Pesticide Briefs
January, 2007
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CURRENT PESTICIDE BRIEFS
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!
- Myclobutanil
- Glyphosate
- Boscalid
- Dimethomorph
- Fluroxypyr
- Flucarbazone-sodium
- Zeta-Cypermethrin
- Beauveria Bassiana HF23
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.
- DSMA CAMA and Cacodylic Acid
- n-Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride and Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride
EPA REQUESTS
OTHER REGULATORY ACTIONS
- EUP VIP3A and Cry1Ab
- Syngenta; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
GRANTS
NEWS BRIEFS
- EPA Fines Syngenta $1.5 Million for Distributing Unregistered Genetically Engineered Pesticide
- EPA Rules Out Wood Preservative ACC for Residential Use
REPORTS/ WEB SITES/ PUBS
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1. Deliverables/Successes
Food Use
- During the months September through November, IR-4 submissions resulted in permanent tolerances being established by EPA on five chemicals, covering 25 Crops or Commodity Groups and 94 new uses. The attached spreadsheet which can also be found on our website at www.ir4.rutgers.edu/FoodUse/ActivityReports/monthlysuccesses.xls
contains the details of these successes including: chemical, crops, and the names of those who contributed.
- From Sept-Nov there were 15 Notices of Filing published by EPA from IR-4 submissions, representing 121 crops/crop groups and 478 new uses.
Ornamental Program
- The Bentazon Crop Safety Report was submitted to BASF.
2. Work In Progress
Food Use
- Protocols are being prepared for the 2007 research program. Tentative numbers include 87 studies consisting of 644 field trials. The distribution of field trials is 87 in the Northeast Region, 98 in the North Central Region, 116 in the Southern Region, 200 in the Western Region, 99 in ARS and 44 trials in cooperation with the Pest Management Centre in Canada. One of these studies is being conducted with Canada serving as sponsor and Study Director (#09866—DPX-E2Y45/cranberry).
Ornamental
- Preparation of 2007 research protocols is proceeding
- The Prodiamine Crop Safety Report will be submitted to Sipcam, Syngenta, and Regal in December
3. Future Research Planning
Food Use
- The changes in the priority setting process at the 2006 Food Use Workshop were well received and appeared to streamline the process. The 2007 Food Use Workshop location negotiation is almost completed with September 11-13 as the anticipated dates in Tampa, Florida.
Biopesticide
- IR-4 received 64 Biopesticide proposals, including 14 defined as early stage, 34 defined as advanced stage, and 16 for the IR-4/EPA-BPPD Demonstration Program. The selection process to identify research proposals that will be funded in 2007 is in progress.
Ornamental
- Priorities for IR-4’s 2007 ornamental horticulture research program were established at the 2006 IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Program Workshop, held October 10 – 12 in Denver, CO. The pathologists elected to continue researching Phytophthora and Pythium management tools. The entomologists selected thrips as the primary project with tools to manage coleopteran pests also ranking highly; a third limited project was added for Lygus control. The weed scientists selected to investigate tools to manage sedges as the primary project for 2007 both for crop safety and efficacy, with some efforts to finalize certain aspects of the 2006 high priority weed project.
4. Quality Assurance
- The QA team routed 276 audits. Twenty-one of these were for final reports and 24 were secondary reviews. The remaining audits were protocol, field and laboratory audits.
5. Crop Grouping / International Activities
- Much progress has been made in IR-4's Crop Grouping and International involvement. The Federal Crop Grouping Regulation Workgroup of EPA is writing rules for three updated crop groups: bulb vegetables, berries and small fruits and edible fungi. This will hopefully be finalized in early 2007. A stone fruit crop group petition has been drafted and submitted for review.
- For the first time IR-4 submitted cranberry data to the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), the first step in establishment of CODEX tolerances. This year, there were more MRLs proposed on specialty crop groups than any other year since the initiation of the meetings.
