Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 13/09/2001

Availability of Phosmet Partial Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document for Comment and Availability of Benefits Assessments for Azinphos-methyl and Phosmet

This notice announces availability and starts a 60-day public comment period on the partial Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision document (IRED) for the pesticide active ingredient phosmet. The document represents EPA's partial formal regulatory assessment of the health and environmental data base of the subject chemical and presents the Agency's determination on a partial list of uses ( 17 use sites) for which phosmet is eligible for reregistration. This notice also announces the availability of twenty-four Benefits Assessments for azinphos-methyl and phosmet. These documents provide a biological assessment of the use of azinphos-methyl and phosmet, and an economic assessment of the impacts on revenue and crop production caused by potential modification to existing use patterns. Any comments on the benefits assessments should be provided to EPA as soon as possible to ensure their consideration in the Agency's decisions.