Bramble Pesticide Regulatory Update

• carbaryl - On 13 Oct 06, EPA announced a petition from Washington Toxics Coalition had been received to cancel all tolerances of carbaryl.   In the Regulations.gov page, search on ID no. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0801.  Following that link, one can also find a link to the carbaryl IRED (Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision).  Public comments were due by 13 Nov 06.  On 17 Oct 07, EPA announced the availability of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision for carbaryl.  EPA has determined that carbaryl is eligible for reregistration.
• Diphacinone and zinc phosphide were among rodenticides for which EPA announced on 24 Dec 08 the intent to cancel registrations, to  become effective 4 Jun 2011, unless substantive are received that merit continuation of the registrations.  Comments must be received on or before 9 June 2009.  Submit your comments throught the Federal eRulemaking Portal, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955.
• 1,3-dichloropropene - risk assessment for this soil fumigant announced 13 July 05.  EPA is concurrently assessing risk of 6 soil fumigants.

• allethrin - proposed rule 7/7/04, residue tolerances to be cancelled for postharvest use in apple, blackberry, blueberry, postharvest; boysenberry, cherry, crabapple, currant, postharvest; dewberry, gooseberry, grape, huckleberry, postharvest; loganberry, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, and fresh plum and prune. To take effect when final rule is published in Federal Register.
• azinphosmethyl - request for cancellations (9/2002), IRED notice. Seven uses to be phased out over 5 years (through 2005), including caneberries (soil and trunk), peach, nectarine.  Ten uses will continue on a time-limited basis for four years (through 2005), including apples / crab apples, blueberries, sweet and tart cherries, pears, caneberries (foliar).  Twenty-three uses to be cancelled without phase-out, including plums, prunes, blackberries, boysenberries, loganberries, raspberries, grapes, strawberries.  On August 28, 2003, EPA  announced the new label for Guthion, effective August 21.  Grapes and strawberries are now deleted from the label.  Guthion remains available for caneberries, nectarines and peaches until 2005.  Guthion remains apples and crabapples, blueberries, cherries, and pears.  Guthion Solupak will be the only formulation available.  PHI now 30 days for U-pick operations. See Fruit Growers News for more information. 25 Feb 05 - EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the technical registrants to amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containing the pesticide azinphos-methyl. The requests would terminate azinphos-methyl use in or on caneberries, cotton, cranberries, nectarines, peaches, potatoes, and southern pine seed orchards. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless, based on substantive comments received during the comment period or other relevant information, the Agency determines that the requests merit further review. Upon granting these requests, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order.  Comments must be received by 30 Mar 05.  Guthion timeline update:  Group 3 uses on track for renewal (almonds, apples, blueberries, Brussels sprouts, cherries, nursery stock, parsley, pears, pistachios, and walnuts).  As I said in the last update, the Group 2 uses have been requested to be terminated by Bayer (cotton, cranberries, nectarines, peaches, potatoes, southern pine seed orchards, and caneberries).  The following is a more detailed timeline for these crops, as provided by Bayer: “COMMERCIAL PIPELINE PROVISIONS: GUTHION manufactured after March 31, 2005 cannot have Group 2 uses on the label unless EPA-approved prior to that date. GUTHION with Group 2 uses on the label can be sold within commercial channels through August 31, 2005. GUTHION must not to be used on the Group 2 crops after December 31, 2005, unless the use has been extended.  Guthion timeline update:  Group 2 uses have been requested to be terminated by Bayer (cotton, cranberries, nectarines, peaches, potatoes, southern pine seed orchards, and caneberries).  The following is a more detailed timeline for these crops, as provided by Bayer: “COMMERCIAL PIPELINE PROVISIONS: GUTHION manufactured after March 31, 2005 cannot have Group 2 uses on the label unless EPA-approved prior to that date. GUTHION with Group 2 uses on the label can be sold within commercial channels through August 31, 2005. GUTHION must not to be used on the Group 2 crops after December 31, 2005, unless the use has been extended. On Aug 17, 2005, EPA announced receipt of the request from the manufacturer to cancel azinphosmethyl uses on caneberries and peaches.  Public comment period ended Sept 16, 2005. The distribution or sale of these products is permitted until March 31, 2006. The use of existing stocks of these products in the United States is permitted until September 30, 2006.  On 7 Dec 2005, EPA announced the availability of its azinphosmethyl ecological risk assessment and grower impact assessment (docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0061). As of that date, the new electronic access route for federal documents is not yet functional (despite EPA routing to that URL).  Comments must be received on or before 6 Feb 2006.   Cancellations  entailing end of use in Sep 06 became effective 29 Mar 06.  Further information will be posted here when available.
• bifenthrin - EPA has approved bifentrin (Capture 2EC) as a drench treatment for rastberry crown borer.  Apply post-harvest (fall) or pre-bloom (spring), as a drench application directed at the crown of plants in a minimum of 200 gal water/A. Greater efficacy is observed at higher water gallonages up to 400 gal/A, or in an application prior to a significant rainfall event. Do not make a prebloom foliar and prebloom drench application. See supplemental label.

