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Benfluralin
Fluazifop butyl
Lactofen
Sodium acifluorfen
Sodium fluoride
Trifluralin.
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| Benfluralin | FY 2004. RED: Candidate for Reregistration Eligibility Decision | ||
| Fluazifop butyl | FY 2004. TRED: Candidate for Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision | ||
| Lactofen | FY 2004. TRED: Candidate for Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision | ||
| Sodium acifluorfen | FY 2004. RED: Candidate for Reregistration Eligibility Decision | ||
| Sodium fluoride | FY 2004. RED: Candidate for Reregistration Eligibility Decision | ||
| Trifluralin | FY 2004. TRED: Candidate for Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision | ||
| Documents completed in 2002 | As of Fiscal Year 2002 * | As of Fiscal Year 2002 * | Total decisions made by US EPA up to Fiscal Year 2002 |
| Oxyfluorfen | FY 2002: RED. Reregistration/Risk Management Decisions Completed (Reregistration Eligibility Decision) |
REDs completed: 7 -- More information on Oxyfluorfen below |
REDs completed: 214 |
| Norflurazon | FY 2002: TRED. Reregistration/Risk Management Decisions Completed (Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision) | TREDs completed: 21 | TREDs completed: 32 |
| Primisulfuron-methyl | FY 2002: TRED. Reregistration/Risk Management Decisions Completed (Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision) |
TREDs completed: 21 -- More information on Primisulfuron-methyl below |
TREDs completed: 32 |
| * Note: The fiscal year runs from October 1, 2001, through September 30, 2002. | |||
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2002-0327; FRL-7284-6]
Pesticide Reregistration Performance Measures and Goals
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's progress in meeting its
performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during
fiscal year 2002. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) requires EPA to publish information about EPA's annual
achievements in this area. This notice discusses the integration of
tolerance reassessment with the reregistration process, and describes
the status of various regulatory activities associated with
reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The notice gives total
numbers of chemicals and products reregistered, tolerances reassessed,
Data Call-Ins issued, and products registered under the ``fast-track''
provisions of FIFRA. Finally, this notice contains the schedule for
completion of activities for specific chemicals during fiscal years
2003 and 2004.
DATES: This notice is not subject to a formal comment period.
Nevertheless, EPA welcomes input from stakeholders and the general
public. Written comments, identified by the docket ID number [OPP-2002-
0327], should be received on or before September 29, 2003.
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 section of this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol P. Stangel, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone: (703) 308-8007, e-mail:
stangel.carol@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Important Information
A. Does this Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to persons who are interested in
the progress and status of EPA's pesticide reregistration and tolerance
reassessment programs, 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.
B. How Can I Get Additional Information or Copies of Support Documents?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket ID number OPP-2002-0327. 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.
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 information about
pesticide reregistration, go to the home page for the Office of
Pesticide Programs at www.epa.gov/pesticides and select
``Reregistration'' under ``Regulating Pesticides,'' or go directly to
www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/.
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.
Certain types of information will not be placed in 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. 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
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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 e-mail 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.
2. EPA Dockets--i. 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
OPP-2002-0327. 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 OPP-2002-0327. 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), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency (7502C), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP- 2002-0327.
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 OPP-2002-0327. 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.
II. Background
EPA must establish and publish in the Federal Register its annual
performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration, tolerance
reassessment, and expedited registration, under section 4(l) of FIFRA,
as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Specifically, such measures and goals are to include:
The status of reregistration.
The number of products reregistered, canceled, or amended.
The number and type of data requests or Data Call-In (DCI)
notices under section 3(c)(2)(B) issued to support product
reregistration by active ingredient.
Progress in reducing the number of unreviewed, required
reregistration studies.
The aggregate status of tolerances reassessed.
The number of applications for registration submitted under
subsection (k)(3), expedited processing and review of similar
applications, that were approved or disapproved.
The future schedule for reregistrations in the current and
succeeding fiscal year.
The projected year of completion of the reregistrations
under section 4.
FIFRA, as amended in 1988, authorizes EPA to conduct a
comprehensive pesticide reregistration program--a complete review of
the human health and environmental effects of older pesticides
originally registered before November 1, 1984. Pesticides meeting
today's scientific and regulatory
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standards may be declared ``eligible'' for reregistration. To be
eligible, an older pesticide must have a substantially complete data
base, and must not cause unreasonable adverse effects to human health
or the environment when used according to Agency approved label
directions and precautions.
In addition, all pesticides with food uses must meet the safety
standard of section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) 21 U.S.C. 346a, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA) of 1996. Under FFDCA, EPA must make a determination that
pesticide residues remaining in or on food are ``safe''; that is,
``that there is reasonable certainty that no harm will result from
aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue'' from dietary and
other sources. In determining allowable levels of pesticide residues in
food, EPA must perform a more comprehensive assessment of each
pesticide's risks, considering:
Aggregate exposure (from food, drinking water, and
residential uses).
Cumulative effects from all pesticides sharing a common
mechanism of toxicity.
