Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0837-0009
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Malathion; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate Uses
Posted Date: 2009-07-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Notices]               
[Page 34345-34348]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0837; FRL-8425-3]

 
Malathion; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate 
Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and 
amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants 
and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide 
malathion, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation 
order follows a May 20, 2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of 
Requests from the malathion registrants to voluntarily cancel or to 
amend to terminate uses of certain malathion product registrations. 
These are not the last malathion products registered for use in the 
United States. In the May 20, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it would 
issue an order implementing the cancellations and amendments to 
terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within 
the 30 day comment period that would merit its further review of these 
requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests within this 
period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, 
the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA 
hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the 
requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses. Any 
distribution, sale, or use of the malathion products subject to this 
cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of 
this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

DATES: The cancellations are effective July 15, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Miederhoff, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8028; fax 
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: miederhoff.eric@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. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0837. 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 Office of Pesticide Programs (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.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces the cancellations and amendments to terminate 
uses, as requested by registrants, of certain end-use malathion 
products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are 
listed in sequence by registration number in Tables 1 and 2 of this 
unit.

               Table 1.-- Malathion Product Cancellations
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       Registration Number           Product Name           Company
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228-68                            Riverdale           Nufarm Americas,
                                   Malathion 5         Inc.
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228-93                            Riverdale Bin       Nufarm Americas,
                                   Spray               Inc.
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228-244                           Riverdale 50%       Nufarm Americas,
                                   Malathion E.C.      Inc.
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228-252                           Riverdale 4%        Nufarm Americas,
                                   Malathion Dust      Inc.
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228-274                           Riverdale ULV       Nufarm Americas,
                                   Malathion           Inc.
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655-794                           Prentox Malathion   Prentiss, Inc.
                                   57% EC
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5905-7                            Fyfanon 5 LB        Helena Chemical
                                   Emulsion            Company
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5905-443                          Helena Malathion 8  Helena Chemical
                                   Insecticide         Company
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34704-3                           Malathion 55        Loveland Products
                                   Insecticide         Inc.
                                   Premium Grade
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34704-18                          Malathion ULV       Loveland Products
                                   Concentrate         Inc.
                                   Insecticide
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34704-119                         Clean Crop          Loveland Products
                                   Malathion 8EC       Inc.
                                   Insecticide
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34704-721                         Niagara Malathion   Loveland Products
                                   5 Dust              Inc.
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                      Table 2.--Malathion Product Registration Amendments to Terminate Uses
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         Registration Number                 Product Name               Company               Terminate Use
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192-96                                 Dexol Malathion Insect   Value Garden Supply      Residential lawns
                                        Control                                           (broadcast)
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239-739                                Ortho Malathion 50       The Scotts Company LLC   Residential lawns
                                        Insect Spray                                      (broadcast)
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655-310                                Malathion 95% Technical  Prentiss, Inc.           Greenhouse food crops,
                                        Premium                                           Commercial/
                                                                                          Institutional/
                                                                                          Industrial premises/
                                                                                          equipment (outdoor),
                                                                                          sewer systems
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655-598                                Prentox Malathion 50%    Prentiss, Inc.           Commercial/
                                        Emulsifiable                                      Institutional/
                                        Insecticide                                       Industrial premises/
                                                                                          equipment (outdoor)
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655-777                                Prentox 5 LB Malathion   Prentiss, Inc.           Greenhouse food crops,
                                        Spray                                             Commercial/
                                                                                          Institutional/
                                                                                          Industrial premises/
                                                                                          equipment (outdoor),
                                                                                          lentils, manure piles,
                                                                                          residential lawns
                                                                                          (broadcast)
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769-736                                SMCP Malathion Mole      Value Garden Supply      Residential lawns
                                        Cricket Bait                                      (broadcast), golf
                                        Insecticide                                       course turf
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769-620                                AllPro Malathion 57%     Value Garden Supply      Lentils, greenhouse
                                        Premium Grade                                     uses, sewage systems,
                                                                                          fly control for
                                                                                          outdoor building
                                                                                          surfaces
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769-621                                SMCP Malathion EM-5      Value Garden Supply      Residential lawns
                                                                                          (broadcast)
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769-644                                SMCP MV Fog Solution     Value Garden Supply      Animal premise uses for
                                                                                          dairy and livestock
                                                                                          barns, stables and
                                                                                          pens, food processing
                                                                                          plants, outdoor use as
                                                                                          a crack and crevice
                                                                                          treatment around
                                                                                          dairies and stables
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769-844                                Pratt Malathion Spray    Value Garden Supply      Residential lawns
                                                                                          (broadcast)
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769-961                                Pratt Malathion 80       Value Garden Supply      Dairy cattle (lactating
                                                                                          and nonlactating),
                                                                                          poultry houses, cowpea
                                                                                          forage and hay,
                                                                                          cranberry, plum
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5905-250                               Fyfanon 8 LB Emulsion    Helena Chemical Company  Lentils, cowpea
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9779-5                                 Malathion 5              WinField Solutions       Lentils
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10088-56                               Malathion 57%            Athea Laboratories,      Ornamental lawns and
                                                                 Inc.                     turf
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10163-21                               Prokil Malathion 8       Gowan                    Lentils, greenhouse
                                                                                          uses
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10163-152                              Malathion Technical      Gowan                    Greenhouse food use
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19713-217                              Drexel Malathion 5EC     Drexel Chemical Company  Lentils
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19713-402                              Drexel Malathion         Drexel Chemical Company  Greenhouse food crops,
                                        Technical                                         uses around commercial
                                                                                          and industrial
                                                                                          buildings, sewage
                                                                                          systems
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34704-108                              Clean Crop Malathion 57  Loveland Products, Inc.  Lentils
                                        EC
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34704-474                              Cythion 8 Aquamul        Loveland Products, Inc.  Lentils
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47000-107                              Prozap Malathion         Chem-Tech Ltd.           Lentils, residential
                                                                                          lawns (broadcast)
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48273-26                               Marman Malathion ULV     Nufarm                   Lentils, greenhouse
                                                                                          food uses
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59144-1                                Malathion 50% Insect     Gro Tec, Inc.            Greenhouse uses
                                        Spray
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66330-220                              Malathion 5 EC           Arysta LifeScience       Lentils, Greenhouse
                                                                                          uses
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66330-228                              Malathion Technical      Arysta LifeScience       Greenhouse uses
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66330-248                              Malathion 8 EC           Arysta LifeScience       Greenhouse uses,
                                                                                          lentils, Around the
                                                                                          outside of buildings
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    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the products in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit, in 
sequence by EPA company number.

