This page provides access to a listing of some of the recent additions and new materials available on the EPA Web site.

April 20, 2007

• Exemption proposals for plant-incorporated protectants based on plant virus coat protein genes (PVCP-PIPs) - Provides information on the exemption proposals described in the proposed rules. These rules are open to public comment until July 2007 (Office of Pesticide Programs).

April 18, 2007

• Atrazine Updates - The atrazine update provides initial results from the programs, activities, and studies required by EPA's Atrazine Reregistration Eligibility Decision of 2003 (Office of Pesticide Programs).

April 17, 2007

• "Draft White Paper: Modifying EPA Radiation Risk Models Based on BEIR VII" now available - In this paper, EPA outlines proposed changes in its methodology for estimating radiogenic cancers, based on the contents of BEIR VII and some ancillary information (Radiation Protection Division).

April 16, 2007

• Fragrance Notification Pilot Program - Fragrance Notification Pilot Program for Already Registered Chemicals - EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is announcing the availability of a Pilot Notification Program for registrants seeking to add or modify fragrances in currently registered pesticide products. OPP is initiating the Fragrance Notification Pilot Program as a process improvement effort to streamline the current process used to amend registrations when fragrance ingredients are added, removed, or modified. The Pilot is intended to give registrants and OPP experience in a potential future notification process for fragrance formulation changes. This will be a 120 day pilot program, which will commence on May 1, 2007 and end on August 31, 2007. A 6 pp, 41 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the Office of Pesticide Programs.

April 13, 2007

• New from the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water:

  • Contaminant Candidate List 2 Preliminary Regulatory Determinations posted.

  • Cost Evalutation of Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry Treatment Units for Small Systems: Cost Estimating Tool and Users Guide posted.

April 12, 2007

• Join organizations around the world to raise awareness of asthma and ways to reduce the burden of asthma during Asthma Awareness Month.  World Asthma Day 2007 will be held on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007. Each year, in the month of May, EPA joins international, national and local Asthma Awareness Month Activities to increase public understanding of asthma and environmental asthma triggers. Throughout the month, EPA organizes events, conducts media outreach, releases new materials and supports local Asthma Awareness Month efforts to increase public understanding of ways to manage the environment to control asthma.  See Asthma Awareness Month events near you! From the Indoor Environments Division, Office of Air and Radiation.

• New from the Office of Pesticide Programs:

  • Dimethipin chemical web page updated - This page has been updated to include a link to the Federal Register notice for a Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel Dimethipin Pesticide Registrations.

  • Pesticide Labeling Questions & Answers - A new distributor Q and A as been added to the Pesticide Labeling Questions and Answers Web Page.

  • Registration Review - EPA opens registration review dockets for comment - Dockets opened for linalool and trichoderma species.

  • Dikegulac sodium chemical web page created - A new web page has been created for the pesticide reregistration chemical dikegulac sodium that includes links to the Reregistration Eligibiliity Decision (RED) and the Federal Register notice.

April 10, 2007

• The brochure entitled Current Best Practices for Preventing Asbestos Exposure Among Brake and Clutch Repair Workers has been released by EPA. The brochure is intended to provide information for automotive professionals and home mechanics on preventing exposure to brake and clutch dust that may contain asbestos fibers. Also available en español (Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics).

• Calcium thiosulfate chemical web page created - A new web page has been created for pesticide reregistration of the chemical calcium thiosulfate (Office of Pesticide Programs).

April 6, 2007

• New from the Office of Pesticide Programs:

  • Outdoor residential misting systems (including mosquito misting systems) - This web page will help consumers decide if residential pesticide misting systems are appropriate for their home and understand safety precautions about using them.

  • The Field Component of the National Pesticide Program - This Web page describes how the Office of Pesticide Programs' field programs work to implement the National Pesticide Program.

• An Anacostia River That's Clean Doesn't Have to be a Dream: anti-litter campaign launched - The campaign seeks to educate the public about the effect that litter has on the Anacostia River, and urges residents and others to help restore the health and vitality of the River by not littering. Each year tons of trash and litter are removed from the Anacostia River by organizations such as the ECC, citizen groups and volunteers. The intent of the posters is to change and modify behavior. If citizens don't place trash and litter in places where it can get into the river—it will eliminate the need to hold yearly campaigns to remove trash and debris from the River (Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water).

April 5, 2007

• Environmental Justice Concerns and Communication Problems Complicated Cleaning Up Ringwood Mines/Landfill Site - Three members of the New Jersey congressional delegation requested that theOffice of Inspector General “conduct an investigation into the history and continued inadequate characterization and remediation of the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund site.” This report addresses whether environmental injustice exists and if EPA employed effective community relations. Environmental justice is fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in implementing environmental laws. A 32 pp., 451 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the Office of Inspector General.