Possible increased susceptibility of infants and children;
and
Possible endocrine or estrogenic effects.
As amended by FQPA, FFDCA requires the reassessment of all existing
tolerances (pesticide residue limits in food) and tolerance exemptions
within 10 years, to ensure that they meet the safety standard of the
law. EPA was directed to give priority to the review of those
pesticides that appear to pose the greatest risk to public health, and
to reassess 33% of the 9,721 existing tolerances and exemptions within
3 years (by August 3, 1999), 66% within 6 years (by August 3, 2002),
and 100% in 10 years (by August 3, 2006). (Note: Although the total
number of tolerances existing on August 3, 1996, and subject to FQPA
reassessment was initially reported as 9,728, that number has been
corrected to 9,721, based on the Agency's Tolerance Reassessment
Tracking System.)
EPA is meeting the FFDCA's tolerance reassessment requirements
through reregistration and several other program activities. In making
reregistration eligibility decisions, the Agency also is completing
much of tolerance reassessment, which is helping us meet the time
frames mandated by the new law. EPA reassessed the first 33% of all
food tolerances by August 3, 1999, and the second 33% of all food
tolerances by August 3, 2002. EPA is focusing particularly on priority
Group 1 pesticides, those identified as posing the greatest potential
risks. Over half of the universe of tolerances to be reassessed are
included in this category, including tolerances for the organophosphate
(OP) pesticides, the Agency's highest priority for review. Carbamate,
organochlorine, and B2 (probable human) carcinogen pesticides also are
included in priority Group 1. Although EPA is directing most of its
resources toward this group, a number of Group 1 pesticides will
nevertheless be reassessed in the third 33% owing to the challenging
issues they present. EPA's approach to tolerance reassessment under
FFDCA, including the three priority Groups, is described fully in the
Agency's document, ``Raw and Processed Food Schedule for Pesticide
Tolerance Reassessment'' (62 FR 42020, August 4, 1997) (FRL-5734-6). In
conducting the pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment
programs at present, EPA is developing measures that show results in
terms of outcomes, as well as traditional outputs, as directed by OMB.
III. FQPA and Program Accountability
One of the hallmarks of the FQPA amendments to the FFDCA is
enhanced accountability. Through this summary of performance measures
and goals for pesticide reregistration, tolerance reassessment, and
expedited registration, EPA describes progress made during the past
year in each of the program areas included in FIFRA section 4(l).
A. Status of Reregistration
During fiscal year (FY) 2002 (from October 1, 2001, through
September 30, 2002), EPA made significant progress in completing risk
assessments and risk management decisions for the OP pesticides, the
Agency's highest priority chemicals for reregistration and tolerance
reassessment, and for other pesticides. See Table 1.
Table 1.--Reregistration/Risk Management Decisions Completed: FY 2002
and Total
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FY 2002: 36 Decisions Total, End of FY 2002
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7 REDs 214 REDs
1,4-Bis(bromoacetoxy)-2-butene............
Endosulfan1...............................
Fenamiphos (Voluntary Cancellation)2......
(HOCH2-)methyldithiocarbamate (Voluntary
Cancellation).
Lindane1..................................
Oxyfluorfen...............................
Thiabendazole.............................
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8 IREDs 21 IREDs
Azinphos-methyl1,2........................
Diazinon1,2...............................
Dicrotophos2..............................
Disulfoton2...............................
Methamidophos2............................
Naled2....................................
Oxydemeton-methyl2........................
Phosmet1,2................................
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21 TREDs 32 TREDs
Asulam....................................
Calcium hypochlorite......................
Chlorine gas..............................
Chlorpropham..............................
Difenzoquat...............................
Diquat dibromide..........................
Diuron (RED to be completed in FY 2003)...
Fenarimol.................................
Fenbutatin-oxide..........................
Hexazinone................................
Imazalil (RED to be completed in FY 2003).
Linuron...................................
Metolachlor...............................
Norflurazon...............................
Primisulfuron-methyl......................
Pronamide.................................
Propanil (RED to be completed in FY 2003).
Sodium hypochlorite.......................
Tebuthiuron...............................
Tetrachlorvinphos2........................
Urea......................................
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1Subject to NRDC consent decree
2Organophosphate (OP) pesticide
The Agency's decisions are embodied in Reregistration Eligibility
Decision (RED) documents, Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decisions
(IREDs), or Reports on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim
Risk Management Decisions (TREDs).
1. REDs. Through the reregistration program, EPA is reviewing
current scientific data for older pesticides (those initially
registered before November 1984), reassessing their effects on human
health and the environment, and requiring risk mitigation measures as
necessary. Pesticides that have sufficient supporting data and whose
risks can be successfully mitigated may be declared ``eligible'' for
reregistration. EPA presents these pesticide findings in a RED
document.
i. Overall RED progress. EPA's overall progress at the end of FY
2002 in completing Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) is
summarized in Table 2.
