Type of Assessment:
Revocation of Tolerances
Title:
Open For Comments:
Jul 25, 2022, 11:59 PM
Comments Due:
Sep 27, 2022, 11:59 PM
Summary:
EPA is seeking public comment on a November 18, 2021 petition filed by the United Farm Workers, United Farm Workers Foundation, Earthjustice, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Farmworker Association of Florida, Farmworker Justice, GreenLatinos, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, League of United Latin American Citizens, Learning Disabilities Association of America, Pesticide Action Network North America, and Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (the Earthjustice Petition). The petitioners request that the Agency revoke all tolerances and cancel all associated registrations for food uses of the following organophosphate pesticides (OPs): Acephate, Densulide, Chlorethoxyfos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicrotophos, Dimethoate, Ethoprop, Malathion, Naled, Phorate, Phosmet, Terbufos, and Tribufos. In addition, the petitioners request that the Agency take actions to protect workers from potential risks of exposure to OPs, update its risk assessments to include a protective regulatory endpoint for children, and complete registration review on the OP class of chemicals by October 1, 2022. The petition was submitted pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and the First Amendment.
