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AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide organic arsenicals, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a July 8, 2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the organic arsenical registrants to voluntarily cancel or amend to terminate uses of their organic arsenical product registrations.
DATES:
The cancellations are effective September 30, 2009.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom Myers, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8589; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: myers.tom@epa.gov.
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I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, 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 applicability of this action to a particular entity, 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 a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0191. 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.
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.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
The organic arsenicals include the pesticides monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA), disodium methanearsonate (DSMA), calcium acid methanearsonate (CAMA), and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt. The requests terminate the following uses of MSMA: Residential; forestry; non-bearing fruit and nuts; citrus, bearing and non-bearing; bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass grown for seed; drainage ditch banks; railroad, pipeline, and utility rights of way; fence rows; storage yards; and similar non-crop areas. In addition, the requests terminate all uses of MSMA in Florida except for use on cotton grown in Calhoun, Columbia, Escambia, Gadsden, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Walton, and Washington counties. The requests would not terminate the last MSMA products registered for use in the United States. These requests for voluntary cancellation and amendment of MSMA containing products are the result of an agreement in principle signed by the EPA and the technical registrants of the Start Printed Page 50188organic arsenicals on January 16 and February 5, 2009. The registrants have requested voluntary cancellation of all products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and its sodium salt in accordance with the agreement. The requests would terminate the last DSMA, CAMA, and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt products registered for use in the United States. In the July 8, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant(s) withdrew their request(s) within this period. The Agency received comments on the notice but none merited its further review of the requests. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the organic arsenical products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
This notice announces the cancellation and amendments to terminate uses, as requested by registrants, of end-use and manufacturing-use organic arsenical products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.
Table 1.—Organic Arsenical Product Cancellations
Registration Number Product Name Chemical Name 239-2510 Ortho Crabgrass Killer Formula II CAMA 239-2572 Ortho Crabgrass Killer Spray CAMA 538-10 Scotts Summer Crabgrass Control DSMA 538-169 Scotts Spot Grass and Weed Control Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 538-178 Scotts Post Emergent Crabgrass Control MSMA 769-635 SMCP MSMA 70W Liquid MSMA Plus Surfactant MSMA 769-636 SMCP MSMA 70 Liquid MSMA 769-637 SMCP MSMA 6.66 MSMA 769-664 X-CEL Veg Kil Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 769-705 SMCP MSMA HC 8 Liquid High Concentrate MSMA 769-916 Science Grass & Weed Top-Killer Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 769-975 Liquid Edger Herbicide Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 869-175 Green Light Liquid Edger Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 869-243 Green Light MSMA Crabgrass Killer 2 MSMA 2217-229 Selective Crabgrass Killer Contains DSMA DSMA 2217-434 Crabgrass Killer DSMA 2217-512 Nutgrass Killer MSMA 2217-513 Crabgrass Killer MSMA 2217-630 Gordon's Crabgrass and Nutgrass Killer MSMA 2217-808 EH 795 Residential Herbicide MSMA 2,4-D dimethylamine salt Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-metyoxy-, compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Start Printed Page 50189 Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-3, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) 2217-815 EH 1335 Herbicide MSMA 2,4-D dimethylamine salt Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) 2217-830 EH 1378 Herbicide MSMA 2-,4-D dimethylamine salt Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) 5481-67 Alco Ho No Mo Liquid Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 5481-227 DSMA Liquid Plus Surfactant DSMA 5481-228 MSMA 40 Plus Surfactant MSMA 5481-229 MSMA 60 Plus Surfactant MSMA 5481-230 MSMA 66 Concentrate MSMA 