Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0033-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Propanil; Notice of Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment Decision and Availability of Risk Assessment
Posted Date: 2002-06-05T04:00Z

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requirements.
As
noted
above,
CARB
has
submitted
a
letter
to
EPA
on
May
21,
2002
which
requests
that
EPA
confirm
that
its
2001
ZEV
amendments
are
within
the
scope
of
waivers
previously
granted
by
EPA.

(
B)
Background
and
Discussion
Section
209(
a)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
as
amended
(``
Act''),
42
U.
S.
C.
7543(
a),
provides:

No
State
or
any
political
subdivision
thereof
shall
adopt
or
attempt
to
enforce
any
standard
relating
to
the
control
of
emissions
from
new
motor
vehicles
or
new
motor
vehicle
engines
subject
to
this
part.
No
state
shall
require
certification,
inspection
or
any
other
approval
relating
to
the
control
of
emission
from
any
new
motor
vehicle
or
new
motor
vehicle
engine
as
condition
precedent
to
the
initial
retail
sale,
titling
(
if
any),
or
registration
of
such
motor
vehicle,
motor
vehicle
engine,
or
equipment.

Section
209(
b)(
1)
of
the
Act
requires
the
Administrator,
after
notice
and
opportunity
for
public
hearing,
to
waive
application
of
the
prohibitions
of
section
209(
a)
for
any
state
that
has
adopted
standards
(
other
than
crankcase
emission
standards)
for
the
control
of
emissions
from
new
motor
vehicles
or
new
motor
vehicle
engines
prior
to
March
30,
1966,
if
the
state
determines
that
the
state
standards
will
be,
in
the
aggregate,
at
least
as
protective
of
public
health
and
welfare
as
applicable
federal
standards.
California
is
the
only
state
that
is
qualified
to
seek
and
receive
a
waiver
under
section
209(
b).
The
Administrator
must
grant
a
waiver
unless
she
finds
that
(
A)
the
determination
of
the
state
is
arbitrary
and
capricious,
(
B)
the
state
does
not
need
the
state
standards
to
meet
compelling
and
extraordinary
conditions,
or
(
C)
the
state
standards
and
accompanying
enforcement
procedures
are
not
consistent
with
section
202(
a)
of
the
Act.
CARB's
May
21,
2002
letter
to
the
Administrator
notified
EPA
that
it
had
adopted
amendments
to
its
ZEV
program.
The
regulatory
amendments
covered
by
CARB's
request
are
amendments
to
title
13,
California
Code
of
Regulations
(
CCR),
section
1962
and
the
incorporated
``
California
Exhaust
Emission
Standards
and
Test
Procedures
for
2003
and
Subsequent
Model
Zero­
Emission
Vehicles,
and
2001
and
Subsequent
Model
Hybrid­
Electric
vehicles,
in
the
Passenger
Car,
Light­
Duty
Truck,
and
Medium­
Duty
Vehicle
Classes,''
and
amendments
to
section
1900(
b)(
19)­(
21),
section
1960.1(
k)
and
section
1961(
a)(
8)(
A)
and
(
d),
title
13
CCR.
When
EPA
receives
new
waiver
requests
from
CARB,
EPA
traditionally
publishes
a
notice
of
opportunity
for
public
hearing
and
comment
and
then
publishes
a
decision
in
the
Federal
Register
following
the
public
comment
period.
In
contrast,
when
EPA
receives
within
the
scope
waiver
requests
from
CARB,
EPA
traditionally
publishes
a
decision
in
the
Federal
Register
and
concurrently
invites
public
comment
if
an
interested
part
is
opposed
to
EPA's
decision.
Because
EPA
has
already
received
written
comment
on
CARB's
within
the
scope
request
for
its
1999
ZEV
amendments
and
because
EPA
anticipates
a
similar
level
of
interest
in
CARB's
2001
ZEV
amendments,
EPA
invites
comment
on
the
following
issues:
(
1)
Whether
California's
1999
and
2001
ZEV
amendments
should
be
considered
together
or
separately;
(
2)
whether
California's
2001
ZEV
amendments
(
a)
undermine
California's
previous
determination
that
its
standards,
in
the
aggregate,
are
at
least
as
protective
of
public
health
and
welfare
as
comparable
Federal
standards,
(
b)
affect
the
consistency
of
California's
requirements
with
section
202(
a)
of
the
Act,
and
(
c)
raise
new
issues
affecting
EPA's
previous
waiver
determinations;
and
(
3)
whether
(
a)
California's
determination
that
its
2001
ZEV
amendments,
to
the
extent
they
are
not
within
the
scope
of
previous
waivers,
are
at
least
as
protective
of
public
health
and
welfare
as
applicable
federal
standards
is
arbitrary
and
capricious,
(
b)
California
needs
separate
standards
to
meet
compelling
and
extraordinary
conditions,
and
(
c)
California's
standards
and
accompanying
enforcement
procedures
are
consistent
with
section
202(
a)
of
the
Act?

