THE LOCAL SCENE
THE REGIONAL SCENE
THE NATIONAL SCENE
PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS
RISK ASSESSMENTS
It is important for you to know that EPA is conducting a Risk Assessment on a particular pesticide, because this means that there may be label restrictions in the future for this product. During the Risk Assessment period, you may make comments to EPA if you think label restrictions will impose a hardship on production of a commodity.
REREGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY DECISIONS
It is important for you to know that EPA is conducting a Reregistration study on a particular pesticide, because this means that there may be label restrictions in the future for this product. During the Reregistration period, you may make comments to EPA if you think label restrictions will impose a hardship on production of a commodity
PESTICIDE TOLERANCE ACTIONS, REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS, REGISTRATION APPROVALS
After a tolerance has been established, the registrant decides if the commodity/site will be put on the label. Having a tolerance does not automatically mean you can use the chemical. Even when a pesticide has been registered by EPA, you can not use the product until the commodity/site is on the label in your hand. Always read the pesticide label before applying!
OTHER PESTICIDE REGULATORY ACTIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
REPORTS/ PUBS/ WEB SITES
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URBAN PESTS IN THE NEWS
Cicada Killers
I've started getting calls from people being buzzed by Cicada Killers! Females of this large wasp dig a burrow, sting cicadas to paralyze them, carry them to the burrow & lay an egg on the paralyzed cicada. When the egg hatches, the cicada killer larva eats the paralyzed cicada thereby protecting trees from cicada damage next year. The female is oblivious to humans -- she is frantically hunting cicadas, but she might sting a cat or dog that got too curious. Females are active during July & August, then die.
The male does not sting (no ovipositor), he defends the burrow and chases away predators. He is all bluff and cannot hurt humans. Yes, the mound of soil around the burrow may ruin the look of well-groomed turf. I tell homeowners to plant ground cover -- next year's females will avoid this area.
I've added a fact sheet from Kentucky to our list of fact sheets at: http://ag.udel.edu/extension/pesticide/pestfactsheets.htm . From this page, you can go to: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts/misc/ef004.htm .
Bed Bugs
It seems that there are lots of Bed Bugs in Delaware. This is not a sanitation problem. Bed Bugs move with humans. They are extremely difficult to control. I've added a fact sheet to our list of fact sheets. This link will take you to: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef636.htm . Why are Bed Bugs exploding? Most of us think it is because we no longer do broadcast sprays for cockroaches anymore. The good news is that Bed Bugs carry no human diseases.
Brown Recluse Spider
One specimen of this spider was brought into Entomology & Wildlife Ecology this month from a residence in Newark. It was positively confirmed by Dr. Mark Lacey. If you would like to see it, let me know. We are in the process of working with the Pest Control Company charged with the treatment to determine if this is an isolated individual or a reproducing population. Brown Recluse spiders are not known east of Tennessee/ Kentucky. This is the second record for Brown Recluse in Delaware. The first, in 1982, was found at Dover Airforce Base and confirmed by Dewey Caron. No more specimens were found in Dover. You may have heard that Delaware Doctors have patients that have been bitten by Brown Recluse and vets say Brown Recluse are "everywhere." If this is true, then we need to see the specimens. We have no Brown Recluse in the Reference Collection at UD, in spite of many years of entomologists collecting arthropods. Of all the spiders that have been brought in for identification, none have been Brown Recluse. There are other causes for non-healing wounds on patients and the spiders the vets hear about may be the yellow sac spider -- another dangerous spider. If you get requests to ID spiders, let me know.
I've added a link on the Brown Recluse to our list of fact sheets that will take you to: http://dermatology.cdlib.org/DOJvol5num2/special/recluse.html. Note that the correct pronunciation is re-CLUSE (as in reclusive), not REC-luse.
Rabies reported in Newark
We have a link on our list of fact sheets that will take you to: http://ag.udel.edu/extension/horticulture/pdf/hyg/hyg-40.pdf
Let me know if you need fact sheets on Urban Pests not listed on our web site.
SAFE STORAGE OF PESTICIDES DISPLAY AT STATE FAIR
Check out the Safe Pesticide Storage for Homeowners interactive display at the Extension tent at the State Fair this week. If you’d like to borrow the display, contact Brian Kunkel or Susan King.
WORKSHOPS ON INDOOR PESTS AND ORNAMENTAL PESTS THIS FALL
This fall, Brian Kunkel and Susan King plan to offer homeowner workshops through Boscov’s on Indoor Insect Pests and Ornamental Pests. Watch for the announcement and the registration forms in local papers and help us advertise.
NEW IPM RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROJECTS FUNDED IN THE NORTHEAST
The Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center recently awarded 21 grants through the Northeast Regional IPM Competitive Grants Program and the IPM Partnership Grants Program, totaling more than $1 million. Both programs focus on addressing real-world IPM challenges.
