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Copper 8-Quinolinolate Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options
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[Federal Register: July 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 132)]
[Notices]
[Page 37768-37770]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0556; FRL-8138-5]
Copper 8-Quinolinolate Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability
and Risk Reduction Options
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk
assessment, and related documents for the pesticide copper 8-
quinolinolate, and opens a public comment period on these documents.
The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals
to address the risks identified. EPA is developing a Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for copper 8-quinolinolate through a
modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to
involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions.
Through this program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current
health and safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 10, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0556, 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
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0556. 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 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
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web
site to view the docket index or access available documents. 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: K. Avivah Jakob, Antimicrobials
Division (7501P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-1328; fax number (703) 308-8481; e-
mail address: jakob.kathryn@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
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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?
EPA is releasing for public comment its human health and
environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents
for copper 8-quinolinolate, and soliciting public comment on risk
management ideas or proposals. Copper 8-quinolinolate is currently
registered as an active ingredient and is used as an algaecide,
bactericide and fungicide. EPA developed the risk assessment and risk
characterization for copper 8-quinolinolate through a modified version
of its public process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility
and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is
ensuring that pesticides meet current standards under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality
Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Copper 8-quinolinolate is used as a materials preservative and as a
wood preservative. The following materials contain copper 8-
quinolinolate as a preservative: Industrial textiles intended for the
treatment of webbing, tenting, rope, canvas, leather, industrial
cotton, industrial fabrics and clothing worn by the military. These
textile uses are intended for military use. Other material preservation
uses include in-can paint preservation, pulp and paperboard, kraft
paper, adhesives and glues. Copper 8-quinolinolate is used as an
industrial wood preservative to control sapstain and to protect against
mold and mildew in soft-wood or hard-wood lumber. It can also protect
against insect damage for wood used mainly above ground. As a wood
preservative copper 8-quinolinolate is used as a wood surface coating
(e.g., water repellents applied via brush, roller or spray). Copper 8-
quinolinolate is impregnated into wood via non-pressure (e.g., non-
pressure dipping/immersion) and pressure techniques (vacuum/empty-
cell). The products can be used on many different types of wood
including green or fresh cut/debarked lumber, poles, posts, and
timbers; manufactured wood products such as logs (e.g., log home
construction), plywood and particle board (wood composites); dry
lumber; and finished wood products such as millwork, shingles, siding,
plywood and structural lumber. The majority of the products are
intended for use at wood treatment facilities.
EPA is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for
interested parties to provide comments and input on the Agency's risk
assessment for copper 8-quinolinolate. Such comments and input could
address, for example, the availability of additional data to further
refine the risk assessments, such as wood leaching data; confirmatory
data to support wood treatment use; confirmatory inhalation toxicity
data; or could address the Agency's risk assessment methodologies and
assumptions as applied to this specific pesticide.
Through this notice, EPA also is providing an opportunity for
interested parties to provide risk management proposals or otherwise
comment on risk management for copper 8-quinolinolate. Risks of concern
associated with the use of copper 8-quinolinolate are: Occupational
handler exposure and risks of concern resulting from wood preservation
(via brush, low pressure sprayer and liquid pump), paper preservation
(via liquid pump and liquid pour), textile preservation (via liquid
pour) and application of treated paint (via airless sprayer);
residential application of treated paint (via airless sprayer);
residential post-application risks of concern resulting from treated
tents; residential post-application aggregate exposure and risks of
concern resulting from treated outdoor surfaces, treated textiles and
treated wood products. In targeting these risks of concern, the Agency
solicits information on effective and practical risk reduction measures.
EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income, in the development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice issues, the Agency seeks
information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a
result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may
have atypical, unusually high exposure to copper 8-quinolinolate,
compared to the general population.
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, the Agency is tailoring its public participation process to
be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of
the issues, and degree of public concern associated with each
pesticide. For copper 8-quinolinolate, a modified, 4-Phase process with
1 comment period and ample opportunity for public consultation seems
appropriate in view of its refined risk assessment. However, if as a
result of comments received during this comment period EPA finds that
additional issues warranting further discussion are raised, the Agency
may lengthen the process and include a second comment period, as needed.
All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES,
and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. Comments
will become part of the Agency Docket for copper 8-quinolinolate.
Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked
``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late comments.
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
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products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory action.''
Section 408(q) of the 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
was completed by August 3, 2006.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Antimicrobial, Cooper 8-quinolinolate,
Pesticides and pests.
Dated: July 2, 2007.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-13333 Filed 7-10-07; 8:45 am]
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