[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29941-29942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10753]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-10008-12]


Pesticide Registration Review; Interim Decisions and Case 
Closures 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 following chemicals: 2-Phenethyl 
propionate, ammonium bromide, Bacillus sphaericus, chloropicrin 
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Cuelure [2-butanone, 4 (4-acetyloxy)-
acetate], cyazofamid, Extract of Reynoutria sachalinensis, fluroxypyr, 
flumethrin, glycolic acid and salts, iodine and iodophors, Methyl 
Anthranilate, momfluorothrin, oxamyl, pelargonic acid, salts and 
esters, phenmedipham, Phosphoric acid and its salts, pyridaben, Pythium 
oligandrum DV 74, Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones, sethoxydim, 
tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED), thymol, tralopyril, and triclosan. 
In addition, it announces the closure of the registration review case 
for Phytophthora palmivora 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

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 the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

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 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.

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                            Table--Registration Review Interim Decisions Being Issued
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                                                                                    Chemical review manager and
Registration review case name and No.                 Docket ID No.                     contact information
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2-Phenethyl propionate Case 3110.....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0714                        Cody Kendrick,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0468.
Ammonium bromide Case 5002...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0683                        Stephen Savage,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0345.
Bacillus sphaericus Case 6052........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0116                        Alexandra Boukedes,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    703-347-0305.
Chloropicrin Case 0040...............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0153                        Samantha Thomas,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0514.
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Case    EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0685                        Joseph Mabon,
 4103.                                                                              [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0177.
Cuelure [2-butanone, 4 (4-acetyloxy)-  EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0221                        Bibiana Oe,
 acetate] Case 6201.                                                                [email protected], 703-347-
                                                                                    8162.
Cyazofamid Case 7056.................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0128                        Robert Little,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-8156.
Extract of Reynoutria sachalinensis    EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0232                        Alexandra Boukedes,
 Case 6030.                                                                         [email protected],
                                                                                    703-347-0305.
Fluroxypyr Case 7248.................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0570                        Eric Fox, [email protected],
                                                                                    703-347-0104.
Flumethrin Case 7456.................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0031                        Rachel Fletcher,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0512.
Glycolic acid and salts Case 4045....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0422                        Michael McCarroll,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    703-347-0147.
Iodine and iodophors Case 3080.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0767                        Michael McCarroll,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    703-347-0147.
Methyl Anthranilate Case 6056........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0678                        Susanne Cerrelli,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    703-308-8077.
Momfluorothrin Case 7457.............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0752                        Andrew Muench,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-8263.
Oxamyl Case 0253.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0028                        Jordan Page,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-347-
                                                                                    0467.
Pelargonic acid, salts and esters      EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0424                        Michael McCarroll,
 Case 6077.                                                                         [email protected],
                                                                                    703-347-0147.
Phenmedipham Case 0277...............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0546                        Lauren Bailey,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0374.
Phosphoric acid and its salts Case     EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0672                        Cody Kendrick,
 6072.                                                                              [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0468.
Pyridaben Case Number 7417...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0214                        Steven R. Peterson,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    703-347-0755.
Pythium oligandrum DV 74 Case 6511...  EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0393                        Cody Kendrick,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0468.
Straight Chain Lepidopteran            EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0127                        Bibiana Oe,
 Pheromones Case 8200.                                                              [email protected], 703-347-
                                                                                    8162.
Sethoxydim Case 2600.................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0088                        Alexandra Feitel,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    703-347-8631.
Tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED)      EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0608                        Kendall Ziner,
 Case 5105.                                                                         [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-8829.
Thymol Case Number 3143..............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0002                        Kendall Ziner,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-8829.
Tralopyril Case Number 5114..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0217                        Erin Dandridge,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0185.
Triclosan Case Number 2340...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0811                        Megan Snyderman,
                                                                                    [email protected], 703-
                                                                                    347-0671.
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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 Phytophthora palmivora (Case 4105, Docket ID Number, EPA-HQ-
OPP-2016-0451) 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: April 27, 2020.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-10753 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
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