[Federal Register: May 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 87)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0390; FRL-7337-8]
Pesticide Reregistration Performance Measures and Goals
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's progress in meeting its
performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during
fiscal year 2003. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) requires EPA to publish information about EPA's annual
achievements in this area. This notice discusses the integration of
tolerance reassessment with the reregistration process, and describes
the status of various regulatory activities associated with
reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The notice gives total
numbers of chemicals and products reregistered, tolerances reassessed,
Data Call-Ins issued, and products registered under the ``fast-track''
provisions of FIFRA. Finally, this notice contains the schedule for
completion of activities for specific chemicals during fiscal years
2004 through 2008.
DATES: This notice is not subject to a formal comment period.
Nevertheless, EPA welcomes input from stakeholders and the general
public. Written comments, identified by the docket ID number [OPP-2003-
0390], should be received on or before July 6, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol P. Stangel, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone: (703) 308-8007, e-mail:
stangel.carol@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Important Information
A. Does this Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to persons who are interested in
the progress and status of EPA's pesticide reregistration and tolerance
reassessment programs, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the
specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any
questions regarding the information in this notice, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Additional Information or Copies of Support Documents?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket ID number OPP-2003-0390. The official public docket
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received, and other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not
include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket
is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at
the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119,
CrystalMall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This
docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings athttp://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. To access information about
pesticide reregistration, go to the home page for the Office of
Pesticide Programs at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides and select
``Reregistration'' under ``Regulating Pesticides,'' or go directly
tohttp://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
Certain types of information will not be placed in EPA Dockets.
Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the
index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the
document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket.
Although, not all docket materials may be available electronically, you
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through
the docket facility identified in Unit I.B. EPA intends to work towards
providing electronic access to all of the publicly available docket
materials through EPA's electronic public docket.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy
is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
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delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief
description written by the docket staff.
C. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket ID number in the subject line on the first page of
your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider
these late comments. If you wish to submit CBI or information that is
otherwise protected by statute, please follow the instructions in Unit
I.D. Do not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit CBI or information
protected by statute.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name,
mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in
the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the
outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter
accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be
identified as the submitter of the comment, and allows EPA to contact
you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's
policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
2. EPA Dockets--i. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket
, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in docket ID number
OPP-2003-0390. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by e-mail to opp-docket@epa.gov,
Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2003-0390. In contrast to EPA's
electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an ``anonymous
access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the docket
without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail
system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses
that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as
part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and
made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. These
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
3. By mail. Send your comments to: Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency (7502C), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP- 2003-0390.
4. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: Public
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal
Mall2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, Attention:
Docket ID Number OPP-2003-0390. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the docket's normal hours of operation as identified in Unit
I.B.1.
D. How Should I Submit CBI To the Agency?
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail. You
may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part
or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM,
mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify
electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that
is CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion
in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. Background
EPA must establish and publish in the Federal Register its annual
performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration, tolerance
reassessment, and expedited registration, under section 4(l) of FIFRA,
as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Specifically, such measures and goals are to include:
The status of reregistration.
The number of products reregistered, canceled, or amended.
The number and type of data requests or Data Call-In (DCI)
notices under section 3(c)(2)(B) issued to support product
reregistration by active ingredient.
Progress in reducing the number of unreviewed, required
reregistration studies.
The aggregate status of tolerances reassessed.
The number of applications for registration submitted
under subsection (k)(3), expedited processing and review of similar
applications, that were approved or disapproved.
The future schedule for reregistrations in the current and
succeeding fiscal year.
The projected year of completion of the reregistrations
under section 4.
FIFRA, as amended in 1988, authorizes EPA to conduct a
comprehensive pesticide reregistration program--a complete review of
the human health and environmental effects of older pesticides
originally registered before November 1, 1984. Pesticides meeting
today's scientific and regulatory standards may be declared
``eligible'' for reregistration. To be eligible, an older pesticide
must have a substantially complete data base, and must not cause
unreasonable adverse effects to human health or the environment when
used according to Agency approved label directions and precautions.
In addition, all pesticides with food uses must meet the safety
standard of section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) 21 U.S.C.
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346a, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
Under FFDCA, EPA must make a determination that pesticide residues
remaining in or on food are ``safe''; that is, ``that there is
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure
to the pesticide chemical residue'' from dietary and other sources. In
determining allowable levels of pesticide residues in food, EPA must
perform a more comprehensive assessment of each pesticide's risks,
considering:
Aggregate exposure (from food, drinking water, and
residential uses).
Cumulative effects from all pesticides sharing a common
mechanism of toxicity.
Possible increased susceptibility of infants and children;
and
Possible endocrine or estrogenic effects.