- IR-4 in collaboration with FAO, EPA and USDA/FAS is organizing a Global Minor Use Summit to be held in December 2007, in Rome, Italy. Significant funding has already been committed through FAS.
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EPA Fines Syngenta $1.5 Million for Distributing Unregistered Genetically Engineered Pesticide
Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov
(Washington, D.C. - Dec. 21, 2006) Syngenta Seeds, Inc.of Golden Valley, Minn., has agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty to EPA for selling and distributing seed corn that contained an unregistered genetically engineered pesticide called Bt 10.
While the federal government has concluded that there are no human health or environmental concerns with Bt 10 corn, it is still illegal to distribute any pesticide not registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
"This action shows that when a company violates the law by distributing unapproved pesticides, EPA vigorously enforces the law," said Granta Y. Nakayama, EPA's assistant administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
Late in 2004, Syngenta disclosed to EPA that it may have distributed the seed corn to the United States, Europe, Japan and South America. Immediately following the disclosure, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EPA began an investigation and evaluation that confirmed the distribution of unregistered seed corn on over 1000 occasions. A penalty was assessed by USDA and the company destroyed all the affected seed under USDA supervision.
EPA filed today's settlement with its Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). The EAB is the final EPA decision maker on permit, enforcement, and other administrative appeals under all major environmental statutes that the agency administers. If approved by the Board, Syngenta will pay a penalty of $1.5 million.
More information about the Syngenta consent agreement:http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/civil/fifra/syngenta.html
More information on the roles of USDA, EPA, and FDA in the federal regulation of genetically engineered plants is available at the United States Agencies Unified Biotechnology Web site: http://usbiotechreg.nbii.gov/
Help EPA protect our nation's land, air and water by reporting violations: http://www.epa.gov/tips/
EPA Fines Syngenta $1.5 Million for Distributing Unregistered Genetically Engineered Pesticide
Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov
(Washington, D.C. - Dec. 21, 2006) Syngenta Seeds, Inc.of Golden Valley, Minn., has agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty to EPA for selling and distributing seed corn that contained an unregistered genetically engineered pesticide called Bt 10.
While the federal government has concluded that there are no human health or environmental concerns with Bt 10 corn, it is still illegal to distribute any pesticide not registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
"This action shows that when a company violates the law by distributing unapproved pesticides, EPA vigorously enforces the law," said Granta Y. Nakayama, EPA's assistant administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
Late in 2004, Syngenta disclosed to EPA that it may have distributed the seed corn to the United States, Europe, Japan and South America. Immediately following the disclosure, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EPA began an investigation and evaluation that confirmed the distribution of unregistered seed corn on over 1000 occasions. A penalty was assessed by USDA and the company destroyed all the affected seed under USDA supervision.
EPA filed today's settlement with its Environmental Appeals Board (EAB). The EAB is the final EPA decision maker on permit, enforcement, and other administrative appeals under all major environmental statutes that the agency administers. If approved by the Board, Syngenta will pay a penalty of $1.5 million.
More information about the Syngenta consent agreement:http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/civil/fifra/syngenta.html
More information on the roles of USDA, EPA, and FDA in the federal regulation of genetically engineered plants is available at the United States Agencies Unified Biotechnology Web site: http://usbiotechreg.nbii.gov/
Help EPA protect our nation's land, air and water by reporting violations: http://www.epa.gov/tips/
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REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS: PEST MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM
The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) has released a Request for Applications (RFA) to the Special Research Grants Program: Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP). PMAP is a national program supporting projects that develop and implement IPM practices, tactics and systems for specific pest problems while reducing human and environmental risks. The RFA was developed with input from each of the four USDA regions to help prioritize projects that this program should fund.
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 PMAP. (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. Note: all attachments in an application must be in portable document format (PDF). 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 the guide at Grants.gov under the funding opportunity number for “Special Research Grants Program-Pest Management Alternatives” or you can access a sample guide at: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/grant_forms/electronic_app_guide.pdf.
