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December 22, 2006

THE NATIONAL SCENE

PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS

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!

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.

EPA REQUESTS      

OTHER REGULATORY ACTIONS

GRANTS

NEWS BRIEFS

REPORTS/ WEB SITES/ PUBS

Title: Dichlorvos (DDVP): Termination of Certain Uses and Label Amendments Date of publication:  October 20,2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 203; Page 61969-61971 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/October/Day-20/p8764.htm Purpose: This notice announces EPA's cancellation order for the termination of certain uses and label amendments, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide dichlorvos (DDVP),pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, andRodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. The request would terminate DDVP use in or on: Mushroom house (hand held fogger); Greenhouse (hand held fogger); Warehouse (hand held fogger); Crack and Crevice use; 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 U.S. The Agency did not receive any comments on the Notice that merit further review of these requests. EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the request to terminate the uses described above. Any distribution, sale, or use of the DDVP products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order,including any existing stocks provisions. Chemical(s): Dichlorvos (DDVP) Comments: Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0369;FRL-8095-8; The cancellations are effective October 20, 2006. Contact: Dayton Eckerson, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8038; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: eckerson.dayton@epa.gov.

A new tool to for assessing children's exposures is available.
The external review draft of the Child-Specific Exposure Factors
Handbook is now available on EPA's website.
EPA will hold an external peer review workshop this winter (probably around Jan or Feb). Here is
the link.http://cfpub2.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=56747

The draft document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. The ``Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook'' provides a summary of statistical data on various exposure factors used in assessing children's exposures, including: drinking water consumption; soil ingestion and mouthing behavior; inhalation
rates; dermal factors including skin surface area and soil adherence
factors; consumption of retail and home-grown foods; breast milk
intake; and activity pattern data. This Handbook serves as a resource
for exposure assessors for calculating children's exposures. An interim
final version of this handbook was published in 2002. This updated
version provides analysis of exposure factors data using the age groups
for children recommended in the EPA document entitled, ``Guidance on
Selecting Age Groups for Monitoring and Assessing Childhood Exposures
to Environmental Contaminants'' (EPA/630/P-03/003F) (Available on line
at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=146583).

EPA is releasing the draft ``Child-Specific Exposure Factors
Handbook'' solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review
under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not
been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not
be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. EPA will
consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this notice
when revising the document.

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities Date of publication: October 27, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 208; Page 63011-63012
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/October/Day-27/p18033.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions from the IR-4 project proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of Cyfluthrin on grass, forage and grass, hay.
Chemical(s): Cyfluthrin Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0857 and pesticide petition number (PP) 6E7058, by one of the following methods:
*Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. or by mail. Comments must be received on or before November 27, 2006.
Contact: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov.

Title: Bacillus Thuringiensis Modified Cry3A Protein and the Genetic Material Necessary for Its Production in Corn; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
Date of publication: November 1, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 211; Page 64128-64132
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-01/p18223.htm
Chemical(s): Bacillus Thuringiensis Modified Cry3A Protein
Purpose: This regulation establishes a permanent exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis modified Cry3A protein (mCry3A) and the genetic material necessary for its production in corn on field corn, sweet corn, and popcorn when applied/used as a plant-incorporated rotectant. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. 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.
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0784. This regulation is effective November 1, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before January 2, 2007, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178
Contact: Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P); telephone number: (703) 308-8715; e-mail address: mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov

Title: Pesticide Products; Indole-3-Acetic Acid Registration Application
Date of publication: November 1, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 211; Page 64265-643266
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-01/p18261.htm Purpose: This notice announces receipt of an application to register Technical Indole-3-acetic Acid containing a new active ingredient not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. Chemical(s): Indole-3-acetic Acid Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0799, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before January 2, 2007.
Contact: Carol E. Frazer, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), telephone number: (703) 308-8810; e-mail address: frazer.carol@epa.gov

Title: Pesticide Products; Registration Application
Date of publication: November 1, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 211; Page 64266-643267
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-01/p18380.htm Purpose: This notice announces receipt of an application to register a pesticide product containing a new active ingredient not included in any currently registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. Chemical(s) Calcium lactate
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0811, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 1, 2006.
Contact: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P); telephone number: (703) 308-8263; e-mail address: greenway.denise@epa.gov

Title: Chlorflurenol Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability, and Risk Reduction Options. Date of publication: November 1, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 211; Page 64262-643264
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-01/p18398.htm Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessment(s), and related documents for the herbicidal pesticide chlorflurenol, and opens a public comment period on these documents. The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for chlorflurenol through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. This is Phase 3 of the 4-Phase process. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.
Chemical(s): chlorflurenol
Comments: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006 0874. Comments must be received on or before January 2, 2007.
Contact: Tracy L. Perry, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P); telephone number: (703) 308-0128; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: perry.tracy@epa.gov

