July 2005 Pesticide Briefs

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July 2005 Pesticide Briefs

Title: Bacillus thuringiensis Modified Cry3A Protein (mCry3A) and the Genetic Material Necessary for its Production in Corn; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
Date of publication: April 6, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 65 , Page 17450-17452
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-06/p6629.htm

Title: Fluometuron; Notice of Availability of Risk Assessments and opening of Docket
Date of publication: April 6, 2005
Citation: Volume 70 , Number 65 , Page 17447-17450
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-06/p6708.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, preliminary risk reduction options, and related documents for fluometuron, a phenylurea herbicide, 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 fluometuron through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Fluometuron;**
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0372, must be received on or before June 6, 2005.
Contact: Kylie Rothwell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8055; fax number: (703) 308-8172; e-mail address: rothwell.kylie@epa.gov.*

Title: Ethofumesate Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: March 30, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 60, Page 16274-16276
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/March/Day-30/p5725.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the benzofuranyl alkylsulfonate pesticide ethofumesate, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public also is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for ethofumesate through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Ethofumesate **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0346, must be received on or before May 31, 2005.
Contact: Nathan Mottl , Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 305-0208; fax number: (703) 308-7042; e-mail address: mottl.nathan@epa.gov. *

Title: Preliminary Risk Assessments for the Contaminants of Pentachlorophenol
(Hexachlorobenzene and Dioxins/Furans); Notice of Availability
Date of publication: March 30, 2005 Citation: Volume 70, Number 60 , Page 16276-16278
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/March/Day-30/p6297.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of documents that were developed as part of EPA's six-phase public participation reregistration process for pentachlorophenol (PCP). The Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) for PCP was published in the Federal Register on November 30, 2004, with a 60-day public comment period which ended on January 31, 2005. This notice announces the availability of the PRAs for hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and dioxins/furans, which are contaminants produced during the manufacture of PCP, and opens a 60-day public comment period.
Chemical(s): Contaminants of Pentachlorophenol(Hexachlorobenzene and Dioxins/Furans);
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0402, must be received on or before May 31, 2005.
Contact: Heather A. Garvie, Antimicrobials Division (7510C), telephone number: (703) 308-0034; fax number: (703) 308-8481; e- mail address: garvie.heather@epa.gov.*

TRUCKS STOLEN
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) has received general information indicating that individuals have stolen two trucks outfitted with herbicide sprayers between 2 and 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 17, from an area of Linden, Union County.
Members of New Jersey’s agricultural community are reminded to BE ALERT and BE SAFE by securing all vehicles and any pesticide/herbicide sprayers when not in use. The truck’s bed contained a 150-gallon spray tank & 500-gallon spray tank

Proposal to Revoke Certain Lindane Tolerances
On April 15, 2005, EPA published a proposal in the Federal Register to revoke certain tolerances for lindane because the registered uses that justified those tolerances have been voluntarily canceled. Since 1998, registrants have voluntarily requested to delete the use of lindane on a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. After allowing sufficient time for end users of lindane to exhaust existing stocks and for treated commodities to have cleared the channels of trade, EPA is proposing to revoke lindane tolerances for the following commodities: mushroom, nectarine, apricot, asparagus, avocado, eggplant, grape, guava, mango, pear, pecans, pepper, pineapple, quince, strawberry, tomato, plum and plum [prune, fresh], apple, cherry, peach, celery, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard greens, spinach, Swiss chard, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, melon, okra, onion [dry bulb], pumpkin, squash, and squash [summer].

Additionally, EPA is proposing to amend the residue definition for lindane in order to harmonize with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) nomenclature. This will involve changing lindane nomenclature from gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride to gamma isomer of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane.

Anyone may submit comments on this proposal, including those who have a need to continue the lindane tolerances that are subject to revocation. Please see the Federal Register notice for more information and instructions on how to submit comments, which is available at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-15/p7634.htm. Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0246, must be received on or before May 16, 2005. For additional information on this and other pesticides issues, see EPA?s Pesticide Program Web site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

Title: Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
Date of publication: April 13, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 70, Page 19278-19283 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-13/p7226.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus (P. lilacinus) strain 251 in or on food commodities when applied or used in accordance with label directions. Prophyta Biologischer Pflanzenschutz GmbH, Germany submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Notification that EPA had received the petition was published on November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63088-92) (FRL-7331-7). This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of P. lilacinus strain 251
Chemical(s): Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251;
Comments: This regulation is effective April 13, 2005. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before June 13, 2005. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID number OPP-2004-0397.
Contact: Barbara Mandula, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), telephone number: (703) 308-7378; e-mail address: mandula.barbara@epa.gov. *

