[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58844-58845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20104]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0941; FRL-8152-7]


Carbaryl Reregistration Eligibility Decision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide carbaryl. The Agency's 
risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the 
carbaryl RED Docket. This RED completes the reregistration and 
tolerance reassessment process for carbaryl and amends an Interim 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED), which was made available 
for public comment on October 22, 2004 (see docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-
0376). Carbaryl is an N-methyl carbamate insecticide that is used on a 
variety of ornamental and agricultural crops and in residential 
settings, for lawns, gardens, and flea control. EPA has reviewed 
carbaryl through the public participation process that the Agency uses 
to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and 
tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is 
ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Scheltema, Special Review 
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-2201; fax 
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human 
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide 
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, 
or use of pesticides. Since others also may 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 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-2007-0941. 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr., 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 Facility 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?

    Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to 
ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. EPA 
has completed a RED for the pesticide carbaryl under section 4(g)(2)(A) 
of FIFRA. Carbaryl is an N-methyl carbamate insecticide that is used on 
a variety of ornamental and agricultural crops and in residential 
settings, for lawns, gardens, and flea control. EPA has determined that 
the database to support reregistration is substantially complete and 
that products containing carbaryl are eligible for reregistration, 
depending on their specific uses, provided the risks are mitigated 
either in the manner described in the RED and IRED or by another means 
that achieves equivalent risk reduction. Upon submission of any 
required product specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) of FIFRA and 
any necessary changes to the registration and labeling (either to 
address concerns identified in the RED or as a result of product 
specific data), EPA will make a final reregistration decision under 
section 4(g)(2)(C) of FIFRA for products containing carbaryl.
    EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all 
pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The 
Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public 
Participation Process, published in the Federal Register on May 14, 
2004, (69 FR 26819) (FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these 
programs, EPA is tailoring its public participation process to be 
commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of 
issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide. 
EPA worked extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the 
regulatory decisions for both the carbaryl IRED and RED. The carbaryl 
IRED was developed through the full 6 phase public participation 
process, and the carbaryl RED was developed through additional 
stakeholder collaboration.
    The reregistration program is being conducted under congressionally 
mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely 
decisions and to involve the public. Because all issues related to this 
pesticide were resolved through consultations with stakeholders, the

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Agency is issuing the carbaryl RED without a comment period.

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

    Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended, 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, Carbaryl, Pesticides and pests.


    Dated: October 3, 2007,
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-20104 Filed 10-16-07; 8:45 am]
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