Notice2023-07172
Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Notice of Availability
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April 6, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This notice announces the availability of the EPA's preliminary work plans for the following chemicals: 3-decen-2-one, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Chromobacterium subtsugae strain PRAA4-1T cells and spent fermentation media, homobrassinolide, terpene constituents of the extract of Chenopodium ambrosioides near ambrosioides, tolclofos-methyl. This notice also announces the availability of the continuing work plan for hexythiazox. With this document, the EPA is opening the public comment period for registration review for these chemicals.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07172]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-10862-01-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
preliminary work plans for the following chemicals: 3-decen-2-one,
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Chromobacterium subtsugae strain PRAA4-1T
cells and spent fermentation media, homobrassinolide, terpene
constituents of the extract of Chenopodium ambrosioides near
ambrosioides, tolclofos-methyl. This notice also announces the
availability of the continuing work plan for hexythiazox. With this
document, the EPA is opening the public comment period for registration
review for these chemicals.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720, 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, contact: The Chemical Review
Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 in Unit IV.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0b2b9a3b3bfb5febdb5bcb1beb9b590b5a0b1feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97f5fee4f4f8f2b9faf2fbf6f9fef2d7f2e7f6b9f0f8e1">[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 identified in Table 1 in Unit IV.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the EPA
through <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> or email. Clearly mark the part or all 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 <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 the 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
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environment. Registration review dockets contain information that will
assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues
that the agency may consider during the course of registration reviews.
As part of the registration review process, the Agency has completed
preliminary work plans and, in some cases, continuing work plans for
the pesticides listed in Table 1 in Unit IV. Through this program, the
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
The 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. Registration Reviews
A. What action is the Agency taking?
A pesticide's registration review begins when the agency
establishes a docket for the pesticide's registration review case and
opens the docket for public review and comment. Pursuant to 40 CFR
155.50, this notice announces the availability of the EPA's preliminary
or continuing work plans for the pesticides shown in Table 1 and opens
a 60-day public comment period on the work plans.
Table 1--Preliminary and Continuing Work Plans Being Made Available for Public Comment
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Registration review case name and Chemical review manager and contact
No. Docket ID No. information
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3-decen-2-one, Case Number 6317... EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0792................... Joseph Mabon, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e68b87848988c88c899583968ea6839687c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e38e82818c8dcd898c9086938ba3869382cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>
(202) 566-1535.
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Case EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0159................... Susanne Cerrelli,
Number 6522. <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24474156564148484d0a575157454a4a41644154450a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8be8eef9f9eee7e7e2a5f8fef8eae5e5eecbeefbeaa5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a> (202) 566-
1516.
Chromobacterium subtsugae strain EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0791................... Bibiana Oe, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea858fc4888388838b848baa8f9a8bc48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cda2a8e3afa4afa4aca3ac8da8bdace3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>
PRAA4-1T cells and spent (202) 566-1538.
fermentation media, Case Number
6530.
Hexythiazox\1\, Case Number 7404.. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0114................... Alex Hazlehurst,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7018110a1c1518050203045e111c1508111e141502301500115e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cba3aab1a7aea3beb9b8bfe5aaa7aeb3aaa5afaeb98baebbaae5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a> (202)
566-2249.
Homobrassinolide, Case Number 6311 EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0548................... Jennifer Odom-Douglas,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d727972707972687a717c6e3377787373747b786f5d786d7c337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5bab1bab8b1baa0b2b9b4a6fbbfb0bbbbbcb3b0a795b0a5b4fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a> (202)
566-1536.
Terpene constituents of the EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0011................... Susanne Cerrelli,
extract of Chenopodium <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#284b4d5a5a4d444441065b5d5b4946464d684d5849064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d3e382f2f38313134732e282e3c3333381d382d3c733a322b">[email protected]</span></a> (202) 566-
ambrosioides near ambrosioides, 1516.
Case Number 6312.
Tolclofos-methyl, Case Number 7069 EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0094................... Susan Bartow, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa989b888e958dd4898f899b94ba9f8a9bd49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee8c8f9c9a8199c09d9b9d8f80ae8b9e8fc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>
(202) 566-2280.
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\1\ Continuing Work Plan.
B. Docket Content
The registration review docket contains information that the agency
may consider in the course of the registration review. The agency may
include information from its files including, but not limited to, the
following information:
<bullet> An overview of the registration review case status.
<bullet> A list of current product registrations and registrants.
<bullet> Federal Register notices regarding any pending
registration actions.
<bullet> Federal Register notices regarding current or pending
tolerances.
<bullet> Risk assessments.
<bullet> Bibliographies concerning current registrations.
<bullet> Summaries of incident data.
<bullet> Any other pertinent data or information.
Each docket contains a document summarizing what the agency
currently knows about the pesticide case and a preliminary work plan
and, in some cases, a continuing work plan for anticipated data and
assessment needs. Additional documents provide more detailed
information. During this public comment period, the agency is asking
that interested persons 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.
The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.50(b) provides for
a minimum 60-day public comment period on registration review work
plans. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for
public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary changes to a
pesticide's work plan. 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 in Unit IV. Comments received after the
close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' The 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 final or updated final registration review work plan
will explain the effect that any comments had on the final or updated
final work plan 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: March 31, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-07172 Filed 4-5-23; 8:45 am]
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