Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0246-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Bis(Tributyltin) Oxide and Tributyltin Methacrylate; Notice of Receipt of  Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
Posted Date: 2003-01-15T05:00Z

2025
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
10
/
Wednesday,
January
15,
2003
/
Notices
products
or
taking
``
other
appropriate
regulatory
action.''

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Chemicals,
Pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
December
19,
2002.
Lois
Rossi,
Director,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
FR
Doc.
03
 
849
Filed
1
 
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03;
8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2002
 
0246;
FRL
 
7284
 
4]

Bis(
Tributyltin)
Oxide
and
Tributyltin
Methacrylate;
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
request
by
International
Paint
Inc.
and
Hempel
Coatings
(
USA),
Inc.
to
voluntarily
cancel
registrations
of
three
antifouling
paint
products
containing
tributyltin
compounds.
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
request
in
the
Federal
Register
and
provide
for
a
30
 
day
comment
period.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
received
on
or
before
February
14,
2003.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
By
mail:
Jill
Bloom,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
Office
location
for
commercial
courier
delivery,
telephone
number,
and
e­
mail
address:
Room
604W53,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA
22202,
(
703)
308
 
8019;
email
bloom.
jill@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
Although,
this
action
may
be
of
particular
interest
to
persons
who
produce
or
use
pesticides,
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
information
in
this
notice,
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
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0246.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although,
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
docket
facility
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
docket
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/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although,
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
through
the
mail,
in
person,
or
electronically.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0246
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
1.
By
mail.
Submit
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
2.
In
person
or
by
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Information
Resources
and
Services
Division
(
7502C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
(
OPP),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
The
PIRIB
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.
3.
Electronically.
You
may
submit
your
comments
electronically
by
e­
mail
to:
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov,
or
you
can
submit
a
computer
disk
as
described
above.
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
Electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
6.1/
8.0
or
ASCII
file
format.
All
comments
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPP
 
2002
 
0246.
Electronic
comments
also
may
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.

D.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
that
I
Want
to
Submit
to
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
in
response
to
this
document
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI.
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
information
claimed
as
CBI,
a
copy
that
does
not
contain
the
information
claimed
as
CBI
must
be
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record.
Information
not
marked
confidential
will
be
included
in
the
public
version
of
the
official
record
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

II.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?
This
notice
announces
receipt
by
the
Agency
of
applications
from
registrants
to
cancel
certain
pesticide
products
registered
under
section
3
of
FIFRA.
International
Paint
Inc.
has
voluntarily
requested
that
EPA
cancel
two
of
its
product
registrations
containing
tributyltin
compounds.
Hempel
Coatings
(
USA),
Inc.
has
voluntarily
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
10
/
Wednesday,
January
15,
2003
/
Notices
requested
that
EPA
cancel
its
sole
product
registration
containing
tributyltin
compounds.
These
registrations
are
listed
in
Table
1
of
this
unit:

TABLE
1.
 
REGISTRATIONS
WITH
PENDING
REQUESTS
FOR
CANCELLATION
Company
Name
Registration
number
Product
Name
Active
Ingredients
International
Paint
Inc.
67543
 
8
XL
 
48
Tributyltin
methacrylate
International
Paint
Inc.
2693
 
123
Interswift
BKA007
Red
Bis(
tributyltin)
oxide
tributyltin
methacrylate
Hempel
Coatings
(
USA),
10250
 
53
Hempel's
Antifouling
Combic
76990
 
51110
Red
Bis(
tributyltin)
oxide
tributyltin
methacrylate
International
Paint
Inc.
requested
these
actions
in
letters
dated
May
17,
2002
and
June
3,
2002
for
its
products
with
EPA
registration
numbers
67543
 
8
and
2693
 
123,
respectively.
On
June
19,
2002,
International
Paint
Inc.
requested
that
it
be
allowed
to
continue
to
sell
and
distribute
existing
stocks
of
these
products
until
December
1,
2002.
On
July
26,
2002,
International
Paint
Inc.
waived
the
180
 
day
period
that
typically
has
been
allowed
before
certain
requests
for
voluntary
cancellation
are
approved
or
denied.
Hempel
Coatings
(
USA),
Inc.
requested
the
voluntary
cancellation
of
its
product
with
EPA
registration
number
10250
 
53
in
a
letter
dated
July
8,
2002.
In
that
same
letter,
the
registrant
requested
that
it
be
allowed
to
continue
to
sell
and
distribute
existing
stocks
of
the
subject
product
until
December
31,
2002,
and
waived
the
180
 
day
period
that
typically
has
been
allowed
before
certain
requests
for
voluntary
cancellation
are
approved
or
denied.
Table
2
of
this
unit
includes
the
names
and
addresses
of
record
for
all
registrants
of
the
products
in
Table
1
of
this
unit,
in
ascending
sequence
by
EPA
company
number:

TABLE
2.
 
