Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 1995 / Notices 19585

Dated: March 30, 1995.

Daniel M. Barolo,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–9533 Filed 4–18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–66210; FRL 4944–5]

Notice of Receipt of Requests to

Voluntarily Cancel 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 requests by

registrants to voluntarily cancel certain

pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by

July 18, 1995, orders will be issued

cancelling all of these registrations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: James A. Hollins, Office of

Pesticide Programs (7502C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460.

Office location for commercial courier

delivery and telephone number: Room

216, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202,

(703) 305–5761;

hollins.james@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

Section 6(f)(1) of the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA), as amended, provides that

a pesticide registrant may, at any time,

request that any of its pesticide

registrations be cancelled. The Act

further provides that EPA must publish

a notice of receipt of any such request

in the Federal Register before acting on

the request.

II. Intent to Cancel

This notice announces receipt by the

Agency of requests to cancel some 22

pesticide products registered under

section 3 or 24(c) of FIFRA. These

registrations are listed in sequence by

registration number (or company

number and 24(c) number) in the

following Table 1:

TABLE 1. — REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION

Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name

000264–00471 Mocap 5G Nematicide - Insecticide O-Ethyl S,S-dipropyl phosphorodithioate

000264–00497 Mocap 10% Granular Restricted Use

Nematicide - Insecticide O-Ethyl S,S-dipropyl phosphorodithioate

000275–00057 Pro-Shear N-(Phenylmethyl)-1H-purin-6-amine

000279 SD–91–0001 Furadan 4F 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl methylcarbamate

000279 SD–92–0008 Furadan 4F 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl methylcarbamate

000748–00249 Rez Stain & Wood Preservative Solid Color Oil N-((Trichloromethyl)thio)phthalimide

Bis(tributyltin) oxide

000748–00250 Rez Stain & Wood Preservative Semi-Transparent-Oil N-((Trichloromethyl)thio)phthalimide

Bis(tributyltin) oxide

000769–00849 Pratt Fruit Tree Spray Methoxychlor ( 2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane)

O,O-Dimethyl phosphorodithioate of diethyl mercaptosuccinate

Sulfur

cis-N-Trichloromethylthio-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide

000802–00241 Lilly/Miller Envy 2, 4-D 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

Triethylamine 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate

000802 CA–93–0012 Lilly/Mller Envy 2, 4-D 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

Triethylamine 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate

003125 WA–80–

0069 Meta-Systox-R Spray Concentrate S-(2-(Ethylsulfinyl)ethyl) O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate

005870–20003 C-13 Sodium hypochlorite

005870–20004 Chemcide Sodium hypochlorite

007313–00005 Olympic Semi-Transparent Weather Screen N-((Trichloromethyl)thio)phthalimide

Bis(tributyltin) oxide

007313–00007 Olympic Wood Preservative (green) Copper naphthenate

007313–00008 Olympic Solid Color Weather Screen N-((Trichloromethyl)thio)phthalimide

Bis(tributyltin) oxide

008590–00362 Garden Insecticide Dust with Diazinon O,O-Diethyl O-(2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl) phosphorothioate

010693–00002 Flo Kem Emulsion Bowl Cleaner Deodzs. Disinfects Bleach Hydrogen chloride

Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(50%C14, 40%C12, 10%C16)

010693–00009 Flo Kem Royal Flush Bowl Cleaner Hydrogen chloride

Nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol - iodine complex
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TABLE 1. — REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION—Continued

Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name

Phosphoric acid

025293–00001 Ex-O-Dine Nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol - iodine complex

Phosphoric acid

048211–00076 Kitten & Bear Retard 1,2-Dihydro-3,6-pyridazinedione, potassium salt

060256 CA–90–0028 Florel Plant Growth Regulator (2-Chloroethyl)phosphonic acid

Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 90 days of publication of this notice, orders will be issued

cancelling all of these registrations. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring the retention of a registration

should contact the applicable registrant directly during this 90–day period. 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 Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

000275 Abbott Laboratories, Chemical & Agricultural Products Div., 1401 Sheridan Rd., D-28R, Bldg A1, North Chicago, IL 60064.

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

000748 PPG Industries, Inc., Product Safety, One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272.

000769 Sureco Inc., 10008 N Dale Mabry, Ste., 121, Tampa, FL 33618.

000802 Chas. H. Lilly Co., Box 83179, Portland, OR 97283.

003125 Miles Inc., Agriculture Division, 8400 Hawthorn Rd., Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120.

005870 Texo Corp., 2801 Highland Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45212.

007313 PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., Coatings & Resins Group, 151 Colfax Street, Box 127, Springdale, PA 15144.

008590 Universal Cooperatives Inc., Agent For: Agway Inc., Box 460, Minneapolis, MN 55440.

010693 Flo-Kem Inc., 19402 Susana Rd., Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221.

025293 Eckert R P Co., 1140 Ferris Rd., Amelia, OH 45102.

048211 Intercon Chemical, 1100 Central Industrial Dr., St. Louis, MO 63110.

060256 California Seed Association, 1521 ‘‘I’’ St., Sacramento, CA 95814.

III. Loss of Active Ingredients

Unless the request for cancellation is

withdrawn, one pesticide active

ingredients will no longer appear in any

registered products. Those who are

concerned about the potential loss of

this active ingredient for pesticidal use

are encouraged to work directly with the

registrant to explore the possibility of

their withdrawing the request for

cancellation. This active ingredient is

listed in the following Table 3, with the

EPA Company Number.

