[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52341-52342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18598]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-10013-81]
Coumaphos; Revised Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision;
Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of and solicits public
comment on EPA's revised proposed interim registration review decision
for coumaphos.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 26, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest
provided in the Table in Unit IV., using the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at 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.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://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 information on the registration review program,
contact: Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-7106; email address: biscoe.melanie@epa.gov.
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 pesticide specific contact person listed under 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 information on the registration review program,
contact: Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-7106; email address: biscoe.melanie@epa.gov.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
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regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on 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.
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 the revised proposed interim decisions for
coumaphos 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 coumaphos 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 revised proposed interim registration review decisions for
coumaphos. The revised proposed interim registration review decision is
supported by rationale included in the docket established for each
chemical.
Table--Registration Review Proposed Interim Decisions Being Issued
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Chemical review
Registration review case name manager and
and No. Docket ID No. contact
information
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Coumaphos (Case0018)............ EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-00 Michelle Nolan,
23. nolan.michelle@epa.gov, (703) 347-
0258.
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The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier
documents related to the registration review case. For example, the
review opened with a Preliminary Work Plan, for public comment. A Final
Work Plan was placed in the docket following public comment on the
Preliminary Work Plan.
The documents in the dockets describe EPA's rationales for
conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review of
coumaphos, as well as the Agency's subsequent risk findings and
consideration of possible risk mitigation measures. This revised
proposed interim registration review decision is supported by the
rationales included in those documents. Following public comment, the
Agency will issue an interim or final registration review decision for
coumaphos.
The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for
a minimum 60-day public comment period on all proposed interim
registration review decisions. This comment period is intended to
provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating
any necessary amendments to the proposed interim decision. All comments
should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES and must be received
by EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will become part
of the docket for coumaphos. Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider
these late comments.
The proposed interim registration review decision for coumaphos was
posted to the docket in May 2018 and the public was invited to submit
any comments or new information during the 60-day comment period. A
comment extension request was submitted by Bayer Animal Health which
resulted in a 30-day extension or 90-day total comment period. Comments
from the 90-day comment period that were received were considered and
affected the Agency's revised proposed interim decision. EPA addressed
the comments or information received during the 90-day comment period
for the proposed interim decision and is issuing a revised proposed
interim decision for a 60-day comment period. Pursuant to 40 CFR
155.58(c), the registration review case docket for the chemicals listed
in the Table will remain open until all actions required in the
proposed interim decision have been completed.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: August 14, 2020.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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