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Dichlorvos (DDVP); Notice of Receipt
of Request to Amend to Terminate
Uses of Certain 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 a request by the
registrant to amend their registrations to
terminate uses of certain products
containing the pesticide DDVP. The
request would terminate DDVP use in
dry bait formulations and in
impregnated resin cat and dog flea
collars. The request would not terminate
the last DDVP products registered for
use in the U.S. EPA intends to grant this
request 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 request,
or unless the registrant withdraws their
request within this period. Upon
acceptance of this request, 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 April 23, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2002–0302, 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
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dayton Eckerson, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 308-8038; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address:
eckerson.dayton@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
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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
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provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
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illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
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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 a request from registrant Amvac
Chemical Corporation to amend to
terminate uses of DDVP product
registrations. DDVP is an
organophosphate insecticide and
fumigant registered for use in
controlling flies, mosquitoes, gnats,
cockroaches, fleas, and other insect
pests. Formulations of DDVP include
pressurized liquid, granular,
emulsifiable concentrate, total release
aerosol, and impregnated material.
DDVP is applied with aerosols and
fogging equipment, with ground spray
equipment, and through slow release
from impregnated materials, such as
resin strips. DDVP is registered to
control insect pests on agricultural sites;
commercial, institutional and industrial
sites; and for domestic use in and
around homes (i.e., resin strips). DDVP
is used preplant in mushroom houses,
and postharvest in storage areas for
bulk, packaged and bagged raw and
processed agricultural commodities,
food manufacturing/processing plants,
animal premises, and non-food areas of
food-handling establishments. It is also
registered for direct dermal pour-on
treatment of cattle and poultry, and
swine. DDVP is not registered for direct
use on any field grown commodities. In
letters dated March 2, 2007 and March
8, 2007, Amvac Chemical Corporation
requested EPA to amend to terminate
uses of pesticide product registrations
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identified in this notice (Table 1).
Specifically, the request would
terminate DDVP use in dry bait
formulations and in impregnated resin
cat and dog flea collars. The request
would not terminate the last DDVP
products registered for use in the U.S.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of a request from a registrant to amend
to terminate uses of DDVP product
registrations. The affected 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 DDVP registrant has 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
amending the affected registrations.
TABLE 1.—DDVP PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENT—Contin-
TABLE 1.—DDVP PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENT—Contin-
ued
ued
Registration
No.
Product
name
Company
ALCO
FLEA
COLLAR
FOR
DOGS
—
BLACK
Amvac Chemical Corporation
ALCO
FLEA
COLLAR
FOR
CATS
—
WHITE
Amvac Chemical Corporation
ALCO
FLEA
COLLAR
FOR
DOGS
—
CLEAR
Amvac Chemical Corporation
5481-345
ALCO
FLEA
COLLAR
FOR
CATS
—
CLEAR
Amvac Chemical Corporation
5481-346
ALCO
FLEA
COLLAR
FOR
DOGS
—
GLITTERS
Amvac Chemical Corporation
ALCO
FLEA
COLLAR
FOR
CATS
—
GLITTERS
Amvac Chemical Corporation
5481-341
5481-342
5481-343
5481-347
TABLE 1.—DDVP PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENT
Product
name
Company
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Amvac Chemical Corporation
TABLE 2.—REGISTRANT REQUESTING
VOLUNTARY AMENDMENTS
EPA Company
No.
5481
Company name and address
Amvac Chemical Corporation,
4695 MacArthur Court,
Suite 1250,
Newport Beach, CA
92660
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 Dichlorvos (DDVP).
Amvac Chemical Corporation
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5481-461
Product
name
Table 2 of this unit includes the name
and address of record for the registrant
of the products listed in Table 1 of this
unit.
Amvac Chemical Corporation
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No.
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Registrants who choose to withdraw a
request for cancellation must submit
such withdrawal in writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. Such withdrawal
must be received on or before April 23,
2007. 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.
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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.
