80_FR_39237 80 FR 39107 - Registration Review; Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability

80 FR 39107 - Registration Review; Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 130 (July 8, 2015)

Page Range39107-39109
FR Document2015-16422

This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration reviews of flufenacet, flurprimidol, propoxur, and sodium acifluorfen, and opens a public comment period on these documents. In addition, this notice announces both the opening of the registration review docket for thidiazuron and the availability of the registration review draft human health and ecological risk assessments for thidiazuron. The Agency is opening a public comment period on both the Preliminary Work Plan and the draft risk assessments for thidiazuron. 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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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0386; FRL-9929-23]


Registration Review; Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk 
Assessments; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human 
health and ecological risk assessments for the registration reviews of 
flufenacet, flurprimidol, propoxur, and sodium acifluorfen, and opens a 
public comment period on these documents. In addition, this notice 
announces both the opening of the registration review docket for 
thidiazuron and the availability of the registration review draft human 
health and ecological risk assessments for thidiazuron. The Agency is 
opening a public comment period on both the Preliminary Work Plan and 
the draft risk assessments for thidiazuron. 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 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in Table 1 
of Unit III, 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 listed as the contact in Table 1 of 
Unit III.
    For general questions 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: [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 Chemical Review Manager for the case in question, listed in 
Table 1 of Unit III of this notice.

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 in 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

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

    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 comprehensive draft human health and 
ecological risk assessments, including, in some cases, a screening 
level endangered species assessment, for all uses of these pesticides. 
After reviewing comments received during the public comment period, EPA 
may issue revised risk assessments, explain any changes to the draft 
risk assessments, respond to comments, and request public input on risk 
mitigation before completing proposed registration review decisions for 
flufenacet, flurprimidol, propoxur, sodium acifluorfen, and 
thidiazuron.
    EPA is conducting its registration review of the pesticide cases 
listed in Table 1 of Unit III. of this notice 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 human dietary risks of concern from residues that 
result from the use of a pesticide in or on food.

III. Registration Reviews

    As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), EPA is reviewing the pesticide 
registrations for the pesticides listed in Table 1 of this Unit to 
ensure that each pesticide on the list continues to satisfy the FIFRA 
standard for registration--that is, that these pesticides can still be 
used without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the 
environment.

 Table 1--Draft Risk Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment
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                                                        Chemical review
  Registration review case name                           manager and
             and No.                 Docket ID No.          contact
                                                          information
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Flufenacet, 7245................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-08  Margaret Hathaway,
                                   63.                 [email protected], 703-305-
                                                       5076.
Flurprimidol, 7000..............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-06  Kelly Ballard,
                                   30.                 [email protected], 703-305-
                                                       8126.
Propoxur, 2555..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-08  Brittany Pruitt,
                                   06.                 [email protected], 703-347-
                                                       0289.
Sodium acifluorfen, 2605........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-01  Christina
                                   35.                 Scheltema,
                                                       [email protected], 703-
                                                       308-2201.
Thidiazuron, 4092...............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-03  Khue Nguyen,
                                   81.                 [email protected], 703-347-0248.
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    Flufenacet. Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments 
(EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0863). Flufenacet is a pre-emergent, anilide herbicide 
registered for use on wheat, perennial grasses grown for seed, corn for 
silage, field and sweet corn, soybeans, and triticale. There are no 
registered residential uses of flufenacet. EPA has completed draft 
human health and ecological risk assessments, including a screening-
level listed species assessment, for all flufenacet uses. EPA 
acknowledges that further refinements to the listed species assessment 
will be completed in future revisions and requests public comment on 
specific areas that will reduce the uncertainties associated with the 
characterization of risk to listed species identified in the current 
assessment.
    Flurprimidol. Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments 
(EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0630). Flurprimidol is a plant growth regulator 
belonging to the pyrimidine class. It is registered for use on golf 
courses and ornamental turf; for landscape/woody ornamental plants and 
ornamental trees; and for ornamental plants grown in containers in 
nurseries, greenhouses, and shadehouses. EPA conducted a comprehensive 
human health risk assessment and did not identify any risks of concern 
for dietary, residential, or occupational exposures. EPA also conducted 
a screening level ecological risk assessment that addressed only the 
tree injection use of flurprimidol. Potential risks to birds, mammals, 
and plants were identified. All other uses of flurprimidol were 
addressed in a 2010 ecological risk assessment, which is posted to the 
registration review docket. An endangered species assessment has not 
been completed for flurprimidol at this time.
    Propoxur. Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments (EPA-
HQ-OPP-2009-0806). Propoxur is a carbamate insecticide registered for 
use by pest control operators to kill a variety of insects including 
crickets, ants, cockroaches, and silverfish. It is registered for use 
in and around residential, industrial, institutional, and commercial 
facilities (including food handling establishments and food processing 
plants). EPA has completed draft human health and ecological risk 
assessments, including a screening-level listed species assessment for 
all propoxur uses. EPA acknowledges that

