[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69741-69742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27375]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-10001-75]


Pesticide Registration Review; Interim Decisions for Several 
Pesticides and Case Closure for Meat Meal; 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 decision for the following chemicals: Aviglycine 
hydrochloride, Bacteriophage active against Xanthomonas campestris pv. 
vesicatoria and Bacteriophage active against Pseudomonas syringae pv. 
Tomato, bispyribac-sodium, diclosulam, flucarbazone-sodium, florasulam, 
imazamox, imazapic, imazaquin, imazethapyr, L-Glutamic Acid (LGA) and 
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), penoxsulam, phosphorous acid and its 
salts, Polyoxin D Zinc Salt, penoxsulam, pyriproxyfen, and thiobencarb. 
In addition, it announces the closure of the registration review cases 
for meat meal because the last U.S. registrations for this pesticide 
have been canceled.

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: 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 pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I get copies of the decision documents and other related 
information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest as provided in the 
Table in Unit IV., 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. 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.

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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 document 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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Aviglycine Hydrochloride (AVG), Case     EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0691                          Donna Kamarei,
 Number 6070.                                                                           [email protected],
                                                                                        703-347-0443.
Bacteriophage active against             EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0702                          Susanne Cerrelli,
 Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria                                                 [email protected]
 and Bacteriophage active against                                                       , 703-308-8077.
 Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, Case
 Numbers 6509 & 6510.
Bispyribac-sodium, Case Number 7258....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0074                          Moana Appleyard,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        703-308-8175.
Diclosulam, Case Number 7249...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0285                          Susan Bartow,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        703-603-0065.
Flucarbazone-sodium, Case Number 7251..  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0283                          Veronica Dutch,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        703-308-8585.
Florasulam, Case Number 7274...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0548                          Moana Appleyard,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        703-308-8175.
Imazamox, Case Number 7238.............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0395                          Eric Fox,
                                                                                        [email protected], 703-
                                                                                        347-0104.
Imazapic, Case Number 7234.............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0279                          Eric Fox,
                                                                                        [email protected], 703-
                                                                                        347-0104.
Imazaquin, Case Number 7204............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0224                          Andy Muench,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        703-347-8263.
Imazethapyr, Case Number 7208..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0774                          Katherine St. Clair,
                                                                                        [email protected], 703-347-8778.
L-Glutamic Acid (LGA) and Gamma          EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0109                          Cody Kendrick,
 Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), Case Number                                                  [email protected],
 6025.                                                                                  703-347-0468.
Penoxsulam, Case Number 7265...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0303                          Samantha Thomas,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        703-347-0514.
Phosphorous Acid and Its Salts, Case     EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0488                          Cody Kendrick,
 Number 6035.                                                                           [email protected],
                                                                                        703-347-0468.
Polyoxin D Zinc Salt, Case Number 6076.  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0108                          Cody Kendrick,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        703-347-0468.
Pyriproxyfen, Case Number 7424.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0677                          Kent Fothergill,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        703-347-8299.
Thiobencarb, Case Number 2665..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0932                          R. David Jones,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        703-305-6725.
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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. EPA addressed 
the comments or information received during the 60-day comment period 
for the proposed interim decisions in the discussion 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.
    This document also announces the closure of the registration review 
case for Meat Meal (Case Number 6041, Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-
0361) because the last U.S. registrations for this pesticide have been 
canceled.
    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 31, 2019.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-27375 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
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