[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48846-48847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16016]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-11138-01-OCSPP]
Pesticide Registration Review; Decisions and Case Closures for
Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's interim or
final registration review decisions for the following chemicals:
dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, plant extract 620, polymeric betaine,
sodium fluoroacetate, and undecylenic acid. In addition, this notice
announces the closure of the registration review case for chlorpyrifos-
methyl, because the last U.S. registrations for this pesticide have
been canceled.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751, 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:
For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review
Manager
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for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 in Unit IV.
For general information 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
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 pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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 interim or final decisions for all pesticides
listed in Table 1 in Unit IV. 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 the chemicals listed
in Table 1 in Unit IV 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) (7 U.S.C. 136a(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.
IV. What action is the agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability
of EPA's interim or final registration review decisions for the
pesticides shown in Table 1. The registration review decisions are
supported by rationales included in the docket established for each
chemical.
Table 1--Registration Review Interim and Final Decisions Being Issued
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Chemical review manager
Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. and contact information
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Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate; Case EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0550........................ Bob Little,
Number 4095. [email protected],
(202) 566-2234.
Plant Extract 620; Case Number 6071.... EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0587........................ Joseph Mabon,
[email protected],
(202) 566-1535.
Polymeric betaine; Case Number 5116.... EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0374........................ Erin Dandridge,
[email protected],
(202) 566-0635.
Sodium Fluoroacetate; Case Number 3073. EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0753........................ Natalie Bray,
[email protected],
(202) 566-2222.
Undecylenic Acid; Case Number 4095..... EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0549........................ Bob Little,
[email protected],
(202) 566-2234.
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The proposed decisions and proposed interim registration review
decisions for the chemicals in the table above were posted to the
docket and the public was invited to submit any comments or new
information. EPA addressed the comments or information received during
the 60-day comment period for the proposed interim decisions in the
discussion for each pesticide listed in the table. Comments from the
60-day comment period that were received may or may not have affected
the Agency's interim or final decision. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c),
the registration review case docket for the chemicals listed in the
Table will remain open until all actions required in the decision have
been completed.
This document also announces the closure of the registration review
case for chlorpyrifos-methyl (Case Number 8011, Docket ID Number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2010-0119) because the last U.S. registrations for these
pesticides have been canceled.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: July 18, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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