[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66540-66542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31808]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-66260; FRL 6035-9]
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DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by June 1, 1999, orders will be
issued cancelling 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 #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (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, request that any of its pesticide
registrations be cancelled. 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 25 pesticide products registered under section 3 or 24(c) of
FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration
number (or company number and 24(c) 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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000070-00055........... Kill-Ko Bean Beetle Rotenone
Dust 1% Rotenone
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
000070-00133........... Kill Ko Thro Pac Rat 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
Killer indandione
000070-00170........... Kill Ko Rat Killer 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
indandione
000070-00292........... Rigo 3-In-1 Vegetable Manganese
Dust ethylenebis(dithiocarba
mate)
Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(p-
methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-
trichloroethane)
Rotenone
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
000491-00265........... Bug Blitz O,O-Diethyl O-(3,5,6-
trichloro-2-pyridyl)
phosphorothioate
(Butylcarbityl)(6-
propylpiperonyl) ether
80% and related
compounds 20%
Pyrethrins
000655-00688........... Prentox Cube Flea & Rotenone
Tick Dip
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
000769-00309........... Fish-Tox-5 (5% Rotenone
Rotenone)
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
000769-00653........... Kills Rats with Para 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
Blox Weather Proof indandione
Paraffinized Rat
000769-00656........... SMCP Zinc Phosphide Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
000769-00659........... SMCP Singe-Kil Cacodylic acid
000769-00741........... Zinc Phosphide Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
(Rumetan) 90%
000769-00743........... AFC Zinc Phosphide 80 Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
(Rumetan)
000769-00756........... Zinc Phosphide Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
Rodenticide for
Controlling Orchard
Mice
000769-00832........... Miller V-75 A Dust Rotenone
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Cube Resins other than
rotenone
000769-00842........... Pratt DX Insect Spray Pine oil
(Butylcarbityl)(6-
propylpiperonyl) ether
80% and related
compounds 20%
Pyrethrins
Rotenone
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
000769-00854........... Tomato & Vegetable Basic copper sulfate
Dust or Spray (Declare copper
equivalent)
Rotenone
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
000769-00855........... Pratt 1% Rotenone Rotenone
Dust or Spray
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
000769-00889........... Agrisect Rotenone Rotenone
Dust 1%
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
000769-00904........... Science 1% Rotenone Rotenone
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
003342-00004........... Tiger Brand 1.0% Rotenone
Rotenone Dust
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
005887-00148........... Black Leaf Tomato & Pyrethrins
Vegetable Insect
Killer
Rotenone
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
005887-00149........... Rose & Flower Insect Pyrethrins
Killer
Rotenone
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
007969-00053........... Ronilan Fungicide 50W 3-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-5-
ethenyl-5-methyl-2,4-
oxazolidinedione
028293-00198........... Unicorn Rotenone Fire Rotenone
Ant Killer
Cube Resins other than
rotenone
042373-00005........... Waterbed Conditioner Poly(oxyethylene(dimethy
liminio)ethylene(dimeth
yliminio)ethylene
dichloride)
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Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 180 days of
publication of this notice, orders will be issued cancelling all of
these registrations. 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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000070.. Sureco Inc., An Indirect Subsidiary of Verdant Brands, 9555
James Ave., South, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431.
000491.. Selig Chemical Industries, 840 Selig Dr., SW., Atlanta, GA
30378.
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.
003342.. Cape Fear Chemicals Inc., Box 695, Elizabeth Town, NC 28337.
005887.. Sureco Inc., An Indirect Subsidiary of Verdant Brands, 9555
James Ave., South, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431.
007969.. BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, Box 13528, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709.
028293.. Unicorn Laboratories, 12385 Automobile Blvd., Clearwater, FL
33762.
042373.. Blue Magic Products, Box 4175, Stockton, CA 95204.
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III. 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 June 1, 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.
IV. 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: September 29, 1998.
Linda A. Travers,
Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-31808 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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