Table 2.--Overall RED Progress, End of FY 2002
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REDs completed 214 (35%)
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Cases canceled 231 (38%)
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REDs to be completed 167 (27%)
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Total reregistration cases 612 (100%)
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ii. Profile of completed REDs. A profile of the 214 REDs completed
by the end of FY 2002 is presented in Table 3.
Table 3.--Profile of 214 REDs Completed, End of FY 2002
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Pesticide active ingredients 313
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Pesticide products 8,600+
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REDs with food uses 107
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Post-FQPA REDs 73
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Post-FQPA REDs with food uses 54
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Tolerance reassessments completed for post- 1,322
FQPA REDs*
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*EPA is revisiting tolerances associated with the 53 food use REDs that
were completed before FQPA was enacted to ensure that they meet the
safety standard of the new law, as set forth in the Agency's August 4,
1997, Schedule for Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment.
iii. Risk reduction in REDs. Reducing pesticide risks is an
important aspect of the reregistration program. In developing REDs, EPA
works with stakeholders including pesticide registrants, growers and
other pesticide users, and environmental and public health interests,
as well as the States, USDA, and other Federal agencies and others to
develop voluntary measures or regulatory controls needed to effectively
reduce risks of concern. Almost every RED includes some measures or
modifications to reduce risks. The options for such risk reduction are
extensive and include voluntary cancellation of pesticide products or
deletion of uses; declaring certain uses ineligible or not yet eligible
(and then proceeding with follow-up action to cancel the uses or
require additional supporting data); restricting use of products to
certified applicators; limiting the amount or frequency of use;
improving use directions and precautions; adding more protective
clothing and equipment requirements; requiring special packaging or
engineering controls; requiring no-treatment buffer zones; employing
ground water, surface water, or other environmental and ecological
safeguards; and other measures.
2. Interim REDs or IREDs. EPA issues IREDs for pesticides that are
undergoing reregistration, require a reregistration eligibility
decision, and also must be included in a cumulative assessment under
FQPA because they are part of a group of pesticides that share a common
mechanism of toxicity. An IRED is issued for each individual pesticide
in the cumulative group when EPA completes the pesticide's risk
assessment and interim risk management decision. An IRED may include
measures to reduce food, drinking water, residential, occupational,
and/or ecological risks, to gain the benefit of these changes before
the final RED can be issued following the Agency's consideration of
cumulative risks. For example, EPA generally does not consider
individual
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OP or N-methyl carbamate pesticide decisions to be completed REDs or
tolerance reassessments. Instead, the Agency is issuing IREDs for these
chemicals at this time. EPA will make final decisions and may issue
REDs for these pesticides when the cumulative risks of the OPs or
carbamates have been considered. Once the Agency completes a cumulative
evaluation of the OPs, final decisions will be made and REDs may be
issued for the 24 OP pesticides that initially had IREDs.
3. Tolerance reassessment ``TREDs.'' EPA issues Reports on FFDCA
Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decisions,
known as TREDs, for pesticides that require tolerance reassessment
decisions under FFDCA, but do not require a reregistration eligibility
decision at present because:
The pesticide was first registered after November 1984 and
is considered a ``new'' active ingredient, not subject to
reregistration (e.g., fenarimol and primisulfuron-methyl in FY 2002);
EPA completed a RED for the pesticide before FQPA was
enacted (most FY 2002 TREDs are in this post-RED category); or
The pesticide is not registered for use in the U.S. but
tolerances are established that allow crops treated with the pesticide
to be imported from other countries (e.g., mevinphos).
During FY 2002, EPA also completed TREDs for three pesticides
(diuron, imazalil, and propanil) whose REDs are under development. The
Agency expects to complete REDs for these pesticides in FY 2003.
As with IREDs, EPA will not take final action on pesticides subject
to TREDs that are part of a cumulative group until cumulative risks
have been considered for the group.
4. Goals for FY 2003 and future years. EPA's major pesticide
reregistration and tolerance reassessment goals for FY 2003 and future
years are as follows. In addition to achieving these traditional
output-oriented goals, EPA also is working to develop measures that
show results in terms of outcomes, as directed by OMB.
i. Complete individual pesticide risk management decisions. EPA's
goal in conducting the reregistration and tolerance reassessment
program is to complete 20-35 Reregistration Eligibility Decisions
(REDs) and Interim REDs each year during fiscal years 2003 through
2006, giving priority to pesticides with associated tolerances.