As amended by FQPA, FFDCA requires the reassessment of all existing
tolerances (pesticide residue limits in food) and tolerance exemptions
within 10 years, to ensure that they meet the safety standard of the
law. EPA was directed to give priority to the review of those
pesticides that appear to pose the greatest risk to public health, and
to reassess 33% of the 9,721 existing tolerances and exemptions within
3 years (by August 3, 1999), 66% within 6 years (by August 3, 2002),
and 100% in 10 years (by August 3, 2006).(Note: Although the total
number of tolerances existing on August 3, 1996, and subject to FQPA
reassessment was initially reported as 9,728, that number has been
corrected to 9,721, based on the Agency's Tolerance Reassessment
Tracking System.)
EPA is meeting the FFDCA's tolerance reassessment requirements
through reregistration and several other program activities. In making
reregistration eligibility decisions, the Agency also is completing
much of tolerance reassessment, which is helping us meet the time
frames mandated by the new law. EPA reassessed the first 33% of all
food tolerances by August 3, 1999, and the second 33% by August 3,
2002. EPA has focused particularly on priority Group 1 pesticides,
those identified as posing the greatest potential risks. Over half of
the universe of tolerances to be reassessed are included in this
category, including tolerances for the organophosphate (OP), carbamate,
organochlorine, and B2 (probable human) carcinogen pesticides, the
Agency's highest priority for review. Although EPA has directed most of
its resources toward this group, a number of Group 1 pesticides are
nevertheless being reassessed in the third 33% owing to the challenging
issues they present. EPA's approach to tolerance reassessment under
FFDCA, including the three priority Groups, is described fully in the
Agency's document, ``Raw and Processed Food Schedule for Pesticide
Tolerance Reassessment'' (62 FR 42020, August 4, 1997) (FRL-5734-6). In
conducting the pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment
programs at present, EPA is developing measures that show results in
terms of outcomes, as well as traditional outputs, as directed by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
III. FQPA and Program Accountability
One of the hallmarks of the FQPA amendments to the FFDCA is
enhanced accountability. Through this summary of performance measures
and goals for pesticide reregistration, tolerance reassessment, and
expedited registration, EPA describes progress made during the past
year in each of the program areas included in FIFRA section 4(l).
A. Status of Reregistration
During fiscal year (FY) 2003 (from October 1, 2002, through
September 30, 2003), EPA made significant progress in completing risk
assessments and risk management decisions for pesticide reregistration
(See Table 1).
Table 1.--Reregistration/Risk Management Decisions Completed: FY 2003
and Total
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FY 2003: 42 Decisions Total, End of FY 2003
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13 REDs 227 REDs
Dinocap (Voluntary Cancellation)..........
Diuron....................................
Fenthion (Voluntary Cancellation)2........
Fenvalerate (Voluntary Cancellation)......
Imazalil..................................
MGK Repellent 326 (Dipropyl
isocinchomeronate).
Molinate (Voluntary Cancellation).........
Oxadiazon.................................
Propanil..................................
Sodium acifluorfen........................
Thiophanate-methyl........................
Triethylene glycol........................
Ziram (part of Dimethyldithiocarbamate
salts).
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3 IREDs 23 IREDs
Atrazine1,3...............................
Carbaryl1,4...............................
Methyl Parathion2.........................
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13 TREDs 58 TREDs and Inert Tolerance
Bacillus popilliae and Bacillus Exemption Reassessment
lentimorbus. Decisions
Biochemical volatile attractants..........
Chitin....................................
4-CPA.....................................
CRYAC.....................................
1,4-Dimethyl-naphthalene..................
Farnesol..................................
Fenridazone potassium (Voluntary
Cancellation and Tolerance Revocation).
Lactofen..................................
Mustard oil...............................
Neem oil..................................
Potassium salts of fatty acids............
Promalin..................................
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13 Inert Tolerance Exemption Reassessment
Decisions
Aluminum hydroxide........................
Aluminum sulfate..........................
Ascorbic acid.............................
Barium sulfate............................
Beeswax...................................
Benzoic acid..............................
Carnauba wax..............................
Fatty acids (some)........................
Manganese carbonate.......................
Potassium sorbate.........................
Sodium benzoate...........................
Sorbic acid...............................
Sorbitol..................................
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1Subject to NRDC consent decree
2Organophosphate (OP) pesticide
3Triazine pesticide
4Carbamate pesticide
The Agency's decisions are embodied in Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) documents, Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decisions
(IREDs), and Reports on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment Progress and
Interim Risk Management Decisions (TREDs).
1. REDs. Through the reregistration program, EPA is reviewing
current scientific data for older pesticides (those initially
registered before November 1984), reassessing their effects on human
health and the environment, and requiring risk mitigation measures as
necessary. Pesticides that have sufficient supporting data and whose
risks can be successfully mitigated may be declared ``eligible'' for
reregistration. EPA presents these pesticide findings in a RED
document.
i. Overall RED progress. EPA's overall progress at the end of FY
2003 in completing Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) is
summarized in Table 2.
Table 2.--Overall RED Progress, End of FY 2003
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REDs completed 227 (37%)
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Cases canceled 231 (38%)
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REDs to be completed 154 (25%)
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Total reregistration cases 612 (100%)
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ii. Profile of completed REDs. A profile of the 227 REDs completed
by the end of FY 2003 is presented in Table 3.