• benfluralin - risk assessment available for 60 day public comment, herbicide for nonbearing fruits and berries.
  
• benomyl cancelled effective March 5 2003.
• carbaryl - 5% bait cancellation requested by manufacturer for apple, cherry, plum, apricot, grape, peach, pear 5 Nov 03. Other fruit applications intact. On 13 Oct 06, EPA announced a petition from Washington Toxics has been received to cancel all tolerances of carbaryl.   In the Regulations.gov page, search on ID no. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0801.  Following that link, one can also find a link to the carbaryl IRED (Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision).  Public comments are requested and must be received by 13 Nov 06.
• chlorpyrifos (fact sheet).  Apple: May be used pre-bloom.  Post-bloom, limited to directed sprays on lower 4 feet of trunk for control of dogwood borer.  Tolerance reduced in grape, may not contact fruit or foliage.  On 17 Oct 07, EPA requested public comment on a petition by National Resource Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network to eliminate all uses of chlorpyrifos (Lorsban).  In the Regulations page, search on docket no. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1005.  Comments on this action are due 17 Dec 07.
• diazinon Fed Reg notice (fruit spared) (9/2002) (effective Dec 9, 2002, all indoor, lawn and garden uses cancelled; among agricultural uses, alfalfa, bananas, Bermuda grass, dried beans and peas, celery, red chicory,citrus, clover, coffee, cotton, cowpeas, cucumbers, dandelions, forestry, kiwi, lespedeza, parsley, parsnips, pastures, peppers, potatoes (Irish & sweet), sheep, sorghum, squash, rangeland, Swiss chard, tobacco and turnips are cancelled); For all lawn, garden and turf sales, manufacture stops June 2003; all sales to retailers ends Aug 2003. Product recovery in 2004.  non-contributor notice (9/2002).  IRED of July 31, 2002, proposed that on most crops where use would be continued, applications would be limited to one per growing season. Dormant use in pome fruits would be limited to every other year (unless pest pressure required annual application).  Use on apple would be limited to woolly apple aphid, once a year.  Grape would be dropped.  REI in apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plums would be 4 days; caneberries, blueberries and strawberries would be 5 days.  These proposed changes have not been adopted into label changes; current labeling will remain in effect at least until July 31, 2004.  May 30, 2003 Syngenta requests cancellations of all uses, effective June 30, 2003. Syngenta may not distribute after August 31.  Retail supplies may be sold until supplies exhasuted.  September 3 Cancellation order of Syngenta diazinon.  However, Makhteshim-Agan intends to maintain all allowable agricultural uses (though non-ag use cancellation requested by Makhteshim 7/11/03; granted 10/22/03. Other non-ag uses cancellations requested 12/10/03).
• dimethoate - Final order cancelling use on apple and grape, effective 28 January 2004.  After the final order, existing stocks must be used within a year (Cancellation order updated 5/12/04; De-Fend 25W label cancelled 10/27/04).  EPA announced on 4 May 05 the request from several registrants to cancel uses.
  