Northeast Regional IPM Competitive Grants Program
The Northeast Regional IPM Competitive Grants Program supports projects that develop individual pest control tactics, integrate tactics into IPM systems, or develop and implement extension and education programs. The program favors projects that address IPM stakeholder priorities, benefit the northeastern region, involve environmental stewardship, and show a high likelihood of success. This grants program has awarded $579,300 to support seven new projects (project leaders and their institutions shown parenthetically):
* Design and delivery of IPM outreach programs to low-income urban neighborhoods (Edwin Rajotte, The Pennsylvania State Univ.)
* Grower decision tool for optimized disease management in snap and dry beans (Helene Dillard, Cornell Univ.)
* Identification of host-plant attractants for cranberry weevil and cranberry fruitworm (Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers Univ.)
* Implementation of the IPM and environmental education curriculum (Donna Ellis, Univ. of Connecticut)
* IPM of pest ants in the urban/suburban landscape (Eleanor Groden, Univ. of Maine)
* Potato varietal mixtures for potato leafhopper management on organic farms (Abby Seaman, Cornell Univ.)
* Reducing potato leafhopper impacts on alfalfa through resistant cultivars intercropped with perennial forage grass (Donald Viands, Cornell Univ.)
IPM Partnership Grants Program
The IPM Partnership Grants Program helps the Northeastern IPM Center serve as a regional focal point for collaboration, communication, and stakeholder participation in fostering the development and adoption of IPM. The program recently awarded total of $477,500 in grants to 14 project directors. Some of these grant recipients are carrying out multiple projects, with a total of 19 funded projects falling into six “project types” that address or identify regional IPM priorities in different ways:
IPM Working Groups identify and prioritize IPM needs relating to specific crop types or IPM settings:
* Community IPM working group (Lynn Braband, Cornell Univ., and Mary Kay Malinoski, Univ. of Maryland)
* Red Tomato IPM working group: Educating wholesale trade buyers to promote IPM (Michael Rozyne, Red Tomato)
* Vegetable IPM working group (Ruth Hazzard, Univ. of Massachusetts)
IPM Working Group Priorities projects address important IPM research or extension issues identified through the Center’s priority-setting processes:* Advancing vegetable IPM in the Northeast: Tools and resources for IPM implementation on vegetable farms (Ruth Hazzard, Univ. of Massachusetts)
* Cover cropping strategies for management of hairy galinsoga and corn chamomile (Daniel Brainard, Cornell Univ.)
* Optimization of a fixed spraying system for commercial high-density apple plantings (Arthur Agnello, Cornell Univ.)
Regional IPM Publications promote IPM implementation by sharing information:
* Development of Northeast regional interactive tree fruit IPM guidelines (W. Harvey Reissig, Cornell Univ.)
* Northeast vegetable and strawberry pest identification supplement (Ruth Hazzard, Univ. of Massachusetts)
* Online garden and pest “frequently asked questions” (Mary Kay Malinoski, Univ. of Maryland)
Critical and Emerging Issues projects deliver timely responses to critical issues:
* Development and dissemination of an integrated management plan for bacterial canker of tomato (Christian Wyenandt, Rutgers Univ.)
State Network Projects inform federal and state regulatory agencies about IPM tactics used in each state, and maintain websites and advisory committees to provide links among IPM-related groups in their states:
* Delaware Information Network for Pesticides and Alternative Strategies (Susan W. King, Univ. of Delaware)
* Maryland Information Network for Pesticides and Alternative Strategies (Amy Brown, Univ. of Maryland)
* New England Pest Management Network (James Dill and Glen Koehler, Univ. of Maine)
* New Jersey Information Network for Pesticides and Alternatives Strategies (George Hamilton, Rutgers Univ.)
* Pennsylvania State Network Project (Kerry Richards, The Pennsylvania State Univ.)
* West Virginia Information Network for Pesticides and Alternative Strategies (John Baniecki, West Virginia Univ.)
IPM Tactics Surveys, Crop Profiles, and Pest Management Strategic Plans (PMSPs) compile data about crop acreage, key pests, pest management practices, amounts of pesticides used and how they are used, and priorities for research:
* Delaware crop profile revisions; multi-state PMSP for watermelon (Susan W. King, Univ. of Delaware)
* New England survey for raspberry; crop profile for pepper; PMSP for strawberry (James Dill and Glen Koehler, Univ. of Maine)
* New Jersey surveys and crop profiles for arugula, basil, Brussels sprouts, leaf lettuce, leeks, parsley, and radishes; PMSPs for Brussels sprouts, leeks, parsley (George Hamilton, Rutgers Univ.)
More details about these grants programs and specific projects will be available on the NortheastIPM.org website. The Northeastern IPM Center expects to release the Request for Applications for 2007 grants programs in late summer/early fall.
