Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0607-0013
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Labeling of Pesticide Products and Devices for Export
Posted Date: 2013-01-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4073-4078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01055]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9 and 168

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0607; FRL-9360-8]
RIN 2070-AJ53

Labeling of Pesticide Products and Devices for Export; 
Clarification of Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is revising the regulations on the labeling of pesticide 
products and devices intended solely for export. Specifically, EPA is 
restructuring the current regulations to clarify which provisions apply 
under various circumstances. EPA is also increasing specificity in the 
regulations by requiring that people who transfer unregistered 
pesticide products between registered establishments operated by the 
same producer within the United States must also comply with the 
requirements of this part if those products are intended solely for 
export at the time of such transfer. EPA believes that this requirement 
is necessary to ensure appropriate handling of such products as they 
move in commerce before they actually leave the United States.

DATES: This final rule is effective March 19, 2013. The compliance date 
for the requirement to label unregistered pesticide products intended 
solely for export that are being shipped between registered 
establishments operated by the same producer is January 21, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0607, is available either at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or at the OPP Docket in the Environmental 
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), located in EPA West, Room 
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. The Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP 
Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vera Au, Field and External Affairs 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone number:

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(703) 308-9069; fax number: (703) 305-5884; email address: 
au.vera@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Executive Summary

A. What action is the agency taking?

    The Agency is revising the regulations on the labeling of pesticide 
products and devices intended solely for export. The revisions will 
clarify the labeling requirements and assist in compliance. 
Unregistered pesticide products that are intended solely for export but 
that are shipped between registered establishments in the United States 
operated by the same producer under 40 CFR 152.30(a) must comply with 
the labeling requirements in 40 CFR part 168.

B. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

    EPA is authorized under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., to regulate the sale, 
distribution, and use of pesticide products and devices through a 
licensing (registration) scheme. This action is issued under the 
authority of section 25(a) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136w(a), to carry out the 
provisions of section 17(a) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136o(a).
    In addition, because it is recognized that regulations written in a 
clear and easily readable style can save time and effort for the 
federal government and for persons affected by the regulation, agencies 
are specifically directed to use plain language in writing or revising 
regulations. For example, Executive Order 12866, entitled Regulatory 
Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), says that 
regulations must be ``simple and easy to understand, with the goal of 
minimizing uncertainty and litigation * * *'' (Sec. 1, Par. (b)(12)). 
Executive Order 12988, entitled Civil Justice Reform (61 FR 4729, 
February 7, 1996), requires agencies that are reviewing existing 
regulations take the necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors and 
ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, and provide a clear legal 
standard for affected conduct. The Plain Writing Act of 2010, 5 U.S.C. 
301 note, requires Federal agencies to use ``clear government 
communication that the public can understand and use.'' Executive Order 
13563, entitled Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review (76 FR 3821, 
January 21, 2011), states that ``[our regulatory system] must ensure 
that regulations are accessible, consistent, written in plain language, 
and easy to understand.''

C. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you export a 
pesticide product, a pesticide device, or an active ingredient used in 
producing a pesticide. The inclusion of North American Industrial 
Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, 
but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this 
document might apply to them. Potentially affected entities may 
include, but are not limited to: Pesticide and other agricultural 
chemical manufacturing (NAICS code 325320), e.g., Pesticides 
manufacturing, Insecticides manufacturing, Herbicides manufacturing, 
Fungicides manufacturing, etc.

D. What are the incremental costs and benefits of this action?

    EPA did not quantify the potential costs or benefits from these 
revisions, which are qualitatively discussed in this unit. EPA has 
determined that there are minimal costs for industry to comply with the 
requirement that the unregistered pesticide product or device intended 
solely for export that is shipped between registered establishments 
operated by the same producer must be labeled in compliance with 40 CFR 
part 168, particularly the required statement ``Not Registered for Use 
in the United States.'' This determination was made given that most of 
the labeling requirements for export pesticide products already appear 
in other existing requirements, and the burden of adding the additional 
statement to unregistered products or devices intended solely for 
export that are shipped between registered establishments operated by 
the same producer would be negligible. EPA believes that this labeling 
change may be easily accomplished using commonly available word 
processing software; in addition, this label change does not require 
label submission to or approval by EPA, and shall be phased in as part 
of normal business operations. As such, EPA has concluded that the per 
firm and industry level impact of the rule is not significant.
    Benefits are derived from the additional protection of public 
health and the environment that may result from ensuring appropriate 
handling of such unregistered pesticide products as they move in 
commerce before they actually leave the United States. Requiring that 
unregistered pesticide products and devices intended solely for export 
that are shipped between establishments operated by the same producer 
be labeled according to the current regulations in Sec.  168.65, 
prevents them from inadvertently entering the U.S. market and provides 
compliance assistance. This requirement further protects public health 
and the environment by ensuring safe and appropriate handling of such 
products as they move in commerce before they actually leave the United 
States.

