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Will There Be Reporting Requirements?

Recipients must submit annual

performance reports on the progress of

the program development, as required

in sections 31.40 and 31.41.

VII. Grant Coordinators

Grant Coordinators:

Headquarters—Washington DC

Charles Kovatch USEPA, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave. NW—4305,

Washington DC 20460; T:202–260–

3754; F: 202–260–9830;

kovatch.charles@epa.gov

Region I—Connecticut, Maine,

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode

Island

Matt Liebman USEPA Region 1, One

Congress St. Ste. 1100—CWQ, Boston,

MA 02114–2023; T:617–918–1626; F:

617–918–1505; liebman.matt@epa.gov

Region II—New Jersey, New York,

Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Richard Coleates USEPA Region 2, 2890

Woodbridge Ave. MS220, Edison, NJ

08837–3679; T: 732–321–6662; F:

732–321–6616;

coleates.richard@epa.gov

Region III—Delaware, Maryland,

Pennsylvania, Virginia

Nancy Grundahl USEPA Region 3, 1650

Arch Street 3ES10, Philadelphia, PA

19103–2029; T: 215–814–2729; F:215–

814–2782; grundahl.nancy@epa.gov

Region IV—Alabama, Florida, Georgia,

Mississippi, North Carolina, South

Carolina

Joel Hansel USEPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth

St. 15th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303–

3415; T: 404–562–9274; F: 404–562–

9224; hansel.joel@epa.gov

Region V—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Holly Wirick USEPA Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Blvd. WT–16J, Chicago, IL

60604–3507; T: 312–353–6704; F:

312–886–0168;

wirick.holiday@epa.gov

Region VI—Louisiana, Texas

Mike Schaub USEPA Region 6, 1445

Ross Ave. 6WQ-EW, Dallas, TX

75202–2733; T: 214–665–7314; F:

214–665–6689; schaub.mike@epa.gov

Region IX—American Soma,

Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands, California, Guam,

Hawaii

Terry Fleming USEPA Region 9, 75

Hawthorne St. WTR–2, San Francisco,

CA 94105; T: 415–744–1939; F: 415–

744–1078; fleming.terrence@epa.gov

Region X—Alaska, Oregon, Washington

Pat Cirone USEPA Region 10, 120 Sixth

Ave. OW–134, Seattle, WA 98101; T:

206–553–1597; F: 206–553–0165;

cirone.patricia@epa.gov

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Diane C. Regas,

Acting Assistant Administrator of Water.

[FR Doc. 01–13509 Filed 5–29–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34225E; FRL–6785–2]

Diazinon; Receipt of Requests for

Amendments and Cancellations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The companies that

manufacture diazinon [O,O-diethyl O-

(2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl)

phosphorothioate] for formulation of

pesticide products containing diazinon

have asked EPA to cancel their

manufacturing-use product

registrations. In addition, these

companies have asked EPA to cancel or

amend their registrations for end-use

products containing diazinon to delete

all indoor and certain agricultural uses.

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

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA), EPA is announcing the

Agency’s receipt of these requests.

These requests for voluntary

cancellation were submitted to EPA in

February and March 2001. EPA intends

to grant the requested cancellations and

amendments to delete uses. EPA also

plans to issue a cancellation order for

the deleted uses and the canceled

registrations at the close of the comment

period for this announcement. Upon the

issuance of the cancellation order, any

distribution, sale, or use of diazinon

products listed in this notice will only

be permitted if such distribution, sale,

or use is consistent with the terms of

that order.

DATES: Comments on the requested

amendments to delete uses and the

requested registration cancellations

must be submitted to the address

provided below and identified by

docket control number OPP–34225E.

Comments must be received on or

before June 29, 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. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–34225E in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben

Chambliss, Special Review and

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 308–8174; fax

number: (703) 308–7042; e-mail address:

chambliss.ben@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

announcement consists of three parts.

The first part contains general

information. The second part addresses

the registrants’ requests for registration

cancellations and amendments to delete

uses. The third part proposes existing

stocks provisions that will be set forth

in the cancellation order that the

Agency intends to issue at the close of

the comment period for this

announcement.