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further refinements to the listed species assessment will be completed 
in future revisions and requests public comment on specific areas that 
will reduce the uncertainties associated with the characterization of 
risk to listed species identified in the current assessment.
    Sodium acifluorfen. Draft Human Health and Ecological Risk 
Assessments (EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0135). Sodium acifluorfen is a post-
emergent herbicide registered for use on peanuts, soybeans, 
strawberries, and rice. EPA has completed draft human health and 
ecological risk assessments for all sodium acifluorfen uses. There are 
no anticipated human health risks of concern. The draft ecological risk 
assessment indicates that there is direct risk of adverse effects to 
non-target organisms, including fish, birds, and mammals, and species 
for which these taxa serve as surrogates, and non-target terrestrial 
plants. The assessment did not find risks of concern for aquatic 
plants.
    Thidiazuron. Combined Docket Opening and Release of Draft Human 
Health and Ecological Risk Assessments (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0381). 
Thidiazuron is a plant growth regulator registered for use as a 
defoliant on cotton. There are no non-agricultural uses of thidiazuron. 
EPA has completed a combined problem formulation/preliminary ecological 
risk assessment and combined scoping document/preliminary human health 
risk assessment for thidiazuron. No human health risks of concern were 
identified. The ecological risk assessment indicated potential risks of 
concern to birds, terrestrial-phase amphibians, reptiles, and 
terrestrial plants. The Agency did not complete an endangered species 
risk assessment.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is providing an opportunity, 
through this notice of availability, for interested parties to provide 
comments and input concerning the Agency's draft human health and 
ecological risk assessments for these pesticides. Such comments could 
address, among other things, the Agency's risk assessment methodologies 
and assumptions, as applied to these draft risk assessments. The Agency 
will consider all comments received during the public comment period 
and make changes, as appropriate, to the draft human health and 
ecological risk assessments. EPA may then issue revised risk 
assessments, explain any changes to the draft risk assessments, and 
respond to comments. In the Federal Register notice announcing the 
availability of any such revised risk assessments for these pesticides, 
if the revised risk assessments indicate risks of concern, the Agency 
may provide a comment period for the public to submit suggestions for 
mitigating the risks identified in the revised risk assessments before 
developing a proposed registration review decision on the affected 
pesticide.
    1. Other related information. Additional information on the 
individual pesticides discussed in this notice is available through the 
Pesticide Registration Review Status Web page, at http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation/individual-pesticides-registration-review. 
Information on the Agency's registration review program and its 
implementing regulation is available at http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
    2. Information submission requirements. Anyone may submit data or 
information in response to this document. To be considered during a 
pesticide's registration review, the submitted data or information must 
meet the following requirements:
     To ensure that EPA will consider data or information 
submitted, interested persons must submit the data or information 
during the comment period. The Agency may, at its discretion, consider 
data or information submitted at a later date.
     The data or information submitted must be presented in a 
legible and useable form. For example, an English translation must 
accompany any material that is not in English and a written transcript 
must accompany any information submitted as an audiographic or 
videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or 
electronic form.
     Submitters must clearly identify the source of any 
submitted data or information.
     Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or 
information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However, 
submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider 
the data or information in the pesticide's registration review.
    As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review docket for 
each pesticide case will remain publicly accessible through the 
duration of the registration review process; that is, until all actions 
required in the final decision on the registration review case have 
been completed.