Title: Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3A Protein and the Genetic Material Necessary for its Production in Corn; Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Temporary Tolerance.
Date of publication: November 1, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 211; Page 64268-643269
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-01/p18425.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Chemical(s): Bacillus Thuringiensis Vip3A Protein
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0783 and pesticide petition number (PP)6G7091, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 1, 2006.
Contact: Alan Reynolds, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P); telephone number: (703) 605-0515; fax number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address: reynolds.alan@epa.gov

Title: Pesticide Product Registration Approval; Request for Comments
Date of publication: November 1, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 211; Page 64264-643265 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-01/p18429.htm Purpose: This notice announces approval and requests comments on an application to register the pesticide product Racer(\TM\) Concentrate containing the active ingredient ammonium nonanoate not included in any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. Chemical(s): ammonium nonanote
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0296, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 1, 2006.
Contact: Raderrio Wilkins, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P); telephone number: (703) 308-1259; e-mail address: wilkins.raderrio@epa.gov

To view this article online, visit http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/news/2006news/ipm_grants.html.

CSREES Awards $2.7 for Integrated Pest Management Research September 14, 2006 USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) is funding $2.7 million in four regional grants that help farmers implement integrated pest management (IPM) practices that increase farm profitability, reduce environmental and human health risks, and protect natural resources."Integrated pest management offers producers an effective, economic and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices,” said Colien Hefferan, CSREES administrator. “These practices are done with the least possible risk to people, property and the environment.” The regional IPM competitive grants program supports projects that develop individual pest control tactics, integrate individual tactics into an IPM system and develop and implement extension education programs. CSREES administers the program in partnership with the Land-Grant University System's four regional IPM centers (North Central, Southern, Northeastern, and Western).The need for effective pest management practices has risen over the past decade. At the center of this debate is a concern that pesticide users are not adequately protecting the food supply, the environment and farm workers from unintended adverse effects. Meanwhile, pesticide users face increasing pest resistance to pesticides, the loss of economical pest control and higher costs of new reduced risk pesticides.In addition to the regional IPM grants program, CSREES provides funding to support extension IPM implementation and pesticide applicator safety programs in 50 states and six territories through the Minor Crop Pest Management Program (IR-4), four regional IPM centers and numerous special grants. Each of these investments contributes to the development of safe and effective IPM systems.

The FY 2006 regional IPM grants were awarded to the following:

Northeastern Region

University of Connecticut , $ 62,412

University of Maine , $150,055

Rutgers University , $50,000

Cornell University , three awards totaling $141,860

Pennsylvania State University , $175,000

North Central Region

University of Illinois , three awards totaling $222,173

Purdue University , $90,100

Kansas State University , two awards totaling $133,647

Michigan State University , $30,150

University of Minnesota , $41,391

University of Nebraska , $89,622

University of Wisconsin , $80,695

Southern Region

University of Florida , $121,779

North Carolina State University , five awards totaling $450,517

University of Puerto Rico , $73,000

Clemson University , $115,000

Texas A & M University , two awards totaling $45,134

Western Region

University of Arizona , $60,000

University of California-Riverside, $117,160

Colorado State University , $45,056

University of Hawaii , $40,000

Montana State University , $151,932

Oregon State University , two awards totaling $239,011

Click here for a full description of funded projects.

To view this article online, visit http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/news/2006news/organic.html.

USDA Awards More Than $4.5 Million for Integrated Organic Research

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2006 – Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced today USDA is awarding more than $4.5 million in research grants to address organic agricultural issues and priorities, including global competitiveness.

“To succeed in organic agriculture, producers must be creative and willing to take certain risks – attributes that American farmers have exhibited since the early days of farming,” Johanns said. “This research will help organic producers to manage their risks by providing information that will help to increase production while decreasing costs.”

Through the Integrated Organic Program, USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) will administer eight grants to 13 states.

The grants will focus on two areas; improving the competitiveness of organic producers, and assisting producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products.

Organic agriculture is heavily influenced by local conditions, and making the transition from conventional production to organic production is generally an information-intensive process. To help farmers in this transition, CSREES generates new information through grants for research and outreach.

The fiscal year 2006 grants are being awarded to the following:

Cornell University, $374,627, “Optimizing Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Organic Cropping Systems for Sustainable Nutrient Management”

Washington State University and Idaho State University, $690,557, “Developing Wheat Varieties for Organic Agricultural Systems”

University of Georgia and University of Arkansas, $313,515, “Out-of-Season Small Fruit Production for Improved Profitability of Organic Farming”

University of Wisconsin, $374,478, “Crop Plant Nutrition and Insect Response in Organic Field Crop Production: Linking Farmer Observation to University Research and Extension”

University of Vermont, University of Arkansas, and University of Maine, $666,839, “Using New Alternatives to Enhance Adoption of Organic Apple Production through Integrated Research Education and Extension”

University of Minnesota, $615,840, “Beyond Corn and Soybean: Alternative Organic Crops for the Upper Midwest”

University of Florida and University of Georgia, $364,156, “Organic Production of Blueberries in Southeastern United States: Development of Best Management Practices”

