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health protections for infants and 

children from pesticide risks. 

During 1998 and 1999, EPA and the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

established a subcommittee of the 

National Advisory Council for 

Environmental Policy and Technology 

(NACEPT), the Tolerance Reassessment 

Advisory Committee (TRAC), to address 

FFDCA issues and implementation. 

TRAC comprised more than 50 

representatives of affected user, 

producer, consumer, public health, 

environmental, states, and other 

interested groups. The TRAC met from 

May 27, 1998, through April 29, 1999. 

As a result of the 1998 and 1999 

TRAC process, EPA decided that the 

FQPA implementation process and 

related policies would benefit from 

providing notice and comment on the 

major science policy issues. The TRAC 

identified nine science policy areas it 

believed were key to implementation of 

tolerance reassessment. EPA agreed to 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on each of the nine issues by 

announcing their availability in the 

Federal Register. In a notice published 

in the Federal Register of October 29, 

1998 (63 FR 58038) (FRL–6041–5), EPA 

described its intended approach. Since 

then, EPA has issued a series of draft 

and revised documents concerning the 

nine science policy issues. Publication 

of today’s notice is intended to update 

the public on the status of the science 

paper ‘‘Use of the Pesticide Data 

Program (PDP) in Acute Risk 

Assessment.’’ 

B. EPA’s Use of a Decomposition 

Methodology for Acute Dietary Risk 

Assessment 

In May 1999, EPA published the 

policy paper ‘‘Use of the Pesticide Data 

Program (PDP) in Acute Risk 

Assessment’’ (http://www.epa.gov/ 

fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1999/May/Day-26/ 

p13034.htm) for public comment. This 

science policy document was developed 

to explain a particular statistical 

methodology, known as decomposition, 

for using information from the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 

PDP in risk assessments of acute 

exposure to pesticide residues in food. 

The PDP tests commodities in the U.S. 

food supply for pesticide residues. The 

decompositing methodology consists of 

extrapolating from data on pesticide 

residues in composite samples of fruits 

and vegetables to residue levels in 

single units of fruits and vegetables. 

Prior to publishing this policy, EPA 

policy did not use PDP residue data in 

acute dietary exposure assessments 

because of a concern that using these 

composite results could produce 

exposure estimates that would be biased 

low, underestimating high-end pesticide 

residues, and therefore would be 

inappropriate for human health risk 

assessments. Using a decompositing 

methodology could address these 

concerns. 

OPP consulted the FIFRA Scientific 

Advisory Panel (SAP) in 1999 and 2000 

on a variety of decomposition 

methodologies and technical issues 

surrounding the use of those 

methodologies. The SAP reports from 

those meetings are available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/scipoly/SAP/meetings/ 

1999/may/final.pdf and http:// 

www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/meetings/ 

2000/february/ 

partialfinalreport06292000.pdf. The 

SAP recommended that the Agency use 

decompositing and stated that ‘‘for acute 

dietary exposure estimation, it is the 

residues in single items of produce that 

are of interest rather than ‘‘average’’ 

residues measured in composited 

samples.’’ The Panel concluded that 

overall, a methodology called MaxLIP 

was the preferred method, but 

recommended additional studies and 

validation using actual individual 

samples of residues to develop a more 

complete understanding of methods of 

analysis. 

For a time, OPP incorporated 

decomposition into risk assessment of 

acute exposure to pesticide residues in 

food. However, due to the timeconsuming nature of the analysis, 

combined with the perception that 

utilizing decomposition was not making 

much of a difference in terms of risk 

estimates, the practice was 

discontinued. OPP has continued to 

evaluate the impact of conducting acute 

dietary risk assessments using residue 

levels measured in composite samples 

versus residue levels estimated to be 

present in decomposited samples. The 

key question has been the degree to 

which use of composite samples may 

underestimate risk at the high end of the 

exposure distribution. This assessment, 

though still exploratory, confirms OPP’s 

initial impression that decomposition 

does not have a critical influence on the 

risk assessment. While, as expected, the 

results vary for each pesticidecommodity combination, findings 

suggest that use of composite residues 

may result in estimated exposures that 

are reasonably similar to those resulting 

from single-units (i.e., decomposited 

results). 

III. International Interest in Working 

Together on Dietary Risk Assessment 

Analysis 

EPA’s evaluation of the impact of 

decompositing is ongoing. Currently, 

EPA is in the process of comparing 

results from the decomposition 

methodology to a method known as the 

‘‘variability factor’’ used in other 

countries, including the member States 

in the European Union. EPA anticipates 

working collaboratively with the 

European Union, through the European 

Food Safety Authority (EFSA), to share 

data, to better characterize the 

differences between the two 

methodologies, and to better understand 

the risk assessment and risk 

management implications. EPA believes 

that seeking to develop a globally 

harmonized approach in this aspect of 

dietary risk assessment will benefit all 

involved by increasing understanding 

and facilitating the sharing of data as 

well as the assessments derived from 

those data. In addition, the process will 

facilitate better understanding and 

resolutions of trade questions and issues 

that may result from differences in 

approach. 

IV. Withdrawing this Science Policy is 

Responsive to EPA’s Office of Inspector 

General’s Recommendations 

This action is responsive to the 

recommendations made by EPA’s Office 

of Inspector General during its review of 

EPA’s implementation of FQPA. In its 

report ‘‘Opportunities to Improve Data 

Quality and Children’s Health through 

the FQPA’’ issued January 10, 2006, 

http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2006/ 

20060110-2006-P-00009.pdf, the Office 

of Inspector General recommended that 

EPA should update the status of its 

Science Policy issue papers. This 

Federal Register notice updates the 

public on the status of one of the 

Science Policy papers. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: September 22, 2010. 

