Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0191-0006
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Organic Arsenicals; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel or to Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations
Posted Date: 2009-07-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 129)]
[Notices]               
[Page 32596-32604]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0191; FRL-8422-6]

 
Organic Arsenicals; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily 
Cancel or to Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 the registrants to voluntarily cancel 
and/or amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain products 
containing the pesticide organic arsenicals. The organic arsenicals 
include the pesticides monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA), disodium 
methanearsonate (DSMA), calcium acid methanearsonate (CAMA), and 
cacodylic acid and its sodium salt. The requests would terminate the 
following uses of MSMA: Residential; forestry; non-bearing fruit and 
nuts; citrus, bearing and non-bearing; bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass 
grown for seed; drainage ditch banks; railroad, pipeline, and utility 
rights of way; fence rows; storage yards; and similar non-crop areas. 
In addition, the requests terminate all uses of MSMA in Florida except 
for use on cotton grown in Calhoun, Columbia, Escambia, Gadsden, 
Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, 
Walton, and Washington counties. The requests would not terminate the 
last MSMA products registered for use in the United States. These 
requests for voluntary cancellation and amendment of MSMA containing 
products are the result of an agreement in principle signed by the EPA 
and the technical registrants of the organic arsenicals on January 16 
and February 5, 2009. As part of the agreement, the registrants have 
requested voluntary cancellation of all products containing DSMA, CAMA, 
and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt. The requests would terminate 
the last DSMA, CAMA, and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt products 
registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant these 
requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement

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unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment 
period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless 
the registrants withdraw their requests within this period. Upon 
acceptance of these requests, 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 August 7, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0191, 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 Facility'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 Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0191. EPA's policy is that all 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 e-
mail. The 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 e-mail 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 at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 Facility telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Myers, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8589; fax 
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: myers.tom@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 and/or Amend 
Registrations to Delete Uses

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants 
to cancel or amend organic arsenical product registrations. The organic 
arsenicals are herbicides registered for application to cotton, bearing 
and non-bearing fruit and nut trees, commercial turf, golf courses, 
athletic fields, parks and residential lawns among other sites. In 
letters received by the Agency, the registrants have requested EPA to 
cancel affected product registrations and/or to amend to terminate uses 
of pesticide product registrations identified in this notice in Tables 
1 and 2. Specifically, the registrants have requested voluntary 
cancellation of all products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and 
its

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sodium salt. In addition, the registrants have requested that certain 
uses of MSMA be terminated in accordance with the agreement in 
principle. The requests would terminate the following uses of MSMA: 
Residential; forestry; non-bearing fruit and nuts; citrus, bearing and 
non-bearing; bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass grown for seed; drainage 
ditch banks; railroad, pipeline, and utility rights of way; fence rows; 
storage yards; and similar non-crop areas. In addition, the requests 
terminate all uses of MSMA in Florida except for use on cotton grown in 
Calhoun, Columbia, Escambia, Gadsden, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, 
Jefferson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Walton, and Washington 
counties. The requests would not terminate the last MSMA products 
registered for use in the United States. The requests would terminate 
the last DSMA, CAMA, and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt products 
registered for use in the United States.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests from 
registrants to cancel or amend to terminate uses of organic arsenicals 
product registrations. The affected products and the registrants making 
the requests are identified in Tables 1-3 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:
    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.
    The organic arsenical registrants have requested that EPA waive the 
180-day comment period. EPA will provide a 30-day comment period on the 
proposed requests.
    Unless a 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 or amending the affected registrations.

