83 FR 39437 - Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 154 (August 9, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-17082
This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration reviews of dithiopyr, fluthiacet-methyl, hydramethylnon (pyrimidinone), and trifluralin.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-9981-14]


Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk 
Assessments for Several Pesticides; 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 and ecological risk assessments for the registration reviews of 
dithiopyr, fluthiacet-methyl, hydramethylnon (pyrimidinone), and 
trifluralin.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 9, 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) 347-8827; 
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

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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 and/or 
ecological 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 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 and ecological risk assessments for the 
pesticides shown in the following Table, and opens a 60-day public 
comment period on the risk assessments.

  Table--Draft Risk Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment
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                                                        Chemical review
  Registration review case name                           manager and
           and number              Docket ID number         contact
                                                          information
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Dithiopyr, Case 7225............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-07  Veronica Dutch,
                                   50.                 [email protected], (703) 308-
                                                       8585.
Fluthiacet-methyl, Case 7280....  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-02  Caitlin Newcamp,
                                   85.                 [email protected], (703) 347-
                                                       0325.
Hydramethylnon, Case 2585.......  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-08  Christian Bongard,
                                   69.                 [email protected], (703)
                                                       347-0337.
Trifluralin, Case 0179..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-04  Patricia Biggio,
                                   17.                 [email protected], (703) 347-
                                                       0547.
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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 and/or 
ecological risk assessments for the pesticides listed in the Table in 
Unit IV. The Agency will consider all comments received during the 
public comment period and make changes, as appropriate, to a draft 
human health and/or ecological risk assessment. 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 24, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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other things, that the registrations of pesticide product must perform its IV. What action is the agency taking?
pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 intended function without unreasonable Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice
years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product adverse effects on the environment; that announces the availability of EPA’s
may be registered or remain registered is, without any unreasonable risk to interim registration review decisions for
only if it meets the statutory standard man or the environment, or a human the pesticides shown in the following
for registration given in FIFRA section dietary risk from residues that result table. The interim registration review
3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used from the use of a pesticide in or on food. decisions are supported by rationales
in accordance with widespread and included in the docket established for
commonly recognized practice, the each chemical.
TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW INTERIM DECISIONS BEING ISSUED
Registration review case name and Docket ID No. Chemical review manager and contact information
No.

Boric Acid/Sodium Salts, Case 0024 ............. EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0306 Moana Appleyard, appleyard.moana@epa.gov, (703) 308–8175.
Potato Coleopteran, Case 6503 .................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0200 Alan Reynolds, reynolds.alan@epa.gov, (703) 605–0515.
Cloransulam-methyl, Case 7243 .................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0855 Patricia Biggio, biggio.patricia@epa.gov, (703) 347–0547.
Cymoxanil, Case 7023 ................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0148 Veronica Dutch, dutch.veronica@epa.gov, (703) 308–8585.
Kresoxim-methyl, Case 7026 ......................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0861 Bilin Basu, basu.bilin@epa.gov, (703) 347–0455.
Quinoxyfen, Case 7037 ................................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0771 Katherine St. Clair, stclair.katherine@epa.gov, (703) 347–8778.
Sucrose, Case 5117 ...................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0751 Cody Kendrick, kendrick.cody@epa.gov, (703) 347–0468.

