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B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.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 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 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the EPA Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the EPA Administrator determines 

that emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. The FDACS has 

requested the EPA Administrator to 

issue a specific exemption for the use of 

clothianidin as a soil drench application 

on immature (3–5 years old) citrus trees 

to control the transmission of HLB 

disease vectored by ACP. Information in 

accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was 

submitted as part of this request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that clothianidin is needed to 

suppress the transmission of HLB 

disease vectored by ACP due to the lack 

of available alternative pesticides and 

effective control practices. Without the 

use of this tool, Florida citrus growers 

are expected to experience significant 

economic losses due to the severity of 

this invasive disease and vector 

complex. 

The Applicant proposes to make no 

more than two applications of 

clothianidin at a maximum rate of 0.4 

lb. a.i./A (24.0 fl. oz per acre) per 12- 

month period on up to 125,376 acres of 

immature (3–5 years old) citrus trees 

grown in Florida from January 14 to 

October 31, 2022. A total of 50,150 lbs. 

of clothianidin could be used on the 

maximum acreage of 125,376 at the 

highest rate. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing FIFRA 

section 18 require publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

specific exemption proposing a use 

which is supported by the IR–4 program 

and has been requested in 5 or more 

previous years; and for which a 

complete application for registration of 

that use and/or a petition for tolerance 

for residues in or on the commodity has 

not been submitted to the Agency. 

The FDACS submitted in 2011 a 

petition for tolerance to EPA that was 

subsequently withdrawn, and an 

application/petition has not been 

resubmitted to the Agency. The notice 

provides an opportunity for public 

comment on the application. The 

Agency will review and consider all 

comments received during the comment 

period in determining whether to issue 

the specific exemption requested by the 

FDACS. 

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

Dated: January 19, 2022. 

Marietta Echeverria, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01987 Filed 1–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0513; FRL–9417–01– 

OCSPP] 

Notice of Receipt of Requests To 

Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide 

Registrations and Amend 

Registrations To Terminate Certain 

Uses 

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 the 

registrants to voluntarily cancel their 

registrations of certain products and to 

amend their product registrations to 

terminate one or more uses. 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 

registrations have been cancelled and 

uses terminated, 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 March 3, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0513, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://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 https://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

or visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

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

dockets. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Green, Registration Division 

(7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

566–2707; email address: 

green.christopher@epa.gov. 


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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, 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. 

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 preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

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

comments.html. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

This notice announces receipt by EPA 

of requests from registrants to cancel 

certain product registrations and 

terminate certain uses of product 

registrations. The affected products and 

the registrants making the requests are 

identified in Tables 1–3 of this unit. 

Unless a request is withdrawn by the 

registrant or if the Agency determines 

that there are substantive comments that 

warrant further review of this request, 

EPA intends to issue an order canceling 

and amending the affected registrations. 

TABLE 1—PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION

Registration 

No. 

Company 

No. Product name Active ingredients 

432–1515 ...... 432 BES0531 ......................................................................... Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis Strain 

BMP 144 solids, spores and insecticidal toxins. 

524–487 ........ 524 Harness 20G Granular Herbicide ................................... Acetochlor. 

524–496 ........ 524 Mon 58430 Herbicide ...................................................... Acetochlor. 

524–497 ........ 524 Mon 58442 Herbicide ...................................................... Atrazine; Glyphosate-isopropylammonium & Acetochlor. 

1258–1401 .... 1258 IWC 2300–G ................................................................... Sodium bromide. 

2693–70 ........ 2693 Latenac Antifouling Red .................................................. Cuprous oxide. 

2724–688 ...... 2724 Security BT Dust Biological Insecticide .......................... Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain SA–12 

solides, spores, and insecticidal toxins, ATCC # SD– 

1323. 

4822–278 ...... 4822 Raid Formula 278 Insect Killer ....................................... Permethrin. 

5185–448 ...... 5185 NABR97–E ...................................................................... Sodium bromide. 