• dinocap - EPA announces request for voluntary cancellation of all United States (U.S.) product registrations, finds that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from dinocap use on apples and grapes imported into the U.S.; public comment period on reregistration announced 17 Sep 03.
• famoxadone - tolerances removed for caneberries 4 Mar 09.
• fenbutatin oxide - fact sheet (become restricted use, with risk mitigation)
• fenvalerate - registration cancellation requested by manufacturer (this is not esfenvalerate). Cancellation order 8/5/04.
• ferbam - requests to delete from Carbamate WDG label: apple cherry, grape, pear. Cancel Ferbam 76W.
  
• formetanate hydrochloride - tolerance on plums and prunes cancelled (12/10/03) because registrations no longer in effect.
• gamma cyhalothrin -  tolerance sought to be added to lambda cyhalothrin tolerance on pome and stone fruits (2/25/04)
  
• iprodione - fact sheet - approved, except for some home uses including small fruit. Deletion of use on blueberries requested by registrant 6/30/04.
• lindane - food uses of lindane were eliminated years ago, but some use has remained on ornamental fruit trees.  EPA announced a petition to eliminate all tolerances for lindane on 15 April 05.  Public comments must be received by May 16 2005.
  
• malathion- summary low risk; commercial fruit removed.
• methidathion although risk has been classed as below level of concerrn (fact sheet ), the manufacturer requested voluntary cancellation of this product.  Effective date will be 1 yr after announcement of cancellation.
• methoxychlor: Effective October 15, 2002, all tolerances for methoxychlor (sold under the name Marlate) were revoked by EPA. Methoxychlor is an organochlorine that was widely used in home fruit settings because of low mammalian toxicity.  Although related to DDT, methoxychlor did not accumulate in the environment (One of the more serious problems with DDT resulted from its bioaccumulation, building up in body tissues increasingly higher up the food chain, ultimately causing eggshell thinning in waterfowl and raptors).   This label situation is more drastic than when a crop use is simply deleted from the label, as in the current case with Imidan on home fruit.  In the latter case, if a grower has a container with the old label (containing the crop use), the product can still be used. When the tolerance is revoked, as with methoxychlor, the product may not be used legally after the effective date.  More information is available on the Federal Register web site (html or PDF format).
• oxythioquinox - fact sheet (cancelled except citrus 3/1998).
• phosmet (fact sheet) (press release) (IRED notice 10/30/2001), interim risk management decision comments due 1/28/2002; home fruit cancelled (remaining stocks with old labeling may still be used).  Nine crops are being authorized for use under specific terms for five years (through 2006): apples, apricots, blueberries, crab apples, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears and plums/dried plums. These fruit crops will be defended.  The PHI has increased from 24 hours to 3 days
• pronamide - fact sheet (approved for reregistration, except lawns and artichokes).
• Rodenticides - Diphacinone and zinc phosphide were among rodenticides for which EPA announced on 24 Dec 08 the intent to cancel registrations, to  become effective 4 Jun 2011, unless substantive are received that merit continuation of the registrations.  Comments must be received on or before 9 June 2009.  Submit your comments throught the Federal eRulemaking Portal, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955.

• acetamiprid - tolerance sought on stone fruits 9/15/04.  Tolerance established on bushberries and caneberries 16 Jan 08.
• acequinocyl (Kanemite) - pome fruit, strawberry registration sought (7/18/03),  tolerance sought for pome fruit and strawberry (2/25/04), established 7/21/04.
  
• aminoethoxyvinylglycine hydrochloride (aviglycine HCl) - tolerance granted requested (2/18/03) for apples, pears and stone fruits except cherry.  A plant growth regulator used in the harvest management of apples and pears.
• amitraz - interim risk assessment made available  6/25/04, deadline Aug 23, 2004.
  
• avermectin - tolerance established on plum 16 Feb 05.
  
• Bacillus pumilis - EUP issued as fungicide for pome fruits, stone fruits, grape, cane berries and strawberry (8/20/03). 
• benthiavalicarb-isopropyl - a tolerance sought for this pesticide not registered in the US, for imported grapes and wine. Comments must be received by April 8, 2005.
  
