Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 58 / Wednesday, March 26, 2014 / Notices 16793 

Dated: March 18, 2014. 

Marty Monell, 

Acting, Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06545 Filed 3–25–14; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0676; FRL–9908–29] 

Pesticides; Consideration of Spray 

Drift in Pesticide Risk Assessment: 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register of January 29, 2014, 

concerning the availability of two draft 

guidance documents for public 

comment. This document extends the 

comment period for 30 days, from 

March 31, 2014 to April 30, 2014. The 

comment period is being extended to 

provide additional time for commenters 

to prepare their responses. 

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2013–0676, must be received on or 

before April 30, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the Federal Register 

document of January 29, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

the ecological risk assessment guidance 

document, Faruque Khan, 

Environmental Fate and Effects 

Division, (7507P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–6127; email address: 

khan.faruque@epa.gov. 

For the human health risk assessment 

guidance document, Jeff Dawson, Health 

Effects Division, (7509P), same address; 

telephone number: (703) 305–7329; 

email address: dawson.jeff.@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document extends the public comment 

period established in the Federal 

Register notice of January 29, 2014 (79 

FR 4691; FRL–9903–12), which 

requested comment on two draft 

guidance documents. The extension was 

requested by the National Agricultural 

Aviation Association, the Agricultural 

Retailers Association, and CropLife 

America. EPA is hereby extending the 

comment period, which was set to end 

on March 31, 2014, to April 30, 2014. 

To submit comments, or access the 

docket, please follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the January 29, 2014 

Federal Register document. If you have 

questions, consult the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: March 19, 2014. 

Marty Monell, 

Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06542 Filed 3–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0207; FRL–9907–35] 

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 Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This 

cancellation order follows a January 22, 

2014 Federal Register notice of receipt 

of requests from the registrants listed in 

Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel 

these product registrations. In the 

January 22, 2014 Federal Register 

notice, EPA indicated that it would 

issue an order implementing the 

cancellations, if appropriate according 

to the terms of the requests, unless the 

Agency received substantive comments 

within the 30-day comment period that 

would merit its further review of these 

requests, or unless the registrants 

withdrew their requests. The Agency 

received one comment on the January 

22, 2014 Federal Register notice which 

is addressed in Unit III., the registrants 

did not withdraw their requests, and 

cancellation is appropriate according to 

the terms of the requests. Accordingly, 

EPA hereby issues this 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 

April 1, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kaitlin Keller, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8172; email address: 

keller.kaitlin@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. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0207 is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

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 

Table 1. 

TABLE 1—PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS

EPA 

Registration 

number 

Product name Chemical 

name 

2517–61 ...... Sergeant’s 

Dual Action 

Flea & Tick 

Collar (With 

DPhenothrin).

Propoxur, 

MGK 264, 

Phenothrin. 


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TABLE 1—PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS— 

Continued 

EPA 

Registration 

number 

Product name Chemical 

name 

2517–78 ...... Sergeant’s 

Sendran 

Flea & Tick 

Collar.

Propoxur. 

2517–144 .... Sergeant’s 

933 Plus 

Flea & Tick 

Collar (With 

DPhenothrin 

and 

Pyriproxyfen).

Propoxur, 

MGK 264, 

Phenothrin, 

Pyriproxyfen. 

2724–254 .... Dog Collar for 

Flea Control.

Propoxur. 

2724–275 .... Propoxur 

Flea Collar 

for Cats 

RF–101.

Propoxur. 

2724–491 .... RF 9907 Flea 

Collar for 

Cats and 

Kittens.

Propoxur, SMethoprene. 

2724–493 .... RF–2007 Collar.Propoxur, SMethoprene. 

Table 2 includes the names and 

addresses of record for all registrants of 

the products in Table 1, in sequence by 

EPA company number. This number 

corresponds to the first part of the EPA 

registration numbers of the products 

listed in Table 1. 

TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS OF

CANCELED PRODUCTS

EPA company 

number 

Company name and 

address 

2517 ................... Sergeant’s Pet Care Products, Inc., 10077 South 

134th Street, Omaha, 

NE 68138 

2724 ................... Wellmark International, 

1501 E. Woodfield 

Road, Suite 200 West, 

Schaumburg, IL 60173 

III. Summary of Public Comments 

Received and Agency Response to 

Comments 

During the public comment period 

provided, EPA received one comment 

from the Natural Resources Defense 

Council (NRDC), in response to the 

January 22, 2014 Federal Register notice 

announcing the Agency’s receipt of the 

requests for voluntary cancellations of 

products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. In 

its comments, NRDC raises concerns 

that the proposed cancellation will not 

adequately protect children from the 

risks of exposure to propoxur pet collars 

because it would allow the registrants to 

increase production prior to 

cancellation, potentially allow the 

registrants to substitute their 

registrations with different formulations 

of propoxur pet collars, and permit 

unsafe products to remain on the market 

indefinitely. NRDC also claims that the 

methodologies utilized in EPA’s most 

recent September 2013 risk assessment, 

Propoxur Occupational and Residential 

Exposure (ORE) Assessment in 

Response to the Natural Resources 

Deference Council Petition for Pet 

Collars, underestimate the risk of 

propoxur pet collar exposure to 

children. EPA risk assessment 

methodology uses the procedures 

reviewed and endorsed by Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panels 

(SAPs). EPA believes the use of FIFRA 

SAP-reviewed 2012 Standard Operating 

Procedures for Residential Pesticide 

Exposure Assessments, as well as the 

refinements based on propoxur-specific 

data, appropriately characterize the 

risks of concern for propoxur pet collars 

in the September 2013 propoxur ORE 

assessment. 

Wellmark International’s (Wellmark’s) 

voluntary cancellation request, dated 

September 9, 2013, also contained a 

request that the current Wellmark 

registrations for propoxur pet collars 

listed in Table 1 of Unit II. be amended 

such that Wellmark shall not produce 

more volume of each product under the 

terms of the current registrations during 

the remaining manufacturing period 

(i.e., from September 9, 2013 when the 

request for amendment was submitted 

until April 1, 2015, the effective date of 

cancellation—a period just over 1.5 

years) than 1.5 times the average annual 

production level of each product for the 

calendar years 2010 through 2012. EPA 

granted this amendment request on 

December 6, 2013. This amendment 

does not allow for an increased level of 

production. Sergeant’s Pet Care 

Products, Inc. (Sergeant’s) provided an 

expression of intent on November 1, 

2013, that states that until April 1, 2015 

(the effective date of cancellation), 

Sergeant’s intends to produce no more 

of the products listed in Table 1 of Unit 

II. than it sold during the 2-year 

timeframe of 2011 and 2012. Based on 

the voluntary cancellation requests, the 

Agency believes the registrants will 

remain at or below their average annual 

production of propoxur pet collars until 

the effective cancellation date of April 

1, 2015. Thus, EPA disagrees with 

NRDC’s claim that the proposed 

cancellation will allow registrants to 

increase production prior to 

cancellation. 

In addition, NRDC claims that the 

proposed cancellation will allow 

products to remain on the market 

indefinitely. Specially, NRDC states that 

based on a typical shelf life of 5 years, 

consumers may be able to purchase 

propoxur pet collars in April 2020 or 

later. However, based on available 

information provided by the registrants, 

propoxur pet collars generally clear the 

channels of trade within 12 to 18 

months. Therefore, EPA does not expect 

propoxur pet collars to remain on the 

market indefinitely, but rather, the 

Agency expects existing stocks of 

propoxur pet collars to move through 

the channels of trade faster than could 

be accomplished through a cancellation 

hearing. 

Wellmark’s voluntary cancellation 

request was conditioned upon the 

opportunity to submit a ‘‘concept 

package’’ for reformulation of the 

propoxur pet collars listed in Table 1 of 

Unit II. to address potential risks of 

concern. Wellmark did not provide 

sufficient information to address the 

potential risks of concern, and EPA thus 

notified Wellmark that the Agency 

intended to proceed with a final 

cancellation order. Therefore, all pet 

collars currently formulated with 

propoxur will be canceled effective 

April 1, 2015. 

