[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 206 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67538-67540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23504]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-10015-68]


Pesticide Registration Review; 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 interim and 
final registration review decisions for the following chemicals: 
Bacillus thuringiensis plant-incorporated protectants in cotton--
Lepidopteran pests, bifenthrin, boscalid, chlorine gas, Coniothyrium 
species, cyfluthrin and beta-cyfluthrin, cyphenothrin, cyproconazole, 
deltamethrin,

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esfenvalerate, ethoxyquin, etoxazole, fenpropathrin, flower oils, 
fluazifop-P-butyl, Fluopicolide (ID Amendment), Gliocladium species, 
gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), imiprothrin, MCPA, mecoprop-p, 
methyl bromide, permethrin, phenol and salt, phenothrin, pinoxaden, 
prallethrin, pymetrozine, pyraclostrobin, pyraflufen-ethyl, tau-
fluvalinate, tefluthrin, terbuthylazine, tetramethrin, thiabendazole 
and salts, vegetable oils.

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.

B. How can I access the decision documents and other related 
information?

    The docket for this action, identified by the 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.
    Please note that due to the public health emergency the EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 
31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will continue to provide customer service 
via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA/DC 
services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/
DC and Reading Room, please visit https://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.

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 and final 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 and Final 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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Bacillus thuringiensis, Plant-         EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0475                        Michael Glikes,
 incorporated Protectants in Cotton--                                               [email protected],
 Lepidopteran Pests, Case Number 6504.                                              (703) 305-6231.
Bifenthrin, Case Number 7402.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0384                        Andrew Muench,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8263.
Boscalid, Case Number 7039...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0199                        Lauren Weissenborn,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-8601.
Chlorine gas, Case Number 4022.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0242                        Daniel Halpert,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0133.
Coniothyrium species, Case Number      EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0259                        Daniel Schoeff,
 6022.                                                                              [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0143.
Cyfluthrin and beta-Cyfluthrin, Case   EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0684                        Michelle Nolan,
 Number 7405.                                                                       [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0258.
Cyphenothrin, Case Number 7412.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0842                        Theodore Varns,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-8589.
Cyproconazole, Case Number 7011......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0462                        Carolyn Smith,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8325.
Deltamethrin, Case Number 7414.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0637                        Samantha Thomas,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0514.
Esfenvalerate, Case Number 7406......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0301                        Carolyn Smith,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8325.
Ethoxyquin, Case Number 0003.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0780                        Matthew B. Khan,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8613.
Etoxazole, Case 7616.................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0133                        Rachel Fletcher,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0512.
Fenpropathrin, Case Number 7601......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0422                        Robert Little,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8156.
Flower Oils, Case Number 8202........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0628                        Cody Kendrick,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0468.
Fluazifop-P-butyl, Case Number 2285..  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0779                        Jonathan Williams,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0670.
Fluopicolide (Amendment), Case Number  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0037                        Matthew B. Khan,
 7055.                                                                              [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8613.
Gliocladium species, Case Number 6020  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0439                        Joseph Mabon,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0177.

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Gonadotropin Releasing Hormones        EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0798                        Jaclyn Pyne,
 (GnRH), Case Number 7800.                                                          [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0455.
Imiprothrin, Case Number 7426........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0692                        Robert Little,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8156.
MCPA, Case Number 0017...............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0180                        Steven R. Peterson,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0755.
Mecoprop-p, Case Number 0377.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0361                        Carolyn Smith,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8325.
Methyl Bromide, Case Number 0335.....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0269                        Tiffany Green,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0314.
Permethrin, Case Number 2510.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0039                        Ana Pinto, [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-8421.
Phenol and Salt, Case Number 4074....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0810                        Peter Bergquist,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-8563.
Phenothrin, Case Number 0426.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0539                        Alexandra Feitel,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-8631.
Pinoxaden, Case Number 7266..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0603                        Christina Scheltema,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 308-2201.
Prallethrin, Case Number 7418........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1009                        Marisa Wright,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-0463.
Pymetrozine, Case Number 7474........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0368                        Carolyn Smith,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8325.
Pyraclostrobin, Case Number 7034.....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0051                        Rachel Eberius,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0492.
Pyraflufen-ethyl, Case Number 7259...  EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0415                        Ana Pinto, [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-8421.
Tau-fluvalinate, Case Number 2295....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0915                        Alexander Hazlehurst,
                                                                                    [email protected]
                                                                                    , (703) 347-0221.
Tefluthrin, Case Number 7409.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0501                        Carolyn Smith,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8325.
Terbuthylazine, Case Number 2645.....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0453                        Rame Cromwell,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    308-9068.
Tetramethrin, Case Number 2660.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0907                        Anna Romanovsky,
                                                                                    [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-0203.
Thiabendazole and Salts, Case Number   EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0175                        Kent Fothergill,
 2670.                                                                              [email protected],
                                                                                    (703) 347-8299.
Vegetable Oils, Case Number 8201.....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0904                        Bibiana Oe,
                                                                                    [email protected], (703)
                                                                                    347-8162.
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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.
    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 7, 2020.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-23504 Filed 10-22-20; 8:45 am]
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