82 FR 60599 - Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 244 (December 21, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 244 (December 21, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-27520 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 60599-60601] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27520] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0011; FRL-9970-95] Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's (or Agency) draft ecological non-pollinator risk assessment for the registration review of imidacloprid, along with draft human health and non- pollinator ecological risk assessments for the registration review of clothianidin, thiamethoxam, and dinotefuran, and opens a public comment period on these assessments. This notice also announces the availability of assessments of benefits of neonicotinoid insecticide use in cotton and citrus. While EPA typically releases benefits assessments along with the proposed interim decisions, EPA is releasing and obtaining public comment on these two benefits assessments at an earlier stage of the registration review process. These benefits assessments will help EPA evaluate the impacts of potential measures to reduce certain risks to pollinators identified in previously issued preliminary pollinator risk assessments. EPA is not proposing any mitigation at this stage, and anticipates that early input and information from the public on the benefits of these compounds will be helpful as EPA evaluates and considers the risks and the benefits of the neonicotinoid insecticides. Finally, EPA is releasing a response to public comments on the Agency's 2014 assessment of the benefits of neonicotinoid seed treatments to soybean production. This assessment and associated comments are available in docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0737. Copies of all of the benefits assessments will be placed in the individual chemical dockets for each of the four neonicotinoid insecticides listed in Table 1 of Unit III. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the 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 for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 of Unit III. For general questions on the registration review program, contact: Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection [[Page 60600]] 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 identified in Table 1 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 Table 1 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 registration for the pesticides listed in Table 1 to ensure that they continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard for registration. Table 1--Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration review case name and Chemical review manager and No. Docket ID No. contact information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clothianidin, 7620................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865 Thomas Harty, [email protected], 703- 347-0338. Dinotefuran, 7441.................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920 Steven Snyderman, [email protected], 703-347-0249. Imidacloprid, 7605................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844 Steven Snyderman, [email protected], 703-347-0249. Thiamethoxam, 7614................... EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581 Thomas Harty, [email protected], 703- 347-0338. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 pesticides listed in the Table 1 in Unit III. This Notice is announcing the availability of the human health risk assessments and the ecological risk assessments for non- pollinator species for clothianidin, thiamethoxam and dinotefuran. Preliminary pollinator-only ecological risk assessments for these chemicals were previously issued in May 2017, and are available in the individual chemical dockets. For imidacloprid, this Notice is announcing the availability of the terrestrial non-pollinator ecological assessment. A preliminary pollinator-only risk assessment was issued in January 2016, an aquatic species-only ecological risk assessment was issued in January 2017, and a human health risk assessment was issued in September 2017. All of these assessments were previously made available for comment and are available in the imidacloprid docket. 1. Other related information. Additional information on the registration review status of the chemicals listed in Table 1, as well as information on the Agency's registration review program and on its implementing regulation is available at http://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. [[Page 60601]] 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: November 30, 2017. Charles Smith, Acting, Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2017-27520 Filed 12-20-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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project-specific Area of Potential Effects Commission’s Office of External Affairs, proposed interim decisions, EPA is
(APE) in consultation with the SHPO as at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC releasing and obtaining public comment
the project develops. On natural gas website at www.ferc.gov using the on these two benefits assessments at an
facility projects, the APE at a minimum ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary earlier stage of the registration review
encompasses all areas subject to ground link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and process. These benefits assessments will
disturbance (examples include enter the docket number, excluding the help EPA evaluate the impacts of
construction right-of-way, contractor/ last three digits in the Docket Number potential measures to reduce certain
pipe storage yards, compressor stations, field (i.e., CP18–14). Be sure you have risks to pollinators identified in
and access roads). Our EA for this selected an appropriate date range. For previously issued preliminary pollinator
project will document our findings on assistance, please contact FERC Online risk assessments. EPA is not proposing
the impacts on historic properties and Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov any mitigation at this stage, and
summarize the status of consultations or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for anticipates that early input and
under section 106. TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The information from the public on the
Environmental Mailing List eLibrary link also provides access to the benefits of these compounds will be
texts of formal documents issued by the helpful as EPA evaluates and considers
The environmental mailing list Commission, such as orders, notices, the risks and the benefits of the
includes federal, state, and local and rulemakings. neonicotinoid insecticides. Finally, EPA
government representatives and In addition, the Commission offers a is releasing a response to public
agencies; elected officials; Native free service called eSubscription which comments on the Agency’s 2014
American Tribes; and local libraries and allows you to keep track of all formal assessment of the benefits of
newspapers. This list also includes all issuances and submittals in specific neonicotinoid seed treatments to
affected landowners (as defined in the dockets. This can reduce the amount of soybean production. This assessment
Commission’s regulations) who are time you spend researching proceedings and associated comments are available
potential right-of-way grantors, whose by automatically providing you with in docket EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0737.
