[Federal Register: August 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 153)]
[Notices]              
[Page 45546-45548]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123; FRL-8083-1]
 
Methyl bromide tolerance reassessment and risk management decision (TRED) for methyl bromide, and reregistration eligibility decision (RED) for methyl bromide's commodity uses; Notice of availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for Methyl Bromide, and Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Methyl Bromide's Commodity Uses, and opens a public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the methyl bromide docket. Methyl bromide is a broad-spectrum fumigant chemical that can be used as an acaricide, antimicrobial, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, nematicide, and vertebrate control agent. This reregistration decision document covers the methyl bromide uses that have accompanying food residue tolerances such as post-harvest fumigation of food commodities in chambers at ports or specialized structural fumigations at food processing facilities, as well as some uses without tolerances that are performed in similar facilities. EPA has reviewed the methyl bromide commodity uses through the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. EPA is currently assessing risks and will develop risk management decisions for five soil fumigant pesticides: Chloropicrin, dazomet, metam sodium, methyl bromide, and a new active ingredient, iodomethane. Risks of a sixth soil fumigant, 1, 3-D (Telone), will be discussed for comparative purposes because the risk management decision was completed in 1998. A decision on the reregistration of methyl bromide's non-commodity uses that do not have food tolerances (e.g., pre-plant soil, greenhouse,  residential) is scheduled to be completed in 2007 with the other soil fumigants.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 10, 2006.

Full notice in PDF format:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-12898.pdf