Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0251-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Availability of Interim R.E.D. Decision Document for Comment.
Posted Date: 2002-09-25T04:00Z

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Register
/
Vol.
67,
No.
186
/
Wednesday,
September
25,
2002
/
Notices
II.
Tentative
Agenda
The
following
outlines
the
tentative
agenda
of
the
2Ð
day
meeting.
1.
Introductions
and
new
members.
2.
Review
of
isoxaflutole
registration
and
monitoring
experiences.
3.
EPA
Office
of
Water
and
Office
of
Pesticide
Program
presentation
and
discussion,
various
topics
including:
319
guidance
development
Re:
How
to
Address
Pesticides
and
Monitoring
Standards
Development/
Setting
and
Selection
of
Priority
Compounds
Resources
for
Surface
Water
Monitoring
Responsibility
for
New
Products
versus
Reregistrations.
4.
Pesticide
regulatory
education
program
(PREP)
report
and
content
of
revised
pesticide/
water
quality
management
plan.
5.
Issue
team
reportÑ
disposal
label
language
project.
6.
Disposal
initiativesÑ
national
pesticide
stewardship
alliance
mamagememt
report.
7.
Iodosulfuron
registration
reviewÑ
issue
team
and
EPA
perspectives.
8.
FY
2003
registration
work
plan
(EPA).
9.
Review
ad
hoc
rosterÑ
FY
2003
work
group
assignments.
10.
Issue
team
reportÑ
registration
authority
project.
11.
EPA
update
on
copper
chromated
arsenate
(CCA)
update.
12.
State
and
regional
reports.
13.
Farm
association
and
environment
review
training
experience.
14.
Office
of
Pesticide
Program
update
15.
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance
up­
date.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
September
18,
2002.
Jay
S.
Ellenberger,
Acting
Director,
Field
and
External
Affairs
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
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BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPP–
2002–
0251;
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7274–
4]

Availability
of
Interim
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
Document
for
Comment
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).

ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
availability
and
starts
a
60­
day
public
comment
period
on
the
Interim
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
(IRED)
document
for
the
pesticide
active
ingredient
diazinon.
The
IRED
represents
EPA's
formal
regulatory
assessment
of
the
health
and
environmental
data
base
of
the
subject
chemical
and
presents
the
Agency's
determination
regarding
which
pesticidal
uses
are
eligible
for
reregistration.

DATES:
Comments,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPPÐ
2002Ð
0251,
must
be
received
on
or
before
November
25,
2002.

ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Laura
Parsons,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460Ð
0001;
telephone
number:
(703)
305Ð
5776;
e­
mail
address:
parsons.
laura@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
This
action
may,
however,
be
of
interest
to
persons
who
are
or
may
be
required
to
conduct
testing
of
chemical
substances
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(FIFRA)
or
the
Federal
Food,
Drug
and
Cosmetic
Act
(FFDCA);
environmental,
human
health,
and
agricultural
advocates;
pesticides
users;
and
members
of
the
public
interested
in
the
use
of
pesticides.
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
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
identification
(ID)
number
OPPÐ
2002Ð
0251.
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)
305Ð
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/.
To
access
RED
documents
and
RED
fact
sheets
electronically,
go
directly
to
the
REDs
table
on
the
EPA
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
Home
Page,
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
reregistration/
status.
htm.
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
I.
B.
1.
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
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Notices
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.

C.
How
and
To
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.
''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.
D.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
in
this
unit,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
email
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,
''
and
then
key
in
docket
ID
number
OPPÐ
2002Ð
0251.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
e­
mail
to
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPÐ
2002Ð
0251.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
e­
mail
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
C.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(PIRIB)
(7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460Ð
0001,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPÐ
2002Ð
0251.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(PIRIB),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPÐ
2002Ð
0251.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
D.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
To
the
Agency?

Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
or
by
e­
mail.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI
(if
you
submit
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
as
CBI
and
then
identify
electronically
within
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
the
specific
information
that
is
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
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
you
submit
the
copy
that
does
not
contain
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
clearly
that
it
does
not
contain
CBI.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
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.

