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fallow land. The carbofuran IRED
presents the Agency’s conclusions on
the risks posed by exposure to
carbofuran alone; however, section
408(b)(2)(D)(v) of the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) directs
the Agency also to consider available
information on the cumulative risk from
substances sharing a common
mechanism of toxicity. Because the Nmethyl carbamate pesticides share a
common mechanism of toxicity,
inhibition of the enzyme
acetylcholinesterase, the Agency will
evaluate the cumulative risk posed by
this group before making final tolerance
reassessment decisions for carbofuran..
During the pendency of the N-methyl
carbamate cumulative assessment, the
Agency is proceeding with risk
assessments and interim risk
management for individual N-methyl
carbamate pesticides. EPA has
determined that products containing
carbofuran will not be eligible for
reregistration.
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, carbofuran was
reviewed through the full 6 phase
public participation process. Through
this process, EPA worked extensively
with stakeholders and the public to
reach the regulatory decisions for
carbofuran.
The reregistration program is being
conducted under Congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA
recognizes the need both to make timely
reregistration decisions and to involve
the public. The Agency is issuing the
carbofuran IRED 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 IRED. 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 carbofuran.
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
IRED in the Federal Register. In the
absence of substantive comments
requiring changes, the risk management
decisions reflected in the carbofuran
IRED will be implemented as 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 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 14, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–14213 Filed 8–29–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0258; FRL–8087–3]
Triadimefon and Triadimenol;
Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED) for Triadimefon and Tolerance
Reassessment and Risk Management
Decision (TRED) for Triadimenol;
Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for
triadimefon and Tolerance
Reassessment and Risk Management
Decision (TRED) for triadimenol, and
opens a public comment period on this
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(RED/TRED) document. The Agency’s
risk assessments and other related
documents for triadimefon and
triadimenol are also available in the
docket under docket number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2005–0258 (Triadimefon) and
EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0038
(Triadimenol), respectively.
Triadimefon is a broad spectrum,
systemic fungicide used to control rust
and mildew on pineapple. In addition,
it is used to control various fungal
diseases on non-food use sites such as
golf course and sod farm turf, pine
seedlings, Christmas trees, and
ornamentals. Use on residential turf will
be voluntarily cancelled. The primary
metabolite of triadimefon is triadimenol,
which is also registered separately as a
systemic fungicide for seed treatment of
barley, corn, cotton, oats, rye, sorghum,
and wheat. EPA has reviewed
triadimefon and triadimenol 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.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0258
(Triadimefon) and EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–
0038 (Triadimenol), 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–2005–
0258 and EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0038.
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
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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
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 Facility telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.
John
W. Pates, Jr., Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 308-8195; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address:
pates.john@epa.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD ROM the specific information that is
claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
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vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
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 and
Tolerance Reassessment (RED/TRED) for
the pesticides, triadimefon and
triadimenol under section 4(g)(2)(A) of
FIFRA. Triadimefon is a broad
spectrum, systemic fungicide used to
control rust and mildew on pineapple.
In addition, it is used to control various
fungal diseases on non-food use sites
such as golf course and sod farm turf,
pine seedlings, Christmas trees, and
ornamentals. Use on residential turf will
be voluntarily cancelled. There are
tolerances for triadimefon on apples,
grapes, pears, pineapples, and
raspberries. All tolerances other than
pineapple will be proposed for
revocation. The primary metabolite of
triadimefon is triadimenol, which is
also registered separately as a systemic
fungicide for seed treatment of barley,
corn, cotton, oats, rye, sorghum, and
wheat. Additionally, an import
tolerance for triadimenol on bananas
has been established. EPA has
determined that the data base to support
reregistration is substantially complete
and that products containing
triadimefon/triadimenol are eligible for
reregistration, provided the use
deletions and other mitigation measures
described in the regulatory decision are
implemented. Furthermore, tolerances
for triadimenol are considered
reassessed. 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/TRED) or as a result of product
specific data), EPA will make a final
reregistration decision under section
4(g)(2)(C) for products containing
triadimefon/triadimenol.
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
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safety finding has been made or a
revocation occurs. EPA has reviewed
and made the requisite safety finding for
the triadimefon/triadimenol tolerances.
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, triadimefon/
triadimenol was reviewed through a 4Phase process. Through this process,
EPA worked extensively with
stakeholders and the public to reach the
regulatory decisions for triadimefon/
triadimenol.
