[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58958-58962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23552]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0722; FRL-8385-2]
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain
Pesticide Registrations and Amend to Terminate Certain Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel
and amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain products.
EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period
for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments
within the comment period that would merit its further review of the
requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests within this
period. Upon acceptance of these requests, any sale, distribution, or
use of products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such
sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in
the final order.
DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by November 7, 2008, orders will
be issued canceling these registrations. The Agency will consider
withdrawal requests postmarked no later than November 7, 2008. Comments
must be received on or before November 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0722, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0722. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 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 OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Office Location
Product Manager Pesticides for Mail and Telephone Number E-mail Address
Special Courier
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Susan Bartow ETO, methamidophos Special Review and (703) 603-0065 [email protected]
Registration Div. ov
Office of
Pesticide
Programs (7508P).
Environmental
Protection Agency.
1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW..
Washington, DC
20460-0001.
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Andrea Carone Thiram Special Review and (703) 308-0122 carone.andrea@epa.
Registration Div. gov
Office of
Pesticide
Programs (7508P).
Environmental
Protection Agency.
1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW..
Washington, DC
20460-0001.
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Wilhelmena Livingston Chloroneb, Special Review and (703) 308-8025 livingston.wilhelm
pronamide Registration Div. [email protected]
Office of
Pesticide
Programs (7508P).
Environmental
Protection Agency.
1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW..
Washington, DC
20460-0001.
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Joy Schnackenbeck Aldicarb Special Review and (703) 308-8072 schnackenbeck.joy@
Registration Div. epa.gov
Office of
Pesticide
Programs (7508P).
Environmental
Protection Agency.
1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW..
Washington, DC
20460-0001.
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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
appropriate person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background on the Receipt of Requests to Cancel and Amend
Registrations to Delete Uses
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants
to cancel 1 and amend to terminate uses of 29 product registrations.
Registrants requested EPA to cancel affected product registrations and
amend to terminate uses of pesticide product registrations identified
in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit III.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from 8 registrants
to cancel and amend to terminate uses of a total of 30 product
registrations. The affected products and the registrants making the
requests are identified in Tables 1-3 of this unit.
Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at any
time, that their pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to
terminate one or more pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA
requires that before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation,
EPA must provide a 30-day public comment period on the request for
voluntary cancellation or use termination. In addition, section
6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA requires that EPA provide a 180-day comment period
on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination of any minor
agricultural use before granting the request, unless:
1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or
2. The Administrator determines that continued use of the pesticide
would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
A request to waive the 180-day comment period has been received for
all registrations included in this notice: 000264-00330, 000264-00426,
000264-00729, 000264-00741, 000264-00744, 000264-01020, 000264-AR-81-
0044, 000264-AR-87-0007, 000264-CA-79-0188, 000264-MS-81-0014, 000264-
MS-81-0055, 010330-00016, 010330-00018, 010330-00021, 036736-00002,
036736-00003, 036736-00004, 036736-00005, 036736-00006, 036736-00007,
036736-00008, 400-434, 045728-00001, 045728-00021, 062719-00391,
062719-00578, 062719-00397, 067470-00006, 067470-00007, and 073782-
00002.
Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within the 30-day
window established in this notice, or if the Agency determines that
there are substantive comments that warrant further review of this
request, an order will be issued canceling and amending the affected
registrations.
