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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 section 6(f)(1) further provides

that, before acting on the request, EPA

must publish a notice of receipt of any

such request in the Federal Register,

make reasonable efforts to inform

persons who rely on the pesticide for

minor agricultural uses, and provide a

30–day period in which the public may

comment. 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. 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.

Dupont stated in their April 18, 2001

letter, that it would not sell or distribute

any of the canceled products following

the date of cancellation and requested

that EPA permit sale of existing stocks

of products in the channels of trade

until December 31, 2002, as permitted

under FIFRA section 6(a)(1). In their

May 1, 2001 letter, Dupont proposed

that they be permitted to sell and

distribute stocks of canceled products

until June 30, 2001. Dupont did not

request a change in date of December

31, 2002, for existing stocks of products

in the channels of trade. EPA anticipates

granting these requests.

VI. Future Tolerance Revocations.

EPA anticipates drafting a future

Federal Register notice proposing

revocation of tolerances on commodities

on which there has been no registered

uses of benomyl. With this notice, EPA

seeks comment as to whether any

individuals or groups want to support

continuation of these tolerances.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

Jack E. Housenger,

Acting Director, Special Review and

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–12905 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–100170; FRL–6782–4]

Eastern Research Group, Inc.; Transfer

of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

pesticide-related information submitted

to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP) pursuant to the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug,

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including

information that may have been claimed

as Confidential Business Information

(CBI) by the summiteer, will be

transferred to Eastern Research Group,

Inc. in accordance with 40 CFR

2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Eastern

Research Group, Inc. has been awarded

a contract to perform work for OPP, and

access to this information will enable

Eastern Research Group, Inc. to fulfill

the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Eastern Research Group, Inc. will

be given access to this information on or

before May 29, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Erik R. Johnson, FIFRA Security

Officer, Information Resources and

Services Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 305–7248; email address: johnson.erik@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action applies to the public in

general. As such, 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 Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

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

listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

II. Contractor Requirements

Under contract number GS–10F–

0036F, the contractor will perform the

following:

The contractor shall revise the draft

Pesticide Fate Database that was

prepared under a previous contract.

Revisions may include changes in the

database relational structure and format

for the Fish Accumulation and the Field

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Dissipation studies. The Agency shall

review the draft database and indicate

changes and corrections that must be

made. The contractor shall incorporate

the changes into the final version.

This contract involves no

subcontractors.

OPP has determined that the contract

described in this document involves

work that is being conducted in

connection with FIFRA, in that

pesticide chemicals will be the subject

of certain evaluations to be made under

this contract. These evaluations may be

used in subsequent regulatory decisions

under FIFRA.

Some of this information may be

entitled to confidential treatment. The

information has been submitted to EPA

under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of FIFRA

and under sections 408 and 409 of

FFDCA.

In accordance with the requirements

of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contract with

Eastern Research Group, Inc., prohibits

use of the information for any purpose

not specified in the contract; prohibits

disclosure of the information to a third

party without prior written approval

from the Agency; and requires that each

official and employee of the contractor

sign an agreement to protect the

information from unauthorized release

and to handle it in accordance with the

FIFRA Information Security Manual. In

addition, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

is required to submit for EPA approval

a security plan under which any CBI

will be secured and protected against

unauthorized release or compromise. No

information will be provided to Eastern

Research Group, Inc. until the

requirements in this document have

been fully satisfied. Records of

information provided to Eastern

Research Group, Inc. will be maintained

by EPA Project Officers for the contract.

All information supplied to Eastern

Research Group, Inc. by EPA for use in

connection with the contract will be

returned to EPA when Eastern Research

Group, Inc. has completed its work.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Business

and industry, Government contracts,

Government property, Security

measures.

Dated: May 7, 2001.

Joanne Martin,

Acting Director, Information Resources and

Services Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–12968 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34226A; FRL–6775–9]

Availability of Reregistration Eligibility

Decision Document for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

availability and starts a 60–day public

comment period on the Reregistration

Eligibility Decision document (RED) for

the pesticide active ingredient triallate.

The RED represents EPA’s formal

regulatory assessment of the health and

environmental data base of the subject

chemical and presents the Agency’s

determination regarding which

pesticidal uses are eligible for

reregistration.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket

control number OPP–34226A, must be

received on or before May 20, 2001 in

the Federal Register.

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

OPP–34226A in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Carol Stangel, Special Review and

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 308–8007; and

e-mail address: stangel.carol@epa.gov.

For technical questions on this RED,

contact: Michael Goodis, Special

Review and Reregistration Division

(7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (703)

308–8007; and e-mail address:

goodis.michael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. This action may, however, be

of interest to persons who are or may be

required to conduct testing of chemical

substances under the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA) or the Federal Food, Drug,

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA);

environmental, human health, and

agricultural advocates; pesticide users;

and members of the public interested in

the use of pesticides. Since other

entities may also 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 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 listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

To access RED documents and RED

fact sheets electronically, go directly to

the reregistration pesticide information

table on the EPA Office of Pesticide

Programs Home Page, at http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/

status.htm. For related information, see

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–34226A. The official record

consists of the document specifically

referenced in this action, and other

information related to this action,

including any information claimed as

Confidential Business Information (CBI).

This 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

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),

Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Hwy., 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.