• 6-benzyladenine - plant growth regulator, expansion of tolerance for apple sought (7/30/30).
• benfluralin - pre-emergent herbicide RED announced for non-bearing orchards, berries and vineyards (9/7/04)
  
• boscalid - Component of fungicide Pristine.  Request to amend strawberry and berry (Crop group 13) registrations announced 15 Feb 06.  Risk assessment announced on 15 Feb 06.   In government regulations page, refer to docket id number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0145. Public comments are due 17 Apr 06.  Tolerance establisehd for caneberries 28 Mar 08.
  
• Captan - Cancer risk reclassified for RED on 24 Nov 2004, and a public comment period announced (ends Jan 24, 2005).
  
• CARBAMATES - on Feb 4, 2004, EPA listed the materials which will be included within the cumulative assessment group (CAG) for the N-methyl carbamate pesticide cumulative risk assessment.  EPA expects a preliminary cumulative assessment will be available for public comment by the Spring of 2005. EPA will announce its availability and request public comments in a future Federal Register Notice.  The listed carbamate pesticides are: Aldicarb, Aldoxycarb, Carbaryl, Carbofuran, Formetanate HCl, Methiocarb, Methomyl, Oxamyl, Pirimicarb, Propoxur, Thiodicarb, Aminocarb (Matacil), Bendiocarb, Carbosulfan , Cloethocarb (Lance), Dimetilan (Elecron, Famid), Ethiofencarb, Isolan (Primin), Isoprocarb (Etrofolan, MIPC), Mexacarbate  (Zectran), Promecarb (Carbamult), Trimethacarb (Broot, Landrin), Asulam, Barban, Chlorpropham, Desmidapham, 2-EEEBC, Fenoxycarb (torus), IPBC, Karbutilate, Phenmediphan, Propamocarb, Propham, Thiophanate (methyl), Butylate, Cycloate, EPTC, Molinate, Pebulate, Vernolate, Diallate, Triallate, Thiobencarb, Mancozeb, Maneb, Metiram, Zineb, Metam (Na, K), Thiram, Ferbam.
• carbaryl - EPA announces Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED - this pdf exceeds 300p. See also 6-page fact sheet) for carbaryl on 10/27/04.  On 30 March 2005, National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) requested that EPA revoke all tolerances for carbaryl.  NRDC's letter to EPA is posted (html).  EPA's assessment of human health and environmental risks of carbaryl, and finding on whether the tolerances for carbaryl comply with the safety standard in FFDCA section 408, as amended by the FQPA, are contained in the IRED document for carbaryl, which is available on EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, under docket number OPP-2003-0376. (More information on risk assessment is available).  The e-docket for this issue has several items listed (NRDC letter, notice of EPA of public comment period, public input, and an opportunity to provide input.  The public comment ended May 31, 2005.  On 17 Oct 07, EPA announced the availability of the Reregistration Eligibility Decision for carbaryl.  EPA has determined that carbaryl is eligible for reregistration.
• carbofuran - Risk assessment made available 24 June 05.  Comments must be received by 23 Aug 05.
  
• carfentrazone-ethyl - tolerance sought as herbicide for pome and stone fruits, grape and berries 31 Mar 04, and on 28 Jul 04.
  
• chlorophacinone - fact sheet (more than 0.005% ineligible for reregistration); comments on preliminary ecological  assessment due March 31, 2003.  Public comment period extended from November 22 2004 to Jan 21, 2005, on 11/16/04.
• chlorothalonil - States of CA, MA, CN, NY have asked EPA to repeal or modify tolerance, contending that 10-fold safety factor was not used. Comments must be received by May 9, 2005; on May 16, this public comment period was extended through 16 June 05.
  
• clofentezine - tolerance sought for persimmon 8/27/04). Tolerance established on grapes 9 March, 2005.
  
• clothianidin - tolerance sought for grapes 8 Dec 04. Tolerance established for pome fruites 16 Feb 05.
  
• cyazofamid - tolerance set for imported wine 9/30/04.
  
