[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71855-71856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22994]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-11376-01-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 final
registration review decisions for the following chemicals: Citric acid
and salts, and linalool. In addition, this notice announces the closure
of the registration review case for triadimenol because the last U.S.
registrations for this pesticide has been canceled.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 18, 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
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
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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 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 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.
Table 1--Registration Review 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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Citric Acid and Salts, Case Number 4024 EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0558........................ Areej Jahangir,
[email protected],
(202) 566-1577.
Linalool, Case Number 6058............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0423........................ Hannah
Dean,[email protected]
, (202) 566-2969.
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The proposed 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
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 triadimenol (Case Number 7008, Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2016-0114) 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: October 13, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-22994 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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