Comment submitted by M. Dennison, Christiana CreeK Country Club

The removal of the fungicide PCNB would put a financial burden on my golf course facility. The is a very good fungicide for the prevention of pink and gray snow mold. The majority of golf course superintendents in the northern portion of the United States use this fungicide for the same purpose. I use less than the labeled rate and make sure I stay away from waterways. By having to substitute other fungicide chemistries instead of using PCNB, my chemical budget will have to be increased and this increased cost will have to be passed on to my membership's dues. By using other chemistries I will also be putting an additional burden on turfgrass resistence to certain chemicals due to their overuse. We are already obligated to reduced rates of usage of certain chemicals and this would just put additonal burdens on complying with that mandate. I would appreciate the EPA to do further investigation and research testing into PCNB prior to the removal of this fungicide from the marketplace. Thank you.