[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60028-60029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24642]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0553; FRL-8887-3]
Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Delete Uses in
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 request for amendments by registrants to delete
uses in certain pesticide registrations. 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 amended to delete
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.
DATES: The deletions in Table 2 are effective March 26, 2012, and the
deletion in Table 1 is effective October 28, 2011. If the Agency
receives a written withdrawal request on or before March 26, 2012 for
the pesticides in Table 2 or October 28, 2011 for the pesticide in
Table 1, the deletions will not become effective. The Agency will
consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than March 26, 2012
for the deletions in Table 2, and no later than October 28, 2011 for
the deletion in Table 1.
Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before
March 26, 2012 for the products in Table 2, or October 28, 2011 for the
product in Table 1.
ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0553, by one of the
following methods:
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Information
Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0367;
e-mail address: [email protected].
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?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number
EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0553. 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.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from
registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. These
registrations are listed in Table 1 of this unit by registration
number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses deleted.
The request listed in the following Table 1 has a 30-day comment
period because the registrant requested a waiver of the 180-day comment
period.
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Table 1--Requests for Amendments To Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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EPA Registration No. Product name Active ingredient Delete from label
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1021-0088........................ MGK 264 Insecticide MGK 264............ Terrestrial food and non-food
Synergist. crops; Aquatic uses; Greenhouse
food crops; Forestry uses; Post-
harvest use on food crops; Food
producing animals or fowl (direct
application to meat and dairy
animals or their premises while
occupied); & All outdoor uses
except building perimeters (spot
treatments).
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The requests listed in the following Table 2 have a 180-day comment
period.
Table 2--Requests for Amendments To Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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EPA Registration No. Product name Active ingredient Delete from label
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1021-1765........................... Multicide Multi-Purpose MGK-264, Prallethrin, & Outdoor Use.
Spry 27373. Cyphenothrin.
5481-96............................. DDVP Technical Grade Dichlorvos............. Swine Use.
Organophosphorus
Insecticide.
5481-462............................ Amvos Liquitech........ Dichlorvos............. Swine Use.
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Users of the products in Table 2 who desire continued use on crops
or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before
March 26, 2012 and users of the product in Table 1 who desire continued
use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the registrant
before October 28, 2011, to discuss withdrawal of the application for
amendment. This 180-day or 30-day period will also permit interested
members of the public to intercede with registrants prior to the
Agency's approval of the deletion.
Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products listed in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit,
in sequence by EPA company number.
Table 3--Registrants Requesting Amendments To Delete Uses in Certain
Pesticide Registrations
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EPA company number Company name and address
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1021................................... McLaughlin Gormley King
Company, 8810 Tenth Avenue
North, Minneapolis, MN 55427-
4319.
5481................................... AMVAC Chemical Corporation,
4695 MacArthur Court, Suite
1250, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
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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 amended to delete one or more uses. The 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 use deletion must
submit the withdrawal in writing to Christopher Green using the methods
in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests
postmarked no later than March 26, 2012 for the registrations in Table
2 or October 28, 2011, for registrations in Table 1, for which the
registrant requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period.
V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
The Agency has authorized the registrants to sell or distribute
product under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18
months after approval of the revision, unless other restrictions have
been imposed, as in special review actions.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 1, 2011.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-24642 Filed 9-27-11; 8:45 am]
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