[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 15, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-14428]
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[Federal Register: June 15, 1994]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-210014A; FRL-4775-2]
Rodenticide Bait Stations; Availability of Draft PR Notice and
Technical Report
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In previous notices, EPA announced its intention to hold
hearings on the use of bait stations, as required by rodenticide
labeling, when baits are to be applied in locations accessible to
children, pets, domestic animals, or wildlife. EPA held two sessions of
public hearings to obtain information and to determine whether future
actions were needed. In this document, EPA is announcing the
availability of a draft PR Notice to manufacturers, formulators,
registrants, and users of pesticides regarding the label improvement
program for the revision of use directions for commensal rodenticides
and the Agency's policies and conclusions regarding the use of
rodenticide bait stations.
DATES: Written comments, identified by the docket control number [OPP-
210014A], must be submitted to: Public Response and Program Resources
Branch, Field Operations Division (address below), on or before August
15, 1994.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written requests for draft PR notice and
technical report to: Public Response and Program Resources Branch,
Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
Office location and telephone number: Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson
Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-305-5805.
Information submitted and any comment(s) concerning this notice may
be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information
as ``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment(s) that does not contain CBI must
be submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked
confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice to
the submitter. Information on the proposed text and any written
comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the
Virginia address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Jacobs, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 255, CM #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, (703)-305-6406.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In PR Notice 83-5 (August 16, 1983), EPA
presented its policies and criteria concerning tamper-proof bait
stations.'' In the Federal Register of October 20, 1983 (48 FR 48711),
EPA announced a schedule of hearings to provide interim guidance to
rodenticide users and to gather information on the use of bait
stations. The hearings were held under authority of section 21(b) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended (7
U.S.C. 136s(b)).
Subsequent to the hearings, the Agency has developed a Draft Notice
to manufacturers, formulators, and registrants and users of pesticides
regarding its label improvement program for the revision of use
directions for commensal rodenticides and a statement of the Agency's
policies on the use of rodenticide baits stations. This Notice requires
registrants of certain pesticide products claimed to control commensal
rodents and registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to revise the label of such products to bear
certain statements concerning ``tamper-resistant bait stations.''
This Notice also informs rodenticide registrants, applicants, and
other interested persons of EPA's continued concern for the safe use of
rodenticides. This Notice outlines EPA's current policies regarding the
isolation of commensal rodenticides from children, dogs, other pets,
domestic animals, and nontarget wildlife. For purposes of this Notice,
product labels, and EPA's policies, the term ``commensal rodents''
includes the following species: Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), roof
rats (R. rattus), and/or house mice (Mus musculus).
For certain rodenticide baits with labels not now in compliance
with this Notice, registrants would have to submit an application for
amended registration. The products affected include: (1) ready-to-use
solid bait formulations (e.g., pellets, meal, paraffinized block,
etc.); (2) liquid baits; (3) concentrates with labels bearing
directions for preparing and applying solid or liquid baits; and (4)
tracking powders for which current labeling permits use in ``tamper-
proof bait boxes,'' other protective structures, or other locations
accessible to children or nontarget animals. Amended registration
applications for such products would be required to include proposed
amended labeling revised as indicated in this Notice. Within 90 days of
receipt of this Notice, all registrants of products affected by this
Notice would have to submit five copies of revised labeling for each
affected product.
The new labeling requirements for baits and concentrates from which
users prepare baits are listed under the heading ``Required Label
Statements'' in the Notice. The types of label statements that must be
deleted from labels for tracking powders are discussed in the Notice.
Any registrant who wishes to modify the label statements prescribed by
the Notice must include with the application for an amended
registration a statement of each specific modifiction sought and the
reasons why each modification is believed to be justified. Alternative
text would not be accepted if EPA determines that it is not consistent
with the intent of the Notice. All affected products released for
shipment after 18 months from the issuance date must bear labeling in
compliance with the Notice.
Dated: May 31, 1994.
Stephanie R. Irene,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 94-14428 Filed 6-14-94; 8:45 am]
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