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Voluntary Cancellation of Certain Pesticide Registrations
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[Federal Register: March 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 41)]
[Notices]
[Page 10296-10299]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr03mr99-66]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-64040; FRL-6061-9]
Voluntary Cancellation of Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
ACTION: Notice of receipt of requests to terminate uses.
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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 from several registrants to amend their
registrations to terminate some or all uses for certain products. These
requests for voluntary cancellation have been received by the EPA in
response to the reregistration eligibility evaluation of these
individual pesticide registrations.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 2, 1999.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit comments to: Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C),
Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In
person deliver comments to Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington VA.
Comments may also be submitted electronically by sending electronic
mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data
will also be accepted on disks in Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file
format. All comments and data must be identified by docket number [OPP-
64040]. No Confidential Business
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Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic
comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository
Libraries. Additional information on submissions can be found below in
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail:
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Office location
Product Manager Pesticide for mail and Telephone number e-mail address
Special Courier
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Jill Bloom...................... Chlorothalonil Special Review and
Reregistration
Division,
(7508C), Office
of Pesticide
Programs, U.S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency, 401 M
St., SW.,
Washington, DC
20460..
(703) 308-8019 bloom.jill@epamail
Phil Budig..................... Dicofol Do................ (703) 308-8029 budig.phil@epamail
.epa.gov
Dennis Deziel.................. Iprodione Do................ (703) 308-8173 deziel.dennis@epam
ail.epa.gov
Anne Overstreet................. Propachlor Do................ (703) 308-8068 overstreet.anne@ep
amail.epa.gov
Kathleen Meier.................. Vernolate Do................ (703) 308-8017 meier.kathleen@epa
mail.epa.gov
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background Information
The EPA is publishing a single notice in response to registrants
requests to cancel some or all product registrations for:
chlorothalonil, dicofol, iprodione, propachlor, and vernolate. See
table below for specific information regarding the cancellation
requests.
The EPA has completed the Reregistration Eligibility Decisions
(REDs) for dicofol, iprodione, propachlor, and chlorothalonil. The EPA
examined potential risk concerns and identified additional data
requirements and/or mitigation measures where applicable. The
registrants of these chemicals preferred to cancel certain products or
uses rather than generating additional data or implementing certain
mitigation measures. The Agency is announcing its intent to cancel
certain products or uses as requested by the technical registrants. The
EPA will consider any comments received as a result of this notice
along with comments received during the public comment period on the
individual REDs. In the case of vernolate, a Reregistration Eligibility
Decision was not issued, however, the registrants have requested
voluntary cancellation of the technical and all end use registrations.
II. Requests Made to Amend Registrations
As discussed above, this notice seeks public comment of requests to
voluntarily cancel certain or all uses for five pesticides. The table
below provides specific information regarding the dates requested for
registration amendments, details, terms and conditions under which
existing stocks may continue to be used.
6F Notice for Voluntary Cancellation of the Following Chemicals
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Products Existing stocks
Chemical PC Code Company Name & Nature of action Products cancelled (if provisions for Comments
Address affected any) registrants
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Chlorothalonil................. 081901 GB Biosciences Home Lawn Use 50524-24 None February 1, 2000 The registrants
Corp., 1800 deletion are voluntarily
Concord Place, 50524-07 cancelling the
P.O. Box 15458, 50524-09 home lawn use of
Wilmington, DE 50524-04 this fungicide
19858 50524-195 to address the
50524-202 Agency's concern
50524-207 about potential
50524-209 post-application
50524-211 exposure to
50524-216 toddlers around
50524-221 the home.
50524-222
............................. Do. Sostram Do. 60063-01 Do. Do.
Corporation, 70 60063-03
Mansell Court, 60063-05
Suite 230, 60063-07
Roswell, GA 60063-09
60063-10
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Dicofol........................ 010501 Rohm and Haas Residential Turf 707-201 None February 1, 2000 Residential turf
Company, 100 and Ornamentals 707-202 was deleted from
Independence Mall use deletion 707-203 the label in
West, 707-204 August, 1997. On
Philadelphia, PA 707-205 August 13, 1998,
19106 707-229 the registrant
requested a
label amendment
which would
prohibit the use
of the dicofol
technical (EPA
Reg. No. 707-203
for formulation
into a product
intended for use
on residential
lawns or
ornamentals thus
cancelling all
residential
uses. This label
amendment was
submitted in
November, 1998.
Iprodione...................... 109801 Rhone-Poulenc Ag, All Residential 264-453 None February 1, 2000. Cancel all
Co., Box 12014, Uses; deletion 264-480 residential
Research Triangle Herbaceous 264-481 uses. These
Park, NC 27709. Ornamental Seed 264-482 include:
Treatment use 264-483 residential
deletion. 264-524 ornamental
264-527 usesresidential
264-532 turf uses, and
264-562 residential uses
264-563 on vegetable/
264-571 small fruit
538-159 gardens. FR
538-182 Notice of
538-183 Availability for
538-194 Iprodione RED
538-217 was published
9779-350 December 4, 1998
9779-351 (63 FR 67066).
Propachlor..................... 019101 Monsanto Company, Dry Flowable 524-423 Ramrod/Atrazine June 30, 2000 Cancel the dry
700 14th Street, product deletion. formulation. flowable
NW., Washington, formulation.
D.C. 20005. Propachlor is a
pre-emergent
herbicide
applied once per
year. Registrant
discontinued
production in
August, 1998.
