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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9926–58–OEI] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, State of Oklahoma 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval of the State of Oklahoma’s 

request to revise/modify its General 

Pretreatment Regulations For Existing 

And New Sources Of Pollution and 

State Sludge Management Program 

Regulations EPA-authorized programs to 

allow electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective June 

6, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information, Mail Stop 

2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, 

seeh.karen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of 

title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR 

establishes electronic reporting as an 

acceptable regulatory alternative to 

paper reporting and establishes 

requirements to assure that electronic 

documents are as legally dependable as 

their paper counterparts. Subpart D of 

CROMERR requires that state, tribal or 

local government agencies that receive, 

or wish to begin receiving, electronic 

reports under their EPA-authorized 

programs must apply to EPA for a 

revision or modification of those 

programs and obtain EPA approval. 

Subpart D provides standards for such 

approvals based on consideration of the 

electronic document receiving systems 

that the state, tribe, or local government 

will use to implement the electronic 

reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) 

through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D 

provides special procedures for program 

revisions and modifications to allow 

electronic reporting, to be used at the 

option of the state, tribe or local 

government in place of procedures 

available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An 

application submitted under the subpart 

D procedures must show that the state, 

tribe or local government has sufficient 

legal authority to implement the 

electronic reporting components of the 

programs covered by the application 

and will use electronic document 

receiving systems that meet the 

applicable subpart D requirements. 

Once an authorized program has EPA’s 

approval to accept electronic documents 

under certain programs, CROMERR 

§ 3.1000(a)(4) requires that the program 

keep EPA apprised of any changes to 

laws, policies, or the electronic 

document receiving systems that have 

the potential to affect the program’s 

compliance with CROMERR § 3.2000. 

On October 27, 2014, the Oklahoma 

Department of Environmental Quality 

(OK DEQ) submitted a modification to 

their amended application titled 

‘‘Electronic Document Receiving 

System’’ for revision/modification to its 

EPA-approved pretreatment and sludge 

management programs under title 40 

CFR to allow new electronic reporting. 

EPA reviewed OK DEQ’s request to 

revise/modify its EPA-authorized Part 

403—General Pretreatment Regulations 

For Existing And New Sources Of 

Pollution and 501—State Sludge 

Management Program Regulations and, 

based on this review, EPA determined 

that the application met the standards 

for approval of authorized program 

revision/modification set out in 40 CFR 

part 3, subpart D. In accordance with 40 

CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s 

decision to approve Oklahoma’s request 

to revise/modify its Part 403—General 

Pretreatment Regulations For Existing 

And New Sources Of Pollution and 

501—State Sludge Management Program 

Regulations to allow electronic 

reporting under 40 CFR parts 403–471, 

501, and 503 is being published in the 

Federal Register. 

OK DEQ was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized program 

listed above. 

Matthew Leopard, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0794; FRL–9945–06] 

Atrazine, Simazine, and Propazine 

Registration Review; Draft Ecological 

Risk Assessments; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s draft ecological risk 

assessments for the registration review 

of atrazine, propazine, and simazine 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 comprehensive draft 

ecological risk assessments for all 

atrazine, propazine, and simazine uses. 

After reviewing comments received 

during the public comment period, EPA 

may issue revised risk assessments, 

explain any changes to the draft risk 

assessments, respond to comments, and 

may request public input on risk 

mitigation before completing proposed 

registration review decisions for 

atrazine, propazine, and simazine. 

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 August 5, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0794, 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 listed in 

Table 1 of Unit III. 

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 


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number: (703) 308–8015; 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 in 

Table 1 of Unit III. 

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 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. Authority 

EPA is conducting its registration 

review of atrazine, simazine, and 

propazine 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. 

III. Registration Reviews 

As directed by FIFRA section 3(g), 

EPA is reviewing the pesticide 

registrations for atrazine, simazine, and 

propazine to ensure that they continue 

to satisfy the FIFRA standard for 

registration—that is, that atrazine, 

simazine, and propazine can still be 

used without unreasonable adverse 

effects on human health or the 

environment. 

TABLE 1—DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT—TRIAZINES

Registration review case name 

and No. Docket ID No. Chemical review manager and contact information 

Atrazine 0062 ............................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0266 ............................. Marianne Mannix, mannix.marianne@epa.gov, (703) 347– 

0275. 

Simazine 0070 .......................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0251 ............................. Steven Snyderman, snyderman.steven@epa.gov, (703) 347– 

0249. 

Propazine, 0230 ........................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0250 ............................. Steven Snyderman, snyderman.steven@epa.gov, (703) 347– 

0249. 

Atrazine. Draft Ecological Risk 

Assessment (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0266). Atrazine is one of the most 

widely used agricultural pesticides in 

the United States. It is used primarily on 

corn, sorghum, and sugarcane to control 

broadleaf and grassy weeds in the 

Midwest. The draft atrazine ecological 

risk assessment evaluates risk to 

animals and plants. An endangered 

species assessment has not been 

completed for atrazine at this time. 