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

    Dated: June 22, 2015.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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                                                concern to non-listed species have been                    Background on the registration review                  • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
                                                identified. No risk mitigation measures                  program is provided at: http://                        Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
                                                for human health or ecological effects                   www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.                   DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
                                                are included in the interim decision.                    Links to earlier documents related to the              NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
                                                  Case Closure for Diclofop-methyl (PC                   registration review of the pesticide cases               • Hand Delivery: To make special
                                                Code: 110902, Case: 2160). Diclofop-                     identified in this notice are provided in              arrangements for hand delivery or
                                                methyl is an herbicide which was                         the Pesticide Chemical Search data base                delivery of boxed information, please
                                                labeled for use on wheat, barley, and                    accessible at: http://iaspub.epa.gov/                  follow the instructions at http://
                                                golf course turf. On October 23, 2014,                   apex/pesticides/f?p=chemicalsearch.                    www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
                                                the Agency received a request for                                                                                 Additional instructions on
                                                                                                              Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
                                                voluntary cancellation of diclofop-                                                                             commenting or visiting the docket,
                                                methyl from the technical and end-use                      Dated: June 26, 2015.                                along with more information about
                                                registrants; Bayer CropScience and                       Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,                               dockets generally, is available at http://
                                                Bayer Environmental Science,                             Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,            www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                                respectively. EPA subsequently issued a                  Office of Pesticide Programs.                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                Federal Register notice announcing                       [FR Doc. 2015–16406 Filed 7–7–15; 8:45 am]             pesticide specific information contact
                                                receipt of the request (FRL–9396–04),                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                 the Chemical Review Manager listed as
                                                and allowed a 30-day period for public                                                                          the contact in Table 1 of Unit III.
                                                comment on the request. No substantive                                                                            For general questions on the
                                                comments were received, and on June                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               registration review program, contact:
                                                10, 2015, EPA issued the cancellation                    AGENCY                                                 Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
                                                order for all remaining registrations of                                                                        Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
                                                products containing diclofop-methyl                      [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0386; FRL–9929–23]
                                                                                                                                                                Programs, Environmental Protection
                                                (FRL–9968–03), which sets out the                                                                               Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
                                                existing stocks policy for such products.                Registration Review; Draft Human
                                                                                                         Health and Ecological Risk                             Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
                                                With the cancellation of all remaining                                                                          number: (703) 308–8015; email address:
                                                diclofop-methyl products, the Agency is                  Assessments; Notice of Availability
                                                                                                                                                                dumas.richard@epa.gov.
                                                announcing the closure of the                            AGENCY: Environmental Protection                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                registration review case for the active                  Agency (EPA).
                                                ingredient.                                                                                                     I. General Information
                                                                                                         ACTION: Notice.
                                                  Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a
                                                                                                                                                                A. Does this action apply to me?
                                                registration review decision is the                      SUMMARY:   This notice announces the
                                                Agency’s determination whether a                         availability of EPA’s draft human health                 This action is directed to the public
                                                pesticide meets, or does not meet, the                   and ecological risk assessments for the                in general, and may be of interest to a
                                                standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA                  registration reviews of flufenacet,                    wide range of stakeholders including
                                                has considered the pesticides listed in                  flurprimidol, propoxur, and sodium                     environmental, human health, farm
                                                the table in this unit in light of the                   acifluorfen, and opens a public                        worker, and agricultural advocates; the
                                                FIFRA standard for registration. The                     comment period on these documents. In                  chemical industry; pesticide users; and
                                                Interim Decision documents for these                     addition, this notice announces both the               members of the public interested in the
                                                pesticides in the docket describe the                    opening of the registration review                     sale, distribution, or use of pesticides.
                                                Agency’s rationale for issuing a                         docket for thidiazuron and the                         Since others also may be interested, the
                                                registration review interim decision for                 availability of the registration review                Agency has not attempted to describe all
                                                this pesticide.                                          draft human health and ecological risk                 the specific entities that may be affected
                                                  In addition to an interim registration                 assessments for thidiazuron. The                       by this action. If you have any questions
                                                review decision document, the                            Agency is opening a public comment                     regarding the applicability of this action
                                                registration review docket for each of                   period on both the Preliminary Work                    to a particular entity, consult the
                                                these pesticides may also include other                  Plan and the draft risk assessments for                Chemical Review Manager for the case
                                                relevant documents related to the                        thidiazuron. Through this program, EPA                 in question, listed in Table 1 of Unit III
                                                registration review of the case. A                       is ensuring that each pesticide’s                      of this notice.
                                                proposed interim registration review                     registration is based on current                       B. What should I consider as I prepare
                                                decision was previously posted to each                   scientific and other knowledge,                        my comments for EPA?
                                                docket and the public was invited to                     including its effects on human health
                                                submit any comments or new                                                                                         1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
                                                                                                         and the environment.                                   information to EPA through
                                                information relevant to the proposal.
                                                  EPA has addressed the substantive                      DATES: Comments must be received on                    regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
                                                comments and information received                        or before September 8, 2015.                           the part or all of the information that
                                                during the 60-day comment period in                      ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                       you claim to be CBI. For CBI
                                                the discussion for each pesticide listed                 identified by docket identification (ID)               information in a disk or CD–ROM that
                                                in this document. During the 60-day                      number for the specific pesticide of                   you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
                                                comment period, no public comments                       interest provided in Table 1 of Unit III,              disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
                                                were received for any of these cases that                by one of the following methods:                       identify electronically within the disk or
                                                resulted in changes in the Agency’s                         • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://               CD–ROM the specific information that
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                                                interim decisions.                                       www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                 is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
                                                  Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the                      instructions for submitting comments.                  complete version of the comment that
                                                registration review case docket for each                 Do not submit electronically any                       includes information claimed as CBI, a
                                                pesticide discussed in this notice will                  information you consider to be                         copy of the comment that does not
                                                remain open until all actions required in                Confidential Business Information (CBI)                contain the information claimed as CBI
                                                the interim decision have been                           or other information whose disclosure is               must be submitted for inclusion in the
                                                completed.                                               restricted by statute.                                 public docket. Information so marked


