Pesticide Program Update
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:55 pm
In This Update:
1. New Pesticides and Consumers Resource Directory on epa.gov
2. EPA News Release: Poisoning is a Major Cause of Death from Injury in the U.S.
3. Calendex Software Available for Evaluation on EPA Website
4. Final Harmonized Product Performance Test Guidelines for Public Health Uses of Antimicrobial Pesticide Products
5. Pesticide Federal Register Item: February 27- March 09, 2012
1. New Pesticides and Consumers Resource Directory on epa.gov
EPA has a new resource directory about pesticides for consumers at www.epa.gov/safepestcontrol. The new resource directory pulls from existing consumer information about pesticides currently at www.epa.gov/pesticides. It includes information about:
• Pesticide Uses
• Consumer Alerts
• Illegal Pesticides
• Integrated Pest Management
• Safe Pesticide Use
• Protecting Children and Pets
• Information for Teachers and Students
The new resource directory is designed to help consumers find the information they need easily and quickly.
2. EPA News Release: Poisoning is a Major Cause of Death from Injury in the U.S.
US Government raising awareness of accidental exposures during National Poison Prevention Week
CONTACT: Dale Kemery (News Media Only)
kemery.dale@epa.gov
202-564-7839 or 202-564-4355
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2012
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is joining forces with its federal partners to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning, especially to children, during National Poison Prevention Week, March 18-24. In just the past year, America’s 57 poison control centers fielded 4 million calls, treating 2.4 million human poison exposures and handling 1.6 million information calls.
EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the American Association of Poison Control Centers are urging parents and caregivers to be vigilant and take steps now to prevent unnecessary exposures and poisonings throughout the year.
In recognition of National Poison Prevention Week, EPA urges parents and caregivers to secure chemicals and pesticides in locked cabinets out of children's reach. According to recently published poison-center data, annually more than 150,000 calls to poison centers involved pesticides and disinfectants. Greater than half of pesticide exposures involved children five years or younger. Additionally, the top five most-common exposures to children include cosmetics and personal care products, pain medication, cleaning products, foreign objects, and creams.
The development of child-resistant packaging on medicines and household chemicals and the banning of lead-based paint have had a significant impact in preventing poisonings and making homes safer. In addition, new EPA packaging requirements ensure that children and pets cannot access certain pesticides. For example, manufacturers of rodenticides now must enclose the products in plastic bait stations so that only the target pests are affected.
Even though progress has been made there is need for increased awareness about existing hazards posed from pest control products, prescription medicine abuse and household chemicals.
At the front line of the effort to reduce poisonings are the activities of the National Poison Prevention Week Council, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year. The council's key goal is to create national awareness about the risk of injury or death due to poisoning.
The themes for the Seven Days of Poisoning Prevention are:
Sunday: Poisonings Span a Lifetime
Monday: Children Act Fast, So Do Poisons
Tuesday: Poison Centers: Saving Lives 24/7
Wednesday: Take Your Medicines Safely
Thursday: Home, Safe, Home
Friday: Poison Prevention Superhero: Share Your Stories
Saturday: 50 Ways to Prevent Poisonings
The best defense is preparation. Here's what people can do to reduce exposure to poisons:
• Post the Poison Control Centers’ national helpline number, 1-800-222-1222, near your phone. Program the number into your phone's "address book" or redial feature.
• Read the product label first and follow the directions to the letter.
• Use the safest possible cleaning products. Look for the Design for the Environment (DfE) label on products.
• Never leave products unattended when you are using them.
• Re-close products if interrupted during application (e.g., phone call, doorbell, etc.).
• Use child-resistant packaging properly by closing the container tightly after use.
• Never transfer pesticides to other containers; children may associate certain containers with food or drink.
• Remove children, pets, and toys before applying pesticides (inside or outside the home). Follow label directions to determine when children and pets can re-enter the area that has been treated.
