80 FR 81317 - Alpha-Chlorohydrin, Registration Review Proposed Interim Decision; Notice of Availability

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)

This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed interim registration review decision for alpha-chlorohydrin and opens a public comment period on this proposed interim decision. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81317-81318]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32751]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0774, FRL-9940-25]


 Alpha-Chlorohydrin, Registration Review Proposed Interim 
Decision; 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 decision for alpha-chlorohydrin and opens a 
public comment period on this proposed interim decision. 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 February 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket 
identification (ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest 
provided in the Table 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 Table.
    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: [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 pesticide of interest 
identified in the Table.

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

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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 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 decision for the 
pesticide shown in the following table, and opens a 60-day public 
comment period on this proposed interim decision.

          Table--Registration Review Proposed Interim Decisions
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                                                        Chemical review
  Registration review case name    Pesticide docket   manager, telephone
             and No.                    ID No.           number, email
                                                            address
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Alpha-chlorohydrin (Case 4120)..  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-07  Matthew Manupella,
                                   26.                 [email protected], (703)
                                                       347-0411.
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    Alpha-chlorohydrin (Proposed Interim Decision). The registration 
review docket for alpha-chlorohydrin (EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0726) is opening 
in December 2015. The only registered use for alpha-chlorohydrin is as 
a tamper-proof bait station/bait application delivery system for 
elimination of Norway rats. Alpha-chlorohydrin is approved for use in 
and around the indoors of commercial/industrial facilities and sanitary 
sewers. The label states not to use the product in any facility where 
children may be present, and there are no outdoor uses permitted. EPA 
is also publishing a draft human health risk assessment and a draft 
ecological problem formulation at the time of the docket opening for a 
60-day public comment period. In this alpha-chlorohydrin proposed 
interim decision, the Agency has determined that no additional data are 
required and no changes to the affected registration or its labeling 
are currently required. At this time, EPA is making no human health or 
environmental safety findings associated with the Endocrine Disruptor 
Screening Program (EDSP) screening of alpha-chlorohydrin, nor is it 
making an endangered species finding. EPA's registration review 
decision for alpha-chlorohydrin will depend upon the result of an EDSP 
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(p) 
determination, and Endangered Species Assessment (ESA) determination.
    The registration review docket for a pesticide generally includes 
earlier documents related to the registration review of the case. In 
the case of alpha-chlorohydrin the Agency expedited the registration 
review and is opening the docket with the proposed interim decision and 
supporting documents.
    The registration review program is being conducted under 
congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both 
to make timely decision 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 decisions. 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 pesticide included in the Table. 
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 will 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: December 16, 2015.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-32751 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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