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SPEAK YOUR MIND - EPA OPEN COMMENTS: All background or corresponding documents can be accessed by doing a "Search" on the Docket ID number at Regulation.gov.You can submit comments on upcoming decisions to EPA here or through its website (click on the "Docket No." of the item you want to comment on), or by emailing EPA your concerns/comments about the misuse of pesticides (include Docket Number). For a full review, see EPA’s reregistration schedule and public participation schedule (updated every 3 months).
July 31, 2008
Carbofuran; Proposed Tolerance Revocations - EPA is proposing to revoke
all tolerances for carbofuran. The Agency has determined that the risk
from aggregate exposure from the use of carbofuran does not meet the safety
standard of section 408(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA). EPA is specifically soliciting comment on whether there is
an interest in retaining any individual tolerance, or group of tolerances,
and whether information exists to demonstrate that such tolerance(s) meet(s)
the FFDCA section 408(b)(2) safety standard. EPA encourages interested
parties to comment on the tolerance revocations proposed in this document
and on the proposed time frame for tolerance revocation. Issues not raised
during the comment period may not be raised as objections to the final
rule, or in any other challenge to the final rule. For more information
visit Beyond Pesticides
Daily News Blog.
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number
EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0162. Comments must be received on or before September
29, 2008.
July 23, 2008
Sulfluramid Registration Review Proposed Decision; Notice of Availability-
This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed registration
review final decision for the pesticide sulfluramid and opens a public
comment period on the proposed registration review decision. 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
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment.
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1082.
Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2008.
July 16, 2008
Tetramethrin;
Reregistration Eligibility Decision - This notice announces the availability
of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide tetramethrin.
The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available
in the Tetramethrin Docket. Tetramethrin is a broad spectrum, synthetic
pyrethroid insecticide used to control flying and crawling insects in
a number of commercial, horticultural, and residential areas.EPA has established
a docket for this action under docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0014.
July 9, 2008
Linalool
Registration Review Proposed Decision; Notice of Availability- This
notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed registration review
decisions for linalool and opens a public comment period on the proposed
registration review decision. Submit your comments, identified by docket
identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0356. Comments must be received
on or before September 8, 2008.
May 14, 2008
Naphthalene Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction
Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments,
and related documents for the pesticide naphthalene, and opens a public
comment period on these documents (Phase 3 of 4-Phase Process). The public
is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address
the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED) for naphthalene through a modified, 4-Phase public participation
process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide
reregistration decisions.
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0343,
on or before July 14, 2008.
May 7, 2008
Triclosan
Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options
- This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessment(s),
and related documents for the pesticide triclosan, and opens a public
comment period on these documents (Phase 3 of 4Phase Process). The public
is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address
the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED) for triclosan through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process.
Comments must be received on or before July 7, 2008. Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0513.
For more information on triclosan, visit the antibacterial
webpage.
April 16,
2008
Chromated
Copper Arsenate Revised Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Solicitation
of Risk Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability
of EPA's revised risk assessments for the restricted use antimicrobial
pesticide chromated copper arsenate (CCA). In addition, this notice solicits
public comment on risk reduction options for CCA and on EPA's preliminary
benefits assessment (Phase 5 of 6-Phase process). The public is encouraged
to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified.
EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for CCA
through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency
uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and
tolerance reassessment decisions.
Comments must be received on or before June 16, 2008. Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0402.
For more information see Daily
News Blog and our Wood
Preservatives page.
Creosote
Revised Risk Assessments and Qualitative Economic Analysis of the Alternatives;
Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options
- This notice announces the availability of EPA's revised risk assessments
for the pesticide creosote. In addition, this notice solicits public comment
on risk reduction options for creosote as well as solicits comments on
the qualitative economic impacts analysis, (Phase 5 of 6-Phase Process).
EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for creosote
through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency
uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and
tolerance reassessment decisions.
Comments must be received on or before June 16, 2008. Docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0248.For more information see Daily
News Blog and our Wood
Preservatives page.
Pentachlorophenol
Revised Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk
Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's
revised risk assessments for the restricted use antimicrobial pesticide
pentachlorophenol (PCP) and its micro-contaminants, dioxin/furan (CDDs/
CDFs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB). In addition, this notice solicits public
comment on risk reduction options for PCP and its micro contaminants CDDs/CDFs
and HCB, and an initial impacts and/or preliminary benefits assessment
(Phase 5 of 6-Phase Process). EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) for PCP through the full, 6-Phase public participation
process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide
reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Comments must be received on or before June 16, 2008. Direct your comments
to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0402. For more information see Daily
News Blog and our Wood
Preservatives page.
