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EPA Pesticide Program Updates: January 7, 2002Pesticide Program Update from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, January 7, 2002 IN THIS UPDATE:
EPA Completes Tolerance Revocations and Modifications for Six PesticidesEPA has published a final rule establishing, modifying, and revoking specific tolerances for residues of the herbicides dichlobenil, metribuzin, pendimethalin, and terbacil; the plant growth regulator diphenylamine, and the insecticide sulprofos.EPA is revoking certain tolerances because EPA has canceled the food uses associated with them. This final rule revokes 29 tolerances, one of which (sulprofos) is counted toward the August, 2002 deadline to reassess 66% of the existing tolerances. The tolerances associated with the other 28 revocations were reassessed and counted previously through the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) process. This regulation is effective March 5, 2002. EPA must receive objections and requests for hearings, identified by docket control number OPP-300734A, on or before February 4, 2002. Also this final rule implements RED decisions for the above mentioned pesticides (except for sulprofos which was canceled) by establishing and modifying specific tolerances as well as revoking tolerances. This final rule establishes, modifies, and revokes the tolerances for residues of metribuzin, dichlobenil, diphenylamine, sulprofos, pendimethalin, and terbacil in or on certain specified commodities. The tolerances revoked by this rule are no longer necessary to cover residues of the relevant pesticides in or on domestically treated commodities or commodities treated outside but imported into the United States. These pesticides are no longer used on those specified commodities within the United States, and no one commented that there was a need for EPA to retain the tolerances to cover residues in or on imported foods. In the Federal Register of October 16, 1998 (63 FR 55565), EPA issued a proposed rule to establish, revise, or revoke the tolerances listed in this final rule. EPA proposed revocations pertaining to pesticides whose registrations were canceled because the registrant failed to pay the required maintenance fee and/or the registrant voluntarily canceled all registered uses associated with the tolerance revocations for these pesticides. Also, the October 16, 1998 proposal invited public comment for consideration and for support of tolerance retention under FFDCA standards. The Federal Register notice, which provides more information on the affected tolerances and comments EPA received on the proposal, is available on EPA's web site. Information on the status of tolerance reassessment is also available on the web. Note: For general questions on pesticides and pesticide poisoning prevention, contact the National Pesticide Telecommunications Network (NPTN), toll-free, at: 1-800-858-7378, by e-mail at nptn@ace.orst.edu, or by visiting their Web site. For information about ongoing activities in the Office of Pesticide Programs, visit OPPs home page. Or call or write OPP directly at: Communication Services Branch |
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