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Table 1.--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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EPA Registration Number Product Name Active Ingredient
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073782-00002 Demosan 65W Chloroneb
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Table 2.--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Amendment
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Registration Number Product Name Active Ingredient Delete From Use
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000264-00330 Temik brand 15 grams (g) Aldicarb Alfalfa grown for
aldicarb pesticide coffee, ornamentals,
pecans, seed, sorghum,
sugarcane, tobacco
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000264-00426 Temik brand 15g aldicarb Aldicarb Alfalfa grown for
pesticide for sale and coffee, ornamentals,
use in CA pecans, seed, sorghum,
sugarcane, tobacco
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000264-00729 Monitor 4 Methamidophos Cotton
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000264-00741 Monitor technical Methamidophos Cotton
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000264-00744 Monitor 60% concentrate Methamidophos Cotton
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000264-01020 Monitor 4 spray Methamidophos Cotton
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000264-AR-81-0044 Monitor 4 Methamidophos Cotton
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000264-AR-87-0007 Monitor 4 Methamidophos Cotton
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000264-CA-79-0188 Monitor 4 Methamidophos Cotton
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000264-MS-81-0014 Monitor 4 Methamidophos Cotton
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000264-MS-81-0055 Monitor 4 Methamidophos Cotton
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010330-00016 Ethylene oxide 10% and ETO Basil
carbon dioxide
sterilizing gas
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010330-00018 20% Ethylene oxide and ETO Basil
80% carbon dioxide
sterilizing gas
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010330-00021 8.5% Ethylene oxide and ETO Basil
carbon dioxide
sterilizing gas
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036736-00002 Ethylene oxide 100% ETO Basil
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036736-00003 Sterilizing gas 3 ETO Basil
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036736-00004 Sterilizing gas 4 ETO Basil
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036736-00005 Sterilizing gas 5 ETO Basil
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036736-00006 Sterilizing gas 6 ETO Basil
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036736-00007 Sterilizing gas 8 ETO Basil
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036736-00008 Ethylene oxide - MUP ETO Basil
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045728-00001 Thiram technical Thiram Athletic fields,
commercial areas,
homeowner fungicide,
homeowner turf, parks,
sod
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045728-00021 Thiram 75WP fruit, turf, Thiram Athletic fields,
and vegetable fungicide commercial areas,
homeowner fungicide,
homeowner turf, parks,
sod
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400-434 Thiram 480 DP Thiram Athletic fields,
commercial areas,
homeowner fungicide,
homeowner turf, parks,
sod
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062719-00391 Kerb 50-W selective Pronamide All residential uses
herbicide
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062719-00397 Kerb 50-W herbicide in Pronamide All residential uses
WSP
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062719-00578 Kerb 3.3 SC Pronamide All residential uses
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067470-00006 Ethylene oxide ETO Basil
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067470-00007 Ethylene oxide 100 R ETO Basil
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Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
the registrants of the products listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of this
unit.
Table 3.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and Amendments
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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000264 Bayer Crop Science, LP
2 T.W., Alexander Dr.
Research Triangle Park, NC
27709
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010330 Praxair, Inc.
39 Old Ridgebury Rd.
Danbury, CT 06810-5113
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036736 Balchem Corporation
P.O. Box 600
New Hampton, NY 10958
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400 Chemtura Corporation
199 Benson Rd.
Middlebury, CT 06749
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045728 Taminco, Inc.
21320 Sweet Clover Pl.
Ashburn, VA 20147
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062719 Dow Agrosciences, LLLC
9330 Zionsville Rd. 308/2e
Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054
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067470 Honeywell Specialty
Chemicals NIC-4
101 Columbia Rd.
Morristown, NJ 07962-1139
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073782 Kincaid, Inc.
2805 North Ridge Dr.
P.O. Box 490
Athens, TN 37371
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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.
V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request and Considerations for
Reregistration
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must
submit such withdrawal in writing to the appropriate person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before November 7,
2008. This written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will
apply only to the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request listed in
this notice. If the products(s) have been subject to a previous
cancellation action, the effective date of cancellation and all other
provisions of any earlier cancellation action are controlling.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action.
A. Methamidophos
On April 7, 2002, EPA signed the Interim Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (IRED) for methamidophos. That IRED specified risk
mitigation measures including: ``Implement a 5-year phase out of the
use on cotton.'' In accordance with the IRED, Bayer CropScience has
submitted a request to voluntarily terminate all cotton uses of the
methamidophos products listed in Table 2 of Unit III. effective
September 30, 2009.
Provisions for the sale, disposition, and use of existing stocks of
methamidophos products include the following:
1. All sale or distribution by the registrant of existing stocks
labeled for use on cotton is prohibited after September 30, 2009,
unless that sale or distribution is solely for the purpose of
facilitating disposal or export of the product.
2. Existing stocks labeled for use on cotton may be sold and
distributed by persons other than the registrant until July 31, 2010.
3. Existing stocks labeled for use on cotton may be used until
September 30, 2010, provided that such use complies with the EPA-
approved label and labeling of the product.
B. Other Chemicals Addressed in this Order
If the request for voluntary cancellation and use terminations is
granted as discussed in this unit, the Agency intends to issue a
cancellation order that will allow persons other than the registrant to
continue to sell and/or use existing stocks of canceled products until
such stocks are exhausted, provided that such use is consistent with
the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied,
the canceled product. The order will specifically prohibit any use of
existing stocks that is not consistent with such previously approved
labeling. If, as the Agency currently intends, the final cancellation
order contains the existing stocks provision just described, the order
will be sent only to the affected registrants of the canceled products.
If the Agency determines that
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the final cancellation order should contain existing stocks provisions
different than the ones just described, the Agency will publish the
cancellation order in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 25, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-23552 Filed 10-7-08; 8:45 am]
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