🌱EPA Notice on Labeling Requirements for Minimum Risk Pesticides
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Labeling Requirements for Certain Minimum Risk Pesticides Under FIFRA Section 25(b) (EPA ICR Number 2475.05 and OMB Control Number 2070-0187) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is approved through August 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 13, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Learn More🍏EPA Establishes Pesticide Tolerance for Mandipropamid on Papaya
This regulation establishes a tolerance action for residues of mandipropamid in or on papaya. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide in or on the identified commodities.
Learn More🌱Proposed Rule Change
On February 5, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) proposed tolerance and tolerance exemption actions for several pesticides under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). EPA is issuing this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the previously proposed tolerance exemptions for one of those pesticides: maleic hydrazide.
Learn More🌱EPA Exempts Cry Proteins in Soybean from Tolerance Requirements
This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.2 and Cry1B.2 proteins (hereafter Cry1A.2 and Cry1B.2 proteins) in or on the food and feed commodities of soybean when used as plant-incorporated protectants (PIP) in soybean. Bayer CropScience LP submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting these exemptions. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of these pesticides when used in accordance with the terms of the exemption.
Learn More🌱EPA Notice on Pesticide Registration Review Decisions and Closures
This notice announces the availability of EPA's final registration review decisions for ancymidol and d- allethrin and interim registration review decision for folpet. In addition, this notice announces the closure of the registration review cases for calcium lactate, DCPA, demiditraz, humates (as derived from leonardite), isopropyl myristate, jojoba oil, and sarmentine because the last U.S. registrations for these pesticides have been canceled.
Learn More🧴High-Impact Cancellation Order for Pesticide Registrations
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a May 07, 2024, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit II, to voluntarily cancel and/or amend to terminate uses of these product registrations. In the May 07, 2024, notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
Learn More🌿EPA Notice on Pesticide Registration Cancellations and Changes
In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of and soliciting comments on requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel their registrations of certain products and/or to amend their product registrations to terminate one or more uses. 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 further review of the requests, or the registrants withdraw their requests. If these requests are granted, EPA will issue an order in the Federal Register cancelling the listed product registrations, after which any sale, distribution, or use of the products listed in this document will be permitted after the registrations have been cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order. Note that the month and year provided in the title are intended to help distinguish this document from other documents with the same title. This document identifies those requests that were received after the last notice of receipt was issued and are currently under review by EPA.
Learn More🌾EPA Establishes Pyroxasulfone Pesticide Tolerances
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of pyroxasulfone in or on the nut, tree, group 14-12; the fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F; and almond hulls. K-I Chemical U.S.A., Inc. requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Learn More🦟EPA Seeks Nominations for Expert Reviewers on Mosquito Control
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or "Agency") is seeking public nominations of scientific and technical experts that EPA can consider for service as ad hoc reviewers assisting the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) for the review of design considerations for genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes for mosquito control and for the review of information on the absence of novel proteins in the saliva of GE female mosquitoes. EPA currently anticipates selecting approximately 6-9 ad hoc reviewers and plans to make the list of candidates under consideration as prospective ad hoc reviewers for this review available for public comment. EPA is also announcing that a virtual public meeting of the FIFRA SAP is scheduled for November 3-5, 2025. In late August 2025, EPA plans to release the white paper to the FIFRA SAP for peer review, along with all background documents, related supporting materials, and charge questions provided to the FIFRA SAP. At that time, EPA will publish a separate document in the Federal Register to announce the availability of and solicit public comment on the draft documents and provide instructions for submitting comments and registering to provide oral comments at the November 3-5, 2025, meeting.
Learn More🌱New Afidopyropen Pesticide Tolerances Under 40 CFR Part 180
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of the insecticide afidopyropen in or on lettuce, leaf. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Interregional Research Project #4 (IR-4) submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide in or on the identified commodity.
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