6836–264 ...... 6836 Dantobrom TBS–2 .......................................................... 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-; 

1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin & 1,3-Dichloro-5- 

ethyl-5-methylhydantoin. 

6836–281 ...... 6836 Dantobrom PG Granular ................................................. 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-; 

1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin & 1,3-Dichloro-5- 

ethyl-5-methylhydantoin. 

7946–11 ........ 7946 Mauget Inject-A-Cide B ................................................... Dicrotophos. 

8622–25 ........ 8622 Halobrom ......................................................................... 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-. 

8622–28 ........ 8622 Halogene ......................................................................... 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-. 

8622–29 ........ 8622 Halogene G ..................................................................... 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-. 

8622–30 ........ 8622 Halogene T–30 ............................................................... 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-. 

8622–41 ........ 8622 Halobrom Mini Slow Dissolving Brominating Tablets for 

Pool & Spa.

2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-. 

8622–70 ........ 8622 Halobrom BCDMH 96% .................................................. 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-. 

8622–73 ........ 8622 Halogene—Tab ............................................................... 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-. 

8622–82 ........ 8622 Halogene 96 .................................................................... 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 3-bromo-1-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-. 

9688–84 ........ 9688 Chemsico Lawn & Garden Insect Control ...................... Permethrin. 

9688–85 ........ 9688 Chemsico Home Insect Control C .................................. Permethrin. 

9688–120 ...... 9688 Chemsico Concentrate MP ............................................. Permethrin & Myclobutanil. 

9688–149 ...... 9688 Chemsico Insecticide Concentrate 57P .......................... Permethrin. 

9688–184 ...... 9688 Chemsico Fire Ant Killer PD ........................................... Permethrin. 

11678–78 ...... 11678 Titanium 9.3 .................................................................... Novaluron. 

41750–3 ........ 41750 Awlgrip Awlstar Anti-Fouling Gold Label BP802 White 

Lightning.

Cuprous oxide. 

62719–42 ...... 62719 Reldan F Insecticidal Chemical ...................................... Chlorpyrifos-methyl. 

73049–405 .... 73049 BTI Technical Powder Bioinsecticide ............................. Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis strain EG2215. 

74229–1 ........ 74229 Magna Cide D ................................................................. Nabam & Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate. 

80289–16 ...... 80289 Dipron 10 EC .................................................................. Novaluron. 

87093–12 ...... 87093 LN Iron HEDTA ............................................................... Ferric HEDTA. 

AR–970005 ... 2217 Acme Hi-Dep Herbicide .................................................. 2,4–D, diethanolamine salt & 2,4–D, dimethylamine 

salt. 

CA–100003 ... 66222 Rimon 0.83 EC Insecticide ............................................. Novaluron. 

ID–100005 .... 66222 Rimon 0.83 EC ............................................................... Novaluron. 

ID–180003 .... 5481 Parazone 3SL Herbicide ................................................. Paraquat dichloride. 

ID–190005 .... 5481 Parazone 3SL Herbicide ................................................. Paraquat dichloride. 


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TABLE 1—PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION—Continued 

Registration 

No. 

Company 

No. Product name Active ingredients 

ID–190006 .... 5481 Parazone 3SL Herbicide ................................................. Paraquat dichloride. 

ID–190007 .... 5481 Parazone 3SL Herbicide ................................................. Paraquat dichloride. 

MT–060002 .. 66222 Rimon 0.83 EC ............................................................... Novaluron. 

OR–180005 .. 5481 Parazone 3SL Herbicide ................................................. Paraquat dichloride. 

OR–160008 .. 264 Sivanto 200 SL ............................................................... Flupyradifurone. 

WA–050016 .. 61282 Prozap Zinc Phosphide Pellets ....................................... Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2). 

WA–120012 .. 59639 Valor Herbicide ............................................................... Flumioxazin. 

WA–180003 .. 5481 Parazone 3SL Herbicide ................................................. Paraquat dichloride. 

