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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 

part 155, subpart C. 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 at 40 

CFR 155.58(a) provides for a minimum 

60-day public comment period on all 

proposed interim registration review 

decisions. This comment period is 

intended to provide an opportunity for 

public input and a mechanism for 

initiating any necessary amendments to 

the proposed interim 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 docket for the pesticides included 

in the table in Unit II.A. 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 

as appropriate. The final registration 

review decision will explain the effect 

that any comments had on the decision. 

Background on the registration review 

program is provided at: http://www2.

epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. 

Information regarding earlier documents 

related to the registration review of 

these pesticides can be found at: http:// 

www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation/

individual-pesticides-registrationreview. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: December 17, 2014. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30088 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0807; FRL–9919–06] 

Registration Review; Draft Human 

Health and Ecological Risk 

Assessments; 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 reviews of bentazon, 

daminozide, and d-limonene 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 for each case, the 

Agency has drafted a human health and 

ecological risk assessment for all uses of 

the previously listed pesticide 

chemicals. The ecological risk 

assessment includes or will include an 

assessment of risks to listed species, and 

the human health and ecological risk 

assessments includes or will include a 

determination of endocrine disrupter 

effects for the case. 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. The Agency also will 

request public input on any proposed 

risk mitigation measures 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 February 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0807, 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 

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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 pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. Authority 

EPA is conducting its registration 

reviews of bentazon, daminozide, and dlimonene 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 bentazon, daminozide, 

and d-limonene to ensure that they 

continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard 

for registration—that is, these pesticides 

can still be used without unreasonable 

adverse effects on human health or the 

environment. Information on the type of 

pesticide, target pests and uses sites can 

be found below for each case. EPA has 

completed draft human health and/or 

ecological risk assessments for all 

bentazon, daminozide, and d-limonene 

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 draft human 

health and ecological risk assessments 

for bentazon, daminozide, and dlimonene. 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, as needed, 

issue revised risk assessments, explain 

any changes to the draft risk 

assessments, and respond to the 

comments. In the Federal Register 

notice announcing the availability of the 

revised risk assessments, if a revised 

risk assessment indicates risks of 

concern, the Agency may provide a 

comment period for the public to submit 

suggestions for mitigating the risks 

identified in the revised risk assessment 

before developing a proposed 

registration review decision. 

Alternatively, the Agency may seek 

public comment on a proposed 

registration review decision without 

revising the risk assessments for any 

given chemical. 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. 

REGISTRATION REVIEW DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS

Registration review case name and 

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

Bentazon (Case 0182) ..................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0117 Carolyn Schroeder, (703) 308–2961, schroeder.carolyn@epa.gov. 

Daminozide (Case 0032) ................. EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0242 Margaret Hathaway, (703) 305–5076, hathaway.margaret@epa.gov. 

d-Limonene (Case 3083) ................. EPA HQ–OPP–2010–0673 Benjamin Askin, (703) 347–0503, askin.benjamin@epa.gov. 

Bentazon. Bentazon is a 

benzothiadiazole herbicide registered to 

control post-emergent broadleaf weeds 

and sedges in numerous agricultural 

field crops, and around trees and vines 

in various fruit and nut crops. Bentazon 

is also registered for use to control 

weeds in residential and recreational 

lawns around ornamental plants. EPA 

has completed a comprehensive draft 

human health and ecological risk 

assessment for all bentazon uses. 

Daminozide. Daminozide is a 

systemic growth regulator registered for 

use on ornamental plants grown in 

commercial or research greenhouses, 

shadehouses, and nurseries. If used in 

outdoor nursery areas, daminozide can 

only be applied to containerized 

ornamentals. EPA has completed a 

comprehensive draft human health and 

ecological risk assessment for all 

daminozide uses. 

d-Limonene. D-Limonene is an 

acaricide, herbicide, insecticide, and 

also acts as an insect repellent/feeding 

depressant and is used to control flying 

insects, flies, ants, cockroaches, 

mosquito larvae, fleas and ticks in 

terrestrial food and feed crops, as well 

as an non-food sites, indoor and outdoor 

residential sites, and aquatic sites. EPA 

has completed comprehensive draft 

human health and ecological risk 

assessments for d-limonene uses. 

