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for the sake of accuracy, the Agency also
has included the appropriate error
corrections, amendments, and
clarifications. None of these additions or
changes alter the conclusions
documented in the July 12, 2006
aliphatic solvents RED. All of these
changes are described in detail in an
errata memorandum which is included
in the public docket for aliphatic
solvents.
EPA is applying the principles of
public participation to all pesticides
undergoing reregistration and tolerance
reassessment. The Agency’s Pesticide
Tolerance Reassessment and
Reregistration; Public Participation
Process, published in the Federal
Register on May 14, 2004, (69 FR
26819)(FRL–7357–9) explains that in
conducting these programs, the Agency
is tailoring its public participation
process to be commensurate with the
level of risk, extent of use, complexity
of issues, and degree of public concern
associated with each pesticide. EPA can
expeditiously reach decisions for
pesticides like aliphatic solvents, which
pose few risk concerns, and require
little risk mitigation. Once EPA assesses
uses and risks for such low risk
pesticides, the Agency may go directly
to a decision and prepare a document
summarizing its findings, such as the
aliphatic solvents RED.
The reregistration program is being
conducted under Congressionally
mandated time frames, and EPA
recognizes the need both to make timely
decisions and to involve the public in
finding ways to effectively mitigate
pesticide risks. Aliphatic solvents,
however, poses few risks that require
mitigation. The Agency therefore is
issuing the aliphatic solvents RED, its
risk assessments, and related support
materials simultaneously for public
comment. The comment period is
intended to provide an opportunity for
public input and a mechanism for
initiating any necessary amendments to
the RED. All comments should be
submitted using the methods in
ADDRESSES, and must be received by
EPA on or before the closing date. These
comments will become part of the
Agency Docket for aliphatic solvents.
Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’
EPA is not required to consider these
late comments.
EPA will carefully consider all
comments received by the closing date
and will provide a response to
Comments Memorandum in the Docket
and regulations.gov. If any comment
significantly affects the document, EPA
also will publish an amendment to the
RED in the Federal Register. In the
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absence of substantive comments
requiring changes, the aliphatic solvents
RED will be implemented as it is now
presented.
B. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended
directs that, after submission of all data
concerning a pesticide active ingredient,
‘‘the Administrator shall determine
whether pesticides containing such
active ingredient are eligible for
reregistration,’’ before calling in product
specific data on individual end-use
products and either reregistering
products or taking other ‘‘appropriate
regulatory action.’’
Section 408(q) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review
tolerances and exemptions for pesticide
residues in effect as of August 2, 1996,
to determine whether the tolerance or
exemption meets the requirements of
section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDC.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: August 15, 2006.
Peter Caulkins,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6–13856 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0202; FRL–8089–1]
Lindane; Notice of Receipt of Requests
to Voluntarily Cancel Lindane
Pesticide Registrations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
products containing the pesticide
lindane. The requests would terminate
the last lindane products registered for
use in the U.S. EPA intends to grant
these requests at the close of the
comment period for this announcement
unless the Agency receives substantive
comments within the comment period
that would merit its further review of
the requests, or unless the registrants
withdraw their requests within this
period. Upon acceptance of these
requests, any sale, distribution, or use of
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products listed in this notice will be
permitted only if such sale, distribution,
or use is consistent with the terms as
described in the final order.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 22, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0202, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• 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 Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, 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 telephone number is (703) 3055805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-20020202. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The Federal regulations.gov Web
site is an ≥anonymous access≥ system,
which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an e-mail
comment directly to EPA without going
through regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the docket and made
available on the Internet. If you submit
an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
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special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400,
One Potomac Yard (South Building),
2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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 telephone number
is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark T. Howard, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 308-8172; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address:
howard.markt@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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
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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD ROM the specific information that is
claimed as CBI. In addition to one
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complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background on the Receipt of
Requests to Cancel and/or Amend
Registrations to Delete Uses
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of requests from registrants AGSCO Inc.,
Chemtura USA Corporation, Drexel
Chemical Company, and JLM
International Inc. to cancel 12 lindane
product registrations. Lindane, a broad
spectrum, organochlorine insecticide, is
used as a pre-plant seed treatment on
six crops. In letters dated July 20, 2006
(Chemtura); July 25, 2006 (AGSCO); July
26, 2006 (Drexel); and July 27, 2006
(JLM), the registrants requested EPA to
cancel the product registrations
identified in this notice (Table 1). This
action will terminate the last lindane
products registered under FIFRA in the
United States.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of requests from registrants to cancel
lindane product registrations. The
specific products and the registrants
making the requests are identified in
Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.
