[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50194-50196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23452]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0955; FRL-8438-6]
Rodenticides; Product Cancellation Order
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellation of
registrations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by
the Agency, of certain rodenticide products containing the pesticides
bromadiolone, bromethalin, cholecalciferol, diphacinone (and its sodium
salt), warfarin (and its sodium salt), and zinc phosphide, pursuant to
section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a December 24,
2008 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from several
registrants to voluntarily cancel certain bromadiolone, bromethalin,
cholecalciferol, diphacinone (and its sodium salt), warfarin (and its
sodium salt), and zinc phosphide product registrations. These are not
the last bromadiolone, bromethalin, cholecalciferol, diphacinone (and
its
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sodium salt), warfarin (and its sodium salt), and zinc phosphide
products registered for use in the United States. In the December 24,
2008 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order cancelling the
products unless the Agency received substantive comments within the
180-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 the
bromadiolone, bromethalin, cholecalciferol, diphacinone (and its sodium
salt), warfarin (and its sodium salt), and zinc phosphide products
subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with
the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective September 30, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rusty Wasem, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: 703-305-6979; fax number: 703-308-7070; 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-2006-0955. 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 cancellation, as requested by
registrants, of certain end-use and manufacturing-use rodenticide
products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are
listed by registration number in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 1.--Rodenticide Product Cancellations
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EPA Registration Number Product Name
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Cholecalciferol (PC Code 202901)
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3240-28 Rampage Mouse Seed
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3240-42 Rampage Rat & Mouse Bait
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12455-57 Quintox Mouse Seed
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Bromadiolone (PC Code 112001)
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12455-68 Contrac Mouse Bait Station
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12455-103 Contrac Bait Trays
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12455-104 Contract Mouse Control Kit
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Bromethalin (PC Code 112802)
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12455-100 Fastrac Mouse Seed Place Pac
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47629-10 Bromethalin Manufacturing
Concentrate
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Diphacinone (PC Code 067701)
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3487-26 Eagles-14 Diphacinone Rat
Bait
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11885-12 Master Mix Blue Death-D Rat
& Mouse Bait
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11885-15 Master Mix Blue Death-D Rat
& Mouse Hide-A-Pack
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12455-67 Ditrac Mouse Bait Station
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Diphacinone, Sodium Salt (PC Code 067705)
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3240-17 Motomco Water Soluble
Diphacinone Rodenticide
Concentrate Kills Rats &
Mice
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Warfarin (PC Code 086002)
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3487-19 Eagles-7 Rat Bait
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5887-51 Black Leaf Warf Pellets
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5887-98 Black Leaf Warf Pellets
Mouse Killer
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12455-15 Warfarin Rat and Mouse Bait
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62577-7 Echols Mouse & Rat Pellets
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72500-7 Kaput Mouse Blocks
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Warfarin, Sodium Salt (PC Code 086003)
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12455-22 Liqua-Tox Liquid Concentrate
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Zinc Phosphide (PC Code 088601)
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12455-59 ZP Rodent Bait Place Pac
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12455-85 Mole and Gopher Bait
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Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in ascending
order sequence by EPA company number.
Table 2.--Registrants of Cancelled Rodenticide Products
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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3240 Motomco Ltd.
3699 Kinsman Blvd.
Madison, WI 53704
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3487 Bacon Products Corp.
P.O. Box 22187
Chattanooga, TN 37422
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5887 Value Gardens Supply LLC
9100 W. Bloomington Fwy.
Ste. 113
Bloomington, MN 55431
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11185 ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.
P.O. Box C1
Quincy, IL 62305
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12455 Bell Laboratories
3699 Kinsman Blvd.
Madison, WI 53704
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47629 Woodstream Corp.
69 N. Locust St.
P.O. Box 324
Lititz, PA 17543
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62577 Kittrich Corporation
4940 Top Line Dr.
Dallas, TX 75247
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72500 Scimetrics Ltd. Corp.
c/o Regwest Co. LLC
30856 Rocky Rd.
Greeley, CO 80631
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments
During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments
in response to the December 24, 2008 Federal Register notice (73 FR
79104) (FRL-8394-5) announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests for
voluntary cancellations of certain rodenticide products.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellations of rodenticide registrations identified in Table 1.
Accordingly, the Agency orders that the rodenticide product
registrations identified in Table 1 are hereby cancelled effective June
4, 2011. Any distribution, sale, or use of the cancelled products
inconsistent with 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 cancelled 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 stocks provisions.
The cancellation of products identified in Table 1 is effective
June 4, 2011. The registrants of these products may continue to
produce, sell and distribute the rodenticide products identified in
Table 1 until the cancellation date of June 4, 2011. After June 4,
2011, registrants may no longer distribute or sell new or existing
stocks of products listed in Table 1. After June 4, 2011, persons other
than the registrants may distribute, sell or use existing stocks of the
products listed in Table 1 until such existing stocks are depleted.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 18, 2009.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-23452 Filed 9-29-09; 8:45 am]
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