81 FR 64149 - Registration Review; Draft Ecological and/or Human Health Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 181 (September 19, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 181 (September 19, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 64149-64150] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-22506] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0794; FRL-9947-88] Registration Review; Draft Ecological and/or Human Health Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of carfentrazone-ethyl, copper compounds, mineral acids, spinosad, and spinetoram and opens a public comment period on these documents. 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/or ecological risk assessments for all chemicals listed in the Table of Unit III. After reviewing comments received during the public comment period, EPA will issue revised risk assessments, explain any changes to the draft risk assessments, and respond to comments and may request public input on risk mitigation before completing proposed registration review decisions for the chemicals listed in the Table of Unit III. 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 November 18, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0794, 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 in the Table 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 listed in the Table of Unit III. 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 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 EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed in the Table of Unit III 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 a human dietary risk 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 chemicals listed in the Table in this Unit to ensure that they continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard for registration--that is, that these chemicals can still be used without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. [[Page 64150]] Table--Draft Risk Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chemical review Registration review case manager, email name (and case No.) Docket ID No. address, and telephone No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Carfentrazone-ethyl (7422).. EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0815 Matthew Manupella, [email protected], (703) 347- 0411. Copper Compounds: Copper EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0212 Jordan Page, sulfate (0636), Copper [email protected] compound group II (0649), , (703) 347-0467 Copper salts (4026), Copper Stephen Savage, and Oxides (4025). [email protected], (703) 347- 0345. Mineral Acids (4064)........ EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0766 Stephen Savage, [email protected], (703) 347-0345 Matthew Manupella, [email protected], (703) 347- 0411. Spinosad (7421)............. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0667 Roy Johnson, [email protected] , (703) 347-0492. Spinetoram (7448)........... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0666 Roy Johnson [email protected] , (703) 347-0492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/or ecological risk assessments for the chemicals listed in the Table in this Unit. Such comments and input 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 ecological and/or human health risk assessments. EPA will 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 the revised risk assessments, if the revised risk assessment indicates risks of concern, the Agency may provide a comment period for the public to submit suggestions for mitigating the risk identified in the revised risk assessment before developing proposed registration review decisions for the chemicals listed in the Table in this Unit. 1. Other related information. Additional information on the registration review status of the chemicals listed in the Table in this Unit, as well as information on the Agency's registration review program and on its implementing regulation is available at https://www.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: September 9, 2016. 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NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 2. Tips for preparing your comments.
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arrangements for hand delivery or comments, see the commenting tips at
delivery of boxed information, please http://www.epa.gov/dockets/
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION follow the instructions at http:// comments.html.
AGENCY www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0794; FRL–9947–88] Additional instructions on achieve environmental justice, the fair
commenting or visiting the docket, treatment and meaningful involvement
Registration Review; Draft Ecological along with more information about of any group, including minority and/or
and/or Human Health Risk dockets generally, is available at http:// low income populations, in the
Assessments; Notice of Availability www.epa.gov/dockets. development, implementation, and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: enforcement of environmental laws,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). For pesticide specific information regulations, and policies. To help
contact: The Chemical Review Manager address potential environmental justice
ACTION: Notice.
listed in the Table of Unit III. issues, the Agency seeks information on
SUMMARY: This notice announces the For general questions on the any groups or segments of the
availability of EPA’s draft human health registration review program, contact: population who, as a result of their
and ecological risk assessments for the Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation location, cultural practices, or other
registration review of carfentrazone- Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide factors, may have atypical or
ethyl, copper compounds, mineral Programs, Environmental Protection disproportionately high and adverse
acids, spinosad, and spinetoram and Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., human health impacts or environmental
opens a public comment period on these Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone effects from exposure to the pesticides
documents. Registration review is EPA’s number: (703) 308–8015; email discussed in this document, compared
periodic review of pesticide address:dumas.richard@epa.gov. to the general population.
registrations to ensure that each SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
II. Authority
pesticide continues to satisfy the I. General Information
statutory standard for registration, that EPA is conducting its registration
is, the pesticide can perform its A. Does this action apply to me? review of the chemicals listed in the
intended function without unreasonable This action is directed to the public Table of Unit III pursuant to section 3(g)
adverse effects on human health or the in general, and may be of interest to a of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
environment. As part of the registration wide range of stakeholders including and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
review process, the Agency has environmental, human health, farm Procedural Regulations for Registration
completed comprehensive draft human worker, and agricultural advocates; the Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C.
health and/or ecological risk chemical industry; pesticide users; and Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among
assessments for all chemicals listed in members of the public interested in the other things, that the registrations of
the Table of Unit III. After reviewing sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. pesticides are to be reviewed every 15
comments received during the public Since others also may be interested, the years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product
comment period, EPA will issue revised Agency has not attempted to describe all may be registered or remain registered
risk assessments, explain any changes to the specific entities that may be affected only if it meets the statutory standard
the draft risk assessments, and respond by this action. If you have any questions for registration given in FIFRA section
to comments and may request public regarding the applicability of this action 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used
input on risk mitigation before to a particular entity, consult the in accordance with widespread and
completing proposed registration review Chemical Review Manager listed in the commonly recognized practice, the
decisions for the chemicals listed in the Table of Unit III. pesticide product must perform its
Table of Unit III. Through this program, intended function without unreasonable
EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s B. What should I consider as I prepare adverse effects on the environment; that
registration is based on current my comments for EPA? is, without any unreasonable risk to
scientific and other knowledge, 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this man or the environment, or a human
including its effects on human health information to EPA through dietary risk from residues that result
and the environment. regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark from the use of a pesticide in or on food.