Table 3.--Profile of 227 REDs Completed, End of FY 2003
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Pesticide active ingredients 326
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Pesticide products 9,650+
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REDs with food uses 117
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Post-FQPA REDs 86
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Post-FQPA REDs with food uses* 64
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*EPA is revisiting tolerances associated with the 53 food use REDs that
were completed before FQPA was enacted to ensure that they meet the
safety standard of the new law, as set forth in the Agency's August 4,
1997, Schedule for Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment.
iii. Risk reduction in REDs. Reducing pesticide risks is an
important aspect of the reregistration program. In developing REDs, EPA
works with stakeholders including pesticide registrants, growers and
other pesticide users, and environmental and public health interests,
as well as the States, USDA, and other Federal agencies and others to
develop voluntary measures or regulatory controls needed to effectively
reduce risks of concern. Almost every RED includes some measures or
modifications to reduce risks. The options for such risk reduction are
extensive and include voluntary cancellation of pesticide products or
deletion of uses; declaring certain uses ineligible or not yet eligible
(and then proceeding with follow-up action to cancel the uses or
require additional supporting data); restricting use of products to
certified applicators; limiting the amount or frequency of use;
improving use directions and precautions; adding more protective
clothing and equipment requirements; requiring special packaging or
engineering controls; requiring no-treatment buffer zones; employing
ground water, surface water, or other environmental and ecological
safeguards; and other measures.
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2. Interim REDs or IREDs. EPA issues IREDs for pesticides that are
undergoing reregistration, require a reregistration eligibility
decision, and also must be included in a cumulative assessment under
FQPA because they are part of a group of pesticides that share a common
mechanism of toxicity. An IRED is issued for each individual pesticide
in the cumulative group when EPA completes the pesticide's risk
assessment and interim risk management decision. An IRED may include
measures to reduce food, drinking water, residential, occupational,
and/or ecological risks, to gain the benefit of these changes before
the final RED can be issued following the Agency's consideration of
cumulative risks. For example, EPA generally has not considered
individual OP pesticide decisions to be completed REDs or tolerance
reassessments. Instead, the Agency is issuing IREDs for these chemicals
at this time. EPA will complete the risk assessments and may issue REDs
for 23 OP pesticides with IREDs, once the Agency completes a cumulative
assessment of the OPs.
3. Tolerance reassessment ``TREDs.'' EPA issues Reports on FFDCA
Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decisions,
known as TREDs, for pesticides that require tolerance reassessment
decisions under FFDCA, but do not require a reregistration eligibility
decision at present because:
The pesticide was first registered after November 1, 1984,
and is considered a ``new'' active ingredient, not subject to
reregistration (most FY 2003 TREDs are in this category);
EPA completed a RED for the pesticide before FQPA was
enacted (FY 2003 TREDs Bacillus popilliae and 4-CPA are in this post-
RED category); or
The pesticide is not registered for use in the U.S. but
tolerances are established that allow crops treated with the pesticide
to be imported from other countries (e.g., mevinphos).
During FY 2003, in addition to completing 13 TREDs, EPA also
completed tolerance reassessment decisions for 13 pesticide inert
ingredients that are exempted from the tolerance requirement. Almost
1,000 of the 9,721 tolerance reassessment decisions required by the
amended FFDCA are for such inert ingredient tolerance exemptions. EPA
has reassessed 377 of these inert ingredient tolerance exemptions to
date, and plans to complete the reassessment of all the inert
ingredient tolerance exemptions by August 2006.
As with IREDs, EPA will not complete risk assessment and risk
management for pesticides subject to TREDs that are part of a
cumulative group until cumulative risks have been considered for the
group.
4. Goals for FY 2004 and future years. EPA's major pesticide
reregistration and tolerance reassessment goals for FY 2004 and future
years are as follows. In addition to achieving these traditional
output-oriented goals, EPA also is working to develop measures that
show results in terms of outcomes, as directed by OMB.
i. Complete individual pesticide risk management decisions. EPA's
goal in conducting the reregistration and tolerance reassessment
program is to complete about 20-40 Reregistration Eligibility Decisions
(REDs) and Interim REDs each year during fiscal years 2004 through
2006, giving priority to pesticides with associated tolerances, and to
complete about 20 REDs in FY 2007 and in FY 2008 for pesticides with no
food uses or tolerances. EPA's schedule for completing these decisions
appears near the end of this document.
ii. Complete 100% of tolerance reassessment decisions. EPA is
continuing to reassess tolerances within time frames set forth in FFDCA
as amended by FQPA, giving priority to those food use pesticides that
appear to pose the greatest risk. Integration of the reregistration and
tolerance reassessment programs has added complexity to the
reregistration process for food use pesticides. The Agency successfully
reached its first two tolerance reassessment milestones by completing
over 33% of all tolerance reassessment decisions by August 3, 1999, and
over 66% by August 3, 2002. EPA is working toward meeting the final
FQPA tolerance reassessment goal: To complete 100% of all required
tolerance reassessment decisions by August 3, 2006.
iii. Evaluate cumulative risks. Once EPA completes individual risk
assessments for the OPs, carbamates and others, the Agency will make
cumulative risk findings for each of these common mechanism groups of
pesticides. For further information, see EPA's cumulative risk website,
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative/.
