IN THIS UPDATE:
1)PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PENTACHLOROPHENOL
2)FED REG ITEMS FOR NOV 29-DEC 3, 2004
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1)EPA RELEASES PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT
FOR PENTACHLOROPHENOL
As part of the six-phase public participation process, EPA
has published in the Federal Register a notice announcing
the availability of the preliminary risk assessment (PRA)
for pentachlorophenol (?penta?). This assessment does
not include the exposure and risks posed by hexachlor-
obenzene (HCB) and dioxins, which are contaminants
of penta. PRA chapters for both will be released in
early 2005.
The preliminary assessment focuses specifically on potential
risks to workers as well as potential ecological and environ-
mental risks from their uses. The assessment is a cooperative
reevaluation between EPA and Health
ment Regulatory Agency under NAFTA. As part of the
public
participation process, the Federal Register notice will start
the 60-day public comment period for the PRA. The PRA
can be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/. The
Federal Register notice, published on
can be found at:- http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPAFR-
CONTENTS/2004/November/Day-30/contents.htm.
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2)PESTICIDE FEDERAL REGISTER ITEMS FOR THE
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 3, 2004
The Office of Pesticide Programs published the following two items in
the Federal Register during the past week:
* Notice of Availability of the Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) for
Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
* National Agricultural Workers Pesticide Safety Training and Education
Program; Notice of Funds Availability
Title: Notice of Availability of the Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA)
for Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
Date of publication: November 30, 2004
Citation: Volume 69, Number 229, Pages 69600-69603
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/November/Day-30/p26404.htm
Purpose: This notice announces the availability of documents that were
developed as part of EPA's six-phase public participation reregistration
process for pentachlorophenol. This notice starts the 60-day public
comment period for the Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA) for
pentachlorophenol (PCP only). EPA will review all comments received and
address them accordingly. The Agency will then announce and conduct a
public technical briefing on the revised risk assessment to provide an
opportunity for the public to learn more about the data, information,
and methods used to develop the revised risk assessment. The revised
assessment will then be made available to the public, and the public
will be invited to submit risk management ideas and/or proposals.
Chemical(s): Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
Comments:Comments, identified by docket control
number OPP-2004-0402,
must be received on or before
Contact: By mail: Heather A. Garvie, Office of
Pesticide Programs
Antimicrobials Division, (7510C), Office location for commercial courier
delivery, telephone number and e-mail address: Rm. 308, Crystal Mall #2,
1801 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 308-0034; e-mail:
garvie.heather@epa.gov. *
Title: National Agricultural Workers Pesticide Safety Training and
Education Program; Notice of Availability
Date of Publication: December 1, 2004
Citation: Volume 69, Number 230 Pages 69919-69923
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/December/Day-01/p26397.htm
Purpose: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting
proposals from eligible parties for an EPA cooperative agreement to
provide financial assistance to an eligible organization to continue an
effort to conduct a national train-the-trainer program to educate
farmworkers about how to reduce risks from
pesticides. As part of this
program the grantee will train pesticide safety educators who will work
with farmworker service organizations, growers, and
other members of the
agricultural community in key rural areas with high pesticide use and
large numbers of farmworkers conducting pesticide
safety programs for
agricultural workers and their families. The total funding available for
award in FY 2005, which represents funding set aside in FY 2004, is
expected to be approximately $400,000. At the conclusion of the first 1
year period of performance and, based on the availability of future
funding, incremental funding of up to $400,000 may be made available for
each year allowing the project to continue for a total of five periods
of performance (approximately 5 years) and with a total potential
funding of up to $2,000,000 for the 5-year period, depending on need and
the Agency budget in outlying years.
Chemical(s):N/A
Comments: EPA has established an official public docket for this action
under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0279.
Contact: Carol Parker, Field and External Affairs Division (7506C),
Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-6458; fax
number: (703) 308-2962; e- mail address: parker.carol@epa.gov. *
*Mailing address for all listed staff: Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection
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