TABLE 3. — ACTIVE INGREDIENTS WHICH WOULD DISAPPEAR AS A RESULT OF REGISTRANTS’ REQUESTS TO CANCEL

Cas No. Chemical Name EPA Company No.

2646–78–8 Trithylamine 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate 000802

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of

Request

Registrants who choose to withdraw a

request for cancellation must submit

such withdrawal in writing to James A.

Hollins, at the address given above,

postmarked before July 18, 1995. This

written withdrawal of the request for

cancellation will apply only to the

applicable 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 Federal Register No. 123,

Vol. 56, dated June 26, 1991. 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 callin. In all cases, product-specific

disposition dates will be given in the

cancellation orders.
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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(s). Exceptions 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 Special

Review actions, or where the Agency

has identified significant potential risk

concerns associated with a particular

chemical.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registrations.

Dated: March 28, 1995.

Daniel M. Barolo,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–9663 Filed 4–18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–300381; FRL–4944–1]

Propargite; Request for Comment on

Petition to Revoke Certain Feed

Additive Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; receipt and availability

of petition.

SUMMARY: This document announces the

receipt of and solicits comments on a

petition proposing the revocation of the

section 409 feed additive regulation

established under the Federal Food,

Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA, 21

U.S.C. 348a), for propargite on dried

apple pomace. This notice sets forth the

basis for the petitioner’s proposal and

provides opportunity for comment by

the public.

DATES: Written comments, identified by

the document control number [OPP300381], must be received on or before

May 19, 1995.

ADDRESSES: By mail, requests for copies

of the petition and comments should be

forwarded to Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Copies of the

petition will be available for public

inspection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except legal

holidays in: Information Services

Branch, Program Management and

Support Division (7502C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, Crystal

Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA, 703-305-5805.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI). Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public record.

Information not marked confidential

may be disclosed publicly by EPA

without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection at the address and hours

given above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Niloufar Nazmi, Special Review

and Reregistration Division (7508W),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location and telephone number:

Rm. WF32C5, Crystal Station #1, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA,

Telephone: 703-308-8028; e-mail:

Nazmi.Niloufar@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction

A. Statutory Framework

The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic

Act (FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 136 et seq.)

authorizes the establishment of

tolerances and exemptions from

tolerances for the residues of pesticides

in or on raw agricultural commodities

(RAC’s), and section 409 of the act

authorizes promulgation of food

additive regulations for pesticide

residues in processed foods.

Under section 408, EPA establishes

tolerances, or exemptions from

tolerances when appropriate, for

pesticide residues in raw agricultural

commodities. Food additive regulations

setting maximum permissible levels of

pesticide residues in processed foods

are established under section 409.

Section 409 food additive regulations

are required, however, only for certain

pesticide residues in processed food.

Under section 402(a)(2) of the FFDCA,

no section 409 food additive regulation

is required if any pesticide residue in a

processed food resulting from use on a

RAC has been removed to the extent

possible by good manufacturing

practices and is below the tolerance for

that pesticide in or on that RAC. This

exemption in section 402(a)(2) is

commonly referred to as the ‘‘flowthrough’’ provision because it allows the

section 408 raw food tolerance to flow

through to processed food. Thus, a

section 409 food additive regulation is

only necessary to prevent foods from

being deemed adulterated when despite

the use of good manufacturing practices

the concentration of the pesticide

residue in a processed food is greater

than the tolerance prescribed for the raw

agricultural commodity, or if the

processed food itself is treated or comes

in contact with a pesticide. Monitoring

and enforcement are carried out by the

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

and the U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA).

The establishment of a food additive

regulation under section 409 requires a

finding that use of the pesticide will be

‘‘safe’’ (21 U.S.C. 348(C)(3)). Section 409

also contains the Delaney clause, which

specifically provides that, with limited

exceptions, no additive may be

approved if it has been found to induce

cancer in man or animals (21 U.S.C.

348(C)(5)).

In setting both section 408 tolerances

and section 409 food additive

regulations, EPA reviews residue

chemistry and toxicology data. To be

acceptable, tolerances must be both high

enough to cover residues likely to be left

when the pesticide is used in

accordance with its labeling and low

enough to protect the public health.

With respect to section 408 tolerances,

EPA determines the highest levels of

residues that might be present in a raw

agricultural commodity based on

controlled field trials conducted under

the conditions allowed by the product’s

labeling that are expected to yield

maximum residues. Generally, EPA’s

policy concerning whether a section 409

food additive regulation is needed

depends on whether there is a

possibility that the processing of a raw

agricultural commodity containing

pesticide residues would result in

residues in the processed food at a level

greater than the raw food tolerance.

II. Petitions

Uniroyal Chemical Co. has submitted

a petition requesting the revocation of

the feed additive regulation (FAR)

established under section 409 of the

FFDCA for propargite on dried apple

pomace. This regulation is codified in

40 CFR 186.5000 and is established at

80 parts per million (ppm).