Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 24 / Friday, February 4, 2022 / Notices 6535 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0751; FRL–9437–01– 

OCSPP] 

Pesticide Registration Review; Interim 

Decisions and Final Decision for 

Several Pesticides; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s interim registration 

review decisions for the following 

chemicals: Creosote; and chromated 

arsenicals and dichromic acid, 

disodium salt, dehydrate. In addition, it 

announces the final registration review 

decision for pentachlorophenol. 

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 

in Table 1 in Unit IV. 

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: 

For pesticide specific information, 

contact: The Chemical Review Manager 

for the pesticide of interest identified in 

the Table in Unit IV. 

For general information on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Kimberly Wilson, Antimicrobials 

Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 566–0647; email address: 

wilson.kimberly@epa.gov. 

II. Background 

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, the pesticide can 

perform its intended function without 

unreasonable adverse effects on human 

health or the environment. As part of 

the registration review process, the 

Agency has completed interim and final 

decisions for all pesticides listed in 

Table 1 in Unit IV. 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. 

III. Authority 

EPA is conducting its registration 

review of the chemicals listed in Table 

1 in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) of 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 

Procedural Regulations for Registration 

Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. 

Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among 

other things, that the registrations of 

pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 

years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product 

may be registered or remain registered 

only if it meets the statutory standard 

for registration given in FIFRA section 

3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used 

in accordance with widespread and 

commonly recognized practice, the 

pesticide product must perform its 

intended function without unreasonable 

adverse effects on the environment; that 

is, without any unreasonable risk to 

man or the environment, or a human 

dietary risk from residues that result 

from the use of a pesticide in or on food. 

IV. What action is the Agency taking? 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice 

announces the availability of EPA’s 

interim and final registration review 

decisions for the pesticides shown in 

Table 1. The interim and final 

registration review decisions are 

supported by rationales included in the 

docket established for each chemical. 

TABLE 1—REGISTRATION REVIEW INTERIM AND FINAL DECISIONS BEING ISSUED

Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. Chemical Review Manager and contact information 

Creosote, Case 0139 ....................................................... EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0823 Peter Bergquist, bergquist.peter@epa.gov, (202) 566– 

0648. 

Chromated Arsenicals, Case 0132 a ................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0349 Peter Bergquist, bergquist.peter@epa.gov, (202) 566– 

0648. 

Dichromic acid, disodium salt, dehydrate, Case 5012 a .. EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0243 Peter Bergquist, bergquist.peter@epa.gov, (202) 566– 

0648. 

Pentachlorophenol, Case 2505 ........................................ EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0653 Peter Bergquist, bergquist.peter@epa.gov, (202) 566– 

0648. 

aThe Interim Decisions for chromated arsenicals and dichromic acid, disodium salt, dihydrate will be released in a single document available in 

the dockets for both cases. 

The proposed interim registration 

review decisions for the chemicals in 

the table above were posted to the 

docket and the public was invited to 

submit any comments or new 

information. EPA addressed the 

comments or information received 

during the 75-day comment period for 

the proposed interim decisions in the 

discussion for each pesticide listed in 

the table. Comments from the 75-day 

comment period that were received may 

or may not have affected the Agency’s 

interim or final decisions. Pursuant to 

40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration 

review case docket for the chemicals 

listed in the Table will remain open 

until all actions required in the interim 

decision have been completed. 

Background on the registration review 

program is provided at: http://

www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. 

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

Dated: January 25, 2022. 

Anita Pease, 

Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

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