Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0305-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Pesticides; Final Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Labeling of Pesticide Products Under the National Organic Program
Posted Date: 2003-03-05T05:00Z

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No.
43
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March
5,
2003
/
Notices
ammonium
thiosulfate
would
be
associated
with
endocrine
effects.

C.
Aggregate
Exposure
1.
Dietary
exposure
 
i
Food.
There
will
be
no
residues
of
ammonium
thiosulfate
that
will
reach
any
portion
of
the
U.
S.
population
as
a
result
of
using
ammonium
thiosulfate
as
a
blossom
thinner
on
apples.
The
ammonium
and
sulfate
ions
that
will
arise
will
not
be
different
from
the
naturally
occurring
forms
of
the
ions,
which
exceed
by
far
the
amount
that
will
be
applied
as
a
result
of
the
use
of
the
ammonium
thiosulfate.
ii.
Drinking
water.
Ammonium
and
sulfate
ions
that
arise
from
ammonium
thiosulfate
use
will
add
no
additional
burden
to
the
drinking
water.
The
end
points
of
the
two
ions
formed
as
a
result
of
ammonium
thiosulfate
use
will
both
be
used
in
plant
nutrition.
The
ammonium
form
of
nitrogen
resists
leaching
by
binding
to
the
colloid
fraction
in
the
soil
to
resist
ground
water
contamination.
The
amount
of
sulfate
added
as
a
result
of
the
described
use
will
add
an
imperceptible
amount
to
the
sulfate
level
already
in
existence
in
the
soil.
There
is
a
reasonable
certainty
that
no
harm
will
result
from
dietary
exposure
to
ammonium
thiosulfate,
because
dietary
exposures
to
residues
on
food
cannot
be
differentiated
from
those
that
will
occur
naturally
in
food,
and
exposure
through
drinking
water
is
expected
to
be
insignificant.
2.
Non­
dietary
exposure.
There
is
no
non­
dietary
exposure
expected,
since
any
ammonium
thiosulfate
finding
its
way
onto
the
plants
or
around
any
plants
will
be
absorbed
and
metabolized
into
naturally
occurring
plant
constituents.

D.
Cumulative
Effects
There
are
no
cumulative
effects
expected
since
the
ammonium
thiosulfate
metabolites
are
all
incorporated
into
naturally
occurring
constituents
found
in
all
plant
systems.

E.
Safety
Determination
1.
U.
S.
population.
The
natural
occurrence
of
the
metabolites
of
the
ammonium
and
sulfate
ions
in
all
plants
and
in
humans
is
the
basis
for
the
Generally
Recognized
As
Safe
characterization
of
the
thiosulfate
ion
and
the
use
of
the
ammonium
ion
as
a
component
in
nearly
all
fertilizers,
supports
the
conclusion
that
there
is
a
``
reasonable
certainty
of
no
harm''
from
aggregate
exposure
to
ammonium
thiosulfate.
2.
Infants
and
children.
No
developmental,
reproductive
or
fetotoxic
effects
have
been
associated
with
ammonium
thiosulfate
and
its
use
as
a
fertilizer.
The
calculation
of
safety
margins
with
respect
to
ammonium
thiosulfate
is
unnecessary
since
the
ammonium
and
sulfate
ions
that
will
arise
from
the
use
of
ammonium
thiosulfate
will
add
only
slightly
to
the
already
naturally
occurring
nitrogen
and
sulfur
pools
in
existence
in
various
plants.
Since
there
will
be
no
residues
of
toxicological
significance
resulting
from
ammonium
thiosulfate,
calculations
of
safety
margins
are
not
necessary
based
on
the
lack
of
any
unnatural
residues.

F.
International
Tolerances
There
is
no
codex
maximum
residue
level
established
for
ammonium
thiosulfate
on
apple.
However,
ammonium
thiosulfate
is
widely
used
as
a
nutrient
in
many
parts
of
the
world.
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BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2002
 
0305;
FRL
 
7281
 
6]

Pesticides;
Final
Guidance
for
Pesticide
Registrants
on
Labeling
of
Pesticide
Products
Under
the
National
Organic
Program
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
availability.

SUMMARY:
The
Agency
is
announcing
the
availability
of
a
pesticide
registration
notice
(
PR
Notice)
titled
``
Labeling
of
Pesticide
Products
Under
the
National
Organic
Program.''
This
PR
Notice
was
issued
by
the
Agency
on
January
31,
2003
and
is
identified
as
PR
Notice
2003
 
1.
PR
Notices
are
issued
by
the
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP)
to
inform
pesticide
registrants
and
other
interested
persons
about
important
policies,
procedures,
and
registration
related
decisions,
and
serve
to
provide
guidance
to
pesticide
registrants
and
OPP
personnel.
This
particular
final
PR
Notice
provides
guidance
to
the
registrant
concerning
obtaining
EPA
approval
of
pesticide
product
label
language
indicating
that
all
ingredients
(
active
and
inert)
in
a
pesticide
product
and
all
uses
of
that
pesticide
product
meet
the
criteria
defined
in
the
National
Organic
Program
Rule.
This
notice
is
being
issued
because
of
registrant
requests
to
be
able
to
identify,
on
pesticide
product
labels,
pesticide
products
that
are
allowable
under
the
National
Organic
Program.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Robert
Torla,
Biopesticides
and
Pollution
Prevention
Division
(
7511C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
8098;
fax
number:
(
703)
308
 