Deadline
Completed applications must be received by Grants.gov by close of business February 15, 2007 (5 p.m. Eastern Time).
RFA
The Pest Management Alternatives Program RFA may be accessed at the following websites:
Grants.gov: www.grants.gov; or
CSREES: www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/pestmanagementalternativessrgp.html
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-CSREES-SRGP-000328 (must be entered into Grants.gov exactly this way)
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA): 10.200
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. Monte Johnson at: mpjohnson@csrees.usda.gov or (202) 401-1108.
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.
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Title: Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application
Date of publication: December 20, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 244; Page 76324-76325
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-20/p21422.htm
Purpose: This notice announces receipt of an application 67979-EUP-T from Syngenta Seeds, Inc. requesting an experimental use permit (EUP)
for the Vip3A and Cry1Ab plant-incorporated protectants. 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): VIP3A and Cry1Ab
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0911, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before January 19, 2007.
Contact: Leonard Cole, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-5412; e-mail address: cole.leonard@epa.gov
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Title: Myclobutanil; Pesticide Tolerance
Date of publication: December 20, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 244; Page 76167-76173
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-20/p21489.htm
Purpose: This regulation is effective December 20, 2006.and establishes tolerances for combined residues of myclobutanil in or on hops, soybean seed, soybean forage, soybean hay, aspirated grain fractions, and soybean refined oil. Interregional Research Project #4 (IR-4) requested the tolerance for hops and Dow AgroSciences requested the tolerances for the soybean commodities under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Chemical(s): Myclobutanil
Comments: Submit your copies, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0282, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before February 20, 2007.
Contact: Barbara Madden, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,telephone number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail address: madden.barbara@epa.gov
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Title: Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerance
Date of publication: December 20, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 244; Page 76180-76185
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-20/p21490.htm
Purpose: This regulation is effective December 20, 2006.and establishes tolerances for residues of glyphosate in or on sunflower; safflower; noni; pea, dry; and vegetable, legume, group 6 except soybean, and pea, dry. The Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-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): Glyphosate
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0177. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before February 20, 2007.
Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address:
brothers.shaja@epa.gov
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Title: Boscalid; Pesticide Tolerance
Date of publication: December 20, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 244; Page 76185-76190
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-20/p21491.htm
Purpose: This regulation is effective December 20, 2006 and establishes tolerances for residues of boscalid, 3-pyridinecarboxamide, 2-chloro-N-(4'-chloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-2-yl),in or on leafy greens subgroup 4A, except head and leaf lettuce, and leafy petioles subgroup 4B. Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-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): Boscalid
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0145. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before February 20, 2007.
Contact: Barbara Madden, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail address: madden.barbara@epa.gov
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Title: Dimethomorph; Pesticide Tolerance
Date of publication: December 20, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 244; Page 76173-76177
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-20/p21499.htm
Purpose: This regulation is effective December 20, 2006 and establishes a tolerance for residues of the fungicide, dimethomorph, morpholine in or on brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A. The Interregional Research Project No. 4 requested this olerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Chemical(s): Dimethomorph
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0532. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before February 20, 2007.
Contact: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov
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Title: Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: December 20, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 244; Page 76319-76321
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-20/p21604.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 a registrant to voluntarily cancel a certain pesticide registration. Unless a request is withdrawn by January 19, 2007, an order will be issued canceling this registration. The Agency will consider withdrawal requests postmarked no later than January 19, 2007
Chemical(s): Pyrethrins**(Flea & Tick Shampoo)
Comments: Submit your comments and your withdrawal request, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA- HQ-OPP-2006-0946, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before January 19, 2007.