Clemson University, $431,203, “Organic Farming of Marine Shrimp: A Holistic Approach to Management of Feeds & Microbial Dynamics”

Ohio State University, $545,102, “Transition Strategies that Control Perennial Weeds and Build Soil”

University of Florida, $226,139, “Crop Diversification Complexity and Pest and Beneficial Organism Communities in Humid Tropical and Sub-Tropical Climatic Regimes”


New Documents Regarding Labeling Consistency Now Available

EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs' Labeling Committee has posted two new documents on its Web site. The first document is a response to comments on "For Use Only By," a paper previously posted on the subject of label language that appears to limit the use of a product to specific user groups. The response to comments gives a synopsis of comments received and an explanation of EPA's position on the issue.

The second paper is a request for comments on the issue of whether product labels can establish minimum use rates for any purpose other than risk reduction or efficacy. OPP is interested in comments on the following specific issues:

* Should the Agency allow minimum use rates on products where risks associated with reduced application have not been found?
* What is the value associated with allowing this?
* What are the problems or issues associated with allowing this?
* Would these use rates appear to be misleading statements if they do not mitigate risks?
* The comment period on the issue of "Minimum Use Rates" is 30 days from date of this update.

The response to comments on "For Use Only by" and the request for comments on "Minimum Use Rates" are both available on OPP's Labeling Consistency Web site, at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/labels/projects.html.

Methyl Bromide for U.S. 'Critical Uses' Continues Steady Decline under International Ozone Layer Protection Treaty (News Brief)

At the 18th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in New Delhi, India, last week, the United States was authorized 91 percent of its request for critical use allocations of the ozone-depleting soil fumigant methyl bromide for the year 2008. As inventories of ozone-damaging methyl bromide continue to decline, critical use exemptions help meet the needs of American farmers as they transition to ozone-safe alternatives.

The amount authorized at the New Delhi meeting represents 21 percent of the nation's 1991 baseline consumption (U.S. baseline is 25,528 metric tons). Some 18 percent of baseline (4,595 metric tons) will be authorized new production and import, and the remainder will come from pre-phaseout inventories. EPA will allocate these quantities to users with critical needs through the notice-and-comment rulemaking process.

As methyl bromide alternatives have been adopted and uses scaled back, the quantity of the critical use exemption in the United States has decreased steadily -- the authorizations have decreased from 9,553 metric tons for 2005 to 8,082 metric tons for 2006 and 6,749 metric tons for 2007. The authorization for 2008 continues the downward trend. The level of pre-phaseout inventory has also continued to decrease -- from approximately 16,422 metric tons in 2003 to 12,994 metric tons in 2004 and 9,975 metric tons last year. The United States has substantially reduced methyl bromide consumption since the early 1990s, and is committed to further reductions of methyl bromide use as alternatives become available.

The critical use exemption process was established to provide relief to methyl bromide users who do not yet have any technically or economically feasible alternatives. Under the current structure of the Protocol, the Parties to the treaty authorize exemptions on an annual basis, and each year EPA promulgates a rule to allocate methyl bromide for critical uses. Methyl bromide allocations are regulated and monitored by EPA.

Methyl bromide is used to fumigate soil before planting crops such as strawberries and tomatoes, as well as to fumigate stored commodities and grain mills. However, it also damages the ozone layer and is classified as a Class I ozone-depleting substance. EPA regulations phased out the production and import of methyl bromide as of Jan. 1, 2005, except for allowable exemptions, such as the critical use exemption.

Contact: John Millett, (202) 564-4355 / millett.john@epa.gov

General information about the phaseout of methyl bromide: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr/

Title: Triadimefon; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel or to Amend to Terminate Uses of Triadimefon Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: November 8, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 216; Page 65493-65496
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-08/p18757.htm
Purpose: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel and amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containing the pesticide triadimefon. The requests would terminate triadimefon use in or on apples, pears, grapes, raspberries, and residential turf. The requests would not terminate the last triadimefon product registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant 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 the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests within this period. 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): Triadimefon
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before May 7, 2007.
Contact: John W. Pates, Jr., Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 308-8195; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: pates.john@epa.gov

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Thiophanate-methyl in or on Various Commodities
Date of publication: November 8, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 216; Page 65504-65506
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-08/p18777.ht
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petition proposing the establishment and amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide thiophanate-methyl in or on bushberry subgroup 13B; juneberry; lingonberry; salal; caneberry subgroup 13A; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B; turnip greens; cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts; citrus; ginseng; mushroom; nut, tree, group 14; pistachio; sunflower; vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C; tomato; tomatillo; and mustard.
Chemical(s): Thiophanate-methyl
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0644 and pesticide petition number (PP) 6E7075 and 6F7069 by one of the following methods ; Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 8, 2006.
Contact: Shaja Brothers, Registration Division (7505P),telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov


Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment to Regulations for Residues of Fenamidone in or on Various Commodities
Date of publication: November 8, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 216; Page 65506-65507
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-08/p18873.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of fenamidone in or on carrot; sunflower; brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A; brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B; vegetables, fruiting, group 8; vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4; strawberry; and cotton.
Chemical(s): Fenamidone
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0848 and pesticide petition number (PP), by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 8, 2006.
Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov

Title: Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application
Date of publication: November 8, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 216; Page 65508-65509
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-08/p18941.ht
Purpose: This notice announces receipt of an application 67979-EUP-A from Syngenta Seeds, Inc. requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the plant-incorporated protectants MIR162 Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3A protein and the genetic material (plasmid vector pNOV1300) necessary for its production in corn, Bt11 Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein and the genetic material (plasmid vector pZO1502) necessary for its production in corn, and MIR604 Bacillus thuringiensis mCry3A protein and the genetic material (plasmid vector pZM26) necessary for its production in corn. The Agency has determined that the application may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting comments on this application.
Chemical(s): Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3A; Bacillus thuringiensis mCry3A
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-782, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 8, 2006.
Contact: Alan Reynolds, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), telephone number: (703) 605-0515; e-mail address: reynolds.alan@epa.gov


 Phaseout of Azinphos-methyl Marks Milestone in Protection of Human Health and the Environment (News Brief)

Achieving another important human health and environmental protection milestone, EPA has issued its decision to phase-out the remaining uses of the organophosphate (OP) insecticide azinphos-methyl (AZM) over the next several years. This action will increase protections for agricultural workers and the environment. This phase-out will encourage and facilitate transition to safer alternatives and reduce risks to farm workers, pesticide applicators, and aquatic ecosystems. Under the agreement,

* Brussels sprouts and nursery stock will be phased out by September 30, 2007;
* Almonds, pistachios and walnuts by October 30, 2009;
* Apples, blueberries, cherries, parsley, and pears by September 30, 2012.

All other uses of AZM have been voluntarily cancelled by the registrants. EPA consulted extensively with stakeholders and carefully considered both the risks and benefits of AZM in developing this plan. During the phase-out, additional use restrictions will help minimize risks. For example, reduced annual application rates will be phased in, buffers for water bodies will be increased, and buffers for occupied dwellings will be added. The Agency expects growers to successfully adapt and make the transition to available safer alternative pesticides, including acetamiprid, lambda-cyhalothrin, methoxyfenozide, novaluron, tebufenozide, thiacloprid, and thiamethoxam.

The registrants will develop training materials in both English and Spanish that are designed to educate workers regarding (1) work practices that can reduce exposure to AZM; (2) the recognition of symptoms associated with cholinesterase inhibition; and (3) how to seek medical attention in the event that workers experience such symptoms. These materials will include a description of how, and by whom, the training will be conducted.

To facilitate the transition to safer alternatives, growers, registrants, and other stakeholders will meet with EPA periodically during the phase out to discuss alternatives to AZM, as well as newer pesticides in the pipeline to replace AZM. This workgroup will be headed by EPA and USDA, and will be discussed at a future Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) meeting.

AZM is a member of the organophosphate class of pesticides that has undergone EPA reevaluation through the pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment programs. These efforts ensure that safe and effective pesticides are available in this country to support the production of an abundant, healthy food supply and to safely meet other pest control needs.

For additional information: about the AZM phaseout:
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/op/azm/phaseout_fs.htm
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/op/azm.htm
http://www.regulations.gov -- AZM docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0061.

 Aldicarb Risk Management Suggestions Invited

As part of an ongoing effort to reassess older pesticides and make decisions about their future use, EPA is releasing for public comment revised human health and ecological risk assessments for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide aldicarb. Aldicarb poses certain drinking water and ecological risks, but also provides substantial benefits to agriculture. The Agency is encouraging the public to submit information and suggestions for managing the risks of aldicarb, and to comment on initial impacts or benefits assessments for a number of aldicarb uses. After completing this risk management decision for aldicarb, EPA will complete a cumulative risk assessment for the N-methyl carbamate pesticides, including aldicarb. Additional risk mitigation for dietary concerns may be necessary at that time.

A systemic insecticide, acaricide and nematicide, aldicarb is registered for use on agricultural crops including citrus, cotton, dry beans, peanuts, pecans, potatoes, sorghum, soybeans, sugar beets, sugarcane, and sweet potatoes, and on seed alfalfa in California. Aldicarb also may be applied to tobacco, field grown ornamentals in California, and coffee grown in Puerto Rico. Aldicarb is classified as a Restricted Use Pesticide. No aldicarb products are intended for use in residential settings.

While aldicarb provides significant benefits to crop growers, it also presents certain risks of concern. Aggregate food and water dietary risks to infants less than one year of age are associated with aldicarb residues leaching to rural drinking water wells in peanut and cotton growing regions of the southern coastal plain (Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina). Ecological risks are posed to birds, mammals, fish, and aquatic invertebrates. The Agency is requesting information on effective and practical measures to mitigate these risks. For additional information, see the Note to Reader, Request for Additional Information and Risk Management Suggestions for the Reregistration of Aldicarb Phase 5 Public Comment Period in the aldicarb docket.

