Pesticide Product Performance Data Requirements for Products Claiming Efficacy Against Certain Invertebrate Pests

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 158 [EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0124; FRL-10011-06] RIN 2070-AJ49 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to codify product performance data requirements to support registration of pesticidal products claiming efficacy against three categories of invertebrate pests: Those identified to be of significant public health importance ( e.g., ticks, mosquitoes, cockroaches, etc.), wood-destroying insects ( e.g., termites), and certain invasive invertebrate species ( e.g., Asian longhorned beetle). The latter two categories are pests considered to be of significant economic or ecological importance. Product performance data (efficacy studies) document how well the pesticide performs the intended function, such as killing or repelling, against an invertebrate pest. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 21, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0124, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at http://www.epa.gov/​dockets…