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V. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that 

a registrant of a pesticide product may 

at any time request that any of its 

pesticide registrations be canceled or 

amended to terminate one or more uses. 

FIFRA further provides that, before 

acting on the request, EPA must publish 

a notice of receipt of any such request 

in the Federal Register. Thereafter, 

following the public comment period, 

the EPA Administrator may approve 

such a request. The notice of receipt for 

this action was published for comment 

in the Federal Register of July 6, 2012. 

The comment period closed on January 

2, 2013. 

VI. Provisions for Disposition of 

Existing Stocks 

Existing stocks are those stocks of 

registered pesticide products which are 

currently in the United States and 

which were packaged, labeled, and 

released for shipment prior to the 

effective date of the cancellation action. 

The existing stocks provisions for the 

products subject to this order are as 

follows. 

A. Registrations Listed in Table I of Unit 

II 

The registrants may continue to sell 

and distribute existing stocks of 

products listed in Table 1 of Unit II., 

until February 6, 2014, which is 1 year 

after the publication of the Cancellation 

Order in the Federal Register. 

Thereafter, the registrants are prohibited 

from selling or distributing products 

listed in Table 1 of Unit II., except for 

export in accordance with FIFRA 

section 17, or proper disposal. Persons 

other than the registrants may sell, 

distribute, or use existing stocks of 

products listed in Table 1 of Unit II., 

until existing stocks are exhausted, 

provided that such sale, distribution, or 

use is consistent with the terms of the 

previously approved labeling on, or that 

accompanied, the canceled products. 

B. Registrations Listed in Table 2 of Unit 

II, Except Nos. CA860037, ID060003, 

and OR060017 

The effective date of cancellation is 

the date of this cancellation order. The 

Agency had allowed registrants to sell 

and distribute existing stocks of these 

products until January 13, 2013, which 

is 1 year after the date on which the 

maintenance fee was due. Thereafter, 

registrants will be prohibited from 

selling or distributing the pesticides 

identified in Table 2 of Unit II., except 

for export consistent with FIFRA section 

17 or for proper disposal. Persons other 

than registrants will generally be 

allowed to sell, distribute, or use 

existing stocks until such stocks are 

exhausted, provided that such sale, 

distribution, or use is consistent with 

the terms of the previously approved 

labeling on, or that accompanied, the 

cancelled products. 

C. Registration Nos. CA860037, 

ID060003, and OR060017 

The effective date of cancellation of 

these products is the date of publication 

of the cancellation order in the Federal 

Register. EPA will prohibit the 

continued sale and distribution of 

existing stocks of these products after 

the effective date of this cancellation. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: January 31, 2013. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0850; FRL–9376–5] 

Chlorpyrifos Registration Review; 

Preliminary Evaluation of the Potential 

Risk From Volatilization; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s preliminary 

volatilization assessment for the 

registration review of chlorpyrifos and 

opens a public comment period on this 

document. 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 a preliminary volatilization 

assessment for chlorpyrifos uses. After 

reviewing comments received during 

the public comment period, EPA will 

issue a revised volatilization 

assessment, explain any changes to the 

preliminary volatilization assessment, 

respond to comments, and evaluate the 

need for risk mitigation for chlorpyrifos. 

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 March 8, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0850, 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.htm. 

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: 

Joel Wolf, Chemical Review Manager, 

Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division 

(7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 347–0228; fax number: (703) 308– 

8005; email address: wolf.joel@epa.gov. 

For general questions on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Jane Smith, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–0048; fax number: 

(703) 308–8005; email address: 

smith.jane-scott@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 

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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 chlorpyrifos 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 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 

registration for chlorpyrifos to ensure 

that it continues to satisfy the FIFRA 

standard for registration—that is, that 

chlorpyrifos can still be used without 

unreasonable adverse effects on human 

health or the environment. Chlorpyrifos 

is an organophosphate (OP) used to 

control many foliar and soil borne insect 

pests. EPA has completed a 

comprehensive volatilization 

assessment for chlorpyrifos uses. 

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 volatilization 

assessment for chlorpyrifos. Such 

comments and input could address, 

among other things, the Agency’s 

volatilization assessment uncertainties 

and assumptions, as applied to this 

preliminary volatilization assessment. 

The Agency will consider all comments 

received during the public comment 

period and make changes, as 

appropriate, to the preliminary 

volatilization assessment. EPA will then 

issue a revised volatilization 

assessment, explain any changes to the 

preliminary volatilization assessment, 

and respond to comments. 

1. Other related information. 

Additional information on chlorpyrifos 

is available on the Pesticide Chemical 

Search Web page for this pesticide, 

http://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/

f?p=CHEMICALSEARCH:3:

1567203687598401::NO:21,3,31,7,12,25:

P3_XCHEMICAL_ID:1822. 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. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Chlorpyrifos, Pesticides and pests. 

Dated: January 30, 2013. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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