October 22, 2012
In This Update:
Federal Register Items for October 15-19, 2012
The following four items related to pesticides were published in the Federal Register this week:
1. Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerances
2. Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
3. Cancellation of Pesticides for Non-Payment of Year 2012 Registration Maintenance Fees; Correction
4. Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on a Commodity
1. Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerances
Date: 10/17/2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 201, Pages 63745-63751
Link: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDe ... -0759-0006
Purpose: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of the insecticide buprofezin in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. In addition, this regulation removes established tolerances for certain commodities/groups superseded by this action, and corrects the spelling of some commodities. The Interregional Research Project 4 (IR-4) and Nichino America Inc. requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Chemical: Buprofezin
Comments: This regulation is effective October 17, 2012. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before December 17, 2012; docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0759
Contact: Amaris Johnson, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs; (703) 305-9542; johnson.amaris@epa.gov.
2. Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
Date: 10/17/2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 201, Pages 63829-63831
Link: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDe ... -0014-0029
Purpose: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a February 29, 2012 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In the February 29, 2012 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180 day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests.
Chemicals:
Comments: The cancellations are effective October 17, 2012.
Contact: John W. Pates, Jr., Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs; (703) 308-8195; pates.john@epa.gov.
3. Cancellation of Pesticides for Non-Payment of Year 2012 Registration Maintenance Fees; Correction
Date: 10/17/2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 201, Pages 63827
Link: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDe ... -0489-0002
Purpose: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of July 27, 2012, concerning the cancellation of pesticides for non-payment of year 2012 registration maintenance fees. This document is being issued to correct Table 1 and Table 2 of the cancellation notice by removing six entries which were inadvertently included.
Chemicals:
Comments: Correction notice; docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0489
Contact: Michael Yanchulis, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs; (703) 347-0237; yanchulis.michael@epa.gov.
4. Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on a Commodity
Date: 10/17/2012
Citation: Volume 77, Number 201, Pages 63827
Link: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDe ... -0202-0002
Purpose: This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial filing of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on the food commodity, wheat, grain.
Chemicals:
Comments: Due by November 16, 2012; docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0202
Contact: Kathryn Montague, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs; (703) 305-1243; montague.kathryn@epa.gov.