• Never use illegal pesticides (such as Tres Pasitos or unregistered Insecticidal Chalk,). These products have not been reviewed by EPA and their use may pose a danger to public health. Always look for an EPA Registration ID number on the label. (Example: EPA Reg. No. 500-123456)
More information about poisoning prevention in your home: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/po ... ention.htm
3. Calendex Software Available for Evaluation on EPA Website
In an effort to increase the transparency of how pesticide exposures are evaluated in the regulatory decision-making process, the EPA is making an evaluation version of Calendex software available to the public for testing, review, and evaluation. EPA uses Calendex to estimate risk by evaluating combined exposures and incorporates the probability of simultaneous exposures to pesticides across multiple pathways. These assessments help provide more precise exposure assessments to inform EPA’s pesticide regulatory decisions. This version is not intended to be used for regulatory decisions at this time.
This evaluation version of Calendex uses food and drinking water consumption data from USDA's What We Eat in America 2003-2008 and user-entered residue data to estimate dietary exposure. It is also able to incorporate probabilistic approaches to residential exposure and to combine residential and dietary exposures.
We are interested in hearing your feedback on the software’s capabilities as well as its ease of use, so a discussion forum is available for users to comment at https://blog.epa.gov/deem/2012/03/calen ... ion-forum/. Your feedback will help refine the usability of the software for the public before we release a final version in the next several months.
To learn more about Calendex and download the software visit http://epa.gov/pesticides/science/calendex/.
4. Final Harmonized Product Performance Test Guidelines for Public Health Uses of Antimicrobial Pesticide Products
EPA has issued a Federal Register Notice of Availability for four guidelines for the Series 810 – Product Performance Test Guidelines for Public Health Uses of Antimicrobial Agents. These test guidelines represent an Agency effort to harmonize the test guidelines within the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), as well as to harmonize the OCSPP test guidelines with those of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The process for developing and amending the test guidelines, which began in 1991, includes public participation and extensive involvement of the scientific community.
The four final guidelines are:
• OCSPP 810.2000 - General Considerations for Public Health Uses of Antimicrobial Agents
• OSCPP 810.2100 – Sterilants
• OSCPP 810.2200 - Disinfectants
• OSCPP 810.2300 - Sanitizers
Companies seeking to register a pesticide must submit studies to EPA that satisfy the data requirements of the pesticide statute (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act). EPA recommends that companies follow the Harmonized Test Guidelines because they provide helpful guidance about conducting the studies.
The Federal Register Notice of this action was published on March 16, 2012, and is available along with the final guidelines at www.regulations.gov in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0681.
5. Pesticide Federal Register Items for the Week of February 27- March 09, 2012
The following 12 items related to pesticides were published in the Federal Register during the past week:
1) Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
2) Petition to Demonstrate Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Notice of Availability
3) Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
4) Mevinphos; Order Revoking Tolerances
5) Pyroxasulfone; Pesticide Tolerances
6) Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances
7) Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
8) Trinexapac-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances
9) Pesticide Products; Receipt of Applications to Register New Uses
10) Fenamiphos; Data Call-in Order for Pesticide Tolerances
11) Modification of Significant New Uses of Tris Carbamoyl Triazine; Technical Correction
12) Pyriofenone; Pesticide Tolerances
1) Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12295-12297
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4848.htm
Purpose: EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered pesticide products.
Chemical(s): various
Comments: Submit comments by March 30, 2012.
Contact: The Regulatory Action Leader or Product Manager listed in the table in unit II of the Federal Register Notice.
2) Petition to Demonstrate Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12297-12299
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4846.htm
Purpose: EPA is seeking public comment on a December 7, 2011 petition from the Chemical Producers & Distributors Association (CPDA), the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, Inc., and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The petition requested that the Agency abide by the Paperwork Reduction Act and Office of Management and Budget Terms of Clearance for the approved Information Collection Request (ICR) of the first list of 67 chemicals to receive orders under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program by demonstrating the information being sought has practical utility and is not duplicative before proceeding with Tier 1 screening orders for additional chemicals.
Chemical(s): various
Comments: Submit comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0061, by May 29, 2012.
Contact: Jane Smith, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency (703) 308-0048; smith.jane-scott@epa.gov.
3) Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12299-12301
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4678.htm
Purpose: EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests.
Chemical(s): various
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014 by August 27, 2012.
Contact: Jolene Trujillo, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency (703) 347-0103; trujillo.jolene@epa.gov.
4) Mevinphos; Order Revoking Tolerances
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12205-12207
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4065.htm
Purpose: EPA is revoking all the tolerances for the pesticide mevinphos. EPA previously required data to be submitted to support these tolerances. However, no person submitted timely notice to EPA of intent to provide the required data.
