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EPA/OPPTS RIN: 2070-AJ32 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Regulations To Facilitate Compliance With the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act by Producers of Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) 
Abstract: Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) are pesticidal substances intended to be produced and used in living plants and the genetic material needed for their production. EPA has been regulating PIPs under FIFRA, including issuing experimental use permits and commercial registrations, for over ten years, with the first commercial registration of a PIP under FIFRA issued in 1995. On July 19, 2001, EPA published rules establishing much of the current regulatory structure for PIPs. This rulemaking effort is intended to address the issues that were not addressed in 2001, including defining the nature of regulated production of PIPs and associated issues such as reporting, product labeling and recordkeeping. The rule will affect those persons who produce PIPs and is expected to clarify the legal requirements of their products at various production phases, improving their ability to conduct business. It is expected to also improve the ability of the EPA to identify and respond to instances where there are potentially significant violations. EPA also intends to address activities that the Agency does not believe warrant regulation and will consider exempting those activities, as appropriate, from FIFRA in whole or in part. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174    40 CFR 152    40 CFR 156    40 CFR 167    40 CFR 168    40 CFR 169    40 CFR 172   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  04/04/2007  72 FR 16312   
Notice of Public Meeting  04/11/2007  72 FR 18191   
ANPRM: Extension of Comment Period  05/23/2007  72 FR 28911   
NPRM  09/00/2009    
Additional Information: SAN No. 5082; EPA publication information: ANPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p6151.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-1003
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/pips/proposals/comments_pip_requirements.htm  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stephen Howie
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7201M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-4146
Fax:202 564-8502
Email: Howie.Stephen@epa.gov

Elizabeth Milewski
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
7202M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-8492
Fax:202 564-8501
Email: Milewski.Elizabeth@epa.gov