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could be present in formulations of
pentachlorophenol.
Indoor applications of
pentachlorophenol are prohibited in
accordance with the restrictions
indicated in the U.S.EPA Position
Document 4 for Wood Preservative
Pesticides: Creosote, Pentachlorophenol
and Inorganic Arsenicals (1984,
amended 1986). The use of
pentachlorophenol to treat wood
intended for use in interiors is
prohibited, except for a few low
exposure uses (i.e., those support
structures which are in contact with the
soil in barns, stables, and similar sites
and are subject to decay or insect
infestation).
Pentachlorophenol is a restricted use
pesticide for sale and use by certified
applicators only. There are currently
eight active products registered that
contain pentachlorophenol (Chemical
Code 063001). There are approximately
60 million utility-owned wood poles
and 54 million crossarms in service
across the United States that have been
treated with wood preservatives (mainly
pentaclorophenol and creosote).
Approximately 36 million of the wood
poles in service have been treated with
pentachlorophenol, and approximately
96% of the crossarms in service were
treated. An estimated 3% of the treated
poles are replaced annually with freshly
treated poles.
EPA is providing an opportunity,
through this notice, for interested
parties to provide risk management
proposals or otherwise comment on risk
management for pentachlorophenol and
its micro-contaminants. Risks of
concern associated with the use of
pentachlorophenol are long-term dermal
non-cancer risks for the pressure
treatment operator mixing/loading/
applying the liquid formulations and for
the pressure treatment assistant mixing/
loading/applying the liquid and the
crystalline formulations. Dermal noncancer risks of concern range from a
MOE of 79 to a MOE of 230 with the
target MOE of 300. Estimated cancer
risks for handlers are of concern for the
same 3 scenarios with cancer risks
ranging from 4.9E 4 to 7.9E 5.
Estimated cancer risks resulting from
exposure to pentachlorophenols microcontaminants dioxins/furans exceed the
level of concern for the pressure
treatment loader operator, pressure
treatment test borer, general helpers,
and electrical utility linemen. Cancer
risks of concern range from 3.0E 5 to
8.0E 5 for these scenarios. In targeting
these risks of concern, the Agency is
soliciting information on effective and
practical risk reduction measures.
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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, EPA 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. Due to its uses,
risks, and other factors,
pentachlorophenol is being reviewed
through the full 6–Phase public
participation process.
All comments should be submitted
using the methods in ADDRESSES, and
must be received by EPA on or before
the closing date. Comments and
proposals will become part of the
Agency Docket for pentachlorophenol.
Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ‘‘late’’.
EPA is not required to consider these
late comments.
After considering comments received,
EPA will develop and issue the
pentachlorophenol RED.
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.’’
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests, Antimicrobials,
Pentachlorophenol, Penta.
Dated: April 8, 2008.
Frank Sanders,
Director, Antimicrobial Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0258; FRL–8361–1]
Triadimefon; Notice of Receipt of
Request to Voluntarily Cancel 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 voluntarily cancel its
registration for a product containing the
pesticide triadimefon (EPA Registration
No. 432–1294). The request would not
terminate the last triadimefon 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 May 16, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0258 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–2005–
0258. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
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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
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: John
W. Pates, Jr., Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
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of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 3088195; fax number: (703) 305-5290; email address: pates.john@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
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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
Request to Cancel Registrations
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of a request from a registrant, Bayer
Environmental Science, to cancel the
product Bayleton 50 Turf and
Ornamental Fungicide in WSP and
(Bayleton 50 WP Fungicide) (EPA
Registration No. 432–1294). The request
will not terminate the last triadimefon
products registered in the United States.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of a request from a registrant to cancel
a triadimefon product registration. The
affected product and the registrant
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 registrant requests 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 triadimefon registrant has
requested that EPA waive the 180–day
comment period. EPA will provide a
30–day comment period on the
proposed request.
Unless the request is withdrawn by
the registrant within 30 days of
publication of this notice, or the Agency
determines that there are substantive
comments that warrant further review of
this request, an order will be issued
canceling the affected registration.
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cancellation action, the effective date of
TABLE 1.—TRIADIMEFON PRODUCT
REGISTRATION WITH PENDING RE- cancellation and all other provisions of
any earlier cancellation action are
QUEST FOR CANCELLATION
controlling.
Registration
Number
Product
Name
432-1294
Bayleton
50 Turf
and Ornamental Fungicide
in WSP
and
Bayleton 50
WP
Fungicide
Company
VI. Provisions for Disposition of
Existing Stocks
Bayer Environmental
Science
Table 2 of this unit includes the name
and address of record for the registrant
of the product listed in Table 1 of this
unit.
TABLE 2.—REGISTRANT REQUESTING
VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION
EPA Company
Number
432
Company Name and
Address
Bayer Environmental
Science
2 T.W. Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709
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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 triadimefon
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 May 16, 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(s)
have been subject to a previous
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.