EPA's November 15, 2006, Federal Register notice is available on the Agency's website at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-15/p19360.htm and on the aldicarb reregistration web page, http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reregistration/aldicarb/ Comments must be received by the Agency by January 16, 2007. EPA's aldicarb risk assessments and related information are available at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0163. Information on the Agency?s N-methyl carbamate cumulative risk assessment is available at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative/index.htm .

The Cooperative State, Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is pleased to announce the release of the FY  2007 Request for Applications (RFA) for the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG).

Changes in FY 2007:

In fiscal year 2007 there are some major changes regarding submission of proposals to CSREES. First, all applications submitted to CSREES must use the new SF-424 R&R (Research and Related) forms. Second, a number of the agency’s programs will be requiring electronic submission of proposals through Grants.gov, including the Methyl Bromide Transitions Program.(See the table at the following web page for a listing of the authorized submission formats for CSREES programs: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/fy07changes.) Please allow yourself extra time to make sure your institution is registered with Grants.gov, time to familiarize yourself with the electronic submission process and the new forms, and time to submit. We encourage you to review “A Guide for Preparation and Submission of CSREES Applications via Grants.gov” prior to attempting to submit a proposal electronically for the first time; you can access a sample guide at: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/grant_forms/electronic_app_guide.pdf.

Deadlines:

Completed Application: February 21, 2007, 5 p.m. Eastern Time to Grants.gov

RFA:

The Methyl Bromide Transitions Program RFA may be accessed at the following websites:

CSREES: www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/methylbromideicgp.html; or

Grants.gov:www.grants.gov

 

Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-CSREES-ICGP-000301 (must be entered into Grants.gov exactly this way)

CFDA Number: 10.303

Useful Links:

Grants.gov Help: http://www.grants.gov/help/help.jsp

CSREES FY 2007 Grant Application Changes: www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/fy07changes

CSREES Electronic Submission Resources: www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/electronic

CSREES Electronic Submission FAQs: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/electronic_faq

 

If you have questions regarding the RFA, please contact Dr. James Green at:jgreen@csrees.usda.gov or (202) 401-6134.

If you have questions regarding the application packet, contact: Email: electronic@csrees.usda.gov, Phone: (202) 401-5048, business hours are M-F, 7:00 am – 5 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays; or Kathy Kimble-Day Email: kday@csrees.usda.gov , Phone: (202) 401-4420.If you have any questions related to Grants.gov content, contact: Email: support@grants.gov , Phone: Toll Free: 1-800-518-4726, business hours are M-F, 7:00 am – 5 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays. Note: It is suggested that for immediate assistance call Grants.gov, rather than email.

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities Date of publication: November 15, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 220; Page 66520-66522
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-15/p19169.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities
Chemical(s): Fenpropathrin Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0875, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 15, 2006.
Contact: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Cymoxanil in or on Caneberry
Date of publication: November 15, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 220; Page 66522-66523
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-15/p19270.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of cymoxanil in or on caneberry.
Chemical(s): Cymoxanil
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0743, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 15, 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 Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations of Pyriproxyfen in or on Various Commodities Date of publication: November 22, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 225; Page 67571-67572 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-22/p19575.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of pyriproxyfen in or on various commodities.
Chemical(s): Pyriproxyfen Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0889, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2006.
Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petition for Establishment to Regulations for Residues of Famoxadone in or on Caneberry
Date of publication: November 22, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 225; Page 67572-67574
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-22/p19577.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of famoxadone in or on caneberry.
Chemical(s): Famoxadone
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0744, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2006.
Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov

Title: Cyproconazole; Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of the Fungicide in or on Various Commodities.
Date of publication: November 22, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 225; Page 67575-67577
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-22/p19578.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of the fungicide cyproconazole in or on soybeans, corn, wheat, and certain animal commodities.
Chemical(s): Cyproconazole
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0628, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2006.
Contact: Mary Waller, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-9354; e-mail address: waller.mary@epa.gov

Title: Notice of Receipt of a Request to Voluntarily Cancel and Amend to Terminate Uses of Triadimenol Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: November 22, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 225; Page 67569-67571
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-22/p19643.htm
Purpose: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by the registrant to voluntarily cancel and amend their registrations to terminate use of certain products containing the pesticide triadimenol. The request would terminate triadimenol use in or on sorghum (forage, hay and grain stover). The request would not terminate the last triadimenol product(s) 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, or unless the registrant withdraws its request within this period. 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 desc!
ribed in the final order.
Chemical(s): Triadimenol
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0038, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2006.
Contact: John W. Pates, Jr., Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: 703-308-8195; e-mail address: pates.john@epa.gov

