[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62571-62573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26344]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0750; FRL-9985-62]


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: 
2,4-xylenol, Abamectin, Ametryn, Bacteriophage active against 
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, Bacteriophage active against 
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, Barium metaborate, Bicarbonates, 
Biobor, Butralin, Chondrostereum Purpureum, Corn glutens, Cyhalofop-
butyl, Diphenylamine, Indole-3-acetic acid, L-glutamic acid and gamma 
aminobutyric acid, Lysophosphatidylethanolamine, Meta-cresol, 
Methiocarb, Methyl anthranilate, Oil of black pepper, Oryzalin, 
Phosphoric acid and its salts, Potato leaf roll virus resistance gene, 
Predator urines, Prodiamine, Pyrithiobac-sodium, Sodium cyanide, Sodium 
fluoroacetate, Straight chain lepidopteran pheromones, Verticillium 
isolate WCS850, Yeast extract hydrolysate, and Zinc borate.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 4, 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 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 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. For barium 
metaborate, cyhalofop-butyl, prodiamine, sodium cyanide, and sodium 
fluoroacetate this notice also opens a comment period on the ecological 
and human health risk assessments. For diphenylamine, this notice also 
opens a comment period on the human health risk assessment.

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                                                      Chemical review
 Registration review case name   Docket ID number   manager and  contact
            and No.                                     information
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2,4-Xylenol, Case 4098........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Jonathan Williams,
                                 240.               [email protected], (703) 347-
                                                    0670.
Abamectin, Case 7430..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0  Julie Javier,
                                 360.               [email protected]
                                                    , (703) 347-0790.
Ametryn, Case 2010............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0  Christian Bongard,
                                 249.               [email protected], (703) 347-
                                                    0337.
Bacteriophage active against    EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0  Susanne Cerrelli
 Xanthomonas campestris pv.      702.               cerrelli.susanne@epa
 vesicatoria, Case 6509 and,                        .gov, (703) 308-
 Bacteriophage active against                       8077.
 Pseudomonas syringae pv.
 Tomato, Case 6510.
Barium Metaborate, Case 0632..  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0  Daniel Halpert,
                                 047.               [email protected], (703) 347-0133.
Bicarbonates, Case 4048.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0  Maggie Rudick,
                                 407.               [email protected], (703) 347-0257.
Biobor, Case 3029.............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0  Megan Snyderman,
                                 453.               [email protected], (703) 347-0671.
Butralin, Case 2075...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0  Lauren Bailey,
                                 720.               [email protected], (703) 347-0374.
Chondrostereum Purpureum, Case  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0  Daniel Schoeff,
 6091.                           051.               [email protected], (703-347-0143.
Corn Glutens, Case 6040.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0  Maggie Rudick,
                                 253.               [email protected], (703) 347-0257.
Cyhalofop-butyl, Case 7255....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0  Rachel Fletcher,
                                 115.               [email protected], (703 347-0512.
Diphenylamine, Case 2210......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0  Samantha Thomas,
                                 749.               [email protected], (703) 347-0514.
Indole-3-Acetic acid, Case      EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0  Maggie Rudick,
 6205.                           665.               [email protected], (703) 347-0257.
L-Glutamic Acid (LGA) and       EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0  Cody Kendrick
 Gamma Aminobutyric Acid         109.               [email protected]
 (GABA), Case 6025.                                 v, (703) 347-0468.
Lysophosphatidylethanolamine    EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0  Maggie Rudick,
 (LPE), Case 6043.               059.               [email protected], (703) 347-0257.
meta-Cresol, Case 4027........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Jonathan Williams,
                                 244.               [email protected], (703) 347-
                                                    0670.
Methiocarb, Case 0577.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Veronica Dutch,
                                 278.               [email protected], (703) 308-8585.
Methyl Anthranilate, Case 6056  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0  Susanne Cerrelli
                                 678.               [email protected], (703) 308-
                                                    8077.
Oil of Black Pepper, Case 6004  EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0  Cody Kendrick
                                 262.               [email protected], 703) 347-0468.
Oryzalin, Case 0186...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Christina Scheltema,
                                 940.               [email protected], (703) 308-
                                                    2201.
Phosphoric Acid and Its Salts   EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0  Cody Kendrick
 Case 6072.                      672.               [email protected], (703) 347-0468.
Potato Leaf Roll Virus          EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0  Michael Glikes,
 Resistance Gene, Case 6505.     416.               [email protected], (703) 305-6231.
Predator Urines: Coyote Urine   EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0  Alexandra Boukedes,
 and Fox Urine, Case 6202.       086.               [email protected], (703) 347-
                                                    0305.
Prodiamine, Case 7201.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Jordan Page,
                                 920.               [email protected],
                                                    (703 347-0467.
Pyrithiobac-sodium, Case 7239.  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0  Linsey Walsh,
                                 661.               [email protected]
                                                    , (703) 347-8030.
Sodium Cyanide, Case 3086.....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Leigh Rimmer,
                                 752.               [email protected]
                                                    , (703) 347-0553.
Sodium Fluoroacetate, Case      EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0  Leigh Rimmer,
 3073.                           753.               [email protected]
                                                    , (703) 347-0553.
Straight Chain Lepidopteran     EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0  Maggie Rudick,
 Pheromones (SCLP), Case 8200.   127.               [email protected], (703) 347-0257.
Verticillium isolate WCS850     EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0  Maggie Rudick,
 Case 6508.                      306.               [email protected], (703) 347-0257.
Yeast Extract Hydrolysate,      EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0  Daniel Schoeff,
 Case 6081.                      282.               [email protected], (703) 347-0143.
Zinc Borate, Case 5025........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0  Stephen Savage,
                                 675.               [email protected], (703) 347-0345.
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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

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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: October 25, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-26344 Filed 12-3-18; 8:45 am]
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