Chemical(s): Mevinphos
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0423. Revocation effective February 29, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received by April 30, 2112, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, (703) 308-8037; nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
5) Pyroxasulfone; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12207-12213
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4478.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances requested by K-I Chemical U.S.A., Inc. for residues of pyroxasulfone, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on field corn, pop corn, and sweet corn commodities.,
Chemical(s): Pyroxasulfone
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0717.
Contact: Susan Stanton, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, (703) 305-5218; stanton.susan@epa.gov.
6) Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 02, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 42, Pages 12727-12731
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-4977.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of trifloxystrobin in or on coffee, green bean. Bayer CropScience requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Chemical(s): Trifloxystrobin
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0138. Regulation effective March 2, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 1, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Rosemary Kearns, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; (703) 305-5611; kearns.rosemary@epa.gov
7) Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 02, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 42, Pages 12731-12740
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-4983.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of thiamethoxam in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Chemical(s): Thiamethoxam;
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1079. Effective March 2, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received by May 1, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Gene Benbow, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, (703) 347-0235Benbow.Gene@epa.gov.
8) Trinexapac-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 02, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 42, Pages 12740-12746
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-4984.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of trinexapac-ethyl in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Chemical(s): Trinexapac-ethyl
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0524. Regulation effective March 2, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received by May 1, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Bethany Benbow, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, (703) 347-8072; benbow.bethany@epa.gov.
9) Pesticide Products; Receipt of Applications to Register New Uses
Date of publication: March 07, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 45, Pages 13599-13601
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-5265.htm
Purpose: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. EPA is publishing this Notice of such applications, pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.
Chemical(s): various
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by the docket identification number specified below, by one of the methods listed in the Federal Register Notice. Comments must be received on or before April 6, 2012.
Contact: A contact person is listed at the end of each registration application summary and may be contacted by telephone or e-mail. The mailing address for each contact person listed is: Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001, Antimicrobials Division ( 7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-00001 or Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
10) Fenamiphos; Data Call-in Order for Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 07, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 45, Pages 13499-13502
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-5383.htm
Purpose: This order requires the submission of various data to support the continuation of the tolerances for the pesticide fenamiphos. Pesticide tolerances are established under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Following publication of this order, persons who are interested in the continuation of the fenamiphos tolerances must notify the Agency by completing and submitting the required section 408(f) Order Response Form (available in the docket) within 90 days. If the Agency does not receive within 90 days after publication of the final order a section 408(f) Response Form identifying a person who agrees to submit the required data, EPA will revoke the fenamiphos tolerances.
Chemical(s): Fenamiphos
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0702. This final order is effective March 07, 2012. A section 408(f) Order Response Form must be received on or before June 05, 2012.
Contact: Eric Miederhoff, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, telephone number: (703) 347-8028; e-mail address: miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
11) Modification of Significant New Uses of Tris Carbamoyl Triazine; Technical Correction
Date of publication: March 07, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 45, Pages 13506-13508
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-5392.htm
Purpose: EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of February 8, 2012 concerning the modification of significant new uses of the chemical substance identified generically as tris carbamoyl triazine, which was the subject of premanufacture notice (PMN) P-95-1098. This document is being issued to correct a typographical error.
Chemical(s): Tris Carbamoyl Triazine
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0108. This final rule is effective March 9, 2012.
Contact: For technical information contact: Tracey Klosterman, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, telephone number: (202) 564-2209; email address: klosterman.tracey@epa.gov. For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
12) Pyriofenone; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 07, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 45, Pages 13502-13506
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-5271.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of pyriofenone, (5-chloro-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3-pyridinyl)(2,3,4-trimethoxy-6-methylphenyl) methanone, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on grape and grape, raisin. ISK BioSciences Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Chemical(s): Pyriofenone
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0659. This regulation is effective March 07, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 07, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Heather Garvie, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0034; email address: garvie.heather@epa.gov.