B. Product Reregistration; Numbers of Products Reregistered, Canceled,
and Amended
At the end of the reregistration process, after EPA has issued a
RED and declared a pesticide reregistration case eligible for
reregistration, individual end-use products that contain pesticide
active ingredients included in the case still must be reregistered.
This concluding part of the reregistration process is called ``product
reregistration.''
In issuing a completed RED document, EPA sends registrants a Data
Call-In (DCI) notice requesting any product-specific data and specific
revised labeling needed to complete reregistration for each of the
individual pesticide products covered by the RED. Based on the results
of EPA's review of these data and labeling, products found to meet
FIFRA and FFDCA standards may be reregistered.
A variety of outcomes are possible for pesticide products
completing this final phase of the reregistration process. Ideally, in
response to the DCI notice accompanying the RED document, the pesticide
producer, or registrant, will submit the required product-specific data
and revised labeling, which EPA will review and find acceptable. At
that point, the Agency may reregister the pesticide product. If,
however, the product contains multiple active ingredients, the Agency
instead issues an amendment to the product's registration,
incorporating the labeling changes specified in the RED; a product with
multiple active ingredients may not be fully reregistered until the
last active ingredient in its formulation is eligible for
reregistration. In other situations, the Agency may temporarily suspend
a product's registration if the registrant has not submitted required
product-specific studies within the time frame specified. The Agency
may cancel a product's registration because the registrant did not pay
the required registration maintenance fee. Alternatively, the
registrant may request a voluntary cancellation of their end-use
product registration.
1. Product reregistration actions in FY 2003. EPA counts each of
the post-RED product outcomes described above as a product
reregistration action. A single pesticide product may be the subject of
several product reregistration actions within the same year. For
example, a product's registration initially may be amended, then the
product may be reregistered, and later the product may be voluntarily
canceled, all within the same year. During FY 2003, EPA completed the
product reregistration actions detailed in Table 4.
Table 4.--Product Reregistration Actions Completed during FY 2003
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Product reregistration actions 53
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Product amendment actions 40
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Product cancellation actions 213
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Product suspension actions 5
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Total actions 311
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2. Status of the product reregistration universe. The status of the
universe of pesticide products subject to reregistration at the end of
FY 2003 is shown in Table 5 below. This overall status information is
not ``cumulative''--it is not derived from summing up a series of
annual actions. Adding annual actions would result in a larger overall
number since each individual product is subject to multiple actions--it
can be amended, reregistered, and/or canceled, over time. Instead, the
``big picture'' status information in Table 5 should be considered a
snapshot in time. As registrants and EPA make marketing and regulatory
decisions in the future, the status of individual products may change,
and numbers in this table are expected to fluctuate.
Table 5.--Status of the Universe of Products Subject to Product
Reregistration, for FY 2003 (as of September 30, 2003)
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Products reregistered 1,690
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Products amended 385
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Products canceled 4,019
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Products sent for suspension 17
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Total products with actions completed 6,111
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Products with actions pending 3,545
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Total products in product reregistration 9,656
universe
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The universe of 9,656 products in product reregistration at the end
of FY 2003 represented an increase of 1,039 products from the FY 2002
universe of 8,617 products. The increase consists of 493 products
associated with FY 2003 REDs, and 516 products associated with IREDs,
plus 30 products that were added as a result of DCI activities and
processing for several previously issued REDs and IREDs.
At the end of FY 2003, 3,545 products had product reregistration
decisions pending. Some pending products await science reviews, label
reviews, or reregistration decisions by EPA. Others are not yet ready
for product reregistration actions; they are associated with more
recently completed REDs, and their product-specific data are not yet
due to be submitted to or reviewed by the Agency. EPA's goal is to
complete 450 product reregistration actions during fiscal year 2004.
C. Number and Type of DCIs to Support Product Reregistration by Active
Ingredient
1. DCIs for REDs. The number and type of Data Call-In requests or
DCIs that EPA is preparing to issue under FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B) to
support product reregistration for pesticide active ingredients
included in FY 2003 REDs are shown in Table 6. OMB clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act is required to issue the DCIs in REDs and
IREDs.
Table 6.--DCIs Prepared to Support Product Reregistration for FY 2003 REDs
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Number of Product Number of Acute
Case Name Case Number Number of Products Chemistry Studies Toxicology Studies Number of Efficacy
Covered by the RED1 Required2 Required3 Studies Required
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Dinocap (Voluntary Cancellation) 2200 0 N/A N/A N/A
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Diuron 0046 101 31 Acute toxicity 0
batching has not
been finalized.
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Fenthion (Voluntary Cancellation) 0290 6 N/A N/A N/A
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Fenvalerate (Voluntary 2280 54 N/A N/A N/A
Cancellation)
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Imazalil 2325 16 31 72 (1 batch/11 0
products not
batched)
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MGK-326 (Dipropyl 2215 92 31 Acute toxicity 0
isocinchomeronate) batching has not
been finalized.
