[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17354-17355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7958]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-64026; FRL 4943-8]
Methomyl; Request to Delete Certain Outdoor and All Indoor Non-
Food Uses, DuPont Agricultural Products
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, 7 U.S.C. 136
d(f)(1), EPA is issuing this notice of receipt of request by DuPont to
delete certain outdoor and all indoor non-food uses, including but not
limited to, fur-bearing animal units, poultry houses, commercial,
industrial and institutional areas (outdoor), meat and poultry
processing plants, and garbage areas from their manufacturing use
registrations for methomyl. The public is invited to submit comments
within 30 days of this notice regarding the appropriateness of EPA
granting this request.
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 and telephone number: Room 216, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5761; e-mail:
hollins.james@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
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 cancelled or amended to terminate one or more uses (7 U.S.C. 136 d
(f)(1)). The Act further provides that, before acting on the request,
EPA must publish in the Federal Register a notice of the receipt of the
request and allow 30 days (or 90 [[Page 17355]] days for minor
agricultural uses) for public comment. Thereafter, the Administrator
may approve such a request. EPA may waive the comment period if
requested to do so by the registrant, or if continued use would pose an
unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
II. Intent to Delete Uses
This notice announces receipt by the Agency of an application by
DuPont Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill, Barley Mill Plaza, P.O.
Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, to delete certain outdoor and all
indoor non-food uses for the two methomyl registrations listed below in
Table 1. These registrations are identified by registration number,
product names, active ingredient, and the specific uses deleted. Users
of these products who desire the continuation of the subject uses may
wish to contact the registrant within 30 days after the publication of
this notice, to discuss withdrawal of the applications for deletions or
possible transfer of the registrations.
The registrant is requesting, and EPA is providing a 30-day comment
period because the Agency, has been informed by the registrant that it
contacted all registrants of methomyl fly baits last year of its
decision not to support that use, and has not been selling the product
to fly bait formulators since December 31, 1993. Also, because the
deletions are being requested in accord with an EPA request that the
registrant propose risk mitigation measures to address the Agency's
methomyl worker safety concerns, the Agency considers a 30-day comment
period to be appropriate in length.
Table 1. -- Registrations Subject to Deletion Requests
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EPA Registration No. Product Name Active Ingredient(s) Delete From Label
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352-366..................... DuPont Methomyl Technical Methomyl.................... All indoor non-food uses such as dog kennels, fur-bearing animal
units, farm buildings, poultry houses, commercial, industrial
and institutional areas (outdoor), eating establishments
(outdoor), food processing, handling and storage plants/areas
(outdoor), garbage areas, garbage cans, trash bins, meat
processing plants (nonfood areas), poultry processing plants
(nonfood areas).
352-361..................... DuPont Composition....... Methomyl.................... All indoor non-food uses such as dog kennels, fur-bearing animal
units, farm buildings, poultry houses, commercial, industrial
and institutional areas (outdoor), eating establishments
(outdoor), food processing, handling and storage plants/areas
(outdoor), garbage areas, garbage cans, trash bins, meat
processing plants (nonfood areas), poultry processing plants
(nonfood areas).
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III. Existing Stocks Provisions
The Agency intends to authorize registrants to sell or distribute
existing stocks of product under the previously approved labeling for a
period of 18 months after approval of the deletion requests, subject to
the imposition of other restrictions resulting from, e.g. special
review actions.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and
pests.
Dated: March 21, 1995.
Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-7958 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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