 Table 1.--Organic Arsenical Product Registrations with Pending Requests
                            for Cancellation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Registration Number           Product Name        Chemical Name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
239-2510                          Ortho Crabgrass     CAMA
                                   Killer Formula II
------------------------------------------------------------------------
239-2572                          Ortho Crabgrass     CAMA
                                   Killer Spray
------------------------------------------------------------------------
538-10                            Scotts Summer       DSMA
                                   Crabgrass Control
------------------------------------------------------------------------
538-169                           Scotts Spot Grass   Cacodylic acid
                                   and Weed Control
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
538-178                           Scotts Post         MSMA
                                   Emergent
                                   Crabgrass Control
------------------------------------------------------------------------
769-635                           SMCP MSMA 70W       MSMA
                                   Liquid MSMA Plus
                                   Surfactant
------------------------------------------------------------------------
769-636                           SMCP MSMA 70        MSMA
                                   Liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
769-637                           SMCP MSMA 6.66      MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
769-664                           X-CEL Veg Kil       Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
769-705                           SMCP MSMA HC 8      MSMA
                                   Liquid High
                                   Concentrate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
769-916                           Science Grass and   Cacodylic acid
                                   Weed Top-Killer
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
769-975                           Liquid Edger        Cacodylic acid
                                   Herbicide
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
869-175                           Green Light Liquid  Cacodylic acid
                                   Edger
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
869-243                           Green Light MSMA    MSMA
                                   Crabgrass Killer
                                   2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-229                          Selective           DSMA
                                   Crabgrass Killer
                                   Contains DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-434                          Crabgrass Killer    DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-512                          Nutgrass Killer     MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-513                          Crabgrass Killer    MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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2217-630                          Gordon's Crabgrass  MSMA
                                   and Nutgrass
                                   Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-808                          EH 795 Residential  MSMA
                                   Herbicide
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-815                          EH 1335 Herbicide   MSMA
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-830                          EH 1378 Herbicide   MSMA
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-67                           Alco Ho No Mo       Cacodylic acid
                                   Liquid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-227                          DSMA Liquid Plus    DSMA
                                   Surfactant
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-228                          MSMA 40 Plus        MSMA
                                   Surfactant
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-229                          MSMA 60 Plus        MSMA
                                   Surfactant
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-230                          MSMA 66             MSMA
                                   Concentrate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-231                          MSMA 80             MSMA
                                   Concentrate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5887-172                          Improved Crabgrass  MSMA
                                   Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905-67                           MSMA Arsonate       MSMA
                                   Liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905 GA-82-0011                   MSMA Arsonate       MSMA
                                   Liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7401-23                           Ferti-Lome          MSMA
                                   Crabgrass and
                                   Dallis Grass
                                   Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7401-246                          Hi-Yield Super      MSMA
                                   Decimate+Surfacta
                                   nt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7401-366                          Ferti-Lome          MSMA
                                   Improved Bermuda
                                   Grass Killer
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8660-48                           Crabgrass Killer    DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8660-63                           Clean-Up Herbicide  Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8660-120                          Vertagreen          MSM
                                   Crabgrass &Weed
                                   Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8660-121                          Greenup Nutgrass    MSMA
                                   &Chickweed Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-86                           Riverside 612       MSMA
                                   Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-96                           Riverside 120       MSMA
                                   Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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9779-128                          DSMA Herbicide      DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-155                          Riverside 145       MSMA
                                   Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-170                          Riverside MSMA 4    MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-174                          Riverside DSMA      DSMA
                                   Liquid Plus
                                   Surfactant
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-317                          Prometryne+MSMA     MSMA
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Prometryn
------------------------------------------------------------------------
10088-74                          Lawn and Turf Weed  MSMA
                                   Control
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-45                          Drexel DSMA Liquid  DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-113                         Drexel DSMA 81P     DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-117                         Drexel Kack         Cacodylic acid
                                   Herbicide
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-141                         Drexel Ezy-Pickin   Cacodylic acid
                                   Cotton Defoliant
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-153                         Kack Plus MSMA      MSMA
                                   Herbicide
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-162                         MSMA 6 Tree Killer  MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-276                         IDA, INC. DSMA      DSMA
                                   Slurry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-311                         Pearson's Easy-     Cacodylic acid
                                   Edger and Cleaner
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-530                         Drexel DSMA 81 Dry  DSMA
                                   Powder
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-532                         DSMA Slurry         DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-533                         Super Dal-E-Rad     CAMA
                                   Calar
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-534                         APC Holdings DSMA   DSMA
                                   Liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-535                         APC Holdings DSMA   DSMA
                                   Liquid 4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
28293-234                         Unicorn Liquid      Cacodylic acid
                                   Edger
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
28293-361                         Unicorn Weed Edger  Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
33955-510                         Acme Weed Killer    Cacodylic acid
                                   Nonselective
                                   Herbicide for
                                   General Weed
                                   Control
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
33955-553                         Acme Ready-To Use   Cacodylic acid
                                   Weed & Grass
                                   Killer
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-4                           Cacodylate 3.25     Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-8                           Sodium Cacodylate   Cacodylic acid
                                   Solution
                                                     -------------------

