[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 80558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22803]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0125; FRL-12184-01-OCSPP]


Pesticide Reregistration Performance Measures and Goals; Annual 
Progress Report for 2020, 2021 and 2022; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is 
announcing the availability of EPA's progress report in meeting its 
performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during 
fiscal years 2020, 2021 and 2022. This progress report also presents 
the total number of products registered under the ``fast-track'' 
provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA).

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0125, online at 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. Additional instructions on commenting and visiting the 
docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is 
available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Miederhoff, Antimicrobials 
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0831; email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c01050908091e04030a0a42091e050f2c091c0d420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b66626e6f6e7963646d6d256e7962684b6e7b6a256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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, farm 
worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide 
users; and members of the public interested in the integration of 
tolerance reassessment with the reregistration process, and the status 
of various regulatory activities associated with reregistration and 
tolerance reassessment. Given the broad interest, the Agency has not 
attempted to identify all the specific entities that may be interested 
in this action.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This document announces the availability of EPA's progress report 
in meeting its performance measures and goals for pesticide 
reregistration during fiscal years 2020, 2021 and 2022. This report 
discusses the completion of tolerance reassessments; describes the 
status of various regulatory activities associated with reregistration; 
and provides the total number of products reregistered and products 
registered under the ``fast-track'' provisions of FIFRA.

III. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    FIFRA section 4(l), 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., requires EPA to publish 
information about its annual achievements in meeting the performance 
measures and goals for pesticide reregistration.

IV. Can I comment on this report?

    EPA welcomes input from stakeholders and the general public. Any 
written comments received will be taken into consideration in the event 
that EPA determines that further action is warranted. EPA does not 
expect this report to lead to any particular action, and therefore is 
not seeking particular public comments.

V. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI to EPA through email or 
https://www.regulations.gov. If you wish to include CBI in your 
comment, please follow the applicable instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#rules and clearly mark the 
information that you claim to be CBI. 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 your comments, 
see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

VI. How can I get a copy of the report?

    1. Docket. The report is available in the docket identified at the 
beginning of this document.
    2. EPA website. The report is also available on EPA's website at 
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation/reregistration-and-other-review-programs-predating-pesticide-registration.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a-1(l).

    Dated: September 27, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-22803 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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