[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4097-4099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1752]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-66261; FRL 6045-9]
Notice of Receipt of Requests 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 requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel
certain pesticide registrations.
DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by July 26, 1999, orders will be
issued canceling all of these registrations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Hollins, Office of
Pesticide Programs (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St.,
SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location for commercial courier
delivery, telephone number and e-mail: Rm. 216, Crystal Mall No. 2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5761; e-
mail: hollins.james@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
Section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, provides that a pesticide
registrant may, at any time,
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request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled. The Act
further provides that EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such
request in the Federal Register before acting on the request.
II. Intent to Cancel
This Notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests to cancel
some 24 pesticide products registered under section 3 or 24 of FIFRA.
These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number (or
company number and 24 number) in the following Table 1.
Table 1. -- Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name
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000264-00451........... Asulam Technical Methyl
sulfanilylcarbamate
000577-00548........... Cuprinol No. 30 Clear 2-
Wood Preservative (Thiocyanomethylthio)be
nzothiazole
Methylenebis(thiocyanate
)
000655-00790........... Prentox Larva-Lur Dimethyl (2,2,2-
trichloro-1-
hydroxyethyl)phosphonat
e
000769-00655........... SMCP Para-Blox 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
Weather Proof Rat indandione
Bait Fish and Grain
Fl
000769-00657........... SMCP (R) 110 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
indandione, sodium salt
000769-00660........... SMCP Para Blox Kills 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
Rats Weath PRF indandione
Paraffin Rat Bait
Fish
000769-00669........... Commerical Size Para- 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
Blox (Cereal & indandione
Molasses)
000769-00670........... Kill Rats with Para- 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
Blox indandione
000769-00706........... Pelletized Slug and 4-(Methylthio)-3,5-xylyl
Snail Bait methylcarbamate
000769-00707........... Crumblized Slug and 4-(Methylthio)-3,5-xylyl
Snail Bait methylcarbamate
000769-00758........... AFC Diphacinnone 0.1% 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
indandione
000769-00787........... Di-Mix 110 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
indandione, sodium salt
010182 MO-96-0012...... Starfire Herbicide 1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-
bipyridinium dichloride
010182 MO-96-0013...... Gramoxone Extra 1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-
Herbicide bipyridinium dichloride
028293-00088........... Unicorn Coumaphos O,O-Diethyl O-(3-chloro-
Screwworm Spray 4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-1-
benzopyran-7-yl)
phosphorothioate
041014-00009........... Marlate 400 Flowable Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(p-
Concentrate methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-
trichloroethane)
041014-00011........... Marlate 300 Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(p-
Methoxychlor methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-
Flowable trichloroethane)
045385-00046........... Chem-Tox Low Odor O,O-Diethyl O-(3,5,6-
Flea Spray trichloro-2-pyridyl)
phosphorothioate
056228 ID-91-0018...... Zinc phosphide Zn3P2
065626-00001........... Mycotrol GHOF for Beauveria bassiana GHA
Rangeland and
Improved Pastures
065626-00003........... Mycotrol GHOF for Beauveria bassiana GHA
Repackaging Use Only
065626-00004........... Mycotrol GHES for Beauveria bassiana GHA
Rangeland and
Improved Pastures
065626-00005........... Mycotrol GHES for Beauveria bassiana GHA
Crops
065626-00006........... Mycotrol GHES for Beauveria bassiana GHA
Repackaging Only
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Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 180 days of
publication of this notice, orders will be issued canceling all of
these registrations. Note: Kincaid Enterprises, Inc., EPA Company
Number 041014, has requested a 30-day comment period for their two
products listed in this notice. Users of these pesticides or anyone
else desiring the retention of a registration should contact the
applicable registrant directly during this 180-day period. The
following Table 2 includes the names and addresses of record for all
registrants of the products in Table 1, in sequence by EPA Company
Number.
Table 2. -- Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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EPA
Company Company Name and Address
No.
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000264.. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709.
000577.. The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cuprinol Group/The Thompson's Co.,
101 Prospect Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115.
000655.. Prentiss Inc., C.B., 2000 Floral Park, NY 11001.
000769.. Sureco Inc., An Indirect Subsidiary of Verdant Brands, 9555
James Ave., South, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431.
010182.. Zeneca Ag Products, Box 15458, Wilmington, DE 19850.
028293.. Unicorn Laboratories, 12385 Automobile Blvd., Clearwater, FL
33762.
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041014.. Kincaid Enteprises Inc., Box 549, Nitro, WV 25143.
045385.. CTX Inc., 481 Scotland Rd., Mchenry, IL 60050.
056228.. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal & Plant Health
Inspection Service, 4700 River Rd., Unit 152, Riverdale, MD
20737.
065626.. Mycotech Corp., Attn: Mary M. Mcmahon, Box 4109, Butte, MT
59702.
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III. Loss of Active Ingredients
Unless the request for cancellation is withdrawn, one pesticide
active ingredient will no longer appear in any registered products.
Those who are concerned about the potential loss of this active
ingredient for pesticidal use are encouraged to work directly with the
registrant to explore the possibility of their withdrawing their
request for cancellation. The active ingredient is listed in the
following Table 3, with the EPA Company and CAS Number.
Table 3. -- Active Ingredient Which Would Disappear as A Result of
Registrant's Requests to Cancel
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CAS No. Chemical Name EPA Company No.
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3337-71-1.. Methyl Sulfanilylcarbamate 000264
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IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must
submit such withdrawal in writing to James A. Hollins, at the address
given above, postmarked before July 26, 1999. This written withdrawal
of the request for cancellation will apply only to the applicable
6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If the product(s) have been
subject to a previous cancellation action, the effective date of
cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier cancellation
action are controlling. The withdrawal request must also include a
commitment to pay any reregistration fees due, and to fulfill any
applicable unsatisfied data requirements.
V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
The effective date of cancellation will be the date of the
cancellation order. The orders effecting these requested cancellations
will generally permit a registrant to sell or distribute existing
stocks for 1 year after the date the cancellation request was received.
This policy is in accordance with the Agency's statement of policy as
prescribed in Federal Register (56 FR 29362) June 26, 1991; (FRL 3846-
4). Exceptions to this general rule will be made if a product poses a
risk concern, or is in noncompliance with reregistration requirements,
or is subject to a data call-in. In all cases, product-specific
disposition dates will be given in the cancellation orders.
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which have been packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action. Unless the provisions of an earlier order apply,
existing stocks already in the hands of dealers or users can be
distributed, sold or used legally until they are exhausted, provided
that such further sale and use comply with the EPA-approved label and
labeling of the affected product(s). Exceptions to these general rules
will be made in specific cases when more stringent restrictions on
sale, distribution, or use of the products or their ingredients have
already been imposed, as in Special Review actions, or where the Agency
has identified significant potential risk concerns associated with a
particular chemical.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product
registrations.
Dated: January 14, 1999.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-1752 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am]
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