87 FR 196 pgs. 61557-61558 - Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides; Addition of Chitosan (Including Chitosan Salts) to the List of Active Ingredients Permitted in Exempted Minimum Risk Pesticide Products
Type: PRORULEVolume: 87Number: 196Pages: 61557 - 61558
Pages: 61557, 61558Docket number: [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0701; FRL-7542-04-OCSPP]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-22079 Filed 10-11-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 152
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0701; FRL-7542-04-OCSPP]
RIN 2070-AK56
Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides; Addition of Chitosan (Including Chitosan Salts) to the List of Active Ingredients Permitted in Exempted Minimum Risk Pesticide Products
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ACTION:
Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.
SUMMARY:
This document notifies the public as required by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft final rulemaking regulatory document concerning "Pesticides; Addition of Chitosan (Including Chitosan Salts) to the List of Active Ingredients Permitted in Exempted Minimum Risk Pesticide Products (RIN 2070-AK54)." The draft regulatory document is not available to the public until after it has been signed and made available by EPA.
DATES:
See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .
ADDRESSES:
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0701 is available at https://www.regulations.gov. That docket contains historical information and this Federal Register document; it does not contain the draft final rule. 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:
Sara Kemme, Mission Support Division (7101M), Office of Program Support, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1217; email address: kemme.sara@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What action is EPA taking?
FIFRA section 25(a)(2)(B) requires the EPA Administrator to provide the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft final rule at least 30 days before signing it in final form for publication in the Federal Register . The draft final rule is not available to the public until after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA comments in writing regarding the draft final rule within 15 days after receiving it, then the EPA Administrator shall include the comments of the Secretary of USDA and the EPA Administrator's response to those comments with the final rule that publishes in the Federal Register . If the Secretary of USDA does not comment in writing within 15 days after receiving the draft final rule, then the EPA Administrator may sign the final rule for publication in the Federal Register any time after the 15-day period.
II. Do any statutory and Executive Order reviews apply to this notification?
No. This document is merely a notification of submission to the Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the regulatory assessment requirements apply to this document.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 152
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting, and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: October 4, 2022.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-22079 Filed 10-11-22; 8:45 am]
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