The proposed interim registration SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
review decisions for the chemicals in availability of EPA’s draft human health Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
the table above were posted to the and ecological risk assessments for the number: (703) 347–8827; email address:
docket and the public was invited to registration reviews of dithiopyr, friedman.dana@epa.gov.
submit any comments or new fluthiacet-methyl, hydramethylnon SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
information relevant to the proposals. (pyrimidinone), and trifluralin.
EPA has addressed the comments or I. General Information
DATES: Comments must be received on
information received during the 60-day or before October 9, 2018. A. Does this action apply to me?
comment period for the proposed ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to This action is directed to the public
interim decisions for each pesticide the docket identification (ID) number for in general, and may be of interest to a
listed in the Table. Comments from the the specific pesticide of interest wide range of stakeholders including
60-day comment period that were provided in the Table in Unit IV, by one environmental, human health, farm
received may or may not have affected of the following methods: worker, and agricultural advocates; the
the Agency’s interim decision. Pursuant • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// chemical industry; pesticide users; and
to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration www.regulations.gov. Follow the online members of the public interested in the
review case docket for the chemicals instructions for submitting comments. sale, distribution, or use of pesticides.
listed in the Table will remain open Do not submit electronically any Since others also may be interested, the
until all actions required in the interim information you consider to be Agency has not attempted to describe all
decision have been completed. Confidential Business Information (CBI) the specific entities that may be affected
Background on the registration review or other information whose disclosure is by this action. If you have any questions
program is provided at: http:// restricted by statute. regarding the applicability of this action
www.epa.gov/pesticide-/reevaluation. • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental to a particular entity, consult the
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ Chemical Review Manager identified in
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. the Table in Unit IV.
Dated: July 26, 2018. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
Yu-Ting Guilaran, • Hand Delivery: To make special B. What should I consider as I prepare
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, arrangements for hand delivery or my comments for EPA?
Office of Pesticide Programs. delivery of boxed information, please 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
[FR Doc. 2018–17083 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am] follow the instructions at http:// information to EPA through
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
Additional instructions on the part or all of the information that
commenting or visiting the docket, you claim to be CBI. For CBI
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION along with more information about information in a disk or CD–ROM that
AGENCY dockets generally, is available at http:// you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
www.epa.gov/dockets. disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720; FRL–9981–14] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For identify electronically within the disk or
pesticide specific information contact: CD–ROM the specific information that
Registration Review; Draft Human
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The Chemical Review Manager for the is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
Health and/or Ecological Risk pesticide of interest identified in the complete version of the comment that
Assessments for Several Pesticides; Table in Unit IV. includes information claimed as CBI, a
Notice of Availability For general questions on the copy of the comment that does not
AGENCY: Environmental Protection registration review program, contact: contain the information claimed as CBI
Agency (EPA). Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation must be submitted for inclusion in the
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide public docket. Information so marked
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accordance with procedures set forth in ensure that each pesticide continues to of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
40 CFR part 2. satisfy the statutory standard for and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
2. Tips for preparing your comments. registration, that is, the pesticide can Procedural Regulations for Registration
When preparing and submitting your perform its intended function without Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C.
comments, see the commenting tips at unreasonable adverse effects on human Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ health or the environment. As part of other things, that the registrations of
comments.html. the registration review process, the pesticides are to be reviewed every 15
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to Agency has completed comprehensive years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product
achieve environmental justice, the fair draft human health and/or ecological may be registered or remain registered
treatment and meaningful involvement risk assessments for all pesticides listed only if it meets the statutory standard
of any group, including minority and/or in the Table in Unit IV. After reviewing for registration given in FIFRA section
low-income populations, in the comments received during the public 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used
development, implementation, and comment period, EPA may issue a in accordance with widespread and
enforcement of environmental laws, revised risk assessment, explain any commonly recognized practice, the
regulations, and policies. To help changes to the draft risk assessment, and pesticide product must perform its
address potential environmental justice respond to comments and may request intended function without unreasonable
issues, the Agency seeks information on public input on risk mitigation before adverse effects on the environment; that
any groups or segments of the completing a proposed registration is, without any unreasonable risk to
population who, as a result of their review decision for the pesticides listed man or the environment, or a human
location, cultural practices, or other in the Table in Unit IV. Through this dietary risk from residues that result
factors, may have atypical or program, EPA is ensuring that each from the use of a pesticide in or on food.
disproportionately high and adverse pesticide’s registration is based on
IV. What action is the Agency taking?
human health impacts or environmental current scientific and other knowledge,
effects from exposure to the pesticides including its effects on human health Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice
discussed in this document, compared and the environment. announces the availability of EPA’s
to the general population. human health and ecological risk
III. Authority assessments for the pesticides shown in
II. Background EPA is conducting its registration the following Table, and opens a 60-day
Registration review is EPA’s periodic review of the chemicals listed in the public comment period on the risk
review of pesticide registrations to Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) assessments.

TABLE—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
Chemical review manager and contact infor-
Registration review case name and number Docket ID number mation

Dithiopyr, Case 7225 ......................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0750 ............................. Veronica Dutch, dutch.veronica@epa.gov,
(703) 308–8585.
Fluthiacet-methyl, Case 7280 ............................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0285 ............................. Caitlin Newcamp, newcamp.caitlin@epa.gov,
(703) 347–0325.
Hydramethylnon, Case 2585 ............................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0869 ............................. Christian Bongard, bongard.christian@
epa.gov, (703) 347–0337.
Trifluralin, Case 0179 ........................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0417 ............................. Patricia Biggio, biggio.patricia@epa.gov, (703)
347–0547.

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is • To ensure that EPA will consider review. However, submitters must
providing an opportunity, through this data or information submitted, explain why they believe the Agency
notice of availability, for interested interested persons must submit the data should reconsider the data or
parties to provide comments and input or information during the comment information in the pesticide’s
concerning the Agency’s draft human period. The Agency may, at its registration review.
health and/or ecological risk discretion, consider data or information
As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the
assessments for the pesticides listed in submitted at a later date.
registration review docket for each
the Table in Unit IV. The Agency will • The data or information submitted pesticide case will remain publicly
consider all comments received during must be presented in a legible and accessible through the duration of the
the public comment period and make useable form. For example, an English
registration review process; that is, until
changes, as appropriate, to a draft translation must accompany any
human health and/or ecological risk all actions required in the final decision
material that is not in English and a
assessment. EPA may then issue a written transcript must accompany any on the registration review case have
revised risk assessment, explain any information submitted as an been completed.
changes to the draft risk assessment, and audiographic or videographic record. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
respond to comments. Written material may be submitted in
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Dated: July 24, 2018.
Information submission requirements. paper or electronic form.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Anyone may submit data or information • Submitters must clearly identify the
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
in response to this document. To be source of any submitted data or
Office of Pesticide Programs.
considered during a pesticide’s information.
[FR Doc. 2018–17082 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am]
registration review, the submitted data • Submitters may request the Agency
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requirements: the Agency rejected in a previous

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before October 9, 2018.
Contact		For pesticide specific information contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in the Table in Unit IV.
FR Citation		83 FR 39437