Title: Lindane; Proposed Tolerance Actions
Date of publication: April 15, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 72, Page 20035-20041
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-15/p7410.htm
Purpose: EPA is proposing to revoke specific existing tolerances for the insecticide lindane because, following receipt of registrant requests, the Agency canceled their associated Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registrations.
Chemical(s): Lindane;
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0246, must be received on or before June 14, 2005.
Contact: Joseph Nevola, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address: nevola.joseph@epa.gov. *

Title: Petition To Revoke All Tolerances for Lindane; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: April 15, 2005
Citation: Volume70 , Number 72 , Page 20042-20043
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-15/p7634.htm
Purpose: EPA requests public comment on a March 31, 2005, petition from the Pesticides Action Network North America (PANNA), Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT), and Washington Toxics Coalition (WCT), requesting that the Agency revoke all tolerances for the pesticide lindane. The petitioners claim that EPA must revoke existing lindane tolerances in order to implement the Agency's 2002 Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED). The petitioners also claim that the continued existence of the lindane tolerances is contrary to a 1982 EPA policy statement that tolerances should be revoked when associated food uses have been cancelled.
Chemical(s): Lindane;
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0246, must be received on or before May 16, 2005.
Contact: Mark T. Howard, Special Review and Reregistration Division (Mail Code 7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8172; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: howard.markt@epa.gov.

USE OF INSECTICIDES LINKED TO LASTING NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS FOR FARMERS
New research shows that farmers who used agricultural insecticides experienced increased neurological symptoms, even when they were no longer using the products. Data from 18,782 North Carolina and Iowa farmers linked use of insecticides, including organophosphates and organochlorines, to reports of reoccurring headaches, fatigue, insomnia, dizziness, nausea, hand tremors, numbness and other neurological symptoms. Some of the insecticides addressed by the study are still on the market, but some, including DDT, have been banned or restricted.

These findings will be available online in April, and published in the June issue of "Environmental Health Perspectives". The research is part of the ongoing Agricultural Health Study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Cancer Institute, two of the National Institutes of Health, and the EPA.

"This research is really important because it evaluated the health effects of agricultural chemicals as they were commonly used by farmers. It's different from previous studies that focused on pesticide poisoning or high dose exposures, for example when large amounts of a chemical were accidentally spilled on the skin," said Freya Kamel, Ph.D., a researcher for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).

The NIEHS researchers examined questionnaires completed by farmers on lifetime exposure to herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and fumigants, and their history of 23 neurological symptoms. Those who reported experiencing more than 10 symptoms during the year prior to completing a study questionnaire were classified as having high levels of symptoms.

Researchers found that nearly 3,000 participants had a high lifetime exposure to insecticides -- that is, they used insecticides more than 500 days in their lifetime. Nearly 800 of these farmers reported more than 10 neurological symptoms compared to those using insecticides fewer than 50 days. The researchers found no significant association between neurological symptoms and other chemicals, including herbicides or fungicides, and only a weak association between fumigant exposure and neurological symptoms.
Some of the insecticides used by the licensed farmers over the past 25 years are no longer available commercially. DDT, a well known example of an organochlorine, has been banned for use in the US since 1972. Organophosphates, such as malathion, chlorypyrifos, and diazinon, have been banned or restricted for home and garden use in the US. However, some of the pesticides examined, including carbaryl and some pyrethroids, are available to home gardeners, although in different formulations and in lower concentrations, which may make them less hazardous.

"Because the participants in this study are telling us they have never been previously diagnosed with pesticide poisoning or medically treated for any exposure to any pesticide, we are led to conclude that their symptoms are related to moderate lifetime exposure," said Dr. Kamel.

"Most studies of this issue have sample sizes ranging from 50 to 100 participants, making it hard to understand the detailed relationship between exposure and health effects. The large size of this study gives it great statistical power," said Dr. Kamel.

The AHS (http://www.aghealth.org/) is designed to investigate the effects of environmental, occupational, dietary, and genetic factors on the health of the agricultural population. The study will provide information that agricultural workers can use in making decisions about their health and
the health of their families.

NIEHS looks at factors in the environment that may be harmful to human health. More information about NIEHS and the Agricultural Health Study can be found at http://www.niehs.nih.gov.