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Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA,
registrants may request, at any time, that
their pesticide registrations be canceled
or amended to terminate one or more
pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of
FIFRA requires that before acting on a
request for voluntary cancellation, EPA
must provide a 30–day public comment
period on the request for voluntary
cancellation or use termination. In
addition, section 6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA
requires that EPA provide a 180–day
comment period on a request for
voluntary cancellation or termination of
any minor agricultural use before
granting the request, unless:
1. The registrants request a waiver of
the comment period, or
2. The Administrator determines that
continued use of the pesticide would
pose an unreasonable adverse effect on
the environment.
The lindane registrants have
requested that EPA waive the 180–day
comment period. EPA will provide a
30–day comment period on the
proposed requests.
Unless a request is withdrawn by the
registrant within 30 days of publication
of this notice, or if the Agency
determines that there are substantive
comments that warrant further review of
this request, an order will be issued
canceling the affected registrations.
TABLE 1.—LINDANE PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION
Registration
No.
Product name
Company
400490
Gustafson
Flowable Lindane 40%
Chemtura USA
Corporation
400532
Sorghum Guard
Chemtura USA
Corporation
400538
Gustafson Lindane 30C
Flowable
Chemtura USA
Corporation
400539
Gustafson
Captan Lindane 12.5-25
Chemtura USA
Corporation
400540
Gustafson
VitavaxThiram-Lindane
Flowable
Fungicide Insecticide
Chemtura USA
Corporation
554140
DB-Green L
AGSCO Inc
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TABLE 1.—LINDANE PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION—Continued
the Administrator may approve such a
request.
V. Procedures for Withdrawal of
Request and Considerations for
Reregistration of Lindane
Registration
No.
Product name
554144
Lindane ST-40
AGSCO Inc
1971361
Lindane Technical
Drexel Chemical Co
19713191
Lindane Technical
Drexel Chemical Co
19713387
Lindane
Flowable
Drexel Chemical Co
19713401
Lindane 30%
Drexel Chemical Co
VI. Provisions for Disposition of
Existing Stocks
823781
Lindane Technical
JLM International Inc.
If the request for voluntary
cancellation is granted as discussed
above, the effective date of cancellation
will be the date of the cancellation
order. EPA intends to issue a
cancellation order that will allow
continued sale and/or use of existing
stocks until such stocks are exhausted,
provided that such further sale and use
is consistent with the terms of the
previously approved labeling on, or that
accompany, the applicable product. It is
EPA’s intent that the order will
specifically prohibit any use of existing
stocks that is not consistent with such
previously approved labeling.
Registrants who choose to withdraw a
request for cancellation must submit
such withdrawal in writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked
before September 22, 2006. This written
withdrawal of the request for
cancellation will apply only to the
applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request
listed in this notice. If the products have
been subject to a previous cancellation
action, the effective date of cancellation
and all other provisions of any earlier
cancellation action are controlling.
Company
Table 2 of this unit includes the
names and addresses of record for the
registrants of the products listed in
Table 1 of this unit.
TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING
VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION
EPA Company
No.
400
554
19713
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Company name and address
Chemtura USA Corporation
199 Benson Road
Middlebury, Connecticut
06749
AGSCO Inc.
PO Box 13458
Grand Forks North Dakota 58208-3458
Drexel Chemical Co.
1700 Channel Avenue,
PO Box 13327
Memphis, Tennessee
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Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: August 14, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the
pesticide propiconazole. The Agency’s
risk assessments and other related
documents also are available in the
propiconazole docket. Propiconazole is
used as a conventional fungicide on
agricultural crops, ornamentals, and turf
and is used as an antimicrobial material
preservative and wood preservative.
EPA has reviewed propiconazole
through the public participation process
that the Agency uses to involve the
public in developing pesticide
reregistration and tolerance
reassessment decisions. 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 (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-2201; fax number: (703) 3088005; 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
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.
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
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JLM International Inc.
8675 Hidden River
Parkway
Tampa, Florida 33637
IV. 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,
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1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2005–0497. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in
the electronic docket at https://
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 Building), 2777 S.
