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Dated: July 24, 2008.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2003–0397; FRL–8374–6]
Molinate; Product Cancellation Order
and Amendment to Terminate Uses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
amendment to the order for the
termination of uses, voluntarily
requested by the registrant and accepted
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by the Agency, of products containing
the pesticide molinate, pursuant to
section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended. This amendment
follows an April 7, 2004 Federal
Register Notice of Order to Amend
Registrations to Terminate Uses of
molinate to control water grass in rice
grown in California and the south
central/south eastern states of Arkansas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, and
Texas. Nothing in today’s action
changes the previous stop production
date of June 30, 2008, nor does it change
the stop use date of August 31, 2009.
Today’s action only clarifies the
deadline for persons other than the
registrant to sell and distribute molinate
until July 1, 2009.
DATES: The cancellation amendment is
effective July 30, 2008.
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–2003–0397. 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
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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.
TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS OF AMENDED
MOLINATE PRODUCTS
EPA Company
Number
Company Name and Address
100
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.P.O. Box
18300 Greenboro, NC
27419–8300
74530
Helm Agro U.S., Inc.
Nordkanalstrasse 28D–
20097 Hamburg, Germany
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces the
amendment of the April 7, 2004 (69 FR
18368) (FRL–7350–9) order to amend
registrations to terminate uses of certain
end-use molinate products registered
under section 3 of FIFRA. These
registrations are listed in sequence by
registration number in Table 1 of this
unit.
TABLE 1—MOLINATE PRODUCTS
AFFECTED
EPA Registration Number
Product Name
Riceco Molinate Technical
100–982
Riceco Touche
100–983
Molinate 15–G
100–1021
Ordram 8–E An
emulsufiable liquid
100–1036
Arrosolo 3–3E
100–1039
Ordram 15–G
100–1040
Ordram Technical
100–1102
Ordram 15GM Rice Herbicide
74530–7
Molinate Technical
CA77015900
Ordram 8–E an
emulsufiable liquid
CA84017200
Ordram 8–E an
emulsufiable liquid
CA85005300
Ordram 8–E an
emulsufiable liquid
TX81002600
Ordram 8–E an
emulsufiable liquid
TN93000700
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100–981
Ordram 15–G
Table 2 of this Unit includes the name
and address of record for the Registrants
of the product in Table 1 of this Unit,
in seqence by EPA company number:
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On April 7, 2004, EPA published a
Cancellation Order with respect to
products containing S-ethyl hexahyfor1H-azepine-1-carbothioate (monlinate)
(69 FR 18368). That order provided:
‘‘The cancellation of these registrations
has an effective date of June 30, 2008.
After that date, Syngenta Crop
Protection Inc., and Helm Agro U.S. Inc,
may not sell or distribute any molinate
products except as detailed in the
cancellation order. Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc., and Helm Agro U.S.
Inc., will be permitted to distribute the
molinate active ingredient in 2009 for
the purposes of facilitating usage by
August 31, 2009. No use of products
containing molinate is permitted after
the 2009 growing season (August 31,
2009).’’
Today’s action is intended to clarify
that in the case of molinate, the original
August 31, 2009 deadline for cessation
of use was established to provide a
reasonable time for the material to work
through the channels of trade following
the cessation of sale and distribution of
molinate products by the registrants,
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., and
Helm Agro U.S. Inc., on June 30, 2008.
Today’s action does not affect the
cancellation of the registrations in Table
1 of Unit II. In addition, clarifying that
persons other than the registrants
(distributors and retailers) may sell and
distribute molinate will neither conflict
with the Agency’s application of the
guidelines outlined in PR Notice 97–7,
nor will it introduce more molinate into
the pesticide use cycle than had been
stipulated by the terms of the five year
phase-out. Allowing additional time for
distributors and retailers to sell and
distribute molinate to end users was
contemplated by the original
cancellation order by continuing to
allow distribution and use. Clarifying
this intent will ensure that this product
is utilized safely, in accordance with the
approved labeling requirements. Thus,
today’s action clarifies that persons
other than the registrant may sell and
distribute molinate until July 1, 2009.
After July 1, 2009, all sale and
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distribution is prohibited, except for the
purposes of disposal or export. Today’s
action does not change that end users
with existing stocks of products
containing molinate may continue to
use these products until August 31,
2009, provided that the use complies
with previously EPA approved product
label requirements for the respective
products. Thereafter, all use shall be
prohibited except that existing stocks
held by end users may be transported
for purposes of disposal or returning
unused product to the manufacturer or
point-of-sale.