Kevin Keaney, Chief, Certification and Worker Protection Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Title: Benoxacor; Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Petition, and Amendment of Tolerance to Include S-Metolachlor
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21628-21631
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8119.htm
Purpose: EPA is granting, in part, and denying, in part, pesticide petition 7E3489 submitted by Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., and is amending the tolerance for benoxacor to include a reference to S-metolachlor, in addition to the existing reference to metolachlor. EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of August 3, 2003 announcing the filing of a petition requesting that the tolerance expression for the inert ingredient benoxacor (safener) in 40 CFR 180.460 be amended to remove references to metolachlor and replace it with references to S-metoloachlor. Although EPA finds it is safe to add a reference to S-metolachlor to this tolerance regulation, EPA does not agree that grounds exist to remove the reference to metolachlor. Thus, EPA is granting Syngenta's petition in as far as it seeks to add the reference to S-metolachlor but is denying the request to remove metolachlorChemical(s): Benoxacor & S-metolachlor,
Comments: This regulation is effective April 27, 2005. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before June 27, 2005 and be identified by docket ID number OPP-2005-0080
Contact: Karen Angulo, Registration Division (7505C), telephone number: (703) 306-0404; e-mail address: angulo.karen@epa.gov. *

Title: Ethyl Parathion; Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21761-21763
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8185.htm
Purpose: EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by Drexel Chemical Company to voluntarily cancel their registrations of products containing the pesticide O, O-Diethyl-O-p-nitrophenyl thiophosphate (ethyl parathion). The request would terminate the last ethyl parathion products registered in the U.S. EPA intends to grant this request 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 request, or unless Drexel Chemical Company withdraws its request within this period. Upon acceptance of this request, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be canceled immediately.
Chemical(s): Ethyl Parathion
Comments: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2005-0098, must be received on or before May 27, 2005.
Contact: Laura Parsons, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 305-5776; fax number: (703) 308-7042; e-mail address: Parsons.Laura@epa.gov.*

Title: Inert Ingredients; Proposal to Revoke Pesticide Tolerance Exemptions for Three CFC Chemicals
Date of publication : April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21713-21715
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8186.htm
Purpose: EPA is proposing to revoke exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for three inert ingredients (dichlorodifluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, and trichlorofluoromethane) because these substances are no longer in active Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) pesticide product registrations and/or their use in pesticide products sold in the U.S. has been prohibited under the Clean Air Act for over a decade by EPA's ban on the sale or distribution, or offer for sale or distribution in interstate commerce of certain nonessential products that contain or are manufactured with ozone depleting compounds. These ingredients are subject to reassessment by August, 2006 under section 408(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Upon the issuance of the final rule revoking the tolerance exemptions, five tolerances will be counted as ``reassessed'' for purposes of FFDCA's !
section 408(q). Chemical(s): Dichlorodifluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, and trichlorofluoromethane
Comments: Comments identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0068
must be received on or before June 27, 2000
Contact: Karen Angulo, Registration Division (7505C), telephone number: (703) 306-0404; e-mail address: angulo.karen@epa.gov. *

Title: Phenmedipham; Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21765-21767
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8325.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide phenmedipham, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents. EPA has reviewed the low risk pesticide phenmedipham 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.
Chemical(s): Phenmedipham; **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0384, must be received on or before June 27, 2005.
Contact: Rosanna Louie, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-0037; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: louie.rosanna@epa.gov. *

Title: Piperonyl Butoxide Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21752-21754
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8378.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for the insecticide synergist pesticide piperonyl butoxide, and opens a public comment period on these documents. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for piperonyl butoxide through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Piperonyl Butoxide; **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2005-0042, must be received on or before June 27, 2005.
Contact: Cathryn O'Connell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-0136; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: oconnell.cathryn@epa.gov. *

Title: Pyrethrins Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21754-21756
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8379.htmPurpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for the insecticide pyrethrins, and opens a public comment period on these documents. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for pyrethrins through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Pyrethrins
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2005-0043, must be received on or before June 27, 2005.
Contact: Cathryn O'Connell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-0136; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: oconnell.cathryn@epa.gov. *

Title: Ferbam Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21756-21758
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8381.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide ferbam, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public also is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED), for ferbam through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Ferbam; **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0337, must be received on or before June 27, 2005.
Contact: Amaris Johnson, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C),
telephone number: (703) 305-9542; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address:johnson.amaris@epa.gov.*

Title: MGK 264 Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21758-21761
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8382.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for the insecticide synergist pesticide ? Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide (MGK 264), and opens a public comment period on these documents. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED), for MGK 264 through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): MGK 264 **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2005-0040, must be received on or before June 27, 2005.
Contact: Cathryn O'Connell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-0136; fax number:(703) 308-8041; e-mail address: oconnell.cathryn@epa.gov. *

Title: Ethoprop; Products Cancellation Order
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21763-21765
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8383.htm
Purpose: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrant, namely Bayer Crop Science and accepted by the Agency, of the following products containing the pesticide ethoprop, This cancellation order follows a February 5, 2003 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests to voluntarily cancel certain Pesticide Registrations. In the February 5, 2003 Federal Register Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their request within the period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the Notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the ethoprop products subject to this !
cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
Chemical(s): Ethoprop;
Comments: The cancellations are effective April 27, 2005. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0019.
Contact: Jacqueline Guerry, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 305-0024; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: guerry.jacqueline@epa.gov. *