Procedures
for
Public
Participation
In
recognition
that
public
hearings
are
designed
to
give
interested
parties
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
this
proceeding,
there
are
no
adverse
parties
as
such.
Statements
by
participants
will
not
be
subject
to
cross­
examination
by
other
participants
without
special
approval
by
the
presiding
officer.
The
presiding
officer
is
authorized
to
strike
from
the
record
statements
that
he
or
she
deems
irrelevant
or
repetitious
and
to
impose
reasonable
time
limits
on
the
duration
of
the
statement
of
any
participant.
If
hearing(
s)
are
held,
the
Agency
will
make
a
verbatim
record
of
the
proceedings.
Interested
parties
may
arrange
with
the
reporter
at
the
hearing(
s)
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
transcript
at
their
own
expense.
Regardless
of
whether
public
hearing(
s)
are
held,
EPA
will
keep
the
record
open
until
July
22,
2002.
Upon
expiration
of
the
comment
period,
the
Administrator
will
render
a
decision
on
CARB's
request
based
on
the
record
of
the
public
hearing(
s),
if
any,
relevant
written
submissions,
and
other
information
that
she
deems
pertinent.
All
information
will
be
available
for
inspection
at
EPA
Air
Docket.
(
Docket
No.
A
 
2002
 
11).
EPA
requests
that
parties
wishing
to
submit
comments
specify
which
issue,
noted
above,
they
are
addressing.
Commenters
may
submit
one
document
which
addresses
several
issues
but
they
should
separate,
to
the
extent
possible,
those
comments
that
relate
to
the
1999
ZEV
amendments,
those
that
relate
to
the
2001
ZEV
amendments,
and
those
that
relate
to
the
LEVII
amendments.
Persons
with
comments
containing
proprietary
information
must
distinguish
such
information
from
other
comments
to
the
greatest
possible
extent
and
label
it
as
``
Confidential
Business
Information''
(
CBI).
If
a
person
making
comments
wants
EPA
to
base
its
decision
in
part
on
a
submission
labeled
CBI,
then
a
nonconfidential
version
of
the
document
that
summarizes
the
key
data
or
information
should
be
submitted
for
the
public
docket.
To
ensure
that
proprietary
information
is
not
inadvertently
placed
in
the
docket,
submissions
containing
such
information
should
be
sent
directly
to
the
contact
person
listed
above
and
not
to
the
public
docket.
Information
covered
by
a
claim
of
confidentiality
will
be
disclosed
by
EPA
only
to
the
extent
allowed
and
by
the
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
If
no
claim
of
confidentiality
accompanies
the
submission
when
EPA
receives
it,
EPA
will
make
it
available
to
the
public
without
further
notice
to
the
person
making
comments.

Dated:
May
30,
2002.
Jeffrey
R.
Holmstead,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Air
and
Radiation.
[
FR
Doc.
02
 
14041
Filed
6
 
4
 
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
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50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2002
 
0033;
FRL
 
7179
 
4]

Propanil;
Notice
of
Pesticide
Tolerance
Reassessment
Decision
and
Availability
of
Risk
Assessments
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
represents
the
Agency's
tolerance
reassessment
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108
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June
5,
2002
/
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decision
for
propanil.
It
announces
the
Agency's
tolerance
reassessment
decision
and
releases
the
human
health
and
ecological
effects
risk
assessments
and
related
documents
supporting
this
decision
to
the
public.
The
Agency's
reassessment
of
dietary
risk,
including
public
exposure
through
food
and
drinking
water
as
required
by
the
Federal
Food,
Drug
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA)
indicates
that
propanil
poses
no
risk
concerns;
therefore,
no
risk
mitigation
is
needed
and
no
further
actions
related
to
dietary
risk
are
warranted
at
this
time.
The
Agency
will
complete
a
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
(
RED)
document
for
propanil
later
in
2002,
which
will
address
any
possible
risk
to
workers
and
the
environment
and
any
confirmatory
data
needs.
DATES:
Public
comments
on
the
tolerance
reassessment
decision
for
propanil
are
requested
on
or
before
July
5,
2002.
In
the
absence
of
substantive
comments,
the
tolerance
reassessment
decision
will
be
considered
final.
Comments
on
the
human
health
and
ecological
effects
risk
assessments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
August
5,
2002.

ADDRESSES:
Comments,
may
be
submitted
by
mail,
electronically,
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
each
method
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0033
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Carmen
Rodia,
Chemical
Review
Manager,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
703)
306
 
0327;
email
address:
rodia.
carmen@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general,
nevertheless,
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders
will
be
interested
in
obtaining
information
on
propanil,
including
environmental,
human
health
and
agricultural
advocates;
the
chemical
industry;
pesticide
users;
and
members
of
the
public
interested
in
the
use
of
pesticides
on
food.
Since
other
entities
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
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?

1.
Electronically.
You
may
obtain
electronic
copies
of
this
document,
and
certain
other
related
documents
that
might
be
available
electronically,
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
On
the
Home
Page
select
``
Laws
and
Regulations,''
``
Regulations
and
Proposed
Rules''
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
``
Federal
Register
 
Environmental
Documents.''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
To
access
the
OPPTS
Harmonized
Guideline
referenced
in
this
document,
go
directly
to
the
guidelines
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
opptsfrs/
home/
guidelin.
htm.
In
addition,
copies
of
the
documents
related
to
the
propanil
risk
assessments
and
tolerance
reassessment
decision
released
to
the
public
may
be
accessed
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
reregistration/
status.
htm.
2.
In
person.
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0033.
The
official
record
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action
and
other
information
related
to
this
action,
including
any
information
claimed
as
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI).
This
official
record
includes
the
documents
that
are
physically
located
in
the
docket,
as
well
as
the
documents
that
are
referenced
in
those
documents.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
CBI.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record,
which
includes
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments
submitted
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
is
available
for
inspection
in
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Room
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?

