83_FR_28519 83 FR 28401 - Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Harmonization of Regulations Safeguarding Human Test Subjects

83 FR 28401 - Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Harmonization of Regulations Safeguarding Human Test Subjects

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 118 (June 19, 2018)

Page Range28401-28401
FR Document2018-12708

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 ``Harmonize 40 CFR 26 Subparts C, D, and K with Subpart A (the Common Rule)''. The draft regulatory document is not available to the public until after it has been signed and made available by EPA.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 28401]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12708]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 26

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2018-0280; FRL-9977-78]
RIN 2080-AA13


Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; 
Harmonization of Regulations Safeguarding Human Test Subjects

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 
``Harmonize 40 CFR 26 Subparts C, D, and K with Subpart A (the Common 
Rule)''. 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-ORD-2018-0280, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at 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. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Susanke, Office of the Science 
Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-0221; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What action is EPA taking?

    Section 25(a)(2)(A) of FIFRA requires the EPA Administrator to 
provide the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft proposed rule at 
least 60 days before signing it in proposed form for publication in the 
Federal Register. The draft proposed rule is not available to the 
public until after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA 
comments in writing regarding the draft proposed rule within 30 days 
after receiving it, the EPA Administrator shall include the comments of 
the Secretary of USDA and the EPA Administrator's response to those 
comments with the proposed rule that publishes in the Federal Register. 
If the Secretary of USDA does not comment in writing within 30 days 
after receiving the draft proposed rule, the EPA Administrator may sign 
the proposed rule for publication in the Federal Register any time 
after the 30-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 40 CFR Part 26