Bacillus thuringiensis VIP3A Protein and the Genetic Material Necessary for its Production; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
Date of publication: April 28, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 81, Page 21962-21966
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-28/p8530.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes an extension of the temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis VIP3A protein and the genetic material necessary for its production on cotton when applied/used as a plant-incorporated protectant. Syngenta Seeds submitted a petition to EPA requesting this extension. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis VIP3A protein and the genetic material necessary for its production on cotton. The temporary tolerance exemption will expire on May 1, 2006.
Chemical(s): Bacillus thuringiensis VIP3A
Comments: This regulation is effective April 28, 2005. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before June 27, 2005.
Contact: Sharlene Matten, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), telephone number: (703) 605-0514; e-mail address: matten.sharlene@epa.gov. *

Studies Provide Public With Updated Information on CCA-Treated Playground and Decks
EPA and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are providing updated information on the effectiveness of sealants and stains in reducing potential exposure to arsenic from chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood used in residential settings. For homeowners and others who want to reduce their potential arsenic exposure from their decks or other CCA-treated wood structures, new studies show that use, at least once a year, of an oil-or water-based, penetrating sealant or stain can reduce arsenic migrating from the treated wood. The data show that oil- or water-based sealants or stains that can penetrate wood surfaces are preferable to products such as paint, because paints and other film-formers can chip or flake, requiring scraping or sanding for removal, which can increase exposure to arsenic. Consumers should consider the required preparation steps (e.g., sanding, power washing, etc.) before selecting a product to minimize potential exposure to arsenic, bot!
h for initial application and re-coating.

This information is based on first-year results from two-year studies initiated by CPSC and EPA in 2003 to determine which stains, sealants and paints are most effective in reducing potential arsenic exposure from existing CCA-treated structures. EPA tested the performance of 12 coatings on older wood and CPSC tested eight coatings (seven were the same as the EPA group) on new (as of August 2003) CCA-treated wood. CCA was a pesticide treatment commonly used in the past to prevent deck and playground wood from rotting and insect damage. Effective Dec. 31, 2003, the use of CCA to treat virtually all wood intended for residential use was eliminated. More information for consumers and the sealant studies are available on EPA's Web site: http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/reregistration/cca/#sealants and on CPSC's Web site: http://www.cpsc.gov/whatsnew.html .

Title: Dimethoate; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel or Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: May 4, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 85, Page 23158-23162
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/May/Day-04/p8865.htm
Purpose: EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to amend or voluntarily cancel their registrations to terminate certain uses of products containing the pesticide dimethoate [O,O-dimethyl S-(N- methylcarbamoylmethyl) phosphorodithioate]. Most dimethoate products registered for use in the United States will remain registered for certain other uses. EPA intends to approve 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 these requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests within this period. Upon approval of these requests, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
Chemical(s): Dimethoate;
Comments: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2005-0084, must be received on or before June 3, 2005.
Contact: Stephanie Plummer, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 305-0076; fax number: (703) 308-7042; e-mail address: plummer.stephanie@epa.gov.*

Title: Endothall Risk Assessments and Preliminary Risk Reduction Options; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: May 11, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 90, Page 24782-24785
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/May/Day-11/p9220.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments and related documents for the dicarboxylic acid herbicide endothall, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public also is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for endothall through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.
Chemical(s): Endothall:** Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0370], must be received on or before July 11, 2005.
Contact: Mika J. Hunter, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number:(703) 308-0041; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: hunter.mika@epa.gov. *

Title: Thidiazuron Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: May 11, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 90, Page 24785-24787
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/May/Day-11/p9398.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments and related documents for the pesticide thidiazuron, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public also is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for thidiazuron through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Thidiazuron: **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0382, must be received on or before July 11, 2005.
Contact: John W. Pates, Jr., Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8195; fax number: (703) 308-7042; e-mail address: pates.john@epa.gov.

Aminopyridine, Ammonia, Chloropicrin, Diazinon, Dihydro-5-heptyl-2(3H)-furanone,
Dihydro-5-pentyl-2(3H)-furanone, and Vinclozolin; Proposed Tolerance Actions
Citation: Volume 70, Number 95, Page 28497-28503
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/May/
Day-18/p9776.htm
This document proposes to revoke specific tolerances and tolerance exemptions for residues of the bird repellent 4-aminopyridine,fungicides ammonia and vinclozolin, and insecticides chloropicrin,diazinon, dihydro-5-heptyl-2(3H)-furanone, and dihydro-5- pentyl-2
(3H)-furanone. EPA canceled food use registrations or deleted food uses from registrations following requests for voluntary cancellation or use deletion by the registrants,or non-payment of
registration maintenance fees. EPA expects to determine whether any individuals or groups
want to support these tolerances. The regulatory actions proposed in this document
contribute toward the Agency's tolerance reassessment requirements. By law, EPA is
required by August 2006 to reassess the tolerances that were in existence on August 2,1996.The
regulatory actions proposed in this document pertain to the proposed revocation of 39
tolerances and tolerance exemptions of which 33 would be counted as tolerance reassessments
toward the August 2006 review deadline. Comments must be received on or before July 18, 2005 identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0081
Contact: Joseph Nevola, Special Review and Reregistration Division 7508C),telephone number:
(703) 308-8037; e-mail address: nevola.joseph@epa.gov.*

