Pesticides under FIFRA

If an intermediate is a registered manufacturing use pesticide under FIFRA, it is considered to be a pesticide and is exempt from TSCA. ... 

In the United States HCB was first registered as a pesticide under FIFRA and then listed as an existing substance under TSCA. The TSCA Inventory does not indicate any SNUR on HCB [38]. After contamination of cows in... 

Subdivision O guidelines for residue chemistry data were originally pubHshed by the EPA in 1982. These have been supplemented to improve the rate of acceptance by EPA reviewers of the many reports submitted by registrants in support of tolerances for pesticides in foods. The residue chemistry studies most frequently rejected include metaboHsm in plants, food processing (qv) studies, and studies on storage stabHity of residues in field samples (57). AH tolerances (maximum residue levels) estabHshed under FIFRA are Hsted in 40 CFR under Sections 180 for individual pesticides in/on raw agricultural commodities, 180 for exemptions from tolerances, 185 for processed foods, and 186 for animal feeds. 

In addition to conventional pesticides such as insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, there are other chemicals classified as pesticides and regulated under FIFRA. These chemicals include wood preservatives, disinfectants (excluding chlorine), and sulfur. In the United States these chemicals have aimual usage of about 500,000 t, which is equal to conventional pesticides. 

Another section of the EPA, the Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPT), has recently updated and harmonized its testing guidelines for evaluating the developmental and reproductive effects of pesticides and industrial chemicals to include an assessment of endocrine disrupting properties. These guidelines will be used in future testing of pesticides under both the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 

EPA s decision to register a pesticide is based in part on the risk of adverse elfects on endangered species as well as the environmental fate (how a pesticide will affect the habitat), Under FIFRA, EPA can issue emergency suspensions of certain pesticides to cancel, or restrict their use if an endangered species will be adversely affected. Under a new program, EPA, FWS, and USDA are distributing hundreds of county bulletins which include habitat maps, pe.sticide use limiiiiions,, md other actions required to protect listed species. 

The primary focus of FIFRA is to provide federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use. Under FIFRA, the ERA was given authority to study the consequences of pesticide usage. FIFRA requires that all pesticide uses in the United States be registered by ERA. Registration assmes that pesticides will be properly labeled and that if produced and used in accordance with specifications, pesticides will not cause unreasonable harm to the environment. ... 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 13 285, 327 16 52 18 525, 537 21 568, 591. See also FIFRA amendments registration and reregistration of pesticides under, 18 536, 544 Federal legislation, related to movement of hazardous materials, 25 337-338 Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), 25 332... 

A. A. Aspelin and F. S. Bishop, Chemicak Registeredfor the First Time as PesticidalActive Ingredient Under FIFRA, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. 

This paper reports the results of research only. Mention of a pesticide in this paper does not constitute a recommendation for use by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does it imply registration under FIFRA as amended. Also, mention of a commercial product in this paper does not constitute a recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

Pesticides and other agricultural chemicals should be kept only in the original container, carrying the labels prescribed by EPA under FIFRA. 

An application for registration, amended registration, or reregistration of a pesticide product under FIFRA sections 3 or 24(c). 

Under FIFRA, the states have been given responsibility for training and certification of pesticide applicators. Moreover, under Section 24c of FIFRA, a state can register a pesticide for special local needs provided the intended use is not different from a use approved by EPA, the EPA sees no imminent health hazard in the use, and a tolerance for the pesticide has been established on the crop. 

The release (other than spills or other accidents) of a pesticide registered under FIFRA when used generally in accordance with its intended purpose (during routine agricultural applications according to approved product label instructions) is exempted from this reporting requirement. 

Unless records are currently presaibed by the state (retail dealers who commercially apply restricted use pesticides (RUPS) may use the records they already keep under FIFRA to comply with the Farm Bill recordkeeping requirements and distribute these to their customers), the applicator shall maintain the following data elements for each RUP application ... 

The third scenario generally describes the current EPA approach to pesticide regulation under FIFRA and FFDCA. New products that are carcinogenic and need a 409 tolerance are not registered because EPA will not grant a food additive tolerance. Aliette is an example of this policy. Older pesticides that are registered and either need or have 409 tolerances have not been cancelled on the basis of Delaney. 

In this chapter, the classification of industrial products for transportation under present DOT regulations and disposal classifications under RCRA will be discussed. A brief discussion of pesticide classification under FIFRA is also presented. It must be kept in mind that regulations are a living set of rules which are frequently modified by amendments, deletions and new definitions. Thus, while an attempt has been made to present the subject of product classification in a manner that will be affected as little as possible by the process of regulatory change, this is clearly not entirely possible. The reader must be aware of this fact and of his responsibility for keeping abreast of any new developments in this field. 

Under Sections 408 and 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) EPA establishes tolerances, or mtiximum pesticide residue limits, for food and feed commodities that are marketed in the United States. Before a pesticide can be registered under FIFRA for use on a food or feed crop, EPA must either establish a tolerance for that use, or grant an exemption from the tolerance requirement. Determination of tolerances involves carefiil review... 

Pesticide Labeling Under FIFRA 291 Table 10.3 Precautionary Statements by Toxicity Category... 

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