Methyl Bromide; Amendments to Terminate Uses, 5582-5583 [2010-1991]

Download as PDF 5582 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 22 / Wednesday, February 3, 2010 / Notices jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal Register citation. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to? Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are the manufacturers of motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and additives for those fuels. Title: Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives—Requirements for Manufacturers. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0309.13, OMB Control No. 2060–0150. ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on July 31, 2010. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 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The development of health-effects data, as required by 40 CFR Part 79, Subpart F, is covered by a separate information collection. Manufacturers are also required to submit periodic reports (annually for additives, quarterly and annually for fuels) on production volume and related information. The information is used to identify products whose evaporative or combustion emissions may pose an unreasonable risk to public health, thus meriting further investigation and potential regulation. The information is also used to ensure that gasoline additives comply with EPA requirements for protecting catalytic converters and other automotive emission controls. The data have been VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:34 Feb 02, 2010 Jkt 220001 used to construct a comprehensive data base on fuel and additive composition. The Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor restricts the use of diesel additives in underground coal mines to those registered by EPA. 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The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency’s estimate, which is only briefly summarized here: Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1500. Frequency of response: On occasion, quarterly, annually. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 6. Estimated total annual burden hours: 19,700. Estimated total annual costs: $2.2 million. This includes an estimated burden cost of $2.17 million and an estimated cost of $0.04 million for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval? There is an increase of 2,550 hours in the total estimated annual respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA’s updating of burden estimates. The increase is due to an increase in the number of registered fuels. What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR? EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: January 27, 2010. Margo Tsirigotis Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality. [FR Doc. 2010–2249 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0123; FRL–8805–9] Methyl Bromide; Amendments to Terminate Uses AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s order for the amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide methyl bromide listed in Table 1, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This order follows a September 30, 2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 2 to amend to terminate post-harvest methyl bromide uses in or on alfalfa hay and cottonseed for these product registrations. These are the last products containing the pesticide methyl bromide registered for use on alfalfa hay and cotton seed in the United States. In the September 30, 2009 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 registrants withdrew their requests within this period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 22 / Wednesday, February 3, 2010 / Notices TABLE 1.—METHYL BROMIDE PROD- hereby amended to terminate the UCT REGISTRATION AMENDMENTS TO affected uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products TERMINATE USES including any existing stocks provisions. DATES: The cancellations are effective February 3, 2010. EPA Registration Number FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bartow, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 603–0065; fax number: (703) 308–8090; e-mail address: bartow.suan@epa.gov. Product Name 5785–11 Meth-O-Gas 100 5785–41 Meth-O-Gas Q 8536–15 Methyl Bromide 100 8536–29 Methyl Bromide Quarantine Fumigant 8622–16 Metabrom 100 8622–55 Metabrom Q 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. 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 ascending order by EPA company number. TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS OF AMENDED PRODUCTS EPA Company Number EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0123. 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. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES II. What Action is the Agency Taking? This notice announces the amendments to terminate uses, as requested by registrants, of products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in ascending order by registration number in Table 1 of this unit. 16:34 Feb 02, 2010 Jkt 220001 Company Name and Address 5785 Great Lakes Chemical Corporation P.O. Box 2200 West Lafayette, IN 47996–2200 8536 Soil Chemicals Corporation (doing business as Cardinal Professional Products) P.O. Box 782 Hollister, CA 95024– 9487 8622 ICL-IP America, Inc. 95 MacCorkle Avenue, S.W. South Charleston, WV 25303–1411 B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? VerDate Nov<24>2008 5583 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 September 30, 2009 Federal Register notice announcing the Agency’s receipt of the requests for amendments to terminate uses of products listed in Table 1. IV. Cancellation Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested amendments to terminate uses of methyl bromide registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 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 The registrants requested the following provisions for sale, distribution, and use of existing stocks and the Agency approves the requested provisions for sale, distribution, and use of existing stocks: 1. All sale or distribution by the registrant of existing stocks labeled for post-harvest alfalfa hay and post-harvest cottonseed uses is prohibited after October 31, 2009, unless that sale or distribution is solely for the purpose of facilitating disposal or export of the product. 2. Existing stocks labeled for postharvest alfalfa hay and post-harvest cottonseed uses may be sold and distributed by persons other than the registrant until October 31, 2010. 3. Existing stocks labeled for postharvest alfalfa hay and post-harvest cottonseed uses may be used until all such stocks are exhausted, provided that such use complies with the EPAapproved label of the product. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: January 19, 2010. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–1991 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5582-5583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1991]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123; FRL-8805-9]


Methyl Bromide; Amendments to Terminate Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the amendments to 
terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted 
by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide methyl bromide 
listed in Table 1, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This 
order follows a September 30, 2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt 
of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 2 to amend to 
terminate post-harvest methyl bromide uses in or on alfalfa hay and 
cottonseed for these product registrations. These are the last products 
containing the pesticide methyl bromide registered for use on alfalfa 
hay and cotton seed in the United States. In the September 30, 2009 
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 registrants withdrew their 
requests within this period. The Agency did not receive any comments on 
the notice. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. 
Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order 
granting the requested amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, 
sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is 
permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order,

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including any existing stocks provisions.

DATES: The cancellations are effective February 3, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Susan Bartow, Pesticide Re-evaluation 
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-
mail address: bartow.suan@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?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123. 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.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces the amendments to terminate uses, as 
requested by registrants, of products registered under section 3 of 
FIFRA. These registrations are listed in ascending order by 
registration number in Table 1 of this unit.

  Table 1.--Methyl Bromide Product Registration Amendments to Terminate
                                  Uses
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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5785-11                                     Meth-O-Gas 100
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5785-41                                     Meth-O-Gas Q
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8536-15                                     Methyl Bromide 100
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8536-29                                     Methyl Bromide Quarantine
                                             Fumigant
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8622-16                                     Metabrom 100
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8622-55                                     Metabrom Q
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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 ascending 
order by EPA company number.

                Table 2.--Registrants of Amended Products
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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5785                                        Great Lakes Chemical
                                             Corporation
                                            P.O. Box 2200
                                            West Lafayette, IN 47996-
                                             2200
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8536                                        Soil Chemicals Corporation
                                             (doing business as Cardinal
                                             Professional Products)
                                            P.O. Box 782
                                            Hollister, CA 95024-9487
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8622                                        ICL-IP America, Inc.
                                            95 MacCorkle Avenue, S.W.
                                            South Charleston, WV 25303-
                                             1411
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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 September 30, 2009 Federal Register notice 
announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests for amendments to 
terminate uses of products listed in Table 1.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
amendments to terminate uses of methyl bromide registrations identified 
in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the product 
registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are hereby amended to 
terminate the affected uses. 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

    The registrants requested the following provisions for sale, 
distribution, and use of existing stocks and the Agency approves the 
requested provisions for sale, distribution, and use of existing 
stocks:
    1. All sale or distribution by the registrant of existing stocks 
labeled for post-harvest alfalfa hay and post-harvest cottonseed uses 
is prohibited after October 31, 2009, unless that sale or distribution 
is solely for the purpose of facilitating disposal or export of the 
product.
    2. Existing stocks labeled for post-harvest alfalfa hay and post-
harvest cottonseed uses may be sold and distributed by persons other 
than the registrant until October 31, 2010.
    3. Existing stocks labeled for post-harvest alfalfa hay and post-
harvest cottonseed uses may be used until all such stocks are 
exhausted, provided that such use complies with the EPA-approved label 
of the product.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: January 19, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-1991 Filed 2-2-10; 8:45 a.m.]
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