Crystal Drive 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
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0497; FRL–8084–5]
Propiconazole Reregistration Eligibility
Decision
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Reregistration
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0202; FRL-8089-1]
Lindane; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel
Lindane 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 products containing the pesticide lindane. The requests would
terminate the last lindane products registered for use in the U.S. EPA
intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for
this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments
within the comment period that would merit its further review of the
requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests within this
period. Upon acceptance of these requests, any sale, distribution, or
use of products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such
sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in
the final order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0202, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
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
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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 telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2002-0202. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal regulations.gov Web site is an anonymous
access system, which means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going
through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the
docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of
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special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 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 telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark T. Howard, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8172; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: howard.markt@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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background on the Receipt of Requests to Cancel and/or Amend
Registrations to Delete Uses
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants
AGSCO Inc., Chemtura USA Corporation, Drexel Chemical Company, and JLM
International Inc. to cancel 12 lindane product registrations. Lindane,
a broad spectrum, organochlorine insecticide, is used as a pre-plant
seed treatment on six crops. In letters dated July 20, 2006 (Chemtura);
July 25, 2006 (AGSCO); July 26, 2006 (Drexel); and July 27, 2006 (JLM),
the registrants requested EPA to cancel the product registrations
identified in this notice (Table 1). This action will terminate the
last lindane products registered under FIFRA in the United States.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants
to cancel lindane product registrations. The specific products and the
registrants making the requests are identified in Tables 1 and 2 of
this unit.
Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at any
time, that their pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to
terminate one or more pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA
requires that before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation,
EPA must provide a 30-day public comment period on the request for
voluntary cancellation or use termination. In addition, section
6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA requires that EPA provide a 180-day comment period
on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination of any minor
agricultural use before granting the request, unless:
1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or
2. The Administrator determines that continued use of the pesticide
would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
The lindane registrants have requested that EPA waive the 180-day
comment period. EPA will provide a 30-day comment period on the
proposed requests.
Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of
publication of this notice, or if the Agency determines that there are
substantive comments that warrant further review of this request, an
order will be issued canceling the affected registrations.
Table 1.--Lindane Product Registrations with Pending Requests for
Cancellation
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Registration No. Product name Company
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400-490 Gustafson Flowable Chemtura USA
Lindane 40% Corporation
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400-532 Sorghum Guard Chemtura USA
Corporation
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400-538 Gustafson Lindane Chemtura USA
30C Flowable Corporation
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400-539 Gustafson Captan Chemtura USA
Lindane 12.5-25 Corporation
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400-540 Gustafson Vitavax- Chemtura USA
Thiram-Lindane Corporation
Flowable
Fungicide
Insecticide
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554-140 DB-Green L AGSCO Inc
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554-144 Lindane ST-40 AGSCO Inc
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19713-61 Lindane Technical Drexel Chemical Co
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19713-191 Lindane Technical Drexel Chemical Co
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19713-387 Lindane Flowable Drexel Chemical Co
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19713-401 Lindane 30% Drexel Chemical Co
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82378-1 Lindane Technical JLM International
Inc.
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Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
the registrants of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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EPA Company No. Company name and address
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400 Chemtura USA Corporation
199 Benson Road
Middlebury, Connecticut
06749
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554 AGSCO Inc.
PO Box 13458
Grand Forks North Dakota
58208-3458
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19713 Drexel Chemical Co.
1700 Channel Avenue, PO Box
13327
Memphis, Tennessee 38113-
0327
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82378 JLM International Inc.
8675 Hidden River Parkway
Tampa, Florida 33637
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IV. 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.
V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request and Considerations for
Reregistration of Lindane
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must
submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before September 22, 2006. This
written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will apply only to
the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If
the products have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the
effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier
cancellation action are controlling.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
If the request for voluntary cancellation is granted as discussed
above, the effective date of cancellation will be the date of the
cancellation order. EPA intends to issue a cancellation order that will
allow continued sale and/or use of existing stocks until such stocks
are exhausted, provided that such further sale and use is consistent
with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that
accompany, the applicable product. It is EPA's intent that the order
will specifically prohibit any use of existing stocks that is not
consistent with such previously approved labeling.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: August 14, 2006.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
FR Doc. E6-13955 Filed 8-22-06; 8:45 am
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