Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1017-0015
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
Posted Date: 2011-01-26T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4692-4694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1666]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1017; FRL-8856-9]

Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel 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 registrants to voluntarily cancel 
certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to grant these requests at 
the close of the comment period for this announcement 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. If these requests are granted, any sale, 
distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be 
permitted after the registrations have been canceled 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 February 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1017, 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.
    Submit written withdrawal request by mail to: Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001. Attention: Maia Tatinclaux.
     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-
2009-1017. 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: Maia Tatinclaux, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0123; e-mail 
address: tatinclaux.maia@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. If you have any questions regarding the 
information in this notice, 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.

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    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. What action is the agency taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests from 
registrants to cancel 46 pesticide products registered under FIFRA 
section 3 or 24(c). These registrations are listed in sequence by 
registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in Table 1 of 
this unit.
    The request to cancel the product with EPA Reg. No. 066330-00264 
would terminate the last butylate product registered for use in the 
United States.
    Unless the Agency determines that there are substantive comments 
that warrant further review of the requests or the registrants withdraw 
their requests, EPA intends to issue an order in the Federal Register 
canceling all of the affected registrations.

      Table 1--Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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     Registration No.            Product name        Active ingredient
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000121-00098..............  Cutter Insect          d-Allethrin.
                             Repellent El.
000192-00204..............  Dexol Mole Killer      Zinc phosphide.
                             Pellets2.
000239-02381..............  Triox Vegetation       Prometon.
                             Killer.
000239-02664..............  Weed B Gon Ready-      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                             Spray.                 dichloro-2-methoxy-,
                                                    compd with N-
                                                    methylmethanamine
                                                    (1:1); Mecoprop,
                                                    dimethylamine salt;
                                                    2,4-D, dimethylamine
                                                    salt.
000270-00319..............  AEH Super Concentrate  Glufosinate.
                             Weed, Grass and
                             Brush Killer.
000432-00552..............  Pramex 57%             Permethrin.
                             Manufacturing
                             Concentrate.
000432-00786..............  Permanone 40% EC LPI.  Permethrin.
000432-01076..............  Permanone 40 EC        Permethrin.
                             Alternate.
000432-01133..............  Permanone 3.4 E.C....  Permethrin.
000432-01141..............  Permanone Eighty.....  Permethrin.
000538-00218..............  Scotts Lawn Pro Lawn   MCPA (and salts and
                             Weed Control Plus      esters)
                             Fertilizer.           Mecoprop (and salts
                                                    and esters).
000538-00222..............  Scott's Lawn Pro Weed  MCPA (and salts and
                             N' 'Feed.              esters)
                                                   Mecoprop (and salts
                                                    and esters).
001022-00476..............  Chapman PQ-8.........  Copper, bis.
001022-00490..............  PQ-57................  Copper, bis.
001022-00491..............  PQ-15 RTU Clear Wood   Copper, bis.
                             Preservative.
001022-00492..............  PQ-20................  Copper, bis.
001022-00493..............  PQ-15................  Copper, bis.
001022-00503..............  PQ-7.................  Copper, bis.
001022-00504..............  PQ-56 RTU............  Copper, bis.
001022-00505..............  PQ-20 R-T-U Wood       Copper, bis.
                             Preservative.
002382-00128..............  Duocide L.A. IGR.....  MGK 264.
                                                   Piperonyl butoxide.
                                                   Pyrethrins.
                                                   Permethrin.
                                                   Pyriproxyfen.
002596-00119..............  Hartz Rabon Flea and   Garadona (cis-
                             Tick Dip for Dogs      isomer).
                             and Cats.
004822-00512..............  Raid 260PO...........  Sodium chlorite.
007424-00009..............  Jasco Termin-8 H2O     Zinc naphthenate.
                             Clear Wood
                             Preservative.
008660-00178..............  Golden Vigoro Moss     Ferrous sulfate
                             Control Plus Lawn      monohydrate.
                             Fertilizer.
008660-00205..............  Koos Moss Control 16-  Ferrous sulfate
                             2-4.                   monohydrate.
008660-00248..............  Lawn Food 10-4-6 Plus  Ferrous sulfate
                             Moss Killer.           monohydrate.
008848-00038..............  Black Jack Home &      Phenothrin.
                             Garden 11    Tetramethrin.
                             Multi-Purpose Insect
                             Spray.
009499-00001..............  Oxalis/Spurge X......  Ammonium thiosulfate.
010806-00105..............  Pro/Pak Shure Shot     Phenothrin.
                             Wasp & Hornet Spray.  Tetramethrin.
013283-00013..............  Rainbow Wasp & Ant     Bioallethrin.
                             Spray.
033660-00003..............  Trifluralin Technical  Trifluralin.
040849-00052..............  Enforcer Wasp &        Phenothrin.
                             Hornet Killer XI.     Tetramethrin.
062719-00619..............  Oxyfluorfen Technical  Oxyfluorfen.
062719-00620..............  Oxyfluorfen 4 SC       Oxyfluorfen.
                             Herbicide.
066330-00068..............  Nutrapic.............  Chloropicrin.
066330-00264..............  Sutan + 6.7E.........  Butylate.
073049-00258..............  Neopynamim Technical.  Tetramethrin.
073510-00008..............  Marketquest One Drop   Permethrin.
                             Flea & Tick Control-
                             2.
082498-00005..............  Glyphosate Technical.  Glyphosate.
083933-00001..............  Bioguard Paste.......  Sodium fluoride.
                                                   Boric acid.
ID960006..................  Fyfanon ULV..........  Malathion.
LA000004..................  Fyfanon ULV..........  Malathion.
LA040013..................  Penncap-M,             Methyl parathion.
                             Microencapsulated
                             Insecticide.
NJ950003..................  Fyfanon ULV..........  Malathion.
NV960001..................  Fyfanon ULV..........  Malathion.
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    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. This number corresponds to the first part of the 
EPA registration numbers of the products listed in this unit.

