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If the results of the Tier 1 battery 

indicated the potential for a chemical to 

interact with the endocrine system as 

determined through a weight of 

evidence (WoE) analysis, various Tier 2 

tests were to be considered for 

determining dose-response relationships 

and any potential adverse effects for risk 

assessment. The EDSP is mandated 

under FFDCA to use ‘‘validated’’ assays 

to screen for endocrine disrupting 

chemicals. Validation principles 

established by the Organization for 

Economic Co-Operation and 

Development (OECD) and Interagency 

Coordinating Committee on the 

Validation of Alternative Methods 

(ICCVAM) were followed to develop, 

standardize, and validate many of the 

initially proposed Tier 1 in vitro and in 

vivo screening assays as well as more 

novel screening assays that emerged 

after the EDSTAC final report in 1998. 

Subsequent to the validation process, an 

independent peer review of individual 

Tier 1 screening assays was conducted. 

Based on results of the validation 

process, comments from peer review, 

and recommendations from EDSTAC, 

the EDSP proposed a battery of 

screening assays that was founded on 

the strengths of one or more assays 

complimenting the limitations of other 

assays in the battery. Moreover, it was 

expected that the result(s) of each assay 

would not be considered in isolation but 

be inclusive of the results of all assays 

in the battery to support a WoE analysis. 

The FIFRA SAP reviewed the proposed 

Tier 1 screening battery and 

recommended a battery of 11 assays to 

EPA which the Panel indicated ‘‘* * * 

as an appropriate starting point to detect 

endocrine disrupting chemicals based 

on the current state of the science.’’ In 

addition, however, the SAP also 

expected the Agency to continue ‘‘* * * 

to develop, refine, and review the 

battery.’’ Notably, this latter statement 

concurs with a recommendation from 

the initial joint SAB/SAP who indicated 

EPA should review the initial data 

‘‘* * * with an eye towards revising the 

process and eliminating those methods 

that don’t work.’’ 

This FIFRA SAP review will be 

focused on a subset of the initial Tier 1 

screening data received by the Agency 

in response to test orders issued for the 

first list of chemicals in 2009. The SAP 

review will involve the performance of 

the 11 Tier 1 screening assays and 

performance of the assays as a battery 

that was designed to detect the potential 

of a test chemical to interact with the E, 

A or T hormonal pathways. The SAP 

will be asked to comment on factors that 

may impact interpretation of the assay/ 

battery results (e.g., variability) as well 

as suggestions for increasing the 

efficiency of the Tier 1 screening 

approach. To illustrate assay/battery 

performances, case examples of Tier 1 

data from the initial list of chemicals 

will be used. It should be noted that 

there will be a separate SAP meeting 

scheduled in the summer of 2013 to 

discuss the decision logic in a WoE 

approach to identify candidate 

chemicals for Tier 2 testing using EDSP 

Tier 1 screening results, other 

scientifically relevant information 

(OSRI), and health and ecological effects 

data from 40 CFR part 158 studies. 

C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting 

Minutes 

EPA’s background paper, related 

supporting materials, charge/questions 

to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP composition 

(i.e., members and ad hoc members for 

this meeting), and the meeting agenda 

will be available by approximately early 

May 2013. In addition, the Agency may 

provide additional background 

documents as the materials become 

available. You may obtain electronic 

copies of these documents, and certain 

other related documents that might be 

available electronically, at http:// 

www.regulations.gov and the FIFRA 

SAP homepage at http://www.epa.gov/ 

scipoly/sap. 

FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting 

minutes summarizing its 

recommendations to the Agency 

approximately 90 days after the 

meeting. The meeting minutes will be 

posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site or 

may be obtained from the OPP Docket 

or at http://www.regulations.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests, and Endocrine disruptors. 

Dated: February 13, 2013. 

Steven M. Knott, 

Acting, Director, Office of Science 

Coordination and Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03977 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014; FRL–9378–7] 

Notice of Receipt of Requests To 

Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide 

Registrations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing 

a notice of receipt of requests by 

registrants to voluntarily cancel certain 

pesticide registrations. EPA intends to 

grant these requests at the close of the 

comment period for this announcement 

unless the Agency receives substantive 

comments within the comment period 

that would merit its further review of 

the requests, or unless the registrants 

withdraw its requests. If these requests 

are granted, any sale, distribution, or 

use of products listed in this notice will 

be permitted after the registration has 

been cancelled only if such sale, 

distribution, or use is consistent with 

the terms as described in the final order. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 21, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014, 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. 

