[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67066-67067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32345]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-34154; FRL-6048-7]
Iprodione; Availability of the Reregistration Eligibility
Decision Document for Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of and starts a 60-day
public comment period of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)
document for the active ingredient iprodione. The RED for this chemical
is the Agency's formal regulatory assessment of the health and
environmental database of the subject chemical and presents the
Agency's determination regarding which pesticidal uses are eligible for
reregistration.
DATES: Written comments on the RED decisions must be submitted by
February 2, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Three copies of comments identified with the docket control
number ``OPP-34154'' and the case number (noted below), should be
submitted to: By mail: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch,
Information Resources and Services Division (7502), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to: Room 119, Crystal Mall 2 (CM
#2), 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by following
the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION'' of this document.
No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through
e-mail.
Information submitted as a comment in response to this notice may
be claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information
as 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 that does not contain CBI must be submitted for inclusion in
the public docket. Information not marked confidential will be included
in the public docket without prior notice (including comments and data
submitted electronically). The public docket and docket index,
including printed paper versions of electronic comments, which does not
include any information claimed as CBI will be available for public
inspection in Rm. 119 at the address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions on the RED
document should be directed to the following Chemical Review Manager:
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Chemical Review
Chemical Name Case No Manager Telephone No. e-mail Address
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Iprodione....................... 2335.............. Dennis Deziel..... 703-308-8173...... Deziel.Dennis@epam
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To request a copy of any of the above listed RED document, or a
specific RED Fact Sheet, contact the OPP Pesticide Docket, Public
Information and Records Integrity Branch, in Rm. 119, at the address
given above or call (703) 305-5805.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Electronic Availability
Electronic copies of this document and various support documents
are available from the EPA home page at the Federal Register-
Environmental Documents entry for this document under ``Laws and
Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
Electronic copies of the REDs and RED fact sheets can be downloaded
from the Pesticide Special Review and Reregistration Information System
at (703) 308-7224, and also can be reached on the Internet via EPA's
website at: http://www.epa.gov/REDs.
II. Reregistration Eligibility Decision
The Agency has issued a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)
document for the pesticidal active ingredient iprodione. Under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended in
1988, EPA is conducting a reregistration program to reevaluate existing
pesticides to make sure they meet current scientific and regulatory
standards. The data base to support the reregistration of iprodione is
substantially complete.
To lessen human health risk, residential risk, worker risk, and
ecological effects posed by iprodione, Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., the
current manufacturer of iprodione, has proposed to implement a series
of risk mitigation measures based on the Agency's risk assessment, as
discussed in the Iprodione RED. These mitigation measures include:
Proposed cancellation by Rhone-Poulenc of all residential uses of
iprodione.
For iprodione use on strawberries, increase the pre-harvest
interval from 0-days to up to but not after first flower. In addition,
the tolerance for strawberries will be reduced to the limit of
quantitation (0.05 parts per million (ppm)).
For iprodione use on all stone fruit (apricots, cherries,
nectarines, plums, and prunes), increase the pre-harvest interval from
7-days to up to but not after petal fall (approximately 45 - 90-day
pre-harvest interval). In addition, the tolerances for all stone fruit,
including peaches, will be reduced to limit of quantitation (0.05 ppm).
For iprodione use on table grapes (fresh, cooked, canned, juice,
raisin or otherwise; mitigation does not include wine and sherry
grapes), reduce the application rate from 4 times per season to one
application per season at early- to mid-bloom. Tolerances remain
unchanged consistent with the RED (10 ppm).
Limit the maximum number of applications on non-residential turf,
lawn, golf course, ornamental trees, and ornamental plants from
``unlimited'' to 6 per year, with the maximum annual application of up
to but no more than 24 pounds (lbs.) active ingredient (a.i.).
Proposed cancellation by Rhone-Poulenc of all herbaceous ornamental
seed treatment uses of iprodione.
The Agency intends to publish in the near future a 6(f) FR Notice
announcing those canceled iprodione uses. The Agency has determined
that all remaining uses of iprodione are eligible for reregistration
subject to certain other conditions imposed in the RED.
All registrants of products containing the above listed active
ingredient have been sent the Iprodione RED document and must respond
to labeling requirements and product specific data requirements (if
applicable) within 8 months of receipt. Products containing other
active ingredients will not be reregistered until those other active
ingredients are determined to be eligible for reregistration.
The reregistration program is being conducted under congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes both the need to make timely
reregistration decisions and to involve the public. Therefore, EPA is
issuing this RED as a final document with a 60-day comment period.
Although the 60-day public comment period does not affect the
registrant's response due date, it is intended to provide an
opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any
necessary amendments to the RED. All comments will be carefully
considered by the Agency.
III. Public Record and Electronic Submissions
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
has been established for this notice under docket control number ``OPP-
34154'' (including comments and data submitted electronically as
described below). A public version of this record, including printed,
paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
official record is located at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the
beginning of this document.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comment and data
will also be accepted on disks in Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 file format or
ASCII file format. All comments and data in electronic form must be
identified by the docket control number (OPP-34154). Electronic
comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository
Libraries.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticide.
Dated: November 30, 1998.
Jack E. Housenger,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-32345 Filed 12-3-98; 8:45 am]
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