III. Amended Order
EPA hereby amends the April 7, 2004
order to clarify the provisions for the
disposition of existing stocks. Existing
stocks are stocks of registered pesticide
product which are currently in the
United States and which have been
packaged, labeled, and released for
shipment prior to the effective date of
the cancellation order, which in this
case is June 30, 2008. Specifically,
persons other than the registrant
(distributors and retailers) may sell and
distribute products listed in Table 1 of
Unit II containing molinate until July 1,
2009. After July 1, 2009, all sale and
distribution is prohibited, except for the
purposes of disposal or export. End
users may continue to use existing
stocks until August 31, 2009, provided
that the use complies with previously
EPA approved product label
requirements for the respective
products. Thereafter, all use shall be
prohibited except that existing stocks
held by end users may be transported
for purposes of disposal or returning of
unused product to the manufacturer or
point-of-sale.
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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
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Dated: July 24, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8–17475 Filed 7–29–08]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0340; FRL–8375–7]
Disulfoton; Amendment to Terminate
Certain Uses of Disulfoton Pesticide
Registrations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
order for the amendments to terminate
certain uses, voluntarily requested by
the registrant and accepted by the
Agency, of products containing the
pesticide disulfoton, pursuant to section
6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended. This termination
order follows a May 21, 2008 Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Requests
from the disulfoton technical registrant
to voluntarily amend to terminate
certain uses of their disulfoton product
registrations. The request included
termination of all disulfoton use on
barley and wheat. Additionally, the use
of the granular formulation of
disulfoton, Di-Syston 15G (EPA Reg. No.
264-723), on broccoli and commercial
ornamentals is being terminated. This
order also terminates the use of DiSyston 15G and the emulsifiable
concentrate formulation of disulfoton,
Di-Syston 8 EC, (EPA Reg. No. 264-734)
on potatoes. This order also amends the
disulfoton technical product registration
(EPA Reg. No. 264-734) to terminate
potato, barley, and wheat uses. These
are not the last disulfoton uses or
products registered in the United States.
In the May 21, 2008 notice, EPA
indicated that it would issue an order
implementing the amendments to
terminate 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 requests within this
period. The Agency received comments
on the notice but none merited its
further review of the requests. The
comments received by the Agency are
described in Unit III. of this notice.
Further, the registrant did not withdraw
their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby
issues in this notice a cancellation order
granting the requested amendments to
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terminate uses. Any distribution, sale,
or use of the disulfoton 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
July 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Miederhoff, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 347–
8028; fax number: (703) 308–7070; email address: miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of several disulfoton products registered
under section 3 of FIFRA. The affected
registrations are listed in sequence by
registration number in Table 1 of this
unit.
TABLE 1—DISULFOTON PRODUCT
REGISTRATION AMENDMENTS TO
TERMINATE USES
EPA Registration
Number
Product
Name
Delete from
Label
264-723
Di-Syston
15G
Broccoli, Potato,
Wheat,
Barley,
Ornamentals
(commercial uses)
264-725
Di-Syston
Technical
Potato,
Wheat,
Barley
264-734
Di-Syston 8
EC
Potato,
Wheat,
Barley
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–2004–0340. 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
amendments to terminate certain uses,
as requested by the technical registrant,
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Table 2 of this unit includes the
names and addresses of record for all
registrants of the products in Table 1 of
this unit, in sequence by EPA company
number.
TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS OF AMENDED
DISULFOTON PRODUCTS
EPA Company
Number
Company Name and Address
264
Bayer CropSciences,
2 T.W. Alexander Drive,
Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709
III. Summary of Public Comments
Received and Agency Response to
Comments
Two comments were received during
the 30 day comment period established
by the May 21, 2008 notice (73 FR
29507; FRL–8364–7). One comment
noted the importance of rotating
chemicals with different modes of
action to help reduce the development
of chemical resistance in pest
populations. However, this comment
did not articulate a specific concern
with the actions proposed by the notice.
The other comment requested the
retention of disulfoton use for control of
leafminers in buxus, a family of
evergreen shrubs and small trees, often
grown for ornamental purposes. The
2002 disulfoton Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) examined the
risks and benefits of continued use of
the granular formulation of disulfoton
on commercial ornamentals. Exposure
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0397; FRL-8374-6]
Molinate; Product Cancellation Order and Amendment to Terminate
Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's amendment to the order for the
termination of uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and
accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide molinate,
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This amendment follows an April 7,
2004 Federal Register Notice of Order to Amend Registrations to
Terminate Uses of molinate to control water grass in rice grown in
California and the south central/south eastern states of Arkansas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas. Nothing in today's action
changes the previous stop production date of June 30, 2008, nor does it
change the stop use date of August 31, 2009. Today's action only
clarifies the deadline for persons other than the registrant to sell
and distribute molinate until July 1, 2009.