Contact: Ann Sibold, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-6502; e-mail address: sibold.ann@epa.gov
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Title: Organic Arsenical Herbicides (MSMA, DSMA, CAMA, and Cacodylic Acid), Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Reopening of Comment Period
Date of publication: December 20, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 244; Page 76319
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-20/p21610.htm
Purpose: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of August 9, 2006, concerning the availability of the reregistration eligibility decision for the organic arsenical herbicides MSMA, DSMA, DAMA, and cacodylic acid. EPA also issued notices in the Federal Register of October 4, 2006 announcing the extension of the comment period by 30 days and of October 27, 2006 announcing the extension of the comment period until December 13, 2006. This document is reopening the comment period an additional 30 days, from December 20, 2006, to January 19, 2007.
Chemical(s): DSMA CAMA, and Cacodylic Acid**
Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0201 must be received on or before January 19, 2007.
Contact: Lance Wormell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 603-0523; e-mail address: wormell.lance@epa.gov
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Title: Fluroxypyr; Pesticide Tolerance
Date of publication: December 20, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 244; Page 76200-76204
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-20/p9765.htm
Purpose: This regulation is effective December 20, 2006 and establishes tolerances for combined residues of fluroxypyr in or on onion, bulb; garlic, bulb; and shallot, bulb. The Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-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): Fluroxypyr;
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0536. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before February 20, 2007.
Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: 703-308-3194; e-mail address:
brothers.shaja@epa.gov.
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Title: Flucarbazone-sodium; Pesticide Tolerance
Date of publication: December 22, 2006, Page 76927-76932
Citation: Volume 71, Number 246
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-22/p21843.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of flucarbazone-sodium, 4,5-dihydro-3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-N-
[[2(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl] sulfonyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole 1-carboxamide, sodium salt and its N-desmethyl metabolite in or on wheat, forage at 0.30 parts per million (ppm); wheat, grain at 0.01 ppm; wheat, hay at 0.10 ppm; and wheat, straw at 0.05 ppm; and combined residues of flucarbazone-sodium and its metabolites converted to 2-(trifluoromethoxy) benzene sulfonamide and calculated as flucarbazone-sodium in or on milk at 0.005 ppm; meat and meat byproducts (excluding liver) of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.01 ppm; and liver of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 1.5 ppm. Arysta LifeScience North America Corporation, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513 requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Chemical(s): Flucarbazone-sodium
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0935. This regulation is effective December 22, 2006. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before February 20, 2007.
Contact:Jim Tompkins, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-5697; e-mail address: tompkins.jim@epa.gov
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Title: Paradichlorobenzene; Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel Pesticide Registration
Date of publication: December 27, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 248, Page 77748-77750
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-27/p22057.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 their registration and the use of products containing the pesticide paradichlorobenzene. The request would terminate all uses of Fertilome Tree Borer Crystals. The request would not terminate the last paradichlorobenzene product registered for use in the U.S. EPA intends to grant this request at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the request or unless 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): Paradichlorobenzene**
Comments:Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0934, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov or mail. Comments must be received on or before January 26, 2007.
Contact: Christina Scheltema, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 308-2201; e-mail address: scheltema.christina@epa.gov
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Title: The Allethrins Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: December 27, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 248, Page 77745-77747
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-27/p22124.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, and related documents for the allethrin series of pesticides (bioallethrin, esbiol, esbiothrin, and pynamin forte), 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 the allethrins through a modified, 4-Phase public
participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.
Chemical(s): Allethrins**
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0986, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. or mail Comments must be received on or before February 26, 2007.
Contact: Molly Clayton, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,telephone number: (703) 603-0522;
e-mail address: clayton.molly@epa.gov
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Title: Zeta-Cypermethrin; Pesticide Tolerance
Date of publication: December 29, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 250, Page 78374-78382
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-29/p22288.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of the insecticide zeta-cypermethrin, in or on almond, hulls; animal feed, nongrass, group 18, forage; animal feed, nongrass, group 18, hay; berry, group 13; cilantro, leaves; food/feed items (other than those covered by a higher tolerance as a result of use on growing crops) in food/feed handling establishments; fruit, pome, group 11; fruit, stone, group 12; grape; grass, forage, group 17; grass, hay, group 17; nut, tree, group 14; peanut; rapeseed; sunflower; sunflower, refined oil; turnip, greens; vegetable, cucurbit, group 9; and vegetable, root and tuber, group 1, except sugar beet. FMC Corporation and Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). This regulation is effective December 29, 2006.
