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on locating the docket, see the
ADDRESSES section of this preamble.
G. Protest Activities
The Coast Guard respects the First
Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to call or email the
person listed in the FOR FURTHERINFORMATION CONTACT section tocoordinate protest activities so that yourmessage can be received without
jeopardizing the safety or security ofpeople, places, or vessels.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

Y. Moon,Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of thePort Sector Southeastern New England.

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation(water), Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Security measures,
Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in thepreamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 165 as follows:[FR Doc. 2024–17915 Filed 8–9–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124;
33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.
■ 2. Add § 165.T01–0466 to read as§ 165.T01–0466 Safety Zone; Narragansett
Bay, Jamestown, RI.

(a) Location. The following area is asafety zone, all waters of the West
Passage of Narragansett Bay, fromsurface to bottom, encompasses allnavigable waters located within thefollowing latitude and longitude points:

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Kasugamycin; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection

SUMMARY: This regulation establishes

tolerances for residues of kasugamycin
in or on tea, dried. UPL Delaware, Inc.
(UPL) requested these tolerances under
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This rule is effective August 12,
2024. Objections and requests forhearings must be received on or before
October 11, 2024 and must be filed inaccordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also
Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,

071°24.452′ W: and thence tothe point of beginning.

(b) Definitions. As used in thissection, designated representativemeans a Coast Guard Patrol
Commander, including a Coast Guard
coxswain, petty officer, or other officer
operating a Coast Guard vessel and a
Federal, State, and local officer
designated by or assisting the Captain of
the Port Sector Southeastern New
England (COTP) in the enforcement of
the safety zone.
(c) Regulations. (1) Under the generalsafety zone regulations in subpart C ofthis part, you may not enter the safetyzone described in paragraph (a) of this

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Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.

follows:

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGENCY40 CFR Part 180■ 1. The authority citation for part 165

Latitudesection unless authorized by the COTP
or the COTP’s designated representative.
(2) To seek permission to enter,
contact the COTP or the COTP’srepresentative on VHF–FM channel 16
or by telephone at 866–819–9128. Thosein the safety zone must comply with all
lawful orders or directions given tothem by the COTP or the COTP’s
designated representative.
(d) Enforcement period. This section
will be enforced from 6 p.m. to 7:30
p.m. on September 04, 2024, orSeptember 05, 2024.

identified by docket identification (ID)number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0399, isavailable at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)
in 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 Roomis 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 and the OPPDocket is (202) 566–1744. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Charles Smith, Registration Division(7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; main telephone number:(202) 566–1030; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected bythis action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. The following
list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readersdetermine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include:• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
B. How can I get electronic access toother related information?
You may access a frequently updated
electronic version of EPA’s tolerance
regulations at 40 CFR part 180 throughthe Federal Register Office’s e-CFR site
at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing
request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21
U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulationand may also request a hearing on thoseobjections. You must file your objection
or request a hearing on this regulationin accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must
identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2023–0399 in the subject line on
the first page of your submission. All
objections and requests for a hearing
must be in writing and must be received
by the Hearing Clerk on or before
October 11, 2024. Addresses for mailand hand delivery of objections andhearing requests are provided in 40 CFR
178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection orhearing request with the Hearing Clerk
as described in 40 CFR part 178, pleasesubmit a copy of the filing (excluding
any Confidential Business Information(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket.
Information not marked confidential
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disclosed publicly by EPA without priornotice. Submit the non-CBI copy of yourobjection or hearing request, identified
by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2023–0399, by one of the following
methods:• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow theonline instructions for submittingcomments. Do not submit electronicallyany information you consider to be CBIor 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 ordelivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-sendcomments-epa-dockets.
Additional instructions oncommenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

