[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09542]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 174

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0508; FRL-7261-05-OCSPP]
RIN 2070-AK54


Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; 
Pesticides; Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) 
Derived From Newer Technologies; 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 the EPA 
Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft regulatory document entitled 
``Pesticides; Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants 
(PIPs) Derived from Newer Technologies; Final Rule.'' The draft 
regulatory document is not available to the public until after it has 
been signed and made available by EPA.

DATES: Notification effective as of May 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0508, is available at 
https://www.regulations.gov. That docket contains historical 
information and this Federal Register document; it does not contain the 
draft final rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Pierce, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1470; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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, 
then 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 the 
Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the regulatory assessment 
requirements apply to this document.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 174

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Plant-incorporated 
protectants, Reporting, and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: May 1, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-09542 Filed 5-8-23; 8:45 am]
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