Organic Arsenicals; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate Uses, 50187-50194 [E9-23319]
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2009)] [Notices] [Pages 50187-50194] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: E9-23319] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0191; FRL-8437-7] Organic Arsenicals; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate Uses AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide organic arsenicals, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a July 8, 2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the organic arsenical registrants to voluntarily cancel or amend to terminate uses of their organic arsenical product registrations. DATES: The cancellations are effective September 30, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Myers, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460- 0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8589; fax number: (703) 308-8005; e- mail address: myers.tom@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-2009-0191. 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? The organic arsenicals include the pesticides monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA), disodium methanearsonate (DSMA), calcium acid methanearsonate (CAMA), and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt. The requests terminate the following uses of MSMA: Residential; forestry; non-bearing fruit and nuts; citrus, bearing and non-bearing; bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass grown for seed; drainage ditch banks; railroad, pipeline, and utility rights of way; fence rows; storage yards; and similar non-crop areas. In addition, the requests terminate all uses of MSMA in Florida except for use on cotton grown in Calhoun, Columbia, Escambia, Gadsden, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Walton, and Washington counties. The requests would not terminate the last MSMA products registered for use in the United States. These requests for voluntary cancellation and amendment of MSMA containing products are the result of an agreement in principle signed by the EPA and the technical registrants of the [[Page 50188]] organic arsenicals on January 16 and February 5, 2009. The registrants have requested voluntary cancellation of all products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and its sodium salt in accordance with the agreement. The requests would terminate the last DSMA, CAMA, and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt products registered for use in the United States. In the July 8, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations and 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(s) withdrew their request(s) within this period. The Agency received comments on the notice but none merited its further review of the requests. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the organic arsenical products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions. This notice announces the cancellation and amendments to terminate uses, as requested by registrants, of end-use and manufacturing-use organic arsenical products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit. Table 1.--Organic Arsenical Product Cancellations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Number Product Name Chemical Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 239-2510 Ortho Crabgrass Killer Formula II CAMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 239-2572 Ortho Crabgrass Killer Spray CAMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 538-10 Scotts Summer Crabgrass Control DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 538-169 Scotts Spot Grass and Weed Cacodylic acid Control ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 538-178 Scotts Post Emergent Crabgrass MSMA Control ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 769-635 SMCP MSMA 70W Liquid MSMA Plus MSMA Surfactant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 769-636 SMCP MSMA 70 Liquid MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 769-637 SMCP MSMA 6.66 MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 769-664 X-CEL Veg Kil Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 769-705 SMCP MSMA HC 8 Liquid High MSMA Concentrate ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 769-916 Science Grass & Weed Top-Killer Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 769-975 Liquid Edger Herbicide Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 869-175 Green Light Liquid Edger Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 869-243 Green Light MSMA Crabgrass Killer MSMA 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2217-229 Selective Crabgrass Killer DSMA Contains DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2217-434 Crabgrass Killer DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2217-512 Nutgrass Killer MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2217-513 Crabgrass Killer MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2217-630 Gordon's Crabgrass and Nutgrass MSMA Killer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2217-808 EH 795 Residential Herbicide MSMA ----------------------------------- 2,4-D dimethylamine salt ----------------------------------- Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2- metyoxy-, compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ----------------------------------- [[Page 50189]] Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2- methylphenoxy)-3, (R) compd with N-methylmetharamine (1:1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2217-815 EH 1335 Herbicide MSMA ----------------------------------- 2,4-D dimethylamine salt ----------------------------------- Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2- methoxy-, compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ----------------------------------- Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2- methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2217-830 EH 1378 Herbicide MSMA ----------------------------------- 2-,4-D dimethylamine salt ----------------------------------- Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2- methoxy-, compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ----------------------------------- Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2- methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5481-67 Alco Ho No Mo Liquid Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5481-227 DSMA Liquid Plus Surfactant DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5481-228 MSMA 40 Plus Surfactant MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5481-229 MSMA 60 Plus Surfactant MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5481-230 MSMA 66 Concentrate MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5481-231 MSMA 80 Concentrate MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5887-172 Improved Crabgrass Killer MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5905-67 