[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91-92]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28337]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-10003-01]
Pesticide Registration Review; Revised Interim Registration
Review Decision for Sodium Cyanide; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's revised
interim registration review decision for sodium cyanide.
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: 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].
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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 a revised interim decision for sodium cyanide,
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 sodium cyanide, 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 revised interim registration review decisions for sodium
cyanide, shown in the following table. The interim registration review
decision is supported by a rationale included in the docket established
for the chemical.
Table--Registration Review Revised Interim Decision 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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Sodium Cyanide (Case 8002)............ EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0752 Michelle Nolan,
[email protected],
(703) 347-0258.
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The proposed interim registration review decision for sodium
cyanide was posted to the docket and the public was invited to submit
any comments or new information. EPA addressed the comments and/or
information received during the 60-day comment period for the proposed
interim decisions in the discussion for sodium cyanide. 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 chemical 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: December 11, 2019.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-28337 Filed 12-31-19; 8:45 am]
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