Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0025-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Chlorpyrifos-methyl; Receipt of Request for Registration Cancellation
Posted Date: 2002-04-24T04:00Z

[
Federal
Register:
April
24,
2002
(
Volume
67,
Number
79)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP­
2002­
0025;
FRL­
6773­
1]

Chlorpyrifos­
methyl;
Receipt
of
Request
for
Registration
Cancellation
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
request
by
Dow
[[
Page
20119]]

AgroSciences
LLC,
and
Gustafson
LLC
to
voluntarily
cancel
certain
pesticide
registrations
of
products
containing
the
active
ingredient
chlorpyrifos­
methyl.
The
voluntary
cancellations
were
received
from
Dow
AgroSciences
LLC
on
January
31,
2001
and
Gustafson
LLC
on
February
13,
2001.
EPA
will
decide
whether
to
approve
the
request
after
consideration
of
public
comments.

DATES:
Comments
on
the
requested
cancellation
of
product
and
use
registrations
must
be
submitted
to
the
address
provided
below
by
May
24,
2002.

ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
by
mail,
electronically,
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
each
method
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
control
number
OPP­
2002­
0025
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
By
mail:
Jacqueline
Mosby,
Special
Review
and
Reregistration
Division
(
7508C),
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
(
703)
305­
6792;
e­
mail
address:
mosby.
jackie@
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
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?

1.
Electronically.
You
may
obtain
electronic
copies
of
this
document,
and
certain
other
related
documents
that
might
be
available
electronically,
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
To
access
this
document,
on
the
Home
Page
select
  
Laws
and
Regulations''
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
  
Federal
Register­­
Environmental
Documents.''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
2.
In
person.
The
Agency
has
established
an
official
record
for
this
action
under
docket
control
number
OPP­
66284.
The
official
record
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action,
including
any
information
claimed
as
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI).
This
official
record
includes
the
documents
that
are
physically
located
in
the
docket,
as
well
as
the
documents
that
are
referenced
in
those
documents.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
CBI.
The
public
version
of
the
official
record,
which
includes
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments
submitted
during
an
applicable
comment
period,
is
available
for
inspection
in
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA,
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
PIRIB
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305­
5805.

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
control
number
OPP­
66284
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
1.
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
control
number
OPP­
66284.
Electronic
comments
may
also
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.
2.
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.
3.
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.

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
of
the
comment
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.

E.
What
Should
I
Consider
as
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?

You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
copies
of
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
the
estimate
that
you
provide.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternative
ways
to
improve
the
notice
or
collection
activity.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
notice.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
be
sure
to
identify
the
docket
control
number
assigned
to
this
action
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
You
may
also
provide
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation.

II.
What
Action
is
the
Agency
Taking?

A.
Background
EPA
is
publishing
this
notice
in
response
to
registrants'
requests
to
cancel
three
pesticide
products
containing
chlorpyrifos­
methyl.
(
See
the
[[
Page
20120]]

table
below
for
specific
information
regarding
the
cancellation
requests).
Reregistration
Eligibility
Decision
(
RED)
documents
summarize
the
findings
of
EPA's
reregistration
process
for
individual
chemical
cases,
and
reflect
the
Agency's
decision
on
risk
assessment
and
risk
management
for
uses
of
individual
pesticides.
Chlorpyrifos­
methyl
belongs
to
a
group
of
pesticides
known
as
organophosphates
(
OPs).
EPA
has
issued
a
Report
on
FQPA
Tolerance
Reassessment
Progress
and
Risk
Management
Decision
(
TRED)
assessing
the
risks
of
exposure
from
chlorpyrifos­
methyl.
EPA
will
also
consider
the
cumulative
risks
from
all
organophosphates,
as
they
all
share
a
common
mechanism
of
toxicity
affecting
the
nervous
system
by
inhibiting
cholinesterase.
In
letters
received
by
EPA
on
January
31,
2001
and
February
13,
2001,
the
registrants
of
products
containing
chlorpyrifos­
methyl
agreed
to
several
voluntary
measures
to
cancel
all
products
with
this
active
ingredient.
The
registrants
are
requesting
cancellation
of
these
products
after
determining
that
they
would
not
be
generating
or
submitting
data
required
by
EPA
under
section
3(
c)(
2)(
B)
of
FIFRA
to
support
continued
registration
of
chlorpyrifos
methyl
products.
As
part
of
the
Agreement,
the
signatory,
and
non­
signatory
registrants,
among
other
things,
agreed
to
cancel
their
manufacturing
use
product
(
EPA
Reg.
No.
62719­
42)
and
the
liquid
formulations
(
EPA
Reg.
No.
7501­
41
and
62719­
43)
and
will
not
sell
nor
distribute
the
products
after
December
31,
2003.
All
sales,
distribution,
and
use
of
existing
stocks
of
the
manufacturing
use
product
and
liquid
formulations
will
be
allowed
until
December
31,
2004.
EPA
will
consider
any
comments
received
within
180
days
of
publication
of
this
notice
in
the
Federal
Register
prior
to
cancelling
affected
uses.

