[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15447]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 170

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133; FRL-8528-04-OCSPP]
RIN 2070-AK92


Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Draft 
Final Rule; Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; 
Reconsideration of the Application Exclusion Zone Amendments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.

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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public as required by the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA has 
forwarded a draft final rule to the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) entitled ``Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; 
Reconsideration of the Application Exclusion Zone Amendments.'' The 
draft regulatory document is not available to the public until after it 
has been signed and made available to the public by EPA.

DATES: See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133, is available at 
https://www.regulations.gov. That docket contains historical 
information and this Federal Register document; it does not contain the 
draft final rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Schroeder, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-2376; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What action is EPA taking?

    FIFRA section 25(a)(2)(B) requires the EPA to provide the USDA with 
a copy of any draft final rule at least 30 days before signing it in 
final form for publication in the Federal Register. The draft final 
rule is not available to the public until after it has been signed by 
EPA. If the Secretary of USDA comments in writing regarding the draft 
final rule within 15 days after receiving it, the EPA Administrator 
must include the comments of the USDA Secretary, if requested by the 
Secretary, and the EPA Administrator's response to those comments with 
the final rule that publishes in the Federal Register. If the Secretary 
of USDA does not comment in writing within 15 days after receiving the 
draft final rule, then the EPA Administrator may sign the final rule 
for publication in the Federal Register any time after the 15-day 
period.

II. Do any statutory and Executive Order reviews apply to this 
notification?

    No. This document is merely a notification of submission to the 
Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the regulatory assessment 
requirements apply to this document.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 170

    Environmental protection, Pesticides, Agricultural worker, 
Pesticide handler, Employer, Farms, Forests, Nurseries, Greenhouses, 
Worker protection standard.

    Dated: July 9, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-15447 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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