notice. 2- thiocyanomethylthio benzothiazole risk assessment notice of availability available in english 3 pages . this notice announces the availability of epas risk assessment preliminary risk reduction options and related documents for the pesticide 2- thiocyanomethylthio benzothiazole tcmtb and opens a public comment period on these documents. the public also is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified. tcmtb products are used in commercial institutional premises and residential and public access areas as a wood preservative microbiocide microbiostat bacteriocide bacteriostat industrial materials preservative and slimicide. tcmtb is also used as a fungicide for farm seed treatment. as an antimicrobial pesticide tcmtb is used largely as a wood preservative for antisapstain control. it is also used as a microbiocide microbiostat and bacteriocide bacteriostat in industrial processes and water systems e.g. pul and paper mill systems sewage systems as well as in industrial materials as a preservative e.g. pulp paper products leather products and hides latex wallpaper . as an agricultural pesticide tcmtb is used for seed treatment of crops e.g. barley oats rice wheat safflower cotton sugar beets . tcmtb has 23 tolerances for use as a fungicide on barley beets corn cotton oats rice safflower sorghum and wheat. however all agricultural uses will be canceled by the technical registrant with the exception of barley oat rice wheat safflower cotton and sugar beets these uses will be supported by two end-use registrants. presently there are 45 registered products containing tcmtb as an active ingredient and 4 pending products. the technical registrant of tcmtb will be canceling 25 tcmtb uses and 11 tcmtb products. the agencys risk assessment identified residential occupational and ecological risks of concern for some exposure scenarios. the agency is interested in receiving any information that could assist in refining the risk assessment. epa is providing an opportunity through this notice for interested parties to provide comments and input on the agencys risk assessment for tcmtb