[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36135-36136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16372]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0011; FRL-9961-84]
Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk
Assessments for Benfluralin, Bromuconazole, Carbaryl, Clodinafop-
propargyl, Deltamethrin, Diflufenzopyr, Esfenvalerate, Lufenuron, and
Mepiquat Chloride/Mepiquat Pentaborate; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft risk
human health and/or ecological risk assessments for the registration
review of benfluralin, bromuconazole, carbaryl, clodinafop-propargyl,
deltamethrin, diflufenzopyr, esfenvalerate, lufenuron, and mepiquat
chloride/mepiquat pentaborate. 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 a comprehensive
draft human health and/or ecological risk assessments for all
pesticides listed in the Table in Unit III. After reviewing comments
received during the public comment period, EPA will issue revised risk
assessments, explain any changes to the draft risk assessments, and
respond to comments and may request public input on risk mitigation
before completing proposed registration review decisions for the
pesticides listed in the Table in Unit III. 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 October 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0794, 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 identified for the pesticide of interest in the Table in Unit
III.
For general questions 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 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 for the pesticide of
interest in the Table in 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 pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. Authority
EPA is conducting its registration review of the pesticides listed
in the Table in 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
registrations for the pesticides listed in the Table of this unit to
ensure that they continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard for
registration--that is, that these pesticides can still be used without
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment.
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Table--Draft Risk Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment
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Chemical Review
Registration review case name and Pesticide Docket ID No. Manager,telephone number,
No. email address
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Benfluralin, Case 2030............... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0931 Brian Kettl,
[email protected], (703)
347-0535.
Bromuconazole, Case 7035............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0535 Thomas Harty,
[email protected], (703)
347-0338.
Carbaryl, Case 0080.................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0230 Linsey Walsh,
[email protected], (703)
347-8030.
Clodinafop-propargyl, Case 7250...... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0424 Wilhelmena Livingston,
[email protected], (703) 308-8025.
Deltamethrin, Case 7414.............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0637 Bilin Basu,
[email protected], (703)
347-0455.
Diflufenzopyr, Case 7246............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0911 Bilin Basu,
[email protected], (703)
347-0455.
Esfenvalerate, Case 7406............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0301 Marianne Mannix,
[email protected],
(703) 347-0275.
Lufenuron, Case 7627................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0098 Bonnie Adler,
[email protected], (703)
308-8523.
Mepiquat Chloride/Mepiquat EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083 Caitlin Newcamp,
Pentaborate, Case 2375. [email protected],
(703) 347-0325.
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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/or
ecological risk assessments for the pesticides listed in the Table in
Unit III. Such comments and input could address, among other things,
the Agency's risk assessment methodologies and assumptions, as applied
to these draft risk assessments. The Agency will consider all comments
received during the public comment period and make changes, as
appropriate, to the draft human health and/or ecological risk
assessments. EPA will then issue revised risk assessments, explain any
changes to the draft risk assessments, and respond to comments. In the
Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the revised risk
assessments, 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 proposed registration review decisions for
the pesticides listed in the Table in Unit III.
1. 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.
Dated: May 11, 2017.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-16372 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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