Title: Chloroneb Risk Assessment; Related Document, and Input on Risk Management; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: May 26, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 101, Page 30441-30443
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/May/Day-26/p10576.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the fungicide, chloroneb and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public is also encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Chloroneb through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Chloroneb **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0369, must be received on or before July 25, 2005.
Contact: Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8025; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address:livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov. *

Title: Endosulfan; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: May 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 102, Page 30719-30723
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/May/Day-27/p10679.htm
Purpose: EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the endosulfan registrant(s)
to voluntarily amend their registrations to terminate use of certain products on succulent beans, succulent beans, spinach, grapes, and pecans.
Chemical(s): Endosulfan **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2002-0262, must be
received on or before June 27, 2005.
Contact: Meghan French, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8004; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: french.meghan@epa.gov. *

HARTZ TO RELABEL AND CANCEL FLEA AND TICK DROPS FOR CATS AND KITTENS
(PRESS RELEASE 6/3/05)

At EPA's insistence, Hartz Mountain Corp. has agreed to cancel uses of several flea and tick products that may be associated with a range of adverse reactions, including hair loss, salivation, tremors and numerous deaths in cats and kittens. The common pet product brand names which are involved in this action include: Hartz Advanced Care 4 in 1 Flea & Tick Drops Plus+ for Cats and Kittens; Hartz Advanced Care Brand Flea and Tick Drops Plus+ for Cats and Kittens; Hartz Advanced Care 3 in 1 Flea & Tick Drops for Cats and Kittens; and Hartz Advanced Care Once-A-Month Flea and Tick Drops for Cats and Kittens.

In the short term, the agreement calls for immediate relabeling of the products. The new labeling will state that the products of concern are not to be used on the most vulnerable animals, including cats and kittens that weigh less than 6 pounds, cats older than 13 years, or kittens less than 5 months old. Hartz will stop all new production of the cat and kitten products by September 30, 2005, and not sell or distribute any affected product after December 31, 2005. The measures announced to day will help ensure pets are protected. Pet owners should pay close attention to new labels and exercise good judgment when choosing pet products.

"EPA is taking this action because there are safety concerns with these products,'' said Susan B. Hazen, principal deputy assistant administrator at EPA. "Pet owners should be alerted to these concerns, and may choose to transition to alternative products. We take seriously our obligation to ensure that pesticide products, when used as labeled, are safe."

The company agreed to a prohibition on any remaining retail sales by March 31, 2006. This orderly transition allows consumers and distributors to move to alternatives flea and tick products and will be strictly monitored. Hartz will also be notifying their distributors and retailers of the changes in order to ensure a workable phaseout.

As with any pesticide product, all label directions and precautions should be carefully followed to ensure the product is used correctly. It is prudent to follow the new restrictions for all products, including existing stocks.

After a public 30-day comment period, EPA intends to issue a cancellation order and an amended registration, which will be effective by October 31, 2005. For further information, see:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/flea-tick-drops.htm

Title: EBDC Fungicides Mancozeb, Maneb, and Metiram; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel, Amend, or Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: June 1, 2005
Citation:Volume 70, Number 104, Page31447-31450
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/June/Day-01/p10577.htm
Purpose: This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from the registrants BASF, Cerexagri, Dow AgroSciences, and Griffin LLC to amend to terminate certain uses of 17 mancozeb product registrations, 3 maneb product registrations, and 1 metiram registration (Tables 1-3). These pesticides are broad spectrum ethylenbisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) fungicides used on a variety of agricultural crops, ornamentals, and turf. In letters dated April 18, 2005, Cerexegri, Dow AgroSciences, and Griffin LLC have requested that EPA terminate the uses of mancozeb on residential lawns/turf, foliar application to cotton, and pineapple propagation (seed piece treatment). The registrants named above are no longer supporting these uses and wish to have them removed from product labels. However, these three registrants are retaining some mancozeb turf uses, specifically, use on sod farms, seed farms, golf courses, professionally
managed college and professional sports fields, and industrial and commercial lawns. Further, in a letter dated April 18, 2005, Cerexagri has requested that EPA terminate use of maneb on residential lawns/turf and remove this use from product labels. This registrant intends to retain use of maneb on sod farms. Last, in a letter dated March 14, 2005, BASF has requested that EPA terminate use of metiram on roses.
Chemical(s): EBDC Fungicides Mancozeb, Maneb, and Metiram;
Comments: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2005-0072, must be received on or before August 1, 2005.
Contact: For mancozeb, Christina Scheltema, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-2201; fax number: (703)308-8005;
e-mail address: scheltema.christina@epa.gov. For maneb and metiram, Tawanda Spears, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8050; fax number:
(703) 308-8005; e-mail address: spears.tawanda@epa.gov. *

