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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8544–4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Notification of a Meeting of the
Integrated Nitrogen Committee
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of its Integrated Nitrogen
Committee.
DATES: The meeting dates are
Wednesday, April 9, 2008, from 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. through Friday, April 11,
2008, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern
Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Latham Hotel Georgetown, 3000 M
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007;
telephone (202) 625–1881.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this
meeting may contact Ms. Kathleen
White, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), by mail at EPA SAB Staff Office,
(1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
by telephone at: (202) 343–9878; by fax
at (202) 233–0643; or by e-mail at:
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information about the SAB, as well as
any updates concerning the meeting
announced in this notice, may be found
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Background: The SAB Integrated
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need for integrated research and
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the environment. At the global scale,
reactive nitrogen from human activities
now exceeds that produced by natural
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Scientific information suggests that
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through biogeochemical pathways has a
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reactive nitrogen should be viewed from
a systems perspective and integrated
across environmental media.
Accordingly, linkages between reactive
nitrogen induced environmental and
human health effects need to be
understood to optimize reactive
nitrogen research and risk management
strategies. Information on the
Committee’s previous meetings was
published on January 17, 2007 (72 FR
1989), March 22, 2007 (72 FR 3492),
August 14, 2007 (72 FR 4542) and
November 20, 2007 (72 FR 65340) and
is also available on the SAB Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab.
At the upcoming public meeting, the
SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee
will: (1) Hear briefings on programs that
affect how reactive nitrogen is managed;
(2) develop materials needed to create a
draft report; (3) plan additional work
and writing, and (4) other committee
business.
Availability of Meeting Materials: As
they become available, the agenda and
materials for this meeting will be posted
on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
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the topics included in this advisory
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with no more than one hour for all
speakers. Interested parties should
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2008, to be placed on the public speaker
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as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: March 13, 2008.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0162; FRL–8354–3]
Napropamide; Notice of Receipt of
Request to Voluntarily Amend to
Terminate Uses of Napropamide
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 two
registrants to voluntarily amend their
napropamide registrations to terminate
certain uses. The request would
terminate napropamide use in or on
apple, apricot, artichoke, avocado,
cherry, fig, grapefruit, lemons,
nectarine, olive, orange, peach, pear,
pistaschio, plum, pomegranate, prunes,
tangerine, tangelo and walnut crops.
The request would not terminate the last
napropamide product registered for use
in the United States. 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 its 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 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0162, 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.
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• 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–2004–
0162. 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
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
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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:
James Parker, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 306–
0469; fax number: (703) 308–7070; email address: parker.james@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.
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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 registrants Gharda
Chemicals Limited and Gharda
Polymers USA, Inc. (Gharda) to delete
several uses from their napropamide
product registrations. Napropamide is
an herbicide used to control broad leaf
weeds and grasses on various fruit and
vegetable crops. In an e-mail dated
February 1, 2008, Gharda requested EPA
to terminate use on the following
commodities: Apple, apricot, artichoke,
avocado, cherry (fruit), fig, grapefruit,
lemons, nectarine, olive, orange, peach,
pear, pistachio, plum, pomegranate,
prunes, tangerine, tangelo and walnut
crops. The specific products for which
Gharda is requesting these use deletions
are identified in Table 1 of this notice.
These product registration amendments
will not terminate the last napropamide
product registered for use in the United
States.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of a request from Gharda to amend its
napropamide product registrations to
terminate the following uses: Apple,
apricot, artichoke, avocado, cherry
(fruit), fig, grapefruit, lemons, nectarine,
olive, orange, peach, pear, pistachio,
plum, pomegranate, prunes, tangerine,
tangelo and walnut crops. The affected
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products and the registrants making the
request 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 napropamide registrants have
requested that EPA waive the 180–day
comment period. Accordingly, EPA will
provide a 30–day comment period on
the proposed request.
Unless this request is withdrawn by
one of the registrant within 30 days of
publication of this notice, or unless 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.—NAPROPAMIDE PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION
Registration Number
Product Name
33658–22
Company
Gharda Napropamide Technical
Gharda Chemicals LTD
83223–1
Napropamide 80 MUP
Gharda Polymers USA Inc.
