[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5877-5878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01787]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-10525-01-OCSPP]


Pesticide Registration Review; 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 or 
final registration review decisions for the following chemicals: 2-
methyl-1-butanol, calcium acetate, Candida oleophila, cedarwood oil, 
citral, heptyl butyrate, l-carvone. In addition, this notice announces 
the closure of the registration review case for cetylpyridinium 
chloride (CPC) because the last U.S. registrations for this pesticide 
have been canceled.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751, through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information 
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional 
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review 
Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 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: 
(202) 566-0701; 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 FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

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 or final decisions for all pesticides 
listed in Table 1 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 Table 1 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 or final registration review decisions for the 
pesticides shown in Table 1. The registration review decisions are 
supported by rationales included in the docket established for each 
chemical.

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                      Table 1--Registration Review Interim and Final Decisions 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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2-Methyl-1-Butanol, Case Number 6308...  EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0303                          Jennifer Odom Douglas,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-1536.
Calcium Acetate, Case No. 6341.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0304                          Jennifer Odom Douglas,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-1536.
Candida oleophila, Case No. 6019.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0445                          Hannah Dean,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        (202) 566-1531.
Cedarwood Oil, Case No. 3150...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0108                          Jennifer Odom Douglas,
                                                                                        [email protected], (202) 566-1536.
Citral, Case No. 6314..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0301                          Susanne Cerrelli,
                                                                                        [email protected]
                                                                                        , (202) 566-1516.
Heptyl butyrate, Case No. 6305.........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0402                          Hannah Dean,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        (202) 566-1531.
l-carvone, Case No. 6306...............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0392                          Bibiana Oe,
                                                                                        [email protected],
                                                                                        (202) 566-1538.
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    The proposed decisions and 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 or final 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 decision have 
been completed.
    This document also announces the closure of the registration review 
case for cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) (Case Number 3013, Docket ID 
Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0380 because the last U.S. registrations for 
this pesticide has been canceled.
    Background on the registration review program is provided at: 
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: January 23, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-01787 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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