Title: Nitrapyrin Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: June 1, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 104,Page 31450-31453
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/June/Day-01/p10764.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide nitrapyrin [2-chloro-6- (trichloromethyl)pyridine], and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the nitrapyrin Docket. Nitrapyrin is a nitrification inhibitor, and is used on corn, sorghum, and wheat. EPA has reviewed nitrapyrin through the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.
Chemical(s): Nitrapyrin: **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2004-0283, must be received on or before August 1, 2005.
Contact: Stephanie Plummer, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 305-0076; fax number: (703) 308-7042; e-mail address:plummer.stephanie@epa.gov. *

Aldicarb Ecological Risk Assessment Available for Comment
On June 22, 2005, EPA announced in the Federal Register the availability of the Agency's ecological risk assessment and related documents for the carbamate pesticide aldicarb. EPA is issuing these documents for public comment as part of the Agency?s process to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. The Agency is interested in receiving comments and input to further refine its ecological risk assessment for aldicarb. Comments must be received by August 22, 2005. EPA expects to issue a separate aldicarb human health risk assessment for comment later in summer 2005.

EPA found that estimated acute exposures based on both average and maximum application rates from aldicarb use on all crops assessed exceed levels of concern for endangered species and non-listed terrestrial organisms. Aldicarb shows very high acute oral toxicity to birds. Though terrestrial and aquatic plants are not affected, aldicarb is considered highly toxic to insects, including honey bees, and to earthworms. Aldicarb is also highly to very highly toxic to many freshwater, estuarine, and marine fish and invertebrates. The Agency has begun informal consultations with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to address risks to threatened and endangered species caused by aldicarb use.

Aldicarb is a restricted use systemic insecticide, acaricide, and nematicide. It is registered for use on citrus, cotton, dry beans, grain sorghum, peanuts, pecans, potatoes, soybeans, sugar beets, sugarcane, sweet potatoes, seed alfalfa, field grown ornamentals, and tobacco, as well as coffee and yams grown in Puerto Rico. Aldicarb is a member of the N-methyl carbamate class of pesticides, all of which share a common mechanism of toxicity (cholinesterase inhibition). EPA will evaluate the cumulative risk posed by this group of pesticides before making final reregistration eligibility decisions on individual N-methyl carbamates, such as aldicarb.

The aldicarb ecological risk assessment and supporting documents are posted on EPA?s Pesticide Docket Web site (http://www.epa.gov/edockets) under docket number OPP-2005-0163. EPA's aldicarb Web page is available at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm. For additional information on this and other pesticide issues, see EPA?s Pesticide Program Web site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/.

Carbofuran Ecological Risk Assessment Available for Comment
On June 24, 2005, EPA announced in the Federal Register the availability of the Agency's ecological risk assessment and related documents for the carbamate pesticide carbofuran. EPA is issuing these documents for public comment as part of the Agency's process to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. EPA is interested in receiving comments and input to further refine its ecological risk assessment for carbofuran. Comments must be received by August 23, 2005. A separate document assessing carbofuran's human health risks will be issued for public comment later in summer 2005, as soon as the Agency completes that step of the review process.

The ecological risk assessment discusses EPA's findings regarding, in part, flowable carbofuran's potential for acute effects on birds and mammals, which are predicted to occur at all of the labeled use rates examined for all crops. The document also addresses potential risks to threatened and endangered species. The carbofuran ecological risk assessment for endangered species completed thus far has been prepared in compliance with the Agency's published methods (See Overview of the Ecological Risk Assessment Process in the Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA, Endangered and Threatened Species Effects Determinations; January 23, 2004; available at http://www.epa.gov/espp/consultation/ecorisk-overview.pdf). Based on the initial findings of the listed species assessment, EPA has begun informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service on these issues.

Carbofuran is a broad spectrum systemic insecticide and nematicide registered for control of soil and foliar pests on various crops. Food uses include alfalfa, artichoke, banana, barley, coffee, corn (field, pop, and sweet), cotton (seed), curcubits (cucumber, melons, and squash), grapes, oats, pepper, plantain, potato, sorghum, soybean, spinach, sugar beet, sugarcane, sunflower, and wheat. Non-food uses include agricultural fallow land, cotton, ornamental and/or shade trees, ornamental herbaceous plants, ornamental non-flowering plants, ornamental woody shrubs and vines, pine, and tobacco.

