EPA Denies Petition to Revoke “Import” Tolerances for 13 Pesticides
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued an order, effective August 10, 2011, denying a petition filed by the American Bird Conservancy to revoke the tolerances for 13 pesticides. ABC had argued that these pesticides were in fact “import” tolerances as they were not registered for use as pesticides in the U.S. under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, but were used abroad, and that EPA had already determined that the pesticides posed unacceptable risks for protected U.S. migratory birds.
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The 13 pesticides that were the subject of the petition were cadusafos, cyproconazole, diazinon, dithianon, diquat, dimethoate, fenamiphos, mevinphos, methomyl, naled, phorate, terbufos, and dichlorvos (DDVP).
EPA states that objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before October 11, 2011, and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178.
(FR Pub 08/10/11, DN EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0629; FRL-8882-5)