| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPA Pesticide Program Updates: July 20, 2001Pesticide Program Update from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, July 20, 2001 IN THIS UPDATE:
Limited Telephone Access Will Be Available During the Technical Briefing for Plant-Incorporated Protectants Revised AssessmentEPA will provide 25 telephone conference call lines for public access to the July 24 technical briefing on the Plant-Incorporated Protectants Revised Assessment. This was done to give members of the public, who are unable to attend in person, an opportunity to participate in the briefing. Because of the limited number of lines, we encourage participants to share telephone access to the briefing. The telephone number is 202-260-1015. The conference call access number is: 6744#. The telephone service will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. only.As announced on July 17, 2001, a revised assessment of risks and benefits of a class of genetically-modified products, which include Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn, cotton and potato plant-incorporated protectants, has been released for public review. EPA is inviting public comment on whether changes are needed in the regulatory terms and conditions for these products based on the revised assessment. This report analyzes potential benefits and risks these products may pose to human health, non-target species such as the Monarch butterfly, and the environment. The assessment also reviews the available information concerning resistance management for insect pest populations. EPA will present the report in the July 24 technical briefing for the public from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, Virginia. EPA also plans to make a discussion paper available prior to the meeting which identifies a range of potential regulatory options for Bt products. This paper will also be accessible online. EPA Lists Pesticides for Risk Management Decisions Through FY 2002EPA has developed a list of pesticides from which the Agency plans to make risk management decisions through the reregistration and tolerance reassessment programs during fiscal years (FYs) 2001 and 2002. These decisions may consist of Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs), Interim REDs (IREDs), or Reports on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decisions (TREDs).Candidate pesticides include those individual organophosphate (OP) pesticides that still require Interim REDs, anticipated in FY 2001. About 25 OP IREDs may become final REDs in FY 2002, after the cumulative risks of the OPs have been considered. Six carbamate pesticides also are included as candidates for IREDs and TREDs in FY 2002. Many other pesticides that are not OP or carbamate pesticides are also listed as candidates for decisions between now and the end of FY 2002. Note: Due to the dynamic nature of the review process, priorities sometimes need adjustment. Therefore, the lists of candidate pesticides for risk management decisions in particular years may change. Several pesticides scheduled for decisions next fiscal year, for example, may actually be completed this year. In addition, any uncompleted FY 2001 pesticide decisions may become FY 2002 candidates on October 1, 2001, when the new fiscal year begins. The lists of FY 2001 and 2002 RED, IRED and TRED candidate pesticides, and descriptions of these types of decision documents, are available on EPA's web site. |
|
 Western Integrated Pest Management Center Pest Management Centers are sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service |
|