II. Background

A. Summary of the Proposed Rule

    EPA published a notice in the Federal Register of April 6, 2011 (76 
FR 18995) proposing to revise the regulations on labeling of pesticide 
products and devices intended solely for export. EPA proposed to 
include a specific indication that these requirements also apply to 
unregistered pesticide products intended solely for export when they 
are shipped between registered establishments in the United States 
operated by the same producer according to 40 CFR 152.30(a) before they 
are actually exported from the United States.

B. Public Comments on the Proposed Rule

    EPA has considered the comments received on the proposed rule, and 
provided responses in a Response to Comments document, which is 
available in the docket for this rule under document ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0607-0015. Only the key comments and the Agency's responses are 
discussed in this rule.
    1. Labeling terms. Commenters called attention to inconsistencies 
in the use of the terms ``label,'' ``labeling,'' and ``supplemental 
labeling'' in the proposed regulations. EPA has revised the regulatory 
text according to the definitions of these terms in FIFRA section 2(p) 
to eliminate the inconsistencies.
    2. Foreign language labeling. Commenters indicated that the 
proposed regulations addressing foreign languages on labeling did not 
explicitly allow for an exception when the predominant or official 
language of the importing country is English. The regulatory text has 
been revised so that labeling text is only required to appear in a 
foreign language if English is not the predominant or official language 
in the importing country, as well as the country of final destination, 
if known.
    3. Formulation modifications. One commenter supported EPA's 
proposal to remove the list of formulation modifications and allow a 
broader range of changes that can be made to a registered pesticide 
product intended solely for export while it may still be

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considered to be ``registered'' for purposes of section 17(a) of FIFRA, 
i.e. any changes that are permitted under notification or non-
notification. The Pesticide Registration Manual and the Pesticide 
Registration Notice 98-10 provide more information and guidance on the 
permitted changes.
    4. Human hazard and precautionary statements. One commenter 
disagreed with the use of ``appropriate'' and ``inappropriate'' in the 
description of the statements; EPA had selected those terms because a 
literal translation of the U.S. human health and precautionary 
statements might not convey the correct level of caution in the 
importing country. EPA has revised the regulatory text to require 
``true and accurate'' translations of the English statements in the 
human hazard and precautionary statements.
    5. Amplification of the phrase ``Not Registered for Use in the 
United States.'' Several commenters assumed that amplification of the 
phrase was required and maintained such amplification was not 
necessary. EPA agrees that the phrase ``Not Registered for Use in the 
United States,'' a FIFRA requirement for unregistered pesticide 
products, is sufficient to comply with this rule if the exporting 
company prefers not to use any further optional amplification. Another 
commenter suggested that including the phrase on device labeling would 
create a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace. However, EPA 
believes that the ability to include explanatory text such as ``because 
pesticide devices are not required to be registered'' should resolve 
this potential concern.
    6. Shipping between registered establishments operated by the same 
producer. Several commenters discussed potential problems associated 
with the proposed requirement that when unregistered pesticide products 
intended solely for export are shipped between registered 
establishments operated by the same producer, the products are required 
to have labeling that complies with 40 CFR part 168. One issue raised 
by a commenter related to the many steps in the production process for 
pesticide products. One commenter suggested the new requirement be 
added to 40 CFR 152.30 instead of part 168 while another believed the 
new requirement was not even necessary. After considering the comments, 
EPA believes that it is more appropriate to retain the new requirement 
in Sec.  168.70 instead of adding it to 40 CFR 152.30.

III. The Final Rule

    With the exception of the modifications discussed in the previous 
unit, EPA is finalizing the rule in essentially the same form as the 
proposed rule. This rule will clarify, restructure, add specificity to 
the current regulations and will also add an extra margin of safety 
when shipments of unregistered pesticides and devices that are intended 
solely for export move between registered establishments operated by 
the same producer prior to being exported. The regulations at 40 CFR 
152.30(a) currently allow the transfer of an unregistered pesticide 
between registered establishments operated by the same producer, and 
require the transferor to follow the labeling requirements in 40 CFR 
part 156. EPA believes that requiring the registration status 
information from 40 CFR 168.70(b)(3) on the label when such products 
are intended solely for export at the time of the transfer will result 
in safer and more appropriate handling and distribution of unregistered 
pesticide products and devices. EPA also believes that this requirement 
will help to prevent unregistered pesticide products and devices 
intended solely for export from inadvertently entering the U.S. market.

