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Unless a request is withdrawn by the 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. Users of these pesticides 

or anyone else desiring the retention of 

a registration should contact the 

applicable registrant directly during this 

180–day period.

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

VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION

EPA 

Company 

No. 

Company Name and Address 

241 BASF 

3000 Continental Drive - North

Mount Olive, NJ 07828–1234

III. 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. 

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, the 

Administrator may approve such a 

request.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of 

Request 

Registrants who choose to withdraw a 

request for cancellation must submit 

such withdrawal in writing to the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked 

before April 25, 2005. This written 

withdrawal of the request for 

cancellation will apply only to the 

applicable FIFRA section 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 the Federal Register of 

June 26, 1991 (56 FR 29362) (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, productspecific 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. Exception 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 a Special 

Review action, or where the Agency has 

identified significant potential risk 

concerns associated with a particular 

chemical.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests.

Dated: October 8, 2004.

Debra Edwards,

Director, Special Review and Registration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 04–23837 Filed 10–26–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPP–2003–0376; FRL–7679–9]

Carbaryl Interim Reregistration 

Eligibility Decision; Notice of 

Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s Interim 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision 

(IRED) for the N-methyl carbamate 

pesticide carbaryl, and opens a public 

comment period on this decision. The 

Agency’s risk assessments and other 

related documents also are available in 

the Carbaryl Docket. Carbaryl is an 

insecticide registered for use on 

agricultural crops, ornamentals, and turf 

(sod farms). Carbaryl is used by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 

grasshopper control. Carbaryl is also 

registered for residential use for flea 

control on pets and for use in homes 

and gardens. EPA has reviewed carbaryl 

through the public participation process 

that the Agency uses to involve the 

public in developing pesticide 

reregistration and tolerance 

reassessment decisions. Through these 

programs, EPA is ensuring that all 

pesticides meet current health and 

safety standards.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number OPP–2003–

0376, must be received on or before 

December 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically, by mail, or 

through hand delivery/courier. Follow 

the detailed instructions as provided in 

Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anthony Britten, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (703) 308–

8179; fax number: (703) 308–8005; email address: britten.anthony@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket ID number OPP–2003–

0376. The official public docket consists 

of the documents specifically referenced 

in this action, any public comments 

received, and other information related 

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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 (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/.

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. 

Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’

then key in the appropriate docket ID 

number.

Certain types of information will not 

be placed in the EPA Dockets. 

Information claimed as CBI and other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute, which is not 

included in the official public docket, 

will not be available for public viewing 

in EPA’s electronic public docket. EPA’s 

policy is that copyrighted material will 

not be placed in EPA’s electronic public 

docket but will be available only in 

printed, paper form in the official public 

docket. To the extent feasible, publicly 

available docket materials will be made 

available in EPA’s electronic public 

docket. When a document is selected 

from the index list in EPA Dockets, the 

system will identify whether the 

document is available for viewing in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. 

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. EPA 

intends to work towards providing 

electronic access to all of the publicly 

available docket materials through 

EPA’s electronic public docket.

For public commenters, it is 

important to note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EPA’s electronic public 

docket as EPA receives them and 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, CBI, or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. When EPA 

identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EPA’s electronic public docket. The 

entire printed comment, including the 

copyrighted material, will be available 

in the public docket.

Public comments submitted on 

computer disks that are mailed or 

delivered to the docket will be 

transferred to EPA’s electronic public 

docket. Public comments that are 

mailed or delivered to the docket will be 

scanned and placed in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. Where practical, physical 

objects will be photographed, and the 

photograph will be placed in EPA’s 

electronic public docket along with a 

brief description written by the docket 

staff.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit 

Comments?

You may submit comments 

electronically, by mail, or through hand 

delivery/courier. To ensure proper 

receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate 

docket ID number in the subject line on 

the first page of your comment. Please 

ensure that your comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. Comments received after the 

close of the comment period will be 

marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to 

consider these late comments. If you 

wish to submit CBI or information that 

is otherwise protected by statute, please 

follow the instructions in Unit I.D. Do 

not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit 

CBI or information protected by statute.