Prometon;
Reregistration Eligibility Decision - This notice announces the availability
of EPA's eregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide prometon.
The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available
in the prometon docket. Prometon is an herbicide used in industrial sites
and
under paved surfaces. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-10
Ethylene Oxide; Reregistration Eligibility Decision - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide ethylene oxide (ETO). The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the ETO Docket. ETO is used to sterilize medical or laboratory equipment, pharmaceuticals, and aseptic packaging, or to reduce microbial load on musical instruments, cosmetics, whole and ground spices or other seasoning materials and artifacts, archival material or library objects. In North Carolina, ETO is also used to fumigate beehive equipment (e.g., oodenware boxes and frames) and wax or plastic combs that are contaminated with the bacteria Paenibacillus larvae, the cause of American Foulbrood Disease. Docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0203
April 2, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Use of Consumer Research in Developing Improved Labeling for
Pesticide Products - This document announces that EPA is planning
to submit a request approval for a new Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This ICR, entitled: ``Use of Consumer Research
in Developing Improved Labeling for Pesticide Products'' and identified
by EPA ICR No. 2297.01 and OMB Control No. 2070-new. EPA is proposing
to initiate a new information collection activity and intends to initiate
a voluntary information collection for consumer research involving the
conduct of surveys, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews to test various
versions of pesticide product labels and other informational materials
developed for the general public.
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0156.
Comments must be received on or before June 2, 2008.
Certain
Tributyltin Compounds, Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability -
This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and
related documents for the pesticides tributyltin oxide, tributyltin benzoate,
and tributyltin maleate, and opens a public comment period on these documents
(Phase 3 of 4-Phase Process). The public is encouraged to suggest risk
management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is
developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for tributyltin
oxide, tributyltin benzoate, and tributyltin maleate through a modified,
4-Phase public participation process.
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0171.
Comments must be received on or before June 2, 2008.
March 26,
2008
Azinphos-methyl: Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate
Uses; Correction- EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of Wednesday,
February 20, 2008, concerning the cancellation of products and amendments
to terminate uses of products containing azinphos-methyl. This document
is being issued to correct typographical errors. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0061.
March 19,
2008
Cypermethrin;
Response to Comments and Amendment to Reregistration Eligibility Decision;
Notice of Availability - This notice announces EPA's intention to
modify certain risk mitigation measures that were imposed as a result
of the 2006 Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide
cypermethrin. EPA conducted this reassessment of the cypermethrin RED
in response to public comments directed towards product labeling, risk
mitigation, and the upcoming registration review process for pyrethroids,
pyrethrins, and synergist chemicals. In response to the commenters and
continuing efforts to mitigate risk, several modifications have been made
to the cypermethrin RED label requirements for pre-construction termiticide
applications, spray drift language for agricultural products, and ventilation
for total release foggers. Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0293.
Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel- This notice provides the names, addresses, professional affiliations, and selected biographical data of persons nominated to serve on the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) established under section 25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The Panel was created on November 28, 1975, and made a statutory Panel by amendment to FIFRA, dated October 25, 1988. The Agency is, at this time, selecting two new members to serve on the panel as a result of membership terms that will expire this year. Public comment on the nominations is invited, as these comments will be used to assist the Agency in selecting the new chartered Panel members. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0045. Comments must be received on or before April 18, 2008.
March 14,
2008
d-Phenothrin
(Sumithrin) Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction
Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments,
and related documents for the pesticide d-Phenothrin (Sumithrin), and
opens a public comment period on these documents (Phase 3 of 4-Phase Process).
EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for sumithrin
through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency
uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions.
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0140.
Comments must be recieved on or before May 13, 2008.
February 27,
2008
Permethrin;
Amended Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability -
This notice announces EPA's intention to modify certain risk mitigation
measures that were imposed as a result of the 2006 Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) for the pesticide permethrin. EPA conducted this reassessment
of the permethrin RED in response to public comments received. In response
to the commentors, the Agency has made several modifications to the permethrin
RED label requirements including: revised droplet sizes for wide area
mosquito abatement products; and mandatory label statements for canine
spot-on products, pre-construction termiticide applications, and spray
drift language for agricultural products. Additionally, the Agency has
revised Section IV of the RED to address concerns regarding the residential
use of outdoor pesticide misting systems. Docket identification number:
EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0385.
Tetramethrin Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents, for the pesticide tetramethrin and opens a public comment period on these documents (Phase 3 of 4-Phase Process). EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for tetramethrin through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0014.