property may be used temporarily for notification of these filings, document Copies of all of the benefits assessments
project purposes, or who own homes summaries, and direct links to the will be placed in the individual
within certain distances of aboveground documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- chemical dockets for each of the four
facilities, and anyone who submits filing/esubscription.asp. neonicotinoid insecticides listed in
comments on the project. We will Finally, public sessions or site visits Table 1 of Unit III.
update the environmental mailing list as will be posted on the Commission’s DATES: Comments must be received on
the analysis proceeds to ensure that we calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ or before February 20, 2018.
send the information related to this EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
environmental review to all individuals, with other related information.
organizations, and government entities identified by the docket identification
Dated: December 15, 2017. (ID) number for the specific pesticide of
interested in and/or potentially affected
by the proposed project. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., interest provided in Table 1 of Unit III,
If we publish and distribute the EA, Deputy Secretary. by one of the following methods:
copies will be sent to the environmental [FR Doc. 2017–27494 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am] • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
mailing list for public review and BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
comment. If you would prefer to receive instructions for submitting comments.
a paper copy of the document instead of Do not submit electronically any
the CD version or would like to remove ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION information you consider to be
your name from the mailing list, please AGENCY Confidential Business Information (CBI)
return the attached Information Request or other information whose disclosure is
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0011; FRL–9970–95] restricted by statute.
(appendix 2).
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Becoming an Intervenor Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
In addition to involvement in the EA
Benefits Assessments; Notice of NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
scoping process, you may want to
Availability • Hand Delivery: To make special
become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an
official party to the Commission’s AGENCY: Environmental Protection arrangements for hand delivery or
proceeding. Intervenors play a more Agency (EPA). delivery of boxed information, please
formal role in the process and are able ACTION: Notice.
follow the instructions at http://
to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
heard by the courts if they choose to SUMMARY: This notice announces the Additional instructions on
appeal the Commission’s final ruling. availability of EPA’s (or Agency) draft commenting or visiting the docket,
An intervenor formally participates in ecological non-pollinator risk along with more information about
the proceeding by filing a request to assessment for the registration review of dockets generally, is available at http://
intervene. Instructions for becoming an imidacloprid, along with draft human www.epa.gov/dockets.
intervenor are in the ‘‘Document-less health and non-pollinator ecological FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Intervention Guide’’ under the ‘‘e-filing’’ risk assessments for the registration For pesticide specific information
link on the Commission’s website. review of clothianidin, thiamethoxam, contact: The Chemical Review Manager
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Motions to intervene are more fully and dinotefuran, and opens a public for the pesticide of interest identified in
described at http://www.ferc.gov/ comment period on these assessments. Table 1 of Unit III.
resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. This notice also announces the For general questions on the
availability of assessments of benefits of registration review program, contact:
Additional Information neonicotinoid insecticide use in cotton Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Additional information about the and citrus. While EPA typically releases Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
project is available from the benefits assessments along with the Programs, Environmental Protection
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source of any submitted data or statements at the meeting by parties or Disposition of minutes of previous
information. entities not represented on the BDAC Board of Directors’ Meetings.