You
may
submit
comments
through
the
mail,
in
person,
or
electronically.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0033
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
1.
By
mail.
Submit
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
2.
In
person
or
by
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
The
PIRIB
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.
3.
Electronically.
You
may
submit
your
comments
electronically
by
e­
mail
to:
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
or
you
can
submit
a
computer
disk
as
described
in
this
unit.
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
Electronic
comments
must
be
submitted
as
an
ASCII
file
avoiding
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
Comments
and
data
will
also
be
accepted
on
standard
disks
in
WordPerfect
6.1/
8.0
or
ASCII
file
format.
All
comments
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0033.
Electronic
comments
may
also
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.

D.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
that
I
Want
to
Submit
to
the
Agency?

Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
in
response
to
this
document
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI.
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
information
claimed
as
CBI,
a
copy
of
the
comment
that
does
not
contain
the
information
claimed
as
CBI
must
be
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record.
Information
not
marked
confidential
will
be
included
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

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5,
2002
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E.
What
Should
I
Consider
as
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?

You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
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any
assumptions
that
you
used.
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copies
of
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technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
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you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
the
estimate
that
you
provide.
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specific
examples
to
illustrate
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concerns.
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Offer
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or
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activity.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
document.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
be
sure
to
identify
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docket
ID
number
assigned
to
this
action
in
the
subject
line
on
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II.
Tolerance
Reassessment
and
Risk
Management
Decision
The
Agency
has
completed
its
assessment
of
the
dietary
risk
of
propanil
(
3',
4'­
dichloropropionanilide)
and
its
principle
metabolic
degradate
3,4­
dichloroaniline
(
3,4­
DCA),
and
has
determined
that
the
level
of
dietary
risk
from
exposure
as
a
result
of
currently
registered
uses
of
propanil
is
not
of
concern
to
the
Agency.
Therefore,
no
mitigation
measures
are
needed
and
no
further
actions
are
warranted
at
this
time.
Tolerances
for
the
registered
uses
of
propanil
are
reassessed.
The
Agency
is
still
reviewing
any
possible
risk
to
workers
and
the
environment
and,
if
risk
mitigation
is
necessary,
the
Agency
will
provide
its
risk
management
decision,
as
well
as
any
confirmatory
data
requirements,
in
the
RED
scheduled
for
later
in
2002.
The
Agency
may
determine
that
further
action
is
necessary,
once
it
is
determined
whether
the
anilides,
such
as
propanil,
share
a
common
mechanism
of
toxicity
as
a
group
or
with
other
neuroendocrine­
disrupting
chemicals.
Such
an
incremental
approach
to
the
tolerance
reassessment
process
is
consistent
with
the
Agency's
goal
of
improving
transparency
in
implementing
FFDCA.
For
propanil,
the
established
tolerances
remain
in
effect
until
such
time
as
a
full
reassessment
of
the
cumulative
risk
from
all
anilide
pesticides,
such
as
propanil,
may
be
needed
and
is
completed.
III.
Background
This
notice
announces
the
tolerance
reassessment
decision
for
propanil.
This
decision
has
been
developed
as
part
of
the
public
participation
process
that
EPA
and
the
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
(
USDA)
are
using
to
involve
the
public
in
the
reassessment
of
pesticide
tolerances
under
FFDCA.
EPA
must
review
tolerances
and
tolerance
exemptions
that
were
in
effect
when
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
(
FQPA)
was
enacted
in
August
of
1996
to
ensure
that
these
existing
pesticide
residue
limits
for
food
and
feed
commodities
meet
the
safety
standard
of
the
new
law.
Propanil
was
first
registered
in
1973
and
is
therefore
subject
to
both
reregistration
and
tolerance
assessment
under
the
FQPA
amendments
to
FFDCA.
The
FQPA
amendments
to
FFDCA
requires
EPA
to
review
all
the
tolerances
for
registered
chemicals
in
effect
on
or
before
the
date
of
the
enactment.
In
reviewing
these
tolerances,
the
Agency
must
consider,
among
other
things,
aggregate
risks
from
nonoccupational
sources
of
pesticide
exposure,
whether
there
is
increased
susceptibility
to
infants
and
children
and
the
cumulative
effects
of
pesticides
with
a
common
mechanism
of
toxicity.
The
tolerances
are
considered
reassessed
once
the
safety
finding
has
been
made
or
a
revocation
occurs.
FFDCA
requires
that
the
Agency,
when
considering
whether
to
establish,
modify,
or
revoke
a
tolerance,
consider
``
available
information''
concerning
the
cumulative
effects
of
a
particular
pesticide's
residues
and
``
other
substances
that
have
a
common
mechanism
of
toxicity.''
The
Agency
does
not
have
sufficient
information
at
this
time
to
determine
whether
the
anilide
pesticides,
such
as
propanil,
share
a
common
mechanism
of
toxicity.
The
Agency's
human
health
findings
for
the
pesticide
propanil,
discussed
in
Unit
IV.,
are
presented
fully
in
the
document:
``
Propanil­
HED
Revised
Human
Health
Risk
Assessment,
February
28,
2002.''
The
risk
assessments
and
other
documents
pertaining
to
the
propanil
tolerance
reassessment
decision
are
available
for
viewing
in
the
public
docket
(
see
Unit
I.
B.
2.)
or
on
the
Agency's
website
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
reregistration/
status.
htm.

