Subject: EPA PUBLISHES NOTICE OF PROPOSED USE DELETIONS FOR DIAZINON---
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 06:53:38 -0500
From: Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State
of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation
cc: Carol Browner browner.carol@epa.gov
Dear Mr. Helliker,
I thought you might like to read an article entitled: EPA PUBLISHES NOTICE OF PROPOSED USE DELETIONS FOR DIAZINON.
On January 10th, EPA published a notice in the Federal
Register (66 FR 1977) announcing receipt of requests from the registrants to
cancel certain uses of the pesticide diazinon.
The use deletions are consistent with the agreement between EPA and the
registrants of diazinon announced December 5, 2000. EPA is implementing the agreement to reduce risks associated
with diazinon to humans and the environment. All indoor and certain
agricultural uses are affected by this notice. In addition, one registrant is
deleting lawn use from its commercial agricultural products. After these use
cancellations become effective, diazinon technical and manufacturing use
products may only be formulated into end-use products registered for certain
agricultural uses, as listed in the Federal Register notice. The notice also
includes information on proposed provisions for existing stocks of diazinon
products. EPA must receive
comments on this notice by February 9, 2001, identified by docket control
number OPP-34225B. The Federal
Register notice is available on EPA's web site at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
Further information on the agreement on diazinon is available on EPA's web
site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op/diazinon.htm.
Well Mr. Helliker, One can only hope that this
particular POISON will not be used inside homes again but, how will you stop
misuse? "Professional"
POISON applicators are routinely caught using parathion inside.
I believe as long as any POISON is available, history proves that it
will be misused, in the attempt to "control" pest problems.
Respectfully, Stephen
L. Tvedten
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