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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0129; FRL–8806–7]
Sulfometuron Methyl Amendment to
Reregistration Eligibility Decision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
This notice announces EPA’s
decision to modify certain risk
mitigation measures that were specified
in the 2008 Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) for the herbicide
sulfometuron methyl. EPA conducted
this reassessment of the Sulfometuron
Methyl RED in response to public
comments and risk reduction proposals
received during the comment period
following the Sulfometuron Methyl
RED. Based on the new information
received, and in a continuing effort to
mitigate risk, the Agency has made
certain modifications to the
Sulfometuron Methyl RED.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rusty Wasem, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 305–6979; fax number:
(703) 308–7070; e-mail address:
wasem.russell@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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, farm
worker and agricultural advocates; the
chemical industry; pesticide users, and
members of the public interested in the
sale, distribution, or use of pesticides.
Since other parties may also 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?
EPA has established a docket for this
action under docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0129.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket
at https://www.regulations.gov (EPA–
HQ–OPP–2008–0129), or in hard copy,
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at the Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm.
S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Section 4 of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
directs EPA to reevaluate existing
pesticides to ensure that they meet
current scientific and regulatory
standards. In 2008, EPA issued a RED
for sulfometuron methyl under section
4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. In response to a
notice of availability published in the
Federal Register of November 12, 2008
(73 FR 219) (FRL–8388–5), the Agency
received comments and mitigation
proposals submitted by the technical
registrant, user groups, and individuals.
The Agency’s response to comments is
available for viewing in the docket. The
amended Sulfometuron Methyl RED
reflects changes resulting from Agency
consideration of these comments and
mitigation proposals. The RED
amendment for sulfometuron methyl
concludes EPA’s reregistration
eligibility decision making process for
this herbicide.
Stakeholder comments, mitigation
proposals, and other information
received by the Agency following the
publication of the Sulfometuron Methyl
RED allowed EPA to further refine the
ecological risk assessment for non-target
plant species and to revise the buffer
zone requirements for sulfometuron
methyl. Based on the comments and
proposals, EPA also refined the
occupational handler exposure risk
estimates and revised the personal
protective equipment (PPE)
requirements for sulfometuron methyl.
The label table incorporated into the
Sulfometuron Methyl RED amendment
includes modifications which specify
label language for required application
parameters, buffer zones, and PPE
requirements.
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 the active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration,’’
before calling in product specific data
on individual end-use products and
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either reregistering products or taking
other ‘‘appropriate regulatory action.’’
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests, Sulfometuron methyl.
Dated: January 12, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0091; FRL–8806–8]
Issuance of an Experimental Use
Permit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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:
Susanne Cerrelli, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–8077; e-mail address:
cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
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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,
consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
EPA has established a docket for this
action under docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0091.
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
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Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., 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.
II. EUP
EPA has issued the following EUP:
29964-EUP-6 —Issuance. Pioneer HiBred International, Incorporated, 2450
Southeast Oak Tree Court, Ankeny, IA
50021. This EUP allows the use of the
following plant-incorporated
protectants:
1. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1F
protein and the genetic material
necessary (vector PHP8999) for its
production in corn event TC1507
[Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD) Unique
Identifier: DAS-01507-1]
2. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry34Ab1
and Cry35Ab1 proteins and the genetic
material necessary (vector PHP17662)
for their production in corn event DAS59122-7 (OECD Unique Identifier: DAS59122-7)
3. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab
delta-endotoxin protein and the genetic
material necessary (vector pZO1502) for
its production in corn event Bt11 (OECD
Unique Identifier: SYN-BT011-1)
4. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab
delta-endotoxin protein and the genetic
material necessary (vector PV-ZMCT01)
for its production in corn event MON
810 (OECD Unique Identifier: MON00810-6)
5. Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa20
insecticidal protein and the genetic
material necessary (vector pNOV1300)
in corn event MIR162 (OECD Unique
