04-14833. Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

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 on December 27, 2004, or July 30, 2004, for product registrations 000100-00579, 000100-00786, 000264-00316, 000264-00333, 000264-00349, 000264-00453, 000264-00482, 000264-00524, 000264-00526, 000264-00532, 000264-00689, 000769-00954, 005905-00496, 005905-00502, 005905-00510, 011685-00013, 011685-00014, 028293-00237, 033955-00462, and 04000-00058, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or before applicable dates given above.

Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before dates given above.

ADDRESSES:

Written withdrawal requests may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number OPP-2004-0151 in the subject line on the first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James A. Hollins, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: [phone]; e-mail address: [e-mail].

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?

1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0151. The official public docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other information related to this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is [phone].

2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the “Federal Register” listings at http://www.epa.gov/​fedrgstr/​.

An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/​edocket/​ to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the appropriate docket ID number.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Written Withdrawal Requests?

1. Electronically— i. E-mail. E-mail your written withdrawal requests to: James A. Hollins at [e-mail], Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2004-0151.

ii. Disk or CD ROM. Written withdrawal requests on disk or CD ROM may be mailed to the address in Unit I.C.2. or delivered by hand or courier to the address in Unit I.C.3., Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2004-0151. These electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.

2. By mail. Send your written withdrawal requests to: James A. Hollins, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2004-0151.

3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your written withdrawal requests to: Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2004-0151. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation as identified in Unit I.B.1.

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.—Registrations With Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

Registration no.	Product Name	Active Ingredient	Delete From Label
000100-00579	Ametryn Technical	Ametryn	Uses in bananas (and plantains) and noncrop areas
000100-00786	Evik DF Herbicide	Ametryn	Uses in bananas (and plantains) and noncrop areas
000264-00316	SEVIN Brand 80S Carbaryl Insecticide	Carbaryl	Use on poultry
000264-00333	SEVIN Brand XLR PLUS Carbaryl Insecticide	Carbaryl	Use on poultry
000264-00349	SEVIN Brand 4F Carbaryl Insecticide	Carbaryl	Use on poultry
000264-00453	Rovral Fungicide	Iprodione	Use on blueberries
000264-00482	Rovral Brand 4 Flowable Fungicide	Iprodione	Use on blueberries
000264-00524	Rovral Brand WG Fungicide	Iprodione	Use on blueberries
000264-00526	SEVIN Brand 80WSP Carbaryl Insecticide	Carbaryl	Use on poultry
000264-00532	Rovral 50 SP Fungicide	Iprodione	Use on blueberries
000264-00689	Rovral Brand75 WG Fungicide	Iprodione	Use on blueberries
000769-00689	SMCP Diazinon AG500	Diazinon	Use on almonds
000769-00954	AllPro Diazinon 50WP Insecticide	Diazinon	Use on almonds
001022-00543	Chapcide 4-EC	Chlorpyrifos	Use on wood chips
002382-00180	Zema Pyrethrins Powder	Piperonyl butoxide; pyrethrins	Vegetable crops, ornamentals, non-food areas, food areas and food handling establishments
002935-00511	L.V.4	2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester	Use in drainage ditchbanks
004000-00058	Flying Insect Killer	Resmethrin; d-trans allethrin	Food handling claims
005905-00496	1.5LB Benfluralin EC	Benfluralin	Use on peanuts and tobacco
005905-00502	Weed Rhap A4-MCPA	MCPA, diethylamine salt	Use on rice
005905-00510	MCPA Sodium Salt	MCPA	Use on rice
010163-00061	Prokil Malathion 25-WP	Malathion	Vegetable crops, pasture, rangeland, small grains, cotton, apricots, cherry, citrus, grapes, peach, plums/prunes, blueberries, cole crop, alfalfa, clover, grass
011685-00013	Nufarm MCPA Acid Technical	MCPA	Use on rice
011685-00014	Nufarm MCPA Technical Acid	MCPA	Use on rice
028293-00237	Unicorn Carbaryl Insecticide 5% Dust	Carbaryl	Use on poultry and poultry houses
033955-00462	Acme Sevin 5% Dura-Dust	Carbaryl	Use on poultry
035935-00008	Nufarm MCPA Technical Acid	MCPA	Use on rice
035935-00009	Nufarm MCPA Acid	MCPA	Use on rice
037425-00021	Adams Animal Repellent Concentrate	Piperonyl butoxide; pyrethrins; permethrin	Kennel and yard uses
051036-00287	Permethrin 3.2 TC	Permethrin	Use directions for livestock
071532-00001	LG Permethrin Technical Insecticide	Permethrin	Use for mosquito and biting fly control

Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before applicable dates indicated in the DATES section of this notice to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 30 or 180-day period 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 in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number.

Table 2.—Registrants Requesting Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

EPA Company No.	Company Name and Address
000100	Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., Attn: Regulatory Affairs, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300
000264	Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
000769	Value Gardens Supply, LLC, P.O. Box 585, St. Joseph, MO 64502
001022	IBC Manufacturing Co., c/o Gail Early, 416 E. Brooks Road, Memphis, TN 38109
002382	Virbac AH Inc., Joseph E. Dyer - Regulatory Agent, 3200 Meacham Blvd., Forth Worth, TX 76137
002935	Wilbur Ellis Co., P.O. Box 1286, Fresno, CA 93715
004000	Southern Chemical Products, Co., Subsidiary of Carroll Co., 2900 West Kingsley Road, Garland, TX 75041
005905	Helena Chemical Co., 225 Schilling Blvd., Suite 300, Collierville, TN 38017
010163	Gowan Co., P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366-5569
011685	Nufarm Americas, Inc., SJM Div. Agent for: Nufarm UK Limited, 2300 Frederick Avenue, Suite 208, St. Joseph, MO 64504
028293	Unicorn Laboratories, 12385 Automobile Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33762
033955	PBI/Gordon Corp, Attn: Craig Martens, P.O. Box 014090, Kansas, MO 64101
035935	Nufarm Americas, Inc., SJM Div. Agent for: Nufarm Limited, 2300 Frederick Avenue, Suite 208, St. Joseph, MO 64504
037425	Pet Chemicals, P.O. 18993, Memphis, TN 3818-10993
051036	Micro-Flo Company, LLC, 530 Oak Court Drive, Memphis, TN 38117
071532	Biologic, Inc, Agent for: LG Life Sciences, Ltd. 115 Obtuse Hill, Brookfield, CT 06804

III. What is the Agency 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 Act 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 James A. Hollins using the instructions in Unit I.C. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests postmarked on or before applicable dates indicated in the DATES section of this notice.

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: June 8, 2004.

Arnold E. Layne,

Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.