    Table 3.-- Registrants of Cancelled or Amended Malathion Products
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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239                                         The Scotts Company LLC
                                            14111 Scottslawn Road
                                            Marysville, OH 43041
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655                                         Prentiss Incorporated
                                            509 Tower Valley Drive
                                            Hillsboro, MO 63050
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769, 192                                    Value Garden Supply
                                            9100 W. Bloomington Freeway
                                             Suite 113
                                            Bloomington, MN 55431
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5905                                        Helena Chemical Company
                                            7664 Moore Road
                                            Memphis, TN 38120
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9779                                        WinField Solutions
                                            PO Box 64589 MS 5705
                                            St. Paul, MN 55164-0589
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10088                                       Athea Laboratories, Inc.
                                            PO Box 240014
                                            Milwaukee, WI 53224
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10163                                       Gowan
                                            PO Box 5569
                                            Yuma, AZ 85366-5569
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19713                                       Drexel Chemical Company
                                            1700 Channel Avenue
                                            PO Box 13327
                                            Memphis, TN 38113-0327
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34704                                       Loveland Products, Inc.
                                            7251 W 4th Street
                                            PO Box 1286
                                            Greeley, CO 80632-1286
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47000                                       Chem-Tech, Ltd.
                                            4515 Fleur Dr. 303
                                            Des Moines, IA 50321
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48273, 228                                  Nufarm Americas, Inc.
                                            150 Harvester Drive, Suite
                                             200
                                            Burr Ridge, IL 60527
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59144                                       RegWest on behalf of Gro
                                             Tec, Inc.
                                            30856 Rocky Road
                                            Greeley, CO 80631-9375
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66330                                       Arysta Life Science North
                                             America
                                            15401 Weston Parkway, Suite
                                             150
                                            Cary, NC 27513
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to 
Comments

    During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments 
in response to the May 20, 2009 Federal Register notice (74 FR 23708; 
FRL-8414-2) announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests for 
voluntary cancellations and amendments to terminate uses of malathion.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
cancellations and amendments to terminate uses of malathion 
registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the 
Agency orders that the malathion product registrations identified in 
Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. are hereby canceled or amended to terminate 
the affected uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of 
the products identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. in a manner 
inconsistent with any of the Provisions for Disposition of Existing 
Stocks set forth in Unit VI. will be considered a violation of FIFRA.

V. 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.

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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. The cancellation order issued in this notice 
includes the following existing stocks provisions.
    Registrants may sell or distribute existing stocks for 1 year from 
the effective date of cancellation. This policy is in accordance with 
the Agency's statement of policy as prescribed the Federal Register of 
June 26, 1991 (56 FR 29362) (FRL-3846-4). Existing stocks already in 
the hands of dealers or users can be distributed, sold, or used legally 
until they are exhausted, provided that such further sale and use 
comply with the EPA-approved label and labeling of the affected 
product. Exception to these general rules will be made in specific 
cases when more stringent restrictions on sale, distribution, or use of 
the products or their ingredients have already been imposed, as in a 
special review action, or where the Agency has identified significant 
potential risk concerns associated with a particular chemical.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Malathion.

    Dated: July 2, 2009.
 Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
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