Azinphos-methyl; Order to Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses, 76826-76828 [05-24469]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
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A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111)
• Animal production (NAICS code
112)
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311)
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532)
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, 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
identification number (ID) EPA–HQ–
OPP–2005–0512; FRL–7749–6. Publicly
available docket materials are available
either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119,
Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA. This Docket Facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket telephone number
is (703) 305–5805.
In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of
FIFRA, a copy of the approved label, the
list of data references, the data and other
scientific information used to support
registration, except for material
specifically protected by section 10 of
FIFRA, are also available for public
inspection. Requests for data must be
made in accordance with the provisions
of the Freedom ofInformation Act and
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Telephone number and E-mail Address
Mailing Address
must be addressed to the Freedom of
Information Office (A–101), 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001. The request should:
Identify the product name and
registration number and specify the data
or information desired.
A paper copy of the fact sheet, which
provides more detail on this
registration, may be obtained from the
National Technical Information Service
(NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Rd.,
Springfield, VA 22161.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
Agency Website. EDOCKET, EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system was replaced on November 25,
2005, by an enhanced federal-wide
electronic docket mangement and
comment system located at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to submit or view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the official public docket, and to
access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the appropriate docket ID number.
II. Did EPA Approve the Application?
The Agency approved the application
after considering all required data on
risks associated with the proposed use
of Verticillium isolate WCS 850 and
Saponins of Chenopodium quinoa, and
information on social, economic, and
environmental benefits to be derived
from its use. Specifically, the Agency
has considered the nature of the
chemical and its pattern of use,
application methods and rates, and level
and extent of potential exposure. Based
on these reviews, the Agency was able
to make basic health and safety
determinations which show that use of
Verticillium isolate WCS 850 and
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Saponins of Chenopodium quinoa in
accordance with widespread and
commonly recognized practice, will not
generally cause unreasonable adverse
effects to the environment.
III. Approved Application
EPA issued a notice, published in the
Federal Register of August 10, 2005 (70
FR 46507) (FRL–7724–3), which
announced that ARCADIS Innovative
Tree Services, 1114 Benfield Boulevard,
Suite A, Millersville, MD 21108, had
submitted an application to register the
pesticide product, Dutch Trig, a
fungicide. (EPA File Symbol 71927–R),
containing the active ingredient,
Verticillium isolate WCS 850. This
product is intended to protect elm trees
from Dutch elm disease. The application
was approved on October 19, 2005, as
Dutch Trig (EPA Registration Number
71927–1).
EPA issued another notice, published
in the Federal Register of December 15,
2004 (69 FR 75063–75065) (FRL–7687–
7), which announced that Heads Up
Plant Protectants Inc., c/o Walter G.
Talarek, PC, 1008 Riva Ridge Drive,
Great Falls, VA, 22066, had submitted
an application to register the pesticide
product, Heads Up Plant Protectant, a
fungicide. (EPA File Symbol 81853–R),
containing Saponins of Chenopodium
quinoa, with saponins at 49.65%. This
product was not previously registered.
The application was approved on
September 16, 2005, as Heads Up Plant
Protectant, (EPA Registration Number
81853–1).
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals,
Pesticides and pests.
Dated: December 15, 2005.
Phil Hutton,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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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. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0247; FRL-7752–5]
Azinphos-methyl; Order to Amend
Registrations to Terminate Certain
Uses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
order to amend registrations to
terminate certain uses, voluntarily
requested by the registrant(s) and
accepted by the Agency, of products
containing the pesticide azinphosmethyl, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
This cancellation order follows a
September 30, 2002 Federal Register
Notice of Receipt of Requests (67 FR
61337) (FRL–7199–6) from the
azinphos-methyl registrants to amend
their product registrations to terminate
certain uses of azinphos-methyl from
their product registrations. In the
September 30, 2002 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. The Agency did not receive
any comments on the Notice.
Accordingly, EPA approved new labels
without the uses in August 2003. Any
distribution, sale, or use of the
azinphos-methyl products subject to
this cancellation order is permitted only
in accordance with the terms of this
order, including any existing stocks
provisions.
SUMMARY:
The cancellations are effective
December 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Isbell, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
8154; fax number: (703) 308–8041; email address: isbell.diane@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. General Information
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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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B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under docket identification (ID) number
EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0247. The official
public docket consists of the documents
specifically referenced in this action,
any public comments received, and
other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket,
the public docket does not include
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. The official public
docket is the collection of materials that
is available for public viewing at the
Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119,
Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA. This docket facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The docket 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
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
EDOCKET, EPA’s electronic public
and comment system was replaced on
November 25, 2005, by an enhanced
Federal-wide electronic docket
management and comment system
located at https://www.regulations.gov/.