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II. Summary of Petitioned-For
Tolerance
In the Federal Register of November
21, 2023 (88 FR 81021) (FRL–10579–10–
OCSPP), EPA issued a document
pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filingof a pesticide petition (PP 3E9058) by
UPL Delaware, Inc. (UPL), 630 Freedom
Business Center Suite 402, King ofPrussia, PA 19406. The petition
requested that 40 CFR 180.614 beamended by establishing tolerances forresidues of the fungicide kasugamycin,
in or on tea, dried at 3 ppm parts per
million (ppm). That document
referenced a summary of the petition
prepared by UPL Delaware, Inc., theregistrant, which is available in thedocket, https://www.regulations.gov.
There was one comment received in
response to the notice of filing. The
comment was not germane to thepetition for kasugamycin tolerances.
III. Aggregate Risk Assessment andDetermination of Safety
Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA
allows EPA to establish a tolerance (thelegal limit for a pesticide chemical
residue in or on a food) only if EPA
determines that the tolerance is ‘‘safe.’’
Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA
defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is areasonable certainty that no harm will
result from aggregate exposure to thepesticide chemical residue, including
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exposure through drinking water and inresidential settings but does not include
occupational exposure. Section
408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA togive special consideration to exposureof infants and children to the pesticide
chemical residue in establishing atolerance and to ‘‘ensure that there is areasonable certainty that no harm will
result to infants and children fromaggregate exposure to the pesticide
chemical residue . . . .’’Consistent with FFDCA section
408(b)(2)(D), and the factors specified
therein, EPA has reviewed the available
scientific data and other relevant
information in support of this action.
EPA has sufficient data to assess thehazards of and to make a determination
on aggregate exposure for kasugamycin
including exposure resulting from thetolerances established by this action.
EPA’s assessment of exposures and risks
associated with kasugamycin follows. Inan effort to streamline its publicationsin the Federal Register, EPA is not
reprinting sections of the rule that
repeat what has been previously
published in tolerance rulemakings forthe same pesticide chemical. Where
scientific information concerning aparticular chemical remains unchanged,
the content of those sections would notvary between tolerance rulemakings,
and EPA considers referral back to thosesections as sufficient to provide an
explanation of the information EPA
considered in making its safety
determination for the new rulemaking.
EPA has previously published atolerance rulemaking for kasugamycin
in which EPA concluded, based on theavailable information, that there is areasonable certainty that no harm would
result from aggregate exposure to
kasugamycin and established tolerances
for residues of that chemical. EPA isincorporating previously publishedsections from that rulemaking as
described further in this rule, as theyremain unchanged.
A. Toxicological Profile
EPA has evaluated the available
toxicity data and considered its validity,
completeness, and reliability as well as
the relationship of the results of thestudies to human risk. EPA has also
considered available information
concerning the variability of thesensitivities of major identifiable
subgroups of consumers, including
infants and children.
Specific information on the studies
received and the nature of the adverse
effects caused by kasugamycin as wellas the no-observed-adverse-effect-level(NOAEL) and the lowest-observedadverse-effect-level (LOAEL) from the