1. Electronically. If you submit an 

electronic comment as prescribed in this 

unit, EPA recommends that you include 

your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment. Also include this contact 

information on the outside of any disk 

or CD ROM you submit, and in any 

cover letter accompanying the disk or 

CD ROM. This ensures that you can be 

identified as the submitter of the 

comment and allows EPA to contact you 

in case EPA cannot read your comment 

due to technical difficulties or needs 

further information on the substance of 

your comment. EPA’s policy is that EPA 

will not edit your comment, and any 

identifying or contact information 

provided in the body of a comment will 

be included as part of the comment that 

is placed in the official public docket, 

and made available in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment.

i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA’s 

electronic public docket to submit 

comments to EPA electronically is 

EPA’s preferred method for receiving 

comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets 

at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, and 

follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. Once in the 

system, select ‘‘search,’’ and then key in 

docket ID number OPP–2003–0376. The 

system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’

system, which means EPA will not 

know your identity, e-mail address, or 

other contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment.

ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by 

e-mail to opp-docket@epa.gov, 

Attention: Docket ID Number OPP–

2003–0376. In contrast to EPA’s 

electronic public docket, EPA’s e-mail 

system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’

system. If you send an e-mail comment 

directly to the docket without going 

through EPA’s electronic public docket, 

EPA’s e-mail system automatically 

captures your e-mail address. E-mail 

addresses that are automatically 

captured by EPA’s e-mail system are 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the official public docket, and 

made available in EPA’s electronic 

public docket.

iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit 

comments on a disk or CD ROM that 

you mail to the mailing address 

identified in Unit I.C.2. 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 comments to: 

Public Information and Records 

Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office 

of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001, Attention: Docket ID 

Number OPP–2003–0376.

3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver 

your comments 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–2003–0376. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

docket’s normal hours of operation as 

identified in Unit I.B.1.

D. How Should I Submit CBI to the 

Agency?

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI electronically 

through EPA’s electronic public docket 

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or by e-mail. You may claim 

information that you submit to EPA as 

CBI by marking any part or all of that 

information as CBI (if you submit CBI 

on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside 

of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD ROM the specific information that is 

CBI). Information so marked will not be 

disclosed except in accordance with 

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of 

the comment that includes any 

information claimed as CBI, a copy of 

the comment that does not contain the 

information claimed as CBI must be 

submitted for inclusion in the public 

docket and EPA’s electronic public 

docket. If you submit the copy that does 

not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, 

mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM 

clearly that it does not contain CBI. 

Information not marked as CBI will be 

included in the public docket and EPA’s 

electronic public docket without prior 

notice. If you have any questions about 

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, 

please consult the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used.

3. Provide any technical information 

and/or data you used that support your 

views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at your 

estimate.

5. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternatives.

7. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

identify the appropriate docket ID 

number in the subject line on the first 

page of your response. It would also be 

helpful if you provided the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation related to 

your comments.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

Under section 4 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating 

existing pesticides to ensure that they 

meet current scientific and regulatory 

standards. EPA completed an IRED for 

the N-methyl carbamate pesticide 

carbaryl on June 30, 2003, and is now 

issuing this document for public 

comment. Carbaryl is an insecticide 

registered for use on agricultural crops, 

sod, and for residential use on pets and 

in homes and gardens. Carbaryl is also 

used by USDA for grasshopper control. 

The Carbaryl IRED presents the 

Agency’s conclusions on the risks posed 

by exposure to carbaryl alone; however, 

section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) 

directs the Agency also to consider 

available information on the cumulative 

risk from substances sharing a common 

mechanism of toxicity. Because the Nmethyl carbamate pesticides share a 

common mechanism of toxicity, 

cholinesterase inhibition, the Agency 

will evaluate the cumulative risk posed 

by this group before making final 

reregistration eligibility decisions on 

individual N-methyl carbamates.

