[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 135 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45477-45479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16709]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0774; FRL-9948-29]
Registration Review Proposed Decisions for Sulfonylureas and
Certain Other Pesticides; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed
interim registration review and opens a 60-day public comment period on
the proposed interim decisions. It also opens the docket for Bacillus
thuringiensis. 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, that the
pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the environment. 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.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest
provided in the tables in Unit II, 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.html.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review
Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in the tables in Unit
II.
For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-8015; 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 the tables in Unit II.
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 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
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http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
II. What action is the agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability
of EPA's proposed interim registration review decisions for the
pesticides shown in the following tables, and opens a 60-day public
comment period on the proposed interim decisions.
A single Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision document
covering the 22 sulfonylurea chemicals listed in Table 1 is being made
available for public review and comment. Public comments submitted to
any of the 22 sulfonylurea dockets will be considered for the
sulfonylureas as a group, as appropriate.
Table 1--Registration Review Proposed Interim Decision for Sulfonylureas
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Chemical review manager and contact
Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. information
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Bensulfuron-methyl 7216.................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663......... Moana Appleyard,
[email protected], (703) 308-
8175.
Chlorimuron-ethyl 7403................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0478......... Leigh Rimmer, [email protected],
(703) 347-0553.
Chlorsulfuron 0631....................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0878......... Miguel Zavala, [email protected],
(703) 347-0504.
Flazasulfuron 7271....................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0994......... Ricardo Jones, [email protected],
(703) 347-0493
Foramsulfuron 7252....................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0387......... Jose Gayoso, [email protected],
(703) 347-8652.
Halosulfuron-methyl 7233................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0745......... Brittany Pruitt,
[email protected], (703) 347-
0289.
Imazosulfuron 7281....................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0625......... Caitlin Newcamp,
[email protected], (703) 347-
0325.
Iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium 7253.......... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0717......... Leigh Rimmer, [email protected],
(703) 347-0553.
Mesosulfuron-methyl 7263................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0833......... Maria Piansay, [email protected],
(703) 308-8063.
Metsulfuron-methyl 7205.................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0375......... Brian Kettl, [email protected],
(703) 347-0535.
Nicosulfuron 7227........................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0372......... Nathan Sell, [email protected],
(703) 347-8020.
Orthosulfamuron 7270..................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0438......... Khue Nguyen, [email protected],
(703) 347-0248.
Primisulfuron-methyl 7220................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0844......... Christina Scheltema,
[email protected], (703)
308-2201.
Prosulfuron 7235......................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1010......... Wilhelmena Livingston,
[email protected], (703)
308-8025.
Rimsulfuron 7218......................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0178......... Jose Gayoso, [email protected],
(703) 347-8652.
Sulfometuron-methyl 3136................. EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0433......... Caitlin Newcamp,
[email protected], (703) 347-
0325.
Sulfosulfuron 7247....................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0434......... Nicole Zinn, [email protected],
(703) 308-7076.
Thifensulfuron-methyl 7206............... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0171......... Steven Snyderman,
[email protected], (703) 347-
0249.
Triasulfuron 7221........................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0115......... Margaret Hathaway,
[email protected], (703) 305-
5076.
Tribenuron-methyl 7217................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0626......... Linsey Walsh, [email protected],
(703) 374-8030.
Trifloxysulfuron-Sodium 7028............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0409......... Nicole Zinn, [email protected],
(703) 308-7076.
Triflusulfuron-methyl 7236............... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0605......... Susan Bartow, [email protected],
(703) 603-0065.
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The chemicals included below in Table 2 are not sulfonylureas
chemicals and have individual Proposed Interim Registration Review
Decision documents.
Table 2--Registration Review Proposed Interim Decision--Additional Chemicals
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Chemical review manager and contact
Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. information
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Antimycin A 4121......................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0480......... Christina Scheltema,
[email protected], (703)
308-2201.
Bacillus thuringiensis 6503.............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0200......... Jennifer Wingeart,
[email protected], (703) 347-
0100.
Flufenacet 7245.......................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0863......... Brian Kettl, [email protected],
(703) 347-0535.
Flurprimidol 7000........................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0630......... Kelly Ballard, [email protected],
(703) 305-8126.
Fosamine Ammonium 2355................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0215......... James Parker, [email protected],
(703) 306-0469.
Glufosinate Case 7224.................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0190......... Marquea D. King, [email protected],
(703) 305-7432.
Lithium Hypochlorite 3084................ EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0606......... Sandra O'Neill, [email protected],
(703) 347 0141.
Tebufenozide 7416........................ EPA-HQ-2008-0824............. Christina Scheltema,
[email protected], (703)
308-2201.
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The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier
documents related to the registration review case, except for Bacillus
thuringiensis, whose docket is now opening. For example, the review
opened with a Summary Document, containing 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 the tables in Unit II, as well as the
Agency's subsequent risk findings and consideration of possible risk
mitigation measures. These proposed interim registration review
decisions are
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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 the tables
in Unit II.
The registration review program is being conducted under
congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both
to make timely decisions and to involve the public. Section 3(g) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C.
136a(g)) required EPA to establish by regulation procedures for
reviewing pesticide registrations, originally with a goal of reviewing
each pesticide's registration every 15 years to ensure that a pesticide
continues to meet the FIFRA standard for registration. The Agency's
final rule to implement this program was issued in August 2006 and
became effective in October 2006, and appears at 40 CFR part 155,
subpart C. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 (PRIA)
was amended and extended in September 2007. FIFRA, as amended by PRIA
in 2007, requires EPA to complete registration review decisions by
October 1, 2022, for all pesticides registered as of October 1, 2007.
The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for
a minimum 60-day public comment period on all proposed interim
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 interim 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 the tables in
Unit II. 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 registration review decision will explain the
effect that any comments had on the interim decision and provide the
Agency's response to significant comments.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: July 6, 2016.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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