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EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AJ26 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Prions; Amendment of EPA’s Regulatory Definition of Pests to Include Prion 
Abstract: In 2004, the Agency stated that it considered prions (proteinaceous infectious particles) to be a "pest" under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). A product intended to inactivate, destroy or mitigate prions on inanimate surfaces (i.e., “prion product”) is considered to be a pesticide. Any company seeking to distribute or sell such a product is required to register the product with EPA unless the product is exempt from registration requirements before it can be distributed or sold in the United States. Through this action, EPA is considering expressly adding prions to the list of pests in 40 CFR part 152, and requirements related to product performance (i.e., efficacy data), which is required for each antimicrobial end-use product for which public health related claims are made. EPA believes that regulating prion products protects human health and the environment against unreasonable adverse effects and ensures that such products are effective. 
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 152.5(d)   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136    7 USC 136w   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/00/2011    
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0427
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/  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Carlton Kempter
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
7510P,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 305-5448
Fax:703 308-6467
Email: kempter.carlton@epa.gov

Tajah Blackburn
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
7510P,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-0372
Email: Blackburn.Tajah@epa.gov