Chemical(s): Zeta-Cypermethrin
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0769. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before February 27, 2007.
Contact: Linda DeLuise, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-5428; e-mail address: deluise.linda@epa.gov
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Title: n-Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride and Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride
Reregistration Eligibility Decisions; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: December 29, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 250, Page 78430-78432
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-29/p22303.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for the pesticides n-Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl
Ammonium Chloride (ADBAC) and Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride (DDAC) and opens a public comment period on these documents. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the ADBAC and DDAC Dockets. ADBAC is an antimicrobial used in agricultural, food
handling, commercial, institutional, industrial, residential and public access, medical settings and may be applied as a wood preservative. DDAC is an antimicrobial used in indoor and outdoor hard surfaces, eating utensils, laundry, carpets, agricultural tools and vehicles, egg shells, shoes, milking equipment and udders, humidifiers, medical instruments, human remains, ultrasonic tanks, reverse osmosis units, water storage tanks and may be applied as a wood preservative. EPA has reviewed ADBAC and DDAC through the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.
Chemical(s): n-Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride and Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride**
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification ID number, by one of the following methods: for ADBAC docket identification ID number EPA-HQ- OPP-2006-0339; or for DDAC docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ- OPP-2006-0338. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. or mail Comments must be received on or before February 27, 2007.
Contact: For ADBAC, contact Jacqueline Campbell-McFarlane, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-6416; e-mail address: campbell-mcfarlane.jacqueline@epa.gov For DDAC, contact Tracy Lantz, Antimicrobials Division (7510P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-6415; e-mail address:lantz.tracy@epa.gov
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Title: Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Use of Antimicrobial Pesticide Products in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Systems
Date of publication: December 29, 2006
Citation: Volume 71, Number 250, Page 78433-78434
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-29/p22304.htm
Purpose: The Agency is reopening the comment period and seeking additional public comment on a draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PR Notice) entitled ``Use of Antimicrobial Pesticide Products in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Systems.'' PR Notices are issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) to inform pesticide registrants and other interested persons about important policies, procedures, and registration related decisions, and serve to provide guidance to pesticide registrants and OPP personnel. This particular draft PR Notice would, once final, provide guidance to the registrants concerning EPA-registered sanitizer, disinfectant and other antimicrobial products whose labels bear general directions for use on or incorporation within hard, non-porous or porous surfaces, but which are not specifically registered for treatment of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems (HVAC&R).
Chemical(s): Various
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0351, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. or mail Comments must be received on or before February 27, 2007.
Contact: Tracy Lantz, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-6415; e-mail address:lantz.tracy@epa.gov
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Title: Strategic Agricultural Initiative
EPA Region 3 is soliciting proposals to help implement the Food Quality
Protection Act (FQPA) and foster transition by the agricultural
community to the use of less and reduced risk pesticides, alternative
methods of pest control and sustainable practices in food production.
Proposals must promote past successful Strategic Agricultural Initiative
(SAI) projects found in the SAI Database to the grower community within
Region 3. A list and description of successful and previously funded
projects from all EPA regions is provided in the solicitation.
This announcement is seeking proposals to foster the technology transfer
of these successful projects in Region 3.
The program supports grants for education, extension, demonstration and
field projects for FQPA transition and reduced risk practices for pest
management in agriculture.
The full announcement can be found at http://www.grants.gov under
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3WCM-07-03
OR at the EPA Region 3 website (www.epa.gov/region03) under Grant
Opportunities
OR at the following direct website link:
http://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/sai_Supplemental_RFP_Final3_fy07_Jan07.pdf
The deadline for grant proposal submission is FEBRUARY 9, 2007.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thank
you!
