[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62439-62441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24646]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0639; FRL-9916-78]
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 are effective November 17, 2014,
because the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment
period, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or
before November 17, 2014. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request
postmarked no later than November 17, 2014. The deletions in Table 2
are effective April 15, 2015, unless the Agency receives a written
withdrawal request on or before April 15, 2015. The Agency will
consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than April 15, 2015.
Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant in Table 1
before November 17, 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 before April 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0639, 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-2014-0639, is available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPP Docket in the 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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264-343.......................... Larvin Brand Technical Thiodicarb.............. Terrestrial food uses:
Thiodicarb Insecticide. Sweet corn, Leafy
vegetables, Broccoli,
Cabbage and
Cauliflower;
Terrestrial non-food
uses: Ornamentals & Non-
crop areas.
264-718.......................... Spiromesifen Technical... Spiromesifen............ Greenhouse tomatoes.
264-719.......................... Oberon 2SC Insecticide/ Spiromesifen............ Greenhouse tomatoes.
Miticide.
19713-600........................ Drexel Pendimethalin Pendimethalin........... Grass grown for seed.
Technical.
42750-230........................ Captan Technical......... Captan.................. Adhesives, paints &
plastics.
45728-12......................... Ziram Granuflo........... Ziram................... Blackberry.
46923-4.......................... Copper Sulfate Fine Copper sulfate Wood treatment uses.
Crystals. pentahydrate.
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65217-1.......................... Biobor JF................ 1,3,2-Dioxaborinane, All wood preservative
2,2'-((1-methyl-1,3- uses.
propanediyl)bis(oxy))bi
s(4-methyl- & 1,3,2-
Dioxaborinane,
2,2'oxybis(4,4,6-
trimethyl-.
84229-16......................... Tide Technical Imidacloprid............ Companion animal.
Imidacloprid.
85678-8.......................... Captan Technical......... Captan.................. Indoor/Industrial uses
in paints, plastics &
adhesives.
85678-28......................... Captan Technical II...... Captan.................. Indoor/Industrial uses
in paints, plastics &
adhesives.
87290-44......................... Willowood Azoxystrobin Azoxystrobin............ Post-harvest
2.08SC. applications.
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Users of these products in Table 1, who desire continued use on
crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant
before November 17, 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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400-565.......................... Omite 30W................ Propargite.............. Non-bearing avocado use.
11678-1.......................... Merpan Captan Technical.. Captan.................. Paints, plastics,
adhesives, turf (golf
course) and sod farm.
19713-258........................ Drexel Captan Technical.. Captan.................. Paints, plastics &
adhesives.
19713-631........................ Drexel Captan Technical Captan.................. Coatings, paints,
97%. plastics & adhesives.
66330-24......................... Captan 4 Flowable........ Captan.................. Turf.
66330-26......................... Captan 50 WP............. Captan.................. Turf.
66330-29......................... Captan 80 WDG............ Captan.................. Turf.
66330-31......................... Captan Technical......... Captan.................. Turf, paints, plastics &
adhesives.
66330-54......................... Captan Technical......... Captan.................. Turf, paints, plastics &
adhesives.
70506-297........................ UPI Captan Technical..... Captan.................. Paints, plastics,
adhesives & turf.
70506-299........................ Captan 80 WDG............ Captan.................. Turf.
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Users of these products in Table 2, who desire continued use on
crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant
before April 15, 2015 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 and 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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264.................................. Bayer CropScience, LP, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014,
Research Triangle Park, NC
27709.
400.................................. MacDermid Agricultural Solutions,
Inc., c/o Chemtura Corporation,
Agent Name: Keller & Heckman,
LLP, 1001 G Street NW., Suite
500, Washington, DC 20001.
11678................................ Makhteshim Chemical Works, Ltd.,
Agent Name: Makhteshim Agan of
North America, Inc., 3120
Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100,
Raleigh, NC 27604.
19713................................ Drexel Chemical Company, 1700
Channel Drive, P.O. Box 13327,
Memphis, TN 38113-0327.
42750................................ Albaugh, LLC, P.O. Box 2127,
Valdosta, GA 31604-2127.
45728................................ Taminco US, Inc., Agent Name: VJP
Consulting, Inc., 21320 Sweet
Clover Place, Ashburn, VA 20147.
46923................................ Old Bridge Chemicals, Inc., Agent
Name: Landis International,
Inc., 3185 Madison Highway, P.O.
Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-
5126.
65217................................ Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc.,
Agent Name: Delta Analytical
Corp., 12510 Prosperity Drive,
Suite 160, Silver Spring, MD
20904.
66330................................ Arysta LifeScience North America,
LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite
150, Cary, NC 27513.
70506................................ United Phosphorus, Inc., 630
Freedom Business Center, Suite
402, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
84229................................ Tide International USA, Inc.,
Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory
Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th St.
NW., Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
85678................................ RedEagle International, LLC,
Agent Name: Wagner Regulatory
Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 640,
Hockessin, DE 19707.
87290................................ Willowood, LLC, Agent Name:
Wagner Regulatory Associates,
Inc., P.O. Box 640, Hockessin,
DE 19707-0640.
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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 November 17, 2014, for the requests that the
registrants requested to waive the 180-day comment period and no later
than April 15, 2015, 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.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 18, 2014.
Michael Hardy,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-24646 Filed 10-16-14; 8:45 am]
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