[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2683-2684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00463]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-12470-01-OCSPP]
Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for
Review and Comment; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the EPA's work plans
and registration review case dockets for the chemical DEET. EPA is
opening a 60-day public comment period for this work plan and case
docket.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 14, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to the docket identification (ID)
number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in table 1 of
unit I, 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: https://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-comments-epa-dockets. OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center
(EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review
Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in table 1 of unit I.
For general questions 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. Purpose of this Notice
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.50(b), this notice announces the
availability of the EPA's work plans and registration review case
dockets for the pesticides shown in table 1 and opens a 60-day public
comment period on the work plans and case dockets.
Table 1--Work Plans Being Made Available for Public Comment
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Chemical review
Registration review case manager and
name and number Docket ID No. contact
information
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DEET Case Number 0002....... EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0162 Caleb Carr,
[email protected], (202)
566-0636.
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II. Background
EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemical as listed
in table 1 of unit I pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 3(g) (7 U.S.C. 136a(g)) and the
Procedural Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155,
subpart C. FIFRA section 3(g) provides, among other things, that
pesticide registrations are to be reviewed every 15 years. Consistent
with 40 CFR 155.57, in its final registration review decision, EPA will
ultimately determine whether a pesticide continues to meet the
registration standard in FIFRA section 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)).
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.50, EPA initiates a registration review by
establishing a public docket for a pesticide registration review case.
Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the
public in understanding the types of information and issues that the
Agency has consider during registration review. Consistent with 40 CFR
155.50(a), these dockets may include information from the Agency's
files including, but not limited to, an overview of the registration
review case status, a list of current product registrations and
registrants, any Federal Register notices regarding any pending
registration actions, any Federal Register notices regarding current or
pending tolerances, risk assessments, bibliographies concerning current
registrations, summaries of incident data, and any other pertinent data
or information. EPA includes in these dockets a Preliminary Work Plan
(PWP), and in some cases a continuing work plan (CWP), summarizing
information EPA has on the pesticide and the anticipated path forward.
Consistent with 40 CFR 155.50(b), EPA provides for at least a 60-
day public comment period on work plans and registration review
dockets. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for
public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary changes to a
pesticide's workplan. During this public comment period, the Agency is
asking that interested persons
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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.
For additional background on the registration review program, see:
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
III. What should I consider as I prepare a comment for EPA?
This notice 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 identified in table 1 of unit I. In
submitting a comment to EPA, please consider the following:
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the 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 the 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people,
regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, 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.
All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and
must be received by the EPA on or before the closing date. These
comments will become part of the docket for the pesticides included in
table 1 of unit I. The Agency will consider all comments received by
the closing date and may respond to comments in a ``Response to
Comments Memorandum'' in the docket or the Final Work Plan (FWP), as
appropriate.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: January 6, 2025.
Jean Anne Overstreet,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2025-00463 Filed 1-10-25; 8:45 am]
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