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Molinate (Voluntary Cancellation) 2435 13 N/A N/A N/A
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Oxadiazon 2485 53 31 216 (5 batches/31 0
products not
batched)
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Propanil 0226 42 31 162 (9 batches/18 0
products not
batched)
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Sodium acifluorfen 2605 10 31 54 (1 batch/8 0
products not
batched)
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Thiophanate-methyl 2680 67 31 162 (6 batches/21 0
products not
batched)
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Triethylene glycol 3146 18 34 72 (4 batches/8 0
products not
batched)
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Ziram 2180 21 31 48 (4 batches/4 0
products not
batched)
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1The number of registered products containing a pesticide active ingredient can change over time. The product total that appears in the RED document
(counted when the RED is signed) may be different than the number of products that EPA is tracking for product reregistration (counted later, when the
RED is issued). This table reflects the final number of products associated with each RED, as they are being tracked for product reregistration.
2This column shows the number of product chemistry studies that are required for each product covered by the RED.
3In an effort to reduce the time, resources, and number of animals needed to fulfill acute toxicity data requirements, EPA ``batches'' products that can
be considered similar from an acute toxicity standpoint. For example, one batch could contain five products. In this instance, if six acute toxicology
studies usually were required per product, only six studies (rather than 30 studies) would be required for the entire batch. Factors considered in the
sorting process include each product's active and inert ingredients (e.g., identity, percent composition, and biological activity), type of
formulation (e.g., emulsifiable concentrate, aerosol, wettable powder, granular), and labeling (e.g., signal word, use classification, precautionary
labeling). The Agency does not describe batched products as ``substantially similar,'' because all products within a batch may not be considered
chemically similar or have identical use patterns.(Note: FIFRA section 24(c) or Special Local Need (SLN) registrations are not included in the acute
toxicity batchings because they are supported by a valid parent product (section 3) registration.)
2. DCIs for IREDs. The number and type of data requests or DCIs
that EPA is preparing to issue to support product reregistration for
pesticide active ingredients included in FY 2003 Interim REDs (IREDs)
are shown in Table 7.
Table 7.--DCIs Prepared to Support Product Reregistration for FY 2003 IREDs
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Number of Product Number of Acute
Case Name Case Number Number of Products Chemistry Studies Toxicology Studies Number of Efficacy
Covered by the IRED1 Required2 Required3 Studies Required
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Atrazine 0062 174 22 294 (14 batches/35 0
products not
batched)
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Carbaryl 0080 314 31 852 (37 batches/105 5
products not
batched)
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Methyl parathion 0153 28 31 36 (3 batches/3 0
products not
batched)
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1The number of registered products containing a pesticide active ingredient can change over time. The product total that appears in the RED document
(counted when the RED is signed) may be different than the number of products that EPA is tracking for product reregistration (counted later, when the
RED is issued). This table reflects the final number of products associated with each RED, as they are being tracked for product reregistration.
2This column shows the number of product chemistry studies that are required for each product covered by the RED.
3In an effort to reduce the time, resources, and number of animals needed to fulfill acute toxicity data requirements, EPA ``batches'' products that can
be considered similar from an acute toxicity standpoint. For example, one batch could contain five products. In this instance, if six acute toxicology
studies usually were required per product, only six studies (rather than 30 studies) would be required for the entire batch. Factors considered in the
sorting process include each product's active and inert ingredients (e.g., identity, percent composition, and biological activity), type of
formulation (e.g., emulsifiable concentrate, aerosol, wettable powder, granular), and labeling (e.g., signal word, use classification, precautionary
labeling). The Agency does not describe batched products as ``substantially similar,'' because all products within a batch may not be considered
chemically similar or have identical use patterns.(Note: FIFRA section 24(c) or Special Local Need (SLN) registrations are not included in the acute
toxicity batchings because they are supported by a valid parent product (section 3) registration.)
3. DCIs not needed for TREDs. The Agency does not issue product-
specific data requests or DCIs for pesticides included in tolerance
reassessment decisions or TREDs because, at present, these pesticides
do not require product reregistration decisions; they are subject to
tolerance reassessment only.
D. Progress in Reducing the Number of Unreviewed, Required
Reregistration Studies
EPA is making progress in reviewing scientific studies submitted by
pesticide registrants in support of pesticides undergoing
reregistration (See Table 8).
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Table 8.--Review Status of Studies Submitted for Pesticide Reregistration, End of FY 2003
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Pesticide Reregistration Group or Studies Reviewed +
List, per FIFRA Section 4(c)(2) Extraneous1 Studies Awaiting Review Total Studies Received
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List A 11,190 + 583 = 11,773 1,784 (13.2%) 13,557
(86.8%)
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List B 6,500 + 1,028 = 7,528 1,738 (18.8%) 9,266
(81.2%)
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List C 2,059 + 334 = 2,393 462 (16.2%) 2,855
(83.8%)
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List D 1,221 + 133 = 1,354 228 (14.4%) 1,582
(85.6%)
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Total Lists A - D 20,970 + 2,078 = 23,048 4,212 (15.45%) 27,260
(84.55%)
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1Extraneous studies is a term used to classify those studies that are not needed because the guideline or data
requirement has been satisfied by other studies or has changed.
