[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39436-39437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17083]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-9981-15]


Interim Registration Review 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 interim 
registration review decisions for the chemicals listed in the Table in 
Unit IV of this Notice.

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 pesticide specific contact person listed under 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 protected].

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 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

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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 interim registration review decisions for the pesticides shown 
in the following table. The interim registration review decisions are 
supported by rationales included in the docket established for each 
chemical.

                            Table--Registration Review Interim Decisions Being Issued
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                                                                                        Chemical review manager
 Registration review case name and No.                   Docket ID No.                  and contact information
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Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Case 0024.....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0306........................  Moana Appleyard,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        (703) 308-8175.
Potato Coleopteran, Case 6503..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0200........................  Alan Reynolds,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        (703) 605-0515.
Cloransulam-methyl, Case 7243..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0855........................  Patricia Biggio,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        (703) 347-0547.
Cymoxanil, Case 7023...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0148........................  Veronica Dutch,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        (703) 308-8585.
Kresoxim-methyl, Case 7026.............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0861........................  Bilin Basu,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        (703) 347-0455.
Quinoxyfen, Case 7037..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0771........................  Katherine St. Clair,
                                                                                        [email protected], (703) 347-8778.
Sucrose, Case 5117.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0751........................  Cody Kendrick,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        (703) 347-0468.
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    The proposed interim registration review decisions for the 
chemicals in the table above were posted to the docket and the public 
was invited to submit any comments or new information relevant to the 
proposals. EPA has addressed the comments or information received 
during the 60-day comment period for the proposed interim decisions for 
each pesticide listed in the Table. Comments from the 60-day comment 
period that were received may or may not have affected the Agency's 
interim decision. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review 
case docket for the chemicals listed in the Table 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.

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

    Dated: July 26, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-17083 Filed 8-8-18; 8:45 am]
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