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                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-10                          Leaf-All            Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
46515-1                           Liquid Fence &      Cacodylic acid
                                   Grass Edger
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
46515-12                          Super K-Gro Ready-  CAMA
                                   to-Use Crabgrass
                                   Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
59144-20                          Liquid Edger Ready- Cacodylic acid
                                   to-Use
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-19                          DSMA Liquid         DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-20                          Super Arsonate      MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-25                          Ansar 529 HC        MSMA
                                   Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-40                          DSMA 4              DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72155-1                           Herbicide 3D RTU    MSMA
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72155-3                           Lawn Herbicide TN   MSMA
                                   Concentrate
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72155-5                           Lawn Herbicide 3D   MSMA
                                   Concentrate
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)]
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72155-6                           Lawn Herbicide 3D-  MSMA
                                   40 Concentrate
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)]
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Table 2.--Organic Arsenical Product Registrations with Pending Requests
                              for Amendment
------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Registration Number            Product Name        Chemical name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-709                         Quadmec Turf        MSMA
                                  Herbicide
                                                    --------------------
                                                     2,4-D dimethylamine
                                                      salt
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                      dichloro-2-methoxy-
                                                      , compd with N-
                                                      methylmetharamine
                                                      (1:1)
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Propanoic acid 2-(4-
                                                      chloro-2-
                                                      ethylphenoxy)-,
                                                      (R) compd with N-
                                                      methylmetharamine
                                                      (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-797                         EH 1143 Herbicide   MSMA
                                                    --------------------
                                                     MCPA, dimethylamine
                                                      salt
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                      dichloro-2-methoxy-
                                                      , compd with N-
                                                      methylmetharamine
                                                      (1:1)
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Propanoic acid 2-(4-
                                                      chloro-2-
                                                      ethylphenoxy)-,
                                                      (R) compd with N-
                                                      methylmetharamine
                                                      (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905-66                          MSMA Plus           MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905-162                         Helena Brand MSMA   MSMA
                                  High Concentrate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905-164                         MSMA Plus HC        MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-133                         Riverside 912       MSMA
                                  Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-40                         Drexar 530          MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-41                         Drexel MSMA 6.6     MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-42                         MSMA 6 Plus         MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-151                        Drexel MSMA 8       MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-267                        IDA, Inc. MSMA 4    MSMA
                                  Plus
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-269                        IDA, Inc. MSMA 6.6  MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-278                        IDA, Inc. MSMA 6    MSMA
                                  Plus
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-528                        Diumate             MSMA
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Diuron
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-529                        Drexel MSMA 600     MSMA
                                  Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-531                        Drexel MSMA 660     MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-550                        Drexel MSMA 120     MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-1                          Target 6.6          MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-3                          Target 6 Plus       MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42750-28                         Weed Hoe 120        MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42750-29                         Weed Hoe 108        MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-13                         Daconate            MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-14                         Daconate 6          MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-15                         Bueno-6             MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-17                         Daconate Super      MSMA
                                  Brand
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-18                         Bueno               MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
62719-339                        MSMA 6.6            MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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62719-340                        MSMA Plus S         MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
62719-343                        MSMA 51%            MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
the registrants of the products listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of this 
unit.