DATES: The cancellation amendment is effective July 30, 2008.
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-2003-0397. 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
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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 amendment of the April 7, 2004 (69 FR
18368) (FRL-7350-9) order to amend registrations to terminate uses of
certain end-use molinate products registered under section 3 of FIFRA.
These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in
Table 1 of this unit.
Table 1--Molinate Products Affected
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EPA Registration Number Product Name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-981 Riceco Molinate Technical
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-982 Riceco Touche
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-983 Molinate 15-G
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-1021 Ordram 8-E An emulsufiable
liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-1036 Arrosolo 3-3E
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-1039 Ordram 15-G
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-1040 Ordram Technical
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100-1102 Ordram 15GM Rice Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
74530-7 Molinate Technical
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CA77015900 Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CA84017200 Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CA85005300 Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TX81002600 Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
liquid
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TN93000700 Ordram 15-G
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Table 2 of this Unit includes the name and address of record for
the Registrants of the product in Table 1 of this Unit, in seqence by
EPA company number:
Table 2--Registrants of Amended Molinate Products
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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100 Syngenta Crop Protection,
Inc.P.O. Box 18300
Greenboro, NC 27419-8300
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74530 Helm Agro U.S., Inc.
Nordkanalstrasse 28D-20097
Hamburg, Germany
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On April 7, 2004, EPA published a Cancellation Order with respect
to products containing S-ethyl hexahyfor-1H-azepine-1-carbothioate
(monlinate) (69 FR 18368). That order provided: ``The cancellation of
these registrations has an effective date of June 30, 2008. After that
date, Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., and Helm Agro U.S. Inc, may not
sell or distribute any molinate products except as detailed in the
cancellation order. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., and Helm Agro U.S.
Inc., will be permitted to distribute the molinate active ingredient in
2009 for the purposes of facilitating usage by August 31, 2009. No use
of products containing molinate is permitted after the 2009 growing
season (August 31, 2009).''
Today's action is intended to clarify that in the case of molinate,
the original August 31, 2009 deadline for cessation of use was
established to provide a reasonable time for the material to work
through the channels of trade following the cessation of sale and
distribution of molinate products by the registrants, Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc., and Helm Agro U.S. Inc., on June 30, 2008. Today's
action does not affect the cancellation of the registrations in Table 1
of Unit II. In addition, clarifying that persons other than the
registrants (distributors and retailers) may sell and distribute
molinate will neither conflict with the Agency's application of the
guidelines outlined in PR Notice 97-7, nor will it introduce more
molinate into the pesticide use cycle than had been stipulated by the
terms of the five year phase-out. Allowing additional time for
distributors and retailers to sell and distribute molinate to end users
was contemplated by the original cancellation order by continuing to
allow distribution and use. Clarifying this intent will ensure that
this product is utilized safely, in accordance with the approved
labeling requirements. Thus, today's action clarifies that persons
other than the registrant may sell and distribute molinate until July
1, 2009. After July 1, 2009, all sale and distribution is prohibited,
except for the purposes of disposal or export. Today's action does not
change that end users with existing stocks of products containing
molinate may continue to use these products until August 31, 2009,
provided that the use complies with previously EPA approved product
label requirements for the respective products. Thereafter, all use
shall be prohibited except that existing stocks held by end users may
be transported for purposes of disposal or returning unused product to
the manufacturer or point-of-sale.
III. Amended Order
EPA hereby amends the April 7, 2004 order to clarify the provisions
for the disposition of existing stocks. Existing stocks are stocks of
registered pesticide product which are currently in the United States
and which have been packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior
to the effective date of the cancellation order, which in this case is
June 30, 2008. Specifically, persons other than the registrant
(distributors and retailers) may sell and distribute products listed in
Table 1 of Unit II containing molinate until July 1, 2009. After July
1, 2009, all sale and distribution is prohibited, except for the
purposes of disposal or export. End users may continue to use existing
stocks until August 31, 2009, provided that the use complies with
previously EPA approved product label requirements for the respective
products. Thereafter, all use shall be prohibited except that existing
stocks held by end users may be transported for purposes of disposal or
returning of unused product to the manufacturer or point-of-sale.
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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
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Dated: July 24, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-17475 Filed 7-29-08]
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