[Federal Register: March 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 57)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0208; FRL-8356-8]
Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in
Certain Pesticide Registrations
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 request for amendments by registrants to delete
uses in certain pesticide registrations. 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 amended to delete
one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the
request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the
Federal Register.
DATES: The deletions are effective by April 23, 2008. for registrations
for which the registrant requested a waiver of the 180-day comment
period. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request no later than
April 23, 2008. Comments must be received on or before April 23, 2008,
for those registrations where the 180-day comment period has been
waived.
Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before
April 23, 2008, for those registrations where the 180-day comment
period has been waived.
ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0208, by one of the
following methods:
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'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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Keigwin, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-6605; e-mail address: keigwin.tracy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use
pesticides, 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 information in this notice, 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 ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0208. 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 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 receipt by the Agency of applications from
registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. These
registrations are listed in Table 1 of this unit by registration
number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses deleted:
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Table 1.--Registrations With Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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EPA Registration No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete from Label
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39967-10 Preventol A8 Technical Tebuconazole Paint use
Fungicide
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39967-13 Preventol A8 Tebuconazole Paint use
Preservative
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81598-2 Rotam Tebuconazole Tebuconazole Terrestrial non-food
Technical (domestic outdoor)
uses in paint as an
additive against
biodeterioration
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82633-1 Sharda Tebuconazole Tebuconazole Use in the manufacture
Technical Fungicide of paints and stains
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The registrants listed in table 2 of this unit have requested a
waiver of the 180-day comment period and have agreed to a 30-day
comment period. Users of these products who desire continued use on
crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant
before April 23, 2008, to discuss withdrawal of the application for
amendment. This 30-day period will also permit interested members of
the public to intercede with registrants prior to the Agency's approval
of the deletion.
Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit, in
ascending sequence by EPA company number.
Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain
Pesticide Registrations
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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39967 Lanxess Corporation, 111 RIDC
Park West Drive, Pittsburgh,
PA 15275-1112
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81598 IPM Resources LLC, Agent for
Rotam Ltd., 660 Newton-
Yardley Rd., Suite 105,
Newtown, PA 18940
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82633 Wagner Regulatory Associate,
Inc., Agent for Sharda
Worldwide Exports, Pvt.
Ltd., P.O. Box 640,
Hockessin, DE 19707
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III. 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 amended to delete 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, the Administrator
may approve such a request.
IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use deletion must
submit the withdrawal in writing to Tracy Keigwin using the methods in
ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests no
later than April 23, 2008.
V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
The Agency has authorized the registrants to sell or distribute
product under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18
months after approval of the revision, unless other restrictions have
been imposed, as in special review actions.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: March 18, 2008.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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