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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9246–7] 

Next Generation Risk Assessment 

Public Dialogue Conference 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Public Dialogue 

Conference. 

SUMMARY: As a part of the ‘‘Advancing 

the Next Generation of Risk 

Assessment’’ (NexGen) program, EPA is 

announcing a 2-day public dialogue 

conference to engage, inform, and 

encourage feedback from key 

stakeholders. The conference will take 

place on February 15 and 16, 2011 in 

Washington, DC and will be open to 

attendance by interested public 

participants on a first-come, first-serve 

basis up to the limits of available space. 

DATES: The conference will be held on 

February 15, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m. and on February 16, 2011 from 

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The conference will take 

place at the Embassy Suites Convention 

Center, 900 10th Street, Northwest, 

Washington, DC 20001. ICF 

International, an EPA contractor, is 

providing logistical support for the 

conference. Questions regarding 

information, registration, and logistics 

for the workshop should be directed to 

Deshira Wallace, telephone: (703) 225– 

2910; e-mail: 

epa_nexgen_workshop@icfi.com. 

Questions regarding the scientific and 

technical aspects of the workshop 

should be directed to Audrey Hoffer, 

telephone: (703) 347–0218; e-mail: 

hoffer.audrey@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary of Information About the 

Conference 

The landscape of risk assessment is 

changing rapidly with new advances in 

molecular systems biology, the advent 

of several recent reports from the 

National Research Council, and volumes 

of new test data emerging from the 

Tox21 and European REACH programs. 

In response, EPA has developed the 

NexGen program, a collaborative 

exploration of new science and methods 

with the National Institutes of 

Environmental Health Sciences’ 

National Toxicology Program, Center for 

Disease Control’s Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry, 

National Human Genome Research 

Institute, and the State of California’s 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

The NexGen program aims to create a 

cheaper, faster, and more robust system 

for chemical risk assessment by 

incorporating new knowledge about 

molecular system biology. This is the 

beginning of a process that will evolve 

over several years, and engaging key 

stakeholders from the beginning is 

central to making it a success. The 

NexGen public dialogue conference in 

February 2011 offers stakeholders an 

opportunity to become involved early, 

comment on the process, and help 

direct the next phases. 

The conference will feature several 

informational presentations regarding 

the current science surrounding the 

NexGen program as well as highlights 

from an invitation-only scientists’ 

meeting that took place in November 

2010. Following these presentations, 

breakout sessions will be held in order 

to obtain public feedback and give 

stakeholders an opportunity to voice 

questions, comments, and concerns. 

II. Conference Information 

Members of the public may 

participate in the conference. Space is 

limited, and reservations will be 

accepted on a first-come, first-serve 

basis. For more information on how to 

register for the conference please visit: 

http://epa.nexgen.icfi.com. Further 

information regarding the conference 

and the NexGen program in general can 

be found at http://www.epa.gov/risk/ 

nexgen. 

Dated: December 22, 2010. 

Darrell A. Winn, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32977 Filed 12–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–1065; FRL–8854–8] 

Product Cancellation Order for Certain 

Pesticide Registrations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

order for the cancellations, voluntarily 

requested by the registrants and 

accepted by the Agency, of the products 

listed in Tables 1A and 1B of Unit II., 

pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA), as amended. This 

cancellation order follows two Notices 

of Receipt of Requests from the 

respective registrants listed in Table 2 of 

Unit II. The notice dated August 25, 

2010, pertains to the fenoxycarb product 

registrations and the notice dated 

August 18, 2010, pertains to the 

propetamphos product registrations. In 

those notices, EPA indicated that it 

would issue an order implementing the 

cancellations, unless the Agency 

received substantive comments within 

the 30-day comment periods that would 

merit its further review of these 

requests, or unless the registrants 

withdrew their requests. The Agency 

did not receive any comments on the 

notice for fenoxycarb or propetamphos 

and neither request was withdrawn. 

Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this 

notice a cancellation order granting the 

requested cancellations. Any 

distribution, sale, or use of the products 

subject to this cancellation order is 

permitted only in accordance with the 

terms of this order, including any 

existing stocks provisions. 

DATES: The cancellations are effective as 

provided in Unit IV. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Lloyd, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–0130; fax number: 

(703) 308–8090; e-mail address: 

Lloyd.Matthew@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? 

EPA has established a docket for the 

fenoxycarb action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2010–0623. EPA has established a 

docket for the propetamphos action 

under docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1195. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either in the electronic docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 


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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. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

This notice announces the 

cancellation, as requested by registrants, 

of products registered under FIFRA 

section 3. These registrations are listed 

in sequence by registration number in 

Tables 1A and 1B of this unit. 

TABLE 1A—FENOXYCARB PRODUCT

CANCELLATIONS

EPA registration No. Product name 

100–722 .................. Award Fire Ant Bait. 

100–723 .................. Fenoxycarb Technical. 

499–437 .................. Whitmire PT 2120 TF 

Preclude. 

TABLE 1B—PROPETAMPHOS PRODUCT

CANCELLATIONS

EPA registration No. Product name 

002724–00313 ........ Propetamphos Technical. 

002724–00450 ........ Zoecon 9001 EW. 

Table 2 of this unit includes the 

names and addresses of record for all 

registrants of the products in Tables 1A 

and 1B of this unit, in sequence by EPA 

company number. This number 

corresponds to the first part of the EPA 

registration numbers of the products 

listed in Tables 1A and 1B of this unit. 

TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS OF CANCELED

PRODUCTS

EPA company No. Company name and 

address 

100 .......................... Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 

18300, Greensboro, 

NC 27419–8300. 

499 .......................... Whitmire Micro-Gen 

Research Laboratories, Inc., 3568 

Tree Court Industrial 

Blvd., St. Louis, MO 

63122–6682. 

002724 .................... Wellmark International, 

Attn: James McFadden, 1501 E. 

Woodfield Rd., Suite 

200 West, 

Schaumberg, IL 

60173. 

III. Summary of Public Comments 

Received and Agency Response to 

Comments 

During the public comment period 

provided, EPA received no comments in 

response to the August 18, 2010 or 

August 25, 2010 Federal Register 

notices announcing the Agency’s receipt 

of the requests for voluntary 

cancellations of products listed in 

Tables 1A and 1B, respectively, of Unit 

II. 

IV. Cancellation Order 

Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA 

hereby approves the requested 

cancellations of the registrations 

identified in Tables 1A and 1B of Unit 

II. Accordingly, for the fenoxycarb 

registrations (Table 1A), the Agency 

hereby orders that Syngenta Crop 

Protection, Inc.’s technical product 

(EPA Reg. No. 100–723) and the 

Whitmire Micro-Gen Research 

Laboratories, Inc.’s end-use product 

(EPA Reg. No. 499–437) are canceled 

effective immediately. The Agency 

further orders that Syngenta Crop 

Protection Inc.’s end-use product (EPA 

Reg. No. 100–722) is canceled effective 

December 31, 2012. 

For the propetamphos registrations 

(Table 1B), the Agency hereby orders 

that propetamphos technical product 

(EPA Reg. No. 2724–313) is canceled 

effective immediately. The Agency 

further orders that the propetamphos 

end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 2724– 

450) is canceled effective March 30, 

2012. 

Any distribution, sale, or use of 

existing stocks of the products 

identified in Table 1A and 1B of Unit 

II. in a manner inconsistent with any of 

the provisions for disposition of existing 

stocks set forth in Unit VI. will be 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 EPA Administrator may approve 

such a request. The notice of receipt for 

the fenoxycarb action was published for 

comment in the Federal Register issue 

of August 25, 2010 (75 FR 53240) (FRL– 

8843–1). The comment period for 

fenoxycarb closed on September 24, 

2010. The notice of receipt for the 

propetamphos action was published for 

comment in the Federal Register issue 

of August 18, 2010 (75 FR 51053) (FRL– 

8840–3). The comment period for 

propetamphos closed on September 17, 

2010. 