The carbofuran ecological risk assessment and supporting documents are posted on EPA's Pesticide Docket Web site (http://www.epa.gov/edockets) under docket number OPP-2005-0162. See also the Agency's carbofuran Web page, http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reregistration/carbofuran/. For additional information on this and other pesticide issues, see
EPA's Pesticide Program Web site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/.

Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
Date of publication: April 13, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 70, Page 19278-19283 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-13/p7226.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus (P. lilacinus) strain 251 in or on food commodities when applied or used in accordance with label directions. Prophyta Biologischer Pflanzenschutz GmbH, Germany submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Notification that EPA had received the petition was published on November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63088-92) (FRL-7331-7). This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of P. lilacinus strain 251
Chemical(s): Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251;
Comments: This regulation is effective April 13, 2005. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before June 13, 2005. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID number OPP-2004-0397.
Contact: Barbara Mandula, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), telephone number: (703) 308-7378; e-mail address: mandula.barbara@epa.gov. *

Some of the insecticides used by the licensed farmers over the past 25 years are no longer available commercially. DDT, a well known example of an organochlorine, has been banned for use in the US since 1972. Organophosphates, such as malathion, chlorypyrifos, and diazinon, have been banned or restricted for home and garden use in the US. However, some of the pesticides examined, including carbaryl and some pyrethroids, are available to home gardeners, although in different formulations and in lower concentrations, which may make them less hazardous.

NIEHS looks at factors in the environment that may be harmful to human health. More information about NIEHS and the Agricultural Health Study can be found at http://www.niehs.nih.gov.

Kevin Keaney, Chief, Certification and Worker Protection Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Fluometuron Risk Assessments
Date of publication: April 6, 2005
Citation: Volume 70 , Number 65 , Page 17447-17450
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-06/p6708.htm
This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, preliminary risk reduction options, and related documents for fluometuron, a phenylurea herbicide. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. Contact: Kylie Rothwell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8055; fax number: (703) 308-8172; e-mail address: rothwell.kylie@epa.gov.

Ethofumesate Risk Assessments
Date of publication: March 30, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 60, Page 16274-16276
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/March/Day-30/p5725.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the benzofuranyl alkylsulfonate pesticide ethofumesate, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public also is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for ethofumesate through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Ethofumesate **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0346, must be received on or before May 31, 2005.
Contact: Nathan Mottl , Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 305-0208; fax number: (703) 308-7042; e-mail address: mottl.nathan@epa.gov. *

Title: Preliminary Risk Assessments for the Contaminants of Pentachlorophenol
(Hexachlorobenzene and Dioxins/Furans); Notice of Availability
Date of publication: March 30, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 60 , Page 16276-16278
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/March/Day-30/p6297.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of documents that were developed as part of EPA's six-phase public participation reregistration process for pentachlorophenol (PCP). The Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) for PCP was published in the Federal Register on November 30, 2004, with a 60-day public comment period which ended on January 31, 2005. This notice announces the availability of the PRAs for hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and dioxins/furans, which are contaminants produced during the manufacture of PCP, and opens a 60-day public comment period.
Chemical(s): Contaminants of Pentachlorophenol(Hexachlorobenzene and Dioxins/Furans);
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0402, must be received on or before May 31, 2005.
Contact: Heather A. Garvie, Antimicrobials Division (7510C), telephone number: (703) 308-0034; fax number: (703) 308-8481; e- mail address: garvie.heather@epa.gov.*

Title: Pyrethrins Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21754-21756
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8379.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for the insecticide pyrethrins, and opens a public comment period on these documents. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for pyrethrins through the full, 6-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Pyrethrins
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2005-0043, must be received on or before June 27, 2005.
Contact: Cathryn O'Connell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-0136; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: oconnell.cathryn@epa.gov. *

