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and pest.
Dated: June 28, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0495; FRL–8062–2]
Imazapyr Reregistration Eligibility
Decision
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the
pesticide imazapyr. The Agency’s risk
assessments and other related
documents also are available in the
imazapyr docket. Imazapyr is a
systemic, non-selective, pre- and postemergent herbicide used for the control
of terrestrial annual and perennial
grasses, broad-leaved herbs, woody
species, and riparian and emergent
aquatic species. It is registered for use
on a variety of agricultural, commercial,
and residential use sites. EPA has
reviewed imazapyr 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherrie Kinard, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
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Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 305-0563; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail
address:kinard.sherrie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, and
agricultural advocates; the chemical
industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since
others also may be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2005–0495. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in
the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours
of operation of this Docket Facility are
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 4 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating
existing pesticides to ensure that they
meet current scientific and regulatory
standards. EPA has completed a
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)
for the pesticide, imazapyr under
section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA.
Imazapyr is a systemic, non-selective,
pre- and post-emergent herbicide used
for the control of terrestrial annual and
perennial grasses, broad-leaved herbs,
woody species, and riparian and
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emergent aquatic species. It is registered
for use on a variety of agricultural,
commercial, and residential use sites,
including corn, forestry sites, rights-ofway, fence rows, hedge rows, drainage
systems, outdoor industrial areas,
outdoor buildings and structures,
domestic dwellings, paved areas,
driveways, patios, parking areas,
walkways, various water bodies
(including ponds, lakes, streams,
swamps, wetlands, and stagnant water),
and urban areas.
Imazapyr is formulated as a liquid, a
wettable powder (including water
soluble bags), and a granular.
Application methods include aerial,
groundboom, boat, and tractor-drawn
spreader. Applications to smaller areas
may be made with handheld equipment,
including low-pressure handwand
sprayers, backpack sprayers, sprinkling
cans, and handgun sprayers.
Application rates range from 0.014 lbs
ai/acre on corn, to 1.5 lbs ai/acre on
non-cropped areas and aquatic sites.
EPA has determined that the data base
to support reregistration is substantially
complete and that products containing
imazapyr are eligible for reregistration,
provided the risks are mitigated in the
manner described in the RED. Upon
submission of any required product
specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B)
and any necessary changes to the
registration and labeling (either to
address concerns identified in the RED
or as a result of product specific data),
EPA will make a final reregistration
decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) for
products containing imazapyr.
EPA must review tolerances and
tolerance exemptions that were in effect
when the Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA) was enacted in August 1996, to
ensure that these existing pesticide
residue limits for food and feed
commodities meet the safety standard
established by the new law. Tolerances
are considered reassessed once the
safety finding has been made or a
revocation occurs. EPA reassessed the
imazapyr tolerances in 2003 when new
food uses were established and has
made the requisite safety finding for the
imazapyr tolerances referred to in this
notice.
EPA is applying the principles of
public participation to all pesticides
undergoing reregistration and tolerance
reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide
Tolerance Reassessment and
Reregistration; Public Participation
Process, published in the Federal
Register on May 14, 2004, (69 FR
26819)(FRL–7357–9) explains that in
conducting these programs, EPA is
tailoring its public participation process
to be commensurate with the level of
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risk, extent of use, complexity of issues,
and degree of public concern associated
with each pesticide. Due to its uses,
risks, and other factors, imazapyr was
reviewed through the modified 4-Phase
public participation process. Through
this process, EPA worked extensively
with stakeholders and the public to
reach the regulatory decisions for
imazapyr.
The reregistration program is being
conducted under Congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA
recognizes the need both to make timely
decisions and to involve the public. An
additional comment period was not
required for imazapyr since all risk
issues associated with the use of this
pesticide were resolved through
consultations with stakeholders. The
Agency therefore is issuing the
imazapyr RED without a comment
period.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended
, directs that, after submission of all data
concerning a pesticide active ingredient,
‘‘the Administrator shall determine
whether pesticides containing such
active ingredient are eligible for
reregistration,’’ before calling in product
specific data on individual end-use
products and either reregistering
products or taking other ‘‘appropriate
regulatory action.’’
Section 408(q) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review
tolerances and exemptions for pesticide
residues in effect as of August 2, 1996,
to determine whether the tolerance or
exemption meets the requirements of
section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA.
