[Federal Register: October 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 205)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0944; FRL-8148-8]
Dichlorprop-p 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 dichlorprop-p (2,4-DP-p).
The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are
available in the 2,4-DP-p Docket. 2,4-DP-p is an herbicide used to
manage broadleaf weeds, woody plants, and brush in residential lawns,
sod farms, golf courses, sports turf, and non-cultivated agricultural
land. 2,4-DP-p is also used to manage woody plants and brush in non-
cultivated areas, such as fencerows and rights-of-ways. EPA has
reviewed 2,4-DP-p through the public participation process that the
Agency
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uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration
decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides
meet current health and safety standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosanna Louie, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0037; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: louie.rosanna@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-2006-0944 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, 2,4-DP-p under section
4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. 2,4-DP-p is a chlorophenoxy herbicide frequently
co-formulated with other chlorophenoxy herbicides. Products containing
2,4-DP-p are frequently formulated into weed-and-feed and spot-
treatment products used to manage broadleaf weeds in residential lawns,
sod farms, golf courses, and non-cultivated agricultural land. 2,4-DP-p
is also used to manage woody plants and brush in non-cultivated areas,
such as fencerows and rights-of-ways. EPA has determined that the data
base to support reregistration is substantially complete and that
products containing 2,4-DP-p are eligible for reregistration, provided
that the mitigation measures are adopted in the manner described in the
RED, including, but not limited to, use rate reductions and labeling
amendments. 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 2,4-DP-p.
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.
Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, 2,4-DP-p was reviewed
through the modified 4-Phase process. Through this process, EPA worked
extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory
decisions for 2,4-DP-p.
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. Through consultations with
stakeholders, all issues related to this pesticide were resolved
through the various mitigation measures identified in the RED.
Therefore, the Agency is issuing the 2,4-DP-p 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, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: October 10, 2007.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-20818 Filed 10-23-07; 8:45 am]
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