[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77824-77825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31987]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0220; FRL-9326-5]
Dicofol; Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of
products containing dicofol, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This
cancellation order follows a June 22, 2011 Federal Register Notice of
Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit II
to voluntarily cancel these product registrations. These are the last
products containing this pesticide registered for use in the United
States. In the June 22, 2011 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue
an order implementing the cancellations, unless the Agency received
substantive comments within the 30 day comment period that would merit
its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants
withdrew their requests. The Agency did not receive any comments on the
notice. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests.
Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order
granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of
the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in
accordance with the terms of this order. 11P-1531
DATES: The cancellation of the technical dicofol product is effective
December 14, 2011. The cancellations of the end use registrations are
effective October 31, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan M. Bartow, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; email
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?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0220. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at
http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
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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 cancellation of dicofol products, as
requested by registrants, pursuant to section 6(f) of FIFRA. These
registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1
and Table 2 of this unit.
Table 1--Dicofol Technical Product Cancellation
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EPA registration No. Product name
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11603-26.................................. Mitigan (Dicofol) Technical.
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Table 2--Dicofol End Use Product Cancellations
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EPA registration No. Product name
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66222-21.................................. MANA Dicofol 4E.
66222-56.................................. Dicofol 4E.
66222-95.................................. Dicofol 50WSB.
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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 of Cancelled Products
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EPA company No. Company name and address
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11603..................................... Agan Chemical Manufacturing
Ltd, 4515 Falls of Neuse
Rd. Suite 300, Raleigh, NC
27609.
66222..................................... Makhteshim Agan of North
America, Inc, 4515 Falls of
Neuse Rd. Suite 300,
Raleigh, NC 27609.
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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 June 22, 2011 Federal Register notice announcing the
Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellations of
products listed in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellations and amendments to terminate the uses of dicofol
registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the
cancellation of the technical dicofol product is effective immediately.
The cancellation of the end use registrations is effective October 31,
2013. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products
identified in Tables 1 and 2 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 June 22, 2011 (76 FR 36535) (FRL-8875-7). The comment period
closed on July 22, 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:
a. Sale, distribution and use of the technical dicofol is
prohibited, except: Registrants of dicofol end-use products shall be
allowed to reformulate existing stocks of dicofol technical into
products identified in Table 2 of Unit II, until October 31, 2013, or
for products intended for export consistent with the requirements of
FIFRA section 17 or for purposes of proper disposal.
b. Sale and distribution by registrants of end use products after
October 31, 2013 is prohibited except for export consistent with the
requirements of FIFRA section 17 or for purposes of proper disposal.
c. Sale and distribution of end use products by persons other than
registrants is permitted until December 31, 2013. Thereafter, sale and
distribution of end use products by persons other than registrants is
prohibited except for export consistent with the requirements of FIFRA
section 17 or for purposes of proper disposal.
d. Use of existing stocks of any end-use product consistent with
the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or accompanied by,
the deleted products identified shall be allowed until October 31,
2016, and thereafter, only for the purposes of proper disposal.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: December 6, 2011.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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