[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6655-6656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2669]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0054; FRL-8810-9]
Disulfoton Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's registration
review decision for the pesticide disulfoton, case 0102. Registration
review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure
that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for
registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its intended
function without causing unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information,
contact: Eric Miederhoff, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 347-8028; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
[email protected].
For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
costello.kevin @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, farm worker, 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 pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0054. 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.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this notice announces the
availability of EPA's registration review decision for disulfoton, case
0102. Disulfoton is an organophosphate insecticide used in agricultural
settings on a variety of food and non-food/non-feed crops and in
residential settings on ornamentals.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a registration review decision is the
Agency's determination whether a pesticide meets, or does not meet, the
standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA has considered disulfoton in
light of the FIFRA standard for registration. The Disulfoton Decision
document in the docket describes the Agency's rationale for issuing a
registration review decision for this pesticide.
In addition to the registration review decision document, the
registration review docket for disulfoton also includes other relevant
documents related to the registration review of this case. The proposed
registration review decision was announced on October 23, 2009, and the
public was invited to submit any comments or new information. During
the 60-day comment period, no public comments were received.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review. Links to earlier
documents related to the registration
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review of this pesticide are provided at: http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/disulfoton/index.htm.
B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 155, subpart C, provide
authority for this action.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Registration review, Pesticides and
pests, Disulfoton.
Dated: January 29, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-2669 Filed 2-9-10; 8:45 am]
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