     Table 3.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or
                               Amendments
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              EPA Company No.                 Company Name and Address
------------------------------------------------------------------------
239                                         The Scotts Co., d/b/a/ The
                                             Ortho Group, PO Box 190,
                                             Marysville, OH 43040
------------------------------------------------------------------------
538                                         The Scotts Co., 14111
                                             Scottslawn Rd, Marysville,
                                             OH 43041
------------------------------------------------------------------------
769                                         Value Gardens Supply, LLC d/
                                             b/a/ Value Garden Supply,
                                             PO Box 585, Saint Joseph,
                                             MO 64502
------------------------------------------------------------------------
869                                         Valent GI Corp., c/o Valent
                                             USA Corp., Agent For: Green
                                             Light Co., 1600 Riviera
                                             Ave. Suite 200, Walnut
                                             Creek, CA 94596
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217                                        PBI/Gordon Corp., PO Box
                                             014090, Kansas City, MO
                                             64101-0090
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5481                                        Amvac Chemical Corp., d/b/a/
                                             Amvac, 4695 Macarthur Ct.,
                                             Suite 1250, Newport Beach,
                                             CA 92660-1706
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5887                                        Value Gardens Supply, LLC d/
                                             b/a/ Value Garden Supply,
                                             PO Box 585, Saint Joseph,
                                             MO 64502]
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5905                                        Helena Chenical Co., 7664
                                             Moore Rd., Memphis, TN
                                             38120
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7401                                        Mandava Associates, LLC,
                                             Agent for: Voluntary
                                             Purchasing Groups, Inc., N.
                                             Dallas Pkwy., Suite 200,
                                             Plano, TX 75024
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8660                                        United Industries Corp., d/b/
                                             a Sylorr Plant Corp., PO
                                             Box 142642, St. Louis, MO
                                             63114-0642
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9779                                        Winfield Solutions, LLC, PO
                                             Box 64589, St. Paul, MN
                                             55164-0589
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10088                                       Athea Laboratories Inc., PO
                                             Box 240014, Milwaukee, WI
                                             53224
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19713                                       Drexel Chemical Co., PO Box
                                             13327, Memphis, TN 38113-
                                             0327
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28293                                       Phaeton Corp., d/b/a/
                                             Unicorn Laboratories, PO
                                             Box 290, Madison, GA 30650
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33955                                       PBI/Gordon Corp., PO Box
                                             014090, Kansas City, MO
                                             64101-0090
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42519                                       Luxemborg-Pamol, Inc., 5100
                                             Poplar Ave. Suite 2700,
                                             Memphis, TN 38137
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42750                                       Albaugh Inc., 1525 NE 36th
                                             Street, Ankeny, IA 50021
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46515                                       Celex, Division of United
                                             Industries Corp., PO Box
                                             142642, St. Louis, MO 63114-
                                             0642
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59144                                       RegWest Company, LLC, Agent
                                             for: Gro Tec, Inc., 30856
                                             Rocky Rd. Greely, CO 80631-
                                             9375
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61483                                       KMG-Bernuth, Inc., 9555 W.
                                             Sam Houston Pkwy South,
                                             Suite 600, Houston, TX
                                             77099
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62719                                       Dow Agrosciences LLC, 9330
                                             Zionsville Rd 308/2e,
                                             Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054
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72155                                       Bayer Advanced, PO Box
                                             12014, 2 TW Alexander Dr.,
                                             Research Triangle Park, NC
                                             27709
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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 Organic Arsenicals

    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 August 7, 2009. 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(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.

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 these requests 
for cancellation of product registrations, EPA proposes to include the 
following provisions for the treatment of any existing stocks of the

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products identified or referenced in Table 1 in Unit III.
     In any order issued in response to these requests for amendments 
to terminate uses, the Agency proposes to include the following 
provisions for the treatment of any existing stocks of the products 
identified or referenced in Table 2 in Unit III.
     The registrants have requested voluntary cancellation of the 
arsenic registrations identified in Table 1 and voluntary amendment to 
terminate certain uses of the arsenic registrations identified in Table 
2. Pursuant to section 6(f) of FIFRA, EPA intends to grant the requests 
for voluntary cancellation and amendment.
     As outlined in the organic arsenicals Agreement in Principle the 
following existing stocks dates are being proposed. EPA encourages 
stakeholders to submit comments on these existing stocks timeframes. 
Comments will be evaluated and the final existing stocks timeframes 
will be incorporated into the cancellation order which will be 
published in the Federal Register.
    After December 31, 2009, registrants would be prohibited from 
selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA 
labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and 
highway rights-of-way. Also, after December 31, 2009, registrants would 
be prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products 
containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and its sodium salt.
     After June 30, 2010, persons other than registrants would be 
prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products 
containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf 
courses, and highway rights-of-way, and products containing DSMA, CAMA, 
and/or cacodylic acid and its sodium salt.
    After December 31, 2010, use of products containing MSMA labeled 
for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and highway 
rights-of-way and products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and 
its sodium salt would be prohibited.
     After December 31, 2012, registrants would be prohibited from 
selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA 
labeled for use on sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way.
    After June 30, 2013, persons other than registrants would be 
prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products 
containing MSMA labeled for use on sod farms, golf courses, and highway 
rights-of-way.
    After December 31, 2013, use of products containing MSMA labeled 
for all uses, except cotton, would be prohibited.
     If the request for voluntary cancellation and use termination is 
granted, the Agency intends to publish the cancellation order in the 
Federal Register.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 30, 2009.
 Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-16054 Filed 7-7-09; 8:45 am]

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