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section 5(a) submission and the 

chemical identity (generic name if the 

specific name is claimed as CBI). 

• J–24–0005–0008, Biofuel-producing 

modified microorganism(s), with 

chromosomally borne modifications 

(Generic Name). 

• J–24–0014–0015, Biopolymer 

producing modified microorganism, 

with chromosomally located 

modifications (Generic Name). 

• J–24–0016–0019, Chromosomally 

modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae 

(Generic Name). 

To access EPA’s decision document 

describing the basis of the ‘‘not likely to 

present an unreasonable risk’’ finding 

made by EPA under TSCA section 

5(a)(3)(C), look up the specific case 

number at https://www.epa.gov/ 

reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxicsubstances-control-act-tsca/chemicalsdetermined-not-likely. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Dated: September 10, 2024. 

Lisa Christ, 

Acting Director, New Chemicals Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20998 Filed 9–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0223; FRL–12245–01– 

OCSPP] 

Chlorpyrifos; Amendment to Existing 

Stocks Provisions in Kaizen Product 

Cancellation Orders 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On August 31, 2022, EPA 

issued a final order cancelling several 

products, including one product for 

which Kaizen Technologies, LLC 

voluntarily requested cancellation, 

pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA). The Agency is issuing this 

notice to amend the existing stocks 

provisions in the August 31, 2022 order, 

for the product listed in this document. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified under docket identification 

(ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0223, 

is available online at https://

www.regulations.gov. Additional 

instructions on visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Biggio, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 566–0700; email address: 

OPPChlorpyrifosInquiries@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

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, 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. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

In its August 31, 2022 Cancellation 

Order for Certain Chlorpyrifos 

Registrations (87 FR 53471) (FRL– 

10138–01–OCSPP), EPA granted 

Kaizen’s request to cancel its one 

chlorpyrifos product: Bifenchlor (EPA 

Registration Number 86363–11). This 

order noted that all chlorpyrifos 

tolerances had been revoked, and thus 

all use on food and all sale and 

distribution of existing stocks for the 

products identified in that order were 

inconsistent with the purposes of 

FIFRA, with some exceptions. The 

August 31, 2022 order permitted 

existing stocks to be sold and 

distributed for export and for proper 

disposal. 

Subsequent to the issuance of the 

August 31, 2022 cancellation order, the 

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth 

Circuit vacated EPA’s rule revoking all 

tolerances. See Red River Valley 

Sugarbeet Growers Associations, et al. v. 

Regan, 85 F.4th 881 (8th Cir. 2023). On 

February 5, 2024, EPA issued a Federal 

Register notice to amend the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) to reflect the 

court’s reinstatement of those tolerances 

(89 FR 7625) (FRL–5993–06–OCSPP). At 

this time, all chlorpyrifos tolerances in 

effect prior to the 2021 tolerance rule 

have been reinstated and are currently 

in effect. See 40 CFR 180.342. With the 

tolerances in place, Kaizen requested an 

amendment to the terms of the August 

31, 2022 cancellation order governing 

disposition of existing stocks to allow 

for sale, distribution, and use. 

Because the reinstatement of the 

chlorpyrifos tolerances means that 

chlorpyrifos products can be used in 

accordance with their labeling without 

concern for adulterated food, EPA is 

amending the August 31, 2022 

cancellation order to update the existing 

stocks provisions as they apply to the 

following Kaizen product: 

• Bifenchlor (EPA Reg. No. 86363– 

11). 

The registrant for the listed product is 

Kaizen Technologies, LLC., 2225 Q 

Street, Aurora, NE 68818. 

III. Provisions for Disposition of 

Existing Stocks 

Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 

136d(f)(1)) provides that a registrant of 

a pesticide product may at any time 

request that any of its pesticide 

registrations be cancelled or amended to 

terminate one or more registered uses. 

Since the tolerances for chlorpyrifos 

residues on food commodities have 

been reinstated by the Eighth Circuit, 

food bearing chlorpyrifos residues could 

be sold in interstate commerce. EPA has 

noted however, that it intends to issue 

a new rulemaking revoking several 

chlorpyrifos tolerances in the near 

future. In the meantime, the following 

amendment to the existing stocks 

provisions for the Kaizen product is 

consistent with the path forward for 

disposition of existing stocks for several 

other existing stocks amendment 

requests and post-tolerancereinstatement voluntary cancellations 

for chlorpyrifos requested by registrants. 

Existing stocks for the product 

identified in this order 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 August 31, 2022. 

At this time, EPA is amending the 

existing stocks provisions in the August 

31, 2022 cancellation order as they 

apply to the Kaizen chlorpyrifos 

product mentioned in this notice. EPA 

has determined that the following 

existing stocks provisions are not 

inconsistent with the purposes of 

FIFRA, given the limited amount of 

existing stocks and the limited time 

allowed for use of the existing stocks 

outlined below: 

• Sale and distribution of existing 

stocks of Bifenchlor (EPA Reg. No. 

86363–11) is permitted until April 30, 

2025. 

• Use of existing stocks of Bifenchlor 

(EPA Reg. No. 86363–11) must be 

consistent with the product labeling. 

Such use is permitted until June 30, 

2025. Use of existing stocks of 

Bifenchlor (EPA Reg. No. 86363–11) for 

non-food purposes is permitted until 

existing stocks are exhausted, as long as 

such use is in accordance with the 

labeling. 