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*For information about this pesticide and access to the documents being announced see: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm
**For information about this pesticide and access to the documents being announced see: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registratio ... status.htm
Mailing address for all listed staff: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460
1. New Pesticides and Consumers Resource Directory on epa.gov
2. EPA News Release: Poisoning is a Major Cause of Death from Injury in the U.S.
3. Calendex Software Available for Evaluation on EPA Website
4. Final Harmonized Product Performance Test Guidelines for Public Health Uses of Antimicrobial Pesticide Products
5. Pesticide Federal Register Item: February 27- March 09, 2012
1. New Pesticides and Consumers Resource Directory on epa.gov
EPA has a new resource directory about pesticides for consumers at www.epa.gov/safepestcontrol. The new resource directory pulls from existing consumer information about pesticides currently at www.epa.gov/pesticides. It includes information about:
• Pesticide Uses
• Consumer Alerts
• Illegal Pesticides
• Integrated Pest Management
• Safe Pesticide Use
• Protecting Children and Pets
• Information for Teachers and Students
The new resource directory is designed to help consumers find the information they need easily and quickly.
2. EPA News Release: Poisoning is a Major Cause of Death from Injury in the U.S.
US Government raising awareness of accidental exposures during National Poison Prevention Week
CONTACT: Dale Kemery (News Media Only)
kemery.dale@epa.gov
202-564-7839 or 202-564-4355
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2012
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is joining forces with its federal partners to raise awareness of the dangers of poisoning, especially to children, during National Poison Prevention Week, March 18-24. In just the past year, America’s 57 poison control centers fielded 4 million calls, treating 2.4 million human poison exposures and handling 1.6 million information calls.
EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the American Association of Poison Control Centers are urging parents and caregivers to be vigilant and take steps now to prevent unnecessary exposures and poisonings throughout the year.
In recognition of National Poison Prevention Week, EPA urges parents and caregivers to secure chemicals and pesticides in locked cabinets out of children's reach. According to recently published poison-center data, annually more than 150,000 calls to poison centers involved pesticides and disinfectants. Greater than half of pesticide exposures involved children five years or younger. Additionally, the top five most-common exposures to children include cosmetics and personal care products, pain medication, cleaning products, foreign objects, and creams.
The development of child-resistant packaging on medicines and household chemicals and the banning of lead-based paint have had a significant impact in preventing poisonings and making homes safer. In addition, new EPA packaging requirements ensure that children and pets cannot access certain pesticides. For example, manufacturers of rodenticides now must enclose the products in plastic bait stations so that only the target pests are affected.
Even though progress has been made there is need for increased awareness about existing hazards posed from pest control products, prescription medicine abuse and household chemicals.
At the front line of the effort to reduce poisonings are the activities of the National Poison Prevention Week Council, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year. The council's key goal is to create national awareness about the risk of injury or death due to poisoning.
The themes for the Seven Days of Poisoning Prevention are:
Sunday: Poisonings Span a Lifetime
Monday: Children Act Fast, So Do Poisons
Tuesday: Poison Centers: Saving Lives 24/7
Wednesday: Take Your Medicines Safely
Thursday: Home, Safe, Home
Friday: Poison Prevention Superhero: Share Your Stories
Saturday: 50 Ways to Prevent Poisonings
The best defense is preparation. Here's what people can do to reduce exposure to poisons:
• Post the Poison Control Centers’ national helpline number, 1-800-222-1222, near your phone. Program the number into your phone's "address book" or redial feature.
• Read the product label first and follow the directions to the letter.
• Use the safest possible cleaning products. Look for the Design for the Environment (DfE) label on products.
• Never leave products unattended when you are using them.
• Re-close products if interrupted during application (e.g., phone call, doorbell, etc.).
• Use child-resistant packaging properly by closing the container tightly after use.
• Never transfer pesticides to other containers; children may associate certain containers with food or drink.
• Remove children, pets, and toys before applying pesticides (inside or outside the home). Follow label directions to determine when children and pets can re-enter the area that has been treated.
• Never use illegal pesticides (such as Tres Pasitos or unregistered Insecticidal Chalk,). These products have not been reviewed by EPA and their use may pose a danger to public health. Always look for an EPA Registration ID number on the label. (Example: EPA Reg. No. 500-123456)
More information about poisoning prevention in your home: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/po ... ention.htm
3. Calendex Software Available for Evaluation on EPA Website
In an effort to increase the transparency of how pesticide exposures are evaluated in the regulatory decision-making process, the EPA is making an evaluation version of Calendex software available to the public for testing, review, and evaluation. EPA uses Calendex to estimate risk by evaluating combined exposures and incorporates the probability of simultaneous exposures to pesticides across multiple pathways. These assessments help provide more precise exposure assessments to inform EPA’s pesticide regulatory decisions. This version is not intended to be used for regulatory decisions at this time.
