Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0307-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Organophosphate Pesticide; Availability of Naled Interim Risk Management Decision Document
Posted Date: 2002-12-19T05:00Z

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EPA
Science
Advisory
Board,
Notification
of
Public
Advisory
Committee
Meeting;
Contaminated
Sediment
Science
Plan
Review
Panel
Pursuant
to
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
Act,
Public
Law
92
 
463,
notice
is
hereby
given
that
the
Contaminated
Sediment
Science
Plan
Review
Panel
(
CSSP
Review
Panel)
of
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency's
(
EPA)
Science
Advisory
Board
(
SAB)
will
meet
via
teleconference
on
January
6,
2003,
from
3
p.
m.
to
5
p.
m.
eastern
time.
This
teleconference
meeting
will
be
hosted
out
of
Conference
Room
6013,
USEPA,
Ariel
Rios
Building
North,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20004.
The
meeting
is
open
to
the
public,
but,
due
to
limited
space,
seating
will
be
on
a
first­
come
basis.
The
public
may
also
attend
via
telephone,
however,
lines
may
be
limited.
Information
on
how
to
participate
is
given
below.
Background
 
The
background
for
this
review
and
the
charge
to
the
CSSP
Review
Panel
were
published
in
the
Federal
Register
(
67
FR
49336,
July
30,
2000).
The
notice
also
included
a
draft
charge
to
the
CSSP
Review
Panel,
a
call
for
nominations
for
members
of
the
CSSP
Review
Panel
in
certain
technical
expertise
areas
needed
to
address
the
charge
and
described
the
process
to
be
used
in
forming
the
CSSP
Review
Panel.
Subsequently,
notice
was
published
(
67
FR
61622,
October
1,
2002)
of
three
meetings
that
have
since
been
convened:
a
teleconference
on
October
17,
2002,
a
meeting
in
Washington,
DC
on
October
30
and
31,
2002,
and
another
teleconference
on
November
22,
2002.
Details
on
the
activities
of
the
CSSP
Review
Panel
can
be
found
on
our
Web
site
at:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab/
panels/
cssprpanel.
html.
Purpose
of
this
Meeting
 
The
purpose
of
this
public
teleconference
meeting
is
for
the
CSSP
Review
Panel
to:
(
a)
Review
and
revise
the
panel's
draft
report
as
necessary;
and
(
b)
approve
the
report
as
revised
for
delivery
to
the
SAB
Executive
Committee.
For
Further
Information
 
To
inquire
about
public
participation
in
the
meeting
identified
above
please
contact
Mr.
Lawrence
Martin,
Designated
Federal
Officer,
CSSP
Review
Panel,
USEPA
Science
Advisory
Board
(
1400A),
Suite
6450DD,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone/
voice
mail
at
(
202)
564
 
6497;
fax
at
(
202)
501
 
0323;
or
via
e­
mail
at
martin.
lawrence@
epa.
gov.
Members
of
the
public
desiring
additional
information
about
the
meeting
locations
or
the
call­
in
number
for
the
teleconference,
must
contact
Mr.
Martin
at
the
addresses
and
numbers
identified
above.
Submitting
Public
Comments
 
The
SAB
will
have
a
brief
period
(
no
more
than
10
minutes)
available
during
the
Teleconference
meeting
for
applicable
public
comment.
For
the
Teleconference,
the
oral
public
comment
period
will
be
divided
among
the
speakers
who
register.
Registration
is
on
a
first
come
basis.
Speakers
who
have
been
granted
time
on
the
agenda
may
not
yield
their
time
to
other
speakers.
Those
wishing
to
speak
but
who
are
unable
to
register
in
time
may
provide
their
comments
in
writing.
Requests
for
oral
comments
must
be
in
writing
(
e­
mail,
fax
or
mail)
and
received
by
Mr.
Martin
at
the
address
above
no
later
than
noon
eastern
time
on
December
30,
2002.
Availability
of
Review
Material
 
