[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71022-71023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29612]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0887; FRL-8883-8]
Dicloran; Cancellation Order for Amendment To Terminate Use on
Potatoes
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the amendment to
terminate use on potatoes, voluntarily requested by the registrant and
accepted by the Agency, of products containing dicloran (DCNA),
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a
December 1, 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the
registrant listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily amend to
terminate DCNA use on potatoes for these product registrations. These
are not the last products containing this pesticide registered for use
in the United States. In the December 1, 2010 notice, EPA indicated
that it would issue an order implementing the amendment to terminate
use, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180-day
comment period that would merit its further review of these requests,
or unless the registrant withdrew their request. The Agency did not
receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not
withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a
cancellation order granting the requested amendment to terminate DCNA
use on potatoes. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject
to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the
terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The amendment is effective November 16, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Parker, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 306-0469; fax number: (703) 308-7070;
email address: parker.james@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?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0887. 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 the amendment to delete from the registration
of DCNA use on potato, as requested by registrant, under section 3 of
FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration
number in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 1--DCNA Product Registration Amendment To Delete Use
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EPA Registration No. Product name Uses deleted
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10163-189..................... Botran 75-W Fungicide Potatoes.
10163-195..................... Botran Technical..... Potatoes.
10163-226..................... Botran 5F Fungicide.. Potatoes.
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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 Table 1 of this
unit.
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Table 2--Registrant of Amended Products
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EPA Company No. Company name and address
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10163................................ Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ 85366-5569.
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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 December 1, 2010 Federal Register notice (75 FR 230)
(FRL-8854-3) announcing the Agency's receipt of the request to
voluntary amend to delete DCNA use on potatoes for products listed in
Table 1 of Unit II.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
amendment to terminate use of DCNA on potatoes for registrations
identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders
that the product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are
amended to terminate use on potatoes. The effective date of the
cancellations that are subject of this notice is November 16, 2011. 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 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 EPA Administrator may approve
such a request. The notice of receipt for this action was published for
comment on December 1, 2010. The comment period closed on May 31, 2011.
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
action. The existing stocks provision for the products subject to this
order is as follows.
The registrant may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks
of products listed in Table 1 whose labels include the deleted use
until November 16, 2012, which is 1 year after publication of this
cancellation order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrant
is prohibited from selling or distributing products listed in Table 1
of Unit II. whose labels include the deleted use, except for export in
accordance with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal.
Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use
existing stocks of products whose labels include the deleted use until
supplies are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or use
is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or
that accompanied, the deleted use.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: October 6, 2011.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-29612 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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