MSMA Arsonate Liquid MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5905-GA-82-0011 MSMA Arsonate Liquid MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7401-23 Ferti-Lome Crabgrass and Dallis MSMA Grass Killer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7401-246 Hi-Yield Super MSMA Decimate+Surfactant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7401-366 Ferti-Lome Improved Bermuda Grass MSMA Killer ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8660-48 Crabgrass Killer DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8660-63 Clean-Up Herbicide Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8660-120 Vertagreen Crabgrass & Weed MSMA Killer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8660-121 Greenup Nutgrass & Chickweed MSMA Killer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9779-86 Riverside 612 Herbicide MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9779-96 Riverside 120 Herbicide MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9779-128 DSMA Herbicide DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9779-155 Riverside 145 Herbicide MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9779-170 Riverside MSMA 4 MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9779-174 Riverside DSMA Liquid Plus DSMA Surfactant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 50190]] 9779-317 Prometryne+MSMA MSMA ----------------------------------- Prometryn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10088-74 Lawn and Turf Weed Control MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-45 Drexel DSMA Liquid DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-113 Drexel DSMA 81P DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-117 Drexel Kack Herbicide Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-141 Drexel Ezy-Pickin Cotton Cacodylic acid Defoliant ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-153 Kack Plus MSMA Herbicide MSMA ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-162................................ MSMA 6 Tree Killer MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-276 IDA, INC. DSMA Slurry DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-311 Pearson's Easy- Edger and Cleaner Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-530 Drexel DSMA 81 Dry Powder DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-532 DSMA Slurry DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-533 Super Dal-E-Rad Calar CAMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-534 APC Holdings DSMA Liquid DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19713-535 APC Holdings DSMA Liquid 4 DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28293-234 Unicorn Liquid Edger Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28293-361 Unicorn Weed Edger Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33955-510 Acme Weed Killer Nonselective Cacodylic acid Herbicide for General Weed Control ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33955-553 Acme Ready-To Use Weed & Grass Cacodylic acid Killer ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42519-4 Cacodylate 3.25 Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42519-8 Sodium Cacodylate Solution Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42519-10 Leaf-All Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46515-1 Liquid Fence & Grass Edger Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- [[Page 50191]] Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46515-12 Super K-Gro Ready-to-Use CAMA Crabgrass Killer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59144-20 Liquid Edger Ready-to-Use Cacodylic acid ----------------------------------- Cacodylic acid, sodium salt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61483-19 DSMA Liquid DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61483-20 Super Arsonate MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61483-25 Ansar 529 HC Herbicide MSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61483-40 DSMA 4 DSMA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72155-1 Herbicide 3D RTU MSMA ----------------------------------- 2,4-D dimethylamine salt ----------------------------------- Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2- methoxy-, compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ----------------------------------- Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2- methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72155-3 Lawn Herbicide TN Concentrate MSMA ----------------------------------- 2,4-D dimethylamine salt ----------------------------------- Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2- methoxy-, compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ----------------------------------- Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2- methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72155-5 Lawn Herbicide 3D Concentrate MSMA ----------------------------------- 2,4-D dimethylamine salt ----------------------------------- Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2- methoxy-, compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ----------------------------------- Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2- methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72155-6 Lawn Herbicide 3D-40 Concentrate MSMA ----------------------------------- 2,4-D dimethylamine salt ----------------------------------- Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2- methoxy-, compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ----------------------------------- Propanoic acid 2-(4-chloro-2- methylphenoxy)-, (R) compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 2.--Organic Arsenical Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Amendment ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Registration Number Product Name Chemical name ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2217-709 Quadmec Turf MSMA Herbicide ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2,4-D dimethylamine salt ------------------------- Benzoic acid, 3,6- dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ------------------------- Propanoic acid 2-(4- chloro-2-ethylphenoxy)- , (R) compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 50192]] 2217-797 EH 1143 MSMA Herbicide ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCPA, dimethylamine salt ------------------------- Benzoic acid, 3,6- dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ------------------------- Propanoic acid 2-(4- chloro-2-ethylphenoxy)- , (R) compd with N- methylmetharamine (1:1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5905-66 MSMA Plus MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5905-162 Helena Brand MSMA MSMA High Concentrate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5905-164 MSMA Plus HC MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9779-133 Riverside 120 MSMA Herbicide ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-40 Drexar 530 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-41 Drexel MSMA 6.6 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-42 MSMA 6 Plus MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-151 Drexel MSMA 8 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-267 IDA, Inc. MSMA 4 MSMA Plus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-269 IDA, Inc. MSMA MSMA 6.