[Federal Register: October 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 200)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0941; FRL-8152-7]
Carbaryl Reregistration Eligibility Decision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide carbaryl. The Agency's
risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the
carbaryl RED Docket. This RED completes the reregistration and
tolerance reassessment process for carbaryl and amends an Interim
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED), which was made available
for public comment on October 22, 2004 (see docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-
0376). Carbaryl is an N-methyl carbamate insecticide that is used on a
variety of ornamental and agricultural crops and in residential
settings, for lawns, gardens, and flea control. EPA has reviewed
carbaryl through the public participation process that the Agency uses
to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and
tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is
ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Scheltema, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-2201; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: scheltema.christina@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, 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
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-2007-0941. 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., 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 Facility 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?
Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to
ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. EPA
has completed a RED for the pesticide carbaryl under section 4(g)(2)(A)
of FIFRA. Carbaryl is an N-methyl carbamate insecticide that is used on
a variety of ornamental and agricultural crops and in residential
settings, for lawns, gardens, and flea control. EPA has determined that
the database to support reregistration is substantially complete and
that products containing carbaryl are eligible for reregistration,
depending on their specific uses, provided the risks are mitigated
either in the manner described in the RED and IRED or by another means
that achieves equivalent risk reduction. Upon submission of any
required product specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) of FIFRA and
any necessary changes to the registration and labeling (either to
address concerns identified in the RED or as a result of product
specific data), EPA will make a final reregistration decision under
section 4(g)(2)(C) of FIFRA for products containing carbaryl.
EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all
pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The
Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public
Participation Process, published in the Federal Register on May 14,
2004, (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these
programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be
commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of
issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide.
EPA worked extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the
regulatory decisions for both the carbaryl IRED and RED. The carbaryl
IRED was developed through the full 6 phase public participation
process, and the carbaryl RED was developed through additional
stakeholder collaboration.
The reregistration program is being conducted under congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely
decisions and to involve the public. Because all issues related to this
pesticide were resolved through consultations with stakeholders, the
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Agency is issuing the carbaryl RED without a comment period.
B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended, directs that, after
submission of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, ``the
Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration,'' before calling in product
specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering
products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory action.''
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Carbaryl, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: October 3, 2007,
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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