IV. FIFRA Review Requirements

    In accordance with FIFRA section 25(a), EPA submitted a draft of 
this final rule to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP), the 
Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), and appropriate Congressional 
Committees. The FIFRA SAP waived its review of this final rule on June 
7, 2012 because this action is administrative and does not contain 
scientific issues that require the FIFRA SAP's consideration. USDA 
waived the opportunity to review the final rule on June 19, 2012 
because clarification and restructuring of the current regulations are 
administrative actions with no scientific or policy issues.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive 
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the 
terms of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and was 
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for 
review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 
2011).

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not impose any new significant information 
collection burden that would require additional review or approval by 
OMB under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. The information collection 
requirements contained in the existing regulations (40 CFR 168.65), are 
already approved by OMB under OMB control number 2070-0027 (EPA ICR No. 
0161); since there is no new significant burden, it was not necessary 
to amend the ICR. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). An agency may 
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in Title 
40 are displayed in the Federal Register and are listed in 40 CFR part 
9.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., generally requires an agency to 
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice 
and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 551-553, or any other statute unless the agency certifies 
that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small 
businesses, small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions.
    For purposes of assessing the impacts of today's rule on small 
entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business as defined 
by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations at 13 CFR 
121.201. A small business that manufactures pesticides and other 
agricultural chemicals as defined by NAICS code 325320 has 500 or fewer 
employees (based on the Small Business Administration size standards); 
(2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a city, 
county, town, school district or special district with a population of 
less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-for-
profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not 
dominant in its field. The small entities directly regulated by this 
final rule are small manufacturers of pesticides which export 
unregistered pesticide products or devices.
    After considering the economic impacts of this final rule on small 
entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. EPA has 
determined that the cost is minimal to comply with the requirement that 
an unregistered

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pesticide product intended solely for export that is transferred 
between registered establishments under Sec.  152.30(a) must be labeled 
with the statement ``Not Registered for Use in the United States.'' 
This is because existing requirements already call for labeling that 
includes most of the provisions in 40 CFR part 168, and the burden of 
adding the additional statement in that limited context would be 
negligible. EPA believes this labeling change may be easily 
accomplished using commonly available word processing software; in 
addition, this label change does not require label submission to or 
approval by EPA, and can be phased in as part of normal business 
operations by January 21, 2014. EPA concluded that the per firm and 
industry level impact of the final rule is insignificant.
    EPA believes that increasing the specificity of the current 
regulations will minimally affect all manufacturers of pesticide 
products and devices intended solely for export, not just those 
manufacturers that are small entities. The more specific indication 
that ``Not Registered for Use in the United States'' will be required 
for unregistered pesticide products and devices intended solely for 
export that are shipped between establishments operated by the same 
producer; this is the identical labeling information that is already 
required before an unregistered pesticide product or device intended 
solely for export is in fact exported to another country.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This action contains no Federal mandates under the provisions of 
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 
1531-1538 for State, local or tribal governments or the private sector. 
This action imposes no enforceable duty on any State, local or tribal 
governments or the private sector because the action is expected to 
only affect producers, transporters, formulators, packagers, and 
exporters of unregistered pesticide products and devices intended 
solely for export and to not result in expenditures of $100 million or 
more. Since no State, local, or tribal government is known to produce, 
transport, formulate, package, or export unregistered pesticide 
products or devices, this rule is not expected to affect State, local, 
and tribal governments individually, much less in the aggregate. 
Therefore, this action is not subject to the requirements of sections 
202 or 205 of UMRA.
    This action is also not subject to the requirements of section 203 
of UMRA because it contains no regulatory requirements that might 
significantly or uniquely affect small governments since no small 
government is known to produce, transport, formulate, package, or 
export unregistered pesticide products or devices.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have 
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between 
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as 
specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This 
action contains no regulatory requirements that might affect State or 
local governments since no State or local government is known to 
produce, transport, formulate, package, or export unregistered 
pesticide products or devices. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not 
apply to this action.
    In the spirit of Executive Order 13132, and consistent with EPA 
policy to promote communications between EPA and the State and local 
governments, EPA specifically solicited comment on the proposed action 
from State and local officials.