Candidate pesticides for these decisions are listed near the end of
this document.
ii. Evaluate OP and other cumulative risks. EPA began developing
methods for cumulative risk assessment and the components of a
cumulative risk assessment for the OP pesticides soon after FQPA was
enacted in August 1996, although the Agency had begun considering this
approach earlier, when it was recommended by NAS in their 1993 report,
``Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children.'' These efforts came
to fruition in FY 2002. In addition to completing most of the remaining
risk assessments and risk management decisions for individual OP
pesticides, EPA issued the preliminary OP cumulative risk assessment in
December 2001. After considering public comment, stakeholder input, and
the results of additional scientific review, EPA issued a revised OP
cumulative risk assessment in June 2002 and has begun risk management
actions based on this revised assessment. The Agency plans to review
public and SAP comments on the revised cumulative risk assessment as
well as examine newly submitted data in further evaluating OP
cumulative risks during 2003. The Agency then may issue final
reregistration eligibility and tolerance reassessment decisions for
individual OP pesticides with IREDs and TREDs. Consideration of the
cumulative risks of N-methylcarbamates, chloroacetanilides, and perhaps
other common mechanism groups of pesticides will follow. For further
information, see EPA's cumulative risk website, http://www.epa.gov/
pesticides/cumulative/.
iii. Complete 100% of tolerance reassessment decisions. EPA is
continuing to reassess tolerances within time frames set forth in FFDCA
as amended by FQPA, giving priority to those food use pesticides that
appear to pose the greatest risk. Integration of the reregistration and
tolerance reassessment programs has added complexity to the
reregistration process for food use pesticides. The Agency successfully
reached its first two tolerance reassessment milestones by completing
over 33% of all tolerance reassessment decisions by August 3, 1999, and
over 66% by August 3, 2002. EPA is working toward meeting the final
FQPA tolerance reassessment goal: To complete 100% of all required
tolerance reassessment decisions by August 3, 2006.
B. Product Reregistration; Numbers of Products Reregistered, Canceled,
and Amended
At the end of the reregistration process, after EPA has issued a
RED and declared a pesticide reregistration case eligible for
reregistration, individual end-use products that contain pesticide
active ingredients included in the case still must be reregistered.
This concluding part of the reregistration process is called ``product
reregistration.''
In issuing a completed RED document, EPA sends registrants a Data
Call-In (DCI) notice requesting any product-specific data and specific
revised labeling needed to make final reregistration decisions for each
of the individual pesticide products covered by the RED. Based on the
results of EPA's review of these data and labeling, products found to
meet FIFRA and FFDCA standards may be reregistered.
A variety of outcomes are possible for pesticide products
completing this final phase of the reregistration process. Ideally, in
response to the DCI notice accompanying the RED document, the pesticide
producer, or registrant, will submit the required product-specific data
and revised labeling, which EPA will review and find acceptable. At
that point, the Agency may reregister the pesticide product. If,
however, the product contains multiple active ingredients, the Agency
instead issues an amendment to the product's registration,
incorporating the labeling changes specified in the RED; a product with
multiple active ingredients may not be fully reregistered until the
last active ingredient in its formulation is eligible for
reregistration. In other situations, the Agency may temporarily suspend
a product's registration if the registrant has not submitted required
product-specific studies within the time frame specified. The Agency
may cancel a product's registration because the registrant did not pay
the required registration maintenance fee. Alternatively, the
registrant may request a voluntary cancellation of their end-use
product registration.
1. Product reregistration actions in FY 2002. EPA counts each of
the post-RED product outcomes described above as a product
reregistration action. A single pesticide product may be the subject of
several product reregistration actions within the same year. For
example, a product's registration initially may be amended, then the
product may be reregistered, and later the product may be voluntarily
canceled, all within the same year. During FY 2002, EPA completed the
product reregistration actions detailed in Table 4. The program's goal
is to complete 400-450 product reregistration actions in FY 2003.
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Table 4.--Product Reregistration Actions Completed during FY 2002
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Product reregistration actions 77
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Product amendment actions 51
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Product cancellation actions 186
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Total actions 314
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2. Status of the product reregistration universe. The status of the
universe of pesticide products subject to reregistration at the end of
FY 2002 is shown in Table 5 below. This overall status information is
not ``cumulative''--it is not derived from summing up a series of
annual actions. Adding annual actions would result in a larger overall
number since each individual product is subject to multiple actions--it
can be amended, reregistered, and/or canceled, over time. Instead, the
``big picture'' status information in Table 5 should be considered a
snapshot in time. As registrants and EPA make marketing and regulatory
decisions in the future, the status of individual products may change,
and numbers in this table are expected to fluctuate.
Table 5.--Status of the Universe of Products Subject to Product
Reregistration, for FY 2002 (as of September 30, 2002)
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Products reregistered 1,637
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Products amended 345
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Products canceled 3,806
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Products sent for suspension 12
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Total products with actions completed 5,800
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Products with actions pending 2,817
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Total products in product reregistration 8,617
universe
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The universe of 8,617 products in product reregistration at the end
of FY 2002 represented an increase of 745 products from the FY 2001
universe of 7,872 products. The increase consists of 324 products
associated with FY 2002 REDs, and 412 products associated with IREDs,
plus 9 products that were added as a result of DCI activities and
processing for several previously issued REDs and IREDs.
At the end of FY 2002, 2,817 products had product reregistration
decisions pending. Some pending products await science reviews, label
reviews, or reregistration decisions by EPA. Others are not yet ready
for product reregistration actions; they are associated with more
recently completed REDs, and their product-specific data are not yet
due to be submitted to or reviewed by the Agency. EPA's goal is to
complete 400-450 product reregistration actions during fiscal year
2003.
