[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2222-2223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00518]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0428; FRL-11111-02-OCSPP]


Pesticides; Petition Seeking Rulemaking for Registration of 
Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Other Systemic Insecticides; Notice of 
Availability and Request for Comment; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of November 24, 2023, EPA announced 
the availability of and solicited comment on a petition received from 
the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the 
American Bird Conservancy (ABC) requesting that the Agency initiate a 
rulemaking for neonicotinoid insecticides and other systemic 
insecticides. This document extends the comment period, which was 
scheduled to end on January 23, 2024, to March 25, 2024.

DATES: The comment period for the document published in the Federal 
Register of November 24, 2023, at 88 FR 82286 (FRL-11111-01-OCSPP) is 
extended. Comments must be received on or before March 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0428, 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: Caleb Hawkins, Office of Pesticide

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Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (202) 566-1430; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To give stakeholders additional time to 
review materials and prepare comments, EPA is hereby extending the 
comment period established in the Federal Register document of November 
24, 2023, at 88 FR 82286 (FRL-11111-01-OCSPP) from January 23, 2024, to 
March 25, 2024. More information on the action can be found in the 
Federal Register of November 24, 2023.
    To submit comments or access the docket, please follow the detailed 
instructions provided under ADDRESSES. If you have questions, consult 
the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: January 8, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-00518 Filed 1-11-24; 8:45 am]
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