There
is
one
primary
document
that
is
the
subject
of
the
review.
This
review
document
is
available
electronically
at
the
following
site
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab/
panels/
cssprpanel.
html.
For
questions
and
information
pertaining
to
the
review
document,
please
contact
Dr.
Lee
Hofmann,
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response
(
OSWER),
Mail
Code
5103T,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
at
telephone
number
202
 
566
 
1928,
or
by
e­
mail
at:
hofmann.
lee@
epa.
gov.
The
Panel's
draft
report,
which
will
be
the
topic
for
the
January
6
teleconference,
will
be
available
on
December
20
at
the
following
site:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab/
panels/
cssprpanel.
html.

Providing
Oral
or
Written
Comments
at
SAB
Meetings
It
is
the
policy
of
the
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
to
accept
written
public
comments
of
any
length,
and
to
accommodate
oral
public
comments
whenever
possible.
The
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
expects
that
public
statements
presented
at
its
meetings
will
not
be
repetitive
of
previously
submitted
oral
or
written
statements.
Oral
Comments:
In
general,
each
individual
or
group
requesting
an
oral
presentation
at
a
face­
to­
face
meeting
will
be
limited
to
a
total
time
of
10
minutes
(
unless
otherwise
indicated
above).
For
teleconference
meetings,
opportunities
for
oral
comment
will
usually
be
limited
to
no
more
than
three
minutes
per
speaker
and
no
more
than
15
minutes
total
(
unless
otherwise
indicated
above).
Deadlines
for
getting
on
the
public
speaker
list
for
a
meeting
are
given
above.
Speakers
should
bring
at
least
35
copies
of
their
comments
and
presentation
slides
for
distribution
to
the
reviewers
and
public
at
the
meeting.
Written
Comments:
Although
the
SAB
accepts
written
comments
until
the
date
of
the
meeting
(
unless
otherwise
stated),
written
comments
should
be
received
in
the
SAB
Staff
Office
at
least
one
week
prior
to
the
meeting
date
so
that
the
comments
may
be
made
available
to
the
review
panel
for
their
consideration.
Comments
should
be
supplied
to
the
appropriate
DFO
at
the
address/
contact
information
noted
above
in
the
following
formats:
One
hard
copy
with
original
signature,
and
one
electronic
copy
via
e­
mail
(
acceptable
file
format:
Adobe
Acrobat,
WordPerfect,
Word,
or
Rich
Text
files
(
in
IBM
 
PC/
Windows
95/
98
format).
Those
providing
written
comments
and
who
attend
the
meeting
are
also
asked
to
bring
35
copies
of
their
comments
for
public
distribution.
Meeting
Access
 
Individuals
requiring
special
accommodation
at
this
meeting,
including
wheelchair
access
to
the
conference
room,
should
contact
Mr.
Martin
at
least
five
business
days
prior
to
the
meeting
so
that
appropriate
arrangements
can
be
made.
General
Information
 
Additional
information
concerning
the
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board,
its
structure,
function,
and
composition,
may
be
found
on
the
SAB
Web
site
(
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab)
and
in
the
Science
Advisory
Board
FY2001
Annual
Staff
Report
which
is
available
from
the
SAB
Publications
Staff
at
(
202)
564
 
4533
or
via
fax
at
(
202)
501
 
0256.

Dated:
November
9,
2002.
A.
Robert
Flaak,
Acting
Director,
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
Staff
Office.
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Organophosphate
Pesticide;
Availability
of
Naled
Interim
Risk
Management
Decision
Document
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
the
availability
of
the
interim
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244
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December
19,
2002
/
Notices
management
decision
(
IRED)
document
for
the
organophosphate
pesticide
naled.
This
decision
document
has
been
developed
as
part
of
the
public
participation
process
that
EPA
and
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture
(
USDA)
are
now
using
for
involving
the
public
in
the
reassessment
of
pesticide
tolerances
under
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
(
FQPA),
and
the
reregistration
of
individual
organophosphate
pesticides
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA).
DATES:
The
interim
risk
management
decision
document
is
available
in
the
OPP
Docket
under
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0307.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Tom
Myers,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308
 