Submit written withdrawal request by 

mail to: Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001. ATTN: 

John W. Pates, Jr. 

• 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: John 

W. Pates, Jr., Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8195; email address: 

pates.john@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 


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environmental, human health, and 

agricultural advocates; the chemical 

industry; pesticide users; and members 

of the public interested in the sale, 

distribution, or use of pesticides. 

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. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

This notice announces receipt by the 

Agency of requests from registrants to 

cancel 25 pesticide products registered 

under FIFRA section 3 or 24(c). These 

registrations are listed in sequence by 

registration number (or company 

number and 24(c) number) in Table 1 of 

this unit. 

Unless the Agency determines that 

there are substantive comments that 

warrant further review of the requests or 

the registrants withdraw their requests, 

EPA intends to issue an order in the 

Federal Register canceling all of the 

affected registrations. 

TABLE 1—REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION

Registration No. Product name Chemical name 

000241–00391 ................................. Pendulum 3.3 Herbicide .......................................................................... Pendimethalin. 

000241–00403 ................................. Pendimethalin Manufacturing Concentrate Herbicide ............................. Pendimethalin. 

000264–00807 ................................. Calypso 70WG Insecticide ...................................................................... Thiacloprid. 

000655–00802 ................................. Prentox Larva-Lur Contains Propoxur ..................................................... Propoxur. 

009688–00198 ................................. Chemsico Herbicide Concentrate DP ..................................................... Prometon, Diquat dibromide. 

009688–00218 ................................. Chemsico Herbicide RTU DP .................................................................. Prometon, Diquat dibromide. 

053883–00135 ................................. Esfenvalerate AG .................................................................................... Esfenvalerate. 

061483–00011 ................................. P1/P13 Creosote Oil ................................................................................ Creosote oil (Note: Derived from 

any source). 

061483–00012 ................................. P2 Creosote Coal Tar Solution ............................................................... Coal Tar Creosote (Note: Derived from any source). 

074062–00002 ................................. WinpeaceTM SF–1 ................................................................................... 10,10′-Oxybisphenoxarsine. 

CA–060004 ...................................... Gramoxone Inteon ................................................................................... Paraquat dichloride. 

CA–870038 ...................................... Griffin Direx 4L Herbicide ........................................................................ Diuron. 

CO–110002 ..................................... Rozol Prairie Dog Bait ............................................................................. Chlorophacinone. 

ID–980007 ....................................... Agri-Mek 0.15 EC Miticide/Insecticide ..................................................... Abamectin. 

IL–050001 ........................................ Callisto ..................................................................................................... Mesotrione. 

LA–090006 ...................................... Confirm 2F ............................................................................................... Tebufenozide. 

OR–030037 ..................................... Rubigan E.C. ........................................................................................... Fenarimol. 

OR–040013 ..................................... Agri-Mek 0.15 EC Miticide/Insecticide ..................................................... Abamectin. 

OR–060006 ..................................... Prowl H2O Herbicide ............................................................................... Pendimethalin. 

OR–060007 ..................................... Prowl H2O Herbicide ............................................................................... Pendimethalin. 

TX–060017 ...................................... Gramoxone Inteon ................................................................................... Paraquat dichloride. 

VA–060002 ...................................... Gramoxone Inteon ................................................................................... Paraquat dichloride. 

WA–030007 ..................................... Palisade EC ............................................................................................. Trinexapac-ethyl. 

WA–070010 ..................................... Pear Wrap Treated with Ethoxyquin ....................................................... Ethoxyquin. 

WA–080006. .................................... Provide 10SG .......................................................................................... Gibberellin A4 mixt. with 

Gibberellin A7. 

Table 2 of this unit includes the 

names and addresses of record for all 

registrants of the products in Table 1 of 

this unit, in sequence by EPA company 

number. This number corresponds to 

the first part of the EPA registration 

numbers of the products listed in this 

unit. 

TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION

EPA company No. Company name and address 

241 (OR–060006, OR–060007) ......................................... BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709–3528. 


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TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION—Continued 

EPA company No. Company name and address 

264 ..................................................................................... Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27709. 

655 ..................................................................................... Prentiss LLC, Agent: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th St. NW., Gig 

Harbor, WA 98332. 

