Triclosan; Product Cancellation Order, 38012-38013 [E9-18196]

Download as PDF erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 38012 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 145 / Thursday, July 30, 2009 / Notices notification, performance tests, periodic reports, and maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are required semiannually. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average approximately 51 hours per response. Respondents/Affected Entities: Incinerators. Estimated Number of Respondents: 82. Frequency of Response: Initially and occasionally. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,393. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $205,000, which is comprised of no annualized capital/startup costs and O&M costs of $205,000. (20) NESHAP for Stationary Combustion Turbines (40 CFR part 63, Subpart YYYY); Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0544; EPA ICR Number 1967.04; OMB Control Number 2060–0540; expiration date September 30, 2010. Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are the owners or operators of stationary combustion turbines. Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart YYYY. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit a one-time-only report of any physical or operational changes, initial performance tests, and periodic reports and results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are required semiannually. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average approximately nine hours per response. Respondents/Affected Entities: Stationary combustion turbines. Estimated Number of Respondents: 132. Frequency of Response: Semiannually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,448. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:34 Jul 29, 2009 Jkt 217001 Estimated Total Annual Cost: $8,000, which is comprised of $8,000 in annualized capital/startup costs and no O&M costs. EPA will consider any comments received and may amend any of the above ICRs, as appropriate. Then the final ICR packages will be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue one or more Federal Register notices pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR(s) to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about any of the above ICRs or the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: July 22, 2009. Lisa C. Lund, Director, Office of Compliance. [FR Doc. E9–18203 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8937–6] NACEPT Subcommittee on Promoting Environmental Stewardship AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the NACEPT Subcommittee on Promoting Environmental Stewardship. The purpose of the proposed Subcommittee on Promoting Environmental Stewardship (SPES) of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) will be to advise the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on how to promote environmental stewardship practices that encompass all environmental aspects of an organization in the regulated community and other sectors, as appropriate, in order to enhance human health and environmental protection. A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at https://epa.gov/ncei/ dialogue.htm. This Web site also includes the draft charge of the SPES, which provides further information about the purpose of the Subcommittee. DATES: The NACEPT Subcommittee on Promoting Environmental Stewardship will hold an open meeting on August 18, 2009 (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) and August 19, 2009 (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) Eastern. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, One Potomac Yard Conference Center (1st Floor), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202. The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Langton, Designated Federal Officer, langton.regina@epa.gov, 202– 566–2178, U.S. EPA Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation (MC1807T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make brief oral comments or provide written statements to the SPES should be sent to Jennifer Peyser at (202) 965– 6215 or jpeyser@RESOLV.org. All requests must be received no later than August 4, 2009. Meeting Access: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Jennifer Peyser at jpeyser@RESOLV.org. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Jennifer Peyser at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: July 24, 2009. Regina Langton, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. E9–18201 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0513; FRL–8428–2] Triclosan; Product Cancellation Order AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide triclosan pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a April 22,2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the triclosan registrant to voluntarily cancel all their triclosan technical grade product registrations. These are not the last triclosan products registered for use in the United States. In the April 22, 2009 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30–day comment period that would E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 145 / Thursday, July 30, 2009 / Notices merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their requests within this period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the triclosan products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions. 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. The cancellations are effective July 30, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Garvie, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0034; fax number: (703) 3055620; e-mail address: garvie.heather@epa.gov. TABLE 1.—TRICLOSAN PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS II. What Action is the Agency Taking? This notice announces the cancellation, as requested by registrants, of certain manufacturing-use triclosan products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1 of this unit. DATES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information EPA Registration Number 70404-2 Irgasan DP300R 70404-5 Irgaguard B1000 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. 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. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 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–2007–0513. 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. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:47 Jul 29, 2009 Jkt 217001 Product Name TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS OF CANCELLED TRICLOSAN PRODUCTS EPA Company Number Company Name and Address 70404 Ciba Corporation 4090 Premier Drive High Point, NC 27265 III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments 38013 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, 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. Registrants may sell and distribute existing stocks for one year from the date of the cancellation request. The products may be sold, distributed, and used by people other than the registrant until existing stocks have been exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, and use complies with the EPA-approved label and labeling of the product. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Triclosan, Antimicrobials. Dated: July 17, 2009. Joan Harrigan Farrelly Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments in response to the April 22, 2009 Federal Register notice (74 FR 18378; FRL– 8410–6) announcing the Agency’s receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellations of triclosan. [FR Doc. E9–18196 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] IV. Cancellation Order Product Stewardship Program for Six Siloxanes Conducted Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signed by EPA and The Dow Corning Corporation; Notice of Receipt and Availability of the MOU Data Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested cancellations of triclosan registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the triclosan product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are hereby canceled. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0180; FRL–8426–1] AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document announces the receipt of toxicity and exposure data and information that were developed through a Product Stewardship Program (PSP) agreed upon under a E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 145 (Thursday, July 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38012-38013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18196]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0513; FRL-8428-2]


Triclosan; Product Cancellation Order

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, 
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of 
products containing the pesticide triclosan pursuant to section 6(f)(1) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as 
amended. This cancellation order follows a April 22,2009 Federal 
Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the triclosan registrant to 
voluntarily cancel all their triclosan technical grade product 
registrations. These are not the last triclosan products registered for 
use in the United States. In the April 22, 2009 notice, EPA indicated 
that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations to 
terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within 
the 30-day comment period that would

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merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant 
withdrew their requests within this period. The Agency did not receive 
any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw 
their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a 
cancellation order granting the requested cancellations. Any 
distribution, sale, or use of the triclosan 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, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Garvie, Antimicrobials 
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0034; fax number: (703) 305-5620; e-
mail address: garvie.heather@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-2007-0513. 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, as requested by 
registrants, of certain manufacturing-use triclosan products registered 
under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by 
registration number in Table 1 of this unit.

                Table 1.--Triclosan Product Cancellations
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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70404-2                                     Irgasan DP300R
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70404-5                                     Irgaguard B1000
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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 Cancelled Triclosan Products
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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70404                                       Ciba Corporation
                                            4090 Premier Drive
                                            High Point, NC 27265
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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 April 22, 2009 Federal Register notice (74 FR 18378; 
FRL-8410-6) announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests for 
voluntary cancellations of triclosan.

 IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
cancellations of triclosan registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit 
II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the triclosan product 
registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are hereby canceled. 
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, 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. Registrants may sell 
and distribute existing stocks for one year from the date of the 
cancellation request. The products may be sold, distributed, and used 
by people other than the registrant until existing stocks have been 
exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, and use complies with 
the EPA-approved label and labeling of the product.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Triclosan, 
Antimicrobials.

    Dated: July 17, 2009.
 Joan Harrigan Farrelly
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E9-18196 Filed 7-29-09; 8:45 am]
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