TRIAZINES MEET SAFETY STANDARDS OF FQPA
EPA has completed its cumulative risk assessment for the chlorinated triazine class of pesticides and concluded that, with mitigation measures for atrazine and simazine outlined in those individual decisions, the cumulative risks associated with the triazines are below the Food Quality Protection Act regulatory level of concern level of concern. Triazine tolerances - residue limits in food and feed - have been reassessed and found to meet safety standards established by the Food Quality Protection Act. The chlorinated triazine pesticides include atrazine, simazine, propazine, and their three chlorinated degradates.
The Agency has finalized its Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision for atrazine, completed in 2003, through this cumulative assessment. EPA requests public comment by August 21, 2006, on the triazine cumulative risk assessment, the Reregistration Eligibility Decision for simazine, and the tolerance reassessment decision for propazine. EPA notes that products containing the triazine pesticides still must complete product reregistration, through which product labeling changes and associated risk mitigation measures will be implemented.
Atrazine and simazine are used on a variety of food and feed crops including grains, fruits, and nuts, as well as on turf grasses grown in the Southeastern United States. Propazine is registered for indoor greenhouse use only and has existing tolerances established for residues on sorghum. While EPA's triazine cumulative assessment includes atrazine, simazine, and their three chlorinated degradates, it excludes propazine because no dietary, drinking water, or residential human exposure to propazine is anticipated from any of the currently registered uses. Examining three regions of the United States where triazine residues are likely to co-occur (the Midwest, California, and Florida) and four exposure scenarios (drinking water in each region, plus combined drinking water and home lawn or golf course exposure in Florida), EPA concluded that cumulative exposures to triazine residues are not of concern in any of the four exposure scenarios.
The triazine pesticides share a common neuroendocrine mechanism of toxicity that results in both developmental and reproductive effects. The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 directs EPA to consider available information concerning the cumulative effects on human health that may result from dietary, residential, or other non-occupational exposure to multiple chemicals that, like the triazines, share common mechanisms of toxicity. Through Federal Register notices published on June 21, 2006, the Agency opened public comment periods closing on August 21, 2006, on the triazine cumulative risk assessment, simazine RED, and propazine TRED decisions. For additional information, see EPA's fact sheet, Triazine Cumulative Risk Assessment and Atrazine, neSimazine, and Propazine Decisions at http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/cumulative/triazine_fs.htm. The Federal Register notices are available athttp://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPAFR: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-21/p5456.htm
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0481, must be received on or before August 21, 2006.
Contact: Diane Sherman, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P),
telephone number: (703) 308-0128; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address:
sherman.diane@epa.gov.
BANS ON HUMAN STUDIES EXTENDED TO NURSING WOMEN
EPA is issuing a direct final rule that bans using nursing women in intentional dosing research for pesticides. The final rule guarantees nursing women are not involved in human studies and provides protection to nursing infants who may also be exposed. EPA will not rely on data from previous studies that included nursing women. The new restrictions mirror the protections explicitly provided for studies involving pregnant
women and children in the final rule issued by EPA in January 2006. This final rule banned all third-party intentional dosing research involving children and pregnant women intended for submission to EPA under the pesticide laws. More information
on the regulation of human studies, the direct final rule and a parallel notice of proposed rulemaking are available at http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/guidance/human-test.htm
MANAGE INSECTS ON YOUR FARM: A GUIDE TO ECOLOGICAL STRATEGIES
Nationwide, farmers are in need of insect pest management strategies that are effective, affordable and environmentally sound. To help meet that need, the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) announces the release of "Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies," a primer designed to help farmers improve their farms' natural defenses against insect pests.
While every farming system is unique, the principles of ecological pest management apply universally. Manage Insects on Your Farm outlines the principles of ecologically based pest management and illustrates the strategies used by farmers around the world to address insect problems by:
Increasing on-farm diversity above and below ground
Encouraging beneficial insects to attack their worst pests
Enhancing plants' natural defenses against pests
Managing soil to minimize crop pests
"Well written and illustrated, Manage Insects on Your Farm provides both a framework for understanding ecologically based pest management as well as many of the useful details to help minimize insect pest problems," said Fred Magdoff, University of Vermont soil scientist and Northeast regional coordinator of USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.
Examples of successful pest management strategies featured throughout the book demonstrate real-life examples of how to address insect problems and develop a more complex and diverse on-farm ecosystem. Readers will learn how to minimize insect damage with wise soil management and identify beneficial insects to put these "good bugs" to work.
Download a complete copy of Manage Insects on Your Farm at www.sare.org/publications/insect.htm for free. To order print copies ($15.95 plus $5.95 s/h) visit www.sare.org/WebStore, call 301/374-9696 or send check or money order to Sustainable Agriculture Publications, PO Box 753, Waldorf, Maryland 20604-0753. (Please specify title requested when ordering by mail.) Discounts are available on orders of 10 or more. Allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. Call 301/374-9696 for more information on bulk, rush or international shipments.