IV.
Use
Summary
Propanil
is
a
selective
post­
emergent
herbicide
registered
on
rice,
barley,
oats,
and
spring
wheat
to
control
broadleaf
and
grass
weeds
in
commercial
settings.
Propanil
is
also
registered
(
but
not
currently
marketed)
for
turf
use
at
commercial
sod
farms.
There
are
no
existing
or
proposed
residential
uses
of
propanil
products.
Propanil
is
formulated
as
an
emulsifiable
concentrate
liquid
(
16.6%
 
58%
active
ingredient),
a
water
dispersable
granule
(
or
dry
flowable)
(
59.6%
 
81%
active
ingredient),
a
soluble
concentrate
liquid
(
41.2%
 
80.2%
active
ingredient),
and
a
flowable
concentrate
(
41.2%
active
ingredient).
Propanil
is
typically
applied
as
a
broadcast
treatment
by
groundboom
sprayers
and
aerial
equipment.
The
estimate
for
total
domestic
use
(
annual
average)
is
approximately
7
million
pounds
of
active
ingredient
on
a
total
of
approximately
2
million
acres
treated.
The
crop
with
the
highest
use
is
rice,
which
accounts
for
approximately
99%
of
the
annual
average.
Fifty
to
seventy
percent
of
the
U.
S.
rice
crop
is
treated
with
propanil.
Small
grains
comprise
the
remaining
1%
of
the
annual
average.

V.
Dietary
Food
Risks
EPA
has
not
assessed
acute
dietary
risk
for
propanil
since
no
appropriate
endpoint
attributable
to
a
single
exposure
(
dose)
could
be
identified.
An
acute
dietary
reference
dose
was
not
established.
Chronic
dietary
risk
is
calculated
by
using
the
average
consumption
value
for
food
and
average
residue
values
on
those
foods.
A
risk
estimate
that
is
less
than
100%
of
the
chronic
population
adjusted
dose
(
cPAD),
the
dose
at
which
an
individual
could
be
exposed
over
the
course
of
a
lifetime
and
no
adverse
health
effects
would
be
expected,
does
not
exceed
the
Agency's
level
of
concern.
The
cPAD
is
the
chronic
dietary
reference
dose
(
RfD)
adjusted
for
the
FQPA
safety
factor.
Chronic
risk
estimates
from
exposures
to
propanil
in
food
do
not
exceed
the
Agency's
level
of
concern
(
i.
e.,
they
are
less
than
100%
of
the
cPAD).
The
chronic
dietary
(
food
only)
risk
estimate
is
13%
of
the
cPAD,
for
the
most
highly
exposed
population
subgroup,
all
infants
(<
1
year).
The
toxicity
endpoint
for
the
chronic
dietary
assessment
is
decreased
hemoglobin,
red
blood
cell
count
and/
or
packed
cell
volumes
and
is
calculated
using
the
lowest
observed
adverse
effect
level
(
LOAEL)
(
9
milligrams/
kilogram/
day
(
mg/
kg/
day))
from
the
chronic/
carcinogenicity
study
in
the
rat
(
no
observed
adverse
effect
level
(
NOAEL))
was
identified).
The
FQPA
safety
factor
of
10x
was
retained
for
chronic
exposures
based
on
increased
susceptibility
following
prenatal
and
postnatal
exposure,
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/
Vol.
67,
No.
108
/
Wednesday,
June
5,
2002
/
Notices
lack
of
a
developmental
neurotoxicity
study;
and
neuroendocrine
disruption
in
the
rat.
The
uncertainty
factor
(
UF)
used
in
the
RfD
derivation
is
300x.
The
UF
is
100x
(
10x
for
interspecies
extrapolation
and
10x
for
intraspecies
variability).
An
additional
UF
of
3x
is
applied
for
the
use
of
a
LOAEL
instead
of
a
NOAEL
for
an
overall
UF
of
3,000x.
Thus,
the
chronic
RfD
is
0.03
mg/
kg/
day
and
the
cPAD
is
0.003
mg/
kg/
day.
The
propanil
chronic
dietary
exposure
assessment
was
conducted
using
the
Dietary
Exposure
Evaluation
Model
(
DEEMTM)
Software
Version
7.73.
The
DEEMTM
analysis
evaluated
the
individual
food
consumption
as
reported
by
respondents
in
the
USDA's
Continuing
Surveys
of
Food
Intake
by
Individuals
(
CSFII),
1989
 
1992,
and
accumulated
exposure
to
the
chemical
for
each
commodity.
To
calculate
chronic
dietary
risk
from
propanil
use
on
food,
EPA
used
the
DEEMTM,
along
with
average
residue
estimated
from
field
trial
data,
and
assumed
70%
of
the
rice
crop
was
treated
with
propanil.
Field
trial
data
are
generally
considered
to
be
an
upper­
bound
estimate
of
actual
residues,
and
70%
is
also
a
high­
end
estimate
of
the
percent
of
the
present
rice
crop
treated.
Thus,
actual
dietary
risk
is
likely
to
be
less
than
indicated
by
EPA's
assessment.
Food
and
Drug
Administration
(
FDA)
monitoring
data
were
available,
but
not
sufficient,
due
to
lack
of
analysis
for
3,4­
DCA.

