Environmental Protection Agency April 5, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Tebuconazole; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
EPA has received a specific exemption request from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to use the pesticide tebuconazole (CAS No. 107534-96-3) to treat up to 8,000 acres of garlic to control garlic rust (Puccinia porri - P. allii). The Applicant proposes a use which has been requested in 3 or more previous years, and a complete registration application has not yet been submitted to the Agency. Due to the urgent nature of the emergency and the very narrow and extremely limited use being requested, EPA has eliminated the public comment period. Nonetheless, interested parties may still contact the Agency with comments about this notice and treatment program.
Pesticides; NAFTA Guidance Document on Requirements for Tolerances on Imported Commodities in the U.S. and Canada; Notice of Availability
This notice announces the availability of the NAFTA Guidance Document on Requirements for Tolerances on Imported Commodities in the United States and Canada. It follows up on an April 16, 2003 notice, which made a proposed version of the document available for a 60-day public comment period. The document provides detailed guidance on data requirements that meet NAFTA standards for the establishment of pesticide import tolerances or maximum residue levels in Canada and the United States, and has been developed consistently with the goals of the North American Free Trade Agreement. This guidance document does not change the U.S. data requirements for obtaining a U.S. import tolerance. This common approach to the establishment of import tolerances is expected to promote trade between North America and the rest of the world and maintain North American high standards for food safety.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Revised Definition of “Volatile Organic Compound”
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. This revision amends Virginia regulation 9 VAC 5-10-20 by updating the definition of ``volatile organic compound''. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).
Access to Confidential Business Information by Chemical Abstract Services; Correction
EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 29, 2005, concerning the authorization of EPA's contractor Chemical Abstract Services, of Columbus, Ohio, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 5 and 8 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This document is being issued to correct errors in that notice.
The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group Working Committee on Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal Public Meeting
The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Working Committee on Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal (WC/WQ&PD) will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on April 24, 2006 and ending April 25, 2006. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
Organic Arsenic Herbicides Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options
This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments and related documents for the pesticides monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA), disodium methanearsonate (DSMA), calcium acid methanearsonate (CAMA), and cacodylic acid, collectively referred to as the ``organic arsenic herbicides,'' 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 organic arsenic herbicides 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.
Ethoprop, Addendum to the Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision
This notice announces the availability of an Addendum to EPA's 2001 Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for the organophosphate pesticide, ethoprop. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the ethoprop Docket. The 2001 IRED for ethoprop described the Agency's interim reregistration decision on granular formulated products. A decision on the emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulation was deferred until the registrant submitted additional exposure data. The Agency has received and reviewed the additional data, and the review is available in the ethoprop Docket. This addendum to the 2001 IRED for ethoprop includes the regulatory decision on the EC formulation of ethoprop. EPA has reviewed ethoprop 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.
Pesticide Product; Registration Applications
This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing a new active ingredient, Quillaja Saponaria Extract, not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
PM2.5
The EPA is taking direct final action to amend its regulations relating to the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirement that Federal actions conform to the appropriate State, Tribal or Federal implementation plan for attaining clean air (``general conformity'') to add de minimis emissions levels for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter equal or less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and its precursors.
PM2.5
The EPA is proposing to amend its regulations relating to the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirement that Federal actions conform to the appropriate State, Tribal or Federal implementation plan for attaining clean air (``general conformity'') to add de minimis emissions levels for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and its precursors.
Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerances
This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of pyraclostrobin (carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol- 3-yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester) and its desmethoxy metabolite (methyl-N-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- yl]oxy]methyl]phenylcarbamate), expressed as parent compound, in or on bean, succulent, shelled; legume vegetables group, foliage, in crop group 7; mango (import); and papaya (import). This final rule also increases the tolerances for almond, hulls; pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C; and strawberry. BASF Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerance
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of novaluron in or on brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A. 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).
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