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EPA News & Events (2004) (2005)

2006 Speak your mind - Previously Open Comments:

February 06, 2006
Azinphos-methyl Ecological Risk Assessment, Grower Impact Assessments; Notice of Availability - EPA's environmental fate and effects risk assessment, grower impact assessments, and related documents for the organophosphate pesticide azinphos-methyl , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0061

February 08, 2006
Propylene Oxide Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options; Extension of Comment Period - EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 9, 2005, concerning propylene oxide (PPO). This document is extending the comment period for 30 days, from January 9, 2006, to February 8, 2006, in response to a request by the Almond Board of Calif. , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0253

February 10, 2006
Bitertanol Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Report of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED), for the fungicide bitertanol, and opens a public comment period on this document... , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0491

February 17, 2006
Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for an Amendment Establishing Tolerances for the Combined Residues of the Fungicide Trifloxystrobin in or on Food Commodities - his notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing to amend 40 CFR 180.555 by establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the fungicide trifloxystrobin and the free . . . , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0546

Bitertanol Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability - Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for an Amendment to a Regulation for Residues of Isoxadifen-Ethyl in or on Food Commodities , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0305

Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for an Amendment - Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for an Amendment Establishing Tolerances for the Combined Residues of the Fungicide Triflumizole in or on Filberts , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0547

Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of a Regulation for Residues of Alpha-Tocopherol in or on Food Commodities - This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR . . . , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0306

February 21, 2006
Napropamide Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide napropamide, and opens a public comment period on this document. , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0162

Imazapyr Risk Assessments, Notice of Availability, and Risk Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, related documents for the imidazolinone pesticide imazapyr, and opens a 60 day public comment period on these documents. , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0495

February 27, 2006
Cypermethrin Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options - This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments and related documents for the pyrethroid pesticide cypermethrin, and opens a 60 day public comment period on these documents. , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0293

Imazaquin; Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance Reassessment Decision (TRED) for the pesticide Imazaquin, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents. , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0478

Dicamba Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments and related documents for the pesticide dicamba, and opens a public comment period on these documents. , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0479

March 20, 2006
Ferbam Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability; Correction - EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of December 30,2005, concerning the Availability of the Ferbam RED. This document is being issued to correct typographical omissions and errors,specifically to correct the docket number OPP-2004-0337 and ... , Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0337

April 03, 2006
"For Use Only By" Label Statements - (PDF, 2pp., 19KB) This document discusses the issue of allowing labeling restrictions or recommendations for pesticide users outside of the restricted use pesticide category.

August 08, 2006
Azinphos-methyl and Phosmet Proposed Decisions; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed re-evaluation decisions for the pesticides azinphos-methyl and phosmet. Docket ID Numbers: EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0061, EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0354

August 18, 2006
DCNA Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide DCNA (Dicloran), and opens a public comment period on this document. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0265

August 21, 2006
Triazine Cumulative Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's cumulative risk assessment for the chlorinated triazine group of pesticides and opens a public comment period on this document and other support documents. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0481

Propazine; Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for the chlorinated triazine pesticide propazine, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0496

Simazine; Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the chlorinated triazine pesticide simazine, and opens a public comment period on this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0151

August 22, 2006
Pesticide Reregistration Performance Goals and Measures - Announces EPA’s progress in meeting its performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during fiscal year 2005. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0484

August 28, 2006
Formetanate Hydrochloride Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for formetanate hydrochloride. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0032

Ethephon; Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance Reassessment Decision (TRED) for the pesticide ethephon. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0371

Naptalam Sodium; Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide naptalam sodium. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0294

August 29, 2006
Dichlorvos Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for the organophosphate (OP)pesticide dichlorvos (DDVP). Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302

September 11, 2006
Dimethoate Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for the organophosphate pesticide dimethoate, and opens a public comment period on this document. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0084

September 12, 2006
Dicamba Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide dicamba acid and its associated salts and opens a public comment period on this document. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0479

September 26, 2006
Permethrin Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide permethrin. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0385

October 2, 2006
Organophosphate Cumulative Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's cumulative risk assessment for the organophosphate group of pesticides. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0618

Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide PCNB. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0202 Comments extended to December 4, 2006.