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 existing stocks provisions for the 

products subject to this order are as 

follows. 

A. Disposition of Existing Stocks for All 

Fenoxycarb (Table 1A) Products 

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. is 

prohibited from using, selling, or 

distributing technical fenoxycarb (EPA 

Reg. No. 100–723), except for (i) Export 

consistent with FIFRA section 17, (ii) 

for proper disposal, or (iii) to formulate 

existing stocks of the technical 

fenoxycarb (EPA Reg. No. 100–723) into 

its end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 100– 

722) effective immediately. After 

December 31, 2012, Syngenta Crop 

Protection, Inc. is prohibited from 

selling or distributing its end-use 

product (EPA Reg. No. 100–722), except 

for export consistent with FIFRA section 

17 or for proper disposal. Persons other 

than Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. are 

allowed to sell, distribute, and use 

existing stocks of the canceled end-use 

product (EPA Reg. No. 100–722) until 

supplies are exhausted, provided that 

such sale, distribution, and use is 

consistent with the terms of the 

previously approved labeling on, or that 

accompanied, the canceled product. 

Whitmire Micro-Gen Research 

Laboratories, Inc. is permitted to sell 

and distribute existing stocks of its enduse fenoxycarb product (EPA Reg. No. 

499–437) until December 31, 2013. 

Thereafter, Whitmire Micro-Gen 

Research Laboratories, Inc. is prohibited 

from selling or distributing its end-use 

product (EPA Reg. No. 499–437), except 

for export consistent with FIFRA section 

17 or for proper disposal. Persons other 

than Whitmire Micro-Gen Research 

Laboratories, Inc. are allowed to sell, 

distribute, and use existing stocks of the 

canceled end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 

499–437) until supplies are exhausted, 

provided that such sale, distribution, 

and use is consistent with the terms of 

the previously approved labeling on, or 

that accompanied, the canceled product. 


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B. Disposition of Existing Stocks for All 

Table 1B Products 

Wellmark International is prohibited 

from using, selling, or distributing 

propetamphos technical (EPA Reg. No. 

2724–313), except for (i) Export 

consistent with FIFRA section 17, (ii) 

for proper disposal or (iii) to formulate 

existing stocks of propetamphos 

technical (EPA Reg. No. 2724–313) into 

its propetamphos end-use product (EPA 

Reg. No. 2724–450) effective 

immediately. After March 30, 2012, 

Wellmark International is prohibited 

from using, as well as continuing to be 

prohibited from selling or distributing, 

its propetamphos technical (EPA Reg. 

No. 2724–313), except for export 

consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for 

proper disposal. 

The cancellation of the propetamphos 

end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 2724– 

450) is effective March 30, 2012. 

Wellmark International is permitted to 

sell or distribute existing stocks of the 

canceled end-use product (EPA Reg. No. 

2724–450) until such stocks are 

exhausted. Persons other than Wellmark 

International are allowed to sell, 

distribute, and use existing stocks of the 

canceled propetamphos end-use 

product (EPA Reg. No 2724–450) until 

supplies are exhausted, provided that 

such sale, distribution, and use is 

consistent with the terms of the 

previously approved labeling on, or that 

accompanied, the canceled product. The 

existing stocks provisions outlined in 

this notice are intended to allow 

depletion of the amount of technical 

propetamphos (EPA Reg. No. 2724–313) 

that Wellmark International currently 

has on-hand from purchases made prior 

to its decision to request voluntary 

cancellation. Use until depletion will 

preclude environmental disposal 

concerns of quantities of undiluted 

propetamphos that cannot be 

formulated or used. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides, 

Pests. 