VI.
Dietary
Drinking
Water
Risks
Drinking
water
exposure
to
pesticides
can
occur
through
ground
water
and
surface
water
contamination.
EPA
considers
both
acute
(
1
day)
and
chronic
(
lifetime)
drinking
water
risks
and
uses
either
modeling
or
actual
monitoring
data,
if
available,
to
estimate
those
risks.
To
determine
the
maximum
allowable
contribution
of
water
allowed
in
the
diet,
EPA
first
looks
at
how
much
of
the
overall
allowable
risk
is
contributed
by
food,
then
calculates
a
``
drinking
water
level
of
comparison''
(
DWLOC)
to
determine
whether
modeled
or
monitoring
estimates
exceed
this
level.
In
the
case
of
propanil,
no
acute
drinking
water
assessment
has
been
conducted,
because
no
acute
endpoint
was
identified.
The
calculated
chronic
DWLOCs
for
propanil
are
26
parts
per
billion
(
ppb)
for
children,
86
ppb
for
adult
females,
and
100
ppb
for
adult
males.
Available
data
indicate
that
propanil
will
not
persist
in
the
environment
and
is
in
the
medium
mobility
class
for
sand,
sandy
loam
and
clay
loam
soils,
based
on
available
mobility
studies.
Due
to
its
mobility,
propanil
could
possibly
reach
ground
water
but
due
to
its
rapid
metabolism
in
a
water/
soil
matrix,
it
is
unlikely
to
persist
for
a
sufficient
amount
of
time
to
leach
in
significant
quantities.
(
The
possible
exception
are
sites
of
extreme
vulnerability
and
low
metabolic
capacity
which
would
most
likely
occur
only
for
terrestrial
uses.
However,
if
propanil
does
reach
ground
water
in
these
vulnerable
areas,
it
is
expected
to
be
stable).
Propanil
and
its
principle
metabolic
degradate,
3,4­
DCA,
and
residues
convertible
to
3,4­
DCA
are
the
residues
of
concern
for
the
drinking
water
risk
assessment.
Monitoring
data
for
propanil
residues
in
ground
water
and
surface
water
are
available
but
not
adequate
to
develop
estimated
environmental
concentrations
(
EECs)
for
the
aggregate
dietary
(
food
and
water)
risk
assessment.
Although
not
targeted
to
specific
propanil
use
areas,
United
States
Geological
Survey
(
USGS)
monitoring
data
do
provide
some
information
on
the
magnitude
and
frequency
of
propanil
and
3,4­
DCA
detections.
Propanil
was
found
in
about
3%
of
the
1,560
surface
water
samples
analyzed
with
a
maximum
concentration
of
2
parts
per
billion
(
ppb).
3,4­
DCA
was
found
in
about
50%
of
the
68
samples
with
a
maximum
concentration
of
8.9
ppb.
All
detects
are
well
below
the
DWLOCs.
Models
have
been
used
to
estimate
ground
water
and
surface
water
concentrations
expected
from
normal
agricultural
use.
Estimated
surface
water
EECs,
a
range
of
6
 
72
ppb,
are
below
the
DWLOC
for
all
population
subgroups
except
for
children
at
the
upper­
bound
EEC
of
72
ppb.
This
subpopulation
of
children
could
be
an
area
of
concern
because
exposure
estimates
for
this
group
exceed
the
DWLOC;
however,
the
Agency
believes
that
the
concerns
have
been
addressed
by
the
conservative
assumptions
(
field
trial
residue
levels
and
70%
crop
treated)
used
in
the
chronic
dietary
calculation.
In
this
case,
the
Agency
concludes
that
actual
residues
of
propanil
per
se
and
3,4­
dichloroaniline
(
3,4­
DCA
combined)
are
likely
to
be
less
than
the
estimated
DWLOC;
and
a
conclusion
can
be
drawn
that
no
adverse
toxicological
effect
will
occur
due
to
aggregate
chronic
exposure.
Estimated
drinking
water
concentrations
are
based
on
EPA's
Pesticide
Root
Zone
Model/
Exposure
Analysis
Modeling
System
(
PRZM/
EXAMS)
screening
model,
which
is
a
Tier
II
assessment
that
provides
more
refined,
less
upper­
bound
assumptions.
The
range
of
EECs
represents
different
rice
growing
areas
and
normal
versus
overflow
release.
Estimated
ground
water
concentrations
are
based
on
the
Screening
Concentration
in
Ground
Water
(
SCI­
GROW)
model,
which
is
a
Tier
I
assessment
that
provides
a
highend
estimate.
The
drinking
water
EEC
for
ground
water
(
0.35
ppb)
is
below
the
DWLOC
for
all
population
subgroups.

