83_FR_35616 83 FR 35472 - Registration Review; Draft Human Health Risk Assessments for Atrazine, Propazine, and Simazine and Draft Cumulative Human Health Risk Assessment for the Triazines (Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine); Notice of Availability

83 FR 35472 - Registration Review; Draft Human Health Risk Assessments for Atrazine, Propazine, and Simazine and Draft Cumulative Human Health Risk Assessment for the Triazines (Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine); Notice of Availability

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 144 (July 26, 2018)

Page Range35472-35473
FR Document2018-15998

This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human health risk assessments for atrazine, propazine, and simazine and EPA's draft cumulative human health risk assessment for the triazines (atrazine, propazine, simazine).

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35472-35473]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15998]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-9980-86]


Registration Review; Draft Human Health Risk Assessments for 
Atrazine, Propazine, and Simazine and Draft Cumulative Human Health 
Risk Assessment for the Triazines (Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine); 
Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human 
health risk assessments for atrazine, propazine, and simazine and EPA's 
draft cumulative human health risk assessment for the triazines 
(atrazine, propazine, simazine).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to the docket identification (ID) 
number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the Table in 
Unit IV, 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 in Unit IV.
    For general questions on the registration review program, contact: 
Dana Friedman, 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 identified in the Table in Unit IV.

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. Background

    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 risk 
assessments for all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. After 
reviewing comments received during the public comment period, EPA may 
issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to the draft risk 
assessment, and respond to comments and may request public input on 
risk mitigation before completing a proposed registration review 
decision for the pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. 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.

III. Authority

    EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed 
in the Table in Unit IV 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

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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.

IV. What action is the agency taking?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability 
of EPA's human health risk assessments for the pesticides shown in the 
following table, and opens a 60-day public comment period on the risk 
assessments.

