[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 213 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60193-60194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28890]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-34200; FRL-6384-9]
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 section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of request for amendment by registrants to delete
uses in certain pesticide registrations.
DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn, the Agency will approve these use
deletions and the deletions will become effective on May 2, 2000.
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., 224, Crystal Mall 2 (CM #2), 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5761; e-mail:
[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. If you have any questions
regarding the information in this notice, consult the person listed in
the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' section.
B. How Can I Get Additional information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this
document and certain other related documents that might be available
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov.
To access this document, on the Home page select ``Laws and
Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document under the
``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly
to the Federal Register listing at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for
this action under docket control number [OPP-34200]. The official
record consists of the documents specifically referenced in this
action, any public comments received during an applicable comment
period, and other information related to this action, including any
information claimed as confidential business information (CBI). This
official record includes the documents that are physically located in
the docket, as well as the documents that are referenced in those
documents.
The public version of the official record does not include any
information claimed as CBI. The public version o this official record,
which includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments
submitted during as applicable comment period, is available for
inspection in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch
(PIRIB), Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
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 the following Table 1 by registration
number, product name/active ingredient and specific uses deleted:
Table 1 -- Registrations with Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses In
Certain Pesticide Registrations
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Product Name
EPA Reg. No. (Active Delete From Label
Ingredient)
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002935-00414.................... Nu-Flow D Use on cotton
(Chloroneb)
010163-00245.................... Methidathion Use on potatoes &
Technical sorghum
(Methidathion)
034704-00066.................... Clean Crop Control of fire
Chlorpyrifos 4E ants in
Insecticide commercial sod
(Chlorpyrifos)
067760-00023.................... Cyren Turf & Use on popcorn,
Ornamental cherries, citrus,
Insecticide field & sweet
(Chlorpyrifos) corn, peaches,
nectarines,
peanuts,
sunflowers,
sugarbeets, tree
fruits
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Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before May 2,
2000 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.
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 Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain
Pesticide Registrations
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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002935.................................... Wilbur-Ellis Company, 191 W.
Shaw Avenue, Suite 107,
Fresno, CA 93704.
010163.................................... Gown Company, P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ 85366.
034704.................................... Platte Chemical Co., 419
18th St., P.O. Box 667,
Greeley, CO 80632.
067760.................................... Cheminova, Inc., 1700 Route
23, Suite 210, Wayne, NJ
07470.
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III. What is the Agency 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 Act 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 Administrator
may approve such a request.
IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use deletion must
submit such withdrawal in writing to James A. Hollins, at the address
given above, postmarked May 2, 2000.
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,
Dated: October 4, 1999.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources & Services Division.
[FR Doc. 99-28890 Filed 11-3-99; 8:45 am]
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