VII.
Aggregate
Risks
The
aggregate
risk
assessment
for
propanil
examines
the
combined
risk
from
exposure
through
food
and
drinking
water
only.
Chronic
residential
exposures
are
not
expected
because
there
are
no
residential
uses
for
propanil
and,
thus,
are
not
included
in
the
aggregate
risk
assessment.
As
detailed
above,
for
propanil
the
only
interval
of
exposure
to
be
assessed
is
chronic
(
1
year
or
more),
and
the
only
route
of
exposure
to
be
assessed
is
oral
(
food
and
water).
Generally,
combined
risks
from
these
exposures
that
are
less
than
100%
of
the
cPAD,
are
not
considered
to
be
a
risk
concern.
EPA
has
also
evaluated
the
potential
aggregate
exposure
to
3,4­
DCA.
Available
data
indicates
that
3,4­
DCA
is
a
major
metabolic
degradate
of
propanil.
3,4­
DCA
is
also
a
metabolite
of
linuron
and
diuron,
but
to
a
lesser
extent.
The
Agency's
Metabolism
Assessment
Review
Committee
does
not
recommend
aggregating
residues
of
3,4­
DCA
for
the
propanil,
linuron,
and
diuron
risk
assessments.
3,4­
DCA
is
a
significant
residue
of
concern
for
propanil,
but
is
not
a
residue
of
concern
per
se
for
linuron
or
diuron.
Submitted
data
indicate
that
the
maximum
amount
of
3,4­
DCA
formed
from
propanil
is
approximately
50%
of
propanil
initially
applied,
based
on
results
from
the
aerobic
soil
metabolism
study.
Neither
diuron
nor
linuron
metabolize
to
3,4­
DCA
in
appreciable
amounts
(
less
than
1%
detection
rate)
of
the
parent
compound
in
animal,
plant,
or
water
metabolism
studies.
The
registered
uses
for
propanil,
linuron,
and
diuron
result
in
minimal
co­
occurrence
of
use.
That
is,
there
is
very
little
overlap
of
use
patterns
and
the
use
patterns
are
geographically
limited
for
each
chemical.
Therefore,
the
risk
assessments
for
each
individual
chemical
fully
assess
the
risks
posed
by
the
parent
chemical
and
the
metabolite,
3,4­
DCA,
individually.

VIII.
Residential
Risk
Propanil
is
not
registered
for
residential
(
home)
use,
nor
is
it
used
in
or
around
public
buildings,
schools,
or
recreational
areas
where
children
might
be
exposed.
Thus,
there
is
no
residential
exposure
to
aggregate
with
the
dietary
exposure.
The
use
of
propanil
on
turf
is
restricted
to
commercial
sod
farms
only.
Although
propanil­
treated
sod
may
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eventually
be
used
in
residential
settings
(
i.
e.,
residential
lawns),
propanil
residues
are
not
expected
to
exceed
levels
of
concern
for
residential
post­
application
risk.
Since
the
proposed
use
of
propanil
on
turf
is
postemergent
applied
at
sod
farms
early
in
the
turf
growing
season
(
well
before
harvest),
the
Agency
concludes
that
the
amount
of
time
is
adequate
to
allow
residue
dissipation
to
a
level
that
would
not
pose
any
significant
exposure
to
residents.

IX.
Occupational
Risk
and
Ecological
Risk
The
Agency
will
assess
occupational
and
ecological
risks,
any
necessary
mitigation
as
well
as
the
need
for
confirmatory
data
in
the
forthcoming
RED.

X.
Tolerance
Reassessment
Summary
The
existing
tolerances
for
residues
of
propanil
in/
on
plant,
animal
and
processed
commodities
are
established
under
40
CFR
180.274(
a)(
1)
and
(
a)(
2).
These
tolerances
are
currently
expressed
as
the
combined
residues
of
propanil
(
3',
4'­
dichloropropionanilide)
and
its
metabolites
(
calculated
as
propanil).
The
Agency
is
now
recommending
that
the
propanil
tolerance
expression
for
plant
and
animal
commodities
be
revised
to
specify
that
the
residues
of
concern
are
propanil
and
its
related
compounds
convertible
to
3,4­
DCA.
To
eliminate
redundancy,
the
propanil
tolerances
separately
listed
under
40
CFR
180.274(
a)(
2)
should
be
removed
and
40
CFR
180.274(
a)(
1)
should
be
redesignated
as
40
CFR
180.274(
a).
The
Agency
has
updated
the
list
of
raw
agricultural
and
processed
commodities
and
feedstuffs
derived
from
crops
(
Table
1,
OPPTS
GLN
860.1000).
As
a
result
of
these
changes,
propanil
tolerances
for
certain
raw
agricultural
commodities
that
have
been
removed
from
the
livestock
feed
table
need
to
be
revoked.
A
number
of
tolerances
are
being
revised
(
increased
or
decreased)
to
reflect
updates
to
the
propanil
data
base
based
on
the
submission
of
new
livestock
feeding
studies,
analytical
methods,
processing
data,
recovery
methods,
and/
or
field
trial
residue
data.
Additionally,
some
commodity
definitions
must
be
updated
and/
or
corrected.
A
summary
of
propanil
tolerance
reassessments
is
presented
below
in
Table
1.
Adequate
residue
data
have
been
submitted
to
support
the
established
tolerances
for
barley,
grain;
cattle,
fat;
goat,
fat;
hog,
fat;
horse,
fat;
milk;
oat,
grain;
poultry,
meat;
rice,
straw;
sheep,
fat;
and
wheat,
straw.
For
these
commodities,
the
established
tolerances
were
found
to
be
appropriate
and
will
not
change
as
part
of
this
tolerance
reassessment.
The
established
tolerance
levels
for
barley,
straw;
oat,
straw,
and
wheat,
straw
must
be
increased
to
reflect
new
recovery
procedures.
The
established
tolerance
levels
for
cattle,
meat
byproducts;
egg;
goat,
meat
byproducts;
hog,
meat
byproducts;
horse,
meat
byproducts;
poultry,
meat
byproducts,
and
sheep,
meat
byproducts
have
been
increased
based
on
the
results
of
livestock
feeding
studies
and
revised
dietary
burden
(
exposure)
to
propanil.
For
rice,
grain;
rice,
bran,
and
rice,
hull,
the
existing
tolerance
levels
were
increased
since
data
demonstrate
that
residues
concentrate
in
bran
and
hulls
when
rice
is
processed,
based
on
a
reevaluation
of
crop
field
trial
data.
The
available
data
indicate
that
the
tolerance
levels
can
be
decreased
for
cattle,
meat;
goat,
meat;
hog,
meat;
horse,
meat;
poultry,
fat;
and
sheep,
meat
based
on
the
results
of
a
ruminant
feeding
study
and
a
revised
dietary
burden.
Group
commodity
definitions
will
be
revised
as
noted
in
Table
1.
The
established
tolerances
for
rice
mill
fractions
and
rice
polishings
should
be
revoked
according
to
Table
1
of
OPPTS
GLN
860.1000,
since
these
commodities
are
no
longer
considered
to
be
significant
livestock
feed
items.
As
a
result,
the
tolerances
are
no
longer
needed.

