal
Register. In the absence of substantive comments requiring changes, the
siduron RED will be implemented as it is now presented.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended, directs that, after
submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, the
Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration, before calling in product
specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering
products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory action.''

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: July 30, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-18990 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560-50-S


[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 205 (Thursday, October 22, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67285-67288]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23400]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0281; FRL-10015-25]

Clofentezine; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
clofentezine in or on hop, dried cones. The Interregional Project
Number 4 (IR-4) requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective October 22, 2020. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before December 21, 2020
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0281, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The 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<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Acting Director,
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
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:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of EPA's
tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Government
Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.

C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0281 in the subject line on the first
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must
be in writing and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before
December 21, 2020. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0281, by one of
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-comments-epa-dockets. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about dockets generally, is available at
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Summary of Petitioned-For Tolerance

    In the Federal Register of August 2, 2019 (84 FR 37818) (FRL-9996-
78), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP
9E8752) by IR-4, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. The petition
requested that 40 CFR 180.446 be amended by establishing a tolerance
for residues of the insecticide clofentezine, 3,6-bis(2-chlorophenyl)-
1,2,4,5-tetrazine, in or on hop, dried cones at 6 parts per million
(ppm). That document referenced a summary of the petition prepared by
Makhteshim Agan of North America (d/b/a ADAMA), the

registrant, which is available in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0281 at
http://www.regulations.gov. One comment was received on the notice of
filing. EPA's response to the comment is discussed in Unit IV.C.
    In accordance with section 408(d)(4)(a)(i), which permits the
Agency to finalize a tolerance that varies from that sought by the
petition, and based upon review of the data supporting the petition,
EPA has established a tolerance for residues of clofentezine on hop,
dried cones at 7 ppm, rather than 6 ppm as requested. The reason for
this change is explained in Unit IV.D.

III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a
tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a
food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section
408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure
to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary
exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable
information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in
residential settings but does not include occupational exposure.
Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special
consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide
chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and
children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . .
.''
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors
specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the available
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this
action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a
determination on aggregate exposure for clofentezine including exposure
resulting from the tolerances established by this action. EPA's
assessment of exposures and risks associated with clofentezine follows.
    On May 29, 2019, EPA published in the Federal Register a final rule
establishing tolerances for residues of clofentezine in or on guava
based on the Agency's conclusion that aggregate exposure to
clofentezine is safe for the general population, including infants and
children. See 84 FR 24722 (FRL-9993-48) (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0275). EPA is
incorporating the following portions of that document by reference
here, as they have not changed in the Agency's current assessment: The
cancer classification and conclusion that it is appropriate to assess
cancer risk estimates using a linear low-dose extrapolation approach,
and the conclusions about cumulative risk. Additionally, EPA is
incorporating the assumptions for exposure assessment from the May 29,
2019, final rule, which have not changed except as explained in the
following paragraphs.
    EPA is incorporating most of the toxicological profile from the May
29, 2019, rule with the following amendments. Since that rule was
issued, EPA has determined that a comparative thyroid assay (CTA) is
needed. In the absence of the CTA, EPA has determined that the FQPA
safety factor is retained (as a database uncertainty factor of 10X is
applied for all exposure scenarios). Additionally, EPA has revised the
dermal absorption factor for clofentezine from 10% to 2% based on
additional data that have been submitted, reviewed and incorporated
into the assessment. EPA is incorporating the points of departure from
the June 14, 2016, Federal Register (81 FR 38604, FRL-9942-23) (EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0749) which have not changed. However, the chronic reference
dose and the chronic population adjusted dose have changed due to the
inclusion of the database uncertainty factor. It should be noted that
an acute dietary exposure and risk analysis was not performed since no
toxicological effect was observed from acute (single) dose exposure via
the dietary route that demonstrated evidence of toxicity attributable
to a single dose for either the general population or for females 13-49
years of age.
    EPA's dietary (food and drinking water) exposure assessments have
been updated to include the additional exposure from the new use of
clofentezine on hops. EPA conducted a partially refined chronic dietary
(food and drinking water) exposure and risk assessment that
incorporates average field trial residues, percent crop treated
information that has been updated since the last assessment, and
modelled drinking water estimated residues. The drinking water exposure
is not impacted by the new use and thus has not changed since the last
assessment from May 29, 2019.
    An acute dietary endpoint (i.e., single dose endpoint) for risk
assessment was not identified in the toxicity database for the general
U.S. population or any other subpopulation for clofentezine; therefore,
an acute dietary exposure assessment was not conducted. Chronic dietary
risks are below the Agency's level of concern (LOC) of 100% of the
chronic population adjusted dose (cPAD); they are estimated to be 6% of
the cPAD for all infants less than 1 year old, the group with the
highest exposure.
    There are no registered residential uses of clofentezine;
therefore, the chronic aggregate risk assessment only includes dietary
risk, which is not of concern. Because there is no short- or
intermediate-term residential exposure and chronic dietary exposure has
already been assessed under the appropriately protective cPAD (which is
at least as protective as the point of departure used to assess short-
or intermediate-term risk), no further assessment of short- or
intermediate-term risk is necessary. Thus, EPA relies on the chronic
dietary risk assessment for the aggregate risk assessment.
    Applying the Q1* of 3.76 x 10-2 (mg/kg/
day)-1 to the exposure value results in a cancer risk
estimate of 1.7 x 10-6 for adults 20-49 years old, the most
highly exposed adult population subgroup. EPA generally considers
cancer risks (expressed as the probability of an increased cancer case)
in the range of 1 in 1 million (or 1 x 10-6) or less to be
negligible. The precision which can be assumed for cancer risk
estimates is best described by rounding to the nearest integral order
of magnitude on the logarithmic scale; for example, risks falling
between 3 x 10-7 and 3 x 10-6 are expressed as
risks in the range of 10-6. Considering the precision with
which cancer hazard can be estimated, the conservativeness of low-dose
linear extrapolation, and the rounding procedure described above,
cancer risk should generally not be assumed to exceed the benchmark
level of concern of the range of 10-6 until the calculated
risk exceeds approximately 3 x 10-6. This is particularly
the case where some conservatism is maintained in the exposure
assessment. Although the clofentezine exposure assessment is partially
refined, it retains significant conservatism in that field trial data
and not market basket data is used in estimating exposure to existing
uses as well as this new use. In addition, EPA made conservative
(protective) assumptions in the ground and surface water modeling used
to assess exposure to clofentezine in drinking water. These assessments
will not underestimate the exposure posed by clofentezine. Accordingly,
EPA has concluded the aggregate cancer risk for all existing
clofentezine uses and the new hops use in this action fall within the
range of 1 x 10-6 and are thus negligible.

