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Pesticide News Story: Reregistration Decisions Announced for Three Pesticides
On November 24, EPA published three Federal Register notices announcing the availability of the cycloate, MCPA, and thiophanate-methyl REDs, opening public dockets and initiating 60-day public comment periods for each chemical. EPA will be accepting comments on the cycloate, MCPA, and thiophanate-methyl REDs until January 24, 2005. Cycloate (OPP-2004-0234) is a selective herbicide used to control annual and broadleaf weeds on garden beets, spinach and sugarbeets. Sugarbeets account for more than 90% of cycloate usage. MCPA (OPP-2004-0239) is a phenoxy herbicide typically used in formulation with other phenoxy class chemicals, such as 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, MCPP-p, and MCPB. MCPA is used for control of broadleaf weeds on several food and feed crops. It is also used on grass grown for seed, turf, lawns, vines, rights-of-way, and in forestry. Thiophanate-methyl (OPP-2004-0265) is a fungicide registered for use on a variety of agricultural food and feed crops. There are also non-food/feed use sites such as golf courses, sod farms, greenhouses and nurseries. Thiophanate-methyl also has registered residential uses on lawns, ornamental trees, shrubs, and plants.EPA is requiring changes to use rates and other measures to reduce risks to workers using these pesticides, as well as other measures to protect human health and the environment. In addition, additional data are being required to address specific issues. All three pesticides are eligible for reregistration, once the data are submitted and required labeling and other changes are made. Additional information can be found in the respective fact sheets at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm. For Federal Register Notices, please visit http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.