Title: Notice of Filing for Foramsulfuron Pesticide Petition for the Exemption of a Requirement for a Tolerance in or on Corn, Pop and Corn, Sweet
Date of publication: November 22, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 225; Page 67574-67575
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-22/p19746.htm
Purpose:This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petition proposing the exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for corn, pop and corn, sweet.
Chemical(s): Foramsulfuron
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0880, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2006.
Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov

Title: Notice of Receipt of a Request to Voluntarily Amend Methyl Parathion Pesticide Registrations to Terminate Uses
Date of publication: November 22, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 225; Page 67567-67569
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-22/p19748.htm
Purpose: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by the registrant to voluntarily amend their registration to terminate some uses from the methyl parathion technical registration. The request would terminate methyl parathion use in or on cabbage, dried beans, dried peas, hops, lentils, pecans and sugar beets. The request would not terminate the last methyl parathion product registered for use in the U.S., but would terminate these uses on the only technical product. 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 the registrant withdraws their request within this period. 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): Methyl Parathion**
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0237, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2006.
Contact: John W. Pates, Jr., Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: 703-308-8195; e-mail address: pates.john@epa.gov

Comment Invited on Malathion Risk Management and Tolerance Reassessment Decision
EPA is inviting public comment until January 29, 2007, on its Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for malathion, a broad-spectrum organophosphate (OP) insecticide with many agricultural and residential uses. Malathion also is used in wide-area treatments such as USDA's Boll Weevil Eradication Program, Medfly Eradication Programs, and regional public health mosquito control programs. On July 31, 2006, the Agency determined that most uses of pesticide products containing malathion are eligible for reregistration, provided that risk mitigation measures identified in the RED document are adopted and product labels are amended accordingly. Malathion tolerances residue limits in food and feed have been reassessed. With risk migitation measures described in the RED, malathion tolerances meet safety standards established by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).

Although previous malathion risk assessments indicated some risks of concern, the Agency refined the earlier assessments, revised risk estimates, and developed risk mitigation measures to address those earlier concerns.

For drinking water and residential bystander risks, application rates (pounds per acre or numbers of applications) were reduced.
Occupational risks were mitigated through personal protective equipment or engineering control requirements on the labels and extending restricted-entry intervals (REIs) for some sites.
Ecological risks were addressed by adding buffer zone and spray drift requirements to the labels and by lowering application rates for many uses.

Malathion is a member of the OP class of pesticides, which share a common mechanism of toxicity by affecting the nervous system via cholinesterase inhibition. A cumulative risk assessment, which evaluates exposures based on a common mechanism of toxicity, was conducted to evaluate the risk from registered uses of OP pesticides, including malathion. With mitigation measures for over 40 individual OP pesticides from risk management decisions completed during the past several years, the cumulative risks associated with OP pesticides do not exceed FQPA regulatory levels of concern. For additional information, see the OP Cumulative Risk Assessment (2006 Update)
(http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative/) on the Agency's Web site and at http://www.regulations.gov in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0618.

The Malathion RED is available in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0348 at http://www.regulations.gov, and on the Agency?s malathion reregistration Web page at http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/op/malathion.htm. The Federal Register notice is available on our Web site at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-29/p20150.htm.

Chloropicrin Risk Assessments Available for Comment

EPA is requesting public comment on the Agency's human health and ecological risk assessments for chloropicrin, a non-selective, pre-plant soil fumigant used in the production of tobacco, tomatoes, strawberries, and other crops. Chloropicrin is used alone and in combination with other soil fumigants. EPA is concurrently assessing the risks of five soil fumigant pesticides, including chloropicrin, to ensure that its assessment approaches are consistent and to ensure that risk trade-offs and economic outcomes can be adequately predicted in reaching risk management decisions.

A fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, and nematicide, chloropicrin is used primarily for pre-plant soil fumigation in agricultural crops and greenhouses, most often in combination with methyl bromide or telone. Chloropicrin also is used in the fumigation of empty grain and storage bins, tree replant sites, and wood telephone poles and timber.

In issuing the chloropicrin risk assessments for public comment, EPA seeks to increase its understanding of chloropicrin use methods and practices. Comments addressing any or all of the 27 questions set forth in the Agency's November 29, 2006, Federal Register notice of availability (see link below) will be especially useful.

EPA plans to complete reregistration eligibility decisions (REDs) for chloropicrin and several other soil fumigant pesticides in 2007. For additional information, please see the Agency's Soil Fumigant Assessments Web page, http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reregistration/soil_fumigants/ .

