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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0594; FRL–9915–54] 

Pesticide Chemicals; Registration 

Review; Draft Human Health and 

Ecological Risk Assessment; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s draft human health 

and ecological risk assessments for the 

registration review of 2–EEEBC 

(debacarb) and isoxaben, and opens a 

public comment period on these 

documents. 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 draft human health and 

ecological risk assessments, including 

an endangered species assessment, for 

all uses of the previously listed 

pesticide chemicals. After reviewing 

comments received during the public 

comment period, EPA will issue revised 

risk assessments, explain any changes to 

the draft risk assessments, and respond 

to comments and may request public 

input on risk mitigation before 

completing proposed registration review 

decisions for the previously listed 

pesticide chemicals. 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 November 24, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number for the specific pesticide of 

interest provided in the table in Unit 

III.A., 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: Chemical Review Manager 

identified in the table in Unit III.A. for 

the pesticide of interest. 

For general questions on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–8015; email address: 

dumas.richard@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 

Chemical Review Manager 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 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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

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. 

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. Authority 

EPA is conducting its registration 

review of 2–EEEBC (debacarb), 

acephate, allethrins, chlorethoxyfos, 

coumaphos, daminozide, dimethoate, 

isoxaben, picaridin, and propoxur 

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). When used in accordance with 

widespread and commonly recognized 

practice, the pesticide product must 


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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. 

III. Registration Reviews 

A. What action is the Agency taking? 

As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), 

EPA is reviewing the pesticide 

registrations for 2–EEEBC (debacarb) 

and isoxaben, to ensure that they 

continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard 

for registration—that is, that these 

pesticides can still be used without 

unreasonable adverse effects on human 

health or the environment. 

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 ecological risk assessments 

for 2–EEEBC (debacarb) and isoxaben. 

Such comments and input could 

address, among other things, the 

Agency’s risk assessment methodologies 

and assumptions, as applied to these 

draft risk assessments. The Agency will 

consider all comments received during 

the public comment period and make 

changes, as appropriate, to the draft 

human health and ecological risk 

assessments. EPA will then issue 

revised risk assessments, explain any 

changes to the draft risk assessments, 

and respond to comments. In the 

Federal Register notice announcing the 

availability of the revised risk 

assessments, if the revised risk 

assessments indicate risks of concern, 

the Agency may provide a comment 

period for the public to submit 

suggestions for mitigating the risk 

identified in the revised risk 

assessments. At present, EPA is 

releasing registration review draft risk 

assessments for the pesticide cases 

identified in the following table and 

further described after the table. 

TABLE 1—REGISTRATION REVIEW DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS

Registration review case name and 

No. Pesticide docket ID No. Chemical review manager, telephone No., and email address 

2–EEEBC (Debacarb) (Case 4031) EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0802 ........... Roy Johnson (703) 347–0492, johnson.roy@epa.gov. 

Isoxaben (Case 7219) ..................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1038 ........... Christina Scheltema, (703) 308–2201, scheltema.christina@epa.gov. 

1. 2–EEEBC (debacarb). Debacarb is a 

fungicide registered for use to control 

certain diseases in ornamental trees. 

The fungicide is applied to mature trees 

by injection through the trunk. EPA has 

completed a draft ecological risk 

assessment, including a screening-level 

listed species assessment. A human 

health risk assessment is not needed 

because the method of application 

limits the possibility for applicator or 

other human exposure. EPA 

acknowledges that further refinements 

to the listed species assessment will be 

completed in future revisions and 

requests public comment on any aspect 

of the ecological risk assessment, 

particularly any information on the 

disposition of the fungicide within the 

plant after application, the extent of use 

of the registered products, or any data 

available on adverse effects to 

potentially exposed non-target species. 

2. Isoxaben. Isoxaben is a broad 

spectrum pre-emergent herbicide used 

to control broadleaf weeds, grasses, and 

vines. Isoxaben is used around nonbearing food crops, ornamental trees, 

and shrubs in agriculture nurseries, 

rights-of-way, and urban areas. It is also 

used on bearing nut trees and grape 

vineyards. EPA has completed draft 

human health and ecological risk 

assessments, including a screening-level 

listed species assessment, for all 

isoxaben uses. EPA acknowledges that 

further refinements to the listed species 

assessment will be completed in future 

revisions and requests public comment 

on specific areas that will reduce the 

uncertainties associated with the 

characterization of risk to listed species 

identified in the current assessment. 

3. Other related information. 

Additional information on chemicals 2– 

EEEBC (debacarb) and isoxaben, is 

available for each pesticide, at http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/chemicalsearch 

and in each chemical’s individual 

docket listed in the table in Unit III.A. 

Information on the Agency’s registration 

review program and its implementing 

regulation is available at http://

www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. 

4. 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: September 12, 2014. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0335; FRL–9916–40] 

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; 

Agency Decisions and State and 

Federal Agency Crisis Declarations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted emergency 

exemptions under the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as 


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