• cyfluthrin - tolerance sought on pome fruits and grapes 1/29/04.
• cyhexatin - EPA announced availability of EPA's risk assessments, preliminary risk reduction options, and related documents for the acaricide cyhexatin, and opens a public comment period on these documents. Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0295, must be received on or before January 10, 2005.
• cymoxanil - Regulations for residues sought for caneberry for this fungicide 15 Nov 06.  In the Regulations page, search on ID no. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0743. Comments must be received by 15 Dec 06.
• cyprodinil - tolerance set on strawberry 7 Jan 05.
• dazomet - risk assessment for this soil fumigant announced 13 Jul 05. EPA is concurrently assessing risk of this and 5 other fumigants (incl. metam sodium, dazomet, 1,3-dichloropropene). Public comments must be received by 12 Sep 05.
• deltamethrin - tolerance established on pome fruits 10/27/04.
• dicofol - EPA proposes tolerance changes, separating animal tolerances from plant tolerances, and pome fruit and strawberry tolerance increased from 5 to 10 ppm; stone fruits decreased from 10 to 5 ppm (caneberry tolerance retained at 5 ppm) 8/4/04.  Public comment period extended to Oct 18 2004 on 10/6/04.
  
• dimethipin - postemerge herbicide for nonbearing apple, risk assessment available to public on 25 Feb 05. Comments due  26 Apr 05.
  
• dinocap - public comment period ended 6/23/04; considered a final rule.
• dinotefuran - tolerance established on grapes 23 Mar 05.
  
• diphacinone - fact sheet (more than 0.005% ineligible for reregistration; comments on preliminary ecological  assessment due March 31, 2003.  Public comment period extended from November 22 2004 to Jan 21, 2005, on 11/16/04.
• diuron - risk assessments available 4/2/03.
• EBDCs - EPA announced availability of risk assessments for EBDCs on 24 Nov 2004, and opened a 90-day public comment period for EBDCs, which ended 22 Feb 2004.
  
• endocrine disruptor screening program (12/2002)
• endosulfan (fact sheet) RED, (Fed Reg Announcement) comments on reregistration through 1/6/2003.  On 27 May 05, EPA announced a request from the registrants to terminate use of endosulfan on grapes.  EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the request(s), or unless the registrants withdraw their requests within this period.  Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2002-0262, must be received on or before June 27, 2005.  Click here to enter e-docket, where background material is posted and comments may be made.
• ethaboxam - tolerance set for this fungicide on grape 6 July 05.
  
• ethoxyquin - RED public comment period for this scald inhibitor announced by EPA on 8 Dec 04. Comments due 7 Feb 05.
  
• etoxazole - tolerance established for apple and strawberry, acaricide (9/26/03). Approved as Zeal. Tolerance sought for grapes 13 April 05.
• famoxadone - Residue regulations for this fungicide sought for caneberries 22 Nov 06.  In Regulations.gov, search on ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0744.  Comments due by 22 Dec 06.
• fenamidone - tolerance set for imported grapes 9/29/04.
  
• fenarimol Fed Reg announcement of risk assessment (comments through 1/3/2002)
• fenbuconazole - tolerance sought for fungicide for stone fruits, 11/17/04. Time-limited tolerance established for stone fruits 9 March 2005.
  
• fenhexamide - tolerance established on stone fruit; tolerance sought on apple (8/27/04).
  
• fenpropathrin - tolerance sought on bushberry subgroup 13B 3/24/04.  Tolerance annouced for stone fruits and caneberries 25 Mar 09.
• fenproximate - comment period til June 28 for proposed extension of time limited tolerance for wine grapes and hops imported (not currently registered in US. Tolerance established for pome fruit and grape 6//10/04.
• ferbam - EPA announced the availability of a risk assessment for ferbam on 27 Apr 05. Public comments are due June 27, 2005. On Jan 17, 2006, reregistration eligibility decision posted. In regulations page, search on EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0337 (on the day of posting, links to documents did not work).
• fluazifop-p-butyl - risk assessment notice of availability 26 Jan 05. Public comment period, comments must be received by 28 March 2005.
  
• fludioxonil - tolerance established for pome fruits 9/29/04.
• flumioxazin - tolerance sought for herbicide on pome and stone fruits 8 Dec 04; tolerance sought for strawberry 8 April 05.
  
• forchlorfenuron - tolerance sought on apple, grape, blueberry, plum (4/7/04).  Set for grape 9/30/04.
  
• formetanate hydrochloride - risk assessment made available 3/24/04.
  