In any order issued in response to this
request for cancellation of a product
registration, EPA proposes to include
the following provisions for the
treatment of any existing stocks of the
products identified or referenced in
Table 1 or 2 in Unit III., as follows:
Typically the Agency will permit a
registrant to sell and distribute existing
stocks for 1 year after the date the
cancellation request was received. Such
policy is in accordance with the
Agency’s statement of policy as set forth
in the Federal Register of June 26, 1991
(56 FR 29362) (FRL–3846–4). However,
in this case, because the registrant has
provided information to the Agency that
it is not likely that any remaining
existing stocks are out in the channels
of trade, the Agency does not believe
that there is a need to permit the
registrant to sell or distribute existing
stocks for a period of one year. In
addition, the Agency does not believe
that there is a need for persons other
than the registrant to continue to sell
and/or use existing stocks of canceled
products. The Agency believes that end
users have had sufficient time to
exhaust those existing stocks. Therefore,
the last date for end use of the product
will be effective on the date of
publication of the cancellation order in
the Federal Register.
If the request for voluntary
cancellation is granted, the Agency
intends to publish the cancellation
order in the Federal Register. If the
Agency receives comment that the final
cancellation order should contain
existing stocks provisions different than
the ones just described, the Agency will
consider the comments. If needed, the
Agency will make any changes to the
existing stocks provisions in the
cancellation order in the Federal
Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
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Dated: April 9, 2008.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. E8–7996 Filed 4–15–08; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0195; FRL–8358–5]
Notice of Receipt of Requests to
Voluntarily Cancel 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 request by registrants
to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide
registrations.
Unless a request is withdrawn by
October 14, 2008 or May 16, 2008 for
registrations for which the registrant
requested a waiver of the 180–day
comment period, orders will be issued
canceling these registrations. The
Agency will consider withdrawal
requests postmarked no later than
October 14, 2008 or May 16, 2008,
whichever is applicable. Comments
must be received on or before October
14, 2008 or May 16, 2008, for those
registrations where the 180–day
comment period has been waived.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments and
your withdrawal request, identified by
docket identification (ID) number EPA–
HQ–OPP–2008–0195, 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. Written Withdrawal
Request, Attention: John Jamula,
Information Technology and Resources
Management Division (7502P).
• 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
DATES:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258; FRL-8361-1]
Triadimefon; Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel
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 voluntarily cancel
its registration for a product containing the pesticide triadimefon
(EPA Registration No. 432-1294). The request would not terminate the
last triadimefon 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 May 16, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258 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-
2005-0258. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made
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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: John W. Pates, Jr., Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8195; fax
number: (703) 305-5290; e-mail address: pates.john@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 Request to Cancel Registrations
This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from a
registrant, Bayer Environmental Science, to cancel the product Bayleton
50 Turf and Ornamental Fungicide in WSP and (Bayleton 50 WP Fungicide)
(EPA Registration No. 432-1294). The request will not terminate the
last triadimefon products registered in the United States.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from a registrant
to cancel a triadimefon product registration. The affected product and
the registrant 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 registrant requests 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 triadimefon registrant has requested that EPA waive the 180-day
comment period. EPA will provide a 30-day comment period on the
proposed request.
Unless the request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of
publication of this notice, or the Agency determines that there are
substantive comments that warrant further review of this request, an
order will be issued canceling the affected registration.
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Table 1.--Triadimefon Product Registration with Pending Request for
Cancellation
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Registration Number Product Name Company
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432-1294 Bayleton 50 Turf Bayer
and Ornamental Environmental
Fungicide in WSP Science
and Bayleton 50
WP Fungicide
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Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for
the registrant of the product listed in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 2.--Registrant Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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432 Bayer Environmental Science
2 T.W. Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC
27709
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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 triadimefon
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 May 16, 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(s) 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.
In any order issued in response to this request for cancellation of
a product registration, EPA proposes to include the following
provisions for the treatment of any existing stocks of the products
identified or referenced in Table 1 or 2 in Unit III., as follows:
Typically the Agency will permit a registrant to sell and
distribute existing stocks for 1 year after the date the cancellation
request was received. Such policy is in accordance with the Agency's
statement of policy as set forth in the Federal Register of June 26,
1991 (56 FR 29362) (FRL-3846-4). However, in this case, because the
registrant has provided information to the Agency that it is not likely
that any remaining existing stocks are out in the channels of trade,
the Agency does not believe that there is a need to permit the
registrant to sell or distribute existing stocks for a period of one
year. In addition, the Agency does not believe that there is a need for
persons other than the registrant to continue to sell and/or use
existing stocks of canceled products. The Agency believes that end
users have had sufficient time to exhaust those existing stocks.
Therefore, the last date for end use of the product will be effective
on the date of publication of the cancellation order in the Federal
Register.
If the request for voluntary cancellation is granted, the Agency
intends to publish the cancellation order in the Federal Register. If
the Agency receives comment that the final cancellation order should
contain existing stocks provisions different than the ones just
described, the Agency will consider the comments. If needed, the Agency
will make any changes to the existing stocks provisions in the
cancellation order in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: April 9, 2008.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-7996 Filed 4-15-08; 8:45 am]
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