WY–060005 .. 66222 Rimon 0.83 EC ............................................................... Novaluron. 

TABLE 2—PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENT

Registration 

No. 

Company 

No. Product name Active ingredient Uses to be terminated 

10088–55 ...... 10088 Non-Selective Herbicide #3 .. Prometon ............................................................... Weed control on railroad 

sidings. 

10324–81 ...... 10324 Maquat 7.5–M ....................... Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride 

*(50%C14, 40%C12, 10%C16); 1- 

Octanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, chloride; 

1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chloride & 1-Decanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, 

chloride.

Cadaver. 

10324–177 .... 10324 Maquat 705–M ...................... Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride 

*(50%C14, 40%C12, 10%C16); 1- 

Octanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, chloride; 

1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chloride & 1-Decanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, 

chloride.

Cadaver. 

66222–22 ...... 66222 Pramitol 25E ......................... Prometon ............................................................... Railroads. 

70506–575 .... 70506 Thiram 480DP ....................... Thiram ................................................................... Turf and golf. 

Table 3 of this unit includes the 

names and addresses of record for the 

registrants of the products listed in 

Table 1 and Table 2 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 Table 1 and Table 

2 of this unit. 

TABLE 3—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION AND/OR AMENDMENTS

EPA company 

No. Company name and address 

264 ..................... Bayer CropScience, LP,8622 Agent Name: Bayer CropScience, LLC, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 900, Washington, DC 

20004. 

432 ..................... Bayer Environmental Science, A Division of Bayer CropScience, LP, 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 

63017. 

524 ..................... Bayer CropScience, LP, 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004. 

1258 ................... Innovative Water Care, LLC, 1400 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004. 

2217 ................... PBI/Gordon Corporation, 22701 W 68th Terrace, Shawnee, KS 66226. 

2693 ................... International Paint, LLC, 6001 Antoine Drive, Houston, TX 77091. 

2724 ................... Wellmark International, 1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 200 West, Schaumburg, IL 60173. 

4822 ................... S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1525 Howe Street, Racine, WI 53403. 

5185 ................... Bio-Lab, Inc., P.O. Box 300002, Lawrenceville, GA 30049–1002. 

5481 ................... Amvac Chemical Corporation, 4695 Macarthur Court, Suite 1200, Newport Beach, CA 92660–1706. 

6836 ................... Arxada, LLC, 412 Mount Kemble Avenue, Suite 200S, Morristown, NJ 07960. 

7946 ................... J.J. Mauget Co., Agent Name: SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director’s Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192. 

8622 ................... ICL–IP America, Inc., 11636 Huntington Road, Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515. 

9688 ................... Chemsico, A Division of United Industries Corp., One Rider Trail Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Earth City, MO 63045–1313. 

10088 ................. Athea Laboratories, Inc., P.O. Box 240014, Milwaukee, WI 53224. 

10324 ................. Mason Chemical Company, 9075 Centre Pointe Dr., Suite 400, West Chester, OH 45069. 

11678 ................. Adama Makhteshim Ltd., Agent Name: Makhteshim-Agan of North America, Inc., D/B/A Adama, 3120 Highwoods Blvd., 

Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604. 

41750 ................. International Paint, LLC, 6001 Antoine Drive, Houston, TX 77091. 

59639 ................. Valent U.S.A., LLC, 4600 Norris Canyon Road, P.O. Box 5075, San Ramon, CA 94583. 

61282 ................. Hacco, Inc., 620 Lesher Place, Lansing, MI 48912. 

62719 ................. Corteva Agriscience, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268. 

66222 ................. Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., D/B/A Adama, 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100 

Raleigh, NC 27604. 

70506 ................. UPL NA, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA 19406. 


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EPA company 

No. Company name and address 

73049 ................. Valent Biosciences, LLC, 1910 Innovation Way, Suite 100, Libertyville, IL 60048–6316. 

74229 ................. Pro Tech USA, LLC, Agent Name: KRK Consulting, LLC, 5807 Churchill Way, Medina, OH 44256. 