October 24, 2006
Pyrethrins Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide pyrethrins. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0043

Resmethrin Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide resmethrin. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0284

October 30, 2006
Carbofuran; Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide carbofuran. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0162 Comments extended to November 30, 2006.

Triadimefon and Triadimenol; Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Triadimefon and Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for Triadimenol; Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for triadimefon and Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for triadimenol. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258 (Triadimefon) and EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0038 (Triadimenol)

November 13, 2006
Petition to Revoke Tolerances Established for Carbaryl; Notice of Availability - EPA is seeking public comment on a January 10, 2005, petition from the Washington Toxics Coalition (Washington Toxics), available in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0801, requesting that the Agency revoke all tolerances for the pesticide carbaryl. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0376

November 24, 2006
Methyl Bromide; Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management Decision for Methyl Bromide, and Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Methyl Bromide's Commodity Uses; Extension of Comment Period - This document announces the extension of the comment period for an additional 45 days. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123

November 30, 2006
Carbofuran; Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Extension of Comment Period - This document is extending the comment period for 30 days, from October 30, 2006, to November 30, 2006. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0162

December 4, 2006
Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED); Extension of Comment Period - The Agency is now extending the comment period for an additional interval, to December 4, 2006. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0202 Comments extended to January 8, 2007.

December 13, 2006
Organic Arsenical Herbicides (MSMA, DSMA, CAMA, and Cacodylic Acid), Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Extension of Comment Period - This document is extending the comment period until December 13, 2006. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0201

2005 Speak your mind - Previously Open Comments:

October 3, 2005

October 11, 2005

October 24, 2005

October 31, 2005

November 07, 2005

November 14, 2005

  • Carbofuran; Risk Assessment Notice of Availability - This notice announces the availability of EPA's human health risk assessment and related documents for the carbamate pesticide carbofuran, and opens a public comment period on these documents. , Docket No. OPP-2005-0162

November 21, 2005

November 22, 2005

September 2005

August 2005

February 2005

  • Pentacholorophenol Requests to Cancel Certain Wood Preservative Products. See Beyond Pesticides comments (January 2005). On uses with some of the highest cancer estimates that should have been banned under emergency suspension when EPA released its preliminary risk assessment in 1999, EPA allows industry an 18th month “phase-out” period of sales and distribution of existing stocks for the spray forumulation. Existing stocks in the hands of persons other than the registrant can be distributed, sold, or used legally until they are exhausted. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0429. (closes 2/7/05)
  • Extension of Emergency Exemption Tolerances for: Azoxystrobin; Cypermethrin; Desmedipham; Diuron; Propiconazole; Sodium chlorate. This regulation is effective December 10, 2004. Objections and requests for hearings close (2/ 8/05).
  • Ethylenbisdithiocarbamates (EBDCs) pesticides mancozeb, maneb, metiram, plus a common degradate, ethylene thiourea (ETU). Risk assessments and preliminary risk reduction options. Docket ID# OPP- 2004-0078. (closes 2/22/05)