Title: Thiram; Notice of Receipt of Request to Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21771-21773
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8380.htm
Purpose: This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from registrant Taminco, Inc. to amend to terminate uses of three thiram product registrations. Thiram is a non-systemic fungicide used to prevent crop damage in the field and to protect harvested crops (apples, peaches, and strawberries) from deterioration in storage or transport. It is also used as a seed protectant (e.g. small seeded vegetables, large seeded vegetables, cereal grains and other seeds, coniferous seeds, cotton seed, ornamental seeds, and soybeans) and to protect turf from fungal diseases. In addition, thiram is used as an animal repellent to protect crops from damage by rabbits, rodents, and deer. Formulations include dust, wettable powder, water dispersable granule, flowable concentrate, dry flowable, soluble concentrate, and ready-to-use liquid. Thiram is applied to seeds prior to planting both by commercial seed treaters and on-farm applicators. In a letter dated September 22, 2004, Taminco, Inc. r!
equested EPA to amend to terminate uses of pesticide product registrations identified in this notice (Table 1 ). Specifically, Taminco, Inc. requested that EPA cancel all apple uses because Taminco, Inc. will not support thiram use on apples for reregistration.
Chemical(s): Thiram;
Comments: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2004-0183, must be received on or before May 27, 2005.
Contact: Craig Doty, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-0122; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address:doty.craig@epa.gov. *
Title: Ferbam Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: April 27, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 80, Page 21756-21758
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/April/Day-27/p8381.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the pesticide ferbam, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public also is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED), for ferbam through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.
Chemical(s): Ferbam; **
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0337, must be received on or before June 27, 2005.
Contact: Amaris Johnson, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C),
telephone number: (703) 305-9542; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address:johnson.amaris@epa.gov.*

Title: Endothall Risk Assessments and Preliminary Risk Reduction Options; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: May 11, 2005
Citation: Volume 70, Number 90, Page 24782-24785
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/May/Day-11/p9220.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments and related documents for the dicarboxylic acid herbicide endothall, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public also is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for endothall through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.
Chemical(s): Endothall:**
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP- 2004-0370], must be received on or before July 11, 2005.
Contact: Mika J. Hunter, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number:(703) 308-0041; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: hunter.mika@epa.gov. *

Aminopyridine, Ammonia, Chloropicrin, Diazinon, Dihydro-5-heptyl-2(3H)-furanone,
Dihydro-5-pentyl-2(3H)-furanone, and Vinclozolin; Proposed Tolerance Actions
Citation: Volume 70, Number 95, Page 28497-28503
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/May/
Day-18/p9776.htm
This document proposes to revoke specific tolerances and tolerance exemptions for residues of the bird repellent 4-aminopyridine,fungicides ammonia and vinclozolin, and insecticides chloropicrin,diazinon, dihydro-5-heptyl-2(3H)-furanone, and dihydro-5- pentyl-2
(3H)-furanone. EPA canceled food use registrations or deleted food uses from registrations following requests for voluntary cancellation or use deletion by the registrants,or non-payment of
registration maintenance fees. EPA expects to determine whether any individuals or groups
want to support these tolerances. The regulatory actions proposed in this document
contribute toward the Agency's tolerance reassessment requirements. By law, EPA is required by August 2006 to reassess the tolerances that were in existence on August 2,1996.The
regulatory actions proposed in this document pertain to the proposed revocation of 39
tolerances and tolerance exemptions of which 33 would be counted as tolerance reassessments
toward the August 2006 review deadline.
Comments must be received on or before July 18, 2005 identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0081
Contact: Joseph Nevola, Special Review and Reregistration Division 7508C),telephone number:
(703) 308-8037; e-mail address: nevola.joseph@epa.gov.*

Title: EBDC Fungicides Mancozeb, Maneb, and Metiram; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel, Amend, or Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: June 1, 2005
Citation:Volume 70, Number 104, Page31447-31450http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/June/Day-01/p10577.htm
Purpose: This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from the registrants BASF, Cerexagri, Dow AgroSciences, and Griffin LLC to amend to terminate certain uses of 17 mancozeb product registrations, 3 maneb product registrations, and 1 metiram registration (Tables 1-3). These pesticides are broad spectrum ethylenbisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) fungicides used on a variety of agricultural crops, ornamentals, and turf. In letters dated April 18, 2005, Cerexegri, Dow AgroSciences, and Griffin LLC have requested that EPA terminate the uses of mancozeb on residential lawns/turf, foliar application to cotton, and pineapple propagation (seed piece treatment). The registrants named above are no longer supporting these uses and wish to have them removed from product labels. However, these three registrants are retaining some mancozeb turf uses, specifically, use on sod farms, seed farms, golf courses, professionally
managed college and professional sports fields, and industrial and commercial lawns. Further, in a letter dated April 18, 2005, Cerexagri has requested that EPA terminate use of maneb on residential lawns/turf and remove this use from product labels. This registrant intends to retain use of maneb on sod farms. Last, in a letter dated March 14, 2005, BASF has requested that EPA terminate use of metiram on roses.
Chemical(s): EBDC Fungicides Mancozeb, Maneb, and Metiram;
Comments: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2005-0072, must be received on or before August 1, 2005.
Contact: For mancozeb, Christina Scheltema, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-2201; fax number: (703)308-8005;
e-mail address: scheltema.christina@epa.gov. For maneb and metiram, Tawanda Spears, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), telephone number: (703) 308-8050; fax number:
(703) 308-8005; e-mail address: spears.tawanda@epa.gov. *

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