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-278 IDA, Inc. MSMA 6 MSMA Plus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-528 Diumate MSMA ------------------------- Diuron ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-529 Drexel MSMA 600 MSMA Herbicide ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-531 Drexel MSMA 660 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713-550 Drexel MSMA 120 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42519-1 Target 6.6 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42519-3 Target 5 Plus MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42750-28 Weed Hoe 120 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42750-29 Weed Hoe 108 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61483-13 Daconate MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61483-14 Daconate 6 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61483-15 Bueno-6 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61483-17 Daconate Super MSMA Brand ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61483-18 Bueno MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 62719-339 MSMA 6.6 MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 62719-340 MSMA Plus S MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 62719-343 MSMA 51% MSMA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 3 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. [[Page 50193]] Table 3.--Registrants of Cancelled and Amended Organic Arsenical Products ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EPA Company no. Company Name and Address ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 239 The Scotts Co., d/b/a/ The Ortho Group P.O. Box 190 Marysville, OH 43040 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 538 Scotts Co., The, 14111 Scottslawn Rd Marysville, OH 43041 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 769 Value Gardens Supply, LLC d/b/a/ Value Garden Supply P.O. Box 585 Saint Joseph, MO 64502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 869 Valent GI Corp., c/o Valent USA Corp., Agent For: Green Light Co. 1600 Riviera Ave. Suite 200 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2217 PBI/Gordon Corp. P.O. Box 014090 Kansas City, MO 64101-0090 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5481 Amvac Chemical Corp., d/b/a/ Amvac, 4695 Macarthur Ct. Suite 1250 Newport Beach, CA 92660-1706 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5887 Value Gardens Supply, LLC d/b/a/ Value Garden Supply P.O. Box 585 Saint Joseph, MO 64502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5905 Helena Chenical Co. 7664 Moore Rd. Memphis, TN 38120 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7401 Mandava Associates, LLC, Agent for: Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc. N. Dallas Pkwy., Suite 200 Plano, TX 75024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8660 United Industries Corp., d/b/a Sylorr Plant Corp. P.O. Box 142642 St. Louis, MO 63114-0642 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9779 Winfield Solutions, LLC P.O. Box 64589 St. Paul, MN 55164-0589 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10088 Athea Laboratories Inc. P.O. Box 240014 Milwaukee, WI 53224 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19713 Drexel Chemical Co. P.O. Box 13327 Memphis, TN 38113-0327 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28293 Phaeton Corp., d/b/a/ Unicorn Laboratories P.O. Box 290 Madison, GA 30650 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 33955 PBI/Gordon Corp. P.O. Box 014090 Kansas City, MO 64101-0090 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42519 Luxemborg-Pamol, Inc. 5100 Poplar Ave. Suite 2700 Memphis, TN 38137 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42750 Albaugh Inc. 1525 NE 36th Street Ankeny, IA 50021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 46515 Celex, Division of United Industries Corp. P.O. Box 142642 St. Louis, MO 63114-0642 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 50194]] 59144 RegWest Company, LLC, Agent for: Gro Tec, Inc. 30856 Rocky Rd. Greely, CO 80631-9375 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 61483 KMG-Bernuth, Inc. 9555 W. Sam Houston Pkwy South, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77099 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 62719 Dow Agrosciences LLC 9330 Zionsville Rd 308/2e Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 72155 Bayer Advanced, P.O. Box 12014 2 TW Alexander Dr. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments Comments were received on the dates for disposition of existing stocks of products containing the organic arsenicals. Based on these comments, some of the dates have been amended. IV. Cancellation Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses of organic arsenical registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the organic arsenical product registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. are hereby canceled and amended to terminate the affected uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Tables 1 and 2 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. After December 31, 2009, registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights- of-way. Also, after December 31, 2009 registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and its sodium salt. After December 31, 2010, persons other than registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way, and products containing DSMA, CAMA, and/or cacodylic acid and its sodium salt. After December 31, 2010, existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way and products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and its sodium salt, already in the hands of users can be used legally until they are exhausted, provided that such use complies with the EPA-approved label and labeling of the affected product. After December 31, 2012, registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for use on sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way. After June 30, 2013, persons other than registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA labeled for use on sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of- way. After December 31, 2013, use of products containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, is prohibited. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: September 21, 2009. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. FR Doc. E9-23319 Filed 9-29-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE6560-50-S
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