[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40048-40051]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-16328]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0383; FRL-9352-1]
Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment and Other Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
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. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. 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.
This document announces the availability of an amended final work plan
for the registration review of the pesticide thifensulfuron methyl;
this work plan has been amended to incorporate revisions to the data
requirements. EPA is also announcing that the docket opening for the
pesticide phosphine was postponed until the fourth quarter of fiscal
year 2013 to open in conjunction with other pesticides in the fumigant
chemical class. Also, EPA is announcing the termination of the
registration review case for the pesticide tanol derivatives
(furanones). The Agency concluded that at concentrations below 0.1%,
the tanol derivatives do not function as pesticidal active ingredients.
As a result, the furanones were redesignated from active ingredients to
inert ingredients in the remaining two product labels which contain
furanones. Based on the redesignation of the tanol derivatives, and the
absence of any currently registered pesticides with the furanones as an
active ingredient, the Agency has concluded the registration review of
case 3138.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0383 by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager identified in the table in Unit
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; email address: costello.kevin@epa.gov.
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, farmworker, 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 person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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 submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
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
pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general
population.
II. Authority
EPA is initiating its reviews of the pesticides identified in this
document pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural Regulations
for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g) of
FIFRA provides, among other things, that the registrations of
pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide
product may be registered or remain registered only if it meets the
statutory standard for registration given in FIFRA section 3(c)(5).
When used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized
practice, the pesticide product must perform its intended function
without unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; that is,
without any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, or a human
dietary risk from residues that result from the use of a pesticide in
or on food.
III. Registration Reviews
A. What action is the Agency taking?
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), EPA is reviewing the pesticide
registrations identified in the table in this unit to assure that they
continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard for registration--that is, they
can still be used without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. A pesticide's registration review begins when the
Agency establishes a docket for the pesticide's registration review
case and opens the docket for public review and comment. At present,
EPA is opening registration review dockets for the cases identified in
the following table.
Table--Registration Review Dockets Opening
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Chemical review
Registration review case name Docket ID No. manager, telephone
and No. number, email address
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Butralin, 2075................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0 Christina Scheltema,
720. (703) 308-2201,
scheltema.christina@epa.gov.
Trifluralin, 0179............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Kelly Ballard, (703)
417. 305-8126,
ballard.kelly@epa.gov.
MGK-264, 2430................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Katherine St. Clair,
415. (703) 347-8778,
stclair.katherine@epa.gov.
Prallethrin, 7418............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1 Wilhelmena
009. Livingston, (703)
308-8025,
livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov.
Resmethrin, 0421.............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Katherine St. Clair,
414. (703) 347-8778,
stclair.katherine@epa.gov.
Flazasulfuron, 7271........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0 Khue Nguyen, (703)
994. 347-0248,
nguyen.khue@epa.gov.
Nicosulfuron, 7227............ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Andrea Mojica, (703)
372. 308-0122,
mojica.andrea@epa.gov.
Prosulfuron, 7235............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1 Wilhelmena
010. Livingston, (703)
308-8025,
livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov.
Bromacil, 0041................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Steven Snyderman,
445. (703) 347-0249,
snyderman.steven@epa.gov.
Buprofazin, 7462.............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 James Parker, (703)
373. 306-0469,
parker.james@epa.gov
.
Dichlobenil, 0263............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Eric Miederhoff,
395. (703) 347-8028,
miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
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Diflufenzopyr, 7246........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0 Julia Stokes, (703)
911. 347-8966,
stokes.julia@epa.gov
.
Aldicarb, 0140................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Susan Bartow, (703)
161. 603-0065,
bartow.susan@epa.gov
.
Nabam, 0641................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Wanda Henson, (703)
339. 308-6345,
henson.wanda@epa.gov
.
Poly(hexamethylenebiguanide, EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Rebecca von dem
3122. 341. Hagen, (703) 305-
6785, vondem-hagen.rebecca@epa.gov.
Aliphatic alcohols, C1-C5, EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Wanda Henson, (703)
4003. 340. 308-6345,
henson.wanda@epa.gov
.
Dibromodicyanobutane, 2780.... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Seiichi Murasaki,
342. (703) 347-0163,
murasaki.seiichi@epa.gov.
Nanosilver, 5042.............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0 Wanda Henson, (703)
370. 308-6345,
henson.wanda@epa.gov
.
Bicarbonates, 4048............ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Cheryl Greene, (703)
407. 308-0352,
greene.cheryl@epa.gov.
Straight-Chain Lepidopteran EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Colin Walsh, (703)
Pheromones (SCLPs), 8200. 127. 308-0298,
walsh.colin@epa.gov.
Paecilomyces, 6047............ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Ann Sibold, (703) 305-
403. 6502,
sibold.ann@epa.gov.
Potato replicase, 6505........ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Joel Gagliardi, (703)
416. 308-8116,
gagliardi.joel@epa.gov.
Pseudomonas aureofaciens, 6009 EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0 Susanne Cerrelli,
421. (703) 308-8077,
cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov.
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EPA is also announcing the availability of the amended final work
plan for the registration review of the pesticide thifensulfuron methyl
(docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0171). This final work plan has been amended to
incorporate changes to data requirements for registration review. EPA
is announcing that the docket opening for the pesticide phosphine was
postponed until the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013 to open in
conjunction with other pesticides in the fumigant chemical class.
Also, EPA is announcing the termination of the registration review
case for the pesticide tanol derivatives (furanones). The furanones
initiated registration review in September 2011 and received no
comments during the 60 day comment period. Prior to and during the
initiation of the furanones registration review case 3138, the Agency
investigated the role and status of the furanones, which were only
found in two products co-formulated with d-limonene. Based on the
evaluation of data on the furanones' use as fragrance components in
nonfood use pesticide product formulations (as part of the Fragrance
Pilot Program), the Agency concluded that at concentrations below 0.1%,
the tanol derivatives in combination with d-limonene do not function as
pesticidal active ingredients. As a result, the furanones were
redesignated from active ingredients to inert ingredients on the
remaining two product labels. Based on the redesignation of the tanol
derivatives, and the absence of any currently registered pesticides
with the furanones as an active ingredient, the Agency has concluded
the registration review of case 3138. The furanone registration review
case termination is available in the registration review docket, EPA-
HQ-OPP-2011-0682. For additional information, contact James Parker by
email: parker.james@epa.gov or phone (703) 306-0469.
B. Docket Content
1. Review dockets. The registration review dockets contain
information that the Agency may consider in the course of the
registration review. The Agency may include information from its files
including, but not limited to, the following information:
An overview of the registration review case status.
A list of current product registrations and registrants.
Federal Register notices regarding any pending
registration actions.
Federal Register notices regarding current or pending
tolerances.
Risk assessments.
Bibliographies concerning current registrations.
Summaries of incident data.
Any other pertinent data or information.
Each docket contains a document summarizing what the Agency
currently knows about the pesticide case and a preliminary work plan
for anticipated data and assessment needs. Additional documents provide
more detailed information. 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.
2. Other related information. More information on these cases,
including the active ingredients for each case, may be located in the
registration review schedule on the Agency's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/schedule.htm. Information on
the Agency's registration review program and its implementing
regulation may be seen at http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review.
3. 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. 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 audiographic 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.
As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review docket for
each pesticide case will remain publicly accessible through the
duration of the registration review process; that is, until all actions
required in the final decision on the registration review case have
been completed.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: June 18, 2012.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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