83223–4
Regatta 75WG Agricultural Herbicide
Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
83223–5
Regatta 75WG Ornamental
Herbicide
Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
83223–6
Regatta 2G Ornamental Herbicide
Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
83223–7
Regatta Ornamental Herbicide
Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
83223–8
Regatta 10G Herbicide
Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING V. Procedures for Withdrawal of
VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION AND/OR Request and Considerations for
Reregistration of Napropamide
AMENDMENTS
EPA Company
Number
Company Name and
Address
33658
Gharda Chemicals LTD
660 Newtown – Yardley
Road, STE 105
Newtown, Pennsylvania
18940
83223
Gharda Polymers USA,
Inc.
660 Newtown – Yardley
Road, STE 105
Newtown, Pennsylvania
18940
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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.
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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, postmarked
before April 18, 2008. 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
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.
If the request for voluntary use
termination is granted as discussed in
this unit, the Agency intends to issue a
cancellation order that will 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.
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The order will specifically prohibit any
use of existing stocks that is not
consistent with such previously
approved labeling. If, as the Agency
currently intends, the final cancellation
order contains the existing stocks
provision just described, the order will
be sent only to the affected registrants
of the cancelled products. If the Agency
determines that the final cancellation
order should contain existing stocks
provisions different than the ones just
described, the Agency will publish the
cancellation order in the Federal
Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: March 6, 2008.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0162; FRL-8354-3]
Napropamide; Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Amend to
Terminate Uses of Napropamide 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 two registrants to voluntarily amend
their napropamide registrations to terminate certain uses. The request
would terminate napropamide use in or on apple, apricot, artichoke,
avocado, cherry, fig, grapefruit, lemons, nectarine, olive, orange,
peach, pear, pistaschio, plum, pomegranate, prunes, tangerine, tangelo
and walnut crops. The request would not terminate the last napropamide
product registered for use in the United States. 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 its 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 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0162, 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.
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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-
2004-0162. 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 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
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: James Parker, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 306-0469; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: parker.james@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 registrants
Gharda Chemicals Limited and Gharda Polymers USA, Inc. (Gharda) to
delete several uses from their napropamide product registrations.
Napropamide is an herbicide used to control broad leaf weeds and
grasses on various fruit and vegetable crops. In an e-mail dated
February 1, 2008, Gharda requested EPA to terminate use on the
following commodities: Apple, apricot, artichoke, avocado, cherry
(fruit), fig, grapefruit, lemons, nectarine, olive, orange, peach,
pear, pistachio, plum, pomegranate, prunes, tangerine, tangelo and
walnut crops. The specific products for which Gharda is requesting
these use deletions are identified in Table 1 of this notice. These
product registration amendments will not terminate the last napropamide
product registered for use in the United States.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from Gharda to
amend its napropamide product registrations to terminate the following
uses: Apple, apricot, artichoke, avocado, cherry (fruit), fig,
grapefruit, lemons, nectarine, olive, orange, peach, pear, pistachio,
plum, pomegranate, prunes, tangerine, tangelo and walnut crops. The
affected
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products and the registrants making the request 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 napropamide registrants have requested that EPA waive the 180-
day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day comment
period on the proposed request.
Unless this request is withdrawn by one of the registrant within 30
days of publication of this notice, or unless 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.--Napropamide Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation
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Registration Number Product Name Company
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33658-22 Gharda Napropamide Technical Gharda Chemicals LTD
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83223-1 Napropamide 80 MUP Gharda Polymers USA Inc.
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83223-4 Regatta 75WG Agricultural Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
Herbicide
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83223-5 Regatta 75WG Ornamental Herbicide Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
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83223-6 Regatta 2G Ornamental Herbicide Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
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83223-7 Regatta Ornamental Herbicide Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
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83223-8 Regatta 10G Herbicide Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
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Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or
Amendments
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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33658 Gharda Chemicals LTD
660 Newtown - Yardley Road,
STE 105
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
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83223 Gharda Polymers USA, Inc.
660 Newtown - Yardley Road,
STE 105
Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
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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 Napropamide
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 April 18, 2008. 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
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.
If the request for voluntary use termination is granted as
discussed in this unit, the Agency intends to issue a cancellation
order that will 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.
If, as the Agency currently intends, the final cancellation order
contains the existing stocks provision just described, the order will
be sent only to the affected registrants of the cancelled products. If
the Agency determines that the final cancellation order should contain
existing stocks provisions different than the ones just described, the
Agency will publish the cancellation order in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: March 6, 2008.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-5294 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 a.m.]
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