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Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Clifford J. Gabriel, 

Director, Office of Science Coordination and 

Policy. 

[FR Doc. E7–9426 Filed 5–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8315–4] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office 

Notification of Two Public 

Teleconferences of the Science 

Advisory Board Committee on Valuing 

the Protection of Ecological Systems 

and Services 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two 

public teleconferences of the SAB 

Committee on Valuing the Protection of 

Ecological Systems and Services (C–

VPESS) to discuss components of a draft 

report related to valuing the protection 

of ecological systems and services. 

DATES: The SAB will conduct two 

public teleconferences on June 12, 2007 

and June 13, 2007. Each teleconference 

will begin at 12:30 p.m. and end at 2:30 

p.m. (eastern daylight time). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing to obtain 

general information concerning this 

public teleconference may contact Dr. 

Angela Nugent, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), via telephone at: (202) 

343–9981 or e-mail at: 

nugent.angela@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA Science 

Advisory Board can be found on the 

EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ 

sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB 

was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to 

provide independent scientific and 

technical advice, consultation, and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

SAB is a Federal advisory committee 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with 

the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 

policies. 

Background: Background on the SAB 

C–VPESS and its charge was provided 

in 68 FR 11082 (March 7, 2003). The 

purpose of the teleconference is for the 

SAB C–VPESS to discuss components of 

a draft advisory report calling for 

expanded and integrated approach for 

valuing the protection of ecological 

systems and services. These activities 

are related to the Committee’s overall 

charge: To assess Agency needs and the 

state of the art and science of valuing 

protection of ecological systems and 

services and to identify key areas for 

improving knowledge, methodologies, 

practice, and research. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: 

Agendas and materials in support of the 

teleconferences will be placed on the 

SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ 

sab/ in advance of each teleconference. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written or oral 

information for the SAB to consider 

during the public teleconference and/or 

meeting. Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public SAB 

teleconference will be limited to three 

minutes per speaker, with no more than 

a total of one-half hour for all speakers. 

To be placed on the public speaker list, 

interested parties should contact Dr. 

Angela Nugent, DFO, in writing 

(preferably via e-mail) 5 business days 

in advance of each teleconference. 

Written Statements: Written statements 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office 5 business days in advance of 

each teleconference above so that the 

information may be made available to 

the SAB for their consideration prior to 

each teleconference. Written statements 

should be supplied to the DFO in the 

following formats: One hard copy with 

original signature, and one electronic 

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: 

Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS 

Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text 

files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 

format). 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Dr. Angela 

Nugent at (202) 343–9981 or 

nugent.angela@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Dr. Nugent preferably at least 

ten days prior to the teleconference, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: May 9, 2007. 

Anthony Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. E7–9406 Filed 5–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0909; FRL–8128–9] 

Diazinon; Notice of Receipt of Request 

to Voluntarily Cancel Diazinon 

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 a request by the 

registrant to voluntarily cancel the 

registration of its sole product 

containing the pesticide diazinon. The 

request would terminate granular 

diazinon use in or on lettuce. The 

request would also terminate the last 

granular diazinon product registered for 

use in the United States. EPA intends to 

grant this request at the close of the 

comment period for this announcement 

unless the Agency receives substantive 

comments within the comment period 

that would merit its further review of 

the request, or unless the registrant 

withdraws its request within this 

period. Upon acceptance of this request, 

any sale, distribution, or use of products 

listed in this notice will be permitted 

only if such sale, distribution, or use is 

consistent with the terms as described 

in the final order. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 15, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0909, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460-0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays). Special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket telephone number is (703) 305- 

5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number [EPA–HQ–OPP–

2006–0909]. EPA’s policy is that all 


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comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The Federal regulations.gov 

website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’

system, which means EPA will not 

know your identity or contact 

information unless you provide it in the 

body of your comment. If you send an 

e-mail comment directly to EPA without 

going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the docket 

and made available on the Internet. If 

you submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

in regulations.gov. To access the 

electronic docket, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced 

Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert 

the docket ID number where indicated 

and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow 

the instructions on the regulations.gov 

web site to view the docket index or 

access available documents. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. 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 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 telephone number 

is (703) 305-5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jude 

Andreasen, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308-9342; fax 

number: (703) 308-7070 e-mail address: 

andreasen.jude@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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD ROM that 

you mail to EPA, 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 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes 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. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR Part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Background on the Receipt of 

Requests to Cancel Registrations 

This notice announces receipt by EPA 

of a written request dated April 13, 2007 

from Wilbur-Ellis, a registrant of 

diazinon, to cancel its sole remaining 

granular diazinon product registration. 

