[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57787-57789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23722]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0332; FRL-8846-2]
Methyl Parathion; Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily
Cancel 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 a request by the registrant to voluntarily cancel
their section 24(c) Special Local Needs (SLN) registrations of certain
products containing the pesticide methyl parathion. The request would
delete methyl parathion use in or on sweet potatoes, walnuts, and yams.
The request would terminate the last methyl parathion products
registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant this
request 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 request, or unless the registrant
withdraws its request. If this request is granted, any sale,
distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be
permitted after the registration has been canceled only if the sale,
distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the
final order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)
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number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0332, 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's telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0332. 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 http://www.regulations.gov Web site 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 in the electronic docket, 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's telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Ballard, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8126; fax number: (703) 305-5290; 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. 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 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/or Amend
Registrations To Delete Uses
This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from the
registrant, United Phosphorus, Inc., to cancel certain methyl parathion
product registrations. Methyl parathion is a restricted use
organophosphate insecticide and acaricide. In a letter dated August 6,
2010, United Phosphorus, Inc., requested EPA to cancel certain
pesticide product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit III.
Specifically, the registrant requested voluntary cancellation of all
section 24(c) SLN registrations for methyl parathion. This cancellation
request is directly related to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed
on March 29, 2010, between Cheminova A/S, Cheminova, Inc., United
Phosphorus, Inc., and the Agency. In this MOA, the registrants agreed
to voluntarily cancel all methyl parathion product registrations
including the parent product for these SLNs. The Agency previously
issued a cancellation order for the parent products containing methyl
parathion on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 43981). This action on the
registrant's request will terminate the last methyl parathion products
registered in the United States.
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III. What action is the agency taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from a registrant
to cancel certain methyl parathion product registrations. The affected
products and the registrant making the request are identified in Tables
1 and 2 of this unit.
Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant or if the Agency
determines that there are substantive comments that warrant further
review of this request, EPA intends to issue an order canceling the
affected registrations.
Table 1--Methyl Parathion Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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Registration No. Product name Company
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AL-000001............................ Penncap-M Microencapsulated United Phosphorus, Inc.
Insecticide.
AR-000006............................ Penncap-M Microencapsulated United Phosphorus, Inc.
Insecticide.
CA-000001............................ Penncap-M Microencapsulated United Phosphorus, Inc.
Insecticide.
LA-090005............................ Penncap-M Microencapsulated United Phosphorus, Inc.
Insecticide.
MS-000009............................ Penncap-M Microencapsulated United Phosphorus, Inc.
Insecticide.
TX-990012............................ Penncap-M Microencapsulated United Phosphorus, Inc.
Insecticide.
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Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for
the registrant of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 2--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or Amendments
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EPA company No. Company name and address
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70506.................................. United Phosphorus, Inc. 630
Freedom Business Center, Suite
402 King of Prussia, PA 19406.
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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.
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, FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(C) 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 EPA Administrator determines that continued use of the
pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
The methyl parathion registrant has requested that EPA waive the
180-day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day comment
period on the proposed requests.
V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Requests
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for product
cancellation or use deletion should submit the withdrawal in writing to
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
that are currently in the United States and that were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
action. If the request for voluntary cancellation is granted, the
Agency intends to publish the cancellation order in the Federal
Register.
As specified in the MOA, registrants are prohibited from selling
and distributing end-use products as of December 31, 2012. Persons
other than the registrants are permitted to sell or distribute end-use
products prior to August 31, 2013. All sales and distributions of end-
use products shall be prohibited as of August 31, 2013, except for
exports consistent with section 17 of FIFRA or for proper disposal.
Additionally, all use of existing stocks of the end-use products shall
be prohibited as of December 31, 2013.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 15, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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