REGISTRANTS
REQUESTING
VOLUNTARY
CANCELLATION
EPA
Company
No.
Company
Name
and
Address
2693
International
Paint
Inc.
2270
Morris
Avenue
Union,
NJ
07083
10250
Hempel
Coatings
(
USA).
Inc.
600
Conroe
Park
North
Conroe,
TX
77303
 
5056
67543
International
Paint
Inc.
2270
Morris
Avenue
Union,
NJ
07083
III.
What
is
the
Agency's
Authority
for
Taking
this
Action?

Section
6(
f)(
1)
of
FIFRA
provides
that
a
registrant
of
a
pesticide
product
may
at
any
time
request
that
any
of
its
pesticide
registrations
be
canceled.
FIFRA
further
provides
that,
before
acting
on
the
request,
EPA
must
publish
a
notice
of
receipt
of
any
such
request
in
the
Federal
Register
and
provide
a
30
 
day
period
for
comments
on
the
notice.
Thereafter,
the
Administrator
may
act
on
such
a
request.

IV.
Procedures
for
Withdrawal
of
Request
Both
International
Paint
Inc.
and
Hempel
Coatings
(
USA),
Inc.
have
waived
any
right
to
withdraw
their
requests
for
voluntary
cancellation
of
the
products
listed
in
Table
1
in
Unit
II.

V.
Provisions
for
Disposition
of
Existing
Stocks
The
effective
date
of
cancellation
will
be
the
date
of
the
cancellation
order.
For
purposes
of
the
cancellation
order
that
the
Agency
intends
to
issue
at
the
close
of
the
comment
period
for
this
announcement,
the
term
``
existing
stocks''
will
be
defined,
pursuant
to
the
Agency's
statement
of
policy
as
prescribed
in
the
Federal
Register
of
June
26,
1991
(
56
FR
29362)
(
FRL
 
3846
 
4).
Exceptions
to
this
general
rule
will
be
made
if
a
product
poses
a
risk
concern,
or
is
in
noncompliance
with
reregistration
requirements,
or
is
subject
to
a
data
call­
in.
In
all
cases,
productspecific
disposition
dates
will
be
given
in
the
cancellation
orders.
Existing
stocks
are
those
stocks
of
registered
pesticide
products
which
are
currently
in
the
United
States
and
which
have
been
packaged,
labeled,
and
released
for
shipment
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
the
cancellation
action.
Unless,
the
provisions
of
an
earlier
order
apply,
existing
stocks
already
in
the
hands
of
dealers
or
users
can
be
distributed,
sold,
or
used
legally
until
they
are
exhausted,
provided
that
such
further
sale
and
use
comply
with
the
EPA­
approved
label
and
labeling
of
the
affected
product.
Any
sale,
distribution,
or
use
of
existing
stocks
after
the
effective
date
of
the
cancellation
order
that
is
not
consistent
with
the
terms
of
the
cancellation
order
will
be
considered
a
violation
of
section
12(
a)(
2)(
K)
and/
or
12(
a)(
1)(
A)
of
FIFRA,
unless
it
is
for
purposes
of
shipping
such
stocks
for
relabeling,
repackaging,
export
consistent
with
the
requirements
of
section
17
of
FIFRA,
or
disposal.
In
the
cancellation
orders
issued
in
response
to
the
requests
for
voluntary
cancellation
cited
in
this
notice,
the
Agency
proposes
to
include
the
following
provisions
for
treatment
of
any
existing
stocks
of
the
products
identified
in
Table
1
in
Unit
II.
All
sale,
distribution,
or
use
by
International
Paint
Inc.
of
existing
stocks
of
its
affected
products
listed
in
Table
1
in
Unit
II.
will
be
unlawful
under
FIFRA
after
December
1,
2002.
Any
stocks
of
such
products
not
in
the
hands
of
the
registrant
may
continue
to
be
sold,
distributed,
and
used
until
such
stocks
are
exhausted.
All
sale,
distribution,
or
use
by
Hempel
Coatings
(
USA),
Inc.
of
existing
stocks
of
its
affected
product
listed
in
Table
1
in
Unit
II.
will
be
unlawful
under
FIFRA
after
December
31,
2002.
Any
stocks
of
such
products
not
in
the
hands
of
the
registrant
may
continue
to
be
sold,
distributed,
and
used
until
such
stocks
are
exhausted.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticides
and
pests.

December
24,
2002.

Lois
Rossi,

Director,
Information
Resources
Services
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
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