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                                                will not be disclosed except in                                     ensure that each pesticide continues to              of FIFRA provides, among other things,
                                                accordance with procedures set forth in                             satisfy the statutory standard for                   that the registrations of pesticides are to
                                                40 CFR part 2.                                                      registration, that is, the pesticide can             be reviewed every 15 years. Under
                                                   2. Tips for preparing your comments.                             perform its intended function without                FIFRA, a pesticide product may be
                                                When preparing and submitting your                                  unreasonable adverse effects on human                registered or remain registered only if it
                                                comments, see the commenting tips at                                health or the environment. As part of                meets the statutory standard for
                                                http://www.epa.gov/dockets/                                         the registration review process, the                 registration given in FIFRA section
                                                comments.html.                                                      Agency has completed comprehensive                   3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used
                                                   3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to                           draft human health and ecological risk               in accordance with widespread and
                                                achieve environmental justice, the fair                             assessments, including, in some cases, a             commonly recognized practice, the
                                                treatment and meaningful involvement                                screening level endangered species                   pesticide product must perform its
                                                of any group, including minority and/or                             assessment, for all uses of these                    intended function without unreasonable
                                                low income populations, in the                                      pesticides. After reviewing comments                 adverse effects on the environment; that
                                                development, implementation, and                                    received during the public comment                   is, without any unreasonable risk to
                                                enforcement of environmental laws,                                  period, EPA may issue revised risk                   man or the environment, or human
                                                regulations, and policies. To help                                  assessments, explain any changes to the              dietary risks of concern from residues
                                                address potential environmental justice                             draft risk assessments, respond to                   that result from the use of a pesticide in
                                                issues, the Agency seeks information on                             comments, and request public input on                or on food.
                                                any groups or segments of the                                       risk mitigation before completing
                                                population who, as a result of their                                proposed registration review decisions               III. Registration Reviews
                                                location, cultural practices, or other                              for flufenacet, flurprimidol, propoxur,
                                                factors, may have atypical or                                                                                               As directed by FIFRA section 3(g),
                                                                                                                    sodium acifluorfen, and thidiazuron.                 EPA is reviewing the pesticide
                                                disproportionately high and adverse
                                                human health impacts or environmental                                  EPA is conducting its registration                registrations for the pesticides listed in
                                                effects from exposure to the pesticides                             review of the pesticide cases listed in              Table 1 of this Unit to ensure that each
                                                discussed in this document, compared                                Table 1 of Unit III. of this notice                  pesticide on the list continues to satisfy
                                                to the general population.                                          pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal              the FIFRA standard for registration—
                                                                                                                    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide              that is, that these pesticides can still be
                                                II. Authority                                                       Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural                       used without unreasonable adverse
                                                   Registration review is EPA’s periodic                            Regulations for Registration Review at               effects on human health or the
                                                review of pesticide registrations to                                40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g)             environment.

