[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34742-34743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14113]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0392; FRL-9911-55]
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 July 18,
2014, because the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment
period, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or
before July 18, 2014. The Agency will consider a written withdrawal
request postmarked no later than July 18, 2014. The deletions in Table
2 of Unit II, are effective December 15, 2014, unless the Agency
receives a written withdrawal request on or before December 15, 2014.
The Agency will consider a written withdrawal request postmarked no
later than December 15, 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 July 18, 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 December 15, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0392, 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.html.
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; main 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 ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0392, 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), West William
Jefferson Clinton 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 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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279-9562............................. Iprodione Technical.... Iprodione.............. Rice covering.
279-9564............................. Rovral 4 Flowable Iprodione.............. Rice covering.
Fungicide.
279-9565............................. Rovral 4 Flowable Iprodione.............. Rice covering.
Fungicide.
279-9566............................. Rovral WG Fungicide.... Iprodione.............. Rice covering.
279-9567............................. Rovral 50 SP Fungicide. Iprodione.............. Rice covering.
279-9569............................. Rovral Brand 75WG Iprodione.............. Rice covering.
Fungicide.
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19713-600............................ Pendimethalin Technical Pendimethalin.......... Alfalfa, Corn (Field,
Pop, Sweet), Garlic,
Onions (Dry bulb,
Green, Welsh),
Peanuts, Sorghum
(Grain), Sugarcane &
Sunflower.
67690-22............................. Profile 2SC Tree and Paclobutrazol.......... Turf in parks.
Turf Growth Regulator.
67690-56............................. SP5114................. Paclobutrazol & Turf in parks.
Trinexapac-ethyl.
80697-4.............................. Tide Paclo 2SC......... Paclobutrazol.......... Park turfgrass.
82534-4.............................. Glufosinate 280 SL Glufosinate............ Canola, Field corn,
Herbicide. Silage corn, Soybeans,
Burndown on soybeans,
Corn, Cotton, &
Soybean seed
propagation.
83520-26............................. Biscayne Herbicide..... Sodium bentazon........ Residential uses.
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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 July 18, 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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279-9568............................. Iprodione 50.0%........ Iprodione.............. Rice covering.
400-95............................... Omite Technical........ Propargite............. Non-bearing avocado
use.
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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 December 15, 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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279............................... FMC Corp. Agricultural Products
Group, 1735 Market Street, RM 1978,
Philadelphia, PA 19103.
400............................... Chemtura Corporation, 199 Benson
Road, Middlebury, CT 06749.
19713............................. Drexel Chemical Company, 1700
Channel Avenue, P.O. Box 13327,
Memphis, TN 38113-0327.
67690............................. Sepro Corporation, 11550 N. Meridian
Street., Suite 600, Carmel, IN
46032-4565.
80697............................. Zhejiang Tide CropScience Co., Ltd.,
4110 136th St. NW., Gig Harbor, WA
98332.
82534............................. Summit Agro North America Holding
Corp., 300 Madison Avenue, Floor 4,
New York, NY 10017-6288.
83520............................. Tacoma AG, LLC, 115 Obtuse Hill
Road, Brookfield, CT 06804.
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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 later than July 18, 2014, for the requests that the
registrants requested to waive the 180-day comment period and not later
than December 15, 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: May 29, 2014.
Michael Hardy,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-14113 Filed 6-17-14; 8:45 am]
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