[Federal Register: October 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 196)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0404; FRL-8096-8]
Pesticides; Availability of Schedule for Registration Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of a schedule for the
registration review of pesticides mandated in section 3(g) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA is
making the schedule available pursuant to the Registration Review
procedural regulations, to inform the public and help interested
stakeholders prepare for the initiation of the registration reviews
scheduled for the first four years of the program. To develop the
schedule, EPA used procedures set forth in the August 9, 2006 final
rule. The schedule shows how the Agency plans to sequence pesticide
reviews to meet the goal of reviewing each pesticide's registration
every 15 years. Although there is not a comment period for this
schedule, the Agency may consider issues raised by the public or the
registrant when reviewing the posted schedule, to schedule a pesticide
registration review, or to modify the schedule of a pesticide
registration review as appropriate. This schedule will take effect on
October 10, 2006, the effective date of the registration review
regulation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kennan Garvey, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7106; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: garvey.kennan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you hold
pesticide registrations. Pesticide users or other persons interested in
the regulation of the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides may also
be interested in this action.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
Producers of pesticide products (NAICS code 32532).
Producers of antifoulant paints (NAICS code 32551).
Producers of antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS code 32561).
Producers of nitrogen stabilizer products (NAICS code 32531).
Producers of wood preservatives (NAICS code 32519).
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should
carefully examine the applicability provisions in Sec. 155.40 of the
regulatory text of the Federal Register of August 9, 2006 (71 FR 45720-
45734)(FRL- 8080-4). If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0404. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are 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 at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA has issued a schedule for the registration review program, the
periodic review of all registered pesticides mandated by section 3(g)
of FIFRA. The schedule will take effect upon the registration review
regulation effective date of October 10, 2006.
This schedule is a timetable for opening registration review
dockets for the first four years of the program. It shows how EPA plans
to sequence the initiation of pesticide reviews to meet the statutory
goal of reviewing all registered pesticides every 15 years to determine
whether they still meet the statutory standard for registration. As
noted in the explanation of the schedule, EPA expects a total of about
676 registration review cases comprised of about 1,075 pesticide active
ingredients to undergo registration review. To review all of these
pesticides every 15 years, the Agency plans to make decisions on 45 or
more registration review cases, or about 70 pesticide active
ingredients, each year.
The schedule shows which registration review cases are expected to
begin the review process during the first four years of the program,
beginning in fiscal year 2007. Each pesticide's place on the schedule
is generally determined by its baseline date, that is, the date of its
last substantive review. The oldest cases go first. The baseline date
for a pesticide subject to reregistration is the date of the
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) or Interim RED, while for
pesticides not subject to reregistration, it is the date the first
product containing the active ingredient was registered. Although the
draft schedule generally is constructed chronologically using baseline
dates, some registration review cases in years two through four are
grouped in the schedule to achieve greater program efficiencies. For
example, pesticides that are chemically or use related, such as the
organophosphate and carbamate chemical classes, the coppers group and
the pyrethroids, pyrethrins and synergists group, would be reviewed
during the same time frame.
Background information on the program is provided at:
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/
An explanation of the schedule is at:
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/explanation.htm
The schedule is at:
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/schedule.htm.
B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
EPA is announcing this schedule as provided in Sec. Sec.
155.42(d) and 155.44 of the Procedural Regulations for Registration
Review: Final Rule http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/August/Day-09/p12904.htm
). In general, the Agency may consider issues raised
by the public or the registrant when reviewing a posted schedule, to
schedule a pesticide registration review, or to modify the schedule of
a pesticide registration review as appropriate. This schedule will be
updated at least annually.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and
pests.
Dated: September 26, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-16483 Filed 10-10-06; 8:45 am]
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