Atrazine was evaluated for its potential 

to affect endocrine systems in mammals 

and wildlife and the results of the 

Agency’s review are found in the 

Weight of Evidence review in this 

Registration Review docket. 

Simazine. Draft Ecological Risk 

Assessment (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0251). Simazine is an herbicide used to 

control broadleaf and grassy weeds on 

corn, citrus, tree nuts, pome fruits, stone 

fruits, berries, and grapes. The draft 

simazine ecological risk assessment 

evaluates risk to animals and plants. An 

endangered species assessment has not 

been completed for simazine at this 

time. Simazine was evaluated for its 

potential to affect endocrine systems in 

mammals and wildlife and the results of 

the Agency’s review are found in the 

Weight of Evidence review in this 

Registration Review docket. 

Propazine. Ecological Risk 

Assessment (EPA–HQ–OPP–2013– 

0250). Propazine is an herbicide used 

mainly to control broadleaf and grassy 

weeds on sorghum. The draft propazine 

ecological risk assessment evaluates risk 

to animals and plants. An endangered 

species assessment has not been 

completed for propazine at this time. 

Propazine has not been evaluated for its 

potential to affect endocrine systems in 

mammals and wildlife. 

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 ecological 

risk assessments for atrazine, simazine, 

and propazine. Such comments and 

input could address, among other 

things, the Agency’s risk assessment 

methodologies and assumptions, as 


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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 ecological risk 

assessments. After reviewing comments 

received during the public comment 

period, EPA may 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 a proposed registration 

review decision for the identified 

pesticides. 

1. Other related information. 

Additional information specific to 

atrazine is available on the Pesticide 

Registration Review Status Web page for 

this pesticide, https://www.epa.gov/

ingredients-used-pesticide-products/

atrazine-background-and-updates. 

Information on the Agency’s registration 

review program and its implementing 

regulation is available at http://

www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_

review. 

2. 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: May 31, 2016. 

Michael Goodis, 

Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0233; FRL–9947–12] 

Stakeholder Workshop To Discuss 

Interim Scientific Methods Used in 

Draft Biological Evaluations; Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA’s Office of Pesticide 

Programs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (FWS), and the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, 

the Services), and the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) are holding a 2- 

day workshop to discuss potential 

refinements to the interim scientific 

methods used in the first nationwide 

draft biological evaluations for 

chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion, 

released for public comment on April 

11, 2016. These interim scientific 

methods were developed by EPA and 

the Services, with collaboration from 

USDA on crop production, pesticide 

use, and the spatial footprint of 

agricultural use patterns, in response to 

the 2013 National Academy of Sciences 

(NAS) report entitled, ‘‘Assessing Risks 

to Endangered and Threatened Species 

from Pesticides.’’ This workshop builds 

upon public meetings held in November 

2013, April and October 2014, and April 

2015, and provides a forum for 

stakeholders to offer scientific and 

technical feedback on three topics of 

interest: (1) Improving aquatic 

modeling, (2) refinements to Step 1 

(making ‘‘may affect’’ or ‘‘no effect’’ 

determinations) and Step 2 (making 

‘‘likely to adversely affect’’ or ‘‘not 

likely to adversely affect’’ 

determinations), and (3) the weight of 

evidence approach. The workshop is not 

designed, or intended, to be a decisionmaking forum; consensus will not be 

sought, or developed at the meeting. 

This meeting is intended to further the 

agencies’ goal of developing a 

sustainable methodology and process as 

part of the consultation process for 

assessing pesticide impacts on 

threatened and endangered (listed) 

species that is efficient, inclusive, and 

transparent. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

29, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 

June 30, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m. There will be a teleconference line 

and webinar available for those 

interested in calling in for introductory 

and concluding plenary sessions at the 

beginning and the end of the workshop. 

Attendees must register by June 22, 

2016 to attend either in person or via 

teleconference/webinar. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact the person(s) 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA and 

the Services as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

FWS Skyline Bldg. 7, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, VA 22041– 

3803, in the Rachel Carson Room. See 

Unit III for additional information. 

Requests to participate in the meeting, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0233, may 

be submitted to the persons listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information and to register to 

attend, contact: Khue Nguyen, Pesticide 

Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: 703–347–0248; 

email address: nguyen.khue@epa.gov. 

For meeting logistics and special 

accommodations, contact: Leona 

Laniawe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Headquarters, Ecological Services, 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803; telephone: (703) 358–2640; email 

address: leona_laniawe@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you develop, manufacture, 

formulate, sell, and/or apply pesticide 

products, and if you are interested in 

the potential impacts of pesticide use on 

listed species. The following list of 

North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop Production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal Production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food Manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 


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