[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34042-34043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13958]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0281; FRL-9347-2]
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: Unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or
before July 9, 2012, the deletions are effective July 9, 2012, because
the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period. Users
of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being
deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before July 9,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0281, by one of the
following methods:
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Information
Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0367; email
address: green.christopher@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 copies of this document and other related information?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number
EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0281. 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
requests listed in the following Table 1 have a 30-day comment period
because the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment
period.
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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100-1313.......................... Quadris Top......... Difenoconazole, Turf.
Azoxystrobin.
10404-37.......................... PCNB 12.5% Plus Pentachloronitrobenzene.. Golf course roughs (limited
Fertilizer. to tees, greens, &
fairways); residential
sites including lawns,
yards, ornamental plants &
gardens around homes &
apartments; grounds around
day care facilities;
school yards; parks
(except industrial parks);
playgrounds; & athletic
fields (except
professional & college
fields).
39967-5........................... Preventol BP........ 2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol.. Material preservative uses.
70127-5........................... Taegro.............. Bacillus subtilis var. Turf, shade & forest trees,
amyloliquefaciens Strain shrubs, hydroponics,
FZB24. tubers, bulbs & corns,
interiorscapes, orchids &
ferns, & mushroom
applications.
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75624-2........................... Afla-Guard.......... Aspergillus flavus NRRL Sweet corn & its
21882. commodities.
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Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before July 9,
2012, to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 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 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit, in
sequence by EPA company number.
Table 2--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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100............................... Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O.
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-
8300.
10404............................. LESCO Inc., 1301 East 9th Street,
Suite 1300, Cleveland, OH 44114-
1849.
39967............................. LANXESS Corporation, 111 RIDC Park
West Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-
1112.
70127............................. Novozymes Biologicals, Inc., 5400
Corporate Circle, Salem, VA 24153.
75624............................. Circle One Global, Inc., P.O. Box
18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300.
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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. 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 no
later than July 9, 2012.
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: May 4, 2012.
Calvin Furlow,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-13958 Filed 6-7-12; 8:45 am]
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