[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44261-44263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17475]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0397; FRL-8374-6]
Molinate; Product Cancellation Order and Amendment to Terminate
Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's amendment to the order for the
termination of uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and
accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide molinate,
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This amendment follows an April 7,
2004 Federal Register Notice of Order to Amend Registrations to
Terminate Uses of molinate to control water grass in rice grown in
California and the south central/south eastern states of Arkansas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas. Nothing in today's action
changes the previous stop production date of June 30, 2008, nor does it
change the stop use date of August 31, 2009. Today's action only
clarifies the deadline for persons other than the registrant to sell
and distribute molinate until July 1, 2009.
DATES: The cancellation amendment is effective July 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8025; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0397. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
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operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces the amendment of the April 7, 2004 (69 FR
18368) (FRL-7350-9) order to amend registrations to terminate uses of
certain end-use molinate products registered under section 3 of FIFRA.
These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in
Table 1 of this unit.
Table 1--Molinate Products Affected
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EPA Registration Number Product Name
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100-981 Riceco Molinate Technical
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100-982 Riceco Touche
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100-983 Molinate 15-G
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100-1021 Ordram 8-E An emulsufiable
liquid
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100-1036 Arrosolo 3-3E
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100-1039 Ordram 15-G
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100-1040 Ordram Technical
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100-1102 Ordram 15GM Rice Herbicide
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74530-7 Molinate Technical
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CA77015900 Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
liquid
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CA84017200 Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
liquid
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CA85005300 Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
liquid
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TX81002600 Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
liquid
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TN93000700 Ordram 15-G
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Table 2 of this Unit includes the name and address of record for
the Registrants of the product in Table 1 of this Unit, in seqence by
EPA company number:
Table 2--Registrants of Amended Molinate Products
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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100 Syngenta Crop Protection,
Inc.P.O. Box 18300
Greenboro, NC 27419-8300
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74530 Helm Agro U.S., Inc.
Nordkanalstrasse 28D-20097
Hamburg, Germany
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On April 7, 2004, EPA published a Cancellation Order with respect
to products containing S-ethyl hexahyfor-1H-azepine-1-carbothioate
(monlinate) (69 FR 18368). That order provided: ``The cancellation of
these registrations has an effective date of June 30, 2008. After that
date, Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., and Helm Agro U.S. Inc, may not
sell or distribute any molinate products except as detailed in the
cancellation order. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., and Helm Agro U.S.
Inc., will be permitted to distribute the molinate active ingredient in
2009 for the purposes of facilitating usage by August 31, 2009. No use
of products containing molinate is permitted after the 2009 growing
season (August 31, 2009).''
Today's action is intended to clarify that in the case of molinate,
the original August 31, 2009 deadline for cessation of use was
established to provide a reasonable time for the material to work
through the channels of trade following the cessation of sale and
distribution of molinate products by the registrants, Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc., and Helm Agro U.S. Inc., on June 30, 2008. Today's
action does not affect the cancellation of the registrations in Table 1
of Unit II. In addition, clarifying that persons other than the
registrants (distributors and retailers) may sell and distribute
molinate will neither conflict with the Agency's application of the
guidelines outlined in PR Notice 97-7, nor will it introduce more
molinate into the pesticide use cycle than had been stipulated by the
terms of the five year phase-out. Allowing additional time for
distributors and retailers to sell and distribute molinate to end users
was contemplated by the original cancellation order by continuing to
allow distribution and use. Clarifying this intent will ensure that
this product is utilized safely, in accordance with the approved
labeling requirements. Thus, today's action clarifies that persons
other than the registrant may sell and distribute molinate until July
1, 2009. After July 1, 2009, all sale and distribution is prohibited,
except for the purposes of disposal or export. Today's action does not
change that end users with existing stocks of products containing
molinate may continue to use these products until August 31, 2009,
provided that the use complies with previously EPA approved product
label requirements for the respective products. Thereafter, all use
shall be prohibited except that existing stocks held by end users may
be transported for purposes of disposal or returning unused product to
the manufacturer or point-of-sale.
III. Amended Order
EPA hereby amends the April 7, 2004 order to clarify the provisions
for the disposition of existing stocks. Existing stocks are stocks of
registered pesticide product which are currently in the United States
and which have been packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior
to the effective date of the cancellation order, which in this case is
June 30, 2008. Specifically, persons other than the registrant
(distributors and retailers) may sell and distribute products listed in
Table 1 of Unit II containing molinate until July 1, 2009. After July
1, 2009, all sale and distribution is prohibited, except for the
purposes of disposal or export. End users may continue to use existing
stocks until August 31, 2009, provided that the use complies with
previously EPA approved product label requirements for the respective
products. Thereafter, all use shall be prohibited except that existing
stocks held by end users may be transported for purposes of disposal or
returning of unused product to the manufacturer or point-of-sale.
IV. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations
be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further
provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice
of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter,
following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such
a request.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
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Dated: July 24, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-17475 Filed 7-29-08]
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