Under FIFRA Regulations

In its strictest sense, classification of a pesticide refers to the classification of its use. It is the responsibility of the EPA s Administrator to classify a pesticide for general or restricted use. A pesticide is classified for restricted use if it is determined that when applied in accordance with its directions for use, warnings and cautions, it may generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment including injury to the applicator. In such cases, additional restrictions may include a requirement that the pesticide be applied only by or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. 

It should be noted that the end point for oral and dermal LD50 as well as for inhalation LC50 is 14 days.  

A complete discussion of labeling under FIFRA is presented in Chapter 10. 

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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. 

Sumner, D.D., L.C. Luempert III, and J.T. Stevens (1995). Agricultural chemicals The impact of regulation under FIFRA on science and economics. In C. Chenzelis, J. Holson, and S. Gad, eds., Primer on Regulatory Toxicology. New York Raven Press, pp. 133-163. 

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. 

Q. How is it determined whether a substance is regulated under FIFRA or TSCA ... 

Raw materials, inerts, safteners surfactants, solvents, and intermediates used in manufacturing pesticides are subject to TSCA, according to the EPA. Until one of these becomes a component of a pesticide product it is not typically a pesticide itself, and so it is not within the TSCA definition of pesticides. An inert ingredient destined for a pesticide product is regulated under TSCA until it becomes part of the pesticide product, at which point it is regulated under FIFRA. ... 

A process needs to be established requiring the import specialist to notify the regulatory specialist prior to accepting any import shipment of a new chemical substance, including any article containing a chemical substance or mixture with a separate end use that will be released from the article. The information should come before the shipment arrives at the port of entry, and should be accompanied by a description of the product s use, chemical identity, and its components. A determination needs to be made as to whether the product is for a use regulated under FIFRA, FFDCA, or TSCA. If the product is regulated by TSCA, a further determination needs to be made as to whether it is exempt from the PMN requirements, and if it is not, whether it is on the TSCA Inventory. 

Pesticides are regulated under FIFRA until they are disposed then they are regulated under RCRA. Many pesticides are considered hazardous waste when disposed and some are considered to be acutely hazardous wastes. 

These gases are regulated by the Envirorunental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). FIFRA regulations are in 40CFR164. 

Because farmers disposing of certain pesticide wastes on their own land are subject to regulation under both RCRA and FIFRA, RCRA specifically excludes such farmers from the generator... 

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