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 triadimefon/
triadimenol (RED/TRED) 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/TRED). 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 triadimefon/
triadimenol. Comments received after
the close of the comment period will be
marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to
consider these late comments.
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/TRED) in the Federal Register. In
the absence of substantive comments
requiring changes, the triadimefon/
triadimenol (RED/TRED) 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
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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. E6–14318 Filed 8–29–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0684; FRL–8084–4]
Issuance of an Experimental Use
Permit
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA has granted an
experimental use permit (EUP) to the
following pesticide applicant. An EUP
permits use of a pesticide for
experimental or research purposes only
in accordance with the limitations in
the permit.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Ball, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7511P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
8717; e-mail address:
ball.anne@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. Although this action may be
of particular interest to those persons
who conduct or sponsor research on
pesticides, 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 information in this action,
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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–2006–0684. 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. EUP
EPA has issued the following EUP:
82761–EUP–1. Issuance. Montana
Microbial Products, 510 East Kent
Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801. This
EUP allows the use of 5.82 pounds of
the fungicide Bacillus mycoides isolate
J on 232.25 acres of sugar beets to
evaluate the control of Cercospora Leaf
Spot (Cercospora beticola). The program
is authorized only in the States of
Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota.
The EUP is effective from June 8, 2006
to December 31, 2007.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Experimental use permits.
Dated: August 21, 2006.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–14445 Filed 8–29–06; 8:45 am]
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I. General Information
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8215–1]
Adequacy of Michigan’s Municipal
Solid Waste Landfill Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258; FRL-8087-3]
Triadimefon and Triadimenol; Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED) for Triadimefon and Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management
Decision (TRED) for Triadimenol; Notice of Availability
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 triadimefon and Tolerance Reassessment
and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for triadimenol, and opens a public
comment period on this (RED/TRED) document. The Agency's risk
assessments and other related documents for triadimefon and triadimenol
are also available in the docket under docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-
0258 (Triadimefon) and EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0038 (Triadimenol),
respectively. Triadimefon is a broad spectrum, systemic fungicide used
to control rust and mildew on pineapple. In addition, it is used to
control various fungal diseases on non-food use sites such as golf
course and sod farm turf, pine seedlings, Christmas trees, and
ornamentals. Use on residential turf will be voluntarily cancelled. The
primary metabolite of triadimefon is triadimenol, which is also
registered separately as a systemic fungicide for seed treatment of
barley, corn, cotton, oats, rye, sorghum, and wheat. EPA has reviewed
triadimefon and triadimenol 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.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258 (Triadimefon) and EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0038
(Triadimenol), 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) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2005-0258 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0038. 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
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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 e-mail. 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 body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail
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 Facility telephone number
is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Pates, Jr., Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8195; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: pates.john@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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
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 and Tolerance
Reassessment (RED/TRED) for the pesticides, triadimefon and triadimenol
under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Triadimefon is a broad spectrum,
systemic fungicide used to control rust and mildew on pineapple. In
addition, it is used to control various fungal diseases on non-food use
sites such as golf course and sod farm turf, pine seedlings, Christmas
trees, and ornamentals. Use on residential turf will be voluntarily
cancelled. There are tolerances for triadimefon on apples, grapes,
pears, pineapples, and raspberries. All tolerances other than pineapple
will be proposed for revocation. The primary metabolite of triadimefon
is triadimenol, which is also registered separately as a systemic
fungicide for seed treatment of barley, corn, cotton, oats, rye,
sorghum, and wheat. Additionally, an import tolerance for triadimenol
on bananas has been established. EPA has determined that the data base
to support reregistration is substantially complete and that products
containing triadimefon/triadimenol are eligible for reregistration,
provided the use deletions and other mitigation measures described in
the regulatory decision are implemented. Furthermore, tolerances for
triadimenol are considered reassessed. 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/TRED) or as a result of product specific data),
EPA will make a final reregistration decision under section 4(g)(2)(C)
for products containing triadimefon/triadimenol.
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
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safety finding has been made or a revocation occurs. EPA has reviewed
and made the requisite safety finding for the triadimefon/triadimenol
tolerances.
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, triadimefon/triadimenol was
reviewed through a 4-Phase process. Through this process, EPA worked
extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory
decisions for triadimefon/triadimenol.
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
triadimefon/triadimenol (RED/TRED) 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/TRED). 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 triadimefon/
triadimenol. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late
comments.
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/TRED) in the
Federal Register. In the absence of substantive comments requiring
changes, the triadimefon/triadimenol (RED/TRED) 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: August 9, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-14318 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]
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