[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16562-16563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04827]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-11657-01-OCSPP]


Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for 
Review and Comment; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the EPA's work plans 
and registration review case dockets for the following chemicals: 
Nucleopolyhedroviruses and Granuloviruses (Insect Viruses). EPA is 
opening a 60-day public comment period for these work plans and case 
dockets.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 6, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720, 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 of Unit IV.
    For general questions 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 notice 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 Chemical Review Manager identified in Table 1 of Unit IV.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the EPA 
through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to the EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM 
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. Background

    Registration review is the 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. Registration review dockets contain 
information that will assist the public in understanding the types of 
information and issues that the agency may consider during registration 
reviews. As part of the registration review process, the Agency has 
completed preliminary workplans for all pesticides listed in Table 1 in 
Unit IV. EPA initiates a registration review by establishing a public 
docket for a pesticide registration review case. The docket contains a 
Preliminary Work Plan (PWP) summarizing information EPA has on the 
pesticide and the anticipated path forward. Through this program, the 
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 of Unit I pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 3(g) (7 U.S.C. 136a(g)) and the 
Procedural Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155, 
subpart C. FIFRA section 3(g) provides, among other things, that 
pesticide registrations are to be reviewed every 15 years. Consistent 
with 40 CFR 155.57, in its final registration review decision, EPA will 
ultimately determine whether a pesticide continues to meet the 
registration standard in FIFRA section 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)).

IV. Registration Review

A. What action is the Agency taking?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.50(b), this notice announces the 
availability of the EPA's work plans and registration review case 
dockets for the pesticides shown in Table 1 and opens a 60-day public 
comment period on the work plans and case dockets.

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                           Table 1--Work Plans Being Made Available for Public Comment
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                                                                                        Chemical review manager
 Registration review case name and No.                  Docket ID No.                   and contact information
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Nucleopolyhedroviruses and               EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0436.......................  Jennifer Odom-Douglas,
 Granuloviruses (Insect Viruses), Case                                                 odomdouglas.jennifer@epa.
 Number 4106.                                                                          gov, (202) 566-1536.
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B. Docket Content

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.50, EPA initiates a registration review by 
establishing a public docket for a pesticide registration review case. 
Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the 
public in understanding the types of information and issues that the 
Agency has consider during registration review. Consistent with 40 CFR 
155.50(a), these dockets may include information from the Agency's 
files including, but not limited to, an overview of the registration 
review case status, a list of current product registrations and 
registrants, any Federal Register notices regarding any pending 
registration actions, any Federal Register notices regarding current or 
pending tolerances, risk assessments, bibliographies concerning current 
registrations, summaries of incident data, and any other pertinent data 
or information. EPA includes in these dockets a Preliminary Work Plan 
(PWP), and in some cases a continuing work plan (CWP), summarizing 
information EPA has on the pesticide and the anticipated path forward.
    Consistent with 40 CFR 155.50(b), EPA provides for at least a 60-
day public comment period on work plans and registration review 
dockets. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for 
public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary changes to a 
pesticide's workplan. During this public comment period, the Agency is 
asking that interested persons identify any additional information they 
believe the agency should consider during the registration reviews of 
these pesticides. The Agency identifies in each docket the areas where 
public comment is specifically requested, though comment in any area is 
welcome.
    All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and 
must be received by the EPA on or before the closing date. These 
comments will become part of the docket for the pesticides included in 
Table 1 of Unit I. The Agency will consider all comments received by 
the closing date and may respond to comments in a ``Response to 
Comments Memorandum'' in the docket or the Final Work Plan (FWP), as 
appropriate.
    For additional background on the registration review program, see: 
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: February 29, 2024.
Timothy Kiely,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-04827 Filed 3-6-24; 8:45 am]
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