[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18547-18549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06957]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0137; FRL-9907-18]
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 the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request
for amendments by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide
registrations. 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 1 of Unit II, are effective May 2, 2014,
because the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment
period, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or
before May 2, 2014. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request
postmarked no later than May 2, 2014. The deletions in Table 2 of Unit
II, are effective September 29, 2014, unless the Agency receives a
written withdrawal request on or before September 29, 2014. The Agency
will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than September
29, 2014.
Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant in Table 1 of
Unit II, before May 2, 2014, for the registrants that 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 in Table 2 of Unit II, before September 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0137, by one of the
following methods:
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (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.
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Additional instructions on 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 (7502P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0367;
email 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.
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-2014-0137, is available either electronically
through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPP Docket in
the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), located in
EPA West, 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 receipt by the Agency of applications from
registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. These
registrations are listed in Table 1 & Table 2 of this unit by
registration number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses
deleted.
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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400-583................................. Captan Technical...... Captan................ All foliar uses,
except for Seed
Treatment.
88541-1................................. Willowood Lambda- Lambda-Cyhalothrin.... Residential uses.
Cyhalothrin Technical.
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Users of these products in Table 1 of this unit, who desire
continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the
applicable registrant before May 2, 2014, because the registrants
requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period, 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--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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1021-1704............................... Pyrocide Liquid Pet MGK 264, Pyrethrins Commercial uses.
Spray 7418. (No Inert Use) &
Pyriproxyfen.
1021-1710............................... Multicide Flying MGK 264, Piperonyl Residential uses.
Insect Killer 27471. butoxide &
Prallethrin.
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Users of these products in Table 2 of this unit, who desire
continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the
applicable registrant before September 29, 2014, to discuss withdrawal
of the application for amendment. This 180-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 Table 1 & Table 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 No. Company name and address
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400......................................... Chemtura Corporation, 199 Benson Road, Middlebury, CT 06749.
88541....................................... Willowood Lambda Cyhalothrin, LLC, Agent: Wagner Regulatory
Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
1021........................................ McLaughlin Gormley King Co., 8810 Tenth Avenue North, Minneapolis,
MN 55427.
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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 EPA
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
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later than May 2, 2014, for the requests that the registrants requested
to waive the 180-day comment period and no later than September 29,
2014, for the requests with a 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: March 6, 2014.
Michael Hardy,
Acting, Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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