Sulfometuron Methyl Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide sulfometuron methyl, and opens a public comment period on these documents (Phase 3 of 4-Phase Process). EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for sulfometuron methyl through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions. Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0129.
February 21,
2008
Possible
Drinking Water Contaminants- EPA is asking for public comment on the
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL)- a list of 104 possible drinking water
contaminants that are currently unregulated, but are known or anticipated
to occur in public water systems and which may require regulation to ensure
the continued protection of drinking water. Comment period begins February
21, 2008 and is open for 90 days until May 21, 2008. Comments must be
identilifed by docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2007-1189. For more information
and to view the list, visit Contaminant
Candidate List 3.
February 20,
2008
Ammonium
Thiosulfate; Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability-
This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) for the pesticide ammonium thiosulfate, and opens a public
comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support
documents. EPA has reviewed the pesticide ammonium thiosulfate through
a modified, streamlined version of the public participation process that
the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration
and tolerance reassessment decisions. Submit your comments, identified
by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1160. Comments must be
received on or before April 21, 2008.
February 6,
2008
Endocrine
Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Draft Policies and Procedures for
Initial Screening; Request for Comment; Extension of Comment Period
- EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of December 13, 2007, announcing
the availability of and soliciting public comment on EPA's draft policies
and procedures for initial screening under the Agency's Endocrine Disruptor
Screening Program (EDSP). The December 13, 2007, notice provided for a
60-day public comment period ending February 11, 2008. EPA received several
requests from the public to extend this comment period. This document
extends the comment period for 30 days, from February 11, 2008, to March
12, 2008. Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1080,
must be received on or before March 12, 2008. More information available
at EDSP
Background.
September
17, 2007
Draft
List of Initial Pesticide Active Ingredients and Pesticide Inerts to be
Considered for Screening under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- Section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) directs
EPA to develop a chemical screening program using appropriate validated
test systems and other scientifically relevant information to determine
whether certain substances may have hormonal effects. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0109
More background information is available at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/oscpendo/.
September
4, 2007
Glutaraldehyde
Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options
- This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessment and
related documents for the pesticide glutaraldehyde, and opens a public
comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged to suggest
risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0364
September
3, 2007
Chloropicrin,
Dazomet, 1,3-Dichloropropene, Metam potassium, Metam sodium, and Methyl
bromide; Extension of Comment Periods - EPA issued five notices in
the Federal Register of May 2, 2007, announcing the availability and seeking
comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessments for the fumigants
chloropicrin, dazomet, 1,3-dichloropropene, metam potassium, metam sodium,
and methyl bromide. This notice announces EPA's decision to extend the
comment period from July 2, 2007 to September 3, 2007, for the five actions.
Docket ID numbers available below.
July 23, 2007
Rotenone;
Reregistration Eligibility Decision - This notice announces the availability
of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide rotenone,
and opens a public comment period on this document. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0494
July 2, 2007
Chloropicrin
Revised Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk
Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's
revised risk assessments for the pesticide chloropicrin. In addition,
this notice solicits public comment on risk reduction options paper for
chloropicrin and a preliminary benefits assessment. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350
Comments extended to September 3, 2007.
Dazomet Revised Human Health Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability and seeks comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the pesticide fumigant dazomet. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on the risk reduction options paper for dazomet and EPA's benefits assessments for the soil fumigants. The Agency is also seeking comments on the ecological risk assessment. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0128 Comments extended to September 3, 2007.
Metam
Sodium and Metam Potassium; Revised Human Health Risk Assessment, Notice
of Availability and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options - This
notice announces the availability and seeks comments on
EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the pesticide fumigants
metam sodium and metam potassium. In addition, this notice solicits public
comment on the risk reduction options paper for fumigants
including metam sodium and metam potassium and EPA's benefits assessments
for the soil fumigants. The Agency is also seeking comments on the ecological
risk assessment which was not revised since the last
public comment period. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125 Comments
extended to September 3, 2007.
Methyl Bromide Revised Human Health Risk Assessment for Soil, Greenhouses, and Residential/Structural Uses, Notice of Availability, and Solicitation of Risk Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability and seeks comments on EPA's revised human health risk assessment for the pesticide methyl bromide. In addition, this notice solicits public comment on two risk mitigation options documents for methyl bromide and EPA's preliminary benefits assessments. The Agency is also seeking comments on the ecological risk assessment which, based on public comments in phase 3, was not revised. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123 Comments extended to September 3, 2007.
