[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28769-28771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08399]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0739; FRL-11816-01-OCSPP]
Pesticide Registration Review; Draft Human Health and Ecological
Risk Assessments for Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde; Notice of
Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human
health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of
formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde and opens a 60-day public comment
period on this document.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0739, 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: The Chemical Review Manager for
formaldehyde identified in table 1 of unit I.
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
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wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health,
worker rights 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 in unit I.
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 of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in 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.
4. Information submission requirements. Anyone may submit data or
information in response to this document. To be considered during a
pesticide's registration review, the submitted data or information must
meet the following requirements:
To ensure that EPA will consider data or information
submitted, interested persons must submit the data or information
during the comment period. However, the Agency may, at its discretion,
consider data or information submitted at a later date.
The data or information submitted must be presented in a
legible and useable form. For example, an English translation must
accompany any material that is not in English, and a written transcript
must accompany any information submitted as an audio graphic or
videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or
electronic form.
Submitters must clearly identify the source of any
submitted data or information.
Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or
information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However,
submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider
the data or information in the pesticide's registration review.
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 comprehensive draft human health and/or
ecological risk assessments for the pesticides listed in table 1 in
unit I. After reviewing comments received during the public comment
period, EPA may issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to
the draft risk assessment, and respond to comments and may request
public input on risk mitigation before completing a proposed
registration review decision for the pesticides listed in table 1 in
unit I. 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 formaldehyde and
paraformaldehyde pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 3(g) (7 U.S.C. 136(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 draft human health and ecological risk assessments on
formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA
generally provides for at least a 30-day public comment period on draft
human health and/or ecological risk assessments during registration
review. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for
public input on the Agency's assessment of the human health and/or
ecological risks posed by use of these pesticides.
IV. What action is the Agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), this notice announces the
availability of EPA's draft human health and ecological risk
assessments for formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde and opens a 60-day
public comment period on this document.
Table 1--Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde Registration Review Docket
Details
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Chemical Review
Registration review case name Manager and
and No. Docket ID No. contact
information
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Formaldehyde and EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-07 Kendall Ziner,
Paraformaldehyde Case 0556. 39. [email protected], (202) 566-
0621.
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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 formaldehyde and
paraformaldehyde.
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The Agency will consider all comments received during the public
comment period and make changes, as appropriate, to the draft human
health and/or ecological risk assessment. As appropriate, EPA may then
issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to the draft risk
assessment, and respond to comments.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: April 10, 2024.
Anita Pease,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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