This review is to be completed by
August 3, 2006.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: June 28, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0522; FRL–8074–2]
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions
for Establishment of Regulations for
Residues of Pyraclostrobin in or on
Various Commodities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: 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.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0522 and
pesticide petitions number (PPs) 5E7014
and 5F7002, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460-0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is (703) 3055805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–
0522. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The Federal regulations.gov
website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’
system, which means EPA will not
know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the
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body of your comment. If you send an
e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the docket
and made available on the Internet. If
you submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400,
One Potomac Yard (South Building),
2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA.
The hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket telephone number
is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
PP 5E7014: Barbara Madden,
Registration Division (7505P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number (703) 305-6463, email address: madden.barbara@epa.gov.
For PP 5F7002: John Bazuin,
Registration Division (7505P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number (703) 305-7381, email address: bazuin.john@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0495; FRL-8062-2]
Imazapyr Reregistration Eligibility Decision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide imazapyr. The Agency's
risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the
imazapyr docket. Imazapyr is a systemic, non-selective, pre- and post-
emergent herbicide used for the control of terrestrial annual and
perennial grasses, broad-leaved herbs, woody species, and riparian and
emergent aquatic species. It is registered for use on a variety of
agricultural, commercial, and residential use sites. EPA has reviewed
imazapyr 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrie Kinard, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0563; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address:kinard.sherrie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0495. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The Docket Telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to
ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. EPA
has completed a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the
pesticide, imazapyr under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA.
Imazapyr is a systemic, non-selective, pre- and post-emergent
herbicide used for the control of terrestrial annual and perennial
grasses, broad-leaved herbs, woody species, and riparian and emergent
aquatic species. It is registered for use on a variety of agricultural,
commercial, and residential use sites, including corn, forestry sites,
rights-of-way, fence rows, hedge rows, drainage systems, outdoor
industrial areas, outdoor buildings and structures, domestic dwellings,
paved areas, driveways, patios, parking areas, walkways, various water
bodies (including ponds, lakes, streams, swamps, wetlands, and stagnant
water), and urban areas.
Imazapyr is formulated as a liquid, a wettable powder (including
water soluble bags), and a granular. Application methods include
aerial, groundboom, boat, and tractor-drawn spreader. Applications to
smaller areas may be made with handheld equipment, including low-
pressure handwand sprayers, backpack sprayers, sprinkling cans, and
handgun sprayers. Application rates range from 0.014 lbs ai/acre on
corn, to 1.5 lbs ai/acre on non-cropped areas and aquatic sites.
EPA has determined that the data base to support reregistration is
substantially complete and that products containing imazapyr are
eligible for reregistration, provided the risks are mitigated in the
manner described in the RED. Upon submission of any required product
specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary changes to the
registration and labeling (either to address concerns identified in the
RED or as a result of product specific data), EPA will make a final
reregistration decision under section 4(g)(2)(C) for products
containing imazapyr.
EPA must review tolerances and tolerance exemptions that were in
effect when the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) was enacted in
August 1996, to ensure that these existing pesticide residue limits for
food and feed commodities meet the safety standard established by the
new law. Tolerances are considered reassessed once the safety finding
has been made or a revocation occurs. EPA reassessed the imazapyr
tolerances in 2003 when new food uses were established and has made the
requisite safety finding for the imazapyr tolerances referred to in
this notice.
EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all
pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The
Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public
Participation Process, published in the Federal Register on May 14,
2004, (69 FR 26819)(FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these
programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be
commensurate with the level of
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risk, extent of use, complexity of issues, and degree of public concern
associated with each pesticide. Due to its uses, risks, and other
factors, imazapyr was reviewed through the modified 4-Phase public
participation process. Through this process, EPA worked extensively
with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory decisions for
imazapyr.
The reregistration program is being conducted under Congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely
decisions and to involve the public. An additional comment period was
not required for imazapyr since all risk issues associated with the use
of this pesticide were resolved through consultations with
stakeholders. The Agency therefore is issuing the imazapyr RED without
a comment period.
B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended , directs that, after
submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, ``the
Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration,'' before calling in product
specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering
products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory action.''
Section 408(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
21 U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review tolerances and exemptions for
pesticide residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, to determine whether
the tolerance or exemption meets the requirements of section 408(b)(2)
or (c)(2) of FFDCA. This review is to be completed by August 3, 2006.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: June 28, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-10449 Filed 7-3-06; 8:45 am]
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