Chloroneb; Termination of Certain Uses, 62847-62848 [E7-21789]

Download as PDF 62847 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 7, 2007 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY I. General Information [EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0369; FRL–8154–7] 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. A. Does this Action Apply to Me? Chloroneb; Termination of Certain Uses Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s cancellation order for the termination of certain uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide chloroneb, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a May 25, 2007 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the chloroneb registrant to voluntarily terminate certain uses of their chloroneb product registrations. The request would terminate chloroneb’s use as a seed treatment. These are not the last chloroneb products registered for use in the United States. In the May 25, 2007 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellation to terminate certain uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30 day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their request within this period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested termination of use as a seed treatment. Any distribution, sale, or use of the chloroneb products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions. The cancellations are effective November 7, 2007. DATES: pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–8025; fax number: (703) 308– 8005; e-mail address: livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov. 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 (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPP–2004–0369. 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. II. What Action is the Agency Taking? This notice announces the cancellation order to terminate use as a seed treatment, as requested by the registrant, of chloroneb products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. Chloroneb is a fungicide currently registered for use as a pre-plant seed treatment for cotton, sugarbeets, soy beans, and beans. It is also registered on commercial turf and ornamentals. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1 of this unit. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:14 Nov 06, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 TABLE 1.— CHLORONEB PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH TERMINATION OF CERTAIN USES EPA Registration Number Product Name 73782-1 Chloroneb Fungicide Technical 73782-2 Demosan 65W 73782-3 Terrameb SP Turf Fungicide 73782-4 K. E. Chloroneb Systemic Flowable Fungicide Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. TABLE 2.—REGISTRANT OF CHLORONEB PRODUCTS WITH TERMINATION OF CERTAIN USES EPA Registration Number 73782 Product Name Kincaid Inc., P.O. Box 490 Athens, TN 37371 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 May 25, 2007 Federal Register notice announcing the Agency’s receipt of the request for voluntary cancellation to terminate certain uses of chloroneb. IV. Cancellation Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested cancellation to terminate certain uses of chloroneb registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II. in a manner inconsistent with any of the Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks set forth 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, E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1 62848 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 7, 2007 / Notices the Administrator may approve such a 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 provisions. Registrant may sell and distribute existing stocks for one year from the date of the use termination request and allow persons other than the registrant to continue to sell and/or use existing stocks of cancelled products until such stocks are exhausted, provided that such use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the cancelled product. 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: October 31, 2007. Steven Bradbury, Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E7–21789 Filed 11–6–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1011; FRL–8155–7] Denatonium Benzoate; Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel a Pesticide Registration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES 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 voluntarily cancel its registration of a product containing the pesticide denatonium benzoate. The request would terminate denatonium benzoate use in or on conifers and deciduous, non-bearing trees, shrubs, flowers, and other ornamental plants. The request would terminate the last pesticide product registered for use in the United States containing denatonium benzoate as an active VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:14 Nov 06, 2007 Jkt 214001 ingredient. 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 the product 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 December 7, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1011, 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007– 1011. 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 website 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 Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Carone, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 3080122; fax number: (703) 308-8005; email address: carone.andrea@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 E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0369; FRL-8154-7]


Chloroneb; Termination of Certain Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's cancellation order for the 
termination of certain uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant 
and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide 
chloroneb, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation 
order follows a May 25, 2007 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of 
Request from the chloroneb registrant to voluntarily terminate certain 
uses of their chloroneb product registrations. The request would 
terminate chloroneb's use as a seed treatment. These are not the last 
chloroneb products registered for use in the United States. In the May 
25, 2007 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order 
implementing the cancellation to terminate certain uses, unless the 
Agency received substantive comments within the 30 day comment period 
that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the 
registrant withdrew their request within this period. The Agency did 
not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not 
withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a 
cancellation order granting the requested termination of use as a seed 
treatment. Any distribution, sale, or use of the chloroneb 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 November 7, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review 
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8025; fax 
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: livingston.wilhelmena@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 a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0369. 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 Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register 
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces the cancellation order to terminate use as a 
seed treatment, as requested by the registrant, of chloroneb products 
registered under section 3 of FIFRA. Chloroneb is a fungicide currently 
registered for use as a pre-plant seed treatment for cotton, 
sugarbeets, soy beans, and beans. It is also registered on commercial 
turf and ornamentals. These registrations are listed in sequence by 
registration number in Table 1 of this unit.

 Table 1.-- Chloroneb Product Registrations with Termination of Certain
                                  Uses
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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73782-1                                     Chloroneb Fungicide
                                             Technical
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73782-2                                     Demosan 65W
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73782-3                                     Terrameb SP Turf Fungicide
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73782-4                                     K. E. Chloroneb Systemic
                                             Flowable Fungicide
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for 
all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by 
EPA company number.

 Table 2.--Registrant of Chloroneb Products with Termination of Certain
                                  Uses
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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73782                                       Kincaid Inc.,
                                             P.O. Box 490
                                            Athens, TN 37371
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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 May 25, 2007 Federal Register notice announcing the 
Agency's receipt of the request for voluntary cancellation to terminate 
certain uses of chloroneb.

 IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
cancellation to terminate certain uses of chloroneb registrations 
identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Any distribution, sale, or use of 
existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II. in a 
manner inconsistent with any of the Provisions for Disposition of 
Existing Stocks set forth 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,

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the Administrator may approve such a 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 provisions.
    Registrant may sell and distribute existing stocks for one year 
from the date of the use termination request and allow persons other 
than the registrant to continue to sell and/or use existing stocks of 
cancelled products until such stocks are exhausted, provided that such 
use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling 
on, or that accompanied, the cancelled product. 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: October 31, 2007.
 Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-21789 Filed 11-6-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S
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