[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75155-75157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30433]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1017; FRL-9369-4]
Product 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
the products listed in Table 1a and 1b of Unit II., pursuant to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This
cancellation order follows a September 19, 2012 Federal Register Notice
of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 2a of Unit
II. and an October 7, 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of
Requests from the registrant listed in Table 2b of Unit II. to
voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In the September 19,
2012 and the October 7, 2010 notices, 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
September 19, 2012 notice. The Agency received comments on the October
7, 2010 notice, but none merited its further review of the requests.
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, including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective December 19, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Pates, Jr., Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8195; email
address: pates.john@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
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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.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1017, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-
5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
This notice announces the cancellation, as requested by
registrants, of 19 products registered under FIFRA section 3. These
registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Tables
1a and 1b of this unit.
Table 1a--Product Cancellations
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EPA Registration No. Product name Chemical name
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002724-00622.................. Speer Py-Perm Piperonyl butoxide;
Aqueous Insect Pyrethrins (No
Killer 5. Inert Use);
Permethrin.
002724-00633.................. Speer Py-Perm Piperonyl butoxide;
Aqueous Insect Pyrethrins (No
Killer 9. Inert Use);
Permethrin.
007405-00073.................. Chemi-cap Flying & Pyrethrins,
Crawling Piperonyl
Insecticide II. butoxide,
Permethrin.
011678-00072.................. MCW Technical Diflubenzuron.
Diflubenzuron.
015300-00011.................. Chemical Treatment Poly(oxy-1,2-
CT-202. ethanediyl(dimethy
limino)-1,2-
ethanediyl(dimethy
limino)-1,2-
ethanediyl
dichloride).
015300-00022.................. Chemical Treatment Poly(oxy-1,2-
CL-2158. ethanediyl(dimethy
limino)-1,2-
ethanediyl(dimethy
limino)-1,2-
ethanediyl
dichloride).
015300-00023.................. Chemical Treatment Poly(oxy-1,2-
CL-2159. ethanediyl(dimethy
limino)-1,2-
ethanediyl(dimethy
limino)-1,2-
ethanediyl
dichloride).
047000-00169.................. R & M Flea & Tick Piperonyl butoxide,
Shampoo 3. Pyrethrins.
052867-00001.................. Microbiotrol 99W... Poly(oxy-1,2-
ethanediyl(dimethy
limino)-1,2-
ethanediyl(dimethy
limino)-1,2-
ethanediyl
dichloride).
066222-00059.................. Propiconazole Propiconazole.
Technical.
066330-00371.................. Tribenuron-methyl Tribenuron-methyl.
Technical.
070908-00003.................. NAC 20............. Boric Acid.
073049-00441.................. Dinotefuran 0.5% Dinotefuran.
Cockroach Gel Bait
Professional.
073049-00442.................. Dinotefuran 0.5% Dinotefuran.
Roach Bait
Stations.
073049-00443.................. Dinotefuran 0.2% Dinotefuran.
Roach Bait Station.
073049-00446.................. Shuriken Cockroach Dinotefuran.
Gel.
081343-00001.................. Mykrostat A-100.... 10,10'-
Oxybisphenoxarsine
.
CA010023...................... Goal 2XL Herbicide. Oxyfluorfen.
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Table 1b--Aldicarb Product Cancellation
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EPA Registration No. Product name Chemical name
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264-330....................... TEMIK[supreg] brand Aldicarb.
15G.
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Tables 2a and 2b of this unit include the names and addresses of
record for all registrants of the products in the Tables 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 the
Tables of this unit.
Table 2a--Registrants of Cancelled Products
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EPA Company No. Company name and address
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2724..................... Wellmark International, 1501 E. Woodfield
Road, Suite 200, West Schaumburg, IL 60173.
7405..................... CPC Aeroscience, Inc., P.O. Box 667770,
Pompano Beach, FL 33066-7770.
