[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60114-60116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24314]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248; FRL-8845-9]
Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in
Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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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 March 28, 2011, unless the Agency
receives a written withdrawal request on or before March 28, 2011. The
Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than Mach
28, 2011.
Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before
March 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248, 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 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 telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Information
Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0367; 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. 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?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number
EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248. 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 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:
Table 1.--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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228-675 Nufarm Diquat SPC 2 L Diquat dibromide Soybeans and Sorghum
Herbicide
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1381-190 Sterling Herbicide Benzoic acid Cotton and Rest Areas
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10163-196 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses
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10163-198 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses
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10163-199 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses
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10163-200 Prefar 4E Bensulide Field Grown Flowers,
Bulbs, Ornamentals and
Tank Mix
Recommendation with
Alanap
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10163-204 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses
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34688-76 Aquatreat DNM-30 Nabam and Sodium Fuel Oils, Lubricating
dimethyldithiocarbamat Oils and Hydraulic
e Fluids in Marine
Environments
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67064-2 Admiral Liquid Acid Blue 9 Fish Farms and Fish
Hatcheries
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82633-2 Sharda Diquat Diquat dibromide Sorghum (seed crop
Concentrate only) and Soybean
(seed crop only)
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83529-13 Diquash Ag Diquat dibromide Sorghum (seed crop
only) and Soybean
(seed crop only)
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Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before March 28,
2011 to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 180-
day period
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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
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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228 Nufarm Americas, Inc.
150 Harvester Drive
Suite 200
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
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1381 Winfield Solutions, LLC.
P.O. Box 64589
MS 5705
St. Paul, MN 55164-0589
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10163 Gowan, Co.
P.O. Box 5569
Yuma, AZ 85366-5569
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34688 Akzo Nobel Surface
Chemistry, LLC.
7140 Heritage Village Plaza
Gainesville, VA 20156
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67064 Becker Underwood, Inc.
801 Dayton Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
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82633 Sharda Worldwide Exports Pvt
Ltd.
7460 Lancaster Pike
Suite 9
Hockessin, DE 19707
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83529 Sharda USA, LLC.
7460 Lancaster Pike
Suite 9
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. The 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 Christopher Green using the methods
in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests
postmarked no later than March 28, 2011.
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: September 21, 2010.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Information Technology and Resouurces Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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