                     Table 1--Draft Risk Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment
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  Registration review case name and No.             Docket ID No.                    Contact information
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Atrazine................................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0266............  [email protected];
0062....................................                                     (703) 347-0293.
Simazine................................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0251............  [email protected];
0070....................................                                     (703) 347-0293.
Propazine...............................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0250............  [email protected];
0230....................................                                     (703) 347-0293.
Triazine Cumulative (atrazine--0062,      EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0266; EPA-HQ-OPP- [email protected];
 propazine-- 0070, simazine--0230).        2013-0251; EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0250.  (703) 347-0293.
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    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 risk 
assessments for the pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. EPA may 
then issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to the draft 
risk assessment, and respond to comments.
    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: July 17, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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35472 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 144 / Thursday, July 26, 2018 / Notices communication strategies that will help • Hand Delivery: To make special 2. Tips for preparing your comments. communities to address public concerns arrangements for hand delivery or When preparing and submitting your regarding PFAS. delivery of boxed information, please comments, see the commenting tips at The EPA wants to assure the public follow the instructions at http:// http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ that their input is valuable and www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. comments.html. meaningful. Using information from the Additional instructions on 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to National Leadership Summit, public commenting or visiting the docket, achieve environmental justice, the fair docket, and community engagements, along with more information about treatment and meaningful involvement the EPA plans to develop a PFAS dockets generally, is available at http:// of any group, including minority and/or Management Plan for release later this www.epa.gov/dockets. low income populations, in the year. A summary of the Colorado development, implementation, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Community Engagement will be made enforcement of environmental laws, pesticide specific information contact: regulations, and policies. To help available to the public following the The Chemical Review Manager for the event on the EPA’s PFAS Community address potential environmental justice pesticide of interest identified in the issues, the Agency seeks information on Engagement website at: https:// Table in Unit IV. www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community- any groups or segments of the For general questions on the population who, as a result of their engagement. registration review program, contact: location, cultural practices, or other Dated: July 20, 2018. Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation factors, may have atypical or Peter Grevatt, Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide disproportionately high and adverse Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Programs, Environmental Protection human health impacts or environmental Water. Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, effects from exposure to the pesticides [FR Doc. 2018–16001 Filed 7–25–18; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone discussed in this document, compared BILLING CODE 6560–50–P number: (703) 308–8015; email address: to the general population. friedman.dana@epa.gov. II. Background SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Registration review is EPA’s periodic AGENCY I. General Information review of pesticide registrations to A. Does this action apply to me? ensure that each pesticide continues to [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720; FRL–9980–86] satisfy the statutory standard for This action is directed to the public registration, that is, the pesticide can Registration Review; Draft Human in general, and may be of interest to a perform its intended function without Health Risk Assessments for Atrazine, wide range of stakeholders including unreasonable adverse effects on human Propazine, and Simazine and Draft environmental, human health, farm health or the environment. As part of Cumulative Human Health Risk worker, and agricultural advocates; the the registration review process, the Assessment for the Triazines chemical industry; pesticide users; and Agency has completed comprehensive (Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine); Notice members of the public interested in the draft human health risk assessments for of Availability sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit Since others also may be interested, the IV. After reviewing comments received AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency has not attempted to describe all during the public comment period, EPA Agency (EPA). the specific entities that may be affected may issue a revised risk assessment, ACTION: Notice. by this action. If you have any questions explain any changes to the draft risk regarding the applicability of this action assessment, and respond to comments SUMMARY: This notice announces the to a particular entity, consult the availability of EPA’s draft human health and may request public input on risk Chemical Review Manager identified in mitigation before completing a proposed risk assessments for atrazine, propazine, the Table in Unit IV. and simazine and EPA’s draft registration review decision for the cumulative human health risk B. What should I consider as I prepare pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. assessment for the triazines (atrazine, my comments for EPA? Through this program, EPA is ensuring propazine, simazine). that each pesticide’s registration is 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this based on current scientific and other DATES: Comments must be received on information to EPA through knowledge, including its effects on or before September 24, 2018. regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark human health and the environment. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to the part or all of the information that the docket identification (ID) number for you claim to be CBI. For CBI III. Authority the specific pesticide of interest information in a disk or CD–ROM that EPA is conducting its registration provided in the Table in Unit IV, by one you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the review of the chemicals listed in the of the following methods: disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// identify electronically within the disk or of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, www.regulations.gov. Follow the online CD–ROM the specific information that and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the instructions for submitting comments. is claimed as CBI. In addition to one Procedural Regulations for Registration Do not submit electronically any complete version of the comment that Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. information you consider to be includes information claimed as CBI, a Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Confidential Business Information (CBI) copy of the comment that does not other things, that the registrations of or other information whose disclosure is contain the information claimed as CBI pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 restricted by statute. must be submitted for inclusion in the years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental public docket. Information so marked may be registered or remain registered Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ will not be disclosed except in only if it meets the statutory standard DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. accordance with procedures set forth in for registration given in FIFRA section NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. 40 CFR part 2. 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Jul 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 144 / Thursday, July 26, 2018 / Notices 35473 in accordance with widespread and man or the environment, or a human human health risk assessments for the commonly recognized practice, the dietary risk from residues that result pesticides shown in the following table, pesticide product must perform its from the use of a pesticide in or on food. and opens a 60-day public comment intended function without unreasonable IV. What action is the agency taking? period on the risk assessments. adverse effects on the environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability of EPA’s TABLE 1—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Contact information Atrazine ........................................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0266 ........................ OPP_triazine_reg_review@epa.gov; (703) 347–0293. 0062 ............................................................. Simazine ...................................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0251 ........................ OPP_triazine_reg_review@epa.gov; (703) 347–0293. 0070 ............................................................. Propazine ..................................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0250 ........................ OPP_triazine_reg_review@epa.gov; (703) 347–0293. 0230 ............................................................. Triazine Cumulative (atrazine—0062, EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0266; EPA–HQ– OPP_triazine_reg_review@epa.gov; (703) 347–0293. propazine— 0070, simazine—0230). OPP–2013–0251; EPA–HQ–OPP– 2013–0250. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the eligible to receive NUSA allocations. No providing an opportunity, through this registration review docket for each changes were made to the calculations notice of availability, for interested pesticide case will remain publicly of the amounts of allocations to any parties to provide comments and input accessible through the duration of the units correctly identified as new units, concerning the Agency’s draft human registration review process; that is, until and no additional units were identified health risk assessments for the all actions required in the final decision as new units. pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. on the registration review case have DATES: July 26, 2018. EPA may then issue a revised risk been completed. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: assessment, explain any changes to the Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Questions concerning this action should draft risk assessment, and respond to be addressed to Kenon Smith at (202) comments. Dated: July 17, 2018. Yu-Ting Guilaran, 343–9164 or smith.kenon@epa.gov or Information submission requirements. Jason Kuhns at (202) 564–3236 or Anyone may submit data or information Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. kuhns.jason@epa.gov. in response to this document. To be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under considered during a pesticide’s [FR Doc. 2018–15998 Filed 7–25–18; 8:45 am] each CSAPR trading program where registration review, the submitted data BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EPA is responsible for determining or information must meet the following emission allowance allocations, a requirements: portion of each state’s emissions budget ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION • To ensure that EPA will consider for the program for each control period AGENCY data or information submitted, is reserved in a NUSA (and in an interested persons must submit the data [FRL–9981–31–OAR] additional Indian country NUSA in the or information during the comment case of states with Indian country period. The Agency may, at its Allocations of Cross-State Air within their borders) for allocation to discretion, consider data or information Pollution Rule Allowances From New certain units that would not otherwise submitted at a later date. Unit Set-Asides for 2018 Control receive allowance allocations. The • The data or information submitted Periods procedures for identifying the eligible must be presented in a legible and AGENCY: Environmental Protection units for each control period and for useable form. For example, an English Agency (EPA). allocating allowances from the NUSAs translation must accompany any and Indian country NUSAs to these ACTION: Notice of data availability. material that is not in English and a units are set forth in the CSAPR trading written transcript must accompany any SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection program regulations at 40 CFR 97.411(b) information submitted as an Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the and 97.412 (NOX Annual), 97.511(b) and audiographic or videographic record. availability of data on emission 97.512 (NOX Ozone Season Group 1), Written material may be submitted in allowance allocations to certain units 97.611(b) and 97.612 (SO2 Group 1), paper or electronic form. under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule 97.711(b) and 97.712 (SO2 Group 2), and • Submitters must clearly identify the (CSAPR) trading programs. EPA has 97.811(b) and 97.812 (NOX Ozone source of any submitted data or completed final calculations for the first Season Group 2). Each NUSA allowance information. round of allocations of allowances from allocation process involves up to two • Submitters may request the Agency the CSAPR new unit set-asides (NUSAs) rounds of allocations to eligible units, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES to reconsider data or information that for the 2018 control periods and has termed ‘‘new’’ units, followed by the the Agency rejected in a previous posted spreadsheets containing the allocation to ‘‘existing’’ units of any review. However, submitters must calculations on EPA’s website. Several allowances not allocated to new units. explain why they believe the Agency changes were made to the preliminary In a NODA published in the Federal should reconsider the data or allocation spreadsheets to eliminate Register on May 10, 2018 (83 FR 21772), information in the pesticide’s allocations to existing units that had we provided notice of preliminary registration review. been incorrectly identified as new units calculations for the first-round 2018 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:25 Jul 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1


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ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be received on or before September 24, 2018.
ContactFor pesticide specific information contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in the Table in Unit IV.
FR Citation83 FR 35472 
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