January 2005

  • Nitrapyrin Risk Assessment available. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0283. (closes 1/3/05)
  • 2,4-D Tolerance . The Industry Task Force II has petitioned the EPA with new data to remove the expiration date of 12/31/04 for 2,4-D in or on raw soybean seed at 0.02 parts per million (ppm). The petition is being worked into the current risk assessment review process of the chemical. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0378. (closes 1/14/05)
  • Rodenticides. Revised comparative ecological risk assessment and related documents are available for zinc phosphide and the rodenticide cluster (brodifacoum, bromadiolone, bromethalin, chlorophacinone, and diphacinone), as well as three other rodenticides, warfarin, difethialone, and cholecalciferol. Documents include EPA's response to comments on the preliminary risk assessment released to the public in January 2003. Docket# OPP-2004-0033. See Comments.(closes 1/21/05)
  • Captan Amended RED; Cancer Classification Changed. The fungicide captan currently is used to control diseases on orchard crops, ornamentals, and turf, and also is used for seed treatments and as an in-can preservative in adhesives and paint. Until recently captan was classified as a probable human carcinogen (B2). The Agency's new conclusion is that captan is a potential carcinogen only at prolonged high doses that are greater than those likely to be consumed in the diet or encountered in occupational or residential settings. The Agency has concluded that captan is not likely to be a human carcinogen or to pose cancer risks of concern when used in accordance with approved product labeling. Docket ID# OPP- 2004-0296. See Comments.(closes 1/24/05)
  • MCPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) available for comment. MCPA (4-chloro-2- methylphenoxyacetic acid) is a phenoxy herbicide typically used in formulation with other phenoxy class chemicals, such as 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, MCPP-p, and MCPB. MCPA is used for control of broadleaf weeds on several food and feed crops. It is also used on grass grown for seed, turf, lawns, vines, rights-of-way, and in forestry. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0239. (closes 1/24/05)
  • Thiophanate-methyl RED Available. Thiophanate-methyl is a fungicide registered for use on a variety of agricultural food and feed crops. There are also non-food/feed use sites such as golf courses, sod farms, greenhouses and nurseries. Thiophanate-methyl also has registered residential uses on lawns, ornamental trees, shrubs, and plants. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0265. (closes 1/24/05)
  • Cycloate RED Available. Cycloate is a selective herbicide used to control annual and broadleaf weeds on garden beets, spinach and sugarbeets. Sugarbeets account for more than 90% of cycloate usage. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0234. (closes 1/24/05)
  • Pentachlorophenol; Preliminary Risk Assessment Available. EPA will later conduct a public technical briefing on the revised risk assessment to help the public learn more about the data, information, and methods used to develop the revised risk assessment. The revised assessment will then be made available to the public, and the public will be invited to submit risk management ideas and/or proposals. See Beyond Pesticides comments or for more info on Penta, see wood pesticide publications. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0402. (closes 1/31/05)