June 26, 2007
Pesticide
Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment - EPA
has established registration review dockets for the pesticides listed:
Paclobutrazol, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0109; Cyromazine, Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0108; Fenarimol, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0241;
Triflumizole, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0115; Formesafen, Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0239; Clofentezine, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0240.
Dichlorprop-p Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Request for Risk Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide dichlorprop-p, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0944
June 25, 2007
Mecoprop-p
Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Request for Risk Reduction
Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments,
and related documents for the pesticide mecoprop-p, and opens a public
comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged to suggest
risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA
is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for mecoprop-p
through a modified, 4-Phase public
participation process. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0943
June 11, 2007
Pesticide
Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment - EPA
has established registration review dockets for the pesticides listed:
Trichoderma species, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0245; and Linalool,
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0356.
May 23, 2007
Insect
Repellent-Sunscreen Combination Products; Request for Information and
Comments - EPA is seeking information to determine how insect repellent-sunscreen
combination products should be regulated in order to complete the reregistration
review which was described in the Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED) document for the insect repellent DEET. This action would consider
issues such as labeling, product performance and applicable safety standards
for all currently (and any future) registered insect repellent-sunscreen
combination products. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0087
May 18, 2007
Rodenticides;
Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision; Extension of Comment Period - The
nine rodenticides covered by the Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision are
brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difethialone, chlorophacinone, diphacinone,
warfarin, zinc phosphide, bromethalin, and cholecalciferol. This document
is extending the comment period for 60 days, from March 19, 2007, to May
18, 2007. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955
May 3, 2007
Pesticide
Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment - EPA
has established registration review dockets for the pesticides listed
below and is opening the public comment period for these registration
reviews. Clomazone, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0113; Hexythiazox, Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0114; Lactofen, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0287
April 23,
2007
Pesticides;
Food Packaging Treated with a Pesticide - This proposed rule would
except from the definitions of "pesticide chemical'' and "pesticide
chemical residue'' under FFDCA section 201(q), food packaging (e.g. paper
and paperboard, coatings, adhesives, and polymers) that is treated with
a pesticide as defined in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) section 2(u). Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0175
March 30,
2007
Dimethoate;
Modification and Closure of Reregistration Eligibility Decision -
This notice announces EPA's intention to modify certain risk mitigation
measures that were imposed as a result of the 2006 Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) for the pesticide dimethoate, and opens a public comment
period on these changes. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0084
Pesticide
Product Registration Approval - This notice announces and requests
comments on an application
to register the pesticide product Isomate-CM/LR TT containing an active
ingredient not included in any previously registered product pursuant
to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0088
March 19,
2007
Rodenticides;
Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice
announces the availability of EPA's proposed risk mitigation decision
for nine rodenticides, the economic impact assessment for the proposed
risk mitigation decision, the revised comparative ecological risk assessment,
updated human health and ecological incident reports, and other related
documents. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955 Comments extended to
May 18, 2007.
March 9, 2007
Ethofumesate;
Modification and Closure of Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice
of Availability - This notice announces EPA's intention to modify
certain risk mitigation measures that were imposed as a result of the
2005 Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide ethofumesate,
and opens a public comment period on these changes. EPA conducted this
reassessment of the ethofumesate RED in response to new dermal absorption
data submitted by the technical registrant, Bayer CropScience, Inc. Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0346
February 28,
2007
Chloropicrin
Risk Assessments (Phase 3 of 6-Phase Process); Notice of Availability;
Extension of Comment Period - This document announces EPA's decision
to extend the comment period an additional five days from the original
30 day extension. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0661
January 29,
2007
Chloropicrin
Risk Assessments (Phase 3 of 6-Phase Process); Notice of Availability
- This notice announces the availability of EPA's human health and environmental
fate and effects risk assessment(s) and related documents for the fumigant
chloropicrin, and opens a public comment period on these documents. Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0661 Comments extended to February 28, 2007.
Malathion Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability
- This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) for the pesticide malathion and opens a public comment
period on this document. Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0348
January 16,
2007
Aldicarb
Revised Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Solicitation of Risk
Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's
revised risk assessments for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide aldicarb.
In addition, this notice solicits public comment on risk reduction options
for aldicarb, as well as an initial impacts and/or preliminary benefits
assessmentfor a number of aldicarb uses. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0163
January 8,
2007
Pentachloronitrobenzene
(PCNB) Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Third Extension of Comment
Period - The
Agency is now extending the comment period for a third time, to January
8, 2006. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0202
January 5,
2007
Petition
to Amend FIFRA Section 25(b); Notice of Availability; Reopening of Comment
Period - EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of September
13, 2006, concerning a petition filed by the Consumer Specialty Products
Association (CSPA) requesting the Agency to modify the minimum risk regulations
at 40 CFR 152.25(f) for those products that claim to control public health
pests to be subject to EPA registration
requirements as a precondition of their sale. This document reopens the
comment period for an additional 30 day period.