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. You may be potentially

affected by this action if you

manufacture, sell, distribute, or use

diazinon products. The Congressional

Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as

added by the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, does

not apply because this action is not a

rule, for purposes of 5 U.S.C. 804(3).

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

information about the risk assessment

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for diazinon, go to the Home Page for

the Office of Pesticide Programs or go

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

op/diazinon.htm.

2. In person. The Agency has

established an official record for this

action under docket control number

OPP–34225E. The official record

consists of the documents specifically

referenced in this action, any public

comments received during an applicable

comment period, 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.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit

Comments?

You may submit comments through

the mail, in person, or electronically. To

ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is

imperative that you identify docket

control number OPP–34225E in the

subject line on the first page of your

response.

1. By mail. Submit your comments to:

Public Information and Records

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs

(OPP), Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

2. In person or by courier. Deliver

your comments to: Public Information

and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB),

Information Resources and Services

Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide

Programs (OPP), Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305–

5805.

3. Electronically. You may submit

your comments electronically by e-mail

to: opp-docket@epa.gov, or you can

submit a computer disk as described

above. Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. Avoid the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Electronic

submission will be accepted in

WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file

format. All comments in electronic form

must be identified by docket control

number OPP–34225E. Electronic

comments may also be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI that I Want

to Submit to the Agency?

Do not submit any information

electronically that you consider to be

CBI. You may claim information that

you submit to EPA in response to this

document as CBI by marking any part or

all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

In addition to one complete version of

the comment that includes any

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

version of the official record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public version

of the official record without prior

notice. If you have any questions about

CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,

please consult the person listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare

My Comments for EPA?

You may find the following

suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as

possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you

used.

3. Provide copies of any technical

information and/or data you used that

support your views.

4. If you estimate potential burden or

costs, explain how you arrived at the

estimate that you provide.

5. Provide specific examples to

illustrate your concerns.

6. Offer alternative ways to improve

the notice or collection activity.

7. Make sure to submit your

comments by the deadline in this

notice.

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,

be sure to identify the docket control

number assigned to this action in the

subject line on the first page of your

response. You may also provide the

name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

II. Receipt of Requests to Cancel and

Amend Registrations to Delete Uses

A. Background

In separate letters dated February 20,

2001, for Aventis Environmental

Science, March 6, 2001, for Drexel

Chemical Company and April 26, 2001,

for Gowan Company, manufacturers of

manufacturing-use-products (MUPs)

and registrants of pesticide products

containing diazinon, requested

cancellation of all indoor and certain

agricultural uses from their diazinon

products to reduce the potential

exposure to children associated with

diazinon containing products. The

letters, with the exception of the letter

from Aventis, also requested that EPA

cancel their registrations for

manufacturing-use pesticide products

containing diazinon, conditioned upon

issuance of replacement registrations

which do not allow their use in

formulation of end-use products for the

deleted uses. The letter from Aventis

Environmental Science requested

cancellation of products without

issuance of replacement registrations.

EPA has acted on the requests and has

issued new registrations in March and

May 2001. In addition, these companies

have asked EPA to cancel or amend

their registrations for end-use products

containing diazinon consistent with the

use cancellation request. In a letter

dated February 8, 2001, Prentiss

Incorporated, the other maker of

diazinon MUPs, stated that all of their

diazinon MUPs have been voluntarily

canceled through non-payment of

maintenance fees and are not included

in this notice. Syngenta Crop Protection,

Inc., in letters dated January 15, 2001

and February 16, 2001, also requested

voluntary cancellation of two end-use

products (diazinon 4E insecticide and

evict indoor/outdoor WBC) which

Syngenta previously submitted to be

amended. Pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is

announcing the Agency’s receipt of

these requests from the registrants. With

respect to the registration amendments,

the companies have asked EPA to

amend end-use product registrations to

delete all indoor uses and certain

agricultural uses which are in the list

below:

Indoor uses. Pet collars, or inside any

structure or vehicle, vessel, or aircraft or

any enclosed area, and/or on any

contents therein (except mushroom

houses), including food/feed handling

establishments, greenhouses, schools,

residences, museums, sports facilities,

stores, warehouses, and hospitals.