John J. Butler
Pesticide Programs Coordinator
EPA - Region III
Waste & Chemicals Management Division
Pesticides/Asbestos Programs & Enforcement Branch
1650 Arch Street - (3WC32)
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103-2029
Phone: 215-814-2127
Fax: 215-814-3113
Email: butler.john@epa.gov
Visit http://www.epa.gov/pesticides
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EPA Rules Out Wood Preservative ACC for Residential Use
(Washington, D.C. - Jan. 8, 2007) Maintaining the highest standards in the world for pesticide safety, EPA is taking legal action to deny the registration for acid copper chromate, commonly known as ACC, for residential use.
"The U.S. continues to set the gold standard for pesticide safety," said EPA Assistant Administrator Jim Gulliford. "Today's decision protects American families, workers and the environment."
EPA's scientific review process concluded that the risks associated with residential uses of ACC outweigh the minimal benefits. The proposed residential uses of ACC would pose a cancer risk to treatment and manufacturing workers, as well as non-cancer risks to homeowners, children and contractors.
In addition, disposal of the ACC-treated wood could require that it be handled and disposed of as a hazardous waste since the wood may contain high levels of chromium. ACC contains hexavalent chromium, a known human carcinogen when inhaled and a dermal irritant and sensitizer.
Under the federal pesticide law, EPA is following the administrative process to finalize this decision.
More information:
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/acid_copper_chromate.htm
Contact: Jennifer Wood, (202) 564-4355 / wood.jennifer@epa.gov
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1. Deliverables/Successes
Food Use
- During December 2006, IR-4 submissions resulted in permanent tolerances being established by EPA on six chemicals, covering 14 Crops or Commodity Groups and 88 new uses. The attached spreadsheet which can also be found on our website at www.ir4.rutgers.edu/FoodUse/ActivityReports/monthlysuccesses.xls
contains the details of these successes including: chemical, crops, and the names of those who contributed.
- In December there were 2 Notices of Filing published by EPA from IR-4 submissions, representing 11 crops/crop groups and 11 new uses.
- In December, IR-4 submitted final report data to support 41 Project Clearance Requests.
Biopesticide
- The biopesticide program recently submitted packages for PR# 0374B Zucchini Yellows Mosaic Virus Weak Strain/Cucurbits and
0365B Tobacco Mild Green Mosaic Virus/Tropical Soda Apple to EPA. In addition 0327B Aspergillus flavus / Pistachio ( Experimental Use Permit) was submitted to EPA and CDPR.
- The product Api Life VAR was under a Section 18 (Time Limited Tolerance), but now has full EPA registration for control of Varroa mites in beehives. The product is still going through state registrations.
Ornamental Program
- During December 2006, the ornamental program finalized a summary of all the prodiamine data accumulated by IR-4 since the inception of the program. This summary was sent to Sipcam, Syngenta and Regal.
Outreach/Communications
- Look for the IR-4 Newsletter in your mail next week.
2. Work In Progress
Food Use
- Protocols are being prepared for the 2007 research program (5 were finalized before year end). Tentative numbers include 87 studies consisting of 644 field trials. The distribution of field trials is 87 in the Northeast Region, 98 in the North Central Region, 116 in the Southern Region, 200 in the Western Region, 99 in ARS and 44 trials in cooperation with the Pest Management Centre in Canada. One of these studies is being conducted with Canada serving as sponsor and Study Director (#09866—DPX-E2Y45/cranberry).
Biopesticide
- A beta release of the Biopesticide and Organic Product Label Database was performed and is undergoing additional revision. The label database was funded through an EPA region 2 grant. It will be providing a unique resource to specialty crop growers and homeowners on the availability of alternative
pest management solutions.
- Amendments are being made to the Trichoderma harmatum 382 submission to add food uses. An Experimental Use permit for the use of AF36 in corn is
under development.