PERMETHRIN MEETS SAFETY STANDARDS OF FQPA
EPA has determined that permethrin-containing products are eligible for reregistration provided that the risk mitigation measures identified in the reregistration eligibility decision (RED) document are adopted and labels are amended accordingly. Permethrin tolerances residue limits in food and feed have been reassessed and found to meet safety standards established by the Food Quality Protection Act. After considering the potential risks identified in the revised risk assessments, public comments, and risk mitigation suggestions from interested parties, the Agency developed its risk management decision for uses of permethrin that pose risks of concern. Preliminary risk assessments of permethrin indicated potential residential, occupational, and ecological risks of concern. The preliminary risk estimates wererevised based on refinements to the assessments, and in some cases, mitigation measures. The Agency will be requiring additional data to confirm some exposure scenarios. Residential risks have been mitigated by discontinuing or restricting certain application methods and reducing some application rates. Occupational handler risks have been mitigated through personal protective equipment or engineering control requirements. Ecological risks have been addressed through adding buffer zone requirements and product stewardship statements to the labels, and amending use patterns. The Federal Register Notice announcing the risk management decision and tolerance reassessment is available on EPA’s Web site at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-28/p5853.htm.
Permethrin is part of the synthetic pyrethroid class of pesticides and was first registered in 1979 as a broad spectrum, non systemic, insecticide. Besides permethrin, the prethroids include allethrin, alphametrin, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, dimethrin, resmethrin, and others. Permethrin is registered for use on numerous food/feed crops, livestock and livestock housing, modes of transportation, structures, buildings, public health mosquito abatement programs, many indoor and outdoor residential spaces, pets, and clothing. EPA is not currently following a cumulative risk approach for the pyrethroids. There is ongoing research by EPA and pyrethroid registrants to evaluate the biochemical and physiological actions of pyrethroids. When the research is completed, the Agency will consider it in determining whether a common mechanism will be a basis for assessing cumulative risk for pyrethroids. More information on permethrin is available at http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reregistration/permethrin/.
Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0385, must be received on or before September 26, 2006.Contact: Jacqueline Guerry, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703)305-0024; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: guerry.jacqueline@epa.gov.
MEFENOXAM
Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regional and National Regulations for Residues of Mefenoxam in or on Beans and Turnip Greens
Date of publication: June 21, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 119, Page 35671-35673
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-21/p9281.htm
Purpose: Syngenta Crop Protection proposes to establish a regional tolerance (East of the Mississippi River) for residues of the fungicide mefenoxam in or on food commodities bean, succulent shelled at 0.03parts per million (ppm); and a national tolerance in or on food commodities turnip greens at 5.0 ppm.
Chemical(s): Mefenoxam
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0096, must be received on or before July 21, 2006
Contact: Lana Coppolino, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 305-0086; e-mail address: coppolino.lana@epa.gov.
SIMAZINE
Title: Simazine; Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: June 21, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 119, Page 35669-35671
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-21/p9462.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the chlorinated triazine pesticide simazine, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents. Simazine is a systemic herbicide that is usually applied to soil, absorbed through leaves and roots, and acts by inhibiting photosynthesis within the targeted plant. It is widely used as a selective herbicide to control most annual grasses and broadleaf weeds before they emerge or after removal of weed growth. The Agency is concurrently issuing for public comment the Triazine Cumulative Risk Assessment; see EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0481 in the Notice section of this issue of the Federal Register.
Chemical(s): Simazine
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0151, must be received on or before August 21, 2006.
Contact: Diane Sherman, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P),
telephone number: (703) 308-0128; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: sherman.diane@epa.gov.
PROPAZINE
Title: Propazine; Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: June 21, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 119, Page 35666-35668 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-21/p9470.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA'sTolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for the chlorinated triazine pesticide propazine, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents. The Agency is concurrently issuing for public comment the Triazine Cumulative Risk Assessment; see EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0481 in the Notices section of this issue of the Federal Register.
Chemical(s): Propazine
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0496, must be received on or before August 21, 2006.
Contact: Diane Sherman,Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P
telephone number: (703) 308-0128; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: diane.sherman@epa.gov.
MCPB
Title: MCPB and Salts Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: June 21, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 119, Page 35668-35669
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-21/p9657.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide MCPB (4-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy) butyric acid, and opens a 30-day public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the MCPB Docket. MCPB is a phenoxy herbicide used for post-emergence weed control to protect pea crops from a variety of weeds including Canadian thistle, common lambsquarters, pigweed, smartweed, sowthistle, and morning glory. The MCPB RED addresses the tolerance reassessment for all currently registered uses of MCPB.
Chemical(s): MCPB and Salts
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0263, must be received on or before July 21, 2006.
Contact: James Parker, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 306-0469; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: parker.james@epa.gov.
MOST HOME USES OF THE ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE DDVP NO LONGER PERMITTED
Pending completion of the organophosphate cumulative assessment, EPA has determined that DDVP will be eligible for reregistration. EPA has reviewed the remaining uses of DDVP and has determined that risks do not exceed levels of concern, and therefore no additional risk mitigation measures are necessary at this time. EPA is releasing an Interim Reregistration Decision document (IRED) on the
organophosphate pesticide DDVP (or dichlorvos) which no longer permits most uses in and around homes. The home-related uses that remain are pressurized aerosol spray cans, pet collars and a limited use of DDVP pest strips: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op/ddvp/ddvp_changes.htm , which remain because the Agency's most recent analyses show these can be used safely. Various foggers, crack and crevice, lawn, turf, and ornamental plant uses are no longer permitted. Two sizes of pest strips will also be taken off the market through a phase-out plan.