8589;
e­
mail
address:
myers.
tom@
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
the
interim
risk
management
decision
document
for
naled,
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
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0307.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
document
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.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
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.
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
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
For
questions
on
the
IRED
in
this
document,
contact
the
Chemical
Review
Manager
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

III.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?
EPA
has
assessed
the
risks
of
naled
and
reached
an
IRED
for
this
organophosphate
pesticide.
Provided
that
risk
mitigation
measures
are
adopted,
naled
fits
into
its
own
risk
cup
 
its
individual,
aggregate
risks
are
within
acceptable
levels.
Used
mainly
to
control
mosquitos
and
to
control
insects
on
a
variety
of
agricultural
crops,
naled
residues
in
food
and
drinking
water
do
not
pose
risk
concerns.
Naled
may
no
longer
be
used
in
and
around
the
home
by
residents
or
professional
applicators.
However,
residents
can
be
exposed
as
bystanders
from
wide­
area
mosquito
control
applications.
With
mitigation
limiting
homeowners'
and
children's
exposure,
naled
fits
into
its
own
``
risk
cup.''
With
other
mitigation
measures,
naled's
worker
and
ecological
risks
are
also
below
levels
of
concern
for
reregistration.
The
interim
risk
management
decision
document
for
naled
was
made
through
the
organophosphate
pesticide
pilot
public
participation
process,
which
increases
transparency
and
maximizes
stakeholder
involvement
in
EPA's
development
of
risk
assessments
and
risk
management
decisions.
The
pilot
public
participation
process
was
developed
as
part
of
the
EPA
 
USDA
Tolerance
Reassessment
Advisory
Committee
(
TRAC),
which
was
established
in
April
1998,
as
a
subcommittee
under
the
auspices
of
EPA's
National
Advisory
Council
for
Environmental
Policy
and
Technology.
A
goal
of
the
pilot
public
participation
process
is
to
find
a
more
effective
way
for
the
public
to
participate
at
critical
junctures
in
the
Agency's
development
of
organophosphate
pesticide
risk
assessments
and
risk
management
decisions.
EPA
and
USDA
began
implementing
this
pilot
process
in
August
1998,
to
increase
transparency
and
opportunities
for
stakeholder
consultation.
EPA
worked
extensively
with
affected
parties
to
reach
the
decisions
presented
in
this
interim
risk
management
decision
document,
which
conclude,
the
pilot
public
participation
process
for
naled.
As
part
of
the
pilot
public
participation
process,
numerous
opportunities
for
public
comment
were
offered
as
this
interim
risk
management
decision
document
was
being
developed.
The
naled
interim
risk
management
decision
document,
therefore,
is
issued
without
a
formal
public
comment
period
concluding
review
of
the
individual
organophosphate
pesticide.
The
docket
remains
open,
however,
and
any
comments
submitted
in
the
future
will
be
placed
in
the
public
docket.
The
risk
assessments
for
naled
were
released
to
the
public
through
notices
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
August
12,
1998
(
63
FR
43175)
(
FRL
 
6024
 
3),
and
October
6,
1999
(
64
FR
54298)
(
FRL
 
6387
 
6).
EPA's
next
step
under
FQPA
is
to
complete
a
cumulative
risk
assessment
and
risk
management
decision
for
the
organophosphate
pesticides,
which
share
a
common
mechanism
of
toxicity.
This
interim
risk
management
decision
document
on
naled
cannot
be
considered
final
until
this
cumulative
assessment
is
complete.
When
the
cumulative
risk
assessment
for
the
organophosphate
pesticides
has
been
completed,
EPA
will
issue
its
final
tolerance
reassessment
decision
for
naled
and
further
risk
mitigation
measures
may
be
needed.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Chemicals,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
December
7,
2002.
Betty
Shackleford,
Acting
Director,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
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