[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 100 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24116-24117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10671]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0393; FRL-9952-83]


Registration Review Interim Decisions; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's interim 
registration review decisions for 2-(Decylthio)ethanamine 
Hydrochloride, DTEA-HCl; Aliphatic Alcohols, C1-C5; Bentazon; 
Chlorfenapyr; Propoxur; Propoxycarbazone-sodium; Sodium Acifluorfen; 
and Thidiazuron. The Agency is also amending the interim registration 
review decision for Maleic Hydrazide. 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, that the pesticide can perform its intended function without 
causing unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the 
environment. 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.

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.
    For general information 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 II.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0393, 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 (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP 
Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this notice announces the 
availability of EPA's interim registration review decisions for 
chemicals listed in Table 1.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a registration review decision is the 
Agency's determination whether a pesticide meets, or does not meet, the

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standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA has considered the chemicals 
listed in Table 1 in light of the FIFRA standard for registration. For 
the chemicals listed in Table 1, the Interim Decision documents in the 
docket describes the Agency's rationale for issuing a registration 
review interim decision for these pesticides.
    In addition to the interim registration review decision documents, 
the registration review docket for the chemicals listed in Table 1 also 
includes other relevant documents related to the registration review of 
these cases. The proposed interim registration review decisions were 
posted to the docket and the public was invited to submit any comments 
or new information.

               Table 1--Decisions Being Issued or Amended
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                                                      Chemical review
 Registration review case name   Docket ID number   manager and contact
          and number                                    information
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2-(Decylthio)ethanamine         EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0  SanYvette Williams,
 Hydrochloride, DTEA-HCl, 5029.  336.               [email protected], 703-305-
                                                    7702.
Aliphatic Alcohols, C1-C5,      EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0  SanYvette Williams,
 4003.                           340.               [email protected], 703-305-
                                                    7702.
Bentazon, 0182................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Moana Appleyard,
                                 117.               [email protected], 703-308-8175.
Chlorfenapyr, 7419............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Margaret Hathaway,
                                 467.               [email protected]
                                                    pa.gov, 703-305-
                                                    5076.
Maleic Hydrazide, 0381........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0  Ricardo Jones,
                                 387.               [email protected], 703-347-0493.
Propoxur, 2555................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0  Brittany Pruitt,
                                 806.               [email protected], 703-347-0289.
Propoxycarbazone-sodium, 7264.  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0  Marianne Mannix,
                                 095.               [email protected], 703-347-0275.
Sodium Acifluorfen, 2605......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Nathan Sell,
                                 135.               [email protected],
                                                    (703) 347-8020.
Thidiazuron, 4092.............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0  Christina Motilall,
                                 381.               [email protected], 703-603-
                                                    0522.
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    EPA addresses the comments or information received during the 60-
day comment period in the discussion for each pesticide listed in Table 
1. From the 60-day comment period, public comments received may or may 
not affect the Agency's interim decision.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review case docket 
for the chemicals listed in Table 1 will remain open until all actions 
required in the interim decision have been completed.
    Background on the registration review program is provided at: 
http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. Earlier documents related to 
the registration review of a pesticide are provided in the chemical 
specific dockets listed in Table 1.

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

    Dated: January 11, 2017.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-10671 Filed 5-24-17; 8:45 am]
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