[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69741-69742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27375]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-10001-75]
Pesticide Registration Review; Interim Decisions for Several
Pesticides and Case Closure for Meat Meal; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's interim
registration review decision for the following chemicals: Aviglycine
hydrochloride, Bacteriophage active against Xanthomonas campestris pv.
vesicatoria and Bacteriophage active against Pseudomonas syringae pv.
Tomato, bispyribac-sodium, diclosulam, flucarbazone-sodium, florasulam,
imazamox, imazapic, imazaquin, imazethapyr, L-Glutamic Acid (LGA) and
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), penoxsulam, phosphorous acid and its
salts, Polyoxin D Zinc Salt, penoxsulam, pyriproxyfen, and thiobencarb.
In addition, it announces the closure of the registration review cases
for meat meal because the last U.S. registrations for this pesticide
have been canceled.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review
Manager for the pesticide of interest 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: [email protected].
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 pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How can I get copies of the decision documents and other related
information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest as provided in the
Table in Unit IV., is available at http://www.regulations.gov or 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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 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.
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III. 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.
IV. What action is the Agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this document announces the availability
of EPA's interim registration review decisions for the pesticides shown
in the following table. The interim registration review decisions are
supported by rationales included in the docket established for each
chemical.
Table--Registration Review Interim Decisions Being Issued
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Chemical Review Manager
Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. and contact information
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Aviglycine Hydrochloride (AVG), Case EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0691 Donna Kamarei,
Number 6070. [email protected],
703-347-0443.
Bacteriophage active against EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0702 Susanne Cerrelli,
Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria [email protected]
and Bacteriophage active against , 703-308-8077.
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, Case
Numbers 6509 & 6510.
Bispyribac-sodium, Case Number 7258.... EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0074 Moana Appleyard,
[email protected],
703-308-8175.
Diclosulam, Case Number 7249........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0285 Susan Bartow,
[email protected],
703-603-0065.
Flucarbazone-sodium, Case Number 7251.. EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0283 Veronica Dutch,
[email protected],
703-308-8585.
Florasulam, Case Number 7274........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0548 Moana Appleyard,
[email protected],
703-308-8175.
Imazamox, Case Number 7238............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0395 Eric Fox,
[email protected], 703-
347-0104.
Imazapic, Case Number 7234............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0279 Eric Fox,
[email protected], 703-
347-0104.
Imazaquin, Case Number 7204............ EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0224 Andy Muench,
[email protected],
703-347-8263.
Imazethapyr, Case Number 7208.......... EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0774 Katherine St. Clair,
[email protected], 703-347-8778.
L-Glutamic Acid (LGA) and Gamma EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0109 Cody Kendrick,
Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), Case Number [email protected],
6025. 703-347-0468.
Penoxsulam, Case Number 7265........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0303 Samantha Thomas,
[email protected],
703-347-0514.
Phosphorous Acid and Its Salts, Case EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0488 Cody Kendrick,
Number 6035. [email protected],
703-347-0468.
Polyoxin D Zinc Salt, Case Number 6076. EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0108 Cody Kendrick,
[email protected],
703-347-0468.
Pyriproxyfen, Case Number 7424......... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0677 Kent Fothergill,
[email protected],
703-347-8299.
Thiobencarb, Case Number 2665.......... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0932 R. David Jones,
[email protected],
703-305-6725.
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The proposed interim registration review decisions for the
chemicals in the table above were posted to the docket and the public
was invited to submit any comments or new information. EPA addressed
the comments or information received during the 60-day comment period
for the proposed interim decisions in the discussion for each pesticide
listed in the table. Comments from the 60-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
the chemicals listed in the Table will remain open until all actions
required in the interim decision have been completed.
This document also announces the closure of the registration review
case for Meat Meal (Case Number 6041, Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-
0361) because the last U.S. registrations for this pesticide have been
canceled.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: October 31, 2019.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2019-27375 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
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