[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64317-64318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25664]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0941; FRL-8389-2]


Carbaryl RED Amendment and Response to Petition to Cancel 
Registrations; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of an amendment to 
EPA's Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Carbaryl, and EPA's 
response to a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council 
(NRDC), insofar as the petition seeks to have EPA cancel all 
registrations for carbaryl. In the carbaryl RED amendment, EPA is 
modifying certain worker risk mitigation measures that were imposed as 
a result of the 2004 Interim RED for the pesticide carbaryl. EPA is 
amending the carbaryl RED to incorporate the revised occupational 
exposure and risk assessment for carbaryl. EPA reevaluated the carbaryl 
risk assessments and regulatory decision in response to public comments 
received from numerous parties, new data submitted by the technical 
registrant, Bayer CropSciences, and new science and new methodologies 
developed in the time between the completion of the Interim RED for 
carbaryl and the completion of the cumulative risk assessment for the 
N-methyl carbamate group of pesticides. This notice also announces the 
availability of EPA's response to a petition from NRDC insofar as it 
seeks to have EPA cancel all uses of carbaryl under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Elsewhere in 
today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing its response to NRDC's 
petition insofar as it seeks to have EPA revoke all tolerances for 
carbaryl under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Scheltema, Special Review 
and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-2201; fax 
number: (703) 308-2201; 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?

    This notice announces the availability of an amendment to EPA's 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Carbaryl. EPA is amending 
the carbaryl RED to incorporate the revised occupational exposure and 
risk assessment for carbaryl, which was not included in the September 
2007 carbaryl RED. As a result, EPA is modifying certain worker risk 
mitigation measures that were imposed in the 2004 Interim RED for the 
pesticide carbaryl.
    Under section 4 of FIFRA, EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides 
to ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. 
In 2007, EPA issued a RED for carbaryl under section 4(g)(2)(A) of 
FIFRA. In 2004, EPA issued an interim RED for carbaryl. In response to 
a notice of availability published in the Federal Register of October 
27, 2004 (69 FR 62663) (FRL-7679-9), the Agency received comments from 
the carbaryl registrant and others, including NRDC.
    This notice also announces the availability of EPA's response to a 
petition submitted by NRDC insofar as the petition seeks to have EPA 
cancel all registrations for carbaryl. (EPA's response to this petition 
is available in the carbaryl RED docket, EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0941.) 
Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing its response 
to NRDC's petition insofar as it seeks to have EPA revoke all 
tolerances for carbaryl under FFDCA. (See docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0347.)

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.''



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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Carbaryl, Pesticides.


    Dated: October 21, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-25664 Filed 10-28-08; 8:45 am]
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