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedures, 
Human research, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 4, 2018.
Richard P. Keigwin,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-12708 Filed 6-18-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                 Accordingly, the partnership’s taking subject            contained in 26 CFR part 1 revised as of                additional information about the docket
                                                 to liability 1 is treated as a transfer of only          April 1, 2017.                                          available at http://www.epa.gov/
                                                 $500 of consideration to G (the amount by                   (iii) Section 1.707–5(a)(2) and (f)                  dockets.
                                                 which liability 1 ($6,000) exceeds G’s share
                                                                                                          Examples 2, 3, 7, and 8 apply to any
                                                 of liabilities 1 and 2 ($5,500)), and the                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Greg
                                                 partnership’s assumption of liability 2 is               transaction with respect to which all
                                                 treated as a transfer of only $5,000 of                  transfers occur on or after the date that               Susanke, Office of the Science Advisor,
                                                 consideration to H (the amount by which                  is thirty days after the date these                     Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                                 liability 2 ($7,000) exceeds H’s share of                regulations are published as final in the               Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
                                                 liabilities 1 and 2 ($2,000)). G is treated              Federal Register.                                       20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
                                                 under the rule in § 1.707–3 as having sold                                                                       564–0221; email address: staff_osa@
                                                                                                          *       *     *    *    *
                                                 $500 of the fair market value of property 1                                                                      epa.gov.
                                                 in exchange for the partnership’s taking                 § 1.707–9T        [Removed]
                                                 subject to liability 1 and H is treated as                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                 having sold $5,000 of the fair market value              ■   Par. 5. Section 1.707–9T is removed.
                                                 of property 2 in exchange for the assumption             Kirsten Wielobob,                                       I. What action is EPA taking?
                                                 of liability 2.
                                                                                                          Deputy Commissioner for Services and
                                                    Example 8. Partnership’s assumption of
                                                                                                          Enforcement.
                                                                                                                                                                    Section 25(a)(2)(A) of FIFRA requires
                                                 liability pursuant to a plan to avoid sale                                                                       the EPA Administrator to provide the
                                                 treatment of partnership assumption of                   [FR Doc. 2018–13129 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  Secretary of USDA with a copy of any
                                                 another liability. (i) The facts are the same as         BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
                                                 in Example 7, except that—
                                                                                                                                                                  draft proposed rule at least 60 days
                                                    (A) H transferred the proceeds of liability                                                                   before signing it in proposed form for
                                                 2 to the partnership; and                                                                                        publication in the Federal Register. The
                                                                                                          ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    (B) H incurred liability 2 in an attempt to                                                                   draft proposed rule is not available to
                                                 reduce the extent to which the partnership’s             AGENCY
                                                                                                                                                                  the public until after it has been signed
                                                 taking subject to liability 1 would be treated                                                                   by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA
                                                 as a transfer of consideration to G (and                 40 CFR Part 26
                                                 thereby reduce the portion of G’s transfer of                                                                    comments in writing regarding the draft
                                                                                                          [EPA–HQ–ORD–2018–0280; FRL–9977–78]
                                                 property 1 to the partnership that would be                                                                      proposed rule within 30 days after
                                                 treated as part of a sale).                              RIN 2080–AA13                                           receiving it, the EPA Administrator
                                                    (ii) Because the partnership assumed                                                                          shall include the comments of the
                                                 liability 2 with a principal purpose of                  Notification of Submission to the                       Secretary of USDA and the EPA
                                                 reducing the extent to which the                         Secretary of Agriculture;                               Administrator’s response to those
                                                 partnership’s taking subject to liability 1              Harmonization of Regulations
                                                 would be treated as a transfer of
                                                                                                                                                                  comments with the proposed rule that
                                                                                                          Safeguarding Human Test Subjects                        publishes in the Federal Register. If the
                                                 consideration to G, liability 2 is ignored in
                                                 applying paragraph (a)(3) of this section.               AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                       Secretary of USDA does not comment in
                                                 Accordingly, the partnership’s taking subject            Agency (EPA).                                           writing within 30 days after receiving
                                                 to liability 1 is treated as a transfer of $4,000        ACTION: Notification of submission to                   the draft proposed rule, the EPA
                                                 of consideration to G (the amount by which                                                                       Administrator may sign the proposed
                                                 liability 1 ($6,000) exceeds G’s share of
                                                                                                          the Secretary of Agriculture.
                                                                                                                                                                  rule for publication in the Federal
                                                 liability 1 ($2,000)). On the other hand, the
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   This document notifies the                   Register any time after the 30-day
                                                 partnership’s assumption of liability 2 is not
                                                 treated as a transfer of any consideration to            public as required by the Federal                       period.
                                                 H because H’s share of that liability equals             Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
                                                 $7,000 as a result of H’s transfer of $7,000 in          Act (FIFRA) that the EPA Administrator                  II. Do any statutory and Executive
                                                 money to the partnership.                                has forwarded to the Secretary of the                   Order reviews apply to this
                                                 *      *     *        *      *                           United States Department of Agriculture                 notification?
                                                                                                          (USDA) a draft regulatory document
                                                 § 1.707–5T       [Removed]                               concerning ‘‘Harmonize 40 CFR 26                          No. This document is merely a
                                                 ■ Par. 3. Section 1.707–5T is removed.                   Subparts C, D, and K with Subpart A                     notification of submission to the
                                                 ■ Par. 4. Section 1.707–9 is amended by                  (the Common Rule)’’. The draft                          Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the
                                                 revising paragraph (a)(4) and removing                   regulatory document is not available to                 regulatory assessment requirements
                                                 paragraph (a)(5). The revisions read as                  the public until after it has been signed               apply to this document.
                                                 follows:                                                 and made available by EPA.                              List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 26
                                                 § 1.707–9    Effective dates and transitional            DATES: See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                 rules.                                                   INFORMATION.                                             Environmental protection,
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,                  Administrative practice and procedures,
                                                    (a) * * *
                                                    (4) Section 1.707–5(a)(2) and (f)                     identified by docket identification (ID)                Human research, Pesticides and pests.
                                                 Examples 2, 3, 7, and 8. (i) Section                     number EPA–HQ–ORD–2018–0280, is                           Dated: June 4, 2018.
                                                 1.707–5(a)(2) and (f) Examples 2, 3, 7,                  available at http://www.regulations.gov                 Richard P. Keigwin,
                                                 and 8, as contained in 26 CFR part 1                     or at the Environmental Protection                      Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
                                                 revised as of April 1, 2016, apply to any                Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2018–12708 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am]
                                                 transaction with respect to which any                    William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm.
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                                                                                                          3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,                        BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                 transfers occur before January 3, 2017.
                                                    (ii) For any transaction with respect to              Washington, DC 20460–0001. The
                                                 which all transfers occur on or after                    Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
                                                 January 3, 2017, and any of such                         a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
                                                 transfers occurs before the date that is                 Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
                                                 thirty days after the date these                         telephone number for the Public
                                                 regulations are published as final in the                Reading Room is (202) 566–1744. Please
                                                 Federal Register, see § 1.707–9T(a)(5) as                review the visitor instructions and


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Document Created: 2018-07-02 11:21:16
Document Modified: 2018-07-02 11:21:16
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.
DatesSee Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ContactGreg Susanke, Office of the Science Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-0221; email
FR Citation83 FR 28401 
RIN Number2080-AA13
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Administrative Practice and Procedures; Human Research and Pesticides and Pests

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