[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 241 (Friday, December 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74479-74481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30242]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0898; FRL-9372-2]
Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period
for several 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. EPA is also announcing the availability of
amended final work plans (FWPs) for the following active ingredients:
Sodium pyrithione (formerly known as sodium omadine), methylene
bis(thiocyanate), troysan KK-108A (IPBC), zinc salts, and tri-n butyl
tetradecyl phosphonium chloride (TTPC).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., 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), (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
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dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager or Regulatory Action Leader
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.
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 pesticides
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
this table.
Table--Registration Review Dockets Opening
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Chemical review manager or regulatory
Registration review case name and Docket ID No. action leader, telephone number, email
number address
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2,4-D................................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0330.......... Jill Bloom, (703) 308-8019,
bloom.jill@epa.gov.
Bacillus pumilus...................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0857.......... Susanne Cerrelli, (703) 308-8077,
cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov.
Bifenazate............................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0633.......... Garland Waleko, (703) 308-8049,
waleko.garland@epa.gov.
Chlorinated isocyanurates............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0794.......... Wanda Henson, (703) 308-6345,
henson.wanda@epa.gov.
Chlorsulfuron......................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0878.......... Kaitlin Keller, (703) 308-8172,
keller.kaitlin@epa.gov.
Clodinafop-propargyl.................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0424.......... Wilhelmena Livingston, (703) 308-8025,
livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov.
Folpet................................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0859.......... Christina Scheltema, (703) 308-2201,
scheltema.christina@epa.gov.
Foramsulfuron......................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0387.......... Jose Gayoso, (703) 347-8652,
gayoso.jose@epa.gov.
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Hydramethylnon........................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0869.......... Steven Snyderman, (703) 347-0249,
snyderman.steven@epa.gov.
Iprodione............................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0392.......... James Parker, (703) 306-0469,
parker.james@epa.gov.
Kresoxim-methyl....................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0861.......... Katie Weyrauch, (703) 308-0166,
weyrauch.katie@epa.gov.
Phenol, and salts..................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0810.......... Elizabeth Hernandez, (703) 347-0241,
hernandez.elizabeth@epa.gov.
Prohexadione calcium.................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0870.......... Katie Weyrauch, (703) 308-0166,
weyrauch.katie@epa.gov.
Sodium carbonate...................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0809.......... Seiichi Murasaki, (703) 347-0163,
murasaki.seiichi@epa.gov.
Sulfometuron methyl................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0433.......... Rusty Wasem, (703) 305-6979,
wasem.russell@epa.gov.
Triphenyltin hydroxide (TPTH) (also EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0413.......... Susan Bartow, (703) 603-0065,
known as fentin hydroxide). bartow.susan@epa.gov.
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EPA is announcing the availability of amended FWPs for the
following active ingredients: Sodium pyrithione (also known as sodium
omadine), docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0611; methylene
bis(thiocyanate), docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0613; IPBC, docket
ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0420; zinc salts, docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2009-0011; and TTPC, docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0952. These
FWPs have been amended to incorporate changes to data requirements and/
or clarifications to planned risk assessments for registration review.
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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: December 7, 2012.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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