January 2,
2007
Chlorflurenol
Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability, and Risk Reduction Options
- This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessment(s),
and related documents for the herbicidal pesticide chlorflurenol, and
opens a public comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged
to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified.
EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for chlorflurenol.
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0874
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July 23, 2008
DDVP Objections and Hearing Request Denied - In this order, EPA denies
objections to, and requests for hearing on, a prior order denying a petition
requesting that EPA revoke all pesticide tolerances for dichlorvos under
section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The objections
and hearing requests were filed on February 1, 2008, by the Natural Resources
Defense Council (NRDC). The Original petition was also filed by NRDC.
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302. This order is effective July 23, 2008.
July 16, 2008
Soil Fumigant Pesticides Subject to New Safety Measures- New safety
measures for soil fumigant pesticides; methyl bromide, chloropicrin, dazomet,
metam sodium, and metam potassium, were released. EPA will require a suite
of new mitigation measures that will work together to protect human health.
Mitigation measures were designed to work together to protect bystanders
and workers and include:
* Buffer zones
around treated fields will reduce the chances of immediate harmful effects
to bystanders from fumigant concentrations in air. Buffers can be adjusted
based on the use of other good management practices that also reduce risks
to bystanders.
* Posting requirements will inform bystanders and field workers about
the location and timing of fumigations and associated buffer zones so
people do not enter these areas.
* Fumigant registrants must adopt more stringent worker protection measures,
and develop training for fumigation handlers and workers to enhance their
knowledge and skills and to promote product stewardship.
* All soil fumigant products will be classified as restricted-use pesticides,
to ensure that only specially trained individuals can apply and oversee
fumigant operations.
EPA's decision will also halt the use of methyl bromide on sites where
alternatives are available. The newly registered fumigant iodomethane
will be reexamined later this year to determine what new mitigation or
restrictions are necessary. The soil fumigant 1,3-dichloropropene, which
was evaluated previously, may be subject to similar provisions when the
soil fumigants are evaluated together again in 2013. EPA is providing
60 days for public comments on implementation of these measures and will
refine the measures as needed. More information can be found at EPA's
website (here)
or on Beyond Pesticides Daily
News Blog
July 14, 2008
National Organic Program (NOP); Sunset Review (2008)- This proposed
rule would amend the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National
List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) regulations
to reflect recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture by
the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) on November 30, 2007, and
May 22, 2008. The recommendations addressed in this proposed rule pertain
to the continued exemption (use) and prohibition of 12 substances in organic
production and handling. Consistent with the recommendations from the
NOSB, this proposed rule would renew the 11 exemptions and 1 prohibition
on the National List (along with any restrictive annotations) and correct
the Tartaric acid listings by adding annotations originally recommended
to the Secretary on November 1, 1995.
Interested persons may submit written comments on this proposed rule using
the following addresses: Mail: Toni Strother, Agricultural Marketing Specialist,
National Organic Program, USDA-AMS-TMP-NOP, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Room 4008-So., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 20250. Internet: www.regulations.gov.
Comments must be received by August 13, 2008.
July 9, 2008
Fenvalerate;
Product Cancellation Order - This notice announces EPA's order for
the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted
by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide fenvalerate, pursuant
to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows an April 30,
2008 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the fenvalerate
registrants to voluntarily cancel all their fenvalerate product registrations.
Fenvalerate is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide which is used to control
insects and related organisms, invertebrates on agricultural, pet care,
domestic home and garden (domestic), and commercial/industrial/food and
non-food/mosquito abatement (commercial) sites. These are the last fenvalerate
products registered for use in the US. Any distribution, sale, or use
of the fenvalerate products subject to this cancellation order is permitted
only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing
stocks provisions.
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0263. The cancellations are effective July 9, 2008.
September
16-18 FIFRA SAP to review Chlorpyrifos Toxicity Profile; Nominations Sought
- The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory
Panel (FIFRA SAP) will hold a 3-day meeting to consider and review the
Agency's evaluation of the toxicity profile of chlorpyrifos. The Agency
is focusing on studies that evaluate the effects of chlorpyrifos on infants
and children from in utero and/or post-natal exposures and on studies
that evaluate population variability with respect to response to chlorpyrifos.
