EPA Pesticide Program Updates 7/11/06

EPA Pesticide Program Updates 7/11/06

Title: Imazapyr Reregistration Eligibility Decision Date of publication: July 5, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38149-38150 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10449.htm Purpose: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide imazapyr. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the imazapyr docket. Imazapyr is a systemic, non-selective, pre- and post-emergent herbicide used for the control of terrestrial annual and perennial grasses, broad-leaved herbs, woody species, and riparian and emergent aquatic species. It is registered for use on a variety of agricultural, commercial, and residential use sites. Chemical(s): Imazapyr** Comments: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0495. Contact: Sherrie Kinard, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 305-0563; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: kinard.sherrie@epa.gov.

Title: Azinphos-methyl; Amending Existing Stocks Provisions of Distribution for Cranberry Growers Date of publication: July 5, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38148-38149 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10452.htm Purpose: This notice announces the order to amend the existing stocks provision as written in the cancellation order published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2006 (71 FR 15731) (FRL-7771-4) to allow the distribution and sale of end-use products containing the pesticide azinphos-methyl, for use on cranberries until August 15, 2006. This will allow distribution and sale for use on cranberries for the 2006 season, as contemplated by the March 29, 2006, cancellation order Chemical(s): Azinphos-methyl; Comments: The stop use date for these end-use products is still September 30, 2006, as provided in the March 29 order. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0061. Contact: Tom Myers, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), telephone number: (703) 308-8589; fax number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: myers.tom@epa.gov.

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Hexakis in or on Pistachio Date of publication: July 5, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38153-38154 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10453.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide Petition by Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. Chemical(s): Hexakis Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006- 0521, must be received on or before August 4, 2006. Contact: Barbara Madden, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 305-6463; e-mail address: madden.barbara@epa.gov.

Title: Sulfuryl Fluoride; Request for Stay of Tolerances Date of publication: July 5, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38125-38127 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10454.htm Purpose: This document announces the availability of a document requesting a stay of the effectiveness of various pesticide tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for sulfuryl fluoride and fluoride, and opens a public comment period on this document. This request for a stay was filed in conjunction with objections and requests for hearings that were submitted in response to promulgation of these tolerances. The stay request relies primarily on the recent report of the National Research Council on fluoride. Chemical(s): Sulfuryl Fluoride Comments:Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number(s) EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0174, must be received on or before August 4, 2006. Contact: Meredith Laws, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 308-7038; fax number: (703) 308-0029; e-mail address: laws.meredith@epa.gov.

Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Amendment to Regulations for Residues of Propoxycarbazone and Its Metabolite in or on Wheat (Forage) and Animal Commodities Date of publication: July 5, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38151-38153 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10455.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide Petition by Bayer CropScience proposing the amendment of 40 CFR 180.600 by increasing established tolerances for residues of the herbicide propoxycarbazone, methyl 2-[[[(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-1H- 1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl]amino] sulfonyl]benzoate (MKH-6561) and its metabolite, methyl 2-[[[(4,5-dihydro-3-(2-hydroxypropoxy)-4-methyl-5- oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl] benzoate (Pr-2-OH MKH-6561) in or on wheat (forage) and animal commodities. Chemical(s): Propoxycarbazone and Its Metabolite Comments:Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0504, must be received on or before August 4, 2006. Contact: James Stone, Registration Division (7505P), , telephone number: (703) 305-7391; e-mail address: stone.james@epa.gov.

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for the Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Sethoxydim in or on Various Commodities Date of publication: July 5, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38154-38156 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10456.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions by Interregional Project Number 4, proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of sethoxydim in/on buckwheat; okra; dill; radish; vegetable root, except sugar beet, group 1B; and turnip tops. Chemical(s): Sethoxydim Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0321, must be received on or before August 4, 2006. Contact: Shaja R. Brothers, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 308-3194; e-mail address: brothers.shaja@epa.gov.

Title: Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Trinexapac-Ethyl in or on Grasses Grown for Seed and Animal Commodities Date of publication: July 5, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38156-38157 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10457.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide Petition by Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of trinexapac-ethyl in or on grasses grown for seed and animal commodities. Chemical(s): Trinexapac-Ethyl Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0487, must be received on or before August 4, 2006. Contact: Eugene Wilson, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number: (703) 305-6103; e-mail address: wilson.eugene@epa.gov.

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Pyraclostrobin in or on Various Commodities Date of publication: July 5, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 128, Page 38150-38151 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-05/p10459.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide Petitions by Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), and BASF Corporatio proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. Chemical(s): Pyraclostrobin Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0522, must be received on or before August 4, 2006. Contact: Barbara Madden, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number (703) 305-6463, e-mail address: madden.barbara@epa.gov. Also, John Bazuin, Registration Division (7505P), telephone number (703) 305-7381, e-mail address: bazuin.john@epa.gov.

Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2007 Critical Use Exemption >From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide Date of publication: July 6, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 129, Page 38643-38644 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-07/p10571.htm Purpose: EPA is proposing an exemption to the phaseout of methyl bromide to meet the needs of 2007 critical uses. Specifically, EPA is proposing uses that will qualify for the 2007 critical use exemption and the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced, imported, or supplied from stocks for those uses in 2007. EPA is taking action under the authority of the Clean Air Act to reflect recent consensus Decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol) at the 17th Meeting of the Parties (MOP). EPA is seeking comment on the list of critical uses and on EPA's determination of the amounts of methyl bromide needed to satisfy those uses. Chemical(s Methyl Bromide Comments: Comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0538, must be submitted by August 7, 2006. Contact: For further information about this proposed rule, contact Hodayah Finman by telephone at (202) 343-9246, or by e-mail at mebr.allocation@epa.gov or by mail at Hodayah Finman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stratospheric Protection Division, Stratospheric Program Implementation Branch (6205J), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. You may also visit the Ozone Depletion Web site of EPA's Stratospheric Protection Division at http://www.epa.gov/ozone for further information about EPA's Stratospheric Ozone Protection regulations, the science of ozone layer depletion, and other related topics.

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or Amendment of Regulations for Residues of a Pesticide Chemical in or on Various Commodities (Food commodities) Date of publication: July 7, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 130, Page 38325-38346 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2006/July/Day-06/a5969.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide Petitions by BioProdex, Inc proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. Chemical(s): Tobacco mild green mosaic tobamovirus (TMGMV) Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006- 0312, must be received on or before August 7, 2006. Contact: Rebecca Edelstein, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), telephone number: (703) 605-0513; e-mail address: edelstein.rebecca@epa.gov.

Title: Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (All grass and grass hay) Date of publication: July 7, 2006 Citation: Volume 71, Number 130, Page 38643-38644 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/July/Day-07/p10571.htm Purpose: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition by BioProdex, Inc., proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. Chemical(s): Tobacco mild green mosaic tobamovirus (TMGMV) Comments: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0313, must be received on or before August 7, 2006. Contact: Rebecca Edelstein, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), telephone number: (703) 605-0513; e-mail address: edelstein.rebecca@epa.gov.

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