The Agency is committed to a process in all of its reregistration decisions that is both transparent and based on sound science. The Federal Register notice announcing the IRED on DDVP is open to public comments for 60 days. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-30/p5892.htm. The Agency may take additional action on DDVP, if needed, based on the cumulative assessment of all the organophosphate pesticides that is being completed later this summer.
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302, must be received on or before August 29, 2006.
Contact: Dayton Eckerson, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P),
telephone number: (703) 308-8038; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: eckerson.dayton@epa.gov.
Title: DICHLORVOS (DDVP); Notice of Receipt of Request to Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: June 30, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 126, Page 37570-37573
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-30/p5893.htm
Purpose: EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by Amvac Chemical Corporation to amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containing the pesticide DDVP. The request would terminate DDVP use in or on:
Mushroom house (hand held fogger);
Greenhouse (hand held fogger);
Warehouse (hand held fogger);
Residential Crack and Crevice use;
Residential Total Release Fogger;
Lawn, Turf and Ornamentals;
21 gram Pest Strip;
65 gram Pest Strip;
80 gram Pest Strip; and
100 gram Pest Strip.
The request would not terminate the last DDVP products registered for use in the United States. 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. In addition, EPA will
not approve the request as to the 21 gram, 65 gram, or 80 gram pest strips prior to EPA approving the replacement registrations, per the registrant's May 9, 2006 letter to EPA. Upon acceptance of this request, 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): Dichlorvos
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302, must be received on or before July 31, 2006.
Contact: Dayton Eckerson, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P),telephone number: (703) 308-8038; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: eckerson.dayton@epa.gov.
Title: PHOSPHOROUS ACID; Proposed Amendment to Exemption From Tolerance
Date of publication: June 28, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 124, Page 36731-36736
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-28/p10031.htm
Purpose: This document proposes to amend the existing tolerance exemption for residues of phosphorous acid and its ammonium, sodium, and potassium salts in or on all food commodities to allow for post-harvest application to stored potatoes at 35,600 ppm or less phosphorous acid.
Chemical(s): Phosphorous Acid
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0561, must be received on or before July 13, 2006.
Contact: Linda Hollis, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P); telephone number: (703) 308-8733; e-mail address: hollis.linda@epa.gov.
Title: MYCLOBUTANIL; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions
Date of publication: June 28, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 124, Page 36687-36690
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-28/p10093.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for legume vegetables (except soybeans) and foliage of legume vegetables (except soybeans) of myclobutanil in or on vegetable, legume (except soybeans) and vegetable, foliage of legume (except soybeans). This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
authorizing use of the pesticide on vegetable, legume (except soybeans) and vegetable, foliage of legume (except soybeans). This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level for residues of myclobutanil in this food commodity. These tolerances will expire and are revoked on June 30, 2009.
Chemical(s): Myclobutanil;
Comments: This regulation is effective June 28, 2006. Objections and requests forhearings must be received on or before August 28, 2006. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0395
Contact: Stacey Groce, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 305-2505; e-mail address: groce.stacey@epa.gov.
Title: FORMETANATE HYDROCHLORIDE Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: June 28, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 124, Page 36784-36786
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-28/p5837.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide formetanate hydrochloride (formetanate HCl), and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the formetanate HCl Docket. Formetanate HCl, a miticide/insecticide, is used on orchard crops and alfalfa grown for seed.
Chemical(s): Formetanate Hydrochloride
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0032, must be received on or before August 28, 2006.
Contact: Demson Fuller, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 308-8062; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: fuller.demson@epa.gov.
Title: ETHEPHON; Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide
Date of publication: June 28, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 124, Page 36771-36773
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-28/p5854.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance Reassessment Decision (TRED) for the pesticide ethephon, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents.
Chemical(s): Ethephon
Comments: comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004- 0371, must be received on or before August 28, 2006.
Contact: Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 308-8025 fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov.
Title: NAPTALAM SODIUM; Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: June 28, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 124, Page 36786-36787
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/June/Day-28/p5862.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide naptalam sodium, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents.
Chemical(s): Naptalam Sodium
Comments:Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0294, must be received on or before August 28, 2006.
Contact: Mark Perry, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P) telephone number: (703) 308-8024; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: perry.mark@epa.gov.
Title: IMAZAPYR Reregistration Eligibility Decision
Date of publication: July 5, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38149-38150 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10449.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide imazapyr. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the imazapyr docket. Imazapyr is a systemic, non-selective, pre- and post-emergent herbicide used for the control of terrestrial annual and perennial grasses, broad-leaved herbs, woody species, and riparian and emergent aquatic species. It is registered for use on a variety of agricultural, commercial, and residential use sites.