C. Number and Type of DCIs to Support Product Reregistration by Active
Ingredient
1. DCIs for REDs. The number and type of data call-in requests or
DCIs that EPA is preparing to issue under FIFRA section 3(c)(2)(B) to
support product reregistration for pesticide active ingredients
included in FY 2002 REDs are shown in Table 6. Starting in FY 2001, for
the first time, OMB clearance has been required to issue REDs and
IREDs. Since the Fenamiphos and (HOCH2-)methyldithiocarbamate REDs
consisted of voluntary cancellations, products containing these
pesticides will not be reregistered and therefore do not require DCIs.
Table 6.--DCIs Prepared to Support Product Reregistration for FY 2002 REDs
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Number of Product Number of Acute
Case Number Case Name Number of Products Chemistry Studies Toxicology Studies Number of Efficacy
Covered by the RED1 Required2 Required3 Studies Required
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3030 1,4-Bis(bromoacetoxy)- 2 22 12 (6 studies x 2 --
2-butene products)
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0014 Endosulfan 98 (includes 4 SLN 22 102 (7 batches/10 not 0
products) batched)
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0333 Fenamiphos (Voluntary 15 N/A N/A N/A
Cancellation)
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3076 (HOCH2-) 0 N/A N/A N/A
methyldithiocarbamate
(Voluntary
Cancellation)
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0315 Lindane 29 22 126 (5 batches/16 not 0
batched)
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2490 Oxyfluorfen 117 (includes 8 SLN 22 60 (4 batches/6 not 0
products) batched)
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2670 Thiabendazole 63 22 144 (4 batches/20 not 0
batched)
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1The number of registered products containing a pesticide active ingredient can change over time. The number of products that appears in the RED
document (counted when the RED is signed) may be different than the number of products that EPA is tracking for product reregistration (counted later,
when the RED is issued). This table reflects the final number of products associated with each RED, as they are being tracked for product
reregistration.
2This column shows the number of product chemistry studies that are required for each product covered by the RED.
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3In an effort to reduce the time, resources, and number of animals needed to fulfill acute toxicity data requirements, EPA ``batches'' products that can
be considered similar from an acute toxicity standpoint. For example, one batch could contain five products. In this instance, if six acute toxicology
studies usually were required per product, only six studies (rather than 30 studies) would be required for the entire batch. Factors considered in the
sorting process include each product's active and inert ingredients (e.g., identity, percent composition, and biological activity), type of
formulation (e.g., emulsifiable concentrate, aerosol, wettable powder, granular), and labeling (e.g., signal word, use classification, precautionary
labeling). The Agency does not describe batched products as ``substantially similar,'' because all products within a batch may not be considered
chemically similar or have identical use patterns.
2. DCIs for IREDs. The number and type of data requests or DCIs
that EPA is preparing to issue to support product reregistration for
pesticide active ingredients included in FY 2002 Interim REDs (IREDs)
are shown in Table 7.
Table 7.--DCIs Prepared to Support Product Reregistration for FY 2002 IREDs
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Number of Product Number of Acute
Case Number Case Name Number of Products Chemistry Studies Toxicology Studies Number of Efficacy
Covered by the IRED Required Required Studies Required
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0235 Azinphos-methyl 24 22 54 (4 batches/5 not 0
batched)
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0238 Diazinon 182 22 186 (15 batches/16 0
not batched)
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0145 Dicrotophos 3 22 6 (1 batch) --
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0102 Disulfoton 62 22 114 (4 batches/15 not 0
batched)
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0043 Methamidophos 47 22 24 (1 batch/3 not 0
batched)
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0092 Naled 35 22 78 (2 batches/11 not 2
batched)
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0258 Oxydemeton-methyl 19 (includes 2 SLN 22 12 (2 batches) 0
products)
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0242 Phosmet 40 22 42 (6 batches/1 not 2
batched)
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Note: FIFRA section 24(c) or Special Local Need (SLN) registrations are not included in acute toxicity batchings because they are supported by a valid
parent product (section 3) registration.
3. DCIs not needed for TREDs. The Agency does not issue product-
specific data requests or DCIs for pesticides included in tolerance
reassessment decisions or TREDs because, at present, these pesticides
do not require product reregistration decisions; they are subject to
tolerance reassessment only.
D. Progress in Reducing the Number of Unreviewed, Required
Reregistration Studies
EPA is making progress in reviewing scientific studies submitted by
pesticide registrants in support of pesticides undergoing
reregistration. See Table 8.
Table 8.--Review Status of Studies Submitted for Pesticide Reregistration, End of FY 2002
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Pesticide Reregistration Group or Studies Reviewed +
List, per FIFRA Section 4(c)(2) Extraneous1 Studies Awaiting Review Total Studies Received
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List A 11,237 + 470 = 11,707 2,201 (16%) 13,908
(84%)
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List B 6,453 + 746 = 7,199 2,408 (25%) 9,607
(75%)
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List C 2,271 + 239 = 2,510 938 (27%) 3,448
(73%)
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List D 1,342 + 94 = 1,436 308 (18%) 1,744
(82%)
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Total Lists A - D 21,303 + 1,549 = 22,852 5,855 (20%) 28,707
(80%)
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1Extraneous studies is a term used to classify those studies that are not needed because the guideline or data
requirement has been satisfied by other studies or has changed.