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.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
copies
of
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
the
estimate
that
you
provide.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternative
ways
to
improve
the
notice
or
collection
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
the
docket
ID
number
assigned
to
this
action
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
You
may
also
provide
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation.

II.
Background
A.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?

The
Agency
has
issued
an
IRED
for
the
pesticide
active
ingredient
diazinon.

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25,
2002
/
Notices
Under
FIFRA,
as
amended
in
1988,
EPA
is
conducting
an
accelerated
reregistration
program
to
reevaluate
existing
pesticides
to
make
sure
they
meet
current
scientific
and
regulatory
standards.
The
data
base
to
support
the
reregistration
of
diazinon
is
substantially
complete.
Taking
into
account
both
the
risks
and
benefits
of
diazinon
uses,
the
Agency
has
determined
that
with
the
adoption
of
all
the
mitigation
measures
recommended
in
the
IRED,
use
of
diazinon
will
not
pose
unreasonable
adverse
risks
to
people
or
the
environment
when
used
according
to
its
currently
approved
labeling.
Please
note
that
this
is
only
an
interim
decision.
Upon
the
Agency's
completion
of
its
assessment
of
the
cumulative
risk
posed
by
the
organophosphates
as
a
class,
EPA
will
issue
a
final
reregistration
eligibility
decision
on
pesticides
containing
diaizinon.
All
registrants
of
pesticide
products
containing
diazinon
will
be
sent
the
appropriate
REDs,
labeling
requirements
and
product
specific
data
requirements
pending
OMB
approval
of
the
diazinon
Data
Call­
In.
The
reregistration
program
is
being
conducted
under
Congressionally
mandated
time
frames,
and
EPA
recognizes
both
the
need
to
make
timely
reregistration
decisions
and
to
involve
the
public.
Therefore,
EPA
is
issuing
this
IRED
with
a
60­
day
comment
period.
The
comment
period
is
intended
to
provide
an
opportunity
for
public
input
and
a
mechanism
for
initiating
any
necessary
amendment
to
the
IRED.
EPA
invites
comment
specifically
on
the
use
of
the
diazinon
benefit
assessments
which
can
be
found
with
the
diazinon
documents
on
the
EPA's
website
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
reregistration/
status.
htm.
All
comments
will
be
carefully
considered
by
the
Agency.
If
any
comment
significantly
affects
this
IRED,
EPA
will
amend
the
IRED
by
publishing
the
amendment
in
the
Federal
Register.

B.
What
is
the
Agency's
Authority
for
Taking
this
Action?

The
legal
authority
for
this
IRED
falls
under
FIFRA,
as
amended
in
1988
and
1996.
Section
4(
g)(
2)(
A)
of
FIFRA
directs
that,
after
submission
of
all
data
concerning
a
pesticide
active
ingredient,
``
the
Administrator
shall
determine
whether
pesticides
containing
such
active
ingredient
are
eligible
for
reregistration,
''
before
calling
in
product
specific
data
on
individual
end­
use
products,
and
either
reregistering
products
or
taking
``
other
appropriate
regulatory
action.
''
List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Chemicals,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
September
13,
2002.
Lois
Ann
Rossi,
Director,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[FR
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BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPP–
2002–
0214;
FRL–
7194–
1]

Notice
of
Filing
a
Pesticide
Petition
to
Establish
a
Tolerance
fora
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
ID
number
OPPÐ
2002Ð
0214,
must
be
received
on
or
before
October
25,
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
ID
number
OPPÐ
2002Ð
0214
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
By
mail:
Andrew
Bryceland,
Biochemical
Pesticides
Branch,
Biopesticides
and
Pollution
Prevention
Division
(7511C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(703)
305Ð
6928;
e­
mail
address;
bryceland.
andrew@
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
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/.
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
RegisterÑ
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
ID
number
OPPÐ
2002Ð
0214.
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
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