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toxicity studies are discussed in the
final rule published in the Federal
Register of March 6, 2018 (83 FR 9442)(FRL–9972–96).
B. Toxicological Points of Departure/
Levels of Concern
Once a pesticide’s toxicological
profile is determined, EPA identifies
toxicological points of departure (POD)
and levels of concern to use inevaluating the risk posed by human
exposure to the pesticide. For hazards
that have a threshold below which there
is no appreciable risk, the toxicological
POD is used as the basis for derivationof reference values for risk assessment.
PODs are developed based on a carefulanalysis of the doses in each
toxicological study to determine thedose at which no adverse effects areobserved (the NOAEL) and the lowest
dose at which adverse effects of concern
are identified (the LOAEL). Uncertainty/
safety factors are used in conjunction
with the POD to calculate a safe
exposure level—generally referred to as
a population-adjusted dose (PAD) or areference dose (RfD)—and a safe marginof exposure (MOE). For non-threshold
risks, the Agency assumes that any
amount of exposure will lead to somedegree of risk. Thus, the Agency
estimates risk in terms of the probabilityof an occurrence of the adverse effectexpected in a lifetime. For more
information on the general principles
EPA uses in risk characterization and acomplete description of the risk
assessment process, see https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-andassessing-pesticide-risks/assessinghuman-health-risk-pesticides.
A summary of the toxicological
endpoints for kasugamycin used forhuman risk assessment can be found on
pages 10–12 of the document‘‘Kasugamycin. Human Health Risk
Assessment for a Section 3 Tolerance
without U.S. Registration on Tea.’’,hereinafter ‘‘Kasugamycin Human
Health Risk Assessment,’’ in Docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0399 athttps://www.regulations.gov.
C. Exposure Assessment
1. Dietary exposure from food andfeed uses. In evaluating dietary
exposure to kasugamycin, EPA
considered exposure under thepetitioned-for tolerances as well as all
existing kasugamycin tolerances in 40
CFR 180.614. EPA assessed dietary
exposures from kasugamycin in food as
follows:
i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acutedietary exposure and risk assessments
are conducted for a food-use pesticide if
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possibility of an effect of concern
occurring as a result of a 1-day or single
exposure. No such effects wereidentified in the toxicological studies
for kasugamycin; therefore, aquantitative acute dietary exposure
assessment is unnecessary.
ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting
the chronic dietary exposure assessment
EPA used the Dietary Exposure
Evaluation Model software using theFood Commodity Intake Database(DEEM–FCID) Version 4.02, which uses
the 2005–2010 food consumption datafrom the United States Department ofAgriculture’s (USDA’s) National Healthand Nutrition Examination Survey,
What We Eat in America (NHANES/WWEIA). The chronic analysis
incorporated tolerance-level residues for
all commodities and recommended
tolerance levels in or on tea. The
assessment assumed 100 percent crop
treated (PCT) for all commodities. The
analysis incorporated default processing
factors for all processed commodities.
For apple juice, empirical processing
factors of 1.5X were used.
iii. Cancer. Based on the datasummarized in the Kasugamycin
Human Health Risk Assessment, EPA
has concluded that kasugamycin does
not pose a cancer risk to humans.
Therefore, a dietary exposure
assessment for the purpose of assessing
cancer risk is unnecessary.
2. Dietary exposure from drinking
water. The proposed tolerance does not
result in an increase in the estimatedresidue levels in drinking water, so theestimated drinking water concentrations
used in the March 6, 2018, rulemaking
are the same as those used in thisassessment.
3. From non-dietary exposure. The
term ‘‘residential exposure’’ is used inthis document to refer to nonoccupational, non-dietary exposure(e.g., for lawn and garden pest control,indoor pest control, termiticides, andflea and tick control on pets).
Kasugamycin is not registered for any
specific use patterns that would result
in residential exposure.
4. Cumulative effects from substanceswith a common mechanism of toxicity.
Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA
requires that, when considering whether
to establish, modify, or revoke atolerance, the Agency consider‘‘available information’’ concerning the
cumulative effects of a particularpesticide’s residues and ‘‘othersubstances that have a common
mechanism of toxicity.’’
EPA has not found kasugamycin toshare a common mechanism of toxicity
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produce a toxic metabolite produced byother substances. For the purposes ofthis tolerance action, therefore, EPA has
assumed that kasugamycin does nothave a common mechanism of toxicity
with other substances. For information
regarding EPA’s efforts to determine
which chemicals have a common
mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate
the cumulative effects of suchchemicals, see EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-andassessing-pesticide-risks/cumulativeassessment-risk-pesticides.
D. Safety Factor for Infants andChildren
EPA continues to conclude that there
are reliable data to support the
reduction of the Food Quality Protection
Act (FQPA) safety factor. See Unit III.D.
of the March 6, 2018, rulemaking for a
discussion of the Agency’s rationale forthat determination.
E. Aggregate Risks and Determination of
SafetyEPA determines whether acute andchronic dietary pesticide exposures aresafe by comparing dietary exposure
estimates to the acute PAD (aPAD) andchronic PAD (cPAD). Short-,
intermediate-, and chronic-term
aggregate risks are evaluated bycomparing the estimated total food,water, and residential exposure to theappropriate PODs to ensure that an
adequate MOE exists.
1. Acute risk. An acute aggregate risk
assessment takes into account acuteexposure estimates from dietaryconsumption of food and drinking
water. No adverse effect resulting froma single oral exposure was identified
and no acute dietary endpoint was
selected. Therefore, kasugamycin is notexpected to pose an acute risk.
2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure
assumptions described in this unit forchronic exposure, EPA has concluded
that chronic exposure to kasugamycin
from food and water will utilize 4.3% of
the cPAD for all infants (less than 1 yearold), the population group receiving thegreatest exposure. There are noresidential uses for kasugamycin.
3. Short-term risk. Short-term
aggregate exposure takes into accountshort-term residential exposure plus
chronic exposure to food and water(considered to be a backgroundexposure level). Because there are noresidential uses, kasugamycin is notexpected to pose a short-term risk.
4. Intermediate-term risk.
Intermediate-term aggregate exposure
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to be a background exposure level).
Because there are no residential uses,
kasugamycin is not expected to pose anintermediate-term risk.
5. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S.
population. Based on the lack ofevidence of carcinogenicity in two
adequate rodent carcinogenicity studies,kasugamycin is not expected to pose acancer risk to humans.
6. Determination of safety. Based onthese risk assessments, EPA concludes
that there is a reasonable certainty thatno harm will result to the general
population, or to infants and children
from aggregate exposure to kasugamycin
residues.
IV. Other Considerations
A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology
A practical analytical method for
detecting and measuring levels of
kasugamycin has been developed andvalidated in all appropriate agriculturalcommodities. For the tea residue
studies, residues were quantified with aliquid chromatograph-tandem mass
spectrometer (LC–MS/MS).
The method may be requested from:
Chief, Analytical Chemistry Branch,
Environmental Science Center, 701
Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD 20755–5350;
telephone number: (410) 305–2905;
email address: residuemethods@
epa.gov.
B. International Residue Limits
In making its tolerance decisions, EPA
seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances withinternational standards wheneverpossible, consistent with U.S. foodsafety standards and agricultural
practices. EPA considers theinternational maximum residue limits(MRLs) established by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as
required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4).
The Codex Alimentarius is a joint
United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization/World HealthOrganization food standards program,and it is recognized as an international
food safety standards-settingorganization in trade agreements towhich the United States is a party. EPA
may establish a tolerance that isdifferent from a Codex MRL; however,
FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that
EPA explain the reasons for departingfrom the Codex level.
The Codex has not established MRLs
for kasugamycin in or on any
commodities. Japan has an establishedMRL on tea at 3 ppm. EPA is proposing
to harmonize with the Japanese MRL.
V. Conclusion
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amino-4-[(carboxyimino-methyl)amino]2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-a-D-arabinohexopyranosyl]-D-chiro-inositol), in or
on tea, dried at 3 ppm.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
This action establishes tolerances
under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to a petition submitted to the
Agency. The Office of Management andBudget (OMB) has exempted these typesof actions from review under Executive
Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993). Because this action
has been exempted from review under
Executive Order 12866, this action is
not subject to Executive Order 13211,
entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive
Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection ofChildren from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997). This action does notcontain any information collections
subject to OMB approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require
any special considerations under
Executive Order 12898, entitled‘‘Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income
Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16,1994).
Since tolerances and exemptions thatare established on the basis of a petition
under FFDCA section 408(d), such as
the tolerance in this final rule, do not
require the issuance of a proposed rule,
the requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 etseq.), do not apply.
This action directly regulates growers,
food processors, food handlers, and foodretailers, not States or tribes, nor does
this action alter the relationships or
distribution of power andresponsibilities established by Congressin the preemption provisions of FFDCA
section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency
has determined that this action will nothave a substantial direct effect on States
or tribal governments, on therelationship between the national
government and the States or tribal
governments, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among thevarious levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian
tribes. Thus, the Agency has determinedthat Executive Order 13132, entitled‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,1999) and Executive Order 13175,
entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination
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67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply
to this action. In addition, this action
does not impose any enforceable duty or
contain any unfunded mandate as
described under Title II of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) (2 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.).
This action does not involve any
technical standards that would require
Agency consideration of voluntary
consensus standards pursuant to section
12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
VII. Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA willsubmit a report containing this rule andother required information to the U.S.
Senate, the U.S. House ofRepresentatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of the rule in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: August 5, 2024.
Charles Smith,Director, Registration Division, Office ofPesticide Programs.

