Triadimefon and Triadimenol; Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED) for Triadimefon and Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management
Decision (TRED) for Triadimenol; Notice of Availability
[Federal Register: August 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 168)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258; FRL-8087-3]
Triadimefon and Triadimenol; Reregistration Eligibility Decision
(RED) for Triadimefon and Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management
Decision (TRED) for Triadimenol; Notice of Availability
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 triadimefon and Tolerance Reassessment
and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for triadimenol, and opens a public
comment period on this (RED/TRED) document. The Agency's risk
assessments and other related documents for triadimefon and triadimenol
are also available in the docket under docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-
0258 (Triadimefon) and EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0038 (Triadimenol),
respectively. Triadimefon is a broad spectrum, systemic fungicide used
to control rust and mildew on pineapple. In addition, it is used to
control various fungal diseases on non-food use sites such as golf
course and sod farm turf, pine seedlings, Christmas trees, and
ornamentals. Use on residential turf will be voluntarily cancelled. The
primary metabolite of triadimefon is triadimenol, which is also
registered separately as a systemic fungicide for seed treatment of
barley, corn, cotton, oats, rye, sorghum, and wheat. EPA has reviewed
triadimefon and triadimenol through the public participation process
that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide
reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these
programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and
safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258 (Triadimefon) and EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0038
(Triadimenol), by one of the following methods:
? Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
? Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
? Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2005-0258 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0038. EPA's policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket without change and may be made
available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless
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the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or
otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal
regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means
EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. 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 OPP Regulatory Public Docket
in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Pates, Jr., Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8195; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: pates.john@epa.gov.
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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
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 Reregistration Eligibility Decision and Tolerance
Reassessment (RED/TRED) for the pesticides, triadimefon and triadimenol
under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Triadimefon is a broad spectrum,
systemic fungicide used to control rust and mildew on pineapple. In
addition, it is used to control various fungal diseases on non-food use
sites such as golf course and sod farm turf, pine seedlings, Christmas
trees, and ornamentals. Use on residential turf will be voluntarily
cancelled. There are tolerances for triadimefon on apples, grapes,
pears, pineapples, and raspberries. All tolerances other than pineapple
will be proposed for revocation. The primary metabolite of triadimefon
is triadimenol, which is also registered separately as a systemic
fungicide for seed treatment of barley, corn, cotton, oats, rye,
sorghum, and wheat. Additionally, an import tolerance for triadimenol
on bananas has been established. EPA has determined that the data base
to support reregistration is substantially complete and that products
containing triadimefon/triadimenol are eligible for reregistration,
provided the use deletions and other mitigation measures described in
the regulatory decision are implemented. Furthermore, tolerances for
triadimenol are considered reassessed. Upon submission of any required
product specific data under section 4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary
changes to the registration and labeling (either to address concerns
identified in the (RED/TRED) or as a result of product specific data),
EPA will make a final reregistration decision under section 4(g)(2)(C)
for products containing triadimefon/triadimenol.
EPA must review tolerances and tolerance exemptions that were in
effect when the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) was enacted in
August 1996, to ensure that these existing pesticide residue limits for
food and feed commodities meet the safety standard established by the
new law. Tolerances are considered reassessed once the
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safety finding has been made or a revocation occurs. EPA has reviewed
and made the requisite safety finding for the triadimefon/triadimenol
tolerances.
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, triadimefon/triadimenol was
reviewed through a 4-Phase process. Through this process, EPA worked
extensively with stakeholders and the public to reach the regulatory
decisions for triadimefon/triadimenol.
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. The Agency is issuing the
triadimefon/triadimenol (RED/TRED) for public comment. This comment
period is intended to provide an additional opportunity for public
input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to the
(RED/TRED). All comments should be submitted using the methods in
ADDRESSES, and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date.
These comments will become part of the Agency Docket for triadimefon/
triadimenol. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late
comments.
The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the
closing date and will provide a Response to Comments Memorandum in the
Docket and regulations.gov. If any comment significantly affects the
document, EPA also will publish an amendment to the (RED/TRED) in the
Federal Register. In the absence of substantive comments requiring
changes, the triadimefon/triadimenol (RED/TRED) will be implemented as
it is now presented.
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.''
Section 408(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
21 U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review tolerances and exemptions for
pesticide residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, to determine whether
the tolerance or exemption meets the requirements of section 408(b)(2)
or (c)(2) of FFDCA. This review is to be completed by August 3, 2006.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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