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian 
Tribal Governments

    This action does not have tribal implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000) because this 
action is expected to only affect producers, transporters, formulators, 
packagers, and exporters of unregistered pesticide products and 
devices. Since no Indian tribal government is known to produce, 
transport, formulate, package, or export unregistered pesticide 
products or devices, this action has no tribal implications. Thus, 
Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental 
Health Risks and Safety Risks

    EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) 
as applying only to those regulatory actions that concern health or 
safety risks, such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of 
the Executive Order has the potential to influence the regulation. This 
action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it does not 
establish an environmental standard intended to mitigate health or 
safety risks, nor is it an ``economically significant regulatory 
action'' as defined in Executive Order 12866. The clarification and 
restructuring of current regulations for the export of unregistered 
pesticide products and devices do not present a disproportionate risk 
to children.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, 
May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action under 
Executive Order 12866 nor will it affect energy supply, distribution, 
or use.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    This action does not involve technical standards that would require 
the consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant to NTTA 
section 12(d), Public Law No. 104-113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note). 
Thus, NTTAA does not apply to this action.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) establishes 
Federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision 
directs Federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and 
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission 
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high 
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, 
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income 
populations in the United States.
    EPA has determined that this final rule will not have 
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental 
effects on minority or low-income populations because it increases the 
level of environmental protection for all affected populations without 
having any disproportionately high and adverse human health or 
environmental effects on any population, including any minority or low-
income population.
    The clarification and restructuring of current regulations for the 
export of unregistered pesticide products and devices increases the 
level of environmental protection for all affected populations without 
having any disproportionately high and adverse human health or 
environmental effects on any population, including any minority or low-
income population.

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VI. Congressional Review Act (CRA)

    Pursuant to the CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., EPA will submit a report 
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, 
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the 
United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. 
This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Information collection requirements.

40 CFR Part 168

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Advertising, Exports, Labeling, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: January 11, 2013.
James Jones,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.

    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 9--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001, 
2003, 2005, 2006, 2601-2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 31 U.S.C. 9701; 
33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326, 1330, 
1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 
1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f, 300g, 
300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-2, 
300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q, 7542, 
9601-9657, 11023, 11048.

Sec.  9.1  [Amended]

0
2. In the table to Sec.  9.1, under the center heading ``Statements of 
Enforcement Policies and Interpretations,'' remove the entire entry for 
``168.65.''

PART 168--[AMENDED]

0
3. The authority citation for part 168 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136-136y.

0
4. Revise the heading for subpart D to part 168 to read as follows:

Subpart D--Export Policy and Procedures for Exporting Pesticides

Sec.  168.65  [Removed and reserved]

0
5. Remove and reserve Sec.  168.65.
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6. Add Sec.  168.66 through Sec.  168.71 to subpart D to read as 
follows:

Sec.
168.66 Labeling of pesticide products and devices intended solely 
for export.
168.67 Definitions.
168.68 Applicability.
168.69 Registered export pesticide products.
168.70 Unregistered export pesticide products.
168.71 Export pesticide devices.

Sec.  168.66  Labeling of pesticide products and devices intended 
solely for export.

    (a) This subpart describes the labeling requirements applicable to 
pesticide products and devices that are intended solely for export from 
the United States under the provisions of FIFRA section 17(a). The 
requirements for pesticide production reporting, recordkeeping and 
inspection and purchaser acknowledgement provisions can be found in the 
following parts:
    (1) Pesticide production reporting requirements under FIFRA section 
7 are located in part 167 of this chapter (as referenced in Sec.  
168.85(b));
    (2) Recordkeeping and inspection requirements under FIFRA section 8 
are located in part 169 of this chapter (as referenced in Sec.  
168.85(a));
    (3) Purchaser acknowledgement statement provisions under FIFRA 
section 17(a) are located in Sec.  168.75.
    (b) The labeling of pesticide products and devices intended solely 
for export must comply with the requirements in Sec.  156.10(a)(4) of 
this chapter.
    (c) The labeling of pesticide products and devices intended solely 
for export must comply with this regulation no later than January 21, 
2014.

Sec.  168.67  Definitions.

    Terms used in this subpart have the same meanings as in the Act and 
as in Sec.  152.3 of this chapter, unless otherwise defined in this 
section.
    Export pesticide device means a device, as defined in FIFRA section 
2(h), that is intended solely for export from the United States to 
another country.
    Export pesticide product means a pesticide product, as defined in 
Sec.  152.3 of this chapter, that is intended solely for export from 
the United States to another country.

Sec.  168.68  Applicability.

    This subpart applies to all export pesticide products and export 
pesticide devices that are exported for any purpose, including any 
research purpose.