Tolerances
To
Be
Proposed
Under
40
CFR
180.274(
a)

Adequate
residue
data
have
been
submitted
for
the
establishment
of
propanil
tolerances
for
crayfish;
oat,
forage,
and
wheat,
forage
based
on
the
crayfish
metabolism
study
and
wheat
forage
data.
Inadequate
residue
data
are
available
for
the
establishment
of
propanil
tolerances
for
barley,
hay;
oat,
hay,
and
wheat,
hay.
The
requested
data
for
wheat,
hay
will
be
translated
to
barley,
hay,
and
oat,
hay.

Tolerances
Currently
Listed
Under
40
CFR
180.274(
a)(
2)

The
tolerances
currently
listed
in
40
CFR
180.274(
a)(
2)
are
inadvertent
duplicates
of
the
tolerances
established
for
the
same
commodities
listed
in
40
CFR
180.274(
a)(
1).
The
tolerances
listed
in
40
CFR
180.274(
a)(
2)
should
be
removed
because
the
duplicate
tolerances
found
there
are
not
needed.

TABLE
1.
 
TOLERANCE
REASSESSMENT
SUMMARY
FOR
PROPANILTOLERANCES
CURRENTLY
LISTED
UNDER
40
CFR
180.247(
A)(
1)

Commodity
Current
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Reassessed
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Comment
(
Corrected
Commodity
Definition)

Barley,
grain
.2
0.20
Barley,
straw
.75
1.5
Increased
residues
reflect
new
recovery
procedures.

Cattle,
fat
0.1(
N)
1
0.10
Cattle,
mbyp
0.1(
N)
1.0
(
Cattle,
meat
byproducts)
Increased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Cattle,
meat
0.1(
N)
0.05
Decreased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

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TABLE
1.
 
TOLERANCE
REASSESSMENT
SUMMARY
FOR
PROPANILTOLERANCES
CURRENTLY
LISTED
UNDER
40
CFR
180.247(
A)(
1)
 
Continued
Commodity
Current
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Reassessed
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Comment
(
Corrected
Commodity
Definition)

Eggs
0.05(
N)
0.30
(
Egg)
Increased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Goats,
fat
0.1(
N)
0.10
(
Goat,
fat)

Goats,
mbyp
0.1(
N)
0.80
(
Goat,
meat
byproducts)
Increased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Goats,
meat
0.1(
N)
0.05
(
Goat,
meat)
Decreased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Hogs,
fat
0.1(
N)
0.10
(
Hog,
fat)

Hogs,
mbyp
0.1(
N)
0.80
(
Hog,
meat
byproducts)
Increased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Hogs,
meat
0.1(
N)
0.05
(
Hog,
meat)
Decreased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Horses,
fat
0.1(
N)
0.10
(
Horse,
fat)

Horses,
mbyp
0.1(
N)
0.80
(
Horse,
meat
byproducts)
Increased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Horses,
meat
0.1(
N)
0.05
(
Horse,
meat)
Decreased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Milk
0.05(
N)
0.05
Oat,
grain
.2
0.20
Oat,
straw
.75
1.5
Increased
residues
reflect
new
recovery
procedures.

Poultry,
fat
0.1(
N)
0.05
Decreased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Poultry,
mbyp
0.1(
N)
0.50
(
Poultry,
meat
byproducts)
Increased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Poultry,
meat
0.1(
N)
0.10
Rice
2
10
(
Rice,
grain)
Tolerances
were
increased
since
residues
were
found
to
concentrate
when
rice
is
processed.

Rice
bran
10
40
(
Rice,
bran)
Tolerances
were
increased
since
residues
were
found
to
concentrate
when
rice
is
processed.

Rice
hulls
10
30
(
Rice,
hull)
Tolerances
were
increased
since
residues
were
found
to
concentrate
when
rice
is
processed.

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1.
 
TOLERANCE
REASSESSMENT
SUMMARY
FOR
PROPANILTOLERANCES
CURRENTLY
LISTED
UNDER
40
CFR
180.247(
A)(
1)
 
Continued
Commodity
Current
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Reassessed
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Comment
(
Corrected
Commodity
Definition)

Rice
mill
fractions
10
Revoke
These
items
have
been
deleted
from
Table
1
of
OPPTS
GLN
860.1000.