Studies reviewed by EPA increased (or the study review ``backlog''
decreased) during FY 2002. At the end of the fiscal year, over 80% of
all studies received by the Agency in support of reregistration had
been reviewed, compared to 79% at the end of FY 2001. During FY 2002,
the Agency continued an effort to clean up the data base used to track
the review status of studies submitted for reregistration. The percent
of studies reviewed should continue to increase in future years.
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E. Aggregate Status of Tolerances Reassessed
During FY 2002, EPA completed 2,649 tolerance reassessments and
ended the fiscal year with a total of 6,499 tolerance reassessment
decisions to date, addressing almost 67% of the 9,721 tolerances that
require reassessment (See Table 9). Over 60% of the tolerance
reassessment decisions completed were for pesticides in priority Group
1.
Just as EPA reassessed over 33% of all food tolerances by August 3,
1999, including many tolerances for pesticides identified as posing the
greatest potential risks, the Agency also met the next FQPA goal during
FY 2002 and completed over 66% of all required tolerance reassessment
decisions by August 3, 2002. EPA's general schedule for tolerance
reassessment (Federal Register, August 4, 1997) identified three groups
of pesticides to be reviewed; this grouping continues to reflect the
Agency's overall scheduling priorities. In completing tolerance
reassessment, EPA continues to give priority to pesticides in Group 1.
1. Aggregate accomplishments through reregistration and other
programs. EPA is accomplishing tolerance reassessment through the
registration and reregistration programs; by revoking tolerances for
pesticides that have been canceled (many as a result of
reregistration); by reevaluating pesticides with pre-FQPA REDs, and
through other decisions not directly related to registration or
reregistration, described further below. EPA is using the Tolerance
Reassessment Tracking System (TORTS) to compile this updated
information and report on the status of tolerance reassessment (See
Table 9).
Table 9.--Tolerance Reassessments Completed Post-FQPA by Fiscal Year, through FY 2002
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During Late During FY During FY During FY During FY During FY During FY Total, End
Tolerances Reassessed Through... FY 96 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 of FY 2002
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Reregistration/REDs 25 339 278 359 44 46 231 1,322
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Tolerance Reassessments/TREDs -- -- -- -- -- -- 776 776
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Registration 0 221 308 341 55 215 200 1,340
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Tolerance revocations 3 0 812 513 22 35 545 1,930
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Other decisions 0 1 0 233 0 0 897 1,131
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Total tolerances reassessed 28 561 1,398 1,446 121 296 2,649 6,499
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i. Reregistration/REDs. EPA is using the reregistration program to
accomplish much of tolerance reassessment. For each of the tolerance
reassessment decisions made through REDs since FQPA, the Agency has
made the finding as to whether there is a reasonable certainty of no
harm, as required by FFDCA. Many tolerances reassessed through
reregistration remain the same while others may be raised, lowered, or
revoked.
ii. Tolerance reassessments/TREDs. Tolerances initially evaluated
through REDs that were completed before FQPA was enacted in August 1996
now are being reassessed to ensure that they meet the new FFDCA safety
standard. EPA issues these post-RED tolerance reassessment decisions as
TREDs. The Agency also issues TREDs summarizing tolerance reassessment
decisions for some developing REDs, for new pesticide active
ingredients not subject to reregistration, and for pesticides with
import tolerances only. Tolerance reassessments in TREDs for pesticides
that are not part of a cumulative group (i.e., pesticides that are not
OPs or carbamates) may be counted at present and are included in the FY
2002 accomplishments. In completing OP IREDs and TREDs during FY 2002,
the Agency also completed tolerance reassessment decisions for these
pesticides. Many of these tolerance reassessments will not become
final, however, until EPA completes a cumulative evaluation of the OPs.
iii. Registration. Like older pesticides, all new pesticide
registrations must meet the safety standard of FFDCA. Many of the
registration applications EPA receives are for new uses of pesticides
already registered for other uses. To reach a decision on a proposed
new food use of an already registered pesticide, EPA must reassess the
existing tolerances, as well as the proposed new tolerances, to make
sure there is reasonable certainty that no harm will result to the
public from aggregate exposure from all uses. During FY 2002, the
Agency has continued to discourage submission of applications and
petitions for any new uses of the OP pesticides, given the need to
consider cumulative risks from OP's as a group before any new uses can
be fully evaluated.
iv. Tolerance revocations. Revoked tolerances represent uses of
many different pesticide active ingredients that have been canceled in
the past. Some pesticides were canceled due to the Agency's risk
concerns. Others were canceled voluntarily by their manufacturers,
based on lack of support for reregistration. Tolerance revocations are
important even if there are no domestic uses of a pesticide because
residues in or on imported commodities treated with the chemical could
still present dietary risks that may exceed the FFDCA ``reasonable
certainty of no harm'' standard, either individually or cumulatively
with other substances that share a common mechanism of toxicity.
v. Other reassessment decisions. In addition to the types of
reassessment actions described above, a total of 1,131 additional
tolerance reassessment decisions have been made, not directly related
to registration or reregistration. A list of these other tolerance
reassessment decisions with their Federal Register citations is
available in the docket for this Federal Register notice.