Studies reviewed by EPA appear to have increased (or the study
``backlog'' appears to have decreased) significantly during FY 2003. At
the end of the fiscal year, nearly 85% of all studies received by the
Agency in support of reregistration had been reviewed, compared to 80%
at the end of FY 2002. This improvement may have been partly a result
of EPA's transition to a new information system, OPPIN. In converting
to OPPIN, the Agency cleaned up records used to prepare the annual
status of studies report. Duplicates as well as bad and/or erroneous
data were removed from the data base, resulting in a lower total number
of studies received and a greater percent of studies reviewed. EPA has
a high degree of confidence in the new OPPIN data base, which will be
used from now on to generate the annual status of studies reports.
E. Aggregate Status of Tolerances Reassessed
During FY 2003, EPA completed 119 tolerance reassessments and ended
the fiscal year with a total of 6,626 tolerance reassessment decisions
to date, addressing over 68% of the 9,721 tolerances that require
reassessment (See Table 9). Sixty percent of all tolerance reassessment
decisions completed so far are for pesticides in priority Group 1.
EPA reassessed over 33% of all food tolerances by August 3, 1999,
and completed over 66% of all required tolerance reassessment decisions
by August 3, 2002, meeting two important statutory deadlines
established by the FQPA. EPA's general schedule for tolerance
reassessment (62 FR 42020, August 4, 1997) identified three groups of
pesticides to be reviewed; this grouping continues to reflect the
Agency's overall scheduling priorities. In completing tolerance
reassessment, EPA continues to give priority to pesticides in Group 1.
1. Aggregate accomplishments through reregistration and other
programs. EPA is accomplishing tolerance reassessment through the
registration and reregistration programs; by revoking tolerances for
pesticides that have been canceled (many as a result of
reregistration); by reevaluating pesticides with pre-FQPA REDs, and
through other decisions not directly related to registration or
reregistration, described further below. EPA is using the Tolerance
Reassessment Tracking System (TORTS) to compile this updated
information and report on the status of tolerance reassessment (See
Table 9).
Table 9.--Tolerance Reassessments Completed Post-FQPA by Fiscal Year, through FY 2003*
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During Total,
Tolerances Reassessed Through... Late FY During FY During FY During FY During FY During FY During FY During FY End of FY
96 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003
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Reregistration/REDs 25 339 278 359 44 46 231 79 1,401
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Tolerance Reassessments/TREDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 776 14 790
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Registration 0 224 308 340 55 216 200 0 1,343
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Tolerance revocations 3 0 810 513 22 35 545 0 1,928
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Other decisions 0 1 0 233 0 0 904 26 1,164
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Total tolerances reassessed 28 564 1,396 1,445 121 297 2,656 119 6,626
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*Includes corrected counts for some previous years.
i. Reregistration/REDs. EPA is using the reregistration program to
accomplish much of tolerance reassessment. For each of the tolerance
reassessment decisions made through REDs since enactment of the FQPA,
the Agency has made the finding as to whether there is a reasonable
certainty of no harm, as required by FFDCA. Many tolerances reassessed
through reregistration remain the same while others may be raised,
lowered, or revoked.
ii. Tolerance reassessments/TREDs. Tolerances initially evaluated
through REDs that were completed before FQPA was enacted in August 1996
now are being reassessed to ensure that they meet the new FFDCA safety
standard. EPA issues these post-RED tolerance reassessment decisions as
TREDs. The Agency also issues TREDs summarizing tolerance reassessment
decisions for some developing REDs, for new pesticide active
ingredients not subject
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to reregistration, and for pesticides with import tolerances only.
Tolerance reassessments for pesticides that are not part of a
cumulative group may be counted at present and are included in the FY
2003 accomplishments.Tolerance reassessments for pesticides that are
part of a cumulative group are not included in the Agency's lists of
accomplishments. These tolerances will be considered again and their
reassessment will be completed after EPA completes a cumulative risk
evaluation for the group.
iii. Registration. Like older pesticides, all new pesticide
registrations must meet the safety standard of FFDCA. Many of the
registration applications EPA receives are for new uses of pesticides
already registered for other uses. To reach a decision on a proposed
new food use of an already registered pesticide, EPA must reassess the
aggregate risk of the the existing tolerances, as well as the proposed
new tolerances, to make sure there is reasonable certainty that no harm
will result to the public from aggregate exposure from all uses.
iv. Tolerance revocations. Revoked tolerances represent uses of
many different pesticide active ingredients that have been canceled in
the past. Some pesticides were canceled due to the Agency's risk
concerns. Others were canceled voluntarily by their manufacturers,
based on lack of support for reregistration. Tolerance revocations are
important even if there are no domestic uses of a pesticide because
residues in or on imported commodities treated with the chemical could
still present dietary risks that may exceed the FFDCA ``reasonable
certainty of no harm'' standard, either individually or cumulatively
with other substances that share a common mechanism of toxicity.
v. Other reassessment decisions. In addition to the types of
reassessment actions described above, a total of 1,164 additional
tolerance reassessment decisions have been made, some for inert
ingredient tolerance exemptions, through actions not directly related
to registration or reregistration. A list of these other tolerance
reassessment decisions with their Federal Register citations is
available in the docket for this Federal Register notice.