Amvac has indicated that there are no
existing stocks of the products
identified in Table 1; therefore, the
Agency proposes to include the
following provisions for the treatment of
existing stocks of the products
identified or referenced in Table 1: The
prohibition on sales, distribution and
use, except for proper disposal or export
consistent with the requirements of
section 17 of FIFRA, is effective
immediately.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: March 16, 2007.
Robert McNally,
Acting Director, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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the Causal Analysis/Diagnosis
Decision Information System (CADDIS)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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for Public Review and Comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency is announcing a 30day public review and comment period
for the external review draft of Part 2 of
the 2007 release of the EPA Web site
titled, ‘‘Causal Analysis/Diagnosis
Decision Information System
(CADDIS).’’ The CADDIS Web site was
developed and prepared by EPA’s
National Center for Environmental
Assessment (NCEA) in the Office of
Research and Development (ORD).
NCEA will consider public comments
received in accordance with this notice
when revising the CADDIS Web site.
EPA is releasing the draft CADDIS
2007 Web site solely for the purpose of
pre-dissemination peer review under
applicable information quality
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by EPA. It does not represent and
should not be construed to represent
any Agency policy or determination.
EPA will consider any public comments
submitted in accordance with this
notice when revising the document.
DATES: The 30-day public comment
period begins March 23, 2007, and ends
April 23, 2007. Technical comments
should be in writing and must be
submitted electronically or postmarked
by April 23, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The draft CADDIS 2007
Web site can be accessed via the
Internet at https://caddis.tetratechffx.com. Enter the username ‘‘public’’
and the password ‘‘public.’’ Comments
may be submitted electronically to the
EPA’s e-docket, by mail, by facsimile, or
by hand delivery/courier. Additional
instructions for providing comments
and a description of the portions of the
Web site that are available for review are
provided at the top of the home page of
the CADDIS Web site and in the section
of this notice entitled, SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of
Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile:
202–566–1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov. For technical
information, contact Vic Serveiss,
NCEA, via phone: 202–564–3251,
facsimile: 202–564–2018, or e-mail:
serveiss.victor@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Project/
Document
Over 2800 water bodies in the United
States are listed by states as biologically
impaired. For many of these sites, the
cause of impairment is reported as
‘‘unknown.’’ To formulate appropriate
management actions for impaired water
bodies, it is important to identify the
causes of biological impairment (e.g.,
excess fine sediments, nutrients, or
toxic substances). Effective causal
analyses call for knowledge of the
mechanisms, symptoms, and stressorresponse relationships for various
stressors, as well as the ability to use
that knowledge to draw appropriate,
defensible conclusions. To aid in these
causal analyses, NCEA developed
CADDIS. CADDIS is a Web-based
decision support system that will help
regional, State, and tribal scientists find,
access, organize, and share information
useful for causal evaluations of
impairment in aquatic systems. It is
based on EPA’s Stressor Identification
process, which is an EPA-recommended
method for identifying causes of
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impairments in aquatic environments.
EPA released the first version of
CADDIS earlier in 2006, after addressing
comments from the public and
independently selected peer reviewers.
Current features of CADDIS include a
step-by-step guide to conducting causal
analysis, downloadable worksheets and
examples, a library of conceptual
models, and links to useful information
sources.
Two sets of modules are being added
to the CADDIS Web site in preparation
for release of a major revision in
September 2007 (CADDIS 2007). On
January 17, 2007, the draft of the first of
the two sets of modules was released for
external peer review and public
comment. This first set of draft modules
included information on six candidate
causes: metals, sediments, nutrients,
dissolved oxygen, thermal alteration,
and ionic strength.
This notice invites comment on the
second set of draft modules being
developed for CADDIS 2007.
Specifically, comment is invited on two
additional candidate cause models,
altered flow rates and toxic substances;
an interactive conceptual model for
phosphorus; and added analytical
methods, tools, and databases.
Descriptive information on ten
analytical methods have been added to
CADDIS 2007 including scatter plots,
linear regression, predicting
environmental conditions from
biological observations, and species
sensitivity distributions. The principal
analytical tool added to CADDIS is
CADStat; a downloadable software
package for analyzing data using a
variety of exploratory and statistical
approaches. New analytical databases
include a stressor-response gallery for
metals and a tolerance value database.