Follow the on-line instructions.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the appropriate docket ID number.
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II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
On May of 2002, Bayer CropScience,
Makheteshim Chemical Works, Gowan
Company, and Micro-Flo Corporation
signed a Memorandum of Agreement
with EPA implementing the provisions
of the Azinphos-methyl IRED by
dividing the universe of uses into three
groups. Group 1 contained 23 crops
with little use that were deleted from
product labels immediately. Group 2
consists of seven uses that are
scheduled to be phased out. Group 3 is
comprised of 10 uses which have timelimited registrations pending the
submission and evaluation of renewal
applications and biomonitoring, product
efficacy, and other data.
In August 2003, the Agency approved
the requested amendments to terminate
the Group 1 uses of azinphos-methyl
from the product registrations. New
labels were approved without the Group
1 uses. The Group 1 uses, requested for
termination by the registrant, consisted
of the following: Alfalfa, beans
(succulent and snap), birdsfoot trefoil,
broccoli, cabbage (including Chinese),
cauliflower, celery, citrus, clover,
cucumbers, eggplant, filberts, grapes,
melons (honeydew, muskmelon,
cantaloupe, watermelons, and other
melons), onions (green and dry bulb),
pecans, peppers, plums and dried
plums, quince, spinach, strawberries,
and tomatoes.
Table 1 includes the names and
addresses of record for the registrants
that requested use terminations for their
products, in sequence by EPA company
number.
EPA
Company
No.
Company Name and Address
264
Bayer CropScience 2 T.W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27709
10163
Gowan Company P.O. Box
5569, Yuma, Arizona 85366–
5569
11678
Makhteshim Chemical Works,
4515 Falls of Neuse Road,
Suite 300, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27609
51036
Micro-Flo Corporation, LLC., 530
Oak Court Drive, Memphis,
Tennessee 38117
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 September 30, 2002
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Federal Register notice announcing the
Agency’s receipt of the requests to
terminate certain uses of azinphosmethyl.
IV. Use Termination Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA is
issuing this cancellation order as a
follow-up to the Agency’s August 2003,
approval of the requested amendments
to terminate the Group 1 uses of
azinphos-methyl from the product
registrations. As noted above, new
labels were approved without the Group
1 uses. Accordingly, this order
incorporates the Agency’s approval of
the amended labels terminating the
affected uses.
Any distribution, sale, or use of
existing stocks of the affected products
in a manner inconsistent with any of the
Provisions for Disposition of Existing
Stocks set forth below in Unit VI. will
be considered a violation of FIFRA.
V. 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 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 Administrator may approve such a
request. This order reflects the Agency’s
August 2003, approval of that request.
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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 cancellation action.
The cancellation order issued in this
Notice includes the following existing
stocks provision.
All sale, distribution and use of
existing stocks by registrants of
manufacturing-use products bearing
these uses was prohibited 90–calender
days after receipt of EPA approved
revised labels reflecting the use
deletions. All sale and distribution of
existing stocks of end-use products
bearing these uses by registrants was
prohibited 90–calender days after
receipt of EPA approved revised labels
reflecting the use deletions. Use of
existing stocks of end use products
bearing these uses is not prohibited
provided the users follow the labeling
instructions.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: December 15, 2005.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPP–2005–0176; FRL–7748–8]
Mancozeb Reregistration Eligibility
Decision
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the
pesticide mancozeb. The Agency’s risk
assessments and other related
documents are also available in the
mancozeb Docket. Mancozeb is a
member of the ethylene
bisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) group of
fungicides, which also includes the
related fungicides maneb and metiram.
Mancozeb is used as a broad spectrum
fungicide on a variety of agricultural
crops, ornamentals, and turf. As a part
of this process, the Agency announced
the availability of the EBDCs
preliminary risk assessments and
supporting documents for a 90–day
comment period and requested risk
reduction options under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP;2004–0078. Through these
programs, EPA is ensuring that all
pesticides meet current health and
safety standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Scheltema, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508C),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–2201; fax number: (703) 308–
8005; e-mail address:
scheltema.christina@epa.gov.
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
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industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since
others may also be interested, 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 applicability of this action
to a particular entity, 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 an
official public docket for this action
under docket ID number OPP–2005–
0176. The official public docket consists
of the documents specifically referenced
in this action, any public comments
received, and other information related
to this action. Although, a part of the
official docket, the public docket does
not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
The official public docket is the
collection of materials that is available
for public viewing at the Public
Information and Records Integrity
Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall
#2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This
docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The docket
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
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
EDOCKET, epa’s electronic public
docket and comment system was
replaced on November 25, 2005, by an
enhanced Federal-wide electronic
docketmanagement and comment
system located at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to submit or view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the official public docket, and to
access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically.