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I isamended as follows:
PART 180—TOLERANCES AND
EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDECHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD
■ 1. The authority citation for part 180

continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
■ 2. In § 180.614, in paragraph (a), add

a heading to the table and an entry inalphabetical order for ‘‘Tea, dried’’ toread as follows:§ 180.614 Kasugamycin; tolerances forresidues.

(a) * * *TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)Parts permillionCommodity****
Tea, dried 2 .................................
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Bacillus Paralicheniformis Strain
CH0273; Exemption From theRequirement of a Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an

exemption from the requirement of atolerance for residues of Bacillus
paralicheniformis strain CH0273 in oron all food commodities when used inaccordance with label directions andgood agricultural practices. Chr.
Hansen, Inc., submitted a petition to the
EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, andCosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an
exemption from the requirement of atolerance. This regulation eliminates theneed to establish a maximum
permissible level for residues of Bacillus
paralicheniformis strain CH0273 under
FFDCA when used in accordance withthis exemption.
DATES: This regulation is effective
August 12, 2024. Objections andrequests for hearings must be received
on or before October 11, 2024 and mustbe filed in accordance with the
instructions provided in 40 CFR part
178 (see also Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)number EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0323, isavailable at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)
in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20004. 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 and OPP Docketis (202) 566–1744. Please review thevisitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Madison H. Le, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511M),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

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