[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16782-16784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9283]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-66224; FRL-5360-6]


Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain 
Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a 
notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel 
certain pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by July 16, 1996, orders will be 
issued cancelling all of these registrations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Hollins, Office of 
Pesticide Programs (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., 
SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location for commercial courier 
delivery and telephone number: Rm. 216, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. (703) 305-5761; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    Section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, provides that a pesticide 
registrant may, at any time, request that any of its pesticide 
registrations be cancelled. The Act further provides that EPA must 
publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register 
before acting on the request.

II. Intent to Cancel

    This Notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests to cancel 
some 10 pesticide products registered under section 3 or 24(c) of 
FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration 
number (or company number and 24(c) number) in the following Table 1.


      Table 1--Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation     
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        Registration no.            Product Name        Chemical Name   
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000100-00665...................  Pennant 5G         2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-
                                  Granular           6-methylphenyl)-N- 
                                  Herbicide          (2-methoxy-1-      
                                                     methylphenyl)acetam
                                                     ide (9CI)          
000100-00688...................  Medal Herbicide    2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-
                                                     6-methylphenyl)-N- 
                                                     (2-methoxy-1-      
                                                     methylphenyl)acetam
                                                     ide (9CI)          
000100-00715...................  Derby Granular     2-Chloro-4,6-       
                                  Herbicide          bis(ethylamino)-s- 
                                                     triaine            
000100-00665...................  Pennant 5G         2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-
                                  Granular           6-methylphenyl)-N- 
                                  Herbicide          (2-methoxy-1-      
                                                     methylphenyl)acetam
                                                     ide (9CI)          

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000100-00665...................  Pennant 5G         2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-
                                  Granular           6-methylphenyl)-N- 
                                  Herbicide          (2-methoxy-1-      
                                                     methylphenyl)acetam
                                                     ide (9CI)          
N/A                              N/A                2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-
                                                     6-methylphenyl)-N- 
                                                     (2-methoxy-1-      
                                                     methylphenyl)acetam
                                                     ide (9CI)          
000279 OH-81-0021..............  Furadan 4          2,3-Dihydro-2,2-    
                                  Flowable           dimethyl-7-        
                                                     benzofuranylmethlca
                                                     rbamate            
003125 OH-93-0002..............  Sencor DF 75% Dry  1,2,4-Triazin-5(4H)-
                                  Flowable           one, 4-amino-6-(1,1-
                                  Herbicide          dimethylethyl)-3-  
                                                     (methylthio)-      
003125 OH-93-0003..............  Sencor Solupak     1,2,4-Triazin-5(4H)-
                                  75% Dry Flowable   one, 4-amino-6-(1,1-
                                  Herbicide          dimethylethyl)-3-  
                                                     (methylthio)-      
004524-00030...................  I-BAC              Nonylphenoxypolyetho
                                                     xyethanol - iodine 
                                                     complex            
N/A                              N/A                Phosphoric acid     
009807-00004...................  Double-D           Ethanol             
N/A                              N/A                Tetrasodium         
                                                     ethylenediaminetetr
                                                     aacetate           
N/A                              N/A                Isopropanol         
N/A                              N/A                Alkyl* dimethyl     
                                                     benzyl ammonium    
                                                     chloride *(50%C14, 
                                                     40%C12, 10%C16)    
N/A                              N/A                Didecyl dimethyl    
                                                     ammonium chloride  
N/A                              N/A                Octyl decyl dimethyl
                                                     ammonium chloride  
N/A                              N/A                Dioctyl dimethyl    
                                                     ammonium chloride  
039834-00002...................  Ryan 50            Ryania speciosa,    
                                                     powdered stems of  
062719-00057...................  Access             4-Amino-3,5,6-      
                                                     trichloropicolinic 
                                                     acid, isooctyl     
                                                     ester              
N/A                              N/A                Butoxyethyl         
                                                     triclopyr          
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    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 90 days of 
publication of this notice, orders will be issued cancelling all of 
these registrations. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring 
the retention of a registration should contact the applicable 
registrant directly during this ninety-day period.
    The following Table 2 includes the names and addresses of record 
for all registrants of the products in Table 1, in sequence by EPA 
Company Number.

         Table 2--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation         
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            EPA Company no.                  Company Name and Address   
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000100.................................  Ciba-Geigy Corp., Box 18300,   
                                          Greensboro, NC 27419.         
000279.................................  FMC Corp., Agricultural        
                                          Products Group, 1735 Market   
                                          St, Philadelphia, PA 19103.   
003125.................................  Bayer Corp., Agriculture       
                                          Division, 8400 Hawthorn Rd.,  
                                          Box 4913, Kansas City, MO     
                                          64120.                        
004524.................................  H.B. Fuller Co., 3900 Jackson  
                                          St., N.E., Minneapolis, MN    
                                          55421.                        
009807.................................  Texas Department of Criminal   
                                          Justice-Institutional,        
                                          industrial Division Box 99,   
                                          Huntsville, TX 77342.         
039834.................................  Dunhill Chemical Co., Box 609, 
                                          Rosemead, CA 91770.           
062719.................................  DowElanco, 9330 Zionsville Rd  
                                          3083E, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
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III. Loss of Active Ingredients

    Unless the requests for cancellation are withdrawn, two pesticide 
active ingredients will not longer appear in any registered products. 
Those who are concerned about the potential loss of these active 
ingredients for pesticidal use are encouraged to work directly with the 
registrant to explore the possibility of their withdrawing the request 
for cancellation. The active ingredients are listed in the following 
Table 3, with the EPA Company and CAS Number.

   Table  3.--Active Ingredients Which Would Disappear as A Result of   
                     Registrants' Requests to Cancel                    
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            Cas No.                  Chemical Name      EPA Company No. 
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15662-33-6.....................  Ryania speciosa,      039834           
                                  powdered stems of                     
26952-20-5.....................  Picloram, isooctyl    062719           
                                  ester                                 
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IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must 
submit such withdrawal in writing to James A. Hollins, at the address 
given above, postmarked before July 16, 1996. This written withdrawal 
of the request for cancellation will apply only to the applicable 
6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If the product(s) have been 
subject to a previous cancellation action, the effective date of 
cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier cancellation 
action are controlling. The withdrawal request must also include a 
commitment to pay any reregistration fees due, and to fulfill any 
applicable unsatisfied data requirements.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    The effective date of cancellation will be the date of the 
cancellation order. The orders effecting these requested cancellations 
will generally permit a registrant to sell or distribute existing 
stocks for one year after the date the cancellation request was 
received. This policy is in accordance with the Agency's statement of 
policy as prescribed in Federal Register No. 123, Vol. 56, dated June 
26, 1991. Exceptions to this general rule will be made if a product 
poses a risk concern, or is in noncompliance with reregistration 
requirements, or is subject to a data call-in. In all cases, product-
specific disposition dates will be given in the cancellation orders.
    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products 
which are currently in the United States and which have been packaged, 
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the 
cancellation action. Unless the provisions of an earlier order apply, 
existing stocks already in the hands of dealers or users can be 
distributed, sold or used legally until they are exhausted, provided 
that such further sale and use comply with the EPA-approved label and 
labeling of the affected product(s). Exceptions to these general rules 
will be made in specific cases when more stringent restrictions on 
sale, distribution, or use of the products or their ingredients have 
already been imposed, as in Special Review actions, or where the Agency 
has identified significant potential risk concerns associated with a 
particular chemical.


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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registrations.

    Dated: April 3, 1996.

Frank Sanders,
Director, Program Management and Support Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-9283 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]
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