Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / Notices 77477 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0737; FRL–9920–77] 

Benefits of Neonicotinoid Seed 

Treatment to Soybean Production; 

Reopening of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register of October 22, 2014, 

concerning the assessment the Agency 

conducted as part of its ongoing reevaluation of clothianidin, 

imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam under 

the registration review program. This 

assessment examines the use of 

clothianidin, imidacloprid, and 

thiamethoxam seed treatments in terms 

of the extent of use and the pests 

targeted in order to characterize overall 

benefits to soybean production 

nationwide. In response to requests, the 

EPA is reopening the public comment 

period of EPA’s analysis of Benefits of 

Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments to 

Soybean Production. This document 

reopens the comment period for 30 days 

to January 23, 2015. 

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2014–0737, must be received on or 

before January 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed 

instructions provided under ADDRESSES

in the Federal Register document of 

October 22, 2014 (79 FR 63118) (FRL– 

9917–55). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide specific information, contact: 

Carissa Cyran, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 347–8781; email address: 

cyran.carissa@epa.gov. 

For general information 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) 308–8015; email address: 

dumas.richard@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document reopens the public comment 

period established in the Federal 

Register document of October, 22, 2014. 

In that document, the Agency 

announced that it had conducted an 

assessment as part of its ongoing reevaluation of clothianidin, 

imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam under 

the registration review program. This 

assessment examines the use of 

clothianidin, imidacloprid, and 

thiamethoxam seed treatments in terms 

of the extent of use and the pests 

targeted in order to characterize overall 

benefits to soybean production 

nationwide. EPA is hereby reopening 

the comment period for 30 days, to 

January 24, 2015. 

To submit comments, or access the 

docket, please follow the detailed 

instructions provided under ADDRESSES

in the Federal Register document of 

October 22, 2014. If you have questions, 

consult the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

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. 2014–30089 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0817; FRL–9919–30] 

Registration Review Final and Interim 

Decisions; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s final/interim 

registration review decisions. 

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, that the pesticide 

can perform its intended function 

without causing unreasonable adverse 

effects on human health or the 

environment. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

pesticide specific information, contact: 

The Chemical Review Manager for the 

pesticide of interest identified in the 

table in Unit II.A. 

For general information 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) 308–8015; 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 

pesticide specific contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0817, is available 

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

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this 

notice announces the availability of 

EPA’s final/interim registration review 

decision for 4-CPA & salts (Case 2115), 

Acetaminophen (Case 7610), Allethrins 

(Case 0473), Clofentezine (Case 7602), 

Cyromazine (Case 7439), Fosthiazate 

(Case 7604), Hexythiazox (Case 7404), 

Lactofen (Case 7210), Macleaya Extract 

(Case 7024), Trinexapac-ethyl (Case 

7228), and Quizalofop (Case 7215). 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a 

registration review decision is the 

Agency’s determination whether a 

pesticide meets, or does not meet, the 

standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA 

has considered for 4-CPA & salts (Case 

2115), Acetaminophen (Case 7610), 

Allethrins (Case 0473), Clofentezine 

(Case 7602), Cyromazine (Case 7439), 

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