• fluconamide - tolerance set, registration sought for pome and stone fruits.
• flumioxazin - tolerance established on grape (8/25/04).
  
• fosetyl-Al (Aliette) - manufacturer voluntarily requests cancellation 6/19/03.
• gamma-cyhalothrin - tolerance expanded for this isomer of lambda-cyhalothrin 4/8/04.
• geraniol and citronellol exempted from tolerance for spider mites on food crops
  
• glufosinate - tolerance set for blueberry 9/29/30.
• hexythiazox - tolerance sought for grapes 6/1/05.
  
• imidacloprid - tolerance set for stone fruits, strawberry, gooseberry, huckleberry, Juneberry, Lingonberry, persimmon 6/13/2003. Tolerance set for blueberry (5/26/04; taking into account objections by NRDC)
  
• indoxacarb - time limited tolerance established for sweet and sour cherry; will expire on 5/21/07.
• iodine-potassium odide - exemption from tolerance sought for grape (8/27/04).
• iprodione  - EPA proposed reducing tolerance on grape from 60 to 10 ppm, and from 20 to 0.2 ppm for stone fruits (8/4/04). Public comment period extended to 10/18/04 on 10/7/04.
• malathion - On 23 Sep 05, EPA announced availability of revised risk assessment for malathion.  Click here for links to documents in docket. Number OPP-2004-0348-0002 contains an overview of the assessment.  Public comment must be received by 22 Nov 05. Enter EPA's e-docket, search on docket number OPP-2004-0348.
• mepanipyrim - tolerance for fungicide established for grap and strawberry 10/13/04.
• mesotione - Tolerance established for berry group 13 on 9 Jan 08.
• metaldehyde - EPA announced availability of environmental risk assessment on 30 Dec 05.  Search on docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0231.  Reregistration elegibility decision (RED) announced 2 Aug 06.   In the Regulations page, search on docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0231.  On 6 Jul 07, revisions to RED proposed:  Wording to the effect that harmful effects to children may occur replaces wording for fatal effects. Requirements for blue dye withdrawn.
• metam sodium - risk assessment of this soil fumigant announced 13 Jul 05. EPA is concurrently assessing risk of this and 5 other fumigants (incl. metam sodium, dazomet, 1,3-dichloropropene). Public comment period ended 12 Sep 05.
• methomyl - States of CA, MA, CN, NY have asked EPA to repeal or modify tolerance, contending that 10-fold safety factor was not used. Comments must be received by May 9, 2005; on May 16, this public comment period was extended through 16 June 05.
• methoxyfenozide tolerances; tolerance set for strawberry 9/29/04 (10/27/04).
• methyl bromide - risk assessment of this soil fumigant announced 13 July 05. EPA is concurrently assessing risk of this and 5 other fumigants (incl. metam sodium, dazomet, 1,3-dichloropropene). Public comments must be received by 12 Sep 05.  methyl bromide - Tolerance reassessment and risk management decision announced 2 Aug 06.  Comments were to have been received by 10 Oct 06.   In the Regulations page, search on docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123.  On 29 Sep 06, public comment period was extended on Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management Decision.   Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123 must be received on or before November 24, 2006.  Revised human health assessment announced 2 May 07.  In the Regulations page, search on ID no. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123. Comments must be received by 2 Jul 07.
• metolachlor Fed Reg (comments on tolerance ressessment due 11/2002)
• Muscodor albus Strain QST 20799 - exemption from tolerance sought as postharvest antimicrobial on fruit (4/7/04).
• napropamide - preemergent herbicide, risk assessment available on 16 Mar 05.  Comments must be received by May 16, 2005. Availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision announced 21 Dec 05.  In Government Regulations page, search on docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0162. Comments must be received by 21 Feb 06.
• N-methyl carbamates - A revised cumulative risk assessment of the N-methyl carbamates (incl carbaryl, methomyl, oxamyl) was announced 26 Sep 07.  Public comments must be received by 26 Nov07.  In Regulations.gov page, search on ID no. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0935.
• novaluron - tolerance established for pome fruits (6/2/2004)
  
• oryzalin - Risk assessment made available, with 60-day comment period, on 26 Jan 03.
  
