
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 135 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45477-45479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16709]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0774; FRL-9948-29]


Registration Review Proposed Decisions for Sulfonylureas and 
Certain Other Pesticides; 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 and opens a 60-day public comment period on 
the proposed interim decisions. It also opens the docket for Bacillus 
thuringiensis. 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, that the 
pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable 
adverse effects on human health or the environment. 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket 
identification (ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest 
provided in the tables in Unit II, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
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.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review 
Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in the tables in Unit 
II.
    For general information on the registration review program, 
contact: Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(703) 308-8015; email address: dumas.richard@epa.gov.

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 the pesticide of interest 
identified in the tables in Unit II.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov 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

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http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability 
of EPA's proposed interim registration review decisions for the 
pesticides shown in the following tables, and opens a 60-day public 
comment period on the proposed interim decisions.
    A single Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision document 
covering the 22 sulfonylurea chemicals listed in Table 1 is being made 
available for public review and comment. Public comments submitted to 
any of the 22 sulfonylurea dockets will be considered for the 
sulfonylureas as a group, as appropriate.

                    Table 1--Registration Review Proposed Interim Decision for Sulfonylureas
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                                                                           Chemical review manager and  contact
  Registration review case name and No.            Docket ID No.                        information
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Bensulfuron-methyl 7216..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0663.........  Moana Appleyard,
                                                                           appleyard.moana@epa.gov, (703) 308-
                                                                           8175.
Chlorimuron-ethyl 7403...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0478.........  Leigh Rimmer, rimmer.leigh@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-0553.
Chlorsulfuron 0631.......................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0878.........  Miguel Zavala, zavala.miguel@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-0504.
Flazasulfuron 7271.......................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0994.........  Ricardo Jones, jones.ricardo@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-0493
Foramsulfuron 7252.......................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0387.........  Jose Gayoso, gayoso.jose@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-8652.
Halosulfuron-methyl 7233.................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0745.........  Brittany Pruitt,
                                                                           pruitt.brittany@epa.gov, (703) 347-
                                                                           0289.
Imazosulfuron 7281.......................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0625.........  Caitlin Newcamp,
                                                                           newcamp.caitlin@epa.gov, (703) 347-
                                                                           0325.
Iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium 7253..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0717.........  Leigh Rimmer, rimmer.leigh@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-0553.
Mesosulfuron-methyl 7263.................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0833.........  Maria Piansay, piansay.maria@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 308-8063.
Metsulfuron-methyl 7205..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0375.........  Brian Kettl, kettl.brian@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-0535.
Nicosulfuron 7227........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0372.........  Nathan Sell, sell.nathan@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-8020.
Orthosulfamuron 7270.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0438.........  Khue Nguyen, nguyen.khue@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-0248.
Primisulfuron-methyl 7220................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0844.........  Christina Scheltema,
                                                                           scheltema.christina@epa.gov, (703)
                                                                           308-2201.
Prosulfuron 7235.........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-1010.........  Wilhelmena Livingston,
                                                                           livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov, (703)
                                                                           308-8025.
Rimsulfuron 7218.........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0178.........  Jose Gayoso, gayoso.jose@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-8652.
Sulfometuron-methyl 3136.................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0433.........  Caitlin Newcamp,
                                                                           newcamp.caitlin@epa.gov, (703) 347-
                                                                           0325.
Sulfosulfuron 7247.......................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0434.........  Nicole Zinn, zinn.nicole@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 308-7076.
Thifensulfuron-methyl 7206...............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0171.........  Steven Snyderman,
                                                                           snyderman.steven@epa.gov, (703) 347-
                                                                           0249.
Triasulfuron 7221........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0115.........  Margaret Hathaway,
                                                                           hathaway.margaret@epa.gov, (703) 305-
                                                                           5076.
Tribenuron-methyl 7217...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0626.........  Linsey Walsh, walsh.linsey@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 374-8030.
Trifloxysulfuron-Sodium 7028.............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0409.........  Nicole Zinn, zinn.nicole@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 308-7076.
Triflusulfuron-methyl 7236...............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0605.........  Susan Bartow, bartow.susan@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 603-0065.
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    The chemicals included below in Table 2 are not sulfonylureas 
chemicals and have individual Proposed Interim Registration Review 
Decision documents.

                  Table 2--Registration Review Proposed Interim Decision--Additional Chemicals
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                                                                           Chemical review manager and  contact
  Registration review case name and No.            Docket ID No.                        information
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Antimycin A 4121.........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0480.........  Christina Scheltema,
                                                                           scheltema.christina@epa.gov, (703)
                                                                           308-2201.
Bacillus thuringiensis 6503..............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0200.........  Jennifer Wingeart,
                                                                           wingeart.jennifer@epa.gov, (703) 347-
                                                                           0100.
Flufenacet 7245..........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0863.........  Brian Kettl, kettl.brian@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347-0535.
Flurprimidol 7000........................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0630.........  Kelly Ballard, ballard.kelly@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 305-8126.
Fosamine Ammonium 2355...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0215.........  James Parker, parker.james@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 306-0469.
Glufosinate Case 7224....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0190.........  Marquea D. King, king.marquea@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 305-7432.
Lithium Hypochlorite 3084................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0606.........  Sandra O'Neill, oneill.sandra@epa.gov,
                                                                           (703) 347 0141.
Tebufenozide 7416........................  EPA-HQ-2008-0824.............  Christina Scheltema,
                                                                           scheltema.christina@epa.gov, (703)
                                                                           308-2201.
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    The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier 
documents related to the registration review case, except for Bacillus 
thuringiensis, whose docket is now opening. For example, the review 
opened with a Summary Document, containing 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 dockets describe EPA's rationales for 
conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review of 
the pesticides included in the tables in Unit II, as well as the 
Agency's subsequent risk findings and consideration of possible risk 
mitigation measures. These proposed interim registration review 
decisions are

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supported by the rationales included in those documents.
    Following public comment, the Agency will issue interim or final 
registration review decisions for the pesticides listed in the tables 
in Unit II.
    The registration review program is being conducted under 
congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both 
to make timely decisions and to involve the public. Section 3(g) of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 
136a(g)) required EPA to establish by regulation procedures for 
reviewing pesticide registrations, originally with a goal of reviewing 
each pesticide's registration every 15 years to ensure that a pesticide 
continues to meet the FIFRA standard for registration. The Agency's 
final rule to implement this program was issued in August 2006 and 
became effective in October 2006, and appears at 40 CFR part 155, 
subpart C. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 (PRIA) 
was amended and extended in September 2007. FIFRA, as amended by PRIA 
in 2007, requires EPA to complete registration review decisions by 
October 1, 2022, for all pesticides registered as of October 1, 2007.
    The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for 
a minimum 60-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 the pesticides included in the tables in 
Unit II. 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: 
http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: July 6, 2016.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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