[Federal Register: November 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 224)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1071; FRL-8156-4]
Pesticides; Availability of Updated Schedule for Registration
Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of an updated schedule for
the pesticide registration review program, the periodic review of all
registered pesticides mandated by section 3(g) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This program began
in fiscal year (FY) 2007 after the registration review rule became
effective. Twenty-five pesticides have since entered the registration
review process. This updated schedule provides the timetable for
opening dockets for the next four years of the registration review
program--FY 2008 to 2011--and includes information on the FY 2007
registration review cases.
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) 308-8090; 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 40 CFR 155.40 of the
regulatory text of the Federal Register of August 9, 2006 (71 FR 45719)
(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-2007-1071. 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?
EPA is issuing an updated schedule for the registration review
program, the Agency's periodic review of all registered pesticides
mandated by section 3(g) of FIFRA. This updated schedule provides the
timetable for opening dockets for the next four years of the program--
FY 2008 to 2011. (See the Federal Register of October 11, 2006 (71 FR
59786, FRL-8096-8); http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/October/Day-11/p16483.htm
.
The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 was recently
amended and extended. The Act provides for the continuation of annual
pesticide maintenance fees and authorizes their use for registration
review. The Act also requires EPA to complete registration review
decisions by October 1, 2022 for all pesticides registered as of
October 1, 2007. To ensure meeting this requirement, EPA will open
approximately 70 pesticide registration review dockets annually
beginning in fiscal year 2009 and continuing through 2017 so that
almost all currently-registered pesticides have dockets opened by 2017.
Some biopesticide dockets will be opened in 2018 through 2020. The
Agency anticipates that this scheduling will provide adequate lead
times to complete registration review decisions for all currently-
registered pesticides by 2022. For the first several years of the
program, EPA will be developing a pipeline of pesticides under review
so that it will have the capacity to make approximately 70 decisions
each year. EPA expects a total of 722 pesticide cases comprising 1,135
pesticide active ingredients to undergo registration review by 2022.
Each pesticide's place on the schedule is generally determined by
its baseline date -- the date of its last substantive review -- with
the oldest cases going first. The baseline date for a pesticide that
was subject to reregistration is the date of the Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED). The baseline date for pesticides that were
not subject to reregistration is the registration date of the first
product containing the active ingredient. Although the schedule
generally is constructed chronologically, some registration review
cases are grouped in the schedule for greater efficiency. For example,
pesticides that are chemically related or use-related (e.g.,
organophosphate and carbamate chemical classes, the coppers group, and
the pyrethroids, pyrethrins, and syngergists group) generally will 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 current schedule is available 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 updated schedule for the registration review
program as provided in 40 CFR 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
). The Agency may
consider issues raised by the public or 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 once every year.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and
pests.
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Dated: November 7, 2007.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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