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Federal Register Notices on Methyl Bromide CUEs, Cumulative Risk Assessment, Methidathion

The EPA issued a Federal Register Notice (5/10/02) announcing the availability of the Methyl Bromide Critical Use Exemption application. Critical Use Exemption (CUE) would provide users of methyl bromide the opportunity to maintain uses, past the 2005 phaseout, that do not have technical and economical viable alternative. The CUE applicants are required to provide technical and economic information to support their use from the phaseout of methyl bromide.

Various versions of the CUE application can be found on EPA's Web site.

Applications are due to the EPA by September 10, 2002.


Federal Register: May 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 94)
[Notices] [Page 34707-34708]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[DOCID:fr15my02-74]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2002-0045; FRL-6836-3]
Technical Briefing on Revisions to the Organophosphate Pesticide Cumulative Risk Assessment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting

Page 34708
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public technical briefing on June 18, 2002, to discuss the revisions to the preliminary organophosphate (OP) cumulative risk assessment. This technical briefing will provide the Agency with an opportunity to present revisions to the preliminary risk assessment in a public forum and answer clarifying questions. This briefing follows the January 15, 2002, technical briefing on the preliminary OP cumulative risk assessment. In addition, on June 19, 2002, EPA and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a public meeting of the CARAT Workgroup on Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public Participation Process.

DATES: The technical briefing will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Wednesday, June 19, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., EPA and the USDA will hold a public meeting of the CARAT Workgroup on Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public Participation Process.

ADDRESSES: The technical briefing will be held at the Holiday Inn Select, 480 King Street, Old Town Alexandria, VA. The telephone number for the hotel is (703) 549-6080. The hotel is located about 10 blocks from the King Street Metro Station. The CARAT Workgroup Meeting will be held at Crystal Mall #2, room 1110 (Fishbowl), 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Karen Angulo, Special Review and Registration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8004; e-mail address: angulo.karen@epa.gov.


Federal Register: May 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 94)
[Notices] [Page 34708-34709]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2002-0064; FRL-7177-6]
Organophosphate Pesticides; Methidathion, Availability of Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Interim Registration Eligibility Decision (interim RED) document for the organophosphate pesticide (OP), methidathion. This interim decision was developed as part of the OP pilot public participation process that the EPA and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are now using for involving the public in the reassessment of pesticide tolerances under the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) and the reregistration of individual OPs under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

DATES: The interim RED document for methidathion is currently available in the OP Public Regulatory Docket under docket control number OPP- 2002-0064.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Rodia, Chemical Review Manager, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 306-0327; e-mail address: rodia.carmen@epa.gov.



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