[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35235-35236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12444]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302]; FRL-8127-5]
Dichlorvos (DDVP); Termination of Certain Uses and Label
Amendments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's cancellation order for the
termination of certain uses and label amendments, voluntarily requested
by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of products containing
the pesticide dichlorvos (DDVP), pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. This cancellation order follows a March 23, 2007 and April 13,
2007 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the DDVP
registrant to voluntarily terminate certain uses of its DDVP products
and label amendments. The April 13, 2007 Federal Register Notice
inadvertantly duplicated notice of receipt of the voluntary
cancellation requests for the same end use products listed in this
notice. The request would terminate DDVP use in dry bait formulations
and in impregnated resin cat and dog flea collars. The request would
not terminate the last DDVP products registered for use in the United
States.
In the Notices, EPA indicated that it would issue an order to
implement the termination of certain 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 registrant withdrew
their request within this period. The Agency did not receive any
comments on the Notices. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their
request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation
order granting the request to terminate the uses described above. Any
distribution or sale of the DDVP 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 June 27, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bartow, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: bartow.susan@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-2002-0302. 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 grants the request by the registrant identified in this
notice (Table 2) to terminate certain uses. DDVP is an organophosphate
insecticide and fumigant registered for use in controlling flies,
mosquitoes, gnats, cockroaches, fleas, and other insect pests.
Formulations of DDVP include pressurized liquid, granular, emulsifiable
concentrate, total release aerosol, and impregnated material. DDVP is
applied with aerosols and fogging equipment, with ground spray
equipment, and through slow release from impregnated materials, such as
resin strips and pet collars. DDVP is registered to control insect
pests on agricultural sites; commercial, institutional and industrial
sites; and for domestic use in and around homes (i.e., resin strips)
and on pets. DDVP is used preplant in mushroom houses, and postharvest
in storage areas for bulk, packaged and bagged raw and processed
agricultural commodities, food manufacturing/processing plants, animal
premises, and non-food areas of food-handling establishments. It is
also registered for direct dermal pour-on treatment of cattle and
poultry, and swine. DDVP is not registered for direct use on any field
grown commodities. In letters dated March 2, 2007, and March 8, 2007,
Amvac Chemical Corporation requested EPA to amend to terminate uses of
pesticide product registrations identified in this notice (Table 1).
Specifically, the request would terminate DDVP use in dry bait
formulations and in impregnated resin cat and dog flea collars. The
request
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would not terminate the last DDVP products registered for use in the
United States.
This notice announces the termination of certain uses of DDVP
product registrations. The affected products and the registrant making
the request are identified in the following tables of this unit.
Table 1.--DDVP Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Amendment
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Registration No. Product name Company
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5481-9 ALCO FLY FIGHTER Amvac Chemical
FLY BAIT Corporation
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5481-96 DDVP TECHNICAL Amvac Chemical
GRADE Corporation
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5481-341 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR DOGS -- BLACK Corporation
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5481-342 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR CATS -- WHITE Corporation
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5481-343 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR DOGS -- CLEAR Corporation
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5481-345 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR CATS -- CLEAR Corporation
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5481-346 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR DOGS -- Corporation
GLITTERS
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5481-347 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR CATS -- Corporation
GLITTERS
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5481-461 AMVOS RESTECH Amvac Chemical
Corporation
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Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for
the registrant of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 2.--Registrant Requesting Voluntary Amendments
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EPA Company No. Company name and address
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5481 Amvac Chemical Corporation,
4695 MacArthur Court, Suite
1250,
Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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 March 23, 2007 or the April 13, 2007, Federal
Register notices announcing the Agency's receipt of the request for
voluntary termination of certain uses of DDVP.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellation order to terminate certain uses of DDVP registrations
identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency also orders
that the label amendments for the product registration identified in
Table 2 of Unit II is hereby amended. Any distribution, sale, or use of
existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 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.
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.
Because no product has been produced, sold or distributed for
several years, the prohibition on sales, distribution and use of
existing stocks is effective immediately, except that this cancellation
order will not prevent the sale or distribution of any products if such
sale or distribution is for purposes of:
i. Return of material to Amvac,
ii. Proper disposal, or
iii. Export consistent with the requirements of section 17 of
FIFRA.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: June 13, 2007.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-12444 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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