[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5582-5583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1991]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123; FRL-8805-9]
Methyl Bromide; Amendments to Terminate Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the amendments to
terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted
by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide methyl bromide
listed in Table 1, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This
order follows a September 30, 2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt
of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 2 to amend to
terminate post-harvest methyl bromide uses in or on alfalfa hay and
cottonseed for these product registrations. These are the last products
containing the pesticide methyl bromide registered for use on alfalfa
hay and cotton seed in the United States. In the September 30, 2009
notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the
amendments to terminate uses, 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 amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution,
sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is
permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order,
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including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective February 3, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bartow, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; fax number: (703) 308-8090; 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?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123. 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.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces the amendments to terminate uses, as
requested by registrants, of products registered under section 3 of
FIFRA. These registrations are listed in ascending order by
registration number in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 1.--Methyl Bromide Product Registration Amendments to Terminate
Uses
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EPA Registration Number Product Name
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5785-11 Meth-O-Gas 100
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5785-41 Meth-O-Gas Q
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8536-15 Methyl Bromide 100
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8536-29 Methyl Bromide Quarantine
Fumigant
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8622-16 Metabrom 100
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8622-55 Metabrom Q
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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 by EPA company number.
Table 2.--Registrants of Amended Products
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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5785 Great Lakes Chemical
Corporation
P.O. Box 2200
West Lafayette, IN 47996-
2200
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8536 Soil Chemicals Corporation
(doing business as Cardinal
Professional Products)
P.O. Box 782
Hollister, CA 95024-9487
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8622 ICL-IP America, Inc.
95 MacCorkle Avenue, S.W.
South Charleston, WV 25303-
1411
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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 September 30, 2009 Federal Register notice
announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests for amendments to
terminate uses of products listed in Table 1.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
amendments to terminate uses of methyl bromide registrations identified
in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the product
registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are hereby amended to
terminate the affected uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing
stocks of the products identified in Table 1 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
The registrants requested the following provisions for sale,
distribution, and use of existing stocks and the Agency approves the
requested provisions for sale, distribution, and use of existing
stocks:
1. All sale or distribution by the registrant of existing stocks
labeled for post-harvest alfalfa hay and post-harvest cottonseed uses
is prohibited after October 31, 2009, unless that sale or distribution
is solely for the purpose of facilitating disposal or export of the
product.
2. Existing stocks labeled for post-harvest alfalfa hay and post-
harvest cottonseed uses may be sold and distributed by persons other
than the registrant until October 31, 2010.
3. Existing stocks labeled for post-harvest alfalfa hay and post-
harvest cottonseed uses may be used until all such stocks are
exhausted, provided that such use complies with the EPA-approved label
of the product.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: January 19, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-1991 Filed 2-2-10; 8:45 a.m.]
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