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Thu, 7 Nov 2002 15:16:07 -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: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
IN THIS EPA UPDATE:
AVAILABILITY OF OXYFLUORFEN REREGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY DECISION DOCUMENT FOR
COMMENT
On October 30, 2002, EPA published a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the Oxyfluorfen Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) and inviting public comment until December 30, 2002. The RED represents EPA's formal regulatory assessment of the health and environmental database of oxyfluorfen and presents the Agency's determination regarding which pesticidal uses are eligible for reregistration.
Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended in 1988, EPA is conducting an accelerated reregistration program to reevaluate existing pesticides to make sure they meet current scientific and regulatory standards. The database to support the reregistration of oxyfluorfen is substantially complete, and the risks have been mitigated so that it will not pose unreasonable risks to people or the environment when used according to its approved labeling. In addition, EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides and reassessing tolerances under the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. Oxyfluorfen also has been found to meet the FQPA safety standard.
The reregistration program is being conducted under Congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes both the need to make timely reregistration decisions and to involve the public. EPA is issuing this RED as a final document with a 60-day comment period. All comments will be carefully considered by the Agency. If any comment significantly affects the RED, EPA will amend the RED by publishing the amendment in the Federal Register.
Comments identified by docket identification number OPP-2002-0255 must be received on or before December 30, 2002. The Oxyfluorfen (RED) and related documents are available on EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reregistration/oxyfluorfen/. The Federal Register notice is available at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/October/Day-30/.
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