• oxyflourfen Fed Reg - reregistration comments thorugh 12/30/2002.
• paraquat - EPA proposed retaining tolerance on pome fruits, stone fruitsand small fruits at 0.05 ppm  (8/4/04). Public comment period extended to 10/18/04 on 10/7/04. Tolerance sought at 0.05 ppm for pome fruits, stone fruits, berry crops and grapes on 29 June 05.  Final rule for tolerance for paraquat dichloride on apple, peach, grape blueberry, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries on 6 Sep 06, effective that date.
• propargite (fact sheet) (Summary of risk decision; most parameters below level of concern, some concern over carcinogenicity and ground water))
• pyraclostrobin - tolerance established for pome fruits and increased for strawberry -10/29/04.
• pyridaben - tolerance sought for strawberry and stone fruits (7/3/03).
• pyrimethanil - tolerance established for pome fruits, stone fruits, grape and strawberry (8/26/04)
  
• quinoxyfen - tolerance established for grape, tart and sweet cherry, fungicide (9/29/03).
• rodenticides - Availability of Revised Comparative Ecological Risk Assessment (7/22/04).  Public comment period extended from November 22 2004 to Jan 21, 2005, on 11/16/04. On 17 Jan 07, EPA announced the availability of a revised risk mitigation decision for a list of rodenticides including chlorophacinone, diphacinone, and zinc phosphide.  In Regulations.gov page, search on ID no. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955. Older documents and previous public comments can be found in docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0033 or docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0049 at http://www.regulations.gov. Public comments are due by 19 Mar 07. On 14 Mar 07, this deadline was extended by 60 days, until 18 May 07.
• rotenone - risk assessment availability announced 10 Feb 06.  Comment must be received before 11 Apr 06. Refer to docket ID no. OPP-EPA-HQ-2005-0494, in the government regulations page. (if link fails to work notify email opp-docket@epa.gov).  On 7 June 06, EPA announced plans to cancel all rotenone uses except as piscicide (against fish). Rotenone is a component of Pyrellin insecticide.  In Regulations.gov page, search on ID no. EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0494.  Comments are due by 7 Jul 06.
• sethoxydim - risk assessment of this herbicide available 30 Jun 05. Comments due by 29 Aug 05. Registration eligibility decision was made available on 25 Nov 05. Comments must be received by 24 Jan 06.  Go to EPA docket management system, do an Advanced Search, selecting docket search, on docket number OPP-2005-0323.
• spirodoclofen (Envidor) - registration sought for pome and stone fruits (7/9/03)
• spiromefisen - insecticide/acaricide registration sought on strawberry 7/21/04.
  
• spiroxamine - fungicide tolerance established on grape 7/16/04.
• tebuconazole - tolerance sought for pome and stone fruits (ecept cherry) on 18 May 05.
  
• tebufenozide - tolerance set for grape 9/24/04.
  
• thiacloprid (Calypso) - pome fruit registration sought (7/18/03); tolerance set for apple pomace 9/26/03; undergoing endangered species review 9/26/03.
• thiamethoxam - tolerance established for strawberry and blueberry on 5 Jan 05.
  
• thiophanate methyl - summary (use data may be revisited because of cancellation of benomyl); pending.  Exposure via drinking water may be of concern, and REI may be extended significantly.  Public comment period on Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) documents announced by EPA on 11/24/2004, extending to Jan 24, 2005.
  
• thiram - Risk assessment made available 7/2/04. Dietary acute risk of concern on apple, peaches and strawberries; may require risk mitigation. On 27 April 05, EPA announced that the registrant has requested elimination of thiram use on apple. A public comment period extends through 27 May 05.
• triadimefon - risk assessment availability announced 15 Feb 06. In government regulations page, refer to docket id number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-02585. Public comments are due 17 Apr 06. On 8 Nov 06, EPA announced the manufacturer requested termination or amend labels of triadimefon. These requests would terminate triadimefon use on apple, pear, grape and raspberry.   In the Regulations.gov page, refer to docket id number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258. Public comments are due 7 May 07.
• zinc phosphide - comments on preliminary ecological  assessment due March 31, 2003; on Apr 23 this was extended to May 30, 2003
• ziram - summary (risk assessment available, comments through 5/28/2002).  Thirty-day public comment period on re-registration begins 7/21/04.
• 1,3-dichloropropene - risk assessment for this soil fumigant announced 13 July 05.  EPA is concurrently assessing risk of 6 sol fumigants.
• 2,4-D - risk assessment made available 6/23/04. Revised Risk Assessment and Preliminary Risk Reduction option announced 12 Jan 2005 (Phase 4 of 6).
  