5481-231 MSMA 80 Concentrate MSMA 5887-172 Improved Crabgrass Killer MSMA 5905-67 MSMA Arsonate Liquid MSMA 5905-GA-82-0011 MSMA Arsonate Liquid MSMA 7401-23 Ferti-Lome Crabgrass and Dallis Grass Killer MSMA 7401-246 Hi-Yield Super Decimate+Surfactant MSMA 7401-366 Ferti-Lome Improved Bermuda Grass Killer MSMA Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 8660-48 Crabgrass Killer DSMA 8660-63 Clean-Up Herbicide Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 8660-120 Vertagreen Crabgrass & Weed Killer MSMA 8660-121 Greenup Nutgrass & Chickweed Killer MSMA 9779-86 Riverside 612 Herbicide MSMA 9779-96 Riverside 120 Herbicide MSMA 9779-128 DSMA Herbicide DSMA 9779-155 Riverside 145 Herbicide MSMA 9779-170 Riverside MSMA 4 MSMA 9779-174 Riverside DSMA Liquid Plus Surfactant DSMA Start Printed Page 50190 9779-317 Prometryne+MSMA MSMA Prometryn 10088-74 Lawn and Turf Weed Control MSMA 19713-45 Drexel DSMA Liquid DSMA 19713-113 Drexel DSMA 81P DSMA 19713-117 Drexel Kack Herbicide Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 19713-141 Drexel Ezy-Pickin Cotton Defoliant Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 19713-153 Kack Plus MSMA Herbicide MSMA Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 19713-162 MSMA 6 Tree Killer MSMA 19713-276 IDA, INC. DSMA Slurry DSMA 19713-311 Pearson's Easy- Edger and Cleaner Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 19713-530 Drexel DSMA 81 Dry Powder DSMA 19713-532 DSMA Slurry DSMA 19713-533 Super Dal-E-Rad Calar CAMA 19713-534 APC Holdings DSMA Liquid DSMA 19713-535 APC Holdings DSMA Liquid 4 DSMA 28293-234 Unicorn Liquid Edger Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 28293-361 Unicorn Weed Edger Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 33955-510 Acme Weed Killer Nonselective Herbicide for General Weed Control Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 33955-553 Acme Ready-To Use Weed & Grass Killer Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 42519-4 Cacodylate 3.25 Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 42519-8 Sodium Cacodylate Solution Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 42519-10 Leaf-All Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 46515-1 Liquid Fence & Grass Edger Cacodylic acid Start Printed Page 50191 Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 46515-12 Super K-Gro Ready-to-Use Crabgrass Killer CAMA 59144-20 Liquid Edger Ready-to-Use Cacodylic acid Cacodylic acid, sodium salt 61483-19 DSMA Liquid DSMA 61483-20 Super Arsonate MSMA 61483-25 Ansar 529 HC Herbicide MSMA 61483-40 DSMA 4 DSMA 72155-1 Herbicide 3D RTU MSMA 2,4-D dimethylamine salt Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) 72155-3 Lawn Herbicide TN Concentrate MSMA 2,4-D dimethylamine salt Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) 72155-5 Lawn Herbicide 3D Concentrate MSMA 2,4-D dimethylamine salt Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) 72155-6 Lawn Herbicide 3D-40 Concentrate MSMA 2,4-D dimethylamine salt Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Table 2.—Organic Arsenical Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Amendment
Registration Number Product Name Chemical name 2217-709 Quadmec Turf Herbicide MSMA 2,4-D dimethylamine salt Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2-ethylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Start Printed Page 50192 2217-797 EH 1143 Herbicide MSMA MCPA, dimethylamine salt Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2-ethylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) 5905-66 MSMA Plus MSMA 5905-162 Helena Brand MSMA High Concentrate MSMA 5905-164 MSMA Plus HC MSMA 9779-133 Riverside 120 Herbicide MSMA 19713-40 Drexar 530 MSMA 19713-41 Drexel MSMA 6.6 MSMA 19713-42 MSMA 6 Plus MSMA 19713-151 Drexel MSMA 8 MSMA 19713-267 IDA, Inc. MSMA 4 Plus MSMA 19713-269 IDA, Inc. MSMA 6.6 MSMA 19713-278 IDA, Inc. MSMA 6 Plus MSMA 19713-528 Diumate MSMA Diuron 19713-529 Drexel MSMA 600 Herbicide MSMA 19713-531 Drexel MSMA 660 MSMA 19713-550 Drexel MSMA 120 MSMA 42519-1 Target 6.6 MSMA 42519-3 Target 5 Plus MSMA 42750-28 Weed Hoe 120 MSMA 42750-29 Weed Hoe 108 MSMA 61483-13 Daconate MSMA 61483-14 Daconate 6 MSMA 61483-15 Bueno-6 MSMA 61483-17 Daconate Super Brand MSMA 61483-18 Bueno MSMA 62719-339 MSMA 6.6 MSMA 62719-340 MSMA Plus S MSMA 62719-343 MSMA 51% MSMA Table 3 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.Start Printed Page 50193
Table 3.—Registrants of Cancelled and Amended Organic Arsenical Products
