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Cypermethrin was first registered in
1984 by FMC Corporation, who also
subsequently registered the isomer
enriched zeta-cypermethrin in 1992.
Cypermethrin is an insecticide used
both in agricultural and non-agricultural
settings with most of the agricultural
use on cotton and minor uses on pecans,
peanuts, broccoli and sweet corn. EPA
has determined that the data base to
support reregistration is substantially
complete and that products containing
cypermethrin are eligible for
reregistration provided the risks are
mitigated either in the manner
described in the RED or by another
means that achieves equivalent risk
reduction. 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
cypermethrin.
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
risk, extent of use, complexity of issues,
and degree of public concern associated
with each pesticide. Due to its uses,
risks, and other factors, cypermethrin
was reviewed through the modified 4Phase process. Through this process,
EPA worked extensively with
stakeholders and the public to reach the
regulatory decisions for cypermethrin.
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. The
Agency is issuing the cypermethrin RED
for public comment. This comment
period is intended to provide an
additional opportunity for public input
and a mechanism for initiating any
necessary amendments to the RED. All
comments should be submitted using
the methods in ADDRESSES, and must be
received by EPA on or before the closing
date. These comments will become part
of the Agency Docket for cypermethrin.
Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ≥late.≥;
EPA is not required to consider these
late comments.
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The Agency will carefully consider all
comments received by the closing date
and will provide a Response to
Comments Memorandum in the Docket
and regulations.gov. If any comment
significantly affects the document, EPA
also will publish an amendment to the
RED in the Federal Register. In the
absence of substantive comments
requiring changes, the cypermethrin
RED will be implemented as it is now
presented.
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: July 27, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–13164 Filed 8–15–06; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0507; FRL–8087–2]
Inorganic Chlorates Reregistration
Eligibility Decision
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Inorganic Chlorates
Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED). The Agency’s risk assessments
and other related documents also are
available in the inorganic chlorates
Docket. Of the inorganic chlorates listed
as active ingredients (i.e., sodium
chlorate, calcium chlorate, potassium
chlorate, and magnesium chlorate), only
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sodium chlorate is present as an active
ingredient in currently registered
products. Sodium chlorate is a nonselective herbicide used in both
agricultural and non-agricultural
settings. The majority of the agricultural
use is on cotton as a defoliant/desiccant.
The non-agricultural uses include
building perimeters, fence rows, and
parking lots. The Inorganic Chlorates
RED also includes an assessment of risk
resulting from chlorate concentrations
in drinking water, which occur as a
result of certain drinking water
treatment practices. EPA has reviewed
sodium chlorate 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:
Molly Clayton, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 603-0522; fax
number: 703-308-7070; e-mail address:
clayton.molly@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–
OPP–2005–0507. 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
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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.
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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 inorganic chlorates under section
4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Of the inorganic
chlorates listed as active ingredients,
only sodium chlorate is present as an
active ingredient in currently registered
products. Sodium chlorate is a nonselective, contact herbicide, and is used
on both agricultural and nonagricultural use sites. Sodium chlorate
is also used in drinking water
disinfection processes. Sodium chloratecontaining pesticide products are
eligible for reregistration, provided the
risks are mitigated either in the manner
described in the RED or by any other
means that achieve equivalant risk
reduction. 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
sodium chlorate.
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 has reviewed
and made the requisite safety finding for
the sodium chlorate tolerances included
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
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26819)(FRL–7357–9) explains that in
conducting these programs, EPA is
tailoring its public participation process
to be commensurate with the level of
risk, extent of use, complexity of issues,
and degree of public concern associated
with each pesticide. Due to its uses,
risks, and other factors, the inorganic
chlorates, which include sodium
chlorate as the only active ingredient,
were reviewed through the modified 4Phase public participation process.
Through this process, EPA worked
extensively with stakeholders and the
public to reach the regulatory decisions
for sodium chlorate.
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. Few
substantive comments were received
during the earlier comment periods for
this pesticide, and/or all issues related
to this pesticide were resolved through
consultations with stakeholders. The
Agency therefore is issuing the
inorganic chlorates 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.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0369; FRL–8083–2]
Chloroneb; Termination of Certain
Uses and Label Amendments
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: 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 chloroneb,
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This
cancellation order follows an April 19,
2006 Federal Register Notice of Receipt
of Request from the chloroneb registrant
to voluntarily terminate certain uses of
its chloroneb products and label
amendments. The request would
terminate chloroneb’s use on residential
lawns and turf, as well as on lawns and
turf of parks and schools. In the April
19, 2006 Notice, EPA indicated that it
would issue an order to implement the
termination of certain 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 registrant
withdrew their request within this
period. The Agency did not receive any
comments on the Notice. Further, the
registrant did not withdraw their
request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues
in this notice a cancellation order
granting the request to terminate the use
on residential lawns and turf, as well as
on lawns and turf of parks and schools.
Any distribution, sale, or use of the
chloroneb products subject to this
cancellation order is permitted only in
accordance with the terms of this order,
including any existing stocks
provisions.
The cancellations are effective
August 16, 2006.
DATES:
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–13342 Filed 8–15–06; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-8025; fax number: (703) 3088005; e-mail address:
livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0507; FRL-8087-2]
Inorganic Chlorates Reregistration Eligibility Decision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Inorganic
Chlorates Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED). The Agency's risk
assessments and other related documents also are available in the
inorganic chlorates Docket. Of the inorganic chlorates listed as active
ingredients (i.e., sodium chlorate, calcium chlorate, potassium
chlorate, and magnesium chlorate), only sodium chlorate is present as
an active ingredient in currently registered products. Sodium chlorate
is a non-selective herbicide used in both agricultural and non-
agricultural settings. The majority of the agricultural use is on
cotton as a defoliant/desiccant. The non-agricultural uses include
building perimeters, fence rows, and parking lots. The Inorganic
Chlorates RED also includes an assessment of risk resulting from
chlorate concentrations in drinking water, which occur as a result of
certain drinking water treatment practices. EPA has reviewed sodium
chlorate 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: Molly Clayton, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0522; fax
number: 703-308-7070; e-mail address: clayton.molly@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-OPP-2005-0507. 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
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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
inorganic chlorates under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Of the inorganic
chlorates listed as active ingredients, only sodium chlorate is present
as an active ingredient in currently registered products. Sodium
chlorate is a non-selective, contact herbicide, and is used on both
agricultural and non-agricultural use sites. Sodium chlorate is also
used in drinking water disinfection processes. Sodium chlorate-
containing pesticide products are eligible for reregistration, provided
the risks are mitigated either in the manner described in the RED or by
any other means that achieve equivalant risk reduction. 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 sodium chlorate.
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 has reviewed and made the
requisite safety finding for the sodium chlorate tolerances included 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 risk, extent of use, complexity of
issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide.
Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, the inorganic chlorates,
which include sodium chlorate as the only active ingredient, were
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 sodium chlorate.
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. Few substantive comments were
received during the earlier comment periods for this pesticide, and/or
all issues related to this pesticide were resolved through
consultations with stakeholders. The Agency therefore is issuing the
inorganic chlorates 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: August 9, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-13342 Filed 8-15-06; 8:45 am]
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