Steve A. Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24307 Filed 9–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0248; FRL–8845–9] 

Notice of Receipt of Requests for 

Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain 

Pesticide Registrations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 


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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a 

notice of receipt of request for 

amendments by registrants to delete 

uses in certain pesticide registrations. 

Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a 

registrant of a pesticide product may at 

any time request that any of its pesticide 

registrations be amended to delete one 

or more uses. FIFRA further provides 

that, before acting on the request, EPA 

must publish a notice of receipt of any 

request in the Federal Register. 

DATES: The deletions are effective March 

28, 2011, unless the Agency receives a 

written withdrawal request on or before 

March 28, 2011. The Agency will 

consider a withdrawal request 

postmarked no later than Mach 28, 

2011. 

Users of these products who desire 

continued use on crops or sites being 

deleted should contact the applicable 

registrant on or before March 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal 

request, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2010–0248, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Green, Information 

Technology and Resources Management 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 347–0367; e-mail address: 

green.christopher@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. Although this action may be 

of particular interest to persons who 

produce or use pesticides, 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 information in this notice, 

consult the 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 ID number EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2010–0248. 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. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

This notice announces receipt by the 

Agency of applications from registrants 

to delete uses in certain pesticide 

registrations. These registrations are 

listed in Table 1 of this unit by 

registration number, product name, 

active ingredient, and specific uses 

deleted: 

TABLE 1.—REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS

EPA Registration No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete from Label 

228–675 Nufarm Diquat SPC 2 L Herbicide Diquat dibromide Soybeans and Sorghum 

1381–190 Sterling Herbicide Benzoic acid Cotton and Rest Areas 

10163–196 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses 

10163–198 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses 

10163–199 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses 

10163–200 Prefar 4E Bensulide Field Grown Flowers, Bulbs, 

Ornamentals and Tank Mix Recommendation with Alanap 

10163–204 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses 

34688–76 Aquatreat DNM-30 Nabam and Sodium 

dimethyldithiocarbamate 

Fuel Oils, Lubricating Oils and Hydraulic Fluids in Marine Environments 

67064–2 Admiral Liquid Acid Blue 9 Fish Farms and Fish Hatcheries 

82633–2 Sharda Diquat Concentrate Diquat dibromide Sorghum (seed crop only) and Soybean (seed crop only) 

83529–13 Diquash Ag Diquat dibromide Sorghum (seed crop only) and Soybean (seed crop only) 

Users of these products who desire 

continued use on crops or sites being 

deleted should contact the applicable 

registrant before March 28, 2011 to 

discuss withdrawal of the application 

for amendment. This 180–day period 


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will also permit interested members of 

the public to intercede with registrants 

prior to the Agency’s approval of the 

deletion. 

Table 2 of this unit includes the 

names and addresses of record for all 

registrants of the products listed in 

Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by EPA 

company number. 

TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING

AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN

CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS

EPA Company Number Company Name and 

Address 

228 Nufarm Americas, 

Inc. 

150 Harvester Drive 

Suite 200 

Burr Ridge, IL 

60527 

1381 Winfield Solutions, 

LLC. 

P.O. Box 64589 

MS 5705 

St. Paul, MN 

55164–0589 

10163 Gowan, Co. 

P.O. Box 5569 

Yuma, AZ 85366– 

5569 

34688 Akzo Nobel Surface 

Chemistry, LLC. 

7140 Heritage Village Plaza 

Gainesville, VA 

20156 

67064 Becker Underwood, 

Inc. 

801 Dayton Avenue 

Ames, IA 50010 

82633 Sharda Worldwide 

Exports Pvt Ltd. 

7460 Lancaster Pike 

Suite 9 

Hockessin, DE 

19707 

83529 Sharda USA, LLC. 

7460 Lancaster Pike 

Suite 9 

Hockessin, DE 

19707 

III. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that 

a registrant of a pesticide product may 

at any time request that any of its 

pesticide registrations be amended to 

delete one or more uses. The FIFRA 

further provides that, before acting on 

the request, EPA must publish a notice 

of receipt of any such request in the 

Federal Register. Thereafter, the 

Administrator may approve such a 

request. 

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of 

Request 

Registrants who choose to withdraw a 

request for use deletion must submit the 

withdrawal in writing to Christopher 

Green using the methods in ADDRESSES. 

The Agency will consider written 

withdrawal requests postmarked no 

later than March 28, 2011. 

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing 

Stocks 

The Agency has authorized the 

registrants to sell or distribute product 

under the previously approved labeling 

for a period of 18 months after approval 

of the revision, unless other restrictions 

have been imposed, as in special review 

actions. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: September 21, 2010. 

Oscar Morales, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resouurces Management Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24314 Filed 9–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0796; FRL–8847–6] 

Biopesticides Registration Review 

Final Decisions; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s final registration 

review decisions for the pesticides 

listed in the table in Unit II.A. 

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: 

The person listed for the specific 

pesticide of interest provided in the 

table in Unit II.A., Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

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 person 

listed for the specific pesticide of 

interest provided in the table in Unit 

II.A. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under the docket identification 

(ID) number for the specific pesticide of 

interest provided in the table in Unit 

II.A. 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 final registration review decisions 

for the pesticides shown in the 

following table. 

Capsaicin is a naturally occurring 

polymer that comprises the principal 

active element of chili peppers (genus 

Capsaicum). Capsaicin is used as a 

fungicide, insect repellent and 


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