[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 74072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26296]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 170

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133; FRL-8528-02-OCSPP]
RIN 2070-AK92


Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; 
Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; Reconsideration of 
the Application Exclusion Zone Amendments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Draft proposed rule; 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 the EPA 
Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft proposed rulemaking document 
concerning ``Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; 
Reconsideration of the Application Exclusion Zone Amendments (RIN 2070-
AK92).'' 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-2022-0133, is available at 
https://www.regulations.gov. The docket contains historical information 
and this Federal Register document; it does not contain the draft 
proposed rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aidan Black, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 
Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 566-2381; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What action is EPA taking?

    FIFRA section 25(a)(2)(A) requires the EPA Administrator to provide 
the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft proposed rule at least 
60 days before signing it in proposed form for publication in the 
Federal Register. The draft proposed 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 proposed rule within 30 days 
after receiving it, then the EPA Administrator shall include the 
comments of the Secretary of USDA and the EPA Administrator's response 
to those comments with the proposed rule that publishes in the Federal 
Register. If the Secretary of USDA does not comment in writing within 
30 days after receiving the draft proposed rule, then the EPA 
Administrator may sign the proposed rule for publication in the Federal 
Register any time after the 30-day period.

II. Do any statutory and Executive Order reviews apply to this 
notification?

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

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 170

    Environmental protection, Agricultural worker, Employer, Farms, 
Forests, Greenhouses, Nurseries, Pesticide handler, Pesticides, Worker 
protection standard.

    Dated: November 28, 2022.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-26296 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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