This evaluation version of Calendex uses food and drinking water consumption data from USDA's What We Eat in America 2003-2008 and user-entered residue data to estimate dietary exposure. It is also able to incorporate probabilistic approaches to residential exposure and to combine residential and dietary exposures.
We are interested in hearing your feedback on the software’s capabilities as well as its ease of use, so a discussion forum is available for users to comment at https://blog.epa.gov/deem/2012/03/calen ... ion-forum/. Your feedback will help refine the usability of the software for the public before we release a final version in the next several months.
To learn more about Calendex and download the software visit http://epa.gov/pesticides/science/calendex/.
4. Final Harmonized Product Performance Test Guidelines for Public Health Uses of Antimicrobial Pesticide Products
EPA has issued a Federal Register Notice of Availability for four guidelines for the Series 810 – Product Performance Test Guidelines for Public Health Uses of Antimicrobial Agents. These test guidelines represent an Agency effort to harmonize the test guidelines within the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), as well as to harmonize the OCSPP test guidelines with those of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The process for developing and amending the test guidelines, which began in 1991, includes public participation and extensive involvement of the scientific community.
The four final guidelines are:
• OCSPP 810.2000 - General Considerations for Public Health Uses of Antimicrobial Agents
• OSCPP 810.2100 – Sterilants
• OSCPP 810.2200 - Disinfectants
• OSCPP 810.2300 - Sanitizers
Companies seeking to register a pesticide must submit studies to EPA that satisfy the data requirements of the pesticide statute (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act). EPA recommends that companies follow the Harmonized Test Guidelines because they provide helpful guidance about conducting the studies.
The Federal Register Notice of this action was published on March 16, 2012, and is available along with the final guidelines at www.regulations.gov in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0681.
5. Pesticide Federal Register Items for the Week of February 27- March 09, 2012
The following 12 items related to pesticides were published in the Federal Register during the past week:
1) Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
2) Petition to Demonstrate Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Notice of Availability
3) Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
4) Mevinphos; Order Revoking Tolerances
5) Pyroxasulfone; Pesticide Tolerances
6) Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances
7) Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
8) Trinexapac-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances
9) Pesticide Products; Receipt of Applications to Register New Uses
10) Fenamiphos; Data Call-in Order for Pesticide Tolerances
11) Modification of Significant New Uses of Tris Carbamoyl Triazine; Technical Correction
12) Pyriofenone; Pesticide Tolerances
1) Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12295-12297
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4848.htm
Purpose: EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered pesticide products.
Chemical(s): various
Comments: Submit comments by March 30, 2012.
Contact: The Regulatory Action Leader or Product Manager listed in the table in unit II of the Federal Register Notice.
2) Petition to Demonstrate Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Notice of Availability
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12297-12299
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4846.htm
Purpose: EPA is seeking public comment on a December 7, 2011 petition from the Chemical Producers & Distributors Association (CPDA), the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, Inc., and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The petition requested that the Agency abide by the Paperwork Reduction Act and Office of Management and Budget Terms of Clearance for the approved Information Collection Request (ICR) of the first list of 67 chemicals to receive orders under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program by demonstrating the information being sought has practical utility and is not duplicative before proceeding with Tier 1 screening orders for additional chemicals.
Chemical(s): various
Comments: Submit comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0061, by May 29, 2012.
Contact: Jane Smith, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency (703) 308-0048; smith.jane-scott@epa.gov.
3) Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12299-12301
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4678.htm
Purpose: EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests.
Chemical(s): various
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014 by August 27, 2012.
Contact: Jolene Trujillo, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency (703) 347-0103; trujillo.jolene@epa.gov.
4) Mevinphos; Order Revoking Tolerances
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12205-12207
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4065.htm
Purpose: EPA is revoking all the tolerances for the pesticide mevinphos. EPA previously required data to be submitted to support these tolerances. However, no person submitted timely notice to EPA of intent to provide the required data.
