Notice2023-13115
Notice of Objections to Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Intent To Cancel Pesticide Registrations; Notice of Public Hearing
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Published
June 21, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has received objections and hearing requests in response to its issuance of a Notice of Intent to Cancel registrations of three pesticide products containing the insecticide chlorpyrifos due to the Agency's revocation of all tolerances for chlorpyrifos. The EPA will hold a public hearing to receive evidence related to the proposed cancellation of the chlorpyrifos product registrations.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40262-40263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13115]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0417; FRL-11041-01-OMS]
Notice of Objections to Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Intent To Cancel
Pesticide Registrations; Notice of Public Hearing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of objections and public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has
received objections and hearing requests in response to its issuance of
a Notice of Intent to Cancel registrations of three pesticide products
containing the insecticide chlorpyrifos due to the Agency's revocation
of all tolerances for chlorpyrifos. The EPA will hold a public hearing
to receive evidence related to the proposed cancellation of the
chlorpyrifos product registrations.
DATES: A public hearing will be held beginning at 9 a.m. January 8,
2024, and continue as necessary through January 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will take place in the EPA Administrative
Courtroom, EPA East Building, Room 1152, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Angeles, Headquarters Hearing
Clerk, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Mail Code 1900R, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-
6281; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bddcd3dad8d1d8ce93d0dccfc4fdd8cddc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a7b747d7f767f6934777b68635a7f6a7b347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The regulatory docket for this action, identified by docket
identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0417, is available electronically
at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or in hard copy at the Office of
Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the EPA
Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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.
The adjudication docket for the proceeding in which petitioners
have requested a public hearing, captioned In re Chlorpyrifos; Notice
of Intent to Cancel Pesticide Registrations and identified by docket
number FIFRA-HQ-2023-0001, is available electronically on the website
of the EPA's Office of Administrative Law Judges at: <a href="https://yosemite.epa.gov/oarm/alj/alj_web_docket.nsf/Active+Dockets?OpenView">https://yosemite.epa.gov/oarm/alj/alj_web_docket.nsf/Active+Dockets?OpenView</a>.
II. Public Hearing to be Held on Objections to EPA's Notice of Intent
to Cancel Pesticide Registrations
EPA previously published (87 FR 76474, Dec. 14, 2022) a Notice of
Intent to Cancel (NOIC) the registration of the following three
pesticide products pursuant to its authority under Section 6(b) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C.
136d(b):
<bullet> EPA Reg. No. 93182-3 Chlorpyrifos Technical.
<bullet> EPA Reg. No. 93182-7 Pilot 4E Chlorpyrifos Agricultural
Insecticide.
<bullet> EPA Reg. No. 93182-8 Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos Agricultural
Insecticide.
Section 6(b) of FIFRA provides that any person adversely affected
by the NOIC may request a hearing on the proposed cancellation within
30 days of the registrant receiving the notice or of the notice's
publication, whichever comes later. 7 U.S.C. 136d(d). On January 13,
2023, Gharda Chemicals International, Inc., the registrant for the
pesticide products proposed for cancellation, filed an objection to the
NOIC and requested a hearing. Also on January 13, 2023, the following
19 entities jointly filed an objection to the NOIC and requested a
hearing: Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, U.S. Beet
Sugar Association, American Sugarbeet Growers Association, Southern
Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, American Crystal Sugar Company, Minn-
Dak Farmers Cooperative, American Farm Bureau Federation, American
Soybean Association, Iowa Soybean Association, Minnesota Soybean
Growers Association, Missouri Soybean Association, Nebraska Soybean
Association, South Dakota Soybean Association, North Dakota Soybean
Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, Cherry
Marketing Institute, Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, Georgia
Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, and National Cotton Council of
America.
The hearing requests commenced a proceeding under Section 6(d) of
FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136d(d), and the EPA's procedural rules, 40 CFR 164,
before the EPA's Office of Administrative Law Judges. The proceeding
includes a public hearing that will be held to receive evidence from
the parties relevant and material to issues raised by the petitioners'
objections to the proposed cancellation of the listed chlorpyrifos
pesticide product registrations.
As set forth in DATES and ADDRESSES, the hearing will begin at 9
a.m. January 8, 2024, and continue as necessary through January 11,
2024, in the EPA Administrative Courtroom, EPA East Building, Room
1152, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. Anyone wishing
to attend the hearing must notify Mary Angeles, Headquarters Hearing
Clerk, Office of Administrative Law Judges, by email no later than
January 2, 2024, at the email address listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. A notice of intent to attend the hearing shall
include the individual's name, email address, telephone number, and any
organization they represent. On the day of the hearing, attendees must
present government-issued identification to enter EPA facilities.
Attendees may face further restrictions on entry based on the community
level of COVID-19 at the time of the hearing.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 40 CFR 164.
Susan Biro,
Chief Administrative Law Judge.
[FR Doc. 2023-13115 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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