Notice2024-30742
Pesticides; Spanish Translation Guide for Pesticide Labeling; Notice of Availability
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Published
December 26, 2024
Effective
December 26, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of an updated guide for pesticide registrants to translate parts of their pesticide product labels into Spanish. The Spanish Translation Guide for Pesticide Labeling (STGPL) is written based on a universal form of Spanish to reach as many Spanish speakers as possible and provide example translations for language typically used in the health and safety sections of pesticide product labels.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105044-105045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30742]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0521; FRL-12356-01-OCSPP]
Pesticides; Spanish Translation Guide for Pesticide Labeling;
Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of an updated guide for pesticide
registrants to translate parts of their pesticide product labels into
Spanish. The Spanish Translation Guide for Pesticide Labeling (STGPL)
is written based on a universal form of Spanish to reach as many
Spanish speakers as possible and provide example translations for
language typically used in the health and safety sections of pesticide
product labels.
DATES: This guide is effective December 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0521, is available online at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Additional information about dockets
generally, along with instructions for visiting the docket in-person,
is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bartow Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-2280 email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#551a0505173c393c3b32203439193437303926153025347b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4fbe4e4f6ddd8dddad3c1d5d8f8d5d6d1d8c7f4d1c4d59ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the general public and may be of
specific interest to persons or entities that register or use pesticide
products. Since a potentially broad range of entities may be interested
in this action, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the
specific entities that may be interested. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this guidance to a particular entity or
registration action, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
Pesticide registration activities are governed by the Federal
Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et
seq., which was amended by the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
of 2022 (PRIA 5) on December 29, 2022. PRIA 5 amended FIFRA section
4(k) to require the safety and health portions of pesticide product
labels to be translated into Spanish. PRIA 5 provides deadlines for
bilingual labeling to appear on pesticide products on a rolling
schedule from December 29, 2025, to December 29, 2030, with
translations for the most hazardous and toxic pesticide products
required first. PRIA 5 also requires the Agency to notify registrants
within 10 days of updating the Spanish Translation Guide.
C. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA is announcing that an updated Spanish Translation Guide for
Pesticide Labeling (STGPL) is available on the Agency web page to help
guide pesticide registrants translate parts of their pesticide product
labels into Spanish. EPA generally allows pesticide registrants to
translate their product labels into any language so long as there is an
EPA-approved English version of the label, and the translation is true
and accurate.
For additional information about bilingual labeling for pesticide
products, go to <a href="https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/bilingual-labeling">https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-labels/bilingual-labeling</a>.
II. Background
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) originally released the
STGPL to the public in 2019 in response to concerns voiced by
farmworker advocates, who argued that having bilingual pesticide
labeling is critical to the well-being and protection of pesticide
applicators and farmworkers who may be exposed to pesticides, many of
whom in the U.S. may not be English literate. This more recent version
of the STGPL includes changes or updates following stakeholder
feedback, a sampling of current labeling, and statements from the 2021
Label Review Manual (LRM) that had not previously been included. These
updates are comprised of additional language examples for different
sections, updates made based on the LRM, and entirely new sections
inserted with examples.
The STGPL is a resource for pesticide registrants to use for the
translation of the required human health and safety sections on
pesticide labeling from English to Spanish. Only these sections are
necessary for translation to ensure that workers have access to
important information to protect themselves from pesticide exposure,
and to get appropriate help if exposed to a pesticide product. While
use of the specific language from the STGPL is not required, EPA
encourages use of the language in the STGPL to ensure translations are
``true and accurate'' per the responsibility of the registrant.
III. Do guidance documents contain binding requirements?
The STGPL is intended to provide guidance to pesticide registrants
and EPA personnel and decision makers. While the requirements in the
statutes and Agency regulations are binding on EPA and the pesticide
registrants, the STGPL does not impose binding requirements on the
Agency or any outside parties. As guidance, EPA may depart from the
guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice.
Likewise, pesticide registrants may assert that the guidance is not
appropriate generally or not applicable to a specific pesticide or
situation.
EPA encourages the use of the language in the STGPL to ensure that
translations of the English text are ``true
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and accurate.''. Although use of the specific language from the STGPL
is not required, the registrant is still responsible for ensuring that
``true and accurate'' Spanish translations are included for each
section of the label that is included in the Agency's STGPL.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: December 18, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-30742 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
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