Data Support Reregistration (further action may still be taken), or new products:

• azoxystrobin - data support low aggregate risk toward children (Fed Reg 3/03).
• bifenthrin - EPA has approved bifentrin (Capture 2EC) as a drench treatment for raspberry crown borer.  Apply post-harvest (fall) or pre-bloom (spring), as a drench application directed at the crown of plants in a minimum of 200 gal water/A. Greater efficacy has been observed at higher water gallonages up to 400 gal/A, or in an application prior to a significant rainfall event. Do not make a prebloom foliar and prebloom drench application. See supplemental label.
• carbaryl - revised risk assessment available 4/2/03, public comment through 6/2/03. On 6/30/03, EPA announced that REI on apples would remain unchanged; many other uses, including pet and home uses, were reduced or curtailed.  On 29 Oct 08, EPA rejected an request from NRDC to withdraw all registrations of carbaryl.
• captan - RED - data support reregistration, fact sheet.
• Checkmate OFM-F - sprayable mating disruption product for OFM registered Feb 2005.
  
• chlorothalonil - RED decision; fact sheet (little risk)
• cymoxanil - tolerance established on caneberries 8 Oct 08.
• cyprodinil - time-limited tolerance on strawberry extended (1/2/04); again extended on 30 Jun 05.
• dichlobenil - tolerance established for blueberry and caneberry 27 Aug 08.
• dicofol (fact sheet). Tolerance increased on apple, pear, decreased in stone fruits, maintained in caneberries (8/4/04).
  
• diphenylamine - fact sheet (eligible for reregistration)
• famoxadone - tolerance established for this fungicide on grape and caneberries 23 May 07.
• fenbutatin-oxide - tolerances ruled safe
• forchlorfenuron - time limited tolerance established on apple, blueberry, grape, pear, plums (8/11/04).
  
• fosetyl-al - fact sheet (approved for reregistration despite a low cancer risk in some studies)
• gibberellic acid - fact sheet
• glyphosate - fact sheet - approved for reregistration
• imidacloprid - tolerance sought on caneberries 20 Dec 06.  Public comments must be received by 19 Jan 07.  In Regulations.gov page., search on docket no. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0968.
• indoxacarb - tolerance established on peaches; tolerance established on grapes
• metalaxyl - fact sheet (approved for reregistration)
• methomyl - fact sheet (approved for reregistration)
• norflurazon - fact sheet (risks shown; nevertheless, approved for reregistration)
• novaluron (Rimon) - 24(c) label approved for VA,  some other states Feb 2005.
  
• oryzalin - fact sheet (approved for reregistration, except lawns, turf)
• oxamyl (fact sheet) - fits into risk cup
• paraquat - fact sheet (approved for reregistration)
• pendimethalin - fact sheet (approved for reregistration)
• pyridaben - time-limited tolerance extended for apricot and sweet and sour cherries on 7/9/04, until Dec. 31, 2006.
  
• rotenone (fact sheet) - poses no risk
• spinetoram - EPA established tolerance for pome and stone fruits, bushberries, caneberries and strawberries 10 Oct 07.
• spirotetramat - tolerance approved for pome and stone fruits, small fruits and grapes 9 Jul 08.
• streptomycin (fact sheet) - unlikely to pose problems, eligible for reregistration
• sulfur - fact sheet (eligible for reregistration)
• telone - fact sheet (eligible for reregistration)
• terbacil - fact sheet (eligible for reregistration)
• thiram - eligible for reregistration on 25 Feb 05.
• zeta-cypermethrin - tolerance established for grape and berries on 25 Aug 06.
• 6-benzyladenine - exemption from tolerance extended on apple (biological pesticide (2 April 04))

 

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