In addition, the Agency’s existing 

stocks policy of June 26, 1991 (56 FR 

29362), provides that where EPA has 

identified a particular risk issue, the 

Agency will generally weigh the risk 

against the benefits of allowing any 

continued sale, distribution, or use on a 

case-by-case basis. In doing so, one of 

the factors that the Agency may take 

into consideration is the degree to 

which the registrant’s actions 

accelerated the removal of the pesticide 

from the market, and whether the 

cancellation would have occurred at all 

without the existing stocks provision 

(see 56 FR 29365). 

EPA considered these factors and 

determined that the conditional 

voluntary requests for cancellation, 

including the existing stocks provisions 

upon which those voluntary requests 

were conditioned, will result in the 

removal of propoxur pet collar products 

from the market sooner (and with the 

expenditure of far fewer resources) than 

if EPA were to initiate and pursue 

cancellation proceedings. For these 

reasons, the Agency does not believe 

that the comments submitted during the 

comment period merit the denial of the 

requests for voluntary cancellation. 


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IV. Cancellation Order 

Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA 

hereby approves the requested 

cancellations of the registrations 

identified in Table 1 of Unit II. 

Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders 

that the product registrations identified 

in Table 1 of Unit II. are canceled. The 

effective date of the cancellations that 

are the subject of this cancellation order 

is April 1, 2015. Any distribution, sale, 

or use of existing stocks of the products 

identified in Table 1 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, 7 U.S.C. 

136d(f), 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 this 

action was published for comment in 

the Federal Register of January 22, 2014 

(79 FR 3586) (FRL–9904–26). The 

comment period closed on February 21, 

2014. 

VI. Provisions for Disposition of 

Existing Stocks 

Existing stocks are those stocks of 

registered pesticide products that are 

currently in the United States and that 

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. 

The registrants, Sergeant’s Pet Care 

Products, Inc. (Sergeant’s) and 

Wellmark International (Wellmark), may 

not ‘‘release for shipment,’’ as that term 

is defined by 40 CFR 152.3, any 

additional products listed in Table 1 of 

Unit II., after April 1, 2015, and may not 

sell or distribute existing stocks of such 

product after April 1, 2016. All sale or 

distribution of such existing stocks by 

Sergeant’s and Wellmark is prohibited 

after April 1, 2016, unless that sale or 

distribution is solely for the purpose of 

facilitating disposal or export of the 

product consistent with FIFRA section 

17. 

After April 1, 2016, persons other 

than registrants will be allowed to sell, 

distribute, or use existing stocks until 

such stocks are exhausted, provided that 

such sale, distribution, or use is 

consistent with the terms of the 

previously approved labeling on, or that 

accompanied, the canceled products. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests, Propoxur. 

Dated: March 14, 2014. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06687 Filed 3–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC or the Commission) 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before May 27, 2014. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1022. 

Title: Sections 101.1403, 101.103(f), 

101.1413, 101.1440 and 101.1417, 

MVDDS and DBS Reporting and Third 

Party Disclosure Requirements. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents: 17 

respondents; 108 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 

hour–40 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual and 

other reporting requirements, and thirdparty disclosure requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Total Annual Burden: 565 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $3,000. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

uses the information to ensure that 

Multichannel Video Distribution and 

Data Service (MVDDS) licensees meet 

the broadcast carriage requirements; to 

ensure that MVDDS antennas meet 

minimum spacing requirement; to 

determine whether a licensee is 

providing substantial service; to ensure 

that MVDDS licensees protect DBS 

customers of record from interference as 

required by the Commission’s rules; and 

to keep track of the MVDDS service. The 

information compiled in the annual 

report will assist the Commission in 

analyzing trends and competition in the 

marketplace. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

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