                                                                             TABLE 1—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
                                                                                                                                                                             Chemical review manager and contact
                                                     Registration review case name and No.                                           Docket ID No.                                        information

                                                Flufenacet, 7245 ................................................   EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0863 .............................   Margaret Hathaway, hathaway.margaret@
                                                                                                                                                                           epa.gov, 703–305–5076.
                                                Flurprimidol, 7000 ..............................................   EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0630 .............................   Kelly Ballard, ballard.kelly@epa.gov, 703–
                                                                                                                                                                           305–8126.
                                                Propoxur, 2555 ..................................................   EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0806 .............................   Brittany Pruitt, pruitt.brittany@epa.gov, 703–
                                                                                                                                                                           347–0289.
                                                Sodium acifluorfen, 2605 ...................................        EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0135 .............................   Christina Scheltema, scheltema.christina@
                                                                                                                                                                           epa.gov, 703–308–2201.
                                                Thidiazuron, 4092 ..............................................    EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0381 .............................   Khue Nguyen, nguyen.khue@epa.gov, 703–
                                                                                                                                                                           347–0248.



                                                   Flufenacet. Draft Human Health and                                  Flurprimidol. Draft Human Health                  ecological risk assessment, which is
                                                Ecological Risk Assessments (EPA–HQ–                                and Ecological Risk Assessments (EPA–                posted to the registration review docket.
                                                OPP–2010–0863). Flufenacet is a pre-                                HQ–OPP–2009–0630). Flurprimidol is a                 An endangered species assessment has
                                                emergent, anilide herbicide registered                              plant growth regulator belonging to the              not been completed for flurprimidol at
                                                for use on wheat, perennial grasses                                 pyrimidine class. It is registered for use           this time.
                                                grown for seed, corn for silage, field and                          on golf courses and ornamental turf; for                Propoxur. Draft Human Health and
                                                sweet corn, soybeans, and triticale.                                landscape/woody ornamental plants                    Ecological Risk Assessments (EPA–HQ–
                                                There are no registered residential uses                            and ornamental trees; and for                        OPP–2009–0806). Propoxur is a
                                                of flufenacet. EPA has completed draft                              ornamental plants grown in containers                carbamate insecticide registered for use
                                                human health and ecological risk                                    in nurseries, greenhouses, and                       by pest control operators to kill a variety
                                                assessments, including a screening-level                            shadehouses. EPA conducted a                         of insects including crickets, ants,
                                                listed species assessment, for all                                  comprehensive human health risk                      cockroaches, and silverfish. It is
                                                flufenacet uses. EPA acknowledges that                              assessment and did not identify any                  registered for use in and around
                                                                                                                    risks of concern for dietary, residential,           residential, industrial, institutional, and
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                                                further refinements to the listed species
                                                assessment will be completed in future                              or occupational exposures. EPA also                  commercial facilities (including food
                                                                                                                    conducted a screening level ecological               handling establishments and food
                                                revisions and requests public comment
                                                                                                                    risk assessment that addressed only the              processing plants). EPA has completed
                                                on specific areas that will reduce the
                                                                                                                    tree injection use of flurprimidol.                  draft human health and ecological risk
                                                uncertainties associated with the
                                                                                                                    Potential risks to birds, mammals, and               assessments, including a screening-level
                                                characterization of risk to listed species
                                                                                                                    plants were identified. All other uses of            listed species assessment for all
                                                identified in the current assessment.                               flurprimidol were addressed in a 2010                propoxur uses. EPA acknowledges that