During the pendency of the carbamate 

cumulative assessment, the Agency is 

proceeding with risk assessments and 

interim risk management for individual 

carbamate pesticides. EPA has 

determined that, but for the cumulative 

risk assessment, the data base to support 

carbaryl reregistration is substantially 

complete and that products containing 

carbaryl will be eligible for 

reregistration, provided the risks are 

mitigated in the manner described in 

the IRED. Upon submission of any 

required product specific data under 

section 4(g)(2)(B) of FIFRA and any 

necessary changes to the registration 

and labeling (either to address concerns 

identified in the IRED or as a result of 

product specific data), and after 

assessing N-methyl carbamate 

cumulative risks, EPA will make a final 

reregistration decision under section 

4(g)(2)(C) of FIFRA for products 

containing carbaryl. When the Agency 

finalizes decisions for carbaryl and 

other N-methyl carbamate pesticides, 

further risk mitigation may be required 

for carbaryl.

Although the Carbaryl IRED was 

signed on June 30, 2003, certain 

components of the document, which did 

not affect the final regulatory decision, 

were undergoing final editing at that 

time. These components, including the 

list of additional generic data 

requirements, summary of labeling 

changes, appendices, and other relevant 

information, have been added to the 

Carbaryl IRED document. In addition, 

subsequent to signature, EPA identified 

several minor errors and ambiguities in 

the document. Therefore, for the sake of 

accuracy, EPA also has included the 

appropriate error corrections, 

amendments, and clarifications. All of 

these changes are described in detail in 

an errata memorandum which is 

included in the public docket for 

carbaryl.

Following signature of the IRED, EPA 

received new pharmacokinetic data 

from BayerCrop Science to refine the 

risk estimates from residential lawn 

broadcast applications of carbaryl liquid 

formulations. They also submitted a 

proposed method for using the data in 

a deterministic calculation of the risks. 

EPA is planning to seek independent 

scientific review of this information 

through a Scientific Advisory Panel 

meeting in December 2004. The new 

data and EPA’s preliminary review of 

the data are included in the docket also.

The reregistration program is being 

conducted under Congressionally 

mandated time frames, and EPA 

recognizes the need both to make timely 

reregistration decisions and to involve 

the public in finding ways to effectively 

mitigate pesticide risks. Through the 

Agency’s public participation process, 

EPA worked extensively with 

stakeholders and the public to reach the 

regulatory decisions for carbaryl. The 

Agency is issuing the carbaryl IRED for 

public comment. The comment period 

is intended to provide an additional 

opportunity for public input and a 

mechanism for initiating any necessary 

amendments to the IRED. All comments 

should be submitted using the methods 

in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION, and must be received by 

EPA on or before the closing date. These 

comments will become part of the 

Agency docket for carbaryl. Comments 

received after the close of the comment 

period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not 

required to consider these late 

comments.

The Agency will carefully consider all 

comments received by the closing date. 

If any comment significantly affects the 

document, EPA will publish an 

amendment to the IRED in the Federal 

Register. In the absence of substantive 

comments requiring changes, the risk 

management decisions reflected in the 

carbaryl IRED will be implemented 

without further notice. These decisions 

may be supplemented by further risk 

mitigation measures when EPA 

considers its cumulative assessment of 

the N-methyl carbamate pesticides.

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action?

Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended 

in 1988 and 1996, directs that, after 

submission of all data concerning a 

pesticide active ingredient, ‘‘the 

Administrator shall determine whether 

pesticides containing such active 

ingredient are eligible for 

reregistration,’’ before calling in product 

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specific data on individual end-use 

products and either reregistering 

products or taking other ‘‘appropriate 

regulatory action.’’

Section 408(q) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 

346a(q), requires EPA to review 

tolerances and exemptions for pesticide 

residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, 

to determine whether the tolerance or 

exemption meets the requirements of 

section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA. 

This review is to be completed by 

August 3, 2006.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests.

Dated: October 21, 2004.

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs.

[FR Doc. 04–24038 Filed 10–26–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY

[OPP2004–0338: FRL–7683–7]

Cancellation of Pesticides for Nonpayment of Year 2004 Registration 

Maintenance Fees

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Since the amendments of 

October, 1988, the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

has required payment of an annual 

maintenance fee to keep pesticide 

registrations in effect. The fee due last 

January 15 has gone unpaid for 1,177 

registrations. Section 4(i)(5)(G) of FIFRA 

provides that the Administrator may 

cancel these registrations by order and 

without a hearing; orders to cancel all 

1,177 of these registrations have been 

issued within the past few days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on the maintenance 

fee program in general, contact by mail: 

John Jamula, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (7504C), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (703) 305–6426; email address: jamula.john@epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Important Information

A. Does this apply to me?

You may be potentially affected by 

this notice if you are an EPA registrant 

with any approved product 

registration(s). 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 in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

B. How can I get additional information 

or copies of support documents

1. Electronically. You may obtain 

electronic copies of this document and 

various other related documents that 

might be available from the EPA 

Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

The Agency has established an official 

record record for this Action under 

docket control number OPP–2004–0338. 