80289 ................. Isagro S.P.A., D/B/A Isagro USA, Inc., Agent Name: Exigent Sciences, LLC, 370 S. Main St., Yuma, AZ 85364. 

87093 ................. LNouvel, Inc., 4657 Courtyard Trail, Plano, TX 75024. 

III. What is the Agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

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 canceled or amended to 

terminate one or more uses. 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 (7 U.S.C. 

136d(f)(1)(B)) 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) (7 U.S.C. 136d(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 have requested that 

EPA waive the 180-day comment 

period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 

30-day comment period on the proposed 

requests. 

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of 

Requests 

Registrants who choose to withdraw a 

request for product cancellation or use 

termination should submit the 

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 action. If the requests for voluntary 

cancellation and amendments to 

terminate uses are granted, the Agency 

intends to publish the cancellation 

order in the Federal Register. 

In any order issued in response to 

these requests for cancellation of 

product registrations and for 

amendments to terminate uses, EPA 

proposes to include the following 

provisions for the treatment of any 

existing stocks of the products listed in 

Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. 

For voluntary product cancellations, 

registrants will be permitted to sell and 

distribute existing stocks of voluntarily 

canceled products for 1 year after the 

effective date of the cancellation, which 

will be the date of publication of the 

cancellation order in the Federal 

Register. Thereafter, registrants will be 

prohibited from selling or distributing 

the products identified in Table 1 of 

Unit II, except for export consistent with 

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

proper disposal. 

Once EPA has approved product 

labels reflecting the requested 

amendments to terminate uses, 

registrants will be permitted to sell or 

distribute products under the previously 

approved labeling for a period of 18 

months after the date of Federal 

Register publication of the cancellation 

order, unless other restrictions have 

been imposed. Thereafter, registrants 

will be prohibited from selling or 

distributing the products whose labels 

include the terminated uses identified 

in Table 2 of Unit II, except for export 

consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for 

proper disposal. 

Persons other than the registrant may 

sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of 

canceled products and products whose 

labels include the terminated uses until 

supplies 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 

and terminated uses. 

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

Dated: January 21, 2022. 

Marietta Echeverria, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01989 Filed 1–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2020–0682; FRL–9518–01– 

ORD] 

Request for Nomination of Experts for 

the Biofuels and the Environment: 

Third Triennial Report to Congress 

Peer Review Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; nomination of experts 

for peer review panel. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting 

nominations for an external expert 

panel to peer review EPA’s Biofuels and 

the Environment: Third Triennial 

Report to Congress (RtC3). The peer 

review will be conducted under the 

framework of EPA’s Scientific Integrity 

Policy (https://www.epa.gov/sites/ 

default/files/2014-02/documents/ 

scientific_integrity_policy_2012.pdf) 

and follow procedures established in 

EPA’s Peer Review Handbook 4th 

Edition, 2015 (EPA/100/B–15/001). EPA 

invites the public to nominate scientific 

experts to be considered as peer 

reviewers for this contractor-managed 

peer review. Nominations of peer 

review candidates will be accepted by 

EPA’s contractor, Eastern Research 

Group, Inc. (ERG). Relevant expertise 

includes economics, engineering, 

agronomics, land use change, remote 

sensing, air quality, biogeochemistry, 

water quality, hydrology, conservation 

biology, limnology, and ecology. EPA 

has instructed ERG to formulate a single 

pool of eighteen (18) candidate external 

reviewers to provide independent 

external peer review. After 

consideration of peer reviewer 

nominations submitted to ERG in 

response to this Federal Register notice 

(FRN) and after consideration of public 

comments on the List of Candidates (to 

be announced in a future FRN), ERG 

will select from this pool the final list 

of up to nine (9) peer reviewers in a 

manner consistent with EPA’s Peer 

Review Handbook 4th Edition, 2015 

(EPA/100/B–15/001), ensuring their 

combined expertise best spans the above 

disciplines. 


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