7026;
e­
mail
address:
torla.
robert@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
Although
this
action
may
be
of
particular
interest
to
those
persons
who
wish
to
consider
including
language
on
their
pesticide
labeling
identifying
their
pesticide
product
as
allowable
under
the
National
Organic
Program.
Since
other
entities
may
also
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
information
in
this
notice,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

II.
What
Guidance
Does
this
PR
Notice
Provide?
This
PR
Notice
provides
guidance
to
the
registrant
concerning
how
registrants
may
obtain
EPA
approval
of
label
language
indicating
that
all
ingredients
(
active
and
inert)
in
a
pesticide
product
and
all
uses
of
that
product
meet
the
criteria
defined
in
the
National
Organic
Program
Rule
(
7
CFR
part
205).
This
notice
provides
information
on:
1.
The
conditions
which
must
be
met
for
approval
of
the
label
language.
2.
An
example
of
acceptable
label
language.
3.
Guidance
on
materials
to
be
submitted
for
Agency
review.
4.
Guidance
for
inserting
label
language
on
pesticide
products
exempted
from
FIFRA
regulation
under
40
CFR
152.25.

III.
Do
PR
Notices
Contain
Binding
Requirements?
The
PR
Notice
discussed
in
this
notice
is
intended
to
provide
guidance
to
EPA
personnel
and
decision
makers
and
to
pesticide
registrants.
While
the
requirements
in
the
statutes
and
Agency
regulations
are
binding
on
EPA
and
the
applicants,
this
PR
Notice
is
not
binding
on
either
EPA
or
pesticide
registrants,
and
EPA
may
depart
from
the
guidance
where
circumstances
warrant
and
without
prior
notice.
Likewise,
pesticide
registrants
may
assert
that
the
guidance
is
not
appropriate
generally
or
not
applicable
to
a
specific
pesticide
or
situation.

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2003
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Notices
IV.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?

A.
Docket
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0305.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
Docket
Facility
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
Docket
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.

B.
Electronic
Access
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
You
may
obtain
an
electronic
copy
of
other
PR
Notices,
both
final
and
draft,
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
opppmsd1/
PR_
Notices.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
IV.
A.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
Docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Administrative
practice
and
procedure,
Agricultural
commodities,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
January
31,
2003.
Marcia
E.
Mulkey,
Director,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
4775
Filed
3
 
4
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[
CC
Docket
No.
92
 
237;
DA
03
 
510]

Next
Meeting
of
the
North
American
Numbering
Council
AGENCY:
Federal
Communications
Commission.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
On
February
28,
2003,
the
Commission
released
a
public
notice
announcing
the
March
19,
2003
meeting
and
agenda
of
the
North
American
Numbering
Council
(
NANC).
The
intended
effect
of
this
action
is
to
make
the
public
aware
of
the
NANC's
next
meeting
and
its
agenda.
DATE:
Wednesday,
March
19,
2003
9
am.
ADDRESSES:
Telecommunications
Access
Policy
Division,
Wireline
Competition
Bureau,
Federal
Communications
Commission,
The
Portals
II,
445
12th
Street,
SW.,
Suite
5
 
A420,
Washington,
DC
20554.
Requests
to
make
an
oral
statement
or
provide
written
comments
to
the
NANC
should
be
sent
to
Deborah
Blue.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Deborah
Blue,
Special
Assistant
to
the
Designated
Federal
Officer
(
DFO)
at
(
202)
418
 
1466
or
dblue@
fcc.
gov.
The
fax
number
is:
(
202)
418
 
2345.
The
TTY
number
is:
(
202)
418
 
0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Released:
February
28,
2003.
The
North
American
Numbering
Council
(
NANC)
has
scheduled
a
meeting
to
be
held
Wednesday,
March
19,
2003,
from
9
a.
m.
until
5
p.
m.
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Federal
Communications
Commission,
Portals
II,
445
12th
Street,
SW,
Room
TW
 
C305,
Washington,
DC.
This
meeting
is
open
to
members
of
the
general
public.
The
FCC
will
attempt
to
accommodate
as
many
participants
as
possible.
The
public
may
submit
written
statements
to
the
NANC,
which
must
be
received
two
business
days
before
the
meeting.
In
addition,
oral
statements
at
the
meeting
by
parties
or
entities
not
represented
on
the
NANC
will
be
permitted
to
the
extent
time
permits.
Such
statements
will
be
limited
to
five
minutes
in
length
by
any
one
party
or
entity,
and
requests
to
make
an
oral
statement
must
be
received
two
business
days
before
the
meeting.

Proposed
Agenda
 
Wednesday,
March
19,
2003,
9
am
1.
Announcements
and
Recent
News
2.
Approval
of
Minutes
 
Meeting
of
January
22,
2003
3.
Report
of
the
North
American
Numbering
Plan
Administrator
(
NANPA)
 
CO
Code
activity
 
NRUF
Update
 
Publishing
NPA
and
NANP
exhaust
projections
 
Other
NANPA
activity
4.
Report
of
National
Thousands
Block
Pooling
Administrator
 
Activity
report
 
Trend
of
problems
caused
by
intra­
Service
Provider
porting
on
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