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EPA/OCSPP | RIN: 2070-AK54 | Publication ID: Spring 2022 |
Title: Pesticides; Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) Derived From Newer Technologies | |
Abstract:
In 2020, EPA proposed regulations that would allow for an exemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) for certain plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) products that are created in plants using biotechnology, as long as their pesticidal substances are found in plants that are sexually compatible with the recipient plant and meet the proposed exemption criteria, ensuring their safety. The current exemption for PIPs is limited to PIPs that are moved through conventional breeding. EPA's proposed rule would allow certain PIPs created through biotechnology to also be exempt under existing regulations, in cases where those PIPs 1) pose no greater risk than PIPs that meet EPA safety requirements, and 2) could have otherwise been created through conventional breeding. The proposed rule also includes a process through which developers of PIPs based on sexually compatible plants created through biotechnology submit either a self-determination letter or request for EPA confirmation that their PIP meets the criteria for exemption. For increased flexibility in bringing PIPs to market, a developer can also submit both. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 174 | |
Legal Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest. | |
Sectors Affected: 111 Crop Production; 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Wiebke Striegel Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Mail Code 7511P, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:703 347-0556 Email: striegel.wiebke@epa.gov Cameo Smoot Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7101M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1207 Email: smoot.cameo@epa.gov |