2005 EPA Office of Pesticide Programs MEETINGS, NEWS & EVENTS:

2004 Speak your mind - Previously Open Comments:

  • Carbaryl Interim Reregistration (IRED) available. Carbaryl, a N-methyl carbamate insecticide, is used on agricultural crops, sod, and for residential use on pets and in homes and gardens, and by USDA for grasshopper control. Because the carbamate pesticides share a common mechanism of toxicity, the Agency will evaluate the cumulative risk posed by this group before making final reregistration eligibility decisions on the individual registrations of carbaryl. See Beyond Pesticides comments, and with NRDC. Docket ID# OPP-2003-0376. (closes 12/27/04)
  • Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals: Implementation Planning Issues for the Office of Pesticide Programs. EPA White Paper open for public comment. See GHS website. Docket# OPP-2004-0205. See Beyond Pesticides comments. (close date 12/03/04)
  • Chlorsulfuron Risk Assessments and Preliminary Risk Reduction Options open for public comment - applies only to occupational exposure. Docket# OPP-2004-0219. (closes 11/23/04)
  • Worker Protection Standard Training and Notification open for public comments. The training verification program facilitates compliance with the training requirements by providing a voluntary method for employers to verify that the required safety information has been provided to workers and handlers. Docket# OPP-2004-0310. (closes 11/29/04)
  • Dimethoate Comments to Scientific Advisory Panel regarding hazard and dose response assessment. Due to new data received by the registrant, Cheminova, the EPA is proposing that brain ChE inhibition be considered an appropriate endpoint for all exposure scenarios in the dimethoate risk assessment. Therefore, the dermal absorption discussion, originally in the July 6, 2004 EPA document, is not included. See EPA Proposal. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0320. (closes 11/15/04 or no later than 11/30/04)
  • Emergency Exemptions – Proposal to streamline. EPA is proposing several revisions to its regulations governing that allow unregistered uses of pesticides to address emergency pest conditions for a limited time. Changes would allow applicants for certain repeat exemptions a simple way to re-certify that the emergency conditions that initially qualified for an exemption continue to exist in the second and third years and would re-define significant economic loss and adjust the data requirements for documenting the loss. Read Comments by Beyond Pesticides and friends. See Daily News story. Join Beyond Pesticides and friends ad hoc comments committee. (closes 11/02/04)
  • Oxadiazon; Availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for public comment. Product: Ronstar. Registered as pre-emergent herbicide for treatment of turf and ornamentals, grasses and broadleaf weeds. Docket# OPP-2003-0401. (closes 10/29/04)
  • Metam-Sodium; Availability of Revised Risk Assessments. Docket# OPP-2004-0159. Public comments received in response to the preliminary risk assessments are available in the individual pesticide docket. (closes 10/31/04)
  • Genetically Engineered Field Crops experimental use permit (EUP) requested by Syngenta Seeds, Inc., under NAFTA for event MIR604 corn. The Agency has determined that the application may be of regional and national significance and therefore is soliciting comments. Docket# OPP-2004-0227. (closes 10/01/04)
  • Pentachloronitrobenzene; Availability of Risk Assessment Comments. Docket# OPP-2004-0202. (closes 10/04/04)
  • Ziram; Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED). Ziram is a toxic fungicide shown to be mutagenic for humans at moderate concentrations, to result in thyroid enlargement in a study of exposed workers, to cause reproductive problems in rats (though not considered a reproductive risk to humans “at normal levels of exposure.”) According to EPA, “The data base to support the reregistration of the chemical listed in this document is substantially complete, and the pesticide's risks have been mitigated so that it will not pose unreasonable risks to people or the environment when used according to its approved labeling.” However, data on ExToxNet shows ziram’s carcinogenicity is not determinable from current evidence. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0194. (closes 9/20/04)
  • 2,4-DB (4-2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyric acid and 2,4-DB-DMAS (Dimethylamine 4-2,4-dichlorophenoxy) butyrate; Availability of Risk Assessments. Docket No. OPP-2004-0220. See other 2,4-D comments (closes 9/27/04)
  • Pine Oil Preliminary Risk Assessment available for public comment. Docket# OPP-2004-0302. (closes 9/29/04)
  • Phenol/Sodium Phenate Preliminary Risk Assessment; 12-day public comment period. Docket# OPP- 2004-0301.(closes 9/29/04)
  • 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid; Availability of Risk Assessment. See Comments submitted by Beyond Pesticides and friends. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0167. (closes 8/23/04)
  • MCPA; Availability of Risk Assessment. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0156. (closes 8/23/04)
  • Pesticide container design and residue removal requirements; EPA seeking comments See comments by Environment and Human Health, Inc. (EHHI). Docket ID# OPP-2004-0049 (closes 8/16/04)
  • Metam-sodium; Availability of Preliminary Risk Assessment for Public Comment. Docket ID# OPP-2004-0159 (closes 8/2/04)
  • Organophosphates: Pesticide pilot program - Docket ID# OPP-2003-0411 (no close date as of 6/2/04)
  • Information Collection Request (ICR). Docket ID# OPP-2004-0110 (closes 8/2/04)
  • Methyl Parathion Revised Risk, Interim Tolerances, and IRED Open for Comment. Docket ID# OPP-2003-0237 (closes 8/2/04)
  • Adult Mosquito Control-Labeling Statements on Pesticides - EPA Draft Pesticide Reregistration Notice. SEE BEYOND PESTICIDES ACTION ALERT and SAMPLE LETTER. EPA recommendations in the draft PR Notice Docket ID# OPP-2004-0018. (closes 7/27/04)
  • Plant-Incorporated Protectant inerts: Syngenta Seeds, Inc. petition to EPA Docket ID# OPP-2004-0135. (closes 7/13/04)
  • Cycloate Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) (S-Ethyl cyclohexylethylthiocarbamate). Docket ID# OPP-2004-0077 (closes 7/12/04)
  • di-n-propylisocinchomeronate (MGK ® Repellent 326) Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) Docket ID# OPP-2003-0353 (closes 6/25/04)
  • Diuron Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document Available for Comment. Diuron is indicated as one of the 38 pesticides affecting waterways and salmon in the Northwest and is known for its ability to leech into waterways. Docket ID#OPP-2003-0349. (closes 6/21/04)
  • Diazinon Home and Garden Product Cancellations Requested. EPA is issuing notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel all of diazinon home and garden end-use products, Docket No. OPP-2003-0305 (closes 06/07/04)
  • Organic Exemptions. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has extended the comment deadline on its proposal to exempt 100 percent organic producers from commodity promotion assessments. Comments may be submitted by e-mail: organicassessment@usda.gov. (closes 6/25/04)

2004 EPA Office of Pesticide Programs NEWS & EVENTS:

Note: This archive page was created in June 2004. Archives include only those news, events and public comments announced on the Beyond Pesticides "What's New in the Federal Government" website.
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