Diazinon is an organophosphate 

insecticide. The affected product is 

provided in Table 1. This request will 

result in the termination of the last 

granular diazinon product registered in 

the United States. An amended label for 

this product incorporating all risk 

mitigation measures required by the 

Registration Eligibility Decision (RED) 

of 2002, except for the closed system 

packaging requirement, was submitted 

with this voluntary cancellation request. 

The Agency intends to approve this 

label. 

Unless comments are received to the 

contrary, the Agency intends to allow 

Wilbur-Ellis to continue to sell and 

distribute diazinon products through 

December 2008. Existing stocks may be 

sold or used until depleted. 

III. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

This notice announces receipt by EPA 

of a request from a registrant to cancel 

its remaining granular diazinon product 

registration. The affected product and 

the registrant making the request are 

identified in Table 1 and Table 2 of this 

unit. 

Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, 

registrants may request, at any time, that 

their pesticide registrations be canceled 

or amended to terminate one or more 

pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of 

FIFRA requires that before acting on a 

request for voluntary cancellation, EPA 

must provide a 30–day public comment 

period on the request for voluntary 

cancellation or use termination. In 

addition, section 6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA 

requires that EPA provide a 180–day 

comment period on a request for 

voluntary cancellation or termination of 

any minor agricultural use before 

granting the request, unless: 


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1. The registrants request a waiver of 

the comment period, or 

2. The Administrator determines that 

continued use of the pesticide would 

pose an unreasonable adverse effect on 

the environment. 

Wilbur-Ellis, a diazinon registrant, 

has requested that EPA waive the 180–

day comment period. EPA will provide 

a 30–day comment period on the 

proposed request. 

Unless the request is withdrawn by 

the registrant within 30 days of 

publication of this notice, or if the 

Agency determines that there are 

substantive comments that warrant 

further review of this request, an order 

will be issued canceling the affected 

registrations. 

TABLE 1.—DIAZINON; PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION

Registration 

No. 

Product 

name Company 

2935-408 Diazinon 

14G 

Wilbur-Ellis 

Table 2 of this unit includes the name 

and address of record for the registrant 

of the product listed in Table 1 of this 

unit. 

TABLE 2—REGISTRANT REQUESTING

VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION

EPA Company 

No. 

Company name and 

address 

2935 Wilbur-Ellis, P.O. Box 

1286, Fresno, CA 

93715 

IV. 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. 

V. Procedures for Withdrawal of 

Request and Considerations for 

Reregistration of Diazinon 

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 June 15, 2007. 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 products have 

been subject to a previous cancellation 

action, the effective date of cancellation 

and all other provisions of any earlier 

cancellation action are controlling. 

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. 

In any order issued in response to this 

request for cancellation of product 

registrations, EPA proposes to include 

the following provisions for the 

treatment of any existing stocks of the 

products identified or referenced in 

Table 1: The registrant will be allowed 

to sell and distribute the subject 

products through December 2008. In 

addition, existing stocks of diazinon 

products may be sold or used until they 

are depleted. 

If the request for voluntary 

cancellation is granted as discussed 

above, the Agency intends to issue a 

cancellation order that will allow 

persons other than the registrant to 

continue to sell and/or use existing 

stocks of cancelled products until such 

stocks are exhausted, provided that such 

use is consistent with the terms of the 

previously approved labeling on, or that 

accompanied, the cancelled product. 

The order will specifically prohibit any 

use of existing stocks that is not 

consistent with such previously 

approved labeling. If, as the Agency 

currently intends, the final cancellation 

order contains the existing stocks 

provision just described, the order will 

be sent only to the affected registrants 

of the cancelled products. If the Agency 

determines that the final cancellation 

order should contain existing stocks 

provisions different than the ones just 

described, the Agency will publish the 

cancellation order in the Federal 

Register. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: May 3, 2007. 

Peter Caulkins, 

Acting Director, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0118; FRL–8128–7] 

Issuance of an Experimental Use 

Permit 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted an 

experimental use permit (EUP) to the 

following pesticide applicant. An EUP 

permits use of a pesticide for 

experimental or research purposes only 

in accordance with the limitations in 

the permit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8097; e-mail address: 

bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 those persons 

who conduct or sponsor research on 

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 action, 

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–2007–0118. 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 Building), 2777 S. 

Crystal Drive 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 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. 


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