Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides; Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) Derived From Newer Technologies; Draft Final Rule

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 174 [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0508; FRL-7261-05-OCSPP] RIN 2070-AK54 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 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 regulatory document entitled “Pesticides; Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) Derived from Newer Technologies; Final Rule.” The draft regulatory document is not available to the public until after it has been signed and made available by EPA. DATES: Notification effective as of May 1, 2023. ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0508, 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Pierce, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511M), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1470; email address: pierce.amanda@epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. What action is EPA taking? FIFRA section 25(a)(2)(B) requires the EPA Administrator to provide the Secretary …