Chemical(s): Imazapyr
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0495.
Contact: Sherrie Kinard, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 305-0563; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: kinard.sherrie@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Amendment to Regulations for Residues of PROPOXYCARBAZONE and Its Metabolite in or on Wheat (Forage) and Animal Commodities
Date of publication: July 5, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38151-38153 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10455.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide Petition by Bayer CropScience proposing the amendment of 40 CFR 180.600 by increasing established tolerances for residues of the herbicide propoxycarbazone, methyl 2-[[[(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-1H- 1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl]amino] sulfonyl]benzoate (MKH-6561) and its metabolite, methyl 2-[[[(4,5-dihydro-3-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-4-methyl-5- oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl] benzoate (Pr-2-OH MKH-6561) in or on wheat (forage) and animal commodities.
Chemical(s): Propoxycarbazone and Its Metabolite
Comments:Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0504, must be received on or before August 4, 2006.
Contact: James Stone, Registration Division (7505P), , telephone number: (703) 305-7391; e-mail address: stone.james@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for the Establishment of Regulations for Residues of SETHOXYDIM in or on Various Commodities
Date of publication: July 5, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38154-38156 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10456.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions by Interregional Project Number 4, proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of sethoxydim in/on buckwheat; okra; dill; radish; vegetable root, except sugar beet, group 1B; and turnip tops.
Chemical(s): Sethoxydim
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0321, must be received on or before August 4, 2006.
Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of TRINEXAPAC-ETHYL in or on Grasses Grown for Seed and Animal Commodities
Date of publication: July 5, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38156-38157 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10457.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide Petition by Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of trinexapac-ethyl in or on grasses grown for seed and animal commodities.
Chemical(s): Trinexapac-Ethyl
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0487, must be received on or before August 4, 2006.
Contact: Eugene Wilson, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 305-6103; e-mail address: wilson.eugene@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of PYRACLOSTROBIN in or on Various Commodities
Date of publication: July 5, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38150-38151 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10459.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide Petitions by Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), and BASF Corporatio proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Chemical(s): Pyraclostrobin
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0522, must be received on or before August 4, 2006.
Contact: Barbara Madden, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number (703) 305-6463, e-mail address: madden.barbara@epa.gov. Also, John Bazuin, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number (703) 305-7381, e-mail address: bazuin.john@epa.gov.
Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2007 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of METHYL BROMIDE
Date of publication: July 6, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 129, Page 38643-38644 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-07/p10571.htm
Purpose: EPA is proposing an exemption to the phaseout of methyl bromide to meet the needs of 2007 critical uses. Specifically, EPA is proposing uses that will qualify for the 2007 critical use exemption and the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced, imported, or supplied from stocks for those uses in 2007. EPA is taking action under the authority of the Clean Air Act to reflect recent consensus Decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol) at the 17th Meeting of the Parties (MOP). EPA is seeking comment on the list of critical uses and on EPA's determination of the amounts of methyl bromide needed to satisfy those uses.
Chemical: Methyl Bromide
Comments: Comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0538, must be submitted by August 7, 2006.
Contact: For further information about this proposed rule, contact Hodayah Finman by telephone at (202) 343-9246, or by e-mail at mebr.allocation@epa.gov or by mail at Hodayah Finman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stratospheric Protection Division, Stratospheric Program Implementation Branch (6205J), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. You may also visit the Ozone Depletion Web site of EPA's Stratospheric Protection Division at http://www.epa.gov/ozone for further information about EPA's Stratospheric Ozone Protection regulations, the science of ozone layer depletion, and other related topics.
NEW POCKET-SIZED BULLETIN ON BENEFICIAL INSECTS: IDENTIFYING NATURAL ENEMIES IN FIELD CROPS by Mary Gardiner, Christina DiFonzo, Michael Brewer and Takuji Noma, Michigan State University
This guide is divided into sections by major groups of natural enemies and spiders: beetles, true bugs, lacewings, predatory flies, parasitoids, spiders and ants. The publication can easily be used in the field with its plastic-coated 3.5" X 5.0" pages. View sample pages at http://ipm.msu.edu/pubs-natural.htm .
The guide was originally conceived in response to the critical role beneficial insects are playing in managing soybean aphid populations. Although it is geared for field crops, it is appropriate for use in other crops and by homeowners.
The cost of the 46-page guide is $10. Bulk orders of 10 copies or more can be purchased at the reduced price of $7. Orders can be placed on-line at:
http://www.emdc.msue.msu.edu/ . Search for this publication by using inventory number E2949. Or order by phone: MSU Extension bulletin office, Phone: 517-353-6740;
Office Hours: M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time.
Partial funding provided by USDA CSREES Risk Avoidance Mitigation Program.
REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK ON NATIONAL AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE CENTER (AG CENTER)
The National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center (Ag Center) would like your input on its services and information. The input you provide via this survey is an integral part of how EPA evaluates the value of the Ag Center, and is a valuable tool for self-improvement. Take the Ag Center User Survey: http://www.epa.gov/agriculture
Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of PIRIMICARB in or on Various Commodities
Date of publication: July 12, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 133, Page 39315-39316 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-12/p10846.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide Petitions by Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of pirimicarb in or on asparagus, hops, and leafy petioles subgroup.
Chemical(s): Pirimicarb
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0512 , must be received on or before August 11, 2006.
Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov.
Title: DIMETHOATE Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: July 12, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 133, July 12, 2006 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-12/p10857.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for the organophosphate pesticide dimethoate, and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the dimethoate Docket. Dimethoate is a systemic organophosphate insecticide used for control of a wide variety of insect pests on a number of fruit, vegetable, grain, and field crops, as well as ornamentals and non-cropland adjacent to agricultural fields.
Chemical(s): Dimethoate
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0084, must be received on or before September 11, 2006.
Contact: Stephanie Plummer, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 305-0076; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: plummer.stephanie@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment and Amendment to Regulations for Residues of THIAMETHOXAM in or on Various Commodities
Date of publication: July 12, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 133, Page 39316-39318 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-12/p10859.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide Petitions by Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) and Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Chemical(s): Thiamethoxam
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0523, must be received on or before August 11, 2006.
Contact: Registration Division (7505 P): for IR-4: Barbara Madden; telephone number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail address :madden.barbara@epa.gov. For Syngenta: Dani Daniel; telephone number: (703) 305-5409; e-mail address: daniel.dani@epa.gov.
Title: PROTHIOCONAZOLE; Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment to Regulations for Residues in or on Soybean Commodities
Date of publication: July 12, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 133, Page 39313-39315 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-12/p10862.htmPurpose:, This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition by Bayer CropScience proposing the establishment of regulations for the combined residues of prothioconazole and its desthio metabolite in or on soybean commodities.
Chemical(s): Prothioconazole
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0520, must be received on or before August 11, 2006.
Contact: Lana Coppolino, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 305-0086; e-mail address: coppolino.lana@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment and Amendment of Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemical SPINOSAD in or on Various Commodities
Date of publication: July 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 135, Page 40105-40106 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-14/p11003.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide Petitions by Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), proposing the establishment and amendment of regulations for residues of spinosad in or on hops, and amaranth, grain, stover; and to amend by increasing existing tolerances for cattle, meat; sheep, meat; goat, meat; horse, meat; poultry, meat; cattle, fat; sheep, fat; goat, fat; horse, fat; poultry, fat; milk; milk, fat; and egg. Additionally, existing tolerances for meat byproducts which are currently based on residues in liver will be amended to establish separate liver tolerances and lower the meat byproducts tolerances which will now be based on residues in the kidney as follows: Cattle, meat byproducts, except liver; sheep, meat byproducts, except liver; goat, meat byproducts, except liver; horse, meat byproducts, except liver; poultry, meat byproducts, except liver; cattle, liver; sheep, liver; goat, liver; and horse, liver.
Chemical(s): Spinosad
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0579, must be received on or before August 14, 2006.
Contact: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov
Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of RIMSULFURON in or on Various Food Commodities
Date of publication: July 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 135, Page 40100-40102 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-14/p11006.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide Petition by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of rimsulfuron (N-((4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)aminocarbonyl)-3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide) in or on almond hulls, citrus/ pome/ stone fruit crop groups, grapes, pistachios, and tree nuts crop group.
Chemical(s): Rimsulfuron
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0209, must be received on or before August 14, 2006.
Contact: Vickie Walters, Registration Division (7505P); telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of the Insecticide IMIDACLOPRID in or on Soybean Commodities
Date of publication: July 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 135, Page 40099-40100 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-14/p11007.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide Petition by Bayer CropScience LLC proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of the insecticide imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) in or on soybean commodities.
Chemical(s): Imidacloprid
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0350, must be received on or before August 14, 2006.
Contact: Dani Daniel, Registration Division (7505P) telephone number: (703) 305-5409; e-mail address: daniel.dani@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of TRIBENURON METHYL in or on Various Food and Feed Commodities
Date of publication: July 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 135, Page 40102-40103 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-14/p11008.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of tribenuron methyl (methyl 2-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5 -triazin-2-yl)methylamino] carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl] benzoate) in or on field corn and grain sorghum (forage, grain, and stover), rice (grain and straw), soybean seed, and sunflowers
Chemical(s): Tribenuron Methyl
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQOPP-2006-0207, must be received on or before August 14, 2006.
Contact: Vickie Walters, Registration Division (7505P), phone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues
of THIFENSULFURON METHYL in or on Grain Sorghum and Rice Commodities
Date of publication: July 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 135, Page 40103-40105 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-14/p11009.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide Petition by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of thifensulfuron methyl (methyl-3-[[[[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]-2-thiophene carboxylate)in or on grain sorghum (forage, grain, and stover), and rice (grain and straw).