Dated: December 14, 2010. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32923 Filed 12–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9245–7] 

Notice of a Project Waiver of Section 

1605 (Buy American Requirement) of 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to 

the Buffalo Island Regional Water 

District, Monette, AR 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator 

of EPA Region 6 is hereby granting a 

project waiver of the Buy American 

requirements of ARRA Section 1605 

under the authority of Section 

1605(b)(2) [manufactured goods are not 

produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality] 

to the Buffalo Island Regional Water 

District (‘‘District’’) for the purchase of a 

15 horsepower (HP) vertical hollow 

shaft electric motor, for use in a water 

supply well. The 15 HP vertical hollow 

shaft electric motor is manufactured by 

foreign manufacturers and no United 

States manufacturer produces an 

alternative that meets the District’s 

technical specifications. This is a 

project specific waiver and only applies 

to the use of the specified product for 

the ARRA funded project being 

proposed. 

Any other ARRA project that may 

wish to use the same product must 

apply for a separate waiver based on the 

specific project circumstances. The 

Regional Administrator is making this 

determination based on the review and 

recommendations of the EPA Region 6, 

Water Quality Protection Division. The 

District has provided sufficient 

documentation to support its request. 

The Assistant Administrator of the 

EPA’s Office of Administration and 

Resources Management has concurred 

on this decision to make an exception 

to Section 1605 of ARRA. This action 

permits the purchase of a 15 HP vertical 

hollow shaft electric motor not 

manufactured in America, for the 

proposed project being implemented by 

the District. 

DATES: Effective Date: December 17, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nasim Jahan, Buy American 

Coordinator, (214) 665–7522, SRF & 

Projects Section, Water Quality 

Protection Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202– 

2733. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

In accordance with ARRA Section 

1605(c) and 1605(b)(2), EPA hereby 

provides notice that it is granting a 

project waiver of the requirements of 

Section 1605(a) of Public Law 111–5, 

Buy American requirements to the 

District for the acquisition of a 15 HP 

vertical hollow shaft electric motor. The 

District has been unable to find an 

American made electric motor to meet 

its specific requirements of cross 

correlation functionality for pinpointing 

leaks throughout its water distribution 

system. 

Section 1605 of the ARRA requires 

that none of the appropriated funds may 

be used for the construction, alteration, 

maintenance, or repair of a public 

building or public work unless all of the 

iron, steel, and manufactured goods 

used in the project are produced in the 

United States unless a waiver is 

provided to the recipient by EPA. A 

waiver may be provided if EPA 

determines that (1) applying these 

requirements would be inconsistent 

with public interest; (2) iron, steel, and 

the relevant manufactured goods are not 

produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality; 

or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and the 

relevant manufactured goods produced 

in the United States will increase the 

cost of the overall project by more than 

25 percent. 

The District’s water system 

improvement project includes the 

development of a new water supply 

well serviced by a new vertical turbine 

well pump. The District has conducted 

a pumping test after the development of 

the new well and has determined that 

a 15 HP vertical hollow shaft electric 

motor is sufficient to provide the 

required production flow rate of 500 

gallon per minute (gpm) at 87 feet Total 

Dynamic Head (TDH). 

The District is requesting a waiver for 

the use of a 15 HP vertical hollow shaft 

electric motor on the basis that there are 

no domestic manufacturers of the 

electric motors that will meet the 

District’s product specifications. The 

District contacted seventeen 

manufacturers and of the seventeen (17) 

listed manufacturers, only three (3) 

electric motor manufacturers were 

reported to make the 15 HP vertical 

hollow shaft electric motor, but none are 

manufactured in the United States. 

Based on additional research 

conducted by EPA Region 6, there does 

not appear to be any domestic electric 

motor manufacturers that would meet 

the District’s technical specifications. 

EPA’s national contractor prepared a 

technical assessment report based on 

the waiver request submittal. The report 


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