[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85952-85955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28740]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0393; FRL-9953-53]


Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk 
Assessments; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human 
health and ecological risk assessments for the

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registration review of aliphatic esters, cyclanilide, cymoxanil, and 
certain other pesticides and opens a public comment period on these 
documents. This notice also announces both the opening of the 
registration review docket and the availability of the registration 
review draft human health and ecological risk assessments for aliphatic 
esters and momfluorothrin. EPA 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 comprehensive 
draft human health and/or ecological risk assessments for all uses of 
the pesticides herein. After reviewing comments received during the 
public comment period, EPA will issue a revised risk assessment, 
explain any changes to the draft risk assessment, and respond to 
comments and may request public input on risk mitigation before 
completing a proposed registration review decision for the pesticides 
herein. 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2015-0393 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 Table 1 of Unit 
III.
    For general questions on the registration review program, contact: 
Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8015; 
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 of Unit III.

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 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 preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    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 
pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general 
population.

II. Authority

    EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed 
in Table 1 of Unit III 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.

III. Registration Reviews

    As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), EPA is reviewing the pesticide 
registration for the pesticides listed in Table 1 to ensure that it 
continues to satisfy the FIFRA standard for registration--that is, that 
these chemicals can still be used without unreasonable adverse effects 
on human health or the environment.

                     Table 1-Draft Risk Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment
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                                                                                        Contact and contact
Registration review case name and No.                 Docket ID No.                         information
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Aliphatic Esters, 4005...............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0084                        Brian Kettl,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0535.

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Bifenthrin, 7402.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0384                        Marquea King,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    305-7432.
Cyclanilide, 7018....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0153                        Katherine St. Clair,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-8778.
Cyfluthrins (& beta), 7405...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0684                        Garland Waleko,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 308-8049.
Cymoxanil, 7023......................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0148                        Moana Appleyard,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 308-8175.
Cypermethrin (alpha & zeta), 7218/     EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0167                        Susan Bartow,
 2130.                                                                              [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    603-0065.
Cyphenothrin, 7412...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0842                        Margaret Hathaway,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 305-5076.
D-phenothrin, 0426...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0539                        James Parker,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    306-0469.
                                                                                   Rachel Ricciardi,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0465.
Deltamethrin, 7414...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0637                        Bilin Basu,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0455.
Dimethomorph, 7021...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0045                        Nathan Sell,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8020.
Esfenvalerate, 7406..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0301                        Marianne Mannix,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0275.
Etofenprox, 7407.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0804                        Wilhelmena Livingston,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703) 308-8025.
Fenpropathrin, 7601..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0422                        Garland Waleko,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 308-8049.
Flumethrin, 7456.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0031                        Maria Piansay,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    308-8063.
Gamma-cyhalothrin, 7437..............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0479                        Wilhelmena Livingston,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703) 308-8025.
Imiprothrin, 7426....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0692                        Margaret Hathaway,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 305-5076.
Kresoxim-Methyl, 7026................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0861                        Bonnie Alder,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    308-8523.
Lambda-cyhalothrin, 7408.............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0480                        Wilhelmena Livingston,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703) 308-8025.
Linuron, 0047........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0228                        Katherine St. Clair,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-8778.
Metalaxyl and Mefenoxam, 0081........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0863                        Leigh Rimmer,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0553.
MGK-264, 2430........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0415                        Bilin Basu,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0455.
Momfluorothrin, 7457.................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0752                        Bilin Basu,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0455.
Permethrin, 2510.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0039                        Brittany Pruitt,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0289.
Phosmet, 0242........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0316                        Maria Piansay,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    308-8063.
Prallethrin, 7418....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1009                        Wilhelmena Livingston,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703) 308-8025.
Pyrethrins, 2580.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0885                        Brian Kettl,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0535.
Tau-fluvalinate, 2295................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0915                        Miguel Zavala,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0504.
Tefluthrin, 7409.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0501                        Marianne Mannix,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0275.
Tetramethrin, 2660...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0907                        Nathan Sell,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8020.
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    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is providing an opportunity, 
through this notice of availability, for interested parties to provide 
comments and input concerning the Agency's draft human health and 
ecological risk assessment for aliphatic esters, cyclanilide, 
cymoxanil, d-phenothrin, dimethomorph, fenpropathrin, imiprothrin, 
kresoxim-methyl, linuron, metalaxyl and mefenoxam, MGK-264, 
momfluorothrin, phosmet, prallethrin, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin, 
tetramethrin and opens a public comment period on these documents. In 
addition, this notice announces the availability of EPA's draft 
ecological risk assessments for the registration review of bifenthrin, 
cyfluthrins (& beta), cypermethrin (alpha & zeta), cyphenothrin, 
deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, flumethrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, 
lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, pyrethrins and opens a public comment 
period on these documents. Such comments and input could address, among 
other things, the Agency's risk assessment methodologies and 
assumptions, as applied to a draft risk assessment. The Agency will 
consider all comments received during the public comment period and 
make changes, as appropriate, to a draft human health and/or ecological 
risk assessment. EPA will then issue a revised risk assessment, explain 
any changes to the draft risk assessment, and respond to comments. In 
the Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the revised 
risk assessment, if the revised risk assessment indicates risks of 
concern, the Agency may provide a comment period for the public to 
submit suggestions for mitigating the risk identified in the revised 
risk assessment before developing a proposed registration review 
decision on the pesticides herein.
    1. Other related information. Additional information on the 
registration review status of the chemicals listed in Table 1 of Unit 
III, as well as information on the Agency's registration review program 
and on its implementing regulation is available at http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
    2. Information submission requirements. Anyone may submit data or 
information in response to this document. To be considered during a 
pesticide's registration review, the submitted data or information must 
meet the following requirements:
     To ensure that EPA will consider data or information 
submitted, interested persons must submit the data or information 
during the comment period. The Agency may, at its discretion, consider 
data or information submitted at a later date.
     The data or information submitted must be presented in a 
legible and useable form. For example, an English translation must 
accompany any material that is not in English and a written transcript 
must accompany any information submitted as an audiographic or 
videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or 
electronic form.
     Submitters must clearly identify the source of any 
submitted data or information.
     Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or 
information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However, 
submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider 
the data or information in the pesticide's registration review.
    As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review docket for 
each pesticide case will remain publicly accessible through the 
duration of the registration review process; that is, until all actions 
required in the final decision on the registration review case have 
been completed.

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


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    Dated: October 19, 2016.
Charles Smith,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-28740 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am]
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