[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24137-24139]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10945]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0750; FRL-9993-37]

Registration Review Proposed Interim Decisions for Several
Pesticides; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed
interim registration review decisions and opens a 60-day public comment
period on the proposed interim decisions for the following pesticides:
Aliphatic solvents, bispyribac-sodium, diclosulam, florasulam,
flucarbazone-sodium, hydramethylnon, imazamox, imazapic, imazaquin,
imazethapyr, penoxsulam,

phosphorous acid and salts, polyoxin D zinc salts, and trifluralin.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 23, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest
provided in the Table in Unit IV, 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 Confidential Business
Information (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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information,
contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest
identified in the Table in Unit IV.
    For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 347-8827; email 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, 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 for the pesticide of interest
identified in the Table in Unit IV.

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 email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on 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 preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. Background

    Registration review is 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. As part of the registration review process,
the Agency has completed proposed interim decisions for all pesticides
listed in the Table in Unit IV. Through this program, 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

    EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed
in the Table 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. What action is the agency taking?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability
of EPA's proposed interim registration review decisions for the
pesticides shown in the following table, and opens a 60-day public
comment period on the proposed interim decisions.

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                                                      Chemical review
 Registration review case name    Docket ID No.     manager and contact
          and number                                    information
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Aliphatic solvents Case 3004..  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0  Veronica Dutch,
                                 039<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-308-8585.
Bispyribac-sodium Case 7258...  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0  Moana Appleyard,
                                 074<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-308-8175.
Diclosulam Case 7249..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0  Susan Bartow,
                                 285<EMAIL_ADDRESS>                                                    ,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Florasulam Case 7274..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0  Moana Appleyard,
                                 548<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-308-8175.
Flucarbazone-sodium Case 7251.  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0  Veronica Dutch,
                                 283<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-308-8585.
Hydramethylnon Case 2585......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0  Christian Bongard,
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                                 869.               bongard.c[email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Imazamox Case 7238............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0  Patricia Biggio,
                                 395<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-347-0547.
Imazapic Case 7234............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0  Eric Fox,
                                 279<EMAIL_ADDRESS><PHONE_NUMBER>.
Imazaquin Case 7204...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0  Matthew Manupella,
                                 224<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-347-0411.
Imazethapyr Case 7208.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0  Katherine St. Clair,
                                 774<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-347-
                                                    8778.
Penoxsulam Case 7265..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0  Samantha Thomas,
                                 303<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-347-0514.
Phosphorous Acid and Its Salts  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0  Cody Kendrick,
 Case 6035.                      488<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-347-0468.
Polyoxin D Zinc Salt Case 6076  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0  Cody Kendrick,
                                 108<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-347-0468.

Trifluralin Case 0179.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0  Patricia Biggio,
                                 417<EMAIL_ADDRESS>703-347-0547.
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    The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier
documents related to the registration review case. For example, the
review opened with a Preliminary Work Plan, for public comment. A Final
Work Plan was placed in the docket following public comment on the
Preliminary Work Plan.
    The documents in the dockets describe EPA's rationales for
conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review of
the pesticides included in the table in Unit IV, as well as the
Agency's subsequent risk findings and consideration of possible risk
mitigation measures. These proposed interim registration review
decisions are supported by the rationales included in those documents.
Following public comment, the Agency will issue interim or final
registration review decisions for the pesticides listed in the table in
Unit IV.
    The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for
a minimum 60-day public comment period on all proposed interim
registration review decisions. This comment period is intended to
provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating
any necessary amendments to the proposed interim decision. 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 docket for the pesticides included in the Table in
Unit IV. 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 may provide a ``Response to Comments Memorandum'' in
the docket. The interim registration review decision will explain the
effect that any comments had on the interim decision and provide the
Agency's response to significant comments.
    Background on the registration review program is provided at:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: May 6, 2019.
Charles Smith,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-10945 Filed 5-23-19; 8:45 am]
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