Chemical(s): Mevinphos
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0423. Revocation effective February 29, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received by April 30, 2112, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, (703) 308-8037; nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
5) Pyroxasulfone; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: February 29, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 40, Pages 12207-12213
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02 ... 2-4478.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances requested by K-I Chemical U.S.A., Inc. for residues of pyroxasulfone, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on field corn, pop corn, and sweet corn commodities.,
Chemical(s): Pyroxasulfone
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0717.
Contact: Susan Stanton, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, (703) 305-5218; stanton.susan@epa.gov.
6) Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 02, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 42, Pages 12727-12731
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-4977.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of trifloxystrobin in or on coffee, green bean. Bayer CropScience requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Chemical(s): Trifloxystrobin
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0138. Regulation effective March 2, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 1, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Rosemary Kearns, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; (703) 305-5611; kearns.rosemary@epa.gov
7) Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 02, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 42, Pages 12731-12740
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-4983.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of thiamethoxam in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Chemical(s): Thiamethoxam;
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-1079. Effective March 2, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received by May 1, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Gene Benbow, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, (703) 347-0235Benbow.Gene@epa.gov.
8) Trinexapac-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 02, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 42, Pages 12740-12746
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-4984.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of trinexapac-ethyl in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Chemical(s): Trinexapac-ethyl
Comments: Docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0524. Regulation effective March 2, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received by May 1, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Bethany Benbow, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, (703) 347-8072; benbow.bethany@epa.gov.
9) Pesticide Products; Receipt of Applications to Register New Uses
Date of publication: March 07, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 45, Pages 13599-13601
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-5265.htm
Purpose: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. EPA is publishing this Notice of such applications, pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.
Chemical(s): various
Comments: Submit your comments, identified by the docket identification number specified below, by one of the methods listed in the Federal Register Notice. Comments must be received on or before April 6, 2012.
Contact: A contact person is listed at the end of each registration application summary and may be contacted by telephone or e-mail. The mailing address for each contact person listed is: Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001, Antimicrobials Division ( 7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-00001 or Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
10) Fenamiphos; Data Call-in Order for Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 07, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 45, Pages 13499-13502
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-5383.htm
Purpose: This order requires the submission of various data to support the continuation of the tolerances for the pesticide fenamiphos. Pesticide tolerances are established under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Following publication of this order, persons who are interested in the continuation of the fenamiphos tolerances must notify the Agency by completing and submitting the required section 408(f) Order Response Form (available in the docket) within 90 days. If the Agency does not receive within 90 days after publication of the final order a section 408(f) Response Form identifying a person who agrees to submit the required data, EPA will revoke the fenamiphos tolerances.
Chemical(s): Fenamiphos
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0702. This final order is effective March 07, 2012. A section 408(f) Order Response Form must be received on or before June 05, 2012.
Contact: Eric Miederhoff, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, telephone number: (703) 347-8028; e-mail address: miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
11) Modification of Significant New Uses of Tris Carbamoyl Triazine; Technical Correction
Date of publication: March 07, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 45, Pages 13506-13508
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-5392.htm
Purpose: EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of February 8, 2012 concerning the modification of significant new uses of the chemical substance identified generically as tris carbamoyl triazine, which was the subject of premanufacture notice (PMN) P-95-1098. This document is being issued to correct a typographical error.
Chemical(s): Tris Carbamoyl Triazine
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0108. This final rule is effective March 9, 2012.
Contact: For technical information contact: Tracey Klosterman, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, telephone number: (202) 564-2209; email address: klosterman.tracey@epa.gov. For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
12) Pyriofenone; Pesticide Tolerances
Date of publication: March 07, 2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 45, Pages 13502-13506
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03 ... 2-5271.htm
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of pyriofenone, (5-chloro-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3-pyridinyl)(2,3,4-trimethoxy-6-methylphenyl) methanone, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on grape and grape, raisin. ISK BioSciences Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Chemical(s): Pyriofenone
Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0659. This regulation is effective March 07, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before May 07, 2012, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
Contact: Heather Garvie, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0034; email address: garvie.heather@epa.gov.
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*For information about this pesticide and access to the documents being announced see: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm
**For information about this pesticide and access to the documents being announced see: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registratio ... status.htm
Mailing address for all listed staff: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460