1. Other related information. 

Additional information on Bentazon, 

Daminozide, and d-Limonene is 

available on the Pesticide Registration 

Review Status Web page for these 

pesticides, http://www.epa.gov/

pesticides/chemicalsearch/. 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 

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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: December 15, 2014. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29882 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL 9920–96–OA] 

Request for Nominations for Mobile 

Sources Technical Review 

Subcommittee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for Nominations for 

Mobile Sources Technical Review 

Subcommittee (MSTRS). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations from a diverse range of 

qualified candidates to be considered 

for appointment to its Mobile Sources 

Technical Review Subcommittee 

(MSTRS). Vacancies are anticipated to 

be filled by October 2015. Sources in 

addition to this Federal Register Notice 

may also be utilized in the solicitation 

of nominees. 

DATES: Nominations must be 

postmarked or emailed by February 4, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to: 

Elizabeth Etchells, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, U.S Environmental Protection 

Agency (6406A), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

You may also email nominations with 

subject line MSTRS2015 to 

etchells.elizabeth@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Etchells, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. EPA; telephone: (202)343– 

9231; email: etchells.elizabeth@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The MSTRS is a federal 

advisory committee chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), Pub. L. 92–463. The MSTRS 

provides the Clean Air Act Advisory 

Committee (CAAAC) with independent 

advice, counsel and recommendations 

on the scientific and technical aspects of 

programs related to mobile source air 

pollution and its control. Through its 

expert members from diverse 

stakeholder groups and from its various 

workgroups, the subcommittee reviews 

and addresses a wide range of 

developments, issues and research areas 

such as emissions modeling, emission 

standards and standard setting, air 

toxics, innovative and incentive-based 

transportation policies, onboard 

diagnostics, heavy-duty engines, diesel 

retrofit, fuel quality and greenhouse 

gases. The Subcommittee’s Web site is 

at: http://www.epa.gov/air/caaac/

mobile_sources.html. 

Members are appointed by the EPA 

Administrator for three year terms with 

the possibility of reappointment to a 

second term. The MSTRS usually meets 

two times annually and the average 

workload for the members is 

approximately 5 to 10 hours per month. 

EPA provides reimbursement for travel 

and other incidental expenses 

associated with official government 

business for members who qualify. 

EPA is seeking nominations from 

representatives of nonfederal interests 

such as: 

• State and local government interests 

• environmental advocacy groups 

• community and/or environmental 

justice interests 

• energy/fuel industry interests 

• emissions control and parts 

manufacturers 

• marine port interests 

• transportation and supply chain 

shippers 

EPA values and welcomes diversity. 

In an effort to obtain nominations of 

diverse candidates, EPA encourages 

nominations of women and men of all 

racial and ethnic groups. 

In selecting members, we will 

consider technical expertise, coverage of 

broad stakeholder perspectives, 

diversity and the needs of the 

subcommittee. 

The following criteria will be used to 

evaluate nominees: 

• The background and experiences 

that would help members contribute to 

the diversity of perspectives on the 

committee (e.g., geographic, economic, 

social, cultural, educational, and other 

considerations); 

• Experience working with producers 

of passenger cars, engines and trucks, 

engine and equipment manufacturing; 

• Experience working with fuel or 

renewable fuel producers; 

• Experience working with oil 

refiners, distributors and retailers of 

mobile source fuels; 

• Experience working with clean 

energy producers; 

• Experience working with 

agricultural producers (corn and other 

crop products), distillers, processors 

and shippers of biofuels; 

• Experience working with emission 

control manufacturers, catalyst and 

filter manufacturers; 

• Experience working for State and 

local environmental agencies or State 

Air Pollution Control Agencies; 

• Experience working for 

environmental advocacy groups; 

• Experience working for 

environmental and/or community 

groups; 

• Experience working with supply 

chain logistics and goods movement; 

• Experience working with marine 

port interests; 

• Experience in working at the 

national level on local governments 

issues; 

• Demonstrated experience with 

environmental and sustainability issues; 

• Executive management level 

experience with membership in broadbased networks; 

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and 

written communication and consensusbuilding skills; 

• Ability to volunteer time to attend 

meetings two times a year, participate in 

teleconference and webinar meetings, 

attend listening sessions with the 

Administrator or other senior-level 

officials, develop policy 

recommendations to the Administrator, 

and prepare reports and advice letters. 

Nominations must include a resume 

and a short biography describing the 

professional and educational 

qualifications of the nominee, as well as 

the nominee’s current business address, 

email address, and daytime telephone 

number. Interested candidates may selfnominate. 

To help the Agency in evaluating the 

effectiveness of its outreach efforts, 

please tell us how you learned of this 

opportunity. 

Please be aware that EPA’s policy is 

that, unless otherwise prescribed by 

statute, members generally are 

appointed to three-year terms. 

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