2. Accomplishments for priority pesticides. During FY 2002, EPA
completed tolerance reassessment decisions for many high priority
pesticides in review, including OPs, carbamates, organochlorines, and
carcinogens. (See Table 10.)
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Table 10.--Tolerance Reassessments Completed for Priority Pesticides
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Tolerances to be Reassessed by End
Pesticide Class Reassessed of FY 2002
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Organophosphates 1,691 1,127 (66.65%)
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Carbamates 545 303 (55.6%)
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Organochlorines 253 253 (100%)
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Carcinogens 2,008 1,278 (63.65%)
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High hazard inerts 5 3 (60%)
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Other 5,219 --
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Total 9,721 6,499 (66.86%)
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3. Tolerance reassessment and the organophosphates. EPA has
developed an approach for assessing cumulative risk for the OPs as a
group, as required by FFDCA, and applied this methodology in conducting
the OP cumulative risk assessment during FY 2002. The Agency presented
a comprehensive guidance document on cumulative risk assessment to the
Scientific Advisory Panel in December 1999, issued draft guidance in
2000 for review and comment, and presented a case study on cumulative
risk assessment to the SAP in December 2000. In 2001, EPA refined the
methodology and began developing components of the OP cumulative
preliminary risk assessment. With input from the Committee to Advise on
Reassessment and Transition (CARAT) workgroup, the Agency developed a
process to inform stakeholders and encourage their participation during
the assessment of OP cumulative risks. At CARAT's recommendation, EPA
held a series of technical briefings to explain and answer questions
about the Agency's methods for assessing OP cumulative hazard, as well
as exposure through drinking water, food, and in residential settings.
An EPA website was established to share updated information on
pesticide cumulative risk assessment with the public (http://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative). In FY 2002, the Agency issued a
preliminary OP cumulative risk assessment on December 3, 2001, and
issued a revised OP cumulative risk assessment on June 10, 2002, both
for public comment.
Through this assessment of the OP pesticides, EPA has evaluated
1,127 OP tolerances and found that most require no modification to meet
the new FFDCA safety standard. The Agency's regulatory actions on
individual OP pesticides during the past few years have substantially
reduced the risks of these pesticides. The OP cumulative assessment
strongly supports the Agency's confidence that the U.S. has one of the
safest food supplies in the world.
Most of the reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions
that EPA is making for the OP pesticides at present will not be
considered final until after the Agency completes its cumulative
evaluation of the OPs. The results of individual OP assessments (IRED
and TRED documents) include significant risk mitigation measures,
however, and any resulting tolerance revocations are counted as
completed tolerance reassessments. In addition, some OP tolerances make
at most a minimal or negligible contribution to the cumulative risk
from OP pesticides; these tolerances also were counted as reassessed
during FY 2002. Once EPA completes a cumulative evaluation of the OPs,
the Agency will reconsider individual OP IREDs and TREDs, and may issue
final REDs and tolerance reassessments for these pesticides.
4. Status of individual OP decisions. The status of each of the 49
known OP pesticides at the end of FY 2002 is reflected in this
discussion.
i. OP decisions completed. During FY 2002, through the public
participation process, EPA completed risk assessments and made
individual risk management decisions for 10 OP pesticides, bringing the
number of OPs with individual decisions completed to 35 (See List 1).
List 1.--OP Pesticides with Individual Decisions Completed (35), End of
FY 2002
20 IREDs
Acephate
Azinphos-methyl
Bensulide
Chlorpyrifos
Diazinon
Dicrotophos
Disulfoton
Ethoprop
Fenthion
Methamidophos
Methidathion
Naled
Oxydemeton-methyl
Phorate
Phosmet
Pirimiphos methyl
Profenofos
Propetamphos
Terbufos
Tribufos (DEF)
10 TREDs
Cadusafos
Chlorethoxyfos
Chlorpyrifos methyl
Coumaphos
Fenitrothion
Mevinphos
Phosalone
Phostebupirim
Tetrachlorvinphos
Trichlorfon
5 REDs
Ethion
Ethyl parathion
Fenamiphos
Sulfotepp
Temephos
ii. OP decisions pending. Four other OP pesticides had completed
most or all earlier phases of the public participation process and were
awaiting individual decisions at the end of FY 2002. EPA plans to
complete individual risk management decisions for these 4 pesticides
during FY 2003 (See List 2).
List 2.--OP Pesticides with Individual Decisions Pending (4), End of FY
2002
Dichlorvos (DDVP)
Dimethoate
Malathion
Methyl parathion
iii. Early OP cancellations. Ten OP pesticides were canceled prior
to or early in the pilot public participation process (See List 3).
