[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16563-16564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04828]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-11659-01-OCSPP]


Pesticide Registration Review; Decisions 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 
registration review decision for etofenprox. The notice also announces 
the availability of EPA's final registration review decision for 
acetominophen.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review 
Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 of Unit I.
    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 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 for the pesticide of interest 
identified in Table 1 in Unit IV.

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

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all the information 
that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on a disk or CD-ROM that 
you mail to 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 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

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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 proposed interim or proposed 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 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)). 
As part of the registration review process, the Agency has completed 
interim or final registration review decisions for the pesticides in 
Table 1 of Unit IV.

IV. What action is this Agency taking?

    Prior to completing the interim or final registration review 
decisions in Table 1 of Unit IV, EPA posted proposed interim decisions 
or proposed registration review decisions for these chemicals and 
invited the public to submit any comments or new information, 
consistent with 40 CFR 155.58(a). EPA considered and responded to any 
comments or information received during these public comment periods in 
the respective interim decision or final registration review decisions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this notice announces the 
availability of EPA's interim or final registration review decisions 
for the pesticides shown in Table 1. The interim and final registration 
review decisions are supported by rationales included in the docket 
established for each chemical.

                      Table 1--Interim and Final Registration Review 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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Acetaminophen, Case Number 7610........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0816.......................  Lauren Weissenborn,
                                                                                       [email protected], (202) 566-2374.
Etofenprox, Case Number 7407...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0804.......................  DeMariah Koger,
                                                                                       [email protected],
                                                                                       (202) 566-2288.
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    The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier 
documents related to the registration review case. For example, the 
review opened with a Preliminary Work Plan, for public comment. A Final 
Work Plan was placed in the docket following public comment on the 
Preliminary Work Plan.
    The documents in the dockets describe EPA's rationales for 
conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review of 
the pesticides included in Table 1 in Unit IV, as well as the Agency's 
subsequent risk findings and consideration of possible risk mitigation 
measures. These proposed interim and proposed final registration review 
decisions are supported by the rationales included in those documents. 
Following public comment, the Agency will issue interim or final 
registration review decisions for the pesticides listed in Table 1 in 
Unit IV.
    The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for 
a minimum 60-day public comment period on all proposed registration 
review decisions. This comment period is intended to provide an 
opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any 
necessary amendments to the proposed decision. All comments should be 
submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and must be received by EPA on 
or before the closing date. These comments will become part of the 
docket for the pesticides included in Table 1 in Unit IV. Comments 
received after the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' 
EPA is not required to consider these late comments.
    The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the 
closing date and may provide a ``Response to Comments Memorandum'' in 
the docket. The interim or final registration review decision will 
explain the effect that any comments had on the interim or final 
decision and provide the Agency's response to significant comments.
    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. 2024-04828 Filed 3-6-24; 8:45 am]
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