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Agricultural uses. Alfalfa, bananas,

Bermuda grass, dried beans, dried peas,

celery, red chicory (radicchio), citrus,

clover, coffee, cotton, cowpeas,

cucumbers, dandelions, forestry,

(ground squirrel/rodent burrow dust

stations for public health use), kiwi,

lespedeza, parsley, parsnips, pastures,

peppers, potatoes (Irish and sweet),

sheep, sorghum, squash (winter and

summer), rangeland, Swiss chard,

tobacco, and turnips (roots and tops).

B. Requests for Voluntary Cancellation

of Manufacturing-Use Products

Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(A),

Gowan Company and Drexel Chemical

Co. have submitted requests for

voluntary cancellation of registrations

for their MUPs conditioned upon

issuance of replacement registrations

which do not allow their use in

formulation of end-use products for the

deleted uses. Aventis Environmental

Science has only requested cancellation

of MUPs and not issuance of

replacement registrations. The

registrations for which cancellations

were requested are identified in the

following Table 1.

TABLE 1.—MANUFACTURING-USE PRODUCT REGISTRATION CANCELLATION REQUESTS

Company Reg. No Product

Gowan Company 10163–212 Gowan diazinon technical

Aventis Environmental 432–1094 Pyrenone diazinon aqueous basescience

432–1130 Pyrenone diazinon S.E.C.

Drexel Chemical Co. 19713–104 Diazinon technical

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

registrants may request, at any time, that

EPA cancel any of their pesticide

registrations. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA

requires that EPA provide a 30–day

period in which the public may

comment before the Agency may act on

the request for voluntary cancellation.

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

requires that EPA provide a 180–day

comment period on a request for

voluntary termination of any minor

agricultural use before granting the

request, unless: (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. In this case, all of the

registrants have requested that EPA

waive the 180–day comment period. In

light of this request, EPA is granting the

request to waive the 180–day comment

period and is providing a 30–day public

comment period before taking action on

the requested cancellations. Because of

risk concerns posed by certain uses of

diazinon, EPA intends to grant the

requested cancellations at the close of

the comment period for this

announcement.

C. Requests for Voluntary Cancellation

of End-Use Products

In addition to requesting voluntary

cancellation of MUPs, Syngenta and

Aventis Environmental Science USA LP

have submitted requests for voluntary

cancellation of some of its registrations

for end-use pesticide products

containing diazinon. The end-use

registrations for which cancellation was

requested are identified in the following

Table 2.

TABLE 2.—END-USE PRODUCT REGISTRATION CANCELLATION REQUESTS

Company Reg. No Product

Syngenta crop protection, Inc. 100–463 D•Z•N Diazinon 4E insecticide

100–785 Evict indoor/outdoor WBC

Aventis Environmental ScienceUSA LP 432–907 Ford’s diazinon 4E insecticide

432–979 Pyrenone diazinon residual concentrate insecticide

432–987 Pyrenone diazinon residual sprayinsecticide

432–1062 Roach and ant spray aqueous

432–1108 Pyrenone diazinon W.B.

432–1114 Pyrenone diazinon water based pressurizedspray

432–1119≤ Pyrenone diazinon water based pressurizedspray II

Syngenta and Aventis have requested

that EPA waive the 180–day public

comment period under section

6(f)(1)(C)(ii) of FIFRA. In light of this

request, EPA is granting the request to

waive the 180–day comment period and

is providing a 30–day public comment

period before taking action on the

requested cancellations. Because of risk

concerns posed by certain uses of

diazinon, EPA intends to grant the

requested cancellations at the close of

the comment period for this

announcement.

Requests for Voluntary Amendments to

Delete Uses From the Registrations of

End-Use Products

Pursuant to section 6(f)(1)(A) of

FIFRA, Drexel Chemical Company has

also submitted a request to amend their

other end-use registrations of pesticide

products containing diazinon to delete

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the aforementioned uses from any

product bearing such use. The

registrations for which amendments to

delete uses were requested are

identified in the following Table 3.