B.
Request
for
Voluntary
Cancellation
of
Manufacturing
Use,
and
Liquid
Formulation
Products
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.
In
addition,
section
6(
f)(
1)(
C)
of
FIFRA
requires
that
EPA
provide
a
180­
day
comment
period
on
a
request
for
voluntary
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.
EPA
anticipates
granting
the
cancellation
request
shortly
after
considering
the
comments
received
during
the
30­
day
comment
period
for
this
notice.
Pursuant
to
section
6(
f)(
1)(
A)
of
FIFRA,
the
following
companies
have
submitted
a
request
to
cancel
three
pesticide
products
uses
registered
under
section
3
or
24(
c)
of
FIFRA
containing
chlorpyrifos­
methyl.
These
registrations
for
which
cancellations
were
requested
are
in
Table
1.

Table
1.­­
Registrations
with
Pending
Request
for
Cancellation
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
Intended
Effective
Date
for
Registration
No.
Product
Name
Cancellation
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
7501­
41
Gustafson
Reldan
4E
(
43.%)
Insecticide
December
31,
2004
62719­
42
Reldan
F
Insecticidal
(
97.%)
December
31,
2004
62719­
43
Reldan
4E
(
43.2%)
December
31,
2004
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

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,
make
reasonable
efforts
to
inform
persons
who
rely
on
the
pesticide,
and
provide
a
30­
day
period
in
which
the
public
may
comment.
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
May
24,
2002.
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
The
effective
date
of
cancellation
will
be
the
date
of
the
cancellation
order.
The
orders
effecting
these
requested
cancellations
will
permit
persons
other
than
the
registrant
to
sell,
distribute,
or
use
existing
stocks
for
1
year
after
December
31,
2003.
This
policy
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
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,
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.
Registrants
would
not
sell
or
distribute
products
bearing
old
labeling
after
the
stamped
approval
date
of
new
labels,
i.
e.,
labels
that
conform
to
the
provisions
of
this
document.
The
following
are
the
existing
stocks
provisions
for
the
three
products
being
canceled.

Liquid
Formulations
and
Manufacturing
Use
Product
(
7501­
41,
62719­
43,
and
62719­
42)

Liquid
formulation
and
manufacturing
use
products
bearing
the
EPA
approved
amended
labels
shall
not
be
sold
or
distributed
by
registrants
after
December
31,
2003.
Persons
other
than
registrants
may
not
sell,
distribute,
or
use
existing
stocks
after
December
31,
2004.
In
lieu
of
putting
end
use
dates
on
the
label,
registrants
have
agreed
to
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20121]]

notify
their
distributors
of
the
last
use
date
and
the
rationale
for
it.
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,
Chlorpyrifos­
methyl,
Pesticides
and
pests,
Stored
grain.

Dated:
April
2,
2002.
Lois
A.
Rossi,
Director,
Information
Resources
Services
Division,
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs.
[
FR
Doc.
02­
9654
Filed
4­
23­
02;
8:
45
am]
BILLING
CODE
6560­
50­
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