EPA requests public comment on the chloropicrin risk assessments by January 29, 2007. The Agency's November 29, 2006, Federal Register notice is available athttp://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-29/p20145.htm. The chloropicrin risk assessments and related information can be found at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket #EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0661


Title: Application of Pesticides to Waters of the United States in Compliance With FIFRA
Date of publication: November 22, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 227; Page 68483-68492
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-27/p20002.htm
Purpose: Today, EPA is issuing a regulation stating that the application of a pesticide in compliance with relevant requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) does not require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit in two specific circumstances. The first circumstance is when the application of the pesticide is made directly to waters of the United States to control pests that are present in the water. The second circumstance is when the application of the pesticide is made to control pests that are over, including near, waters of the United States. This rulemaking is based on the Agency's interpretation of the definition of the term ?pollutant? under the Clean Water Act (CWA) as not including such pesticides. EPA published the Interpretive Statement and proposed to codify its substance in EPA's NPDES regulations and solicited comment on that proposed action. Today's final rule is the result of this process.
Chemical(s): Various
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. OW-2003-0063.These final regulations are effective on January 26, 2006.
Contact Jeremy Arling, Water Permits Division, Office of Wastewater Management (4203M), and telephone number: 202-564-2218, e-mail address: arling.jeremy@epa.gov

Title: Diflubenzuron; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: November 29, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 229; Page 69028-69033
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/November/Day-29/p20147.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of diflubenzuron and its metabolites 4-chlorophenylurea and 4-chloroaniline in or on brassica, leafy greens subgroup 5B, turnip greens, peanut, peanut hay, peanut oil, barley grain, barley hay, barley straw, oat grain, oat forage, oat hay, oat straw, wheat grain, wheat forage, wheat hay, wheat straw, aspirated grain fractions, and pummelo. The Interregional Research Project #4 requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Chemical(s): Diflubenzuron
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0181 This regulation is effective November 29, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before January 29, 2007, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
Contact: Barbara Madden, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail address: madden.barbara@epa.gov

EPA Pesticide Program Updates
from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 12/12/06
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides

EPA Authorizes Critical Uses of Methyl Bromide for 2007 (News Brief)

Contact: John Millett, (202) 564-4355 / millett.john@epa.gov

(Washington, D.C. - Dec. 12, 2006) In accordance with the Clean Air Act and Montreal Protocol, EPA has issued final methyl bromide production and import critical use exemptions for 2007. EPA also authorized uses that qualify for the 2007 critical use exemption. The exemptions for continued production and import of methyl bromide will honor the U.S. commitment to obtain methyl bromide for American farmers, in a manner consistent with the Montreal Protocol, while protecting the ozone layer.

This action is authorizing 6,230,655 kilograms (6,230.7 metric tonnes, or 24.4 percent of baseline) of methyl bromide for approved critical uses during 2007, such as strawberry and tomato production, as well as commodity fumigation. The United States originally requested an amount equivalent to 29 percent of historic 1991 baseline consumption. A total of 26.4 percent of baseline, or 6,749,060 kilograms (6,749 metric tonnes), was authorized at the 17th Meeting of the Parties in Dakar, Senegal, in December 2005. The authorized amount was adjusted was to account for the increased use of alternatives among methyl bromide users.

Critical use exemptions are permitted under the Montreal Protocol for circumstances where there are no technically and economically feasible alternatives to methyl bromide. Further, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 direct the EPA to issue regulations to implement the provisions of the Montreal Protocol within the United States.

Allowance decisions for 2008 were made at 18th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in New Delhi, India during Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2006. For 2008, the U.S. request was revised to 23 percent of baseline, and a total of 21 percent was authorized. EPA is beginning the notice-and-comment rulemaking process for the 2008 calendar year.

More information on the final rule: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr

Title: Pesticides; Food Packaging Treated with a Pesticide
Date of publication: December 6, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 234; Page 70667-70670
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-06/p20270.htm
Purpose: This rule excepts from the definitions of "pesticide chemical" and "pesticide chemical residue" under FFDCA, food packaging (e.g. paper and paperboard, coatings, adhesives, and polymers) that is treated with a pesticide as defined in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. As a result, such ingredients in food packaging treated with a pesticide are exempt from regulation under FFDCA as pesticide chemical residues. Further, a food that bears or contains such ingredients are not subject to enforcement by the Food and Drug Administration of the FFDCA since the ingredients are not pesticide chemical residues.
Chemical(s): Various
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0175. This direct final rule is effective February 5, 2007 without further notice unless EPA receives adverse comments in writing. Any comments must be received on or before January 5, 2007.
Contact: Mari L. Duggard, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-0028; e-mail address: duggard.mari@epa.gov

Title: Diazinon; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Amend Pesticide Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses
Date of publication: December 6, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 234; Page 70761-70764
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-06/p20429.htm
Purpose: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containing the pesticide diazinon. The requests would terminate use of granular diazinon products in or on beets (red and table), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, endive (escarole), ginseng, kale, melons, mustard, onions (bulb and green), radishes, spinach, sugar beets, sweet corn, and tomatoes, and use of liquid or wettable powder diazinon products in or on Chinese broccoli, Chinese cabbage, Chinese mustard, Chinese radish, corn, grapes, hops, mushroom houses, sugar beets, and walnuts, or as a seed treatment
Chemical(s): Diazinon **
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0909. Comments must be received on or before January 5, 2007.
Contact: Stephanie Plummer, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-0076; e-mail address plummer.stephanie@epa.gov

