[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60363-60364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20824]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0943; FRL-8148-7]
Mecoprop-p 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 mecoprop-p (MCPP-p). The
Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are
available in the MCPP-p Docket. MCPP-p is an herbicide used to manage
broadleaf weeds in residential lawns, sod farms, golf courses, and non-
cultivated agricultural land. EPA has reviewed MCPP-p through the
public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public
in developing pesticide reregistration decisions. Through these
programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and
safety standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosanna Louie, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0037; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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-2006-0943 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, MCPP-p under section 4(g)(2)(A)
of FIFRA. MCPP-p is a chlorophenoxy herbicide frequently co-formulated
with other chlorophenoxy herbicides. Products containing MCPP-p are
frequently formulated into weed-and-feed and spot-treatment products
used to manage broadleaf weeds in residential lawns, sod farms, golf
courses, and non-cultivated agricultural land. EPA has determined that
the data base to support reregistration is substantially complete and
that products containing MCPP-p are eligible for reregistration,
provided that the mitigation measures are adopted in the manner
described in the RED, including, but not limited to, use rate
reductions and labeling amendments. 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 MCPP-p.
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.
Due to its uses, risks, and other factors, MCPP-p was reviewed through
the modified 4-Phase process. Through this process, EPA worked
extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory
decisions for MCPP-p.
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. Through consultations with
stakeholders, all issues related to this pesticide were resolved
through the various mitigation measures identified in the RED.
Therefore, the Agency is issuing the MCPP-p 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, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: October 10, 2007.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-20824 Filed 10-23-07; 8:45 am]
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