• Submitters may request the Agency will be permitted to the extent time Memorandum and resolution re: Civil
to reconsider data or information that permits, at the discretion of the BDAC Money Penalty Annual Inflation
the Agency rejected in a previous Chair and the DFO. Members of the Adjustment.
review. However, submitters must public may submit comments to the Memorandum and resolution re:
explain why they believe the Agency BDAC in the FCC’s Electronic Comment Modifications to the Statement of Policy
should reconsider the data or Filing System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ for Section 19 of the Federal Deposit
information in the pesticide’s ecfs. Comments to the BDAC should be Insurance Act.
registration review. filed in Docket 17–83. Summary reports, status reports, and
As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the Open captioning will be provided for reports of actions taken pursuant to
registration review docket for each this event. Other reasonable authority delegated by the Board of
pesticide case will remain publicly accommodations for people with Directors, and reports of the Office of
accessible through the duration of the disabilities are available upon request. Inspector General.
registration review process; that is, until Requests for such accommodations DISCUSSION AGENDA:
all actions required in the final decision should be submitted via email to Memorandum and resolution re: FDIC
on the registration review case have fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the 2018 Operating Budget.
been completed. Consumer & Governmental Affairs In calling the meeting, the Board
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) determined, on motion of Vice
418–0432 (TTY). Such requests should Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig, seconded
Dated: November 30, 2017.
include a detailed description of the by Director Mick Mulvaney (Acting
Charles Smith, accommodation needed. In addition, Director, Consumer Financial Protection
Acting, Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation please include a way for the FCC to Bureau), and concurred in by Chairman
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. contact the requester if more Martin J. Gruenberg, that Corporation
[FR Doc. 2017–27520 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am] information is needed to fill the request. business required its consideration of
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notice; last minute requests will be notice to the public; and that no earlier
accepted but may not be possible to notice of the meeting than that
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS accommodate. previously provided on December 15,
COMMISSION Proposed Agenda: At this meeting, 2017, was practicable.
[GN Docket No. 17–83] the BDAC will consider The meeting was held in the Board
recommendations from its Model Code Room located on the sixth floor of the
Fourth Meeting of the Broadband for Municipalities, Model Code for FDIC Building located at 550 17th Street
Deployment Advisory Committee States, Competitive Access to NW, Washington, DC.
Broadband Infrastructure, Removing
AGENCY: Federal Communications Dated: December 19, 2017.
State and Local Regulatory Barriers, and
Commission. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Streamlining Federal Siting Working
ACTION: Notice. Groups. In addition, the BDAC will Robert E. Feldman,
continue its discussions on how to Executive Secretary.
SUMMARY: In this document, the accelerate the deployment of broadband [FR Doc. 2017–27607 Filed 12–19–17; 4:15 pm]
Commission announces and provides an by reducing and/or removing regulatory BILLING CODE 6714–01–P
agenda for the fourth meeting of barriers to infrastructure investment.
Broadband Deployment Advisory This agenda may be modified at the
Committee (BDAC). discretion of the BDAC Chair and the FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DATES: Tuesday, January 23, and DFO. CORPORATION
Wednesday, January 24, 2018. The
Federal Communications Commission. Sunshine Act Meeting
meeting will come to order at 9:00 a.m.
both days. Amy Brett,
Associate Chief, Competition and Pursuant to the provisions of the
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications ‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
Infrastructure Policy Division, Wireless
Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Room Telecommunications Commission. U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
TW–C305, Washington, DC 20554. at 10:25 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19,
[FR Doc. 2017–27445 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2017, the Board of Directors of the
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Brian Hurley, Designated Federal Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Officer (DFO), at (202) 418–2220 or met in closed session to consider
brian.hurley@fcc.gov; or Paul D’Ari, matters related to the Corporation’s
Deputy DFO, at (202) 418–1550 or FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE supervision, corporate, and resolution
paul.dari@fcc.gov. The TTY number is: CORPORATION activities.
(202) 418–0484. In calling the meeting, the Board
Sunshine Act Meeting
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This determined, on motion of Vice
meeting is open to members of the Pursuant to the provisions of the Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig, seconded
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
general public. The FCC will ‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 by Director Mick Mulvaney (Acting
accommodate as many participants as U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that Director, Consumer Financial Protection
possible; however, admittance will be the Federal Deposit Insurance Bureau), and concurred in by Chairman
limited to seating availability. The Corporation’s Board of Directors met in Martin J. Gruenberg, that Corporation
Commission will also provide audio open session at 9:59 a.m. on Tuesday, business required its consideration of
and/or video coverage of the meeting December 19, 2017, to consider the the matters which were to be the subject
over the internet from the FCC’s web following matters: of this meeting on less than seven days’
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| FR Citation | 82 FR 60599 |
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