         Table 2--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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       EPA Company No.                  Company name and address
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121..........................  Spectrum, a div. of United Industries
                                Corp., P.O. Box 142642 St. Louis, MO
                                63114-0642.
192..........................  Value Gardens Supply, LLC, P.O. Box 585,
                                Saint Joseph, MO 64052.
239..........................  Scotts Company, The, D/B/A The Ortho
                                Group, P.O. Box 190, Marysville, OH
                                43040.
270..........................  Farnam Companies, Inc., D/B/A Central
                                Life Sciences, 301 West Osborn Road,
                                Phoenix, AZ 85013.
432..........................  Bayer Environmental Science, 2 T. W.
                                Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014,
                                Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
538..........................  Scotts Company, The, 14111 Scottslawn
                                Road, Marysville, OH 43041.
1022.........................  IBC Manufacturing Co., 416 E. Brooks Rd.,
                                Memphis, TN 38109.
2382.........................  Virbac AH, Inc., 13001 St. Charles Rock
                                Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044.
2596.........................  Hartz Mountain Corporation, The, 400
                                Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094.
4822.........................  S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1525 Howe St.,
                                Racine, WI 53403.
7424.........................  Jasco Chemical Corporation, 200 Westerly
                                Road, Bellingham, WA 98226.
8660.........................  United Industries Corp., D/B/A Sylorr
                                Plant Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St. Louis,
                                MO 63114-0642.
8848.........................  Safeguard Chemical Corp., 411 Wales Ave.,
                                Bronx, NY 10454.
9499.........................  National Chelating Company, 8203 West
                                20th St., Suite A, Greeley, CO 80634-
                                4696.
10806........................  Contact Industries, Div. of Safeguard
                                Chemical Corp., 411 Wales Ave., Bronx,
                                NY 10454.
13283........................  Rainbow Technology Corporation, 8203 West
                                20th St., Suite A, Greeley, CO 80634-
                                4696.
33660........................  Industria Prodotti Chimici S.P.A., 122 C
                                St., NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC
                                20001.
40849........................  ZEP Inc., 1310 Seaboard Industrial Blvd.,
                                NW., Atlanta, GA 30318.
62719........................  Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville
                                Road, 308/2E, Indianapolis, IN 46268-
                                1054.
66330........................  Arysta Lifescience North America, LLC,
                                155401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary,
                                NC 27513.
73049........................  Valent BioSciences Corporation, 870
                                Technology Way, Suite 100, Libertyville,
                                IL 60048-6316.
73510........................  Marketquest, Inc., Agent: Registrations
                                By Design, Inc., P.O. Box 1019, Salem,
                                VA 24153-3805.
82498........................  Agri Packaging & Logistics, Inc., 2509
                                South Frontage Road, Sardis, MS 38666.
83933........................  Preschiem Pty. Ltd., 12733 Director's
                                Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192.
ID960006, LA000004, NJ950003,  Cheminova, Inc. Washington Office, 1600
 NV960001.                      Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700, Arlington,
                                VA 22209.
LA040013.....................  United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 Freedom
                                Business Center, Suite 402, King of
                                Prussia, PA 19406.
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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.
    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, FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(C) 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 EPA Administrator determines that continued use of the 
pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
    The registrants in Table 2 of Unit II. have requested that EPA 
waive the 180-day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-
day comment period on the proposed requests.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation 
should submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the products have been subject to a 
previous cancellation action, the effective date of cancellation and 
all other provisions of any earlier cancellation action are 
controlling.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products 
that are currently in the United States and that were packaged, 
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the 
cancellation action. Because the Agency has identified no significant 
potential risk concerns associated with these pesticide products, upon 
cancellation of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II., EPA 
anticipates allowing registrants to sell and distribute existing stocks 
of these products for 1 year after publication of the Cancellation 
Order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, registrants will be 
prohibited from selling or distributing the pesticides identified in 
Table 1 of Unit II., except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 
or for proper disposal. Persons other than registrants will generally 
be allowed to sell, distribute, or use existing stocks until such 
stocks are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or use is 
consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or 
that accompanied, the canceled products.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: January 11, 2011.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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