[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29942-29943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10751]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0750; FRL-10009-71]


Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decisions for 
Several Neonicotinoid Pesticides; Re-Opening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; re-opening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of February 3, 
2020, concerning the availability of EPA's Proposed Interim 
Registration Review Decision for several neonicotinoids (acetamiprid, 
clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam; hereafter 
referred to as ``neonicotinoids''). The neonicotinoids were opened for 
a 60-day public comment period that concluded on April 3, 2020. 
However, a 30-day extension to the public comment period was granted, 
which concluded on May 4, 2020. This notice re-opens the public comment 
for an additional 30 days, from May 19, 2020 to June 18, 2020. This 
action to extend the public comment period is being taken after 
receiving public comments requesting additional time to review the 
Neonicotinoids' Proposed Interim Registration Review Decisions and 
supporting materials citing the quantity and complexity of the Proposed 
Interim Decisions and supporting documents, as

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well as difficulty of commenting due to time and resource constraints.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number for 
the specific pesticide of interest provided in the Table in Unit IV in 
the Federal Register document of February 3, 2020 (85 FR 5953) (FRL-
10004-38), must be received on or before June 18, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in 
the Federal Register document of February 3, 2020 (85 FR 5953) (FRL-
10004-38).
    Please note that due to the public health emergency the EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 
31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will continue to provide customer service 
via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA/DC 
services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/
DC and Reading Room, please visit https://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 Table in Unit IV in the Federal Register document of 
February 3, 2020.
    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: biscoe.melanie@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document re-opens the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register document of February 3, 
2020. In that document, the Agency announced the availability of EPA's 
Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for several 
neonicotinoids and opened a 60-day public comment period on the 
proposed decisions and supporting materials. Those public comment 
periods were extended a further 30-days, which concluded on May 4, 
2020. EPA is hereby re-opening the public comment period to June 18, 
2020.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 
document of February 3, 2020. If you have questions, consult the person 
listed in the Table in Unit IV in the Federal Register document of 
February 3, 2020.

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

    Dated: May 11, 2020.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-10751 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
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