Ornamental
- Preparation of 2007 research protocols is proceeding with most being close to final
- Preparation of summaries of the 2006 research activities
3. Future Research Planning
Food Use
- The 2007 Food Use Workshop will be held September 11-13 at The Embassy Suites Hotel
3705 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, FL. IR-4 has secured a special room rate of $114.00 per night single; $124.00 double for guests attending the Workshop. This rate is also available the weekends before and after the Workshop. Reservations can be made by calling 813.977.7066. Mention the IR-4 Food Use Workshop to secure the special rate.
Biopesticide
- The review committee for the Biopesticide Grant proposals held its first meeting and the review of proposals is underway. As in the last several years, EPA has pledged $100,000 in matching funds toward the Demonstration Grant Program
Ornamental
- The scientists conducting Plant Growth Regulator research elected to continue the 2006 priorities of enhancing woody ornamental branching and extending the shelf life of herbaceous plants.
- The 2007 Annual Survey was created and will be available through the web (http://www.ir4.rutgers.edu/ornamental/Survey/) and as a pdf now through late summer. Ensure your voice is heard for the 2008 research priorities by participating in this survey.
4. Quality Assurance
- The QA team routed 63 audits in December. Seven of these were for final reports and eight were secondary reviews. The remaining audits were protocol, field and laboratory audits.
5. Crop Grouping / International Activities
- Much progress has been made in IR-4's Crop Grouping and International involvement. The Federal Crop Grouping Regulation Workgroup of EPA is writing rules for three updated crop groups: bulb vegetables, berries and small fruits and edible fungi. This will hopefully be finalized in early 2007. A stone fruit crop group petition has been drafted and submitted for review.
- For the first time IR-4 submitted cranberry data to the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), the first step in establishment of CODEX tolerances. This year, there were more MRLs proposed on specialty crop groups than any other year since the initiation of the meetings.
- IR-4 in collaboration with FAO, EPA and USDA/FAS is organizing a Global Minor Use Summit to be held in December 2007, in Rome, Italy. Significant funding has already been committed through FAS.
6. Miscellaneous Information
- Budget—it seems highly likely that the Federal Government will operate in 2007 under FY 2006 budget allocations.
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Title: Beauveria Bassiana HF23; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
Date of publication: January 10, 2007
Citation: Volume 72, Number 6, Page 1177-1183
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/January/Day-10/p170.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the microbial active ingredient Beauveria bassiana HF23 (B. bassiana HF23) on all food and feed commodities when applied/used to treat chicken manure which will eventually be processed and used as fertilizer on agricultural crops. Jabb of the Carolinas 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. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of B. bassiana HF23.
Chemical(s): Beauveria Bassiana HF23
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0316. This regulation is effective January 10, 2007. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before March 12, 2007.
Contact: Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Environmental Protection Agency, telephone number: (703) 308-8097;
e-mail address: bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov
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Title: Syngenta; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
Date of publication: January 10, 2007
Citation: Volume 72, Number 6, Page 1212-1214
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2007/January/Day-10/i194.htm
Purpose: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Syngenta Seeds, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for corn rootworm- resistant corn derived from a transformation event designated as MIR604. The petition has been submitted in accordance with our regulations concerning the introduction of certain genetically engineered organisms and products. In accordance with those regulations, we are soliciting comments on whether this corn presents a plant pest risk. We are also making available for public comment a draft environmental assessment for the proposed determination of nonregulated status.
Chemical(s): Bacillus thuringiensis
Comments: We will consider all comments on the petition that are received on or before March 12, 2007. We will consider all comments on the draft
environmental assessment that are received on or before February 9, 2007. You may submit comments by either of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov select "Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service" from the agency drop-down menu, then click "Submit." In the Docket ID column, select APHIS-2006-0157 or mail.
Contact: Dr. Catherine Preston, Biotechnology Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-5874, e-mail: catherine.a.preston@aphis.usda.gov. To obtain copies of the petition or the environmental assessment, contact Mr. Steve Bennett at (301) 734-5672, e-mail: steven.m.bennett@aphis.usda.gov.