[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7584-7586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02706]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0751; FRL-9922-14]
Methomyl; Cancellation Order for Amendments to Terminate Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the amendments to
terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted
by the Agency, of products containing methomyl, pursuant to the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation
order follows a November 5, 2014, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of
Requests from the registrants listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to
voluntarily amend certain methomyl product registrations to terminate
uses of barley, oats, and rye from these product registrations. These
are not the last products containing this pesticide registered for use
in the United States. In the November 5, 2014, notice, EPA indicated
that it would issue an order implementing the amendments to terminate
uses 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 notice. Further, the registrants did not
withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice
a cancellation order granting the requested amendments to terminate
uses. 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 amendments are effective March 18, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Myers, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8589; 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, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members
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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-2010-0751, 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), 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 the amendments to delete uses, as requested
by registrants, of products registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C.
136a). These registrations are listed in sequence by registration
number in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 1--Methomyl Product Registration Amendments To Delete Uses
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EPA registration No. Product name Uses deleted
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352-342.................................... Dupont Lannate SP Insecticide. Barley, Oats, Rye.
352-361.................................... Dupont Methomyl Composition... Barley, Oats, Rye.
352-366.................................... Dupont Methomyl Technical..... Barley, Oats, Rye.
352-384.................................... Dupont Lannate LV Insecticide. Barley, Oats, Rye.
400-597.................................... Annihilate LV................. Barley, Oats, Rye.
400-598.................................... Annihilate SP................. Barley, Oats, Rye.
70552-2.................................... Methomyl Technical............ Barley, Oats, Rye.
81598-9.................................... Rotam Methomyl Technical...... Barley, Oats, Rye.
82557-2.................................... Methomyl 29% SL Insecticide... Barley, Oats, Rye.
82557-3.................................... Methomyl 90% SP............... Barley, Oats, Rye.
83100-27................................... Rotam Methomyl 29LV Barley, Oats, Rye.
Insecticide.
83100-28................................... Rotam Methomyl 90SP Barley, Oats, Rye.
Insecticide.
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Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products in Table 1 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 Table 1 of this
unit.
Table 2--Registrants of Amended Products
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EPA company No. Company name and address
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352...................... E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1007
Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19898-0001.
400...................... Macdermid Agricultural Solutions, Inc., c/o
Chemtura Corporation, 199 Benson Road,
Middlebury, CT 06749,
70552.................... Sinon Corporation, c/o Biologic, Inc., 115
Obtuse Hill Road, Brookfield, CT 06804.
81598.................... Rotam Limited, c/o Wagner Regulatory
Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 640, 7217
Lancaster Pike, Suite A, Hockessin, DE
19707.
82557.................... Sinon USA, Inc., c/o Biologic, Inc., 115
Obtuse Hill Road, Brookfield, CT 06804.
83100.................... Rotam Agrochemical Company, Ltd., c/o Wagner
Regulatory Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 640,
7217 Lancaster Pike, Suite A, Hockessin, DE
19707.
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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 November 5, 2014, Federal Register notice (79 FR
65656) (FRL-9918-46) announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests
for voluntary amendments to delete uses of products listed in Table 1
of Unit II.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)), EPA hereby
approves the requested amendments to terminate uses of methomyl
registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency
hereby orders that the product registrations identified in Table 1 of
Unit II. are amended to terminate the affected uses. The effective date
of the cancellations that are subject of this notice is March 18, 2015.
Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products
identified in Table 1 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 (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)) 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 of
November 5, 2014. The comment period closed on December 5, 2014.
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
action. The existing stocks provisions for the products subject to this
order is as follows.
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Now that EPA has approved product labels reflecting the requested
amendments to delete uses, registrants are permitted to sell or
distribute products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. under the previously
approved labeling for a period of 18 months after publication of the
cancellation order in this Federal Register, unless other restrictions
have been imposed. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from
selling or distributing the products whose labels include the deleted
uses identified in Table 1 of Unit II., except for export consistent
with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal.
Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use
existing stocks of products whose labels include the deleted uses until
supplies are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or use
is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or
that accompanied, the deleted uses.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: January 26, 2015.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-02706 Filed 2-10-15; 8:45 am]
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