Notice2021-16344
Pesticide Registration Review; Interim Decision for Paraquat Dichloride; Notice of Availability
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Published
August 2, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This document announces the availability of EPA's interim registration review decision for paraquat dichloride (paraquat).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 145 (Monday, August 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41471-41472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16344]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0750; FRL-8638-01-OCSPP]
Pesticide Registration Review; Interim Decision for Paraquat
Dichloride; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of EPA's interim
registration review decision for paraquat dichloride (paraquat).
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0015, is available online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or in person at the Office of Pesticide
Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson
Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone
number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor
instructions and additional information about the docket available at
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: The
Chemical Review Manager for paraquat identified in the Table 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:
(703) 305-7106; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92f0fbe1f1fdf7bcfff7fef3fcfbf7d2f7e2f3bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9dfff4eefef2f8b3f0f8f1fcf3f4f8ddf8edfcb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>.
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,
contact the Chemical Review Manager for paraquat identified in the
Table in Unit IV.
B. What is registration review?
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 proposed interim decisions for all pesticides
listed in the Table 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.
II. Authority
EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed
in the Table 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.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability
of EPA's interim registration review decision for paraquat. The interim
registration review decision is supported by rationales included in the
docket established for each chemical.
Table 1--Registration Review Interim Decision Being Issued
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Chemical Review
Registration Review Case Name Manager and
and Number Docket ID Number Contact
Information
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Paraquat Dichloride Case Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-08 Ana Pinto,
0262. 55. <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bfbe2e5ffe4a5eae5eacbeefbeaa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe8e97908a91d09f909fbe9b8e9fd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>
703-347-8421.
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The proposed interim registration review decision for paraquat was
posted to the docket and the public was invited to submit any comments
or new information. EPA addressed the comments or information received
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during the 80-day comment period for the proposed interim decision in
the discussion for paraquat. Comments from the 80-day comment period
that were received may or may not have affected the Agency's interim
decision. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review case
docket for paraquat will remain open until all actions required in the
interim decision have been completed.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation">http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation</a>.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: July 26, 2021.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-16344 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
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