11678.................... Makhteshim Chemical Works Ltd., 3120
Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC
27604.
15300.................... Chemtreat, Inc., 5640 Cox Road, Glen Allen,
VA 23060.
47000.................... Chem-Tech, LTD., 4515 Fleur Dr., 303, Des Moines, IA 50321.
52867.................... Chemical Equipment Labs, P.O. Box A,
Havertown, PA 19083.
66222.................... Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., 3120
Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100,
Raleigh, NC 27604.
66330.................... Arysta Life Science North America, LLC.,
15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC
27513.
70908.................... Grow More, Inc., Agent: RegWest Company,
LLC., 8203 West 20th Street, Suite A,
Greeley, CO 80634-4696.
73049.................... Valent BioSciences Corporation, Environmental
Science Division, 870 Technology Way,
Libertyville, IL 60048-6316.
81343.................... MyTech, Inc., 751 Queen Ann Street,
Burlington, NC 27217.
CA010023................. Dow AgroSciences, LLC., 9330 Zionsville Rd.,
308/2E, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054.
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Table 2b--Registrant of Cancelled Aldicarb Product
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EPA Company No. Company name and address
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264...................... Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive,
P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709.
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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 September 19, 2012 Federal Register notice
announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary
cancellations of products listed in Table 1a of Unit II. The Agency
received comments relating to alternatives and benefits of aldicarb use
in response to the October 7, 2010 Federal Register notice announcing
the Agency's receipt of the request for voluntary cancellation of the
product listed in Table 1b of Unit II. The Agency does not believe that
the comments submitted during the comment period merit further review
or a denial of the request for voluntary cancellation.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellations of the registrations identified in Tables 1a and 1b of
Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the product
registrations identified in Tables 1a and 1b of Unit II. are canceled.
The effective date of the cancellations that are the subject of this
notice is December 19, 2012. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing
stocks of the products identified in Tables 1a and 1b 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 in the Federal Register on September 19, 2012 (77 FR 58134)
(FRL-9361-1), and October 7, 2010 (75 FR 62129) (FRL-8848-1). The
comment periods closed on October 19, 2012, and November 8, 2010,
respectively.
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. The existing stocks provisions for the products
subject to this order are as follows.
A. For All Products Listed in Table 1a in Unit II
The registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks
of products listed in Table 1a of Unit II. until December 19, 2013,
which is 1 year after the publication of the Cancellation Order in the
Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrants are prohibited from
selling or distributing products listed in Table 1a, except for export
in accordance with FIFRA section 17, or proper disposal. Persons other
than the registrants may sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of
products listed in Table 1a of Unit II. until existing stocks are
exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or use is consistent
with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that
accompanied, the canceled products.
B. For the Product Listed in Table 1b in Unit II
Per a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Environmental
Protection Agency and Bayer CropScience (Bayer) dated August 16, 2010,
Bayer may only sell existing stocks of the product listed in Table 1b
of Unit II. labeled for use on citrus and potatoes for export
consistent with the requirements of FIFRA section 17 or for purposes of
proper disposal.
Bayer may only sell or distribute Temik 15G end-use products
permitting use on cotton, dry beans, peanut, soybean, sugar beets, and
sweet potatoes until December 31, 2014. After that date, Bayer may only
distribute such products intended for export consistent with the
requirements of FIFRA section 17 or for purposes of proper disposal.
Sale and distribution of Temik 15G labeled for use on cotton, dry
beans, peanut, soybean, sugar beets, and sweet potatoes by any other
party is permitted until December 31, 2016, and thereafter only for
purposes of proper disposal or export consistent with the requirements
of FIFRA section 17.
Existing stocks of the Temik 15G labeled for use on cotton, dry
beans, peanut, soybean, sugar beets, and sweet potatoes may be used
until August 31, 2018, provided that such use is in all respects
consistent with the previously approved label, and labeling
accompanying the product.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: November 15, 2012.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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