This meeting, originally scheduled for July 15-18, 2008, has been rescheduled
for September 16-18, 2008 and will be held at Holiday Inn - Rosslyn at
Key Bridge, 1900 North Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22209.
The Agency is accepting additional nominations for candidates to serve
as ad hoc members of the FIFRA SAP for this meeting. Nominations were
previously sought through an April
18, 2008 FR Notice . Nominees need to submit their name, occupation,
position, address, and telephone number on or before July 23, 2008, to
Sharlene R. Matten, with the Office of Science Coordination and Policy
in the Office of the EPA Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides,
and Toxic Substances by phone at (202) 564-0130; or by email at: Matten.Sharlene@EPA.gov.
The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted by September
9, 2008 and requests for oral comments must be submitted by September
11, 2008.
Registration review for the organophosphates will begin in 2008 and 2009.
EPA is reviewing each registered pesticide every 15 years to determine
whether it still meets the FIFRA standard for registration. The Agency
will begin registration review of the organophosphate chlorpyrifos in
December 2008. For additional information and details, see the EPA Federal
Register meeting notice published on July
9, 2008, as well as in the public docket under identification number
EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0274, available here
June 18, 2008
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting - There
will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review an evaluation
of the common mechanism of action of pyrethroid pesticides.
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0489,
by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov
or mail to Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket
(7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted by August 26,
2008 and requests for oral comments be submitted by September 2, 2008.
Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc members of the FIFRA SAP
for this meeting should be provided on or before July 2, 2008. The meeting
will be held on September 9-11, 2008, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m, eastern time at the Environmental Protection Agency, Conference
Center - Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., Arlington, Virginia, 22202.
Contact: Joseph E. Bailey, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy
(7201M), telephone number: (202) 564-2045; fax number: (202) 564-8382;
e-mail addresses: bailey.joseph@epa.gov
June 11, 2008
EPA Publishes Proposed Rule Amending the Pesticide Container and Containment
Regulations -
EPA has published a notice in the Federal Register proposing a rule to
amend the container and containment regulations in 40 CFR part 156 and
165. The public has 30 days to provide comments to the Agency.
The proposed amendment, which applies to all registrants, would provide
a one year extension of the labeling compliance date; change the phrase
"sold or distributed" to "released for shipment" as
associated with all compliance dates; provide for exceptions to the language
requirements for some specific nonrefillable packages; allow for waivers
of certain label requirements for other refillable and nonrefillable containers
on a case-by-case basis; and correct typographical and other minor errors.
The Agency is proposing to amend the container and containment regulations
because stakeholders (primarily registrant groups and individual registrants)
contacted the Agency with significant concerns after the final rule titled
"Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers
and Containment" was published in 2006. Stakeholders expressed concerns
about:
1. the compliance date for the label requirements and whether there would
be adequate time to make the required changes;
2. problems that the registrants could face handling pesticide products
that are returned at the end of the 2009 use season because returned products
would likely no longer be in compliance and, if not, would not be able
to be resold or redistributed; and
3. the scope of pesticide products and containers for which some of the
labeling statements are being required because the regulations currently
require the statement "nonrefillable container" on every container,
including containers like aerosol cans and foil pouches that may be considered
inherently nonrefillable.
The Agency generally agrees with these concerns and, after investigating
several options, concluded that an amendment to the container and containment
rule is necessary. Questions and answers about the proposed amendment
to the container and containment regulations are available at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/containers.htm
June 4, 2008
Rodenticides Final Risk Mitigation Decision; Notice of Availability
- This notice announces the availability of EPA's final risk mitigation
decision for 10 rodenticides, an addendum to the economic impact assessment,
responses to comments on the proposed risk mitigation decision, and other
supporting documents. The 10 rodenticides covered by this risk mitigation
decision are brodifacoum, bromadiolone, bromethalin, chlorophacinone,
cholecalciferol, difenacoum, difethialone, diphacinone (and its sodium
salt), warfarin (and its sodium salt), and zinc phosphide.
EPA's final decision on the rodenticides includes two major components.To
minimize children's exposure to rodenticide products used in homes, EPA
is requiring that in the future, all rodenticide bait products available
for sale to general consumers be sold only in bait stations. To reduce
wildlife exposures and ecological risks, the Agency intends to prevent
general consumers from purchasing bait products containing the rodenticides
that pose the greatest risk to wildlife (the second generation anticoagulants
- brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difethialone, and difenacoum) by requiring
various measures to control sales and distribution. The Agency's decision
will reduce rodenticide exposures to children and non-target wildlife,
while ensuring residential users, livestock producers, and professional
applicators access to a variety of effective and affordable rodent control
products.
