Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0045-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Triallate; Completion of Comment Period for Reregistration Eligibility Decision
Posted Date: 2003-03-19T05:00Z

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Register
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53
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March
19,
2003
/
Notices
II.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?

This
notice
announces
receipt
by
the
Agency
of
applications
from
registrants
to
cancel
three
pesticide
products
registered
under
section
3
of
FIFRA.
These
registrations
are
listed
in
sequence
by
registration
number
in
Table
1
of
this
unit.

TABLE
1.
 
PHOSMET
REGISTRATIONS
WITH
PENDING
REQUESTS
FOR
CANCELLATION
Registration
No.
Product
name
2724
 
169
Vet­
Kem
Kemolate
Emulsifiable
Liquid
10163
 
167
Imidan
50­
WP
Garden
and
Home
Insecticide
28293
 
15
Unicorn
Phosmet
Insecticidal
Dust
for
Dogs
Unless
a
request
is
withdrawn
by
the
registrant
within
180
days
of
publication
of
this
notice,
orders
will
be
issued
canceling
all
of
these
registrations.
Users
of
these
pesticides
or
anyone
else
desiring
the
retention
of
a
registration
should
contact
the
applicable
registrant
directly
during
this
180
 
day
period.
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
sequence
by
EPA
company
number:

TABLE
2.
 
REGISTRANTS
REQUESTING
VOLUNTARY
CANCELLATION
EPA
Company
No.
Company
name
and
address
2724
Wellmark
International
1100
East
Woodfield
Road,
Suite
500
Schaumburg,
IL
60173
10163
Gowan
Company
370
S.
Main
Street
Yuma,
AZ
85364
28293
Unicorn
Laboratories
12385
Automobile
Blvd.
Clearwater,
FL
33762
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.
Thereafter,
the
Administrator
may
approve
such
a
request.

IV.
Procedures
for
Withdrawal
of
Request
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
September
15,
2003.
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
product(
s)
have
been
subject
to
a
previous
cancellation
action,
the
effective
date
of
cancellation
and
all
other
provisions
of
any
earlier
cancellation
action
are
controlling.
The
withdrawal
request
must
also
include
a
commitment
to
pay
any
reregistration
fees
due,
and
to
fulfill
any
applicable
unsatisfied
data
requirements.

V.
Provisions
for
Disposition
of
Existing
Stocks
In
accordance
with
the
Phosmet
Interim
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
(
IRED)
document,
dated
October
30,
2001,
and
the
Memorandum
of
Agreement
signed
by
Gowan
Company
on
October
20,
2001,
the
following
two
products,
as
identified
in
Table
1,
are
prohibited
from
sale:
EPA
Reg.
Nos.
10163
 
167
and
28293
 
15.
In
addition,
Wellmark
International
is
prohibited
from
selling
or
distributing
existing
stocks
of
phosmet
product
EPA
Reg.
No.
2724
 
169,
after
March
30,
2003.
Wellmark
International
signed
an
Agreement
where
the
signatory,
and
non­
signatory
registrants
agreed
to:
Stop
formulating
phosmet
product
(
EPA
Reg.
No.
2724
 
169)
for
the
dog
use
on
August
30,
2002;
and
stop
sales
of
the
product
on
March
30,
2003.
Sales
of
the
subject
product
at
the
retail
level
can
continue
until
supplies
are
exhausted;
and
existing
stocks
of
phosmet
technical
not
formulated
into
the
dog
use
product
will
be
used
to
formulate
livestock
use
products.
This
is
in
accordance
with
the
Agency's
statement
of
policy
as
prescribed
in
the
Federal
Register
of
June
26,
1991
(
56
FR
29362)
(
FRL
 
3846
 
4).
Exceptions
will
be
made
if
EPA
determines
that
a
product
poses
a
risk
concern,
or
is
in
noncompliance
with
reregistration
requirements,
or
is
subject
to
a
Data
Call­
In.
In
all
cases,
product­
specific
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.
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,
organophosphate,
pesticides
and
pests.

