The intent of this network is to inform interested parties of new pesticide uses, impending pesticide use cancellations, tolerance revocations, and other items of agricultural interest. Questions and comments may be directed to your State Liaison Representative (on our web page) for the Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (PIAP) or Kent Smith at 202-720-3186, fax 202-720-3191, email ksmith@ars.usda.gov, or consult our homepage for OPMP and PIAP at http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/usdanapiap/.

PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENTS ON SEVEN ADDITIONAL ORGANOPHOSPHATES

EPA is seeking public comment on the preliminary risk assessments it has conducted on seven organophosphate pesticides. They are ethoprop (Mocap), tribufos (DEF 6), sulfotep (Bladafum), temephos (Abate), dimethoate, cadusafos (Rugby) and fenthion (Baytex). EPA sought comment on nine other organophosphate pesticides previously (see last RNN on 9/4/98). They are preparing to issue and seek comment on the risk assessments they are currently developing for the remaining 24 organophosphates.

EPA is seeking comment on these pesticides as part of a review required under the Food Quality Protection Act. They are seeking to strengthen stakeholder involvement and advance the openness, transparency and science underpinning its review of the organophosphates and other pesticides.

To obtain a copy of any of the preliminary risk assessments and related documents, call 703-305-5805. The Docket staff will inform callers as to which of the documents can be sent directly from the docket and which need to be requested from the Freedom of Information Act Office due to their bulk. These assessments also can be viewed and downloaded from the EPA website at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op.

Written comments on these assessments must be submitted by 11/9/98. They may be electronically submitted as an ASCII file to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov.

For further information contact:
Ms. Karen Angulo
EPA, Special Review Branch
phone 703-308-8004
email angulo.karen@epa.gov

Sources: Federal Register 63:48213 9/9/98, EPA Press Release R-118 9/11/98

RODENTICIDE STAKEHOLDER EVALUATION AND MEETINGS

EPA has announced the availability of reregistration eligibility documents (RED) for several rodenticides (brodifacoum, bromadiolone, bromethalin, chlorophacinone, diphacinone and its sodium salt, pival and its sodium salt, and zinc phosphide). They are interested in having the documents reviewed, holding meetings with stakeholders, and obtaining State incident data involving non-target and secondary poisoning to wildlife from rodenticides.

The data bases to support the reregistration of each of these rodenticides is substantially complete, except for pival and its sodium salts. Due to this lack of data, pival and its sodium salts are ineligible for reregistration.

The stakeholder meetings are expected to be held in November or December of 1998 in Washington, DC. The stakeholder process will also discuss issues that may pertain to other rodenticide products. Anyone interested in serving on the stakeholder panel should notify one of the contacts below by 10/13/98.

To request a copy of any of the RED documents, or a specific RED Fact Sheet, contact the OPP Pesticide Docket at (703) 305-5805. Electronic copies of the REDs and RED fact sheets can also be downloaded from the REDs home page at http://www.epa.gov/REDs. Electronic comments can be sent directly to the USEPA at opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov by 11/10/98.

Technical questions concerning zinc phosphide should be directed to: Ms. Susan Jennings, EPA, 703-308-7130, jennings.susan@epamail.epa.gov.

For technical questions concerning other rodenticides mentioned contact: Mr. Dennis Deziel, EPA, 703308-8173, deziel.dennis@epamail.epa.gov.

Source: Federal Register 63:48729 9/11/98

The Reregistration Notification Network is a cooperative effort of USDA-OPMP & NAPIAP, Interregional Project No. 4 (IR-4), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(USEPA), and American Crop Protection Association (ACPA).
Last Modified October 6, 1998