![[logo] US EPA](../gif/logo_epaseal.gif){kind=logo}
OPP Regulatory Update
| Goal | Rule | Purpose | Description | Status | Next Steps | Target Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Protections | Revisions to Agricultural Worker Protection Standards & Certification of Pesticide Applicators Standards |
Improve worker protection and enhance applicator competency by updating requirements established in 1974/1992 |
Focus on health risk reduction, program improvements and efficiencies | Conducting Small Business Consultation under SBREFA |
1. Agency decision making 2. Intra and Inter-Agency reviews |
Proposal 2010 |
| Determination of Status of Prions as Pests | Protect public health by ensuring products that claim to inactivate prions are registered as pesticides. | Specify in the regulations that prions are a pest | Developing draft rule and guidance on efficacy test method for registration. | 1. April 2009 SAP review 2. Intra and Inter-Agency reviews |
Proposal end of 2009 | |
| Reconsideration of 25(b) Exemption for insect repellents | Protect public health by ensuring efficacious insect repellents | Efficacy data requirements for skin-applied insect repellents | Developing options and cost analyses | 1. Small Business Consultation? | Proposal 2010 | |
| Improved Data and Science | Part 158W Antimicrobial data requirements | Revise and update data requirements to be specific to antimicrobials | Data requirements: - human health - environmental - down-the-drain - use of structure activity relationship (SAR) information |
Proposed rule | 1. Public Comment thru 1/3/2009 2. Stakeholder workshop 11/6/2008 |
Final Rule 2010 |
|
Plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) data requirements | Establish data requirements for PIPs. | Data requirements: human health environmental product characterization | Developing proposed rule and preparing for SAP review on related science issues. | 1. Agency decision making
2. Intra and Inter-Agency reviews |
Proposal Late 2009 |
| Preliminary stage: Next Generation Part 158 revisions |
Improve testing of developing organism (repro/endocrine, neural, immuno, thyroid) and allow more efficient animal use. | Update data requirements. Replace 2-generation reproductive toxicity study with extended F1 1-gen reproductive toxicity study |
Preparing for SAP review | 1. Develop draft proposed rule
2. Agency decision making |
Proposal 2010 | |
|
Preliminary stage: Product Performance data requirements |
Establish efficacy data requirements for invertebrates | Invertebrate efficacy data requirements by use and pest | Developing options | 1. Agency decision making |
Proposal 2010 |
| Operational Improvements | Crop Grouping Rules – second in a series of rules | Allow tolerances for related commodities based on representative ones. | Revise existing and create new crop groups. | Developing proposal | Agency review | Proposal Spring 2009 |
|
Revisions to Pesticide Container/Containment Rule | Amend Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment regulations | 1- year extension for labeling compliance; change “sold or distributed” to “released for shipment”; exceptions for some nonrefillable packages; waivers of certain label requirements for other refillable and nonrefillable containers; and correct errors. | Agency review | Publication | Final Rule Nov 1, 2008 |
|
40 CFR Parts 150 – 180 Technical Amendments | Administrative changes to increase accuracy and update pesticide regulations. No substantive changes. | correct errors and cross-references, improve presentation and format, and align the regulations to current CFR practice | Agency review | Publication | Final Rule Fall 2008 |