These additions improve the capability
of CADDIS to diagnose the causes of
biological impairments in streams.
II. How to Submit Technical Comments
to the Docket at www.regulations.gov
Submit your comments, identified by
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• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Dichlorvos (DDVP); Notice of Receipt of Request to Amend to
Terminate Uses of 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 a request by the registrant to amend
their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containing
the pesticide DDVP. The request would terminate DDVP use in dry bait
formulations and in impregnated resin cat and dog flea collars. The
request would not terminate the last DDVP products registered for use
in the U.S. EPA intends to grant this request 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 request, or unless the registrant withdraws their
request within this period. Upon acceptance of this request, 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 April 23, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302, 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
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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 telephone number is
(703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2002-0302. 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 website 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 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
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web
site to view the docket index or access available documents. 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 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
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dayton Eckerson, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8038; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: eckerson.dayton@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 a request from registrant
Amvac Chemical Corporation to amend to terminate uses of DDVP product
registrations. DDVP is an organophosphate insecticide and fumigant
registered for use in controlling flies, mosquitoes, gnats,
cockroaches, fleas, and other insect pests. Formulations of DDVP
include pressurized liquid, granular, emulsifiable concentrate, total
release aerosol, and impregnated material. DDVP is applied with
aerosols and fogging equipment, with ground spray equipment, and
through slow release from impregnated materials, such as resin strips.
DDVP is registered to control insect pests on agricultural sites;
commercial, institutional and industrial sites; and for domestic use in
and around homes (i.e., resin strips). DDVP is used preplant in
mushroom houses, and postharvest in storage areas for bulk, packaged
and bagged raw and processed agricultural commodities, food
manufacturing/processing plants, animal premises, and non-food areas of
food-handling establishments. It is also registered for direct dermal
pour-on treatment of cattle and poultry, and swine. DDVP is not
registered for direct use on any field grown commodities. In letters
dated March 2, 2007 and March 8, 2007, Amvac Chemical Corporation
requested EPA to amend to terminate uses of pesticide product
registrations
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identified in this notice (Table 1). Specifically, the request would
terminate DDVP use in dry bait formulations and in impregnated resin
cat and dog flea collars. The request would not terminate the last DDVP
products registered for use in the U.S.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from a registrant
to amend to terminate uses of DDVP product registrations. The affected
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 DDVP registrant has 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 amending the affected registrations.
Table 1.--DDVP Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Amendment
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Registration No. Product name Company
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5481-9 ALCO FLY FIGHTER Amvac Chemical
FLY BAIT Corporation
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5481-96 DDVP TECHNICAL Amvac Chemical
GRADE Corporation
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5481-341 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR DOGS -- BLACK Corporation
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5481-342 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR CATS -- WHITE Corporation
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5481-343 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR DOGS -- CLEAR Corporation
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5481-345 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR CATS -- CLEAR Corporation
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5481-346 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR DOGS -- Corporation
GLITTERS
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5481-347 ALCO FLEA COLLAR Amvac Chemical
FOR CATS -- Corporation
GLITTERS
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5481-461 AMVOS RESTECH Amvac Chemical
Corporation
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Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for
the registrant of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 2.--Registrant Requesting Voluntary Amendments
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EPA Company No. 1Company name and address
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5481 Amvac Chemical Corporation,
4695 MacArthur Court, Suite
1250,
Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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 Dichlorvos (DDVP).
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must
submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Such withdrawal must be received on or
before April 23, 2007. 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.
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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. Amvac has indicated that there are no existing
stocks of the products identified in Table 1; therefore, the Agency
proposes to include the following provisions for the treatment of
existing stocks of the products identified or referenced in Table 1:
The prohibition on sales, distribution and use, except for proper
disposal or export consistent with the requirements of section 17 of
FIFRA, is effective immediately.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: March 16, 2007.
Robert McNally,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-5260 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]
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