9688 ................................................................................... Chemsico, P.O. Box 142642, St. Louis, MO 63114–0642. 

53883 ................................................................................. Control Solutions, Inc., 5903 Genoa-Red Bluff Rd., Pasadena, TX 77057–1041. 

61483 ................................................................................. KMG-Bernuth, Inc., 9555 W. Sam Houston Pkwy., Suite 600, Houston, TX 77099. 

74062 ................................................................................. Winpeace International. LTD., 3414 Bishop St., Cincinnati, OH 45220–1831. 

CA060004; ID980007; IL050001; OR040013; TX060017; 

VA060002.

Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swin Rd., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 

27419–8300. 

CA870038 .......................................................................... Easter Lily Research Foundation, P.O. Box 907, Brookings, OR 97415. 

CO110002 .......................................................................... Liphatech, Inc., 3600 W. Elm St., Milwaukee, WI 53209. 

LA–090006 ......................................................................... Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., 308/2E, Indianapolis, IN 46268–1054. 

OR–030037 ........................................................................ Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366–8844. 

WA–070010 ........................................................................ Wrap Pack Inc., Agent: Technology Sciences Group, Inc., 1150 18th St. NW., Suite 

100, Washington, D.C. 20036. 

WA–080006 ........................................................................ Valent BioSciences Corporation, Environmental Science Division, 870 Technology 

Way, Libertyville, IL 60048–6316. 

III. 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. 

FIFRA further provides that, before 

acting on the request, EPA must publish 

a notice of receipt of any such request 

in the Federal Register. 

Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA requires 

that before acting on a request for 

voluntary cancellation, EPA must 

provide a 30-day public comment 

period on the request for voluntary 

cancellation or use termination. In 

addition, FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(C) 

requires that EPA provide a 180-day 

comment period on a request for 

voluntary cancellation or termination of 

any minor agricultural use before 

granting the request, unless: 

1. The registrants request a waiver of 

the comment period, or 

2. The EPA Administrator determines 

that continued use of the pesticide 

would pose an unreasonable adverse 

effect on the environment. 

The registrants in Table 2 of Unit II. 

have not requested that EPA waive the 

180-day comment period. Accordingly, 

EPA will provide a 180-day comment 

period on the proposed requests. 

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of 

Request 

Registrants who choose to withdraw a 

request for cancellation should submit 

such withdrawal in writing to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. If the products 

have been subject to a previous 

cancellation action, the effective date of 

cancellation and all other provisions of 

any earlier cancellation action are 

controlling. 

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing 

Stocks 

Existing stocks are those stocks of 

registered pesticide products that are 

currently in the United States and that 

were packaged, labeled, and released for 

shipment prior to the effective date of 

the cancellation action. Because the 

Agency has identified no significant 

potential risk concerns associated with 

these pesticide products, upon 

cancellation of the products identified 

in Table 1 of Unit II., EPA anticipates 

allowing registrants to sell and 

distribute existing stocks of these 

products for 1 year after publication of 

the Cancellation Order in the Federal 

Register. Thereafter, registrants will be 

prohibited from selling or distributing 

the pesticides identified in Table 1 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 canceled products. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: February 13, 2013. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04031 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2013–0113] 

Application for Final Commitment for a 

Long-Term Loan or Financial 

Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million: 

AP087791XX 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to inform the 

public, in accordance with Section 

3(c)(10) of the Charter of the ExportImport Bank of the United States (‘‘ExIm Bank’’), that Ex-Im Bank has received 

an application for final commitment for 

a long-term loan or financial guarantee 

in excess of $100 million (as calculated 

in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of 

the Charter). Comments received within 

the comment period specified below 

will be presented to the Ex-Im Bank 

Board of Directors prior to final action 

on this Transaction. 

Reference: AP087791XX. 

Purpose and Use: 

Brief description of the purpose of the 

transaction: 

To support the export of U.S. 

manufactured commercial aircraft to 

Mexico. 

Brief non-proprietary description of 

the anticipated use of the items being 

exported: 

To provide short- and medium-haul 

airline service in Mexico and between 

Mexico and other countries in North, 

Central and South America. 

To the extent that Ex-Im Bank is 

reasonably aware, the item(s) being 

exported may be used to produce 

exports or provide services in 

competition with the exportation of 

goods or provision of services by a 

United States industry. 


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