List 3.--OPs Canceled Prior to/Early in the Pilot Public Participation
Process (10)
Chlorfenvinphos
Chlorthiophos
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Dialifor
Dioxathion
Fonofos
Isazophos
Isofenphos
Monocrotophos
Phosphamidon
Sulprofos
F. Applications for Registration Requiring Expedited Processing;
Numbers Approved and Disapproved
By law, EPA must expedite its processing of certain types of
applications for pesticide product registration, i.e., applications for
end use products that would be identical or substantially similar to a
currently registered product; amendments to current product
registrations that do not require review of scientific data; and
products for public health pesticide uses. During FY 2002, EPA
considered and approved the numbers of applications for registration
requiring expedited processing (also known as ``fast track''
applications) shown in Table 11.
Table 11.--Fast Track Applications Approved in FY 2002
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Me-too product registrations/Fast track 368
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Amendments/Fast track 3,466
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Total applications processed by expedited 3,834
means
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Regarding numbers of applications disapproved, instead the Agency
generally notifies the registrant of any deficiencies in the
application that need to be corrected or addressed before the
application can be approved. Applications may have been withdrawn after
discussions with the Agency, but none were formally ``disapproved''
during FY 2002.
On a financial accounting basis, EPA devoted approximately 28.7
full-time equivalents (FTEs) in FY 2002 to reviewing and processing
applications for fast track me-too product registrations and label
amendments. The Agency spent approximately $2.87 million in FY 2002 in
direct costs (i.e., time on task, not including administrative
expenses, computer systems, management overhead, and other indirect
costs) on expedited processing and reviews.
G. Future Schedule for Reregistrations
During the past several years, EPA has been conducting
reregistration in conjunction with tolerance reassessment under FFDCA.
That law requires the Agency to reassess all existing tolerances over a
10-year period to ensure consistency with the new safety standard, and
to consider pesticides that appear to pose the greatest risk first. In
prioritizing pesticides for reregistration eligibility review and
tolerance reassessment, EPA is continuing to consider their potential
risks, as reflected in the Agency's tolerance reassessment schedule
published in the Federal Register on August 4, 1997. EPA is giving
highest priority to pesticides in Group 1, including the OP pesticides,
and the carbamates, organochlorines, and B2 (probable human)
carcinogens.
1. RED, IRED, and TRED Candidate Pesticides for FY 2003. List 4
contains candidate pesticides for Reregistration Eligibility Decisions
(REDs), Interim REDs (IREDs), and Reports on FQPA Tolerance
Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decisions (TREDs) in
FY 2003. As in previous years, any pesticides for which decisions are
not completed during FY 2003 will automatically become candidates for
decisions in FY 2004.
List 4.--FY 2003 RED, IRED, and TRED Candidate Pesticides
REDs
Chlorsulfuron
Chromated copper arsenate (CCA)
Coal tar/Creosote
Dihalodialkylhydantoins
Dinocap
Diuron
Ethoxyquin
Imazalil
MGK-326
Molinate
Oxadiazon
Pentachlorophenol
Poly(hexamethylenebiguanide)(PHMB)
Propanil
Thiophanate-methyl (completed 3-28-03)
Zinc omadine
Ziram
IREDs
Atrazine (completed 1-31-03)
Carbaryl (due 6-30-03)
Dichlorvos (DDVP)
Dimethoate
Malathion
Methyl parathion
TREDs
4-CPA (completed 4-3-03)
Dacthal (DCPA)
Ethephon
Fenridazon potassium
Potassium bromide
2. RED, IRED, and TRED Candidate Pesticides for FY 2004. The
pesticides that are in the pipeline for RED, IRED, and TRED decisions
in FY 2004 are included in List 5.
List 5.--FY 2004 RED, IRED, and TRED Candidate Pesticides
REDs
2,4-D
2,4-DB
Azadioxabicyclo-octane
Benfluralin
Benzisothiazolin-3-one (BIT)
Bioban P-1487
Busan 77
Cacodylic acid/DSMA/MSMA
Carboxin
Cycloate
Cypermethrin
Fenvalerate
Formaldehyde
Mancozeb
Maneb
MCPA
Metiram
PCNB
Sodium acifluorfen
Sodium fluoride
Thiram
Trichloromelamine
Triethylene glycol
IREDs
Aldicarb
Atrazine revised IRED (due 10-31-03)
Carbofuran
Formetanate HCl
TREDs
Amitraz
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
Fluazifop butyl
Lactofen
Oryzalin
Sodium xylenesulfonate
Sulfonated oleic acid, sodium salt
Trifluralin
H. Projected Year of Completion of Reregistrations
EPA is now conducting reregistration in conjunction with tolerance
reassessment, which FFDCA mandates be completed by August 2006. EPA
plans to complete reregistration of pesticide active ingredients with
tolerances and as many others as possible in meeting the statutory
deadline for completing tolerance reassessment.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: July 11, 2003.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. 03-19353 Filed 7-29-03; 8:45 am]
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