Vernolate...................... 041404 Zeneca Ag Technical and all 10182-257 Vernam 7-E February 1, 2000. Cancel technical
Products, P.O. End Use Products (tech) Selective and all end use
Box 15458, deleted. 10182-169 Herbicide products
Wilmington, DE 10182-221 Vernam<Register>. containing the
19850 Drexel active
Chemical Co., ingredient
1700 Channel vernolate.
Avenue, P.O. Box
13327 Memphis, TN
38113.
............................. Do. Drexel Chemical Do. 19713-255 10-G Selective Do. Do.
19713-259 Herbicide Vernam
Technical
Herbicide.
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III. Terminations Pursuant to Voluntary Requests
Under section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA, registrants may request at any
time that ``a pesticide registration of the registrant be canceled or
amended to terminate one or more pesticide uses.'' (7 U.S.C.
136d(f)(1)). Consistent with 6(f)(1) of FIFRA, EPA is publishing this
notice of receipt of these requests for voluntary cancellation and
allowing 30 days for public comment on the proposed cancellations
including the existing stocks provisions. For chemicals with product
cancellations affecting minor uses, (i.e., iprodione), the registrant
has requested that the Agency complete the voluntary cancellation on a
schedule consistent with the RED. Absent adverse public comment, the
Agency intends to proceed with the voluntary cancellation in parallel
with the final issuance of the RED.
IV. Notification of Intent to Revoke Tolerances (applies to
Vernolate only)
This Notice also serves as an advance notification that the Agency
will revoke the related tolerances following the cancellation of the
uses listed in this Notice, unless there is a request from the public
to support the tolerance for
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import purposes. It is EPA's general practice to propose revocation of
tolerances for residues of pesticide active ingredients for which FIFRA
registrations no longer exist, to protect the food supply of the U.S.
and to discourage the misuse of pesticides within the United States. In
many cases the cancellation of a food use in the U.S. indicates that
there are insufficient domestic residue data or other information to
support the continuation of the tolerance and an uncertain amount of
relevant data concerning residues on imported food. In the absence of
relevant data, EPA is unable to make a safety finding regarding the
treated food entering the U.S. Interested parties should notify the
Agency as soon as possible of the implications on imported food
resulting from revocation of the vernolate tolerance, and of their
intent to support the tolerance for the canceled use by responding to
this Notice. Upon receipt of such notification, EPA will provide
interested parties with its import tolerance policy and data
requirements, explaining how an interested party should go about
retaining a tolerance for import purposes.
V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request
To withdraw a request for use cancellation, registrants must submit
such withdrawal in writing to the appropriate Chemical Review Manager,
at the address given above. Any request to withdraw a use cancellation
must be postmarked no later than April 2, 1999.
VI. Proposed Acceptance of Use Termination and Existing Stocks
Provision
EPA proposes to accept the registrants' request for amendment to
terminate some or all registered uses listed in the Table. It is EPA's
general practice to accept registrant's requests for cancellation of
registrations or specific registered uses.
Notice of the request for cancellation is published primarily for
the purpose of alerting affected parties so that they may either
attempt to convince the registrant to maintain the registration or
apply to register the product themselves. EPA proposes to approve these
cancellations expeditiously after the close of the comment period
unless the registrant withdraws its request or a compelling reason
opposing termination is presented in public comments. If the requests
are granted, any use of the above mentioned chemicals would be
permitted only if the products are used in accordance with the terms
and conditions specified on the label.
EPA also proposes to accept the registrants' requests for existing
stocks provisions. Under FIFRA section 6(a)(1), EPA may permit the
continued sale and use of a canceled pesticide if such sale or use ``is
not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act.'' For each of the
chemicals listed in this notice: chlorothalonil, dicofol, iprodione,
propachlor, and vernolate, the Agency has concluded that the limited
short-term continued use of these pesticides, when used in accordance
with the label, will not result in unreasonable risk or adverse effects
to human health or the environment.
If the EPA grants any or all of the requested cancellations, it is
likely that the Agency will establish an existing stocks provision
consistent with the following schedule. The distributors of products
containing the active ingredients, as listed in the Table, will be
permitted to sell or distribute all remaining inventory for a period of
1 year past the existing stocks provision dates as requested by the
registrants (refer to the Table in Unit II of this document). The end-
users will then be allowed an additional year (for a total of 2 years
beyond the registrant requested date) for the use of existing stocks
for each of these chemicals.
VII. Public Comment Procedures
EPA invites interested parties to submit written comments on all
facets of this notice. Comments must be submitted by April 2, 1999.
Comments must bear a document control number. Three copies of the
comments should be submitted to either location listed under
``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this notice.
Information submitted as a comment may be claimed confidential by
marking any or all information as CBI. EPA will not disclose
information so marked, except in accordance with procedures set forth
in 40 CFR part 2. A second copy of such comments, with the CBI deleted,
also must be submitted for inclusion in the public record. EPA may
publicly disclose comments not marked confidential without prior
notification.
A record has been established for this notice under docket number
[OPP- 64040]. A public version of this record, including printed, paper
versions of electronic comments, which does not include any information
claimed as CBI, is available for inspection 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is
available for inspection in Rm. 119 of the Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington VA. Electronic
comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption. The official
version, as described above, will be kept in paper form. Accordingly,
EPA will transfer all comments received electronically into printed,
paper form as they are received electronically and will place paper
copies in the official record, which will also include all comments
submitted directly in writing. The official record is the paper record
maintained at the address in the ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this
notice.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and
pests.
Dated: February 16, 1999.
Jack E. Housenger,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-5240 Filed 3-2-99; 8:45 am]
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