Rice
polishings
10
Revoke
Rice,
straw
75(
N)
75
Sheep,
fat
0.1(
N)
0.10
Sheep,
mbyp
0.1(
N)
0.80
(
Sheep,
meat
byproducts)
Increased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Sheep,
meat
0.1(
N)
0.05
Decreased
residues
based
on
ruminant
feeding
studies
and
a
revised
dietary
burden
from
residues
in
rice.

Wheat,
grain
0.2
0.20
Wheat,
straw
0.75
1.5
Increased
residues
reflect
new
recovery
procedures.

1(
N)
=
negligible
residues;
however,
the
Agency
is
removing
the
``(
N)''
designation
from
all
entries
to
conform
to
current
Agency
administrative
practice.

TABLE
2.
 
TOLERANCE
REASSESSMENT
SUMMARY
FOR
PROPANILTOLERANCES
TO
BE
PROPOSED
UNDER
40
CFR
180.274(
A)

Commodity
Current
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Reassessed
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Comment
(
Corrected
Commodity
Definition)

Barley,
hay
None
To
be
determined1
The
requested
data
for
wheat,
hay
will
be
translated
to
barley,
hay.

Crayfish
None
0.05
Oat,
forage
None
0.20
The
available
data
for
wheat,
forage
will
be
translated
to
oat,
forage.

Oat,
hay
None
To
be
determined1
The
requested
data
for
wheat,
hay
will
be
translated
to
oat,
hay.

Wheat,
forage
None
0.20
Wheat,
hay
None
To
be
determined1
Additional
data
are
required.

1The
establishment
of
these
tolerance(
s)
cannot
be
made
at
this
time
because
additional
data
are
required.

TABLE
3.
 
TOLERANCE
REASSESSMENT
SUMMARY
FOR
PROPANIL
TOLERANCES
CURRENTLY
LISTED
UNDER
40
CFR
180.274(
A)(
2)

Commodity
Current
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Reassessed
Tolerance
(
ppm)
Comment
(
Corrected
Commodity
Definition)

Rice
bran
10
Remove
These
tolerances
are
not
needed
because
they
are
inadvertent
duplicate
tolerances
for
rice
commodities
that
already
exist
in
40
CFR
180.274(
a)(
1).

Rice
hulls
10
Remove
Rice
mill
fractions
10
Remove
Rice
polishings
10
Remove
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XI.
Codex
Harmonization
No
Codex
maximum
residue
levels
(
MRLs)
have
been
established
for
propanil;
therefore,
issues
of
compatibility
between
Codex
MRLs
and
U.
S.
tolerances
do
not
exist.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests,
Risk
assessment
and
tolerance
reassessment.

Dated:
May
20,
2002.
Lois
A.
Rossi,
Director,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
02
 
13809
Filed
6
 
4
 
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2002
 
0065;
FRL
 
7177
 
4]

Notice
of
Filing
a
Pesticide
Petition
to
Establish
a
Tolerance
for
a
Certain
Pesticide
Chemical
in
or
on
Food
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
the
initial
filing
of
a
pesticide
petition
proposing
the
establishment
of
regulations
for
residues
of
a
certain
pesticide
chemical
in
or
on
various
food
commodities.
DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
docket
control
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0065,
must
be
received
on
or
before
July
5,
2002.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
by
mail,
electronically,
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
each
method
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
C.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
control
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0065
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
By
mail:
Sidney
Jackson,
Registration
Division
(
7505C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305
 
7610;
e­
mail
address:
jackson.
Sidney@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

You
may
be
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
an
agricultural
producer,
food
manufacturer
or
pesticide
manufacturer.
Potentially
affected
categories
and
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:

Categories
NAICS
codes
Examples
of
potentially
affected
entities
Industry
111
Crop
production
112
Animal
production
311
Food
manufacturing
32532
Pesticide
manufacturing
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
the
table
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
have
been
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
or
not
this
action
might
apply
to
certain
entities.
If
you
have
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
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?
1.
Electronically.
You
may
obtain
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document,
and
certain
other
related
documents
that
might
be
available
electronically,
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
To
access
this
document,
on
the
Home
Page
select
``
Laws
and
Regulations,''
``
Regulations
and
Proposed
Rules,''
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
``
Federal
Register
 
Environmental
Documents.''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
2.
In
person.
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
action
under
docket
control
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0065.
The
official
record
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action,
including
any
information
claimed
as
confidential
business
information
(
CBI).
This
official
record
includes
the
documents
that
are
physically
located
in
the
docket,
as
well
as
the
documents
that
are
referenced
in
those
documents.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
CBI.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record,
which
includes
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments
submitted
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
is
available
for
inspection
in
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
through
the
mail,
in
person,
or
electronically.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
control
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0065
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
1.
By
mail.
Submit
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
2.
In
person
or
by
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA.
The
PIRIB
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.
3.
Electronically.
You
may
submit
your
comments
electronically
by
e­
mail
to:
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
or
you
can
submit
a
computer
disk
as
described
above.
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
Electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
Wordperfect
6.1/
8.0
or
ASCII
file
format.
All
comments
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
docket
control
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0065.
Electronic
comments
may
also
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.

D.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
That
I
Want
to
Submit
to
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
in
response
to
this
document
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI.
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
information
claimed
as
CBI,
a
copy
of
the
comment
that
does
not
contain
the
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