[Federal Register: July 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 142)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1082; FRL-8369-8]

 
Sulfluramid Registration Review Proposed Decision; Notice of 
Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed 
registration review final decision for the pesticide sulfluramid and 
opens a public comment period on the proposed registration review 
decision. Registration review final is EPA's periodic review of 
pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to 
satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, that the 
pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable 
adverse effects on human health or the environment. 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1082, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-1082. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the 
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket 
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the 
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov 
website to view the docket index or access available documents. 
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either in the electronic docket at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP 
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this 
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosanna Louie, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0037; fax number: (703) 308-8005 e-
mail address: louie.rosanna@epa.gov or the specific Regulatory contact, 
as identified in the Table in Unit II.A. for the pesticide of interest.
    For general questions on the registration review program, contact 
Kevin Costello, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(703) 305-5056; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: 
caulkins.peter@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 person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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 e-mail. 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 submitting comments, 
remember to:

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    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice opens a 60-day public comment period on the subject 
proposed registration review final decision. The Agency is proposing a 
registration review final decision for the pesticide case shown in 
Table 1 for sulfluramid.

     Table 1.--Registration Review Docket - Proposed Final Decision
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                                                        Chemical Review
  Registration Review Case Name    Pesticide Docket    Manager, Contact
           and Number                  ID Number          Information
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Sulfluramid, Case 7411            EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-10  Rosanna Louie
                                   82                 (703) 308-0037
                                                      louie.rosanna@epa.
                                                       gov
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    The docket for registration review of this pesticide case includes 
earlier documents related to the registration review of the subject 
case. For example, the review opened with the posting of a Summary 
Document, containing a Preliminary Work Plan, for public comment. A 
Final Work Plan was posted to the docket following public comment on 
the initial docket. The documents in the initial docket described the 
Agency's rationales for not conducting additional risk assessments for 
the registration review of the sulfluramid. This proposed registration 
review final decision continues to be supported by those rationales 
included in documents in the initial docket. Following public comment, 
the Agency will issue a final registration review decision for products 
containing sulfluramid.
    The registration review program is being conducted under 
congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both 
to make timely decisions and to involve the public. Section 3(g) of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended 
in 1996 by the Food Quality Protection Act, required EPA to establish 
by regulation procedures for reviewing pesticide registrations, 
originally with a goal of reviewing each pesticide's registration every 
15 years to ensure that a pesticide continues to meet the FIFRA 
standard for registration. The Agency's final rule to implement this 
program was issued in August 2006 and became effective in October 2006 
and appears at 40 CFR 155.40. The Pesticide Registration Improvement 
Act of 2003 (``PRIA'') was amended and extended in September 2007. 
FIFRA as amended by PRIA in 2007 requires EPA to complete registration 
review decisions by October 1, 2022 for all pesticides registered as of 
October 1, 2007.
    The registration review final rule provides for a minimum 60-day 
public comment period for all proposed registration review final 
decisions. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity 
for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary 
amendments to the proposed 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 Agency 
Docket for sulfluramid. Comments received after the close of the 
comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider 
these late comments. The Agency will carefully consider all comments 
received by the closing date and will provide a Response to Comments 
Memorandum in the Docket and regulations.gov.
    The final registration review decision will explain the effect that 
any comments have had on the decision. Background on the registration 
review program is provided at: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/. Quick links to earlier documents related to the 
registration review of this pesticide are provided at: http://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/sulfluramid/index.htm.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    FIFRA Section 3(g) and 40 CFR Part 155.40 et seq. provide authority 
for this action.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, registration review, pesticides, and 
pests.

    Dated: July 16, 2008.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-16737 Filed 7-22-08; 8:45 am]

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