IR-4 Biopesticide Regulatory Assistance Request Form
IR-4 provides regulatory assistance to public sector researchers and some small businesses in navigating the EPA registration process for registering new biopesticides. This process applies only to new unregistered active ingredients with pesticidal activity.
Learn more through these EPA resources:
PRIA fee waivers for small businesses:
https://www.epa.gov/pria-fees/pria-fee-waivers-small-businesses
How EPA defines pesticides:
https://www.epa.gov/minimum-risk-pesticides/what-pesticide
Note:
The request for assistance must come from a public sector scientist or grower representative/commodity group. Requests originating from the manufacturer of the product in question cannot be evaluated.
To make a request, follow these three steps:
1. Complete the form below
2. Provide a letter explaining why the product is needed and why it is in the public interest for IR-4 to assist in the registration process (lack of alternatives, resistance management, IPM compatibility, etc.)
3. Supply any supporting efficacy data with the final formulation showing activity on the target pest
Generally, after a completed package is received, it will take approximately 2-4 weeks for the request to be reviewed.
If you have questions or need to modify your request, please contact Bill Barney, IR-4 Biopesticide Regulatory Manager, at
wpbarney@ncsu.edu
or 919-515-3541.
Important: The more information included in the form below, the more easily IR-4 can evaluate the request and provide feedback.
Please note fields with a
*
are required fields.
1. REQUESTOR
Name:
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Affiliation:
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Address:
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City:
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State:
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NC
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WA
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Zip:
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Telephone:
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E-mail:
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2. PEST CONTROL PRODUCT:
Active Ingredient (a.i.):
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Trade name/Formulation:
Registrant (Manufacturer):
Method of Production (fermentation, in vivo, extraction from plants):
3. COMMODITY (one crop or crop group per form)
Commodity:
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Use Site (e.g., field, greenhouse, postharvest):
Parts Consumed:
Animal Feed By-Products:
Yes
No
Planting Season:
Harvest Season:
State/Territory Acreage:
% National Acres:
Average Field Size:
4. PEST/DISEASE/WEED/PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR:
Damage caused by pest/disease/weed:
5. WHY IS THIS USE NEEDED:
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6. PROPOSED LABEL INSTRUCTIONS:
Dosage Rate (Amount of Product or Active Ingredient per acre):
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Type of Appliction (foliar, soil, seed treatment, etc.):
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Number of Applications:
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Retreatment Interval (days):
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Maximum Acreage Treated per Day:
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Pre-harvest Interval (PHI) in Days:
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Additional Directions for Use:
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Limitations and Special Safety Precautions:
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7. AVAILABILITY OF SUPPORTING DATA:
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Phytotoxicity (P):
Yes
No
Efficacy (E):
Yes
No
Yield (Y):
Yes
No
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Send e-mail with attachments to
Bill Barney
after submission of this form.
For large attachments, a document upload feature is available:
https://ir4app.cals.ncsu.edu/ir4Other/senddatafile
IR-4 Project Headquarters, NC State University
1730 Varsity Drive, Venture IV, Suite 210, Raleigh, NC 27606
Telephone 919-515-3541 or e-mail Bill Barney
wpbarney@ncsu.edu
.