EPA Pesticide Program Updates from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 03/02/04 http://www.epa.gov/pesticides ************************************************************* IN THIS UPDATE: Pesticide Federal Register Items for the Week of February 23-27, 2004 The Office of Pesticide Programs published the following seven items in the Federal Register during the past week: * Propanil; Availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document for Comment * Acequinocyl; Notice of Filing Pesticide Petitions to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food * Novaluron; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food * Gamma-Cyhalothrin; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food * Benfluralin; Availability of Risk Assessments (Interim Process) * Propiconazole; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food * Generic Ecological Assessment Endpoints Title: Propanil; Availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document for Comment Date of publication: February 25, 2004 Citation: Volume 69, Number 37, Pages 8642-8645 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/February/Day-25/p388.htm Purpose: This notice announces availability and starts a 60-day public comment period on the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) document for the herbicide propanil N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)propanamide. The Agency has completed its review of the available data and public comments received related to the risk assessments for propanil, and based on its review, EPA has identified risk mitigation measures that the Agency believes are necessary to address the human health and environmental risks associated with the current use of propanil. Chemical(s): Propanil; Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0348, must be received on or before April 26, 2004. Contact: Carmen Rodia, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 306-0327; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: .* Title: Acequinocyl; Notice of Filing Pesticide Petitions to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food Date of publication: February 25, 2004 Citation: Volume 69, Number 37, Pages 8645-8649 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/February/Day-25/p3936.htm Purpose: EPA has received pesticide petitions from Arvesta Corporation, 1700, proposing, to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for the combined residues of acequinocyl (3-dodecyl-1,4-dihydro-1,4-dioxo-2-naphthyl acetate) and its metabolit 2-dodecyl-3-hydroxy-1,4- naphthoquinone expressed as acequinocyl equivalents in or on the raw agricultural commodities as follows: PP 2F6440. Fruit, pome group at 0.4 parts per million (ppm); apple, wet pomace at 1.0 ppm; fruit, citrus, group at 0.3 ppm; orange, oil at 30 ppm; almond and pistachio at 0.01 ppm; almond, hulls at 1.5 ppm; cattle, meat, and kidney at 0.01 ppm; cattle, liver, and fat at 0.02 ppm; and milk at 0.01 ppm. PP 3F6595. Strawberries at 0.4 ppm. Chemical(s):Acequinocyl; Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-003-0228, must be received on or before March 26, 2004. Contact: Marilyn Mautz, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-6785; e-mail address: mautz.marilyn@epa.gov.* Title: Novaluron; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food Date of publication: February 25, 2004 Citation: Volume 69, Number 37, Pages 8649-8654 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/February/Day-25/p3937.htm Purpose: EPA has received a pesticide petition from Makhteshim-Agan of North America, Inc. proposing, to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of novaluron in or on the raw agricultural commodity pome fruits (excluding pears) at 1.0 parts per million (ppm), apple pomace at 6.0 ppm, pears at 2 ppm, cottonseed at 0.3 ppm, cotton gin by- products at 17 ppm, tuberous and corm vegetables (Crop Subgroup 1-C) at 0.05 ppm, cattle meat at 0.3 ppm, cattle meat-by-products at 6.0 ppm, cattle fat at 6.0 ppm, cattle liver at 0.4 ppm, cattle kidney at 0.4 ppm, and milk at 0.4 ppm. Chemical(s): Novaluron; Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0030, must be received on or before March 26, 2004. Contact: Daniel C. Kenny, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 305-7546; e-mail address: kenny.dan@epa.gov.* Title: Gamma-Cyhalothrin; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food Date of publication: February 25, 2004 Citation: Volume 69, Number 37 , Pages 8654-8656 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/February/Day-25/p3938.htm Purpose: EPA has received a pesticide petition (4F6812) from Pytech Chemicals GmbH proposing, to amend 40 CFR part 180 by adding gamma-cyhalothrin ((S)-[alpha]-cyano -3-phenoxybenzyl (Z)-(1R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoripropenyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) to the tolerance expression of lambda- cyhalothrin, ((S)-[alpha]-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1 R,3R)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3 -trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,1-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and (R)-alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-(Z)-(1 S,3S)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate). Gamma-cyhalothrin is the isolated active isomer of lambda-cyhalothrin. Chemical(s):Gamma-Cyhalothrin; Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0025, must be received on or before March 26, 2004 Contact: William G. Sproat, Jr., Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-8587; e-mail address: sproat.william@epa.gov.* Title: Benfluralin; Availability of Risk Assessments (Interim Process) Date of publication: February 25, 2004 Citation: Volume 69, Number 37, Pages 8640-8642 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/February/Day-25/p3939.htm Purpose: This notice announces the availability of risk assessments that were developed as part of EPA's process for making pesticide Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) and tolerance reassessments consistent with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. These risk assessments are the human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for benfluralin. Benfluralin is a dinitroaniline herbicide registered for use on lettuce; animal feed crops; non-bearing fruits; and berries; commercial and residential turf; and ornamentals. This notice also starts a 60-day public comment period for the risk assessments. Chemical(s): Benfluralin; Comments: Comments, identified by the docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0381, must be received on or before April 26, 2004. Contact: Diane Isbell, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-8154; e-mail address: isbell.diane@epa.gov.* Title: Generic Ecological Assessment Endpoints Date of publication: February 25, 2004 Citation: Volume 69, Number 37, Pages 8656-8657 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2004/February/Day-25/i4129.htm Purpose: This notice announces the availability of a final report titled,Generic Ecological Assessment Endpoints (EPA/630/P-02-004F), which was prepared by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Risk Assessment Forum Technical Panel. Chemical(s):N/A Comments: This document will be available on or about February 25, 2004. Contact: The Technical Information Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment/Washington Office (8623D), Telephone: 202-564-3261; fax: 202-565-0050; e- mail: nceadc.comment@epa.gov. * Title: Propiconazole; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food Date of publication: February 27, 2004 Citation: Volume 69, Number 39, Pages 9315-9320 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/February/Day-27/p416.htm Purpose: EPA has received pesticide petitions from Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., proposing, to amend 40 CFR 180.434 by extending the time-limited tolerances for residues of propiconazole (1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3 dioxolan-2-yl]methyl]-1 H-1,2,4-triazole) in or on corn, field, forage at 12 parts per million (ppm); corn, field, grain at 0.1 ppm; corn, field, stover at 12 ppm; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.1 ppm; pineapple at 0.1 ppm; pineapple, fodder at 0.1 ppm (8F3674); peanuts at 0.2 ppm; and peanuts, hay at 20 ppm (8F3654). Chemical(s): Propiconazole; Comments: Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2004-0053, must be received on or before March 29, 2004. Contact: Mary L. Waller, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, telephone number: (703) 308-9354; e-mail address: waller.mary@epa.gov.* *Mailing address for all listed staff: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 ************************************************************* EPA distributes its Pesticide Program Updates to external stakeholders and citizens who have expressed an interest in OPP activities and decisions. We have established an electronic list serve for people who want to keep abreast of pesticide issues and decisions. This update service is part of EPA’s continuing effort to improve public access to Federal pesticide information. 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