Dated:
March
4,
2003.
Lois
A.
Rossi,
Director,
Information
Resources
Services
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
6236
Filed
3
 
18
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0045;
FRL
 
7293
 
7]

Triallate;
Completion
of
Comment
Period
for
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice,
pursuant
to
section
4(
g)(
2)
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
concludes
the
comment
period
for
the
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
(
RED)
for
triallate.
No
comments
were
received
for
triallate.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Dirk
V.
Helder,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305
 
4610;
fax
number:
(
703)
308
 
8041;
email
address:
helder.
dirk@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
This
action
may,
however,
be
of
interest
to
persons
who
are
or
may
be
required
to
conduct
testing
of
chemical
substances
under
the
Federal
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Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
53
/
Wednesday,
March
19,
2003
/
Notices
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
or
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA);
environmental,
human
health,
and
agricultural
advocates;
pesticide
users;
and
the
public
interested
in
the
use
of
pesticides.
Since
other
entities
may
also
be
interested,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
specific
entities
that
may
be
affected
by
this
action.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?

1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0045.
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
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.
II.
Background
A.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?
This
notice
constitutes
and
announces
the
closing
of
the
comment
period
for
the
triallate
RED.
The
Agency
published
a
notice
in
the
Federal
Register
of
May
23,
2001
(
66
FR
28469)
(
FRL
 
6775
 
9)
and
a
correction
in
the
Federal
Register
on
June
25,
2001
(
66
FR
33684)
(
FRL
 
6788
 
1)
announcing
the
availability
and
start
of
a
60
 
day
public
comment
period
on
the
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
document
for
the
pesticide
active
ingredient
triallate.
This
RED
was
issued
as
a
final
document
with
a
60
 
day
comment
period,
which
closed
on
July
23,
2001.
In
this
RED,
EPA
provided
its
regulatory
position
on
the
current
registered
use
of
triallate
and
set
forth
certain
data
requirements
and
label
amendments
for
product
reregistration
eligibility.
A
copy
of
the
triallate
RED
can
be
found
under
docket
control
number
OPP
 
34226A
or
on
the
EPA
website
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
pesticides/
reregistration/
status.
htm.

B.
What
is
the
Agency's
Authority
for
Taking
this
Action?
The
legal
authority
for
this
RED
falls
under
FIFRA,
as
amended
in
1988
and
1996.
Section
4(
g)(
2)(
A)
of
FIFRA
directs
that,
after
submission
of
all
data
concerning
a
pesticide
active
ingredient,
``
the
Administrator
shall
determine
whether
pesticides
containing
such
active
ingredients
are
eligible
for
reregistration,''
and
either
reregister
products
or
take
``
other
appropriate
regulatory
action.''

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Pesticide
Tolerances.

Dated:
March
4,
2003.
Lois
A.
Rossi,
Director,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
6299
Filed
3
 
18
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0013;
FRL
 
7288
 
3]

Fenbutatin­
Oxide;
Completion
of
Comment
Period
for
Tolerance
Reassessment
Progress
and
Interim
Risk
Management
Decision
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
This
notice,
pursuant
to
section
4(
g)(
2)
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA),
concludes
the
30
 
day
comment
period
for
the
Tolerance
Reassessment
Progress
and
Interim
Risk
Management
Decision
(
TRED)
for
fenbutatin­
oxide.
No
comments
were
submitted.
These
tolerances
are
now
reassessed
and
considered
safe
under
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA),
as
amended
by
the
Food
Quality
Protection
Act
of
1996
(
FQPA).
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Beth
Edwards,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305
 
5400;
fax
number:
(
703)
308
 
8041;
email
address:
edwards.
beth@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?
This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
This
action
may,
however,
be
of
interest
to
persons
who
are
or
may
be
required
to
conduct
testing
of
chemical
substances
under
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
or
the
Federal
Food,
Drug,
and
Cosmetic
Act
(
FFDCA);
environmental,
human
health,
and
agricultural
advocates;
pesticide
users;
and
the
public
interested
in
the
use
of
pesticides.
Since
other
entities
may
also
be
interested,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
specific
entities
that
may
be
affected
by
this
action.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0013.
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.,

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