2. Accomplishments for priority pesticides. During FY 2003, EPA
completed tolerance reassessment decisions for many high priority
pesticides in review, including OPs, carbamates, organochlorines, and
carcinogens (See Table 10).
Table 10.--Tolerance Reassessments Completed for Priority Pesticides
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Tolerances to be Reassessed by End
Pesticide Class Reassessed of FY 2003
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Carbamates 545 303 (55.6%)
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Carcinogens 2,008 1,301 (64.79%)
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High hazard inerts 5 3 (60%)
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Organochlorines 253 253 (100%)
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Organophosphates 1,691 1,127 (66.65%)
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Other 5,219 3,639 (69.73%)
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Total 9,721 6,626 (68.16%)
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3. Tolerance reassessment and the organophosphates. EPA developed
an approach for assessing cumulative risk for the OP pesticides as a
group, as required by FFDCA, and applied this methodology in conducting
an OP cumulative risk assessment. The Agency issued preliminary and
revised OP cumulative risk assessment documents in December 2001 and
June 2002, available on EPA's website athttp://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative
.
Through this assessment of the OP pesticides, EPA has evaluated
several hundred OP tolerances and found that most require no
modification to meet the new FFDCA safety standard. The Agency's
regulatory actions on individual OP pesticides during the past few
years have substantially reduced the risks of these pesticides. EPA
completed a methyl parathion IRED in FY 2003 and plans to complete
IREDs for the three remaining individual OP pesticides (DDVP,
dimethoate, and malathion) in FY 2005.
Most of the reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions
that EPA has made for the OP pesticides will not be considered complete
until after the Agency concludes its cumulative evaluation of the OPs.
The results of individual OP assessments (IRED and TRED documents)
include significant risk mitigation measures, however, and any
resulting tolerance revocations are counted as completed tolerance
reassessments. In addition, some OP tolerances that make at most a
minimal or negligible contribution to the cumulative risk from OP
pesticides were counted as reassessed during FY 2002. Once EPA
completes a cumulative evaluation of the OPs, the Agency will
reconsider individual OP IREDs and TREDs, and may issue final REDs and
tolerance reassessments for these pesticides.
F. Applications for Registration Requiring Expedited Processing;
Numbers Approved and Disapproved
By law, EPA must expedite its processing of certain types of
applications for pesticide product registration, i.e., applications for
end use products that would be identical or substantially similar to a
currently registered product; amendments to current product
registrations that do not require review of scientific data; and
products for public health pesticide uses. During FY 2003, EPA
considered and approved the numbers of applications for registration
requiring expedited processing (also known as ``fast track''
applications) shown in Table 11.
Table 11.--Fast Track Applications Approved in FY 2003
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Me-too product registrations/Fast track 417
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Amendments/Fast track 5,193
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Total applications processed by expedited 5,610
means
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For those applications not approved, the Agency generally notifies
the registrant of any deficiencies in the application that need to be
corrected or addressed before the application can be approved.
Applications may have been withdrawn after discussions with the Agency,
but none were formally ``disapproved'' during FY 2003.
On a financial accounting basis, EPA devoted over 28 full-time
equivalents (FTEs) in FY 2003 to reviewing and processing applications
for fast track me-too product registrations and label amendments. The
Agency spent approximately $3 million in FY 2003 in direct costs (i.e.,
time on task, not including administrative expenses, computer systems,
management overhead, and other indirect costs) on expedited processing
and reviews.
G. Future Schedule for Reregistrations
EPA plans to complete tolerance reassessment by August 3, 2006, as
required by FFDCA, and also to complete reregistration eligibility
decisions for pesticides with food uses by that date. REDs for
pesticides that have no food uses or tolerances will be completed by
October 3, 2008. The Agency's schedule for completing these decisions
is as follows. This schedule also will be available on EPA's website
athttp://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration.
1. RED, IRED, and TRED Schedules for FY 2004, FY 2005, and FY 2006.
Lists 1, 2, and 3 contain pesticides scheduled for Reregistration
Eligibility Decisions (REDs), Interim REDs (IREDs), and Reports on FQPA
Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decisions (TREDs)
in FY 2004, FY 2005, and FY 2006. Although these lists may change due
to the dynamic nature of the review process, EPA is committed to
meeting the reregistration and tolerance reassessment deadlines. Any
pesticides for which decisions are not completed during the current
fiscal year will be rescheduled for decisions the following year.