TABLE 3.—END-USE PRODUCT REGISTRATION AMENDMENT REQUESTS

Company Reg. No Product

Drexel ChemicalCompany 19713–91 Diazinon insecticide

19713–92 D–264 4E Diazinon insecticide

19713–95 D–264 14G

19713–145 D–264 Captan seed protectant

19713–263 Diazinon 5G

19713–264 Diazinon 2G

19713–317 Bug spray (SP)

19713–492 Diazinon 50 WP

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

registrants may request, at any time, that

their pesticide registrations be amended

to delete one or more pesticide uses.

Drexel Chemical Co., has requested that

EPA waive the 180–day comment

period. In light of this request, EPA is

granting the request to waive the 180–

day comment period and is providing a

30–day public comment period before

taking action on the requested

amendments to delete uses. Because of

risk concerns posed by certain uses of

diazinon, EPA intends to grant the

requested amendments to delete uses at

the close of the comment period for this

announcement.

III. Proposed Existing Stocks Provisions

The registrants have requested

voluntary cancellation of the diazinon

registrations identified in Tables 1 and

2 and submitted amendments to

terminate certain uses of the diazinon

registrations identified in Table 3.

Pursuant to section 6(f) of FIFRA, EPA

intends to grant the requests for

voluntary cancellation and amendment.

For purposes of the cancellation order

that the Agency intends to issue at the

close of the comment period for this

announcement, the term ‘‘existing

stocks’’ will be defined, pursuant to

EPA’s existing stocks policy at 56 FR

29362, June 26, 1991, as those stocks of

a registered pesticide product which are

currently in the United States, which

have been packaged, labeled, and

released for shipment prior to the

effective date of the cancellation or

amendment. Any distribution, sale, or

use of existing stocks after the effective

date of the cancellation order that the

Agency intends to issue that is not

consistent with the terms of that order

will be considered a violation of section

12(a)(2)(K) and/or 12(a)(1)(A) of FIFRA.

A. Manufacturing-Use Products

1. Distribution or sale. The

distribution or sale of existing stocks of

any MUP identified in Table 1 will not

be lawful under FIFRA as of the date of

issuance of the cancellation order

except for purposes of relabeling,

shipping such stocks for export

consistent with the requirements of

section 17 of FIFRA, or proper disposal.

2. Use for producing other products.

The use of existing stocks of any MUP

identified in Table 1 for formulation

into any other product labeled for

indoor use will not be lawful under

FIFRA effective issuance date of the

cancellation order. The use of existing

stocks of any MUP identified in Table

1 for formulation into any other product

labeled for the agricultural uses listed

above will not be lawful under FIFRA

as of June 30, 2001.

B. End-Use Products

1. Distribution or sale of products

bearing instructions for use on

agricultural crops. The distribution or

sale or of existing stocks by any person

of any product listed in Table 2 or 3 that

bears instructions for use on the above

listed agricultural crops will not be

lawful under FIFRA 1–year after the

effective date of the use deletion or

cancellation. Any use of such product

until that date must be in accordance

with the existing labeling of that

product.

2. Distribution or sale of products

bearing instructions for use on indoor

sites. The distribution or sale of existing

stocks by the registrant of any product

listed in Table 2 or 3 that bears

instructions for use at or on any indoor

sites (except mushroom houses), shall

not be lawful under FIFRA effective

issuance date of the cancellation order.

3. Retail and other distribution or

sale. The retail sale of existing stocks of

products listed in Table 2 or 3 bearing

instructions for any indoor uses except

mushroom houses will not be lawful

under FIFRA after December 31, 2002.

4. Use of existing stocks. EPA intends

to permit the use of existing stocks of

products listed in Table 2 or 3 until

such stocks areexhausted, provided

such use is in accordance with the

existing labeling of that product.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: May 18, 2001.

Lois A. Rossi,

Director, Special Review and Reregistration

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–1024; FRL–6782–9]

Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to

Establish a Tolerance for a Certain

Pesticide Chemical in or on Food

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of a pesticide petition

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of a certain

pesticide chemical in or on various food

commodities.