Once in the system, select ‘‘search’’ then
key in the appropriate docket ID
number.
II. Background
A. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 4 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0247; FRL-7752-5]
Azinphos-methyl; Order to Amend Registrations to Terminate
Certain Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the order to amend registrations to
terminate certain uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant(s) and
accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide azinphos-
methyl, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation
order follows a September 30, 2002 Federal Register Notice of Receipt
of Requests (67 FR 61337) (FRL-7199-6) from the azinphos-methyl
registrants to amend their product registrations to terminate certain
uses of azinphos-methyl from their product registrations. In the
September 30, 2002 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. The Agency did not
receive any comments on the Notice. Accordingly, EPA approved new
labels without the uses in August 2003. Any distribution, sale, or use
of the azinphos-methyl products subject to this cancellation order is
permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including
any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective December 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Isbell, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8154; fax
number: (703) 308-8041; e-mail address: isbell.diane@epa.gov.
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 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. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, 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 an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0247.
The official public docket consists of the documents specifically
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other
information related to this action. Although a part of the official
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2,
1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
docket 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 https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public and comment system was replaced on
November 25, 2005, by an enhanced Federal-wide electronic docket
management and comment system located at https://www.regulations.gov/.
Follow the on-line instructions.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate
docket ID number.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
On May of 2002, Bayer CropScience, Makheteshim Chemical Works,
Gowan Company, and Micro-Flo Corporation signed a Memorandum of
Agreement with EPA implementing the provisions of the Azinphos-methyl
IRED by dividing the universe of uses into three groups. Group 1
contained 23 crops with little use that were deleted from product
labels immediately. Group 2 consists of seven uses that are scheduled
to be phased out. Group 3 is comprised of 10 uses which have time-
limited registrations pending the submission and evaluation of renewal
applications and biomonitoring, product efficacy, and other data.
In August 2003, the Agency approved the requested amendments to
terminate the Group 1 uses of azinphos-methyl from the product
registrations. New labels were approved without the Group 1 uses. The
Group 1 uses, requested for termination by the registrant, consisted of
the following: Alfalfa, beans (succulent and snap), birdsfoot trefoil,
broccoli, cabbage (including Chinese), cauliflower, celery, citrus,
clover, cucumbers, eggplant, filberts, grapes, melons (honeydew,
muskmelon, cantaloupe, watermelons, and other melons), onions (green
and dry bulb), pecans, peppers, plums and dried plums, quince, spinach,
strawberries, and tomatoes.
Table 1 includes the names and addresses of record for the
registrants that requested use terminations for their products, in
sequence by EPA company number.
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EPA Company No. Company Name and Address
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264 Bayer CropScience 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive Research
Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27709
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10163 Gowan Company P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, Arizona 85366-5569
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11678 Makhteshim Chemical Works,
4515 Falls of Neuse Road,
Suite 300, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27609
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51036 Micro-Flo Corporation, LLC.,
530 Oak Court Drive,
Memphis, Tennessee 38117
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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 September 30, 2002
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Federal Register notice announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests
to terminate certain uses of azinphos-methyl.
IV. Use Termination Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA is issuing this cancellation
order as a follow-up to the Agency's August 2003, approval of the
requested amendments to terminate the Group 1 uses of azinphos-methyl
from the product registrations. As noted above, new labels were
approved without the Group 1 uses. Accordingly, this order incorporates
the Agency's approval of the amended labels terminating the affected
uses.
Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the affected
products in a manner inconsistent with any of the Provisions for
Disposition of Existing Stocks set forth below in Unit VI. will be
considered a violation of FIFRA.
V. 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 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 Administrator may approve such
a request. This order reflects the Agency's August 2003, approval of
that request.
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
cancellation action. The cancellation order issued in this Notice
includes the following existing stocks provision.
All sale, distribution and use of existing stocks by registrants of
manufacturing-use products bearing these uses was prohibited 90-
calender days after receipt of EPA approved revised labels reflecting
the use deletions. All sale and distribution of existing stocks of end-
use products bearing these uses by registrants was prohibited 90-
calender days after receipt of EPA approved revised labels reflecting
the use deletions. Use of existing stocks of end use products bearing
these uses is not prohibited provided the users follow the labeling
instructions.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: December 15, 2005.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-24469 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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