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955.
May 30, 2008
Human Studies Review Board; Notice of Public Meeting- The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA or Agency) Office of the Science Advisor (OSA)
announces a public meeting of the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to
advise the Agency on EPA's scientific and ethical review of human subjects
research. The agenda includes:
(1) The Governing Document, the compilation of Standard Operating Procedures,
the scenario design document, and two associated protocols from the Agricultural
Handlers Exposure Task Force (AHETF), which collectively describe research
to monitor exposure of subjects whoapply an agricultural pesticide using
airblast equipment in closed cabs.
(2) A report from a completed laboratory study to evaluate the efficacy
in repelling mosquitoes of the genus Culex of two registered products
containing picaridin.
(3) The Board may also be reviewing its draft April 9-10, 2008 meeting
report for subsequent Board approval. In addition, the HSRB may also discuss
planning for future HSRB meetings.
Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No.EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0355.
The public meeting will be held from June 24-June 25, 2008 from 8:30 a.m.
to approximately 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time. Environmental Protection Agency,
Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
Contact: Lu-Ann Kleibacker, EPA, Office of the Science Advisor, (8105R),
telephone number: (202)564-7189; fax: (202) 564-2070; e-mail address:
kleibacker.lu-ann@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA HSRB can be found on the EPA Web
site at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.
May 21, 2008
Final
Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Environmental Hazard General Labeling
Statements on Outdoor Residential Use Products; Notice of Availability
- The Agency is announcing the availability of a Pesticide Registration
Notice (PR Notice) entitled "Environmental Hazard General Labeling
Statements on Outdoor Residential Use Products." This PR Notice
was issued by the Agency on May 9, 2008 and is identified as PR Notice
2008-1.This particular PR Notice provides guidance to the registrant concerning
new environmental hazard statements that are designed to replace language
created for agricultural products with statements that are easier for
consumers to understand. The new environmental hazard statements are divided
by product type (e.g., liquid ready-to-use, broadcast granular), and recommends
specific language for each product type to minimize risks to the human
health and the environment, with emphasis on reducing risks to water.
Revisions to product labels using these new statements may be made by
notification.
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0328.
Nicotine Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide nicotine. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents are available in the nicotine Docket. The sole remaining nicotine registration, a restricted use insecticide registered for use only on greenhouse ornamentals and effective against adult whiteflies, aphids, and thrips, is being voluntarily cancelled by the registrant. EPA has reviewed nicotine through the reregistration eligibility decision-making process, which is used by the Agency to ensure that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1019.
May 16, 2008
Sulfluramid;
Product Cancellation Order -This notice announces EPA's order for
the cancellation, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted
by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide sulfluramid, pursuant
to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a December 19,
2007 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the sulfluramid
registrant to voluntarily cancel the last remaning sulfluramid manufacturing-use
product (MUP) registration. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice
a cancellation order granting the requested cancellation. This cancellation
order does not cancel the remaining end-use sulfluramid products currently
registered for use in the United States. The cancellations are effective
May 16, 2008.
May 13, 2008
Pesticide
Program Dialogue Committee to Meet May 21-22, 2008 - On May 21-22,
2008, EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) will hold a public meeting
of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC). The meeting will be
held Wednesday, May 21, from 9:00 am to 5:15 pm, and Thursday, May 12,
from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon in OPP's first floor conference center at One
Potomac Yard, 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
A draft agenda has been developed that includes web-based labeling; toxicity
testing; harmonization and global registration activities; endangered
species; pesticide program resources; updates on spray drift, cause marketing,
volatilization, endocrine disruptors, and inerts; and reports from the
PPDC PRIA Process improvements Work Group. The draft agenda will be posted
on EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
April 23,
2008
EPA
Orders Scotts to Stop Selling Certain Pesticides - EPA is ordering
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. to stop selling and distributing two pesticide
products that have not been properly registered with EPA. They may have
been sold under names such as "Garden Weed Preventer + Plant Food"
and "Scotts Lawn Service Fertilizer with .28 Halts" or other
names. These products have apparently been sold illegally, as they have
not been registered with EPA and are labeled with invalid EPA registration
numbers. Together with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, EPA is analyzing
samples of the products to determine their ingredients and will use this
information to better determine what additional steps should be taken.