List 1.--FY 2004 RED, IRED, and TRED Schedule
REDs
Benfluralin
Benzisothiazolin-3-one (BIT)
Carboxin
Cycloate
Dihalodialkyldantoins
Ethoxyquin
MCPA
Naphthalene acetic acid
Naptalam
Omadine salts
Phenol and salts
PHMB
Pine oils
Propylene/dipropylene glycol
Sabadilla alkaloids
Sulfonated oleic acid
Thiram
IREDs
Atrazine revised IRED (due and completed 10-31-03)
Formetanate HCl
TREDs
Amitraz
Bacillus thuringiensis var. San Diego (completed)
Boric Acid Group
Carbon dioxide (completed)
Chlorimuron ethyl
DCPA or dacthal
Desmedipham
Dimethenamid
Flumetsulam
Fluridone
Limonene
Nitrogen (completed)
Oil of lemon
Oil of orange
Oryzalin
Putrescent whole egg solids
Thifensulfuron methyl
Tribenuron methyl
Trifluralin
List 2--FY 2005 RED, IRED, and TRED Schedule
REDs
2 Phenylphenol and salts
2,4-D
2,4-DB
Ametryn
Aquashade
Azadioxabicyclo-octane
Benzoic acid
Cacodylic acid
Chlorine dioxide
Chloroneb
Chlorsulfuron
Chromated arsenicals (CCA)
Coal tar/creosote
Dimethipin
Dimethyldithiocarbamate salts (rest of case) (Ferbam)
Endothall
Ethofumesate
Fluometuron
Inorganic chlorates
Iodine
Mancozeb
Maneb
Metam sodium/metam potassium
Methanearsonic acid, salts (MSMA, DSMA, CAMA)
Methyl bromide
Methyl isothiocyanate (MITC)
Metiram
Napropamide
Nitrapyrin
PCNB
Pentachlorophenol
Phenmedipham
Phytophtora palmivora
Pyrazon
Sodium fluoride
Thidiazuron
IREDs
Dichlorvos (DDVP)
Dimethoate
Malathion
TREDs
Burkholderia cepacia
Cyhexatin
Ethephon
Fluazifop-p-butyl
Flumiclorac-pentyl
Imazethebenz
Maleic hydrazide
Methyl eugenol
Nicosulfuron
Sulfuric acid monourea
Tanol derivatives
List 3.--FY 2006 RED, IRED, and TRED Schedule
REDs
Aliphatic solvents
Aromatic solvents
Chloropicrin
Copper and oxides
Copper compounds
Copper sulfate
Cypermethrin
Dicamba
Dichloran (DCNA)
Dodine
Ethylene oxide
Fluvalinate
Formaldehyde
Imazapyr
Inorganic polysulfides
Inorganic sulfites
MCPB
Metaldehyde
MGK-264
Naphthenate salts
Permethrin
Piperonyl butoxide
Propiconazole
Propylene oxide
Pyrethrins
Resmethrin
Rotenone
Salicylic acid
Sethoxydim
TCMB
Triadimefon
IREDs
Aldicarb
Carbofuran
Simazine
TREDs
Acetochlor
Ammonia
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Azadirachitin
Benzaldehyde
Bitertanol
Bromine
Ethalfluralin
Fomesafen
Imazaquin
Menthol
Oxytetracycline
Procymidone
Propazine
Sodium cyanide
Streptomycin
Tetradifon
Triadimenol
Tridemorph
2. Post-2006 REDs. REDs for pesticides with no associated
tolerances will be completed in FY 2007 and FY 2008, unless decisions
for these pesticides can be completed sooner. Lists 4 and 5 contain
pesticides scheduled for REDs in FY 2007 and FY 2008.
List 4.--FY 2007 RED Schedule
2,4-DP
4-t-Amylphenol
Acrolein
Aliphatic alcohols
Aliphatic esters
Allethrins
Amical 48
Antimycin A
Bioban-p-1487
Busan 77
Chlorflurenol
Copper salts
Dazomet
Dikegulac sodium
Glutaraldehyde
Groton
Irgasan
MCPP
Octhilinone
TBT-containing compounds
Trichloromelamine
List 5.--FY 2008 RED Schedule
4-Amionpyradine
ADBAC
Aliphatic alkyl quaternaries
Alkyl trimethylenediamines
Alkylbenzene sulfonates
Bromonitrostyrene
Flumetralin
Mefluidide
Methoxychlor
Naphthalene
Nicotine
p-Dichlorobenzene
Polypropylene glycol
Prometon
Siduron
Sulfometuron methyl
Sumithrin
Tetramethrin
Triforine
Trimethoxysilyl quats
H. Projected Year of Completion of Reregistrations
EPA generally is conducting reregistration in conjunction with
tolerance reassessment, which FFDCA mandates be completed by August
2006. EPA plans to meet the statutory deadline for completing tolerance
reassessment, and in so doing, to complete reregistration eligibility
decisions for pesticides with tolerances. The Agency expects to
complete remaining reregistration eligibility decisions for pesticides
with no food uses or tolerances during FY 2007 and FY 2008.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: April 22, 2004.
Margaret Schneider,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
[FR Doc. 04-10213 Filed 5-4-04; 8:45 am]
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