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EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AK56 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: Pesticides; Addition of Chitosan to the Active Ingredient Listing Eligible for Minimum Risk Pesticides 
Abstract:

EPA  added a substance commonly referred to as chitosan (also known by its chemical name: poly-D-glucosamine) (CAS No. 9012-76-4) to the list of active ingredients eligible for use in minimum risk pesticide products exempt from registration and other requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In doing so, EPA  specified that the listing also includes those chitosan salts that can be formed when chitosan is mixed with the acids that are listed as active or inert ingredients eligible for use in minimum risk pesticide products.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 152   
Legal Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136(w) Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/02/2020  85 FR 69307   
Final Rule  11/08/2022  87 FR 67364   
Final Rule Effective  01/09/2023 
Additional Information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0701.
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.
RIN Information URL: https://www.epa.gov/minimum-risk-pesticides  
Sectors Affected: 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing; 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing; 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing; 325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing; 325620 Toilet Preparation Manufacturing; 424210 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers; 444210 Outdoor Power Equipment Stores; 444220 Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores; 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores; 561710 Exterminating and Pest Control Services; 561730 Landscaping Services; 624410 Child Day Care Services 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
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

Shannon Borges
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Mail Code 7511P, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 305-7175
Email: borges.shannon@epa.gov