Dicloran; Cancellation Order for Amendment to Terminate a Use of DCNA Pesticide Registrations, 16105-16106 [2010-6887]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 61 / Wednesday, March 31, 2010 / Notices Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 306–0469; fax number: (703) 308–7070; e-mail address: parker.james@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: List of Subjects Environmental protection, Registration review, Pesticides and pests, Antimicrobials, Bromine. Dated: February 3, 2010. Joan Harrigan Farrelly. Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. I. General Information [FR Doc. 2010–7045 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0265; FRL–8815–8] Dicloran; Cancellation Order for Amendment to Terminate a Use of DCNA Pesticide Registrations jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s order