EPA Company no. Company Name and Address 239 The Scotts Co., d/b/a/ The Ortho Group P.O. Box 190 Marysville, OH 43040 538 Scotts Co., The, 14111 Scottslawn Rd Marysville, OH 43041 769 Value Gardens Supply, LLC d/b/a/ Value Garden Supply P.O. Box 585 Saint Joseph, MO 64502 869 Valent GI Corp., c/o Valent USA Corp., Agent For: Green Light Co. 1600 Riviera Ave. Suite 200 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 2217 PBI/Gordon Corp. P.O. Box 014090 Kansas City, MO 64101-0090 5481 Amvac Chemical Corp., d/b/a/ Amvac, 4695 Macarthur Ct. Suite 1250 Newport Beach, CA 92660-1706 5887 Value Gardens Supply, LLC d/b/a/ Value Garden Supply P.O. Box 585 Saint Joseph, MO 64502 5905 Helena Chenical Co. 7664 Moore Rd. Memphis, TN 38120 7401 Mandava Associates, LLC, Agent for: Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc. N. Dallas Pkwy., Suite 200 Plano, TX 75024 8660 United Industries Corp., d/b/a Sylorr Plant Corp. P.O. Box 142642 St. Louis, MO 63114-0642 9779 Winfield Solutions, LLC P.O. Box 64589 St. Paul, MN 55164-0589 10088 Athea Laboratories Inc. P.O. Box 240014 Milwaukee, WI 53224 19713 Drexel Chemical Co. P.O. Box 13327 Memphis, TN 38113-0327 28293 Phaeton Corp., d/b/a/ Unicorn Laboratories P.O. Box 290 Madison, GA 30650 33955 PBI/Gordon Corp. P.O. Box 014090 Kansas City, MO 64101-0090 42519 Luxemborg-Pamol, Inc. 5100 Poplar Ave. Suite 2700 Memphis, TN 38137 42750 Albaugh Inc. 1525 NE 36th Street Ankeny, IA 50021 46515 Celex, Division of United Industries Corp. P.O. Box 142642 St. Louis, MO 63114-0642 Start Printed Page 50194 59144 RegWest Company, LLC, Agent for: Gro Tec, Inc. 30856 Rocky Rd. Greely, CO 80631-9375 61483 KMG-Bernuth, Inc. 9555 W. Sam Houston Pkwy South, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77099 62719 Dow Agrosciences LLC 9330 Zionsville Rd 308/2e Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054 72155 Bayer Advanced, P.O. Box 12014 2 TW Alexander Dr. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments
Comments were received on the dates for disposition of existing stocks of products containing the organic arsenicals. Based on these comments, some of the dates have been amended.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses of organic arsenical registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the organic arsenical product registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. are hereby canceled and amended to terminate the affected uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. in a manner inconsistent with any of the Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks set forth in Unit VI. will be considered a violation of FIFRA.
V. 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 canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. 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, following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such a request.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products which are currently in the United States and which were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the cancellation action. The cancellation order issued in this notice includes the following existing stocks provisions.
After December 31, 2009, registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way. Also, after December 31, 2009 registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and its sodium salt.
After December 31, 2010, persons other than registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way, and products containing DSMA, CAMA, and/or cacodylic acid and its sodium salt.
After December 31, 2010, existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way and products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and its sodium salt, already in the hands of users can be used legally until they are exhausted, provided that such use complies with the EPA-approved label and labeling of the affected product.
After December 31, 2012, registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for use on sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way.
After June 30, 2013, persons other than registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for use on sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way. After December 31, 2013, use of products containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, is prohibited.
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- Environmental protection
- Pesticides and pests
Dated: September 21, 2009.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
FR Doc. E9-23319 Filed 9-29-09; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Comments Received:
- 0 Comments
- Effective Date:
- 9/30/2009
- Published:
- 09/30/2009
- Department:
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice.
- Document Number:
- E9-23319
- Dates:
- The cancellations are effective September 30, 2009.
- Pages:
- 50187-50194 (8 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0191, FRL-8437-7
- PDF File:
- e9-23319.pdf
- Supporting Documents:
- » Letter from Richard P. Keigwin, Jr. to Lynn L. Bergeson dated December 27, 2012
- » Letter from Richard P. Keigwin, Jr. to Lynn L. Bergeson dated September 14, 2012
- » 2/5/09 - Agreement in Principle to Implement the Organic Arsenicals Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) between EPA and Albaugh Inc.
- » 1/16/09 - Agreement in Principle to Implement the Organic Arsenicals Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) between EPA and the MAA Research Task Force
- » Amendment Clarification Letter - 5/8/2009
- » 4/28/09 - Admendment to Organic Arsenicals RED