Title: Diphenylamine; Proposed Pesticide Tolerance
Date of publication: December 6, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 234; Page 70703-70709
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-06/p20648.htm
Purpose: This document proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of diphenylamine in or on pear under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Chemical(s): Diphenylamine
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0731, Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Comments must be received on or before February 5, 2007.
Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address:
brothers.shaja@epa.gov

Remaining Lindane Registrations Cancelled

EPA has issued final orders cancelling the registrations of all remaining pesticide products containing lindane. In July 2006, EPA received formal requests to voluntarily cancel their lindane pesticide product registrations from all registrants, first Chemtura USA Corporation, followed by AGSCO Inc., Drexel Chemical Company, and JLM International, Inc. The Agency received no substantive comments in response to an August 23, 2006, Federal Register notice announcing its receipt of these requests and inviting public comment. Therefore, as announced in the Federal Register on December 13, 2006 (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-13/p21101.htm), EPA has granted the voluntary cancellation requests, and sent cancellation orders to the registrants. Technical (manufacturing use) products were cancelled effective October 4, 2006, and the last date for use
of these products will be July 1, 2007. Cancellation of end-use product registrations will be effective on July 1, 2007, and the last use date for these products will be October 1, 2009. The Agency expects that all existing stocks of lindane will be depleted by that time. This action results in the cancellation of all remaining lindane pesticide products registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use in the United States.

Lindane is a broad spectrum, organochlorine insecticide used to treat the seeds of barley, corn, oats, rye, sorghum, and wheat. EPA announced in early August 2006 that it has determined that the risks of continued lindane registration outweigh the benefits, and therefore the remaining uses of lindane are not eligible for reregistration. EPA expects the cancellation of these uses to result in no significant loss to U.S. agriculture due to the successful development and registration of safer alternative pesticides in recent years. Once the cancellation process is complete, EPA will propose to revoke the existing tolerances (or allowable residues of lindane) for animal fat.

The six seed treatment use cancellations are the last of many lindane voluntary cancellations that have taken place since the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) was enacted. Lindane is a toxic, persistent, and bio-accumulative pesticide that has been of international as well as domestic concern.

Information about lindane is available at http://www.regulations.gov in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0202, and on the Agency's lindane reregistration Web page, http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reregistration/lindane

Title: Clothianidin; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: December 13, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 239; Page 74795-74802
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-13/p20898.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of clothianidin in or on sorghum (grain, forage, and stover) and cotton (undelinted and gin byproducts). Bayer CropScience requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). In addition, this establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of clothianidin, in or on beet, sugar, roots, and beet, sugar, tops. 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 sugar beet seeds. This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level for residues of clothianidin in these food commodities. The tolerances for sugar beet commodities expire and are revoked on December 31, 2009. This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of clothianidin in or on grapes, potatoes, and potatoes, granules/flakes.
Chemical(s): Clothianidin
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0902 this regulation is effective December 13, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before February 12, 2007
Contact: Kable Bo Davis, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 306-0415; e-mail address: Davis.Kable@epa.gov

Title: Ethyl Parathion; Product Cancellation Order
Date of publication: December 13, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 239; Page 74904-74905
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-13/p20988.htm
Purpose: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the Drexel Chemical Company and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide ethyl parathion. This cancellation order follows April 27, 2005 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the ethyl parathion registrant to voluntarily cancel all their ethyl parathion product registrations. These are the last ethyl parathion products registered for use in the United States. In the April 27, 2005 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests within this period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the Notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notic!
e a cancellation order granting
the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the ethyl parathion products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
Chemical(s): Ethyl Parathion**
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0098 The cancellations are effective December 13, 2006.
Contact: Laura Parsons, Special Review and Reregistration Division 7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-5776; e-mail address: parsons.laura@epa.gov

Title: Acid Copper Chromate (ACC); Product Cancellation Order to Delete ACC Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: December 14, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 240; Page 75246-75247
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-14/p21400.htm
Purpose: This notice announces EPA's order terminating all residential uses of the acid copper chromate (ACC) registration held by OSMOSE, Inc. The affected registration is EPA Reg. No. 3008-60. The Agency announced receipt of this request in a July 18, 2006 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request . EPA stated that it would accept the request and issue an order implementing the use termination, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of the request, The Agency received one comment on the notice which was carefully considered by the Agency; it was determined that the request did not merit further review. Further, the registrant did not withdraw its request. Accordingly, on October 17, 2006 EPA approved the request. EPA hereby issues through this notice an order implementing the approved use terminations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the ACC product subject to this cancellation order is permi!
tted only in accordance with
the terms of this order.
Chemical(s): Acid Copper Chromate(ACC)
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0606 The cancellations are effective December 14, 2006.
Contact: Adam Heyward, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-6422; e-mail address: heyward.adam@epa.gov

 

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