After these dates, all sale, 

distribution, and use of existing stocks 

is prohibited, except for sale and 


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distribution for export consistent with 

FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) and for 

proper disposal. 

Dated: September 10, 2024. 

Jean Anne Overstreet, 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21004 Filed 9–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12171–01–OEJECR] 

Notification of Request for 

Nominations to the National 

Environmental Justice Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for nominations to the 

National Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council (NEJAC). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations from a diverse range of 

qualified candidates to be considered 

for appointment to its National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council 

(NEJAC). The NEJAC was chartered to 

provide advice regarding broad, crosscutting issues related to environmental 

justice. This notice solicits nominations 

to fill approximately seven (7) new 

vacancies for terms through February 

2026. To maintain the representation 

outlined by the charter, nominees will 

be selected to represent: academia, 

business and industry; communitybased; non-governmental organizations; 

State and local governments; and Tribal 

governments and indigenous 

organizations. We are interested in 

adding members located in all EPA 

regions. Vacancies are anticipated to be 

filled by January 31, 2025. Sources in 

addition to this Federal Register Notice 

will be utilized in the solicitation of 

nominees. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted in time to arrive no later than 

Tuesday, October 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations 

electronically with the subject line 

NEJAC Membership 2024 to nejac@

epa.gov. The Office of Environmental 

Justice and External Civil Rights will 

acknowledge receipt of nominations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Flores Gregg, NEJAC Designated 

Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: nejac@

epa.gov; telephone: (214) 665–8123. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NEJAC is a Federal advisory committee 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92– 

463. EPA established the NEJAC in 1993 

to provide independent consensus 

advice to the EPA Administrator about 

a broad range of environmental issues 

related to environmental justice. The 

NEJAC conducts business in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. app. 2) and related 

regulations. In accordance with 

Executive Order 14035, EPA values and 

welcomes opportunities to increase 

diversity, equity, inclusion, and 

accessibility on its Federal advisory 

committees. EPA’s Federal advisory 

committees have a workforce that 

reflects the diversity of the American 

people. 

The Council consists of 32 members 

(including two Co-Chairpersons and one 

Vice-Chairpersons) appointed by EPA’s 

Administrator. Members serve as nonFederal stakeholders who represent 

academia, business and industry; 

community-based organizations; nongovernmental/environmental 

organizations; State and local 

governments; Tribal governments and 

indigenous organizations, of which one 

member serves as a liaison to the 

National Tribal Caucus. Members are 

appointed for one (1); two (2) or three 

(3)-year terms with the possibility of 

reappointment for another term. 

The NEJAC usually convenes 4 to 6 

times a year, generally meeting face-toface twice (2) a year in the Spring and 

the Fall and virtually for the remaining 

meetings. Additionally, members will 

be asked to participate in work groups 

to develop recommendations, advice 

letters, and reports to address specific 

policy issues. The average workload for 

members is approximately 20 to 25 

hours per month, not including public 

meeting hours and with the expectation 

that the member will take part in two (2) 

or more workgroup activities. EPA 

provides reimbursement for travel and 

other incidental expenses associated 

with official government business. 

Nominations: Any interested person 

and/or organization may nominate 

qualified individuals for membership. 

Individuals are encouraged to selfnominate. The EPA values and 

welcomes opportunities to increase 

diversity, equity, inclusion and 

accessibility on its Federal advisory 

committees and is seeking to obtain 

nominations from all geographic 

locations of the United States of 

America. All nominations will be fully 

considered, but applicants need to be 

aware of the specific representation 

sought as outlined in the summary 

above. In addition, EPA is seeking 

nominees with knowledge in 

environmental measures; public health/ 

health disparities; water infrastructure 

and other water concerns; climate 

justice; farmworkers and pesticides; 

community sustainability and 

resiliency; air quality; youth 

perspectives; green jobs and green 

infrastructure; land use and equitable 

development; and emerging inclusion of 

sub-populations such as the unhoused 

individuals, veterans, individuals in the 

criminal justice system, etc. Other 

criteria used to evaluate nominees will 

include: 

• the background and experience that 

would help members contribute to the 

diversity of perspectives on the 

committee (e.g., geographic, economic, 

social, cultural, educational 

background, professional affiliations, 

and other considerations, 

• demonstrated experience with 

environmental justice and community 

sustainability issues at the national, 

State, or local level, 

• excellent interpersonal and 

consensus-building skills, 

• ability to volunteer time to attend 

meetings 4–6 times a year, participate in 

virtual and in-person meetings, 

volunteer time to take part in two (2) or 

more workgroup activities, attend 

listening sessions with the 

Administrator or other senior-level 

officials, develop policy 

recommendations to the Administrator, 

and prepare reports and advice letters; 

and 

• willingness to commit time to the 

committee and demonstrated ability to 

work constructively and effectively on 

committees. The average workload for 

members is approximately 20 to 25 

hours per month, not including public 

meeting hours and with the expectation 

that the member will take part in two (2) 

or more workgroup activities. 

How to Submit Nominations: Any 

interested person or organization may 

nominate qualified persons to be 

considered for appointment to this 

advisory committee. Individuals are 

encouraged to self-nominate. 

Nominations will be submitted in 

electronic format following the template 

available at https://www.epa.gov/ 

environmentaljustice/nominationsnejac. To be considered, all nominations 

should include: 

• Current contact information for the 

nominee/applicant, including the 

nominee’s/applicant’s name, 

organization (and position within that 

organization), current business address, 

email address, telephone numbers and 

the stakeholder category position you 

are interested in. 


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