DATES: Comments must be received on the part or all of the information that III. Registration Reviews
or before November 18, 2016. you claim to be CBI. For CBI
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, information in a disk or CD–ROM that As directed by FIFRA section 3(g),
identified by docket identification (ID) you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the EPA is reviewing the pesticide
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number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0794, by disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then registrations for the chemicals listed in
one of the following methods: identify electronically within the disk or the Table in this Unit to ensure that they
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// CD–ROM the specific information that continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online is claimed as CBI. In addition to one for registration—that is, that these
instructions for submitting comments. complete version of the comment that chemicals can still be used without
Do not submit electronically any includes information claimed as CBI, a unreasonable adverse effects on human
information you consider to be copy of the comment that does not health or the environment.
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TABLE—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Chemical review manager, email address,
Registration review case name (and case No.) Docket ID No. and telephone No.
Carfentrazone-ethyl (7422) ................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0815 ............................. Matthew Manupella, manupella.matthew@
epa.gov, (703) 347–0411.
Copper Compounds: Copper sulfate (0636), EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0212 ............................. Jordan Page, page.jordan@epa.gov, (703)
Copper compound group II (0649), Copper 347–0467 Stephen Savage, savage.ste-
salts (4026), Copper and Oxides (4025). phen@epa.gov, (703) 347–0345.
Mineral Acids (4064) .......................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0766 ............................. Stephen Savage, savage.stephen@epa.gov,
(703) 347–0345 Matthew Manupella,
manupella.matthew@epa.gov, (703) 347–
0411.
Spinosad (7421) ................................................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0667 ............................. Roy Johnson, johnson.roy@epa.gov, (703)
347–0492.
Spinetoram (7448) .............................................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0666 ............................. Roy Johnson johnson.roy@epa.gov, (703)
347–0492
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is or information during the comment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
providing an opportunity, through this period. The Agency may, at its AGENCY
notice of availability, for interested discretion, consider data or information
parties to provide comments and input [FRL–9952–58–OA]
submitted at a later date.
concerning the Agency’s draft human
• The data or information submitted National Advisory Council for
health and/or ecological risk
must be presented in a legible and Environmental Policy and Technology
assessments for the chemicals listed in
the Table in this Unit. Such comments useable form. For example, an English
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
and input could address, among other translation must accompany any
Agency (EPA).
things, the Agency’s risk assessment material that is not in English and a
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee
methodologies and assumptions, as written transcript must accompany any
information submitted as an teleconference.
applied to these draft risk assessments.
The Agency will consider all comments audiographic or videographic record. SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory
received during the public comment Written material may be submitted in Committee Act, Public Law 92463, EPA
period and make changes, as paper or electronic form. gives notice of a public meeting of the
appropriate, to the draft ecological and/ • Submitters must clearly identify the National Advisory Council for
or human health risk assessments. EPA source of any submitted data or Environmental Policy and Technology
will then issue revised risk assessments, information. (NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice to
explain any changes to the draft risk the EPA Administrator on a broad range
assessments, and respond to comments. • Submitters may request the Agency
of environmental policy, technology,
In the Federal Register notice to reconsider data or information that and management issues. NACEPT
announcing the availability of the the Agency rejected in a previous members represent academia, industry,
revised risk assessments, if the revised review. However, submitters must non-governmental organizations, and
risk assessment indicates risks of explain why they believe the Agency state, local and tribal governments. The
concern, the Agency may provide a should reconsider the data or purpose of this meeting is for NACEPT
comment period for the public to submit information in the pesticide’s to discuss the Council’s draft report
suggestions for mitigating the risk registration review. regarding actions that EPA should take
identified in the revised risk assessment As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the in response to technological and
before developing proposed registration registration review docket for each sociological developments in the area of
review decisions for the chemicals pesticide case will remain publicly citizen science. A copy of the meeting
listed in the Table in this Unit. accessible through the duration of the agenda will be posted at http://
1. Other related information. www2.epa.gov/faca/nacept.
registration review process; that is, until
Additional information on the DATES: NACEPT will hold a public
registration review status of the all actions required in the final decision
on the registration review case have teleconference on October 17, 2016,
chemicals listed in the Table in this from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT).
Unit, as well as information on the been completed.
Agency’s registration review program ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
and on its implementing regulation is the EPA Headquarters, William Jefferson
Dated: September 9, 2016. Clinton Federal Building East, Room
available at https://www.epa.gov/
pesticide-reevaluation. Yu-Ting Guilaran, 1132, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW.,
2. Information submission Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Washington, DC 20004.
requirements. Anyone may submit data Office of Pesticide Programs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
or information in response to this Eugene Green, Designated Federal
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[FR Doc. 2016–22506 Filed 9–16–16; 8:45 am]
document. To be considered during a BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Officer, green.eugene@epa.gov, (202)
pesticide’s registration review, the 564–2432, U.S. EPA, Office of
submitted data or information must Resources, Operations and Management;
meet the following requirements: Federal Advisory Committee
• To ensure that EPA will consider Management Division (MC1601M), 1200
data or information submitted, Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
interested persons must submit the data DC 20460.
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