    Therefore, EPA concludes there is a reasonable certainty that no
harm will result to the general population, or to infants and children
from aggregate exposure to clofentezine residues. More detailed
information can be found in the documents entitled, ``Clofentezine.
Human Health Risk Assessment to Support a Section 3 New Use on Hops,''
in docket ID, EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0281 and ``Clofentezine. Human-Health
Risk Assessment to Support a Section 3 New Uses on Guava,'' dated May
13, 2019, in docket ID, EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0275.

IV. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    An adequate analytical method (high-performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC)) is available to enforce the tolerances for
clofentezine in plant commodities. The method may be requested from:
Chief, Analytical Chemistry Branch, Environmental Science Center, 701
Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD 20755-5350; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
B. International Residue Limits

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA
section 408(b)(4). The Codex has not established MRLs for clofentezine
on hop, dried cones.

C. Response to Comments

    EPA received one comment requesting the EPA to establish specific
pesticide tolerances for Cypermethrin, Pendimethalin and Chlorpyrifos
for Crop Subgroup 4B (Leaf petioles subgroup) and Crop Subgroup 22B
(Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup), as well as to name Celery and Celery
Leaves (Fresh and dried) specifically as a represented commodity. This
comment is unrelated to this docket and final rule and the comment does
not meet the requirements for a pesticide tolerance petition that are
set out in 40 CFR 180.7.

D. Revisions to Petitioned-for Tolerances

    The Agency is establishing a tolerance for residues of clofentezine
on hop, dried cones at 7 ppm, rather than 6 ppm as requested. The 2016
storage stability data showed a decline in storage stability, but the
2018 data did not. Therefore, only the five field trials from the 2018
data were used to establish the tolerance.

V. Conclusion

    Therefore, tolerances are established for residues of clofentezine,
3,6-bis(2-chlorophenyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine, in or on Hop, dried cones at
7 parts per million (ppm).

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to petitions submitted to the Agency. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from review under
Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this action has been exempted from
review under Executive Order 12866, this action is not subject to
Executive Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), nor is it considered a regulatory action under
Executive Order 13771, entitled ``Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs'' (82 FR 9339, February 3, 2017). This action does not
contain any information collections subject to OMB approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it
require any special considerations under Executive Order 12898,
entitled ``Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerance in this
final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), do not apply.
    This action directly regulates growers, food processors, food
handlers, and food retailers, not States or Tribes, nor does this
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or
Tribal Governments, on the relationship between the National Government
and the States or Tribal Governments, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian Tribes. Thus, the Agency has
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this action. In addition, this
action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded
mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

VII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: October 16, 2020.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, for the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA amends
40 CFR chapter I as follows:

PART 180--TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES
IN FOOD

0
1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

0
2. In Sec.  180.446, amend paragraph (a)(1) by adding to the table, in
alphabetical order, the commodity ``Hop, dried cones'' to read as
follows:

Sec.  180.446  Clofentezine; tolerances for residues.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Parts per
                        Commodity                             million
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                * * * * *
Hop, dried cones........................................               7

                                * * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *
[FR Doc. 2020-23400 Filed 10-21-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P


[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 217 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 63043]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24735]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4614-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2021-0001]

New Jersey; Amendment No. 5 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of New Jersey (FEMA-4614-DR), dated September 5, 2021,
and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued October 13, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of New Jersey is hereby amended to include the following
area among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration
of September 5, 2021.

    Warren County for all categories of Public Assistance (already
designated for Individual Assistance and emergency protective
measures [Category B], limited to direct Federal assistance and
reimbursement for mass care including evacuation and shelter support
under the Public Assistance program).

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2021-24735 Filed 11-12-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-23-P