If you see the invalid numbers, 62355-4 or 538-304, for lawn and garden
products, you have an unregistered product. For more information, go to
http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/ptb/pest/
April 16,
2008
Chloroneb;
Termination of Certain Uses -This notice announces EPA's cancellation
order for the termination of certain uses, voluntarily requested by the
registrants and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide
chloroneb, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows
a December 28, 2007 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from
the chloroneb registrants to voluntarily terminate certain uses of their
chloroneb product registrations. The requests would terminate chloroneb's
use on residential lawns and turf, as well as on lawns and turf at parks
and schools. These are the last chloroneb products with these uses registered
for use in the United States. For more information visit docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0369.
March 28,
2008
Pesticide
Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Process
Improvement Workgroup; Notice of Public Meeting - EPA's Pesticide
Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC), Pesticide Registration Improvement
Act (PRIA) Process Improvement Workgroup will hold its tenth public meeting
on April 29, 2008. An agenda for this meeting is being developed. The
agenda will include recent process improvements to implement the Pesticide
Registration Improvement Renewal Act (PRIA 2), and will be posted on EPA's
website. The workgroup is developing advice and recommendations on topics
related to EPA's registration and as of this meeting, registration review
process. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0191. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April
29, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting will be held at Conference
Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA.
March 5, 2008
Pesticide Issues in the Works Explores Emerging Issues - EPA has a
new Web page entitled: Pesticide Issues in the Works. This site
serves to provide information about issues that are under consideration
within the EPA's pesticide program but that may be early in the development
process or for which information is currently limited. The first two issues
are colony collapse disorder and pesticide volatilization.
February 20,
2008
EPA
Issues Cancellation Order for Remaining Azinphos-methyl Uses - EPA
has published an order canceling and amending the registrations of pesticide
products containing azinphos-methyl (AZM) to terminate the remaining uses
of this pesticide by 2012, as voluntarily requested by the registrants.
Consistent with EPA's November 2006 final decision for the remaining uses
of AZM, the cancellation order published in the Federal Register on February
20, 2008, terminates the last AZM products registered for use in the United
States. Existing stocks provisions are detailed in the document. Further
information about EPA's review of AZM is available in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-006
and on the Agency's AZM
Web page.
February 13,
2008
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Second Workshop to Discuss Draft
Policies and Procedures; Notice of Public Meeting - EPA is convening
a half-day public workshop to discuss the Agency's draft administrative
policies and procedures for completing the initial screening and testing
under EPA's Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). In the Federal
Register issue of December 13, 2007 (72 FR 70842) (FRL-8340-3), EPA announced
the availability for public review and comment of the draft policies and
procedures EPA is considering adopting for conducting the initial screening
and testing under EDSP. The purpose of the public workshop is to provide
another opportunity for the public to ask questions about the draft EDSP
policies and procedures.
The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection Agency, Conference
Center-Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr.,
Arlington, VA 22202. The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 28,
2008, from 9 a.m. to noon. Contact: William Wooge, Office of Science Coordination
and Policy (OSCP), telephone number: (202) 546-8476; e-mail address: wooge.william@epa.gov.
January 25,
2008
EPA
Moves Forward To Propose a Rule Requiring Pesticide Container Recycling
- EPA is moving forward to propose regulations that once finalized, would
require registrants of agricultural and professional specialty pesticides
to recycle plastic pesticide containers. After careful deliberation and
consideration of all possible options, the Agency is moving forward with
a proposed pesticide container recycling rule.The Agency will provide
the public a 60-day comment period on the proposed rule by the fall of
2008.
May 2 &
22, 2007
Plant-Incorporated
Protectants; Potential Revisions to Current Production Regulations; Notice
of Public Meetings - The ANPRM announces EPA's intention to develop
and propose amendments to existing regulations affecting producers of
plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs), a type of pesticide. The Agency
is considering amendments to the existing regulations, which were written
primarily for producers of
"traditional'' pesticides, because PIPs are unlike other types of
pesticides currently regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
May 8-10, 2007
Pesticide
Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings - The agenda
is being developed and will include reports from the following PPDC Work
Groups: Spray Drift/NPDES; PRIA Process Improvements; Registration Review
Implementation; AZM Transition Issues; Performance Measures; and Worker
Safety. Program updates will also be included for Registration and Reregistration/Tolerance
Reassessment.
March 6-8,
2007
Pesticide
Program Dialogue Committee - EPA's Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC) will hold public meetings for three PPDC Work Groups: the Azinphos-methyl
(AZM) Transition Issues Work Group, Spray Drift Work Group, and Registration
Review Implementation Work Group. The public meetings will be held March
6-8, 2007. Agendas for these meetings are being developed and will be
posted on EPA's website.
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Amendments to the National List
Current Organic News by Organic Consumers Association
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