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                                                further refinements to the listed species                of concern, the Agency may provide a                     Dated: June 22, 2015.
                                                assessment will be completed in future                   comment period for the public to submit                Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
                                                revisions and requests public comment                    suggestions for mitigating the risks                   Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
                                                on specific areas that will reduce the                   identified in the revised risk                         Office of Pesticide Programs.
                                                uncertainties associated with the                        assessments before developing a                        [FR Doc. 2015–16422 Filed 7–7–15; 8:45 am]
                                                characterization of risk to listed species               proposed registration review decision                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                identified in the current assessment.                    on the affected pesticide.
                                                   Sodium acifluorfen. Draft Human
                                                Health and Ecological Risk Assessments                      1. Other related information.
                                                (EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0135). Sodium                           Additional information on the                          FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                acifluorfen is a post-emergent herbicide                 individual pesticides discussed in this                COMMISSION
                                                registered for use on peanuts, soybeans,                 notice is available through the Pesticide
                                                strawberries, and rice. EPA has                          Registration Review Status Web page, at                [DA 15–679]
                                                completed draft human health and                         http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-
                                                                                                                                                                Media Bureau Announces Incentive
                                                ecological risk assessments for all                      reevaluation/individual-pesticides-
                                                                                                                                                                Auction Eligible Facilities and Deadline
                                                sodium acifluorfen uses. There are no                    registration-review. Information on the                for Filing Pre-Auction Technical
                                                anticipated human health risks of                        Agency’s registration review program                   Certification Form
                                                concern. The draft ecological risk                       and its implementing regulation is
                                                assessment indicates that there is direct                available at http://www2.epa.gov/                      AGENCY: Federal Communications
                                                risk of adverse effects to non-target                    pesticide-reevaluation.                                Commission.
                                                organisms, including fish, birds, and                                                                           ACTION: Notice.
                                                mammals, and species for which these                        2. Information submission
                                                taxa serve as surrogates, and non-target                 requirements. Anyone may submit data                   SUMMARY:      This document announces
                                                terrestrial plants. The assessment did                   or information in response to this                     each full power and Class A station
                                                not find risks of concern for aquatic                    document. To be considered during a                    facility eligible for protection in the
                                                plants.                                                  pesticide’s registration review, the                   repacking process and for
                                                   Thidiazuron. Combined Docket                          submitted data or information must                     relinquishment in the reverse auction
                                                Opening and Release of Draft Human                       meet the following requirements:                       (i.e., ‘‘eligible facility’’), as well as the
                                                Health and Ecological Risk Assessments                      • To ensure that EPA will consider                  date by which a licensee with a eligible
                                                (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0381).                                  data or information submitted,                         facility must file a Pre-Auction
                                                Thidiazuron is a plant growth regulator                  interested persons must submit the data                Technical Certification Form (FCC Form
                                                registered for use as a defoliant on                                                                            2100, Schedule 381) (approved under
                                                                                                         or information during the comment
                                                cotton. There are no non-agricultural                                                                           OMB control under 3060–1206). An
                                                                                                         period. The Agency may, at its
                                                uses of thidiazuron. EPA has completed                                                                          Appendix is attached to the Public
                                                a combined problem formulation/                          discretion, consider data or information
                                                                                                         submitted at a later date.                             Notice listing each eligible facility. The
                                                preliminary ecological risk assessment                                                                          Public Notice also establishes a process
                                                and combined scoping document/                              • The data or information submitted                 for licensees to file a Petition for Eligible
