[Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0503; FRL-8437-1]
Disulfoton and Methamidophos; Product Cancellation Order
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of
pesticide products containing disulfoton or methamidophos, pursuant to
section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a July 22,
2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt Requests (FRL-8427-2) from the
disulfoton and methamidophos registrants to voluntarily cancel their
product registrations. These are the last disulfoton and methamidophos
products registered for use in the United States. In the July 22, 2009
Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the
cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within
the 30 day comment period that would merit its further review of these
requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests within this
period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further,
the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA
hereby issues in this Notice a cancellation order granting the
requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale or use of disulfoton
and methamidophos products subject to this cancellation order is
permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including
any existing stock provisions.
DATES: This order is effective on September 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Office location
Chemical Review Manager Pesticide for Mail and Telephone Number e-mail address
Special Courier
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Joy Schnackenbeck Methamidophos Pesticide Re- (703) 308-8072 schnackenbeck.joy@
evaluation epa.gov
Division, (7508P)
Environmental
Protection Agency.
1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW..
Washington, DC
20460-0001.
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Eric Miederhoff Disulfoton Pesticide Re- (703) 347-8028 miederhoff.eric@ep
evaluation a.gov
Division
Office of
Pesticide
Programs.
Environmental
Protection Agency.
1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW..
Washington, DC
20460-0001.
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SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATIONI. 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 these actions under
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0503. Additional
information regarding these pesticide active ingredients is available
in: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0054 for disulfoton and docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0842 for methamidophos. 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 the cancellations, as requested by
registrants, of all disulfoton and methamidophos products registered
under sections 3 and 24(c) of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in
sequence by registration number in Table 1 of this Unit.
Table 1.--Disulfoton and Methamidophos Products Subject to this
Cancellation Order
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Registration Number Product Name Active Ingredient
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264-723 Di-Syston 15% Disulfoton
Granular
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264-725 Disulfoton Disulfoton
Technical
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264-729 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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264-734 Disulfoton 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide
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264-741 Monitor Technical Methamidophos
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264-744 Monitor 60% Methamidophos
Concentrate
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264-1020 Monitor 4 Spray Methamidophos
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264-1021 Valent Monitor Methamidophos
Technical
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432-1286 Systemic 2 in 1 Disulfoton
Rose Care 10-10-
10 Rose Food with
Insecticide
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5481-8989 Terraclor Super-X Disulfoton
Soil Fungicide
With Di-Syston
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72155-49 Flower Rose and Disulfoton
Shrub Care
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AR970004 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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CA050010 Di- Syston 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide
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CA780163 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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CA810044 Di- Syston 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide
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CA840192 Di- Syston 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide
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CA980013 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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DE910002 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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FL800046 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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FL900003 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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GA900001 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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IN790001 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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LA040011 Monitor 4 Liquid Methamidophos
Insecticide
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MD910009 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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MI060002 Di- Syston 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide
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NC860005 Di- Syston 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide
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NC880001 Di- Syston 15% Disulfoton
Granular
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NC890007 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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NC920011 Di- Syston 15% Disulfoton
Granular
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NJ960010 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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OH790008 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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OR040030 Di- Syston 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Disulfoton.
Insecticide.......
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OR050024 Di- Syston Disulfoton
Disulfoton 8
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide.
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SC780007 Monitor 4 Liquid Methamidophos
Insecticide.......
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TN060002 Monitor 4 Liquid Methamidophos
Insecticide.......
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TX860007 Di- Syston 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide.
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TX910016 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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VA910005 Monitor 4 Methamidophos
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WA040015 Di- Syston 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide.
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WA040028 Di-Syston 15% Disulfoton
Granular
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WA920026 Di- Syston 8 Disulfoton
Emulsifiable
Systemic
Insecticide.
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Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record, in
sequence by EPA company number, for all registrants of the products in
Table 1.
Table 2.--Registrants of Cancelled Products
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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264 Bayer CropScience
2 T.W. Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27709
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432 Bayer Environmental Science
2 T.W. Alexander Drive
PO Box 12014
Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27709
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5481 Amvac Corporation
4695 Macarthur Court, Suite
1250
Newport Beach, California
92660-1706
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72155 Bayer Advanced
2 T.W. Alexander Drive
PO Box 12014
Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27709
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments
The Agency did not receive any comments on the Notice, published on
July 22, 2009, that announced receipt of the requests for voluntary
cancellation and opened a 30-day public comment period that ended on
August 21, 2009.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellations of registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II.
Accordingly, the Agency orders that the disulfoton and methamidophos
product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II are to be
canceled on their designated effective dates. For disulfoton FIFRA
Section 3 products, the cancellations for EPA Reg. Nos. 264-723, 264-
734, 5481-8989, and 432-1286 are effective December 31, 2009.
Cancellations for EPA Reg. Nos. 264-725 and 72155-49 are effective
December 31, 2010. For all methamidophos products, cancellations are
effective December 31, 2009. For both disulfoton and methamidophos, the
effective cancellation dates for all FIFRA 24(c) Special Local Need
registrations is December 31, 2009.
Any distribution, sale or use of existing stock of the products
identified in Table I of Unit II in a manner inconsistent with any of
the Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks set forth in Unit VI
will be considered a violation of FIFRA.
V. 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.
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. The cancellation order issued in this notice
includes the following existing stock provisions. Bayer (Bayer
CropScience, Bayer Environmental Science, and Bayer Advanced) may sell
and distribute existing stocks of EPA Reg. Nos. 264-725, 264-729, 264-
734, 264-741, 264-744, 264-1020, 264-1021, and 432-1286 until December
31, 2010. Bayer may sell and distribute existing stocks of EPA Reg.
Nos. 264-723 and 72155-49 until June 30, 2011. Amvac Chemical Corp. may
sell and distribute existing stocks of EPA Reg. No. 5481-8989 until
December 31, 2010. For both methamidophos and disulfoton, Bayer and
Amvac may sell and distribute existing stocks of State-registered
products until December 31, 2010. For all affected methamidophos and
disulfoton products, persons other than Bayer and AMVAC may sell and
distribute existing stocks until exhausted. Use of the products
canceled by this Notice may continue until existing stocks are
exhausted, provided that such use is consistent with the terms of the
previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the canceled
products. The foregoing applies to all products in Table 1, both State-
registered and federally-registered products.
List of Subject
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 16, 2009.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-22921 Filed 9-22-09; 8:45 a.m.]
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