81 FR 48373 - Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 142 (July 25, 2016)

Page Range		48373-48374
FR Document		2016-17405

This document notifies the public as required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft regulatory document concerning the certification of pesticide applicators rule revisions. The draft regulatory document is not available to the public until after it has been signed and made available by EPA.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 142 (Monday, July 25, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48373-48374]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17405]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 171

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183; FRL-9947-75]
RIN 2070-AJ20


Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; 
Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.

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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public as required by the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA 
Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft regulatory document concerning 
the certification of pesticide applicators rule revisions. The draft 
regulatory document is not available to the public until after it has 
been signed and made available by EPA.

DATES: See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Arling, Field and External 
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-5891; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What action is EPA taking?

    Section 25(a)(2)(B) of FIFRA requires the EPA Administrator to 
provide the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft final rule at 
least 30 days before signing it in final form for publication in the 
Federal Register. The draft final rule is not available to the public 
until

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after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA comments in 
writing regarding the draft final rule within 15 days after receiving 
it, the EPA Administrator shall include the comments of the Secretary 
of USDA, if requested by the Secretary of USDA, and the EPA 
Administrator's response to those comments with the final rule that 
publishes in the Federal Register. If the Secretary of USDA does not 
comment in writing within 15 days after receiving the draft final rule, 
the EPA Administrator may sign the final rule for publication in the 
Federal Register any time after the 15-day period.

II. Do any statutory and executive order reviews apply to this 
notification?

    No. This document is merely a notification of submission to the 
Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the regulatory assessment 
requirements apply to this document.

List of Subjects in Part 171

    Environmental protection, Agricultural worker safety, Applicator 
competency, Pesticide safety training, Pesticide worker safety, 
Pesticides and pests, Restricted use pesticides.

    Dated: July 15, 2016.
Jack E. Housenger,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-17405 Filed 7-22-16; 8:45 am]
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OAR–2011–0817, to the Federal subsequent final rule based on this ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
eRulemaking Portal: http:// proposed rule. AGENCY
www.regulations.gov. If we receive adverse comment on a
Follow the online instructions for 40 CFR Part 171
distinct provision of the direct final
submitting comments. Once submitted, rule, we will publish a timely [EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0183; FRL–9947–75]
comments cannot be edited or withdrawal in the Federal Register
withdrawn. The EPA may publish any RIN 2070–AJ20
indicating which provisions we are
comment received to its public docket. withdrawing. The provisions that are Notification of Submission to the
Do not submit electronically any not withdrawn will become effective on Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides;
information you consider to be Certification of Pesticide Applicators
the date set out in the direct final rule,
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
notwithstanding adverse comment on AGENCY: Environmental Protection
or other information whose disclosure is
any other provision. We do not intend Agency (EPA).
restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be to institute a second comment period on
ACTION: Notification of submission to
accompanied by a written comment. this action. Any parties interested in the Secretary of Agriculture.
The written comment is considered the commenting must do so at this time.
official comment and should include The regulatory text for this proposal is SUMMARY: This document notifies the
discussion of all points you wish to identical to that for the direct final rule public as required by the Federal
make. The EPA will generally not published in the ‘‘Rules and Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
consider comments or comment Regulations’’ section of this Federal Act (FIFRA) that the EPA Administrator
contents located outside of the primary has forwarded to the Secretary of the
Register. For further supplementary
submission (i.e., on the Web, Cloud, or United States Department of Agriculture
information, the detailed rationale for
other file sharing system). For (USDA) a draft regulatory document
this proposal and the regulatory
additional submission methods, the full concerning the certification of pesticide
revisions, see the direct final rule applicators rule revisions. The draft
EPA public comment policy, published in the ‘‘Rules and
information about CBI or multimedia regulatory document is not available to
Regulations’’ section of this Federal the public until after it has been signed
submissions, and general guidance on Register.
making effective comments, please visit and made available by EPA.
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ II. Does this action apply to me? DATES : See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY
commenting-epa-dockets. INFORMATION.
Categories and entities potentially ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. regulated by this proposed rule include: identified by docket identification (ID)
Sharon Nizich, Sector Policies and
Programs Division (D243–02), Office of number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0183, is
NAICS available at http://www.regulations.gov
Air Quality Planning and Standards, Category Code 1
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Portland cement manufacturing fa- Regulatory Docket (OPP Docket) in the
27711; telephone number: (919) 541– cilities ............................................ 327310 Environmental Protection Agency
2825; fax number: (919) 541–5450; and Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
1 North American Industry Classification Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
email address: nizich.sharon@epa.gov. System. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
This table is not intended to be
I. Why is the EPA issuing this proposed exhaustive, but rather provides a guide is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
rule? for readers regarding entities likely to be Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
This document proposes to take regulated by this proposed rule. To
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
action on amendments to the National determine whether your facility is
and the telephone number for the OPP
Emission Standards for Hazardous affected, you should examine the Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
Pollutants for the Portland Cement applicability criteria in 40 CFR 63.1340. the visitor instructions and additional
Manufacturing Industry. We have If you have any questions regarding the information about the docket available
published a direct final rule to amend applicability of any aspect of this this at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
40 CFR part 63, subpart LLL by action to a particular entity, consult FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
correcting an inadvertent error and either the air permitting authority for Michelle Arling, Field and External
revising the testing and monitoring the entity or your EPA Regional Affairs Division (7506P), Office of
requirements for HCl in the ‘‘Rules and representative as listed in 40 CFR 63.13. Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Regulations’’ section of this Federal Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
III. Statutory and Executive Orders
Register because we view this as a Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
noncontroversial action and anticipate For a complete discussion of the telephone number: (703) 308–5891;
no adverse comment. We have administrative requirements applicable email address: arling.michelle@epa.gov.
explained our reasons for this action in to this action, see the direct final rule in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the preamble to the direct final rule. the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of
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If we receive no adverse comment, we I. What action is EPA taking?
this Federal Register.
will not take further action on this Section 25(a)(2)(B) of FIFRA requires
Dated: July 14, 2016.
proposed rule. If we receive adverse the EPA Administrator to provide the
comment on a distinct portion of the Gina McCarthy, Secretary of USDA with a copy of any
direct final rule, we will withdraw that Administrator. draft final rule at least 30 days before
portion of the rule and it will not take [FR Doc. 2016–17292 Filed 7–22–16; 8:45 am] signing it in final form for publication
effect. In this instance, we would BILLING CODE 6560–50–P in the Federal Register. The draft final
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.
Dates		See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Contact		Michelle Arling, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
FR Citation		81 FR 48373
RIN Number		2070-AJ20