Availability
of
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
Document
for
Comment
[
Federal
Register:
April
18,
2002
(
Volume
67,
Number
75)]
[
Notices]
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19178­
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP­
2002­
0009;
FRL­
6832­
6]

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

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SUMMARY:
This
notice
announces
availability
and
starts
a
60­
day
public
comment
period
on
the
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
(
RED)
document
for
the
pesticide
active
ingredient
propargite.
The
RED
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
control
number
OPP­
2002­
0009,
must
be
received
on
or
before
June
17,
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
control
number
OPP­
2002­
0009
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
By
mail:
Dayton
Eckerson,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508W),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
703)
308­
8038;
and
e­
mail
address:
eckerson.
dayton@
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
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
Register­­
Environmental
Documents.''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
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.
2.
In
person.
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
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action
under
docket
control
number
OPP­
2002­
0009.
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),
Rm.
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
control
number
OPP­
2002­
0009
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/
9.0
or
ASCII
file
format.
All
comments
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
docket
control
number
OPP­
2002­
0009.
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
identified
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
control
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
a
RED
for
the
pesticide
active
ingredient
listed
in
this
document.
Under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
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
the
chemical
listed
in
this
document
is
substantially
complete,
and
the
pesticide's
risks
have
been
mitigated
so
that
it
will
not
pose
unreasonable
risks
to
people
or
the
environment
when
used
according
to
its
approved
labeling.
In
addition,
EPA
is
reevaluating
existing
pesticides
and
reassessing
tolerances
under
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
(
FQPA)
of
1996.
The
pesticide
included
in
this
notice
also
has
been
found
to
meet
the
FQPA
safety
standard.
All
registrants
of
pesticide
products
containing
the
active
ingredient
listed
in
this
document
have
been
sent
the
appropriate
RED,
and
must
respond
to
labeling
requirements
and
product­
specific
data
requirements
(
if
applicable)
within
8
months
of
receipt.
Products
also
containing
other
pesticide
active
ingredients
will
not
be
reregistered
until
those
other
active
ingredients
are
determined
to
be
eligible
for
reregistration.
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
generally
issuing
these
REDs
as
final
documents
with
a
60­
day
comment
period.
Although
the
60­
day
public
comment
period
does
not
affect
the
registrant's
response
due
date,
it
is
intended
to
provide
an
opportunity
for
public
input
and
a
mechanism
for
initiating
any
necessary
amendments
to
the
REDs.
All
comments
will
be
carefully
considered
by
the
Agency.
If
any
comment
significantly
affects
a
RED,
EPA
will
amend
the
RED
by
publishing
a
description
of
the
amendment
in
the
Federal
Register.
EPA
is
particularly
interested
in
receiving
comments
on
the
practicality
of
the
revised
restricted
entry
intervals
(
REIs)
contained
in
the
RED.
(
The
REI
is
the
period
of
time
following
a
pesticide
application
during
which
EPA
restricts
worker
entry
into
a
treated
area
to
mitigate
risks
posed
by
pesticide
residues.
Once
the
REI
expires,
EPA
believes
residues
have
declined
to
a
point
where
they
pose
negligible
risks
to
workers).
As
noted
in
the
RED,
the
Agency
typically
structures
its
REI
label
requirements
so
that
a
single
REI
will
apply
to
all
post­
application
activities
for
a
given
crop
or
crop
group.
In
other
words,
even
if
management
of
a
given
crop
requires
multiple
post­
application
activities,
the
Agency
will
establish
a
single
REI
for
all
those
activities
even
if
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those
activities
involve
different
exposure
potentials.
To
ensure
that
workers
are
adequately
protected,
that
one
REI
will
usually
be
based
on
the
activity
that
involves
the
highest
level
of
exposure.
This
approach
is
favored
because
users
and
employers
are
more
likely
to
understand
and
comply
with
clear
labels.
Also,
establishing
multiple
activity­
based
REIs
for
crops
could
cause
confusion
and
compromise
compliance
with
and
enforcement
of
worker
protection
regulations.
However,
when
the
consideration
of
risks
and
benefits
indicate
that
a
single
REI
is
unworkable,
EPA
will
consider
granting
exceptions.
For
most
propargite
uses,
a
single
crop­
specific
REI
is
being
proposed
in
the
RED
because
no
critical
activity
was
identified
that
warranted
establishing
an
exception.
During
the
60­
day
comment
period
for
this
RED,
however,
EPA
will
accept
further
comments
from
growers
regarding
needs
for
additional
REI
exceptions
for
specific
post­
application
activities,
and
will
add
such
exceptions
where
needed
if
there
are
adequate
margins
of
exposure
(
MOEs)
and/
or
benefits
associated
with
such
activities
warrant
such
an
exception.
To
assist
the
Agency
in
making
its
risk/
benefit
finding
on
a
specific
exception
request,
the
following
benefits­
related
information
is
most
useful.
1.
Identify
the
crop(
s)
and
provide
a
description
of
the
specific
production
task(
s)
for
which
the
exception
is
requested.
Explain
why
the
task
is
critical
during
the
REI.
As
specifically
as
possible,
describe
how
the
task
is
performed
including
timing
within
the
growing
season,
equipment
and/
or
PPE
used
in
performing
the
task,
nature
of
the
contact
with
treated
surfaces,
and
duration
for
performing
the
task
including
the
number
of
hours
per
days
and
number
of
days.
2.
Explain
why
the
critical
tasks
cannot
be
performed
prior
to
application
or
after
the
REI
has
expired.
Include
detailed
information
on
the
critical
pest(
s),
the
timing
of
the
application,
and
the
impact
of
modifying
the
pesticide
application
to
conform
to
the
REI.
3.
Describe
the
geographic
area
for
which
the
exception
or
prohibition
is
requested.
If
the
exception
request
is
limited
to
a
specific
geographic
area,
describe
why
the
circumstances
of
exposure
or
economic
impact
resulting
from
the
prohibition
of
routine
hand
tasks
during
the
REI
are
unique
to
the
geographic
area
named
in
the
exception.
4.
Explain,
for
each
requested
crop/
task
combination,
why
alternative
practices
would
not
be
technically
or
financially
viable.
Such
alternative
practices
might
include
rescheduling
the
pesticide
application
or
hand
labor
activity;
using
non­
chemical
pest
control
alternatives;
using
an
alternative
to
hand
labor
tasks,
such
as
machine
cultivation;
or
substituting
a
pesticide
with
a
shorter
REI.
This
information
should
include
estimates
or
data
on
per
acre
revenue,
and
cost
of
production
for
the
crop
area
for
which
the
exception
is
requested.
These
estimates
or
data
should
include:
The
current
situation,
the
situation
if
the
exception
is
not
granted,
the
situation
if
the
exception
is
granted,
and
specific
information
on
the
individual
factors
which
cause
differences
in
revenues
and
cost
among
the
three
situations.
5.
Provide
documentation
or
a
description
of
the
safety
and
feasibility
of
such
an
exception,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
period
of
time
required
daily
per
worker
to
perform
the
hand
labor
activity,
any
suggested
methods
of
reducing
the
worker's
exposure,
and
any
other
mitigating
factors,
such
as
the
availability
of
mechanical
devices
that
would
reduce
the
workers'
contact
with
the
treated
surfaces.

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

The
legal
authority
for
this
RED
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.

Dated:
April
5,
2002.
Lois
Rossi,
Director,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.

[
FR
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