• New from the National Center for Environmental Assessment:

  • Notice: External Peer Review Comments available on 4 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Toxicological Reviews - On February 22, 2007, an external peer review panel workshop was hosted by an independent contractor on the PBDE Documents [tetraBDE (BDE-47), pentaBDE (BDE-99), hexaBDE (BDE-153), and decaBDE (BDE-209)]. Completing this review, a final report of the comments from the workshop were collected and are now available.

  • Publication: Pilot Survey of Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Mercury in Rural Soils of the United States (Final) - EPA is announcing the release of the final report, “Pilot Survey of Levels of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Mercury in Rural Soils of the United States.” This study is a compilation of the measurements of levels of dioxins, PCBs and mercury in soil samples from numerous rural locations across the country.

March 30, 2007

• FINAL DRAFT Survey of the Nation's Lakes Field Operations Manual - The intention of the Survey of the Nation's Lakes project is to provide a comprehensive “State of the Lakes” assessment for lakes, ponds, and reservoirs across the United States. A 104 pp., 9.7 MB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the Clean Lakes Program.

March 27, 2007

• New from the National Exposure Research Laboratory:

  • The EMPACT Beaches Project - page update. A link to the project data was added.

  • Atmospheric Scienced Modeling updates - includes updates on scientific accomplishments and research activities.

  • Estimated and Projected Impervious Cover in the Southeastern United States - this page contains links to shape and associated GIS files with estimated (year 2000) and projected (2010 to 2030 depending on data available by state) impervious cover as percent of total area for the 8 U.S. Southeastern states by 12 or 14 Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC).

  • QUAL2K - minor update from version 2.04 to 2.07. QUAL2K (or Q2K) is a river and stream water quality model that is intended to represent a modernized version of the QUAL2E (or Q2E) model (Brown and Barnwell 1987).

March 26, 2007

• Arsenic in Drinking Water: A new consumer fact sheet has been posted. Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment and as
  a by-product of some agricultural and industrial activities. It can enter drinking water through the ground or as runoff into surface water sources (Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water).

• A new resource for schools, the Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3) Tool Kit, is now available. The EPA's web-based tool kit helps schools start chemical management programs that will improve their chemical management practices (Office of Solid Waste).

March 23, 2007

• Joint Inerts Task Force (JITF) Formed to Support Revoked Inert Ingredients - The Task Force was formed recently by industry members to support inert ingredient tolerance exemptions that were revoked by EPA because of insufficient data. A 1 pp., 28 KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the Office of Pesticide Programs.

March 19, 2007

• Two new microbial pathogens and disinfection byproducts guidance documents are now available from the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water:

  • LT2: Complying with the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: Small Entity Compliance Guide posted.

  • Stage 2: Complying with the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: Small Entity Compliance Guide posted.

• Diazinon Web page updated - The Fact Sheet - Cancellation of Certain Agricultural Uses of Diazinon has been added (Office of Pesticide Programs).

March 13, 2007

• Chemical Management Resource Guide for School Administrators -- This practical guide can help your school reduce the use of dangerous chemicals and install safer chemical management practices. It is aimed especially at helping school administrators to set policies that protect against dangerous chemical exposures. It also is meant to be a resource to help parents and concerned citizens determine if their children's schools are minimizing potential exposure to dangerous chemicals (Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics).

• 2007 National Wetlands Awards Winners Announced - The National Wetlands Awards Program recognizes extraordinary individual achievement in six categories: Education and Outreach; Science Research; Conservation and Restoration; Landowner Stewardship; State, Tribal, and Local Program Development; and Wetland Community Leader. The winners in each category will be honored in a ceremony on Capital Hill in May 2007 (Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds).

March 12, 2007

• The Draft National Coastal Condition Report III has been released - We are pleased to announce the draft National Coastal Condition Report III. The National Coastal Condition Report III describes the ecological and environmental conditions in U.S. coastal waters. It summarizes the condition of ecological resources in the estuaries of the United States and highlights several exemplary Federal, State, Tribal, and local programs that assess coastal ecological and water quality conditions. Like the first Report released in 2001, and the second in 2005, this report rates the overall condition of U.S. coastal waters as fair to poor, varying from region to region. It represents a coordinated effort among EPA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and coastal States. EPA expects to release the final report in March, 2008 (Oceans and Coastal Protection Office).

March 9, 2007

• Underground Injection Wells: UIC Program Guidance #83 Using the Class V Experimental Technology Well Classification for Pilot Carbon Geologic Sequestration Projects final guidance posted (Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water).

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