[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37274-37276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16315]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0750; FRL-9997-17]


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-DB, 3-Methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one, alkyl imidazolines, bromoxynil, 
dikegulac sodium, fluthiacet-methyl, imazalil, inorganic polysulfides 
(also known as lime sulfur), IR3535, linuron, octenol, o-benzyl-p-
chlorophenol, p-Menthane-3,8-diol (PMD), pyridaben, starlicide, 
uniconazole-P, tri-n butyl tetradecyl phosphonium chloride, zinc and 
zinc salts, and zoxamide. This notice also announces the availability 
of EPA's human health and ecological risk assessments for the 
pesticides alkyl imidazolines, uniconazole-P, dikegulac sodium 
(ecological risk assessment only), and zoxamide, and opens a 60-day 
public comment period on the risk assessments.

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

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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 questions on the registration review program, contact: 
Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7106; 
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. This notice also 
announces the availability of EPA's human health and ecological risk 
assessments for the pesticides alkyl imidazolines, uniconazole-P, 
dikegulac sodium (ecological risk assessment only), and zoxamide, and 
opens a 60-day public comment period on the risk assessments.

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 Registration review case name and                                                   Chemical review manager and
                No.                                   Docket ID No.                      contact information
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2,4-DB. Case 0196..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0661                            Samantha Thomas,
                                                                                      [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-0514.
3-Methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one. Case    EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0671                            Joseph Mabon,
 Number 6074.                                                                         [email protected],(703)
                                                                                      347-0177.
Alkyl Imidazolines. Case 3010......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0620                            Kim Wilson,
                                                                                      [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-0495.
Bromoxynil and Bromoxynil Esters.    EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0896                            Tiffany Green,
 Case 2070.                                                                           [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-0314.
Dikegulac Sodium. Case 3061........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0771                            Jonathan Williams,
                                                                                      [email protected]
                                                                                      , (703) 347-0670.
Fluthiacet-methyl. Case Number 7280  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0285                            Eric Fox, [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-0104.
Imazalil and Imazalil Sulfate. Case  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0305                            Michelle Nolan,
 Number 2325.                                                                         [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-0258.
Inorganic Polysulfides. (also known  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0102                            Katherine St. Clair,
 as Lime Sulfur). Case Number 4054.                                                   [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-8778.
IR3535. Case Number 6046...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0106                            Alexandra Boukedes,
                                                                                      [email protected]
                                                                                      , (703) 347-0305.
Linuron. Case Number 0047..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0228                            Katherine St. Clair,
                                                                                      [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-8778.

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o-benzyl-p-chlorophenol. Case        EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0423                            Erin Dandridge,
 Number 2045.                                                                         [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-0185.
Octenol.Case Number 6033...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0940                            Joseph Mabon,
                                                                                      [email protected],(703)
                                                                                      347-0177.
p-Menthane-3,8-diol (PMD). Case      EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0693                            Susanne Cerrelli,
 Number 6017.                                                                         [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 308-8077.
Pyridaben. Case Number 7417........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0214                            Steven R. Peterson,
                                                                                      [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-0755.
Starlicide. Case Number 2610.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0696                            Nathan Sell,
                                                                                      [email protected], (703)
                                                                                      347-8020.
Tri-N Butyl Tetradecyl Phosphonium   EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0952                            Daniel Halpert,
 Chloride (TTPC). Case Number 5111.                                                   [email protected],(70
                                                                                      3) 347-0133.
Uniconazole-P. Case 7007...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0729                            Susan Bartow,
                                                                                      [email protected],(703)
                                                                                      603-0065.
Zinc and Zinc Salts. Case Number     EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0011                            Michael McCarroll,
 4099.                                                                                [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-0147.
Zoxamide. Case Number 7032.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0391                            Jocelyn Hospital,
                                                                                      [email protected],
                                                                                      (703) 347-0756.
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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 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: July 24, 2019.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-16315 Filed 7-30-19; 8:45 am]
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