Notice2022-26172
Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decision for Carbaryl; Notice of Availability
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Published
December 1, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed interim registration review decision and opens a 75-day public comment period on the proposed interim decision for carbaryl.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 230 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73763-73764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26172]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0230; FRL-10245-01-OCSPP]
Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decision for
Carbaryl; 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 decision and opens a 75-day public comment
period on the proposed interim decision for carbaryl.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0230, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information,
please contact the Chemical Review Manager for carbaryl 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; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#76141f05151913581b131a17181f133613061758111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aac8c3d9c9c5cf84c7cfc6cbc4c3cfeacfdacb84cdc5dc">[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,
consult the Chemical Review Manager for carbaryl identified in Table 1
in Unit IV.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> 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: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
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. 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 a proposed interim decision for carbaryl
(Table 1). 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 carbaryl 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 proposed interim registration review decision for carbaryl and
opens a 75-day public comment period on the proposed interim
registration review decision.
Table 1--Carbaryl Registration Review Docket Details
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Chemical review manager
Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. and contact information
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Carbaryl, Case Number 0800............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0230........................ Anna Romanovsky,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72001d1f131c1d0401190b5c131c1c13321702135c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2b0adafa3acadb4b1a9bbeca3acaca382a7b2a3eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>,
(202) 566-2771.
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The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier
documents related to the registration review case. For example, the
review opened with 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 docket describe EPA's rationales for
conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review of
carbaryl, as well as the Agency's subsequent risk findings and
consideration of possible risk mitigation measures. The proposed
interim registration review decision is supported by the rationale
included in those documents. Following public comment, the Agency will
issue an interim or final registration review decision for carbaryl.
The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for
a minimum 75-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 carbaryl. 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:
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation">https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation</a>.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: November 22, 2022.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-26172 Filed 11-30-22; 8:45 am]
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