[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59786-59787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16483]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0404; FRL-8096-8]


Pesticides; Availability of Schedule for Registration Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of a schedule for the 
registration review of pesticides mandated in section 3(g) of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA is 
making the schedule available pursuant to the Registration Review 
procedural regulations, to inform the public and help interested 
stakeholders prepare for the initiation of the registration reviews 
scheduled for the first four years of the program. To develop the 
schedule, EPA used procedures set forth in the August 9, 2006 final 
rule. The schedule shows how the Agency plans to sequence pesticide 
reviews to meet the goal of reviewing each pesticide's registration 
every 15 years. Although there is not a comment period for this 
schedule, the Agency may consider issues raised by the public or the 
registrant when reviewing the posted schedule, to schedule a pesticide 
registration review, or to modify the schedule of a pesticide 
registration review as appropriate. This schedule will take effect on 
October 10, 2006, the effective date of the registration review 
regulation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kennan Garvey, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7106; fax 
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you hold 
pesticide registrations. Pesticide users or other persons interested in 
the regulation of the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides may also 
be interested in this action.
    Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
    Producers of pesticide products (NAICS code 32532).
    Producers of antifoulant paints (NAICS code 32551).
    Producers of antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS code 32561).
    Producers of nitrogen stabilizer products (NAICS code 32531).
    Producers of wood preservatives (NAICS code 32519).
    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 this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. To determine 
whether you or your business may be affected by this action, you should 
carefully examine the applicability provisions in Sec.  155.40 of the 
regulatory text of the Federal Register of August 9, 2006 (71 FR 45720-
45734)(FRL- 8080-4). 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 a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0404. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. 
Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket 
Facility are 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/.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA has issued a schedule for the registration review program, the 
periodic review of all registered pesticides mandated by section 3(g) 
of FIFRA. The schedule will take effect upon the registration review 
regulation effective date of October 10, 2006.
    This schedule is a timetable for opening registration review 
dockets for the first four years of the program. It shows how EPA plans 
to sequence the initiation of pesticide reviews to meet the statutory 
goal of reviewing all registered pesticides every 15 years to determine 
whether they still meet the statutory standard for registration. As 
noted in the explanation of the schedule, EPA expects a total of about 
676 registration review cases comprised of about 1,075 pesticide active 
ingredients to undergo registration review. To review all of these 
pesticides every 15 years, the Agency plans to make decisions on 45 or 
more registration review cases, or about 70 pesticide active 
ingredients, each year.
    The schedule shows which registration review cases are expected to 
begin the review process during the first four years of the program, 
beginning in fiscal year 2007. Each pesticide's place on the schedule 
is generally determined by its baseline date, that is, the date of its 
last substantive review. The oldest cases go first. The baseline date 
for a pesticide subject to reregistration is the date of the 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) or Interim RED, while for 
pesticides not subject to reregistration, it is the date the first 
product containing the active ingredient was registered. Although the 
draft schedule generally is constructed chronologically using baseline 
dates, some registration review cases in years two through four are 
grouped in the schedule to achieve greater program efficiencies. For 
example, pesticides that are chemically or use related, such as the 
organophosphate and carbamate chemical classes, the coppers group and 
the pyrethroids, pyrethrins and synergists group, would be reviewed 
during the same time frame.
    Background information on the program is provided at:
    http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration--review/
    An explanation of the schedule is at:
    http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/explanation.htm
    The schedule is at:
    http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/schedule.htm.

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

    EPA is announcing this schedule as provided in Sec.  Sec.  
155.42(d) and 155.44 of the Procedural Regulations for Registration 
Review: Final Rule http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/August/Day-09/p12904.htm). In general, the Agency may consider issues raised 
by the public or the registrant when reviewing a posted schedule, to 
schedule a pesticide registration review, or to modify the schedule of 
a pesticide registration review as appropriate. This schedule will be 
updated at least annually.

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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and 
pests.

    Dated: September 26, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-16483 Filed 10-10-06; 8:45 am]
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