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health purposes by public health

agencies; individual fire ant mound

treatment for public health purposes by

licensed applicators; and fence posts,

utility poles, railroad ties, landscape

timbers, logs, pallets, wooden

containers, poles, posts, processed wood

products, manhole covers, and

underground utility cable and conduits.

3. Retail and other distribution or

sale,. The retail sale of existing stocks of

products listed in Table 2 or 3 bearing

instructions for the prohibited uses set

forth in Unit IV.B.2.(ii)(a)-(f) of this

document will not be lawful under

FIFRA after December 31, 2001. Except

as otherwise provided in this order, any

other distribution or sale (for example,

return to the manufacturer for

relabeling) is permitted until stocks are

exhausted.

4. Final distribution, sale and use

date for preconstruction termite control.

The distribution, sale or use of any

product listed in Table 2 or 3 bearing

instructions for pre-construction

termiticide use will not be lawful under

FIFRA after December 31, 2005, unless,

prior to that date, EPA has issued a

written determination that such use may

continue consistent with the

requirements of FIFRA.

5. Use of existing stocks. Except for

products bearing those uses identified

above in Units IV.B.1. and IV.B.4. of this

document, EPA intends to permit the

use of existing stocks of products listed

in Table 2 or 3 until such stocks are

exhausted, provided such use is in

accordance with the existing labeling of

that product.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Memorandum of Agreement, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: November 27, 2000.

Jack E. Housenger,

Acting Director, Special Review and

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–30917 Filed 12–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–64053; FRL–6755–6]

Notice of Receipt of Requests for

Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain

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 request for amendment by

registrants to delete uses in certain

pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn,

the Agency will approve these use

deletions and the deletions will become

effective on January 5, 2001 unless

indicated otherwise.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: James A. Hollins, Office of

Pesticide Programs (7502C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location

for commercial courier delivery,

telephone number and e-mail address:

Rm. 266A, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202, (703) 305–5761; e-mail:

hollins.james@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 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 under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov. To access this document,

on the Home Page select ‘‘Laws and

Regulations’’ ‘‘Regulations and

Proposed Rules,’’ and then look up the

entry for this document under the

‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listing at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

2. In person. Contact James A. Hollins

at 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal

Mall 2, Rm. 224, Arlington, VA,

telephone number (703) 305–5761.

Available from 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

This Notice announces receipt by the

Agency of applications from registrants

to delete uses in eight pesticide

registrations. These registrations are

listed in the following Table 1 by

registration number, product name,

active ingredient and specific uses

deleted.

TABLE 1. — REGISTRATIONS WITH REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE

REGISTRATIONS

Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name Delete From Label

000264–00637 Thiodan Technical Endosulfan Sugarcane

000279–02306 Thiodan Technical Insecticide Endosulfan Sugarcane

001812–00404 Chlorfos 15G Chlorpyrifos Popcorn

002724–00450 Zoecon 9001 EW Propetamphos All broadcast and spot treatment, including all residential uses

010163–00158 Gowan Chlorpyrifos 4E Chlorpyrifos Popcorn

011678–00005 Thionex (Endosulfan) Technical Endosulfan Sugarcane

019713–00319 Velsicol Technical Endosulfan Insecticide Endosulfan Sugarcane

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TABLE 1. — REGISTRATIONS WITH REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE

REGISTRATIONS—Continued

Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name Delete From Label

066222–00002 Thionex Endosulfan 50WP Insecticide Endosulfan Alfalfa grown for forage, artichokes, peas (seed crop

only), sugar beets, sunflowers, leather leaf fern,

ornamentals (greenhouse) ornamentals (outdoors —

except trees and shrubs)

NOTE: The comment period has been waived for EPA Registration 001812–00404, 002724–00450 and 010163–00158

Users of these products who desire

continued use on crops or sites being

deleted should contact the applicable

registrant before January 5, 2001 unless

indicated otherwise, to discuss

withdrawal of the application for

amendment. This 30–day period will

also permit interested members of the

public to intercede with registrants prior

to the Agency’s approval of the deletion.

The following Table 2 includes the

names and addresses of record for all

registrants of the products in Table 1, in

sequence by EPA company number.

TABLE 2. — REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION

EPA Company

No. Company Name and Address

000264 Aventis Cropscience USA LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

000279 FMC Corp. Agricultural Products Group, 1735 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

001812 Griffin L.L.C., Box 1847, Valdosta Ga 316, GA 31603.

002724 Wellmark International, 1100 E. Woodfield Rd., Suite 500, Schaumburg, IL 60173.

010163 Gowan Co., Box 5569, Yuma Az 853, AZ 85366.

011678 Makhteshim Chemical Works, Ltd, c/o Makhteshim-Agan of N. America Inc., 551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10176.

019713 Drexel Chemical Co, 1700 Channel Ave., Box 13327, Memphis, TN 38113.

066222 Makhteshim-Agan of North America Inc., 551 Fifth Ave, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10176.

III. What is the Agency 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 amended to

delete one or more uses. The Act 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. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Withdrawal Requests?

1. By mail: Registrants who choose to

withdraw a request for use deletion

must submit such withdrawal in writing

to James A. Hollins, at the address given

above, postmarked January 5, 2001.

2. In Person or by courier: Deliver

your withdrawal request to: Document

Processing Desk (DPD), Information

Services Branch, Office of Pesticide

Programs (OPP), Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 266A, Crystal

Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA. The DPD is open from

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

DPD telephone number is (703) 305–

5263.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your withdrawal request electronically

by e-mail to: hollins.james@epa.gov. Do

not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. Avoid the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Electronic

submissions will be accepted in

WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file

format.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing

Stocks

The Agency has authorized the

registrants to sell or distribute product

under the previously approved labeling

for a period of 18–months after approval

of the revision, unless other restrictions

have been imposed, as in special review

actions.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registrations.

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Associate Director, Information Resources

and Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–31060 Filed 12–5–00; 8:45 a.m.]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–978; FRL–6748–9]

Notice of Filing Pesticide Petitions to

Establish Tolerances for Certain

Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of pesticide petitions

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of certain

pesticide chemicals in or on various

food commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number PF–978, must be

received on or before January 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I.C. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

PF–978 in the subject line on the first

page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Carol E. Frazer, Biopesticides and

Pollution Prevention Division (7511C),