Sec.  168.69  Registered export pesticide products.

    (a) Each export pesticide product that is registered under FIFRA 
section 3 or FIFRA section 24(c) must bear labeling approved by EPA for 
its registration and comply with the requirements of Sec.  168.66(b).
    (b) For the purposes of this subpart, a registered export pesticide 
product is considered to be any of the following:
    (1) A pesticide product of composition, packaging and labeling as 
described in its registration under FIFRA section 3;
    (2) A pesticide product that has been modified in compliance with 
the notification or non-notification provisions of Sec.  152.46 of this 
chapter, and any associated procedures issued under Sec.  156.10(e) of 
this chapter, regardless of whether such modification has been made for 
the pesticide product's registration under FIFRA section 3;
    (3) A pesticide product initially registered by a State under FIFRA 
section 24(c), and whose Federal registration has not been disapproved 
by EPA under Sec.  162.164 of this chapter.
    (c) The text of the labeling of the export pesticide product must 
be provided in English and, if applicable, the following foreign 
languages:
    (1) The predominant or official language of the country of final 
destination, if known; and
    (2) The predominant or official language of the importing country.

Sec.  168.70  Unregistered export pesticide products.

    (a) Any export pesticide product that does not meet the terms of 
Sec.  168.69 is an unregistered export pesticide product for purposes 
of this subpart.
    (b) Each unregistered export pesticide product must bear labeling 
that complies with all requirements of this section and Sec.  
168.66(b).
    (1) The labeling must comply with all of the prominence and 
legibility requirements of Sec.  156.10(a)(2) of this chapter.
    (2) The labeling must comply with all the language requirements in 
Sec. Sec.  168.69(c) and 156.10(a)(3) of this chapter.
    (3) The labeling must bear the following information:
    (i) The name and address of the producer, in accordance with the 
requirements of Sec.  156.10(c) of this chapter;
    (ii) The net weight or measure of contents, in accordance with the 
requirements of Sec.  156.10(d) of this chapter;
    (iii) The pesticide producing establishment number, in accordance 
with the requirements of Sec.  156.10(f) of this chapter;

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    (iv) An ingredients statement, in accordance with the requirements 
of Sec.  156.10(g) of this chapter, except that:
    (A) The ingredients statement need not appear in a second language 
besides English if English is the official or predominant language in 
the importing country and the country of final destination, if known; 
and
    (B) An export pesticide product intended solely for research and 
development purposes, (and which bears the statement ``For research and 
development purposes only. Not for distribution, sale, or use,'' or 
similar language) may bear coded ingredient information to protect 
confidentiality.
    (v) Human hazard and precautionary statements in accordance with 
the requirements of subpart D of part 156 of this chapter. The 
statements must be true and accurate translations of the English 
statements.
    (vi) The statement ``Not Registered for Use in the United States of 
America,'' which may be amplified by additional statements accurately 
describing the reason(s) why the export pesticide product is not 
registered in the United States, or is not registered for particular 
uses in the United States.
    (c) This section also applies to all unregistered pesticide 
products and devices that are intended solely for export and that are 
transferred, distributed, or sold between registered establishments 
operated by the same producer according to Sec.  152.30(a) of this 
chapter if:
    (1) The transfer, distribution or sale occurs between a point in 
the United States and a point outside the United States, or
    (2) The transfer occurs within the United States solely for the 
purpose of export from the United States.

Sec.  168.71  Export pesticide devices.

    (a) Each export pesticide device sold or distributed anywhere in 
the United States must bear labeling that complies with all 
requirements of this section and Sec.  168.66(b).
    (b) The labeling of each export pesticide device must meet all of 
the prominence and legibility requirements of Sec.  156.10(a)(2) of 
this chapter.
    (c) The labeling must also comply with all the language 
requirements in Sec.  168.69(c) and Sec.  156.10(a)(3) of this chapter.
    (d) The labeling must bear the following information:
    (1) The name and address of the producer, meeting the requirements 
of Sec.  156.10(c) of this chapter;
    (2) The producing establishment number, meeting the requirements of 
Sec.  156.10(f) of this chapter;
    (3) The statement ``Not Registered for Use in the United States of 
America,'' which may be amplified by additional statements describing 
the reason why the export pesticide device is not registered in the 
United States, such as ``because pesticide devices are not required to 
be registered in the United States.''
    (e) An export pesticide device is not required to bear an 
ingredients statement.
[FR Doc. 2013-01055 Filed 1-17-13; 8:45 am]
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