Chemical(s): Thifensulfuron Methyl
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0208, must be received on or before August 14, 2006.Contact: Vickie Walters, Registration Division (7505P; telephone number: (703) 305-5704; e-mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of SULFOSULFURON and Its Metabolites in
or on Various Food and Feed Commodities
Date of publication: July 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 135, Page 40106-40108 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-14/p11014.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition by Monsanto Company proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of sulfosulfuron in 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-[(2-ethane-sulfonyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-yl)sulfonyl]urea, and its metabolites converted to 2-(ethylsulfonyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and calculated as sulfosulfuron or on grass (forage and hay), milk, and fat, meat, and meat byproducts of cattle, goat, horse, and sheep.
Chemical(s): Sulfosulfuron and Its Metabolites
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0206, must be received on or before August 14, 2006.
Contact: Vickie Walters, Registration Division (7505C), phone number: 703-305-5704; e-mail address: walters.vickie@epa.gov.
Title: IODOMETHANE (MIDAS 50:50). Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application
Date of publication: July 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 135, Page 40108-40109 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-14/p11015.htm
Purpose: This notice announces receipt of an application from Arysta LifeScience North America Corporation requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the technical product and end-use formulation of iodomethane (Midas 50:50). The Agency has determined that the application may be of regional or national significance.
Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting comments on this application.
Chemical(s): Iodomethane
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0079 must be received on or before August 14, 2006.
Contact: Mary Waller, Registration Division 7505P), telephone number: (703) 308-9354; e-mail address: waller. mary@epa.gov.
Title: BENTAZON, CARBOXIN, DIPROPYL ISOCINCHOMERONATE, AND OIL OF LEMONGRASS (OIL OF LEMON) AND OIL OF ORANGE; Proposed Tolerance Actions
Date of publication: July 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 135, Page 40051-40057 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-14/p11016.htm
Purpose: EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for the fungicide carboxin, the insecticide dipropyl isocinchomeronate, and the fungicide/animal repellent oil of lemon (oil of lemongrass) and oil of orange. Also, EPA is proposing to modify certain tolerances for the herbicide bentazon and the fungicide carboxin. In addition, EPA is proposing to establish new tolerances for the herbicide bentazon. The regulatory actions proposed in this document are part of the Agency's reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the tolerance reassessment requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996
Comments: Comments,identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0056, must be received on or before September 12, 2006.
Contact: Monisha Dandridge, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 308-0410; e-mail
address: dandridge.monisha@epa.gov.
Title: DICAMBA Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: July 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 135, Page 40097-40099 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-14/p11117.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide dicamba acid and its associated salts and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the dicamba Docket. Dicamba (2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoic acid) is a selective benzoic acid herbicide registered for pre-emergent control of broadleaf weeds and woody plants.
Chemical(s): Dicamba
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0479, must be received on or before September 12, 2006.
Contact: Kendra Tyler, Special Review and Reregistration Division
(7508P) telephone number: (703) 308-0125; fax number: (703) 308-8041;
e-mail address: tyler.kendra@epa.gov.
AGRICULTURAL POCKET PESTICIDE CALIBRATION GUIDE
Up-dated by Jim Dill and Glen Koehler from the U Maine Cooperative Extension. Print a copy from: http://www.udel.edu/pesticide/CalibrationGuide-small.pdf
IS YOUR WASHING MACHINE A PESTICIDE? (From Chemically Speaking, Univ of Florida)
EPA is trying to determine whether silver used in a new type of washing machine to kill bacteria should be regulated as a pesticide. In information posted on its website, maker Samsung states its Silver Care washing machine injects “over 100 quadrillion silver ions” into the wash and rinse cycle. Both California and Colorado regulators are pressing the Agency to regulate the silver as disinfectants and make sure they do not impact aquatic organisms. The company contends that the release would amount to 0.001 part per million silver per 100 washloads. Since silver does not break down and is bioaccumulative, a number of regulatory agencies have worries. The pesticide registration coordinator for Colorado said that the EPA had already classified the machine as a “pesticide device” and that it should be considered a “co-pack,” meaning it would be considered both a pesticide device and a pesticide.
USE AND MANAGEMENT OF INSECTICIDES, ACARICIDES, AND TRANSGENIC CROPS
This comprehensive handbook covers (1) the principles for proper use of insecticides, acaricides, and transgenic crops, (2) all of the major insecticides and acaricides in use today, with details on chemistry, toxicology, and general uses, and (3) insecticidal transgenic crops. This book will be a must-reference for anyone working in insect pest management as well as a basic text for students of the field. Edited by J. All and M. Treacy. 152 pages with index, 78 photos, figures, and tables. $59 – To order, go to: http://www.shopapspress.org/
PESTICIDE QUESTIONS? WE’VE GOT ANSWERS!
Order free copies of this brochure from the National Pesticide Information Center at Oregon State University: http://www.npic.orst.edu
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