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-5331-05-OCSPP] RIN 2070-AJ49 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is codifying 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: This final rule is effective on June 14, 2022. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0124. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically thr…