Identifier: SYN-IR162-4)
6. Bacillus thuringiensis mCry3A
protein and the genetic material
necessary (vector pZM26) in corn event
MIR604 (OECD Unique Identifier: SYNIR604-5)
These plant-incorporated protectants
will be planted in the following
combinations:
• TC1507 x DAS-59122-7 x MON 810
• TC1507 x MON 810
• DAS-59122-7 x MON 810
• TC1507
• DAS-59122-7
• MON 810
• TC1507 x DAS-59122-7
• Bt11
• MIR604
• MIR162
• Bt11 x MIR604
• Bt11 x MIR162
• Bt11 x MIR162 x MIR604
• TC1507 x DAS-59122-7 x MON 810
x MIR162
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• TC1507 x DAS-59122-7 x MON 810
x MIR604
• TC1507 x DAS-59122-7 x MIR162 x
MIR604
• TC1507 x MON 810 x MIR162 x
MIR604
• DAS-59122-7 x MON 810 x MIR162
x MIR604
• TC1507 x DAS-59122-7 x MIR162
• TC1507 x DAS-59122-7 x MIR604
• TC1507 x MON 810 x MIR162
• TC1507 x MON 810 x MIR604
• TC1507 x MIR162 x MIR604
• DAS-59122-7 x MON 810 x MIR162
• DAS-59122-7 x MON 810 x MIR604
• DAS-59122-7 x MIR162 x MIR604
• MON 810 x MIR162 x MIR604
• TC1507 x MIR162
• TC1507 x MIR604
• DAS-59122-7 x MIR162
• DAS-59122-7 x MIR604
• MON 810 x MIR162
• MON 810 x MIR604
• MIR162 x MIR604
The quantity authorized equates to
68,066 pounds of corn seed [containing
62 grams (0.137 pounds) of Cry1F
protein, 787 grams (1.74 pounds) of
Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 proteins, 27
grams (0.060 pounds) of Cry1Ab
protein, 347 grams (0.765 pounds) of
Vip3Aa20 protein, and 11 grams (0.024
pounds) of mCry3A protein] on 4,126
acres. The program is authorized only in
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and
the States of Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Nebraska, New York, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and
Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from
April 22, 2009, to March 31, 2010, and
allows for trial protocols—concentrating
on nursery/breeding observation, yield
and agronomic evaluation, efficacy,
insect resistance management, seed
production, and regulatory studies—to
be conducted. Under 40 CFR Part 174,
permanent exemptions from tolerance
have been established for residues of
each of the active ingredients in or on
all corn commodities.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Experimental use permits.
Dated: January 7, 2010.
Keith A. Matthews,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0129; FRL-8806-7]
Sulfometuron Methyl Amendment to Reregistration Eligibility
Decision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's decision to modify certain risk
mitigation measures that were specified in the 2008 Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the herbicide sulfometuron methyl. EPA
conducted this reassessment of the Sulfometuron Methyl RED in response
to public comments and risk reduction proposals received during the
comment period following the Sulfometuron Methyl RED. Based on the new
information received, and in a continuing effort to mitigate risk, the
Agency has made certain modifications to the Sulfometuron Methyl RED.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rusty Wasem, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6979; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-
mail address: wasem.russell@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, farm worker and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry;
pesticide users, and members of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since other parties may also 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?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0129. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at
https://www.regulations.gov (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0129), or in hard copy, at
the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm.
S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) directs EPA to reevaluate existing pesticides to ensure
that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. In 2008,
EPA issued a RED for sulfometuron methyl under section 4(g)(2)(A) of
FIFRA. In response to a notice of availability published in the Federal
Register of November 12, 2008 (73 FR 219) (FRL-8388-5), the Agency
received comments and mitigation proposals submitted by the technical
registrant, user groups, and individuals. The Agency's response to
comments is available for viewing in the docket. The amended
Sulfometuron Methyl RED reflects changes resulting from Agency
consideration of these comments and mitigation proposals. The RED
amendment for sulfometuron methyl concludes EPA's reregistration
eligibility decision making process for this herbicide.
Stakeholder comments, mitigation proposals, and other information
received by the Agency following the publication of the Sulfometuron
Methyl RED allowed EPA to further refine the ecological risk assessment
for non-target plant species and to revise the buffer zone requirements
for sulfometuron methyl. Based on the comments and proposals, EPA also
refined the occupational handler exposure risk estimates and revised
the personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements for sulfometuron
methyl. The label table incorporated into the Sulfometuron Methyl RED
amendment includes modifications which specify label language for
required application parameters, buffer zones, and PPE requirements.
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 the active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration,'' before calling in product
specific data on individual end-use products and
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either reregistering products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory
action.''
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Sulfometuron
methyl.
Dated: January 12, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-834 Filed 1-19-10; 8:45 am]
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