                                                preliminary human health risk                            must be presented in a legible and                     Entity Status in order to request that a
                                                assessment for thidiazuron. No human                     useable form. For example, an English                  facility not listed in the Appendix
                                                health risks of concern were identified.                 translation must accompany any                         attached to the Public Notice be treated
                                                The ecological risk assessment indicated                 material that is not in English and a                  as an eligible facility.
                                                potential risks of concern to birds,                     written transcript must accompany any                  DATES: The deadline for filing a Pre-
                                                terrestrial-phase amphibians, reptiles,                  information submitted as an
                                                and terrestrial plants. The Agency did                                                                          Auction Technical Certification Form
                                                                                                         audiographic or videographic record.                   (FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381) is July
                                                not complete an endangered species risk                  Written material may be submitted in
                                                assessment.                                                                                                     9, 2015. The deadline for filing a
                                                                                                         paper or electronic form.                              Petition for Eligible Entity Status is July
                                                   Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is
                                                providing an opportunity, through this                      • Submitters must clearly identify the              9, 2015. If granted, the Bureau will
                                                notice of availability, for interested                   source of any submitted data or                        notify the petitioner of the date by
                                                parties to provide comments and input                    information.                                           which it must file its Pre-Auction
                                                concerning the Agency’s draft human                                                                             Technical Certification Form as part of
                                                                                                            • Submitters may request the Agency
                                                health and ecological risk assessments                                                                          its decision. Furthermore, if the
                                                                                                         to reconsider data or information that                 Commission grants a petition for
                                                for these pesticides. Such comments                      the Agency rejected in a previous
                                                could address, among other things, the                                                                          reconsideration of the Incentive Auction
                                                                                                         review. However, submitters must                       R&O and in doing so extends
                                                Agency’s risk assessment methodologies                   explain why they believe the Agency
                                                and assumptions, as applied to these                                                                            discretionary protection to a different
                                                                                                         should reconsider the data or                          facility, or a facility that is not currently
                                                draft risk assessments. The Agency will
                                                consider all comments received during                    information in the pesticide’s                         listed in the Appendix attached to the
                                                the public comment period and make                       registration review.                                   Public Notice, the licensee must file a
                                                changes, as appropriate, to the draft                       As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the                   Pre-Auction Technical Certification
                                                human health and ecological risk                         registration review docket for each                    Form for each eligible facility no later
                                                assessments. EPA may then issue                          pesticide case will remain publicly                    than seven (7) days after release of the
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                                                revised risk assessments, explain any                    accessible through the duration of the                 Commission’s decision or by July 9,
                                                changes to the draft risk assessments,                   registration review process; that is, until            2015, whichever is later.
                                                and respond to comments. In the                          all actions required in the final decision             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                Federal Register notice announcing the                   on the registration review case have                   Kevin Harding, Hossein Hashemzadeh,
                                                availability of any such revised risk                    been completed.                                        or Evan Morris, Video Division, Media
                                                assessments for these pesticides, if the                                                                        Bureau, Federal Communications
                                                                                                              Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
                                                revised risk assessments indicate risks                                                                         Commission, (202) 418–1600.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be received on or before September 8, 2015.
ContactFor pesticide specific information contact the Chemical Review Manager listed as the contact in Table 1 of Unit III.
FR Citation80 FR 39107 

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