The official record consists of the 

documents specifically referenced in 

this action, any public comments 

received during an applicable comment 

period, and other information related to 

this action, including any information 

claimed as Confidential Business 

Information (CBI). The official record 

includes the documents that are 

physically located in the docket, as well 

as the documents that are referenced in 

those documents. The public version of 

the official record does not include any 

information that is claimed as CBI. The 

public version of the official record, 

which includes printed paper versions 

of any electronic comments submitted 

during an applicable comment period, is 

available for inspection in the Public 

Information and Records Integrity 

Branch (PIRIB), Room 119, Crystal Mall 

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The PIRIB telephone number 

is (703) 305–5805. 

II. Introduction

Section 4(i)(5) of FIFRA as amended 

in October, 1988 (Public Law 100–532), 

December, 1991 (Public Law 102–237), 

and again in August, 1996 (Public Law 

104–170), requires that all pesticide 

registrants pay an annual registration 

maintenance fee, due by January 15 of 

each year, to keep their registrations in 

effect. This requirement applies to all 

registrations granted under section 3 as 

well as those granted under section 

24(c) to meet special local needs. 

Registrations for which the fee is not 

paid are subject to cancellation by order 

and without a hearing.

The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

and Trade Act Amendments of 1991, 

Public Law 102–237, amended FIFRA to 

allow the Administrator to reduce or 

waive maintenance fees for minor 

agricultural use pesticides when she 

determines that the fee would be likely 

to cause significant impact on the 

availability of the pesticide for the use. 

The Agency has waived the fee for 149 

minor agricultural use registrations at 

the request of the registrants.

In fiscal year 2004, maintenance fees 

were collected in two billing cycles. 

During the first cycle, the Agency was 

operating under a continuing resolution 

which authorized the Agency to collect 

$21.5 million. In late December 2003, all 

holders of either section 3 registrations 

or section 24(c) registrations were sent 

lists of their active registrations, along 

with forms and instructions for 

responding. They were asked to identify 

which of their registrations they wished 

to maintain in effect, and to calculate 

and remit the appropriate maintenance 

fees. Recipients of these initial bills 

were also notified that a second final 

bill would also be issued if the Agency’s 

Appropriations Bill authorized 

collection of more than $21.5 million. 

Most responses were received by the 

statutory deadline of January 15. A 

notice of intent to cancel was sent in 

mid-February to companies who did not 

respond and to companies who 

responded, but paid for less than all of 

their registrations.

The Pesticide Registration 

Improvement Act (PRIA) was passed by 

Congress in January, 2004. PRIA became 

effective in March, 2004 and authorized 

the Agency to collect $26 million in 

maintenance fees in fiscal year 2004. To 

collect the additional $4.5 million, the 

Agency initiated a second billing in 

early May. Final payments were due on 

June 15, 2004.

Since mailing the notices, EPA has 

maintained a toll-free inquiry number 

through which the questions of affected 

registrants have been answered.

Maintenance fees have been paid for 

about 15,238 section 3 registrations, or 

about 94 percent of the registrations on 

file in December. Fees have been paid 

for about 2,339 section 24(c) 

registrations, or about 86 percent of the 

total on file in December. Cancellations 

for non-payment of the maintenance fee 

affect about 883 section 3 registrations 

and about 294 section 24(c) 

registrations.

The cancellation orders generally 

permit registrants to continue to sell and 

distribute existing stocks of the canceled 

products until January 15, 2005, one 

year after the date on which the fee was 

due. Existing stocks already in the 

hands of dealers or users, however, can 

generally be distributed, sold or used 

legally until they are exhausted. 

Existing stocks are defined as those 

stocks of a registered pesticide product