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Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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PDF Version (2 pp, 55K, About PDF) [Federal Register: March 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 57)] [Notices] [Page 15521-15522] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr24mr08-67] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0208; FRL-8356-8] Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 amendments by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. 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. 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 are effective by April 23, 2008. for registrations for which the registrant requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request no later than April 23, 2008. Comments must be received on or before April 23, 2008, for those registrations where the 180-day comment period has been waived. Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before April 23, 2008, for those registrations where the 180-day comment period has been waived. ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0208, by one of the following methods: • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. • Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Keigwin, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6605; e-mail address: keigwin.tracy@epa.gov. 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0208. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at http:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 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 of this unit by registration number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses deleted: [[Page 15522]] Table 1.--Registrations With Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPA Registration No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete from Label ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39967-10 Preventol A8 Technical Tebuconazole Paint use Fungicide ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39967-13 Preventol A8 Tebuconazole Paint use Preservative ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 81598-2 Rotam Tebuconazole Tebuconazole Terrestrial non-food Technical (domestic outdoor) uses in paint as an additive against biodeterioration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 82633-1 Sharda Tebuconazole Tebuconazole Use in the manufacture Technical Fungicide of paints and stains ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The registrants listed in table 2 of this unit have requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period and have agreed to a 30-day comment period. Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before April 23, 2008, 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 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit, in ascending sequence by EPA company number. Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EPA Company Number Company Name and Address ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 39967 Lanxess Corporation, 111 RIDC Park West Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1112 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 81598 IPM Resources LLC, Agent for Rotam Ltd., 660 Newton- Yardley Rd., Suite 105, Newtown, PA 18940 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 82633 Wagner Regulatory Associate, Inc., Agent for Sharda Worldwide Exports, Pvt. Ltd., P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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 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 Tracy Keigwin using the methods in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests no later than April 23, 2008. 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, Pesticides and pests. Dated: March 18, 2008. Lois Rossi, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E8-5878 Filed 3-21-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S