[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44278-44279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16008]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 171

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0831; FRL-9134.1-03-OCSPP]
RIN 2070-AL01


Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; 
Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators; Further Extension 
to Expiration Date of Certification Plans; Draft Final Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.

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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public as required by the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that EPA has 
forwarded to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft 
final regulatory document concerning ``Pesticides; Certification of 
Pesticide Applicators; Further Extension to Expiration Date of 
Certification Plans'' (RIN 2070-AL01). The draft regulatory document is 
not available to the public until after it has been signed and made 
available by EPA.

DATES: See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0831, is available at 
https://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 and the OPP Docket is (202) 566-1744. Please review the 
visitor instructions and additional information about the docket 
available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The docket contains 
historical information and this Federal Register document; it does not 
contain the draft final rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Schroeder, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (Mailcode 7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-2376; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. What action is EPA taking?

    FIFRA section 25(a)(2)(B) requires the EPA Administrator to provide 
the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft final rule at least 30 
days before signing it in final form for publication in the Federal 
Register. The draft final rule is not available to the public until 
after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA comments in 
writing regarding the draft final rule within 15 days after receiving 
it, the EPA Administrator shall include the comments of the Secretary 
of USDA, if requested by the Secretary of USDA, and the EPA 
Administrator's response to those comments with the final rule that 
publishes in the Federal Register. If the Secretary of USDA does not 
comment in writing within 15 days after receiving the draft final rule, 
the EPA Administrator may sign the final rule for publication in the 
Federal Register any time after the 15-day period.

II. Do any statutory and executive order reviews apply to this 
notification?

    No. This document is merely a notification of submission to USDA. 
As such, none of the regulatory assessment requirements apply to this 
document.

List of Subjects in Part 171

    Environmental protection, Agricultural worker safety, Applicator 
competency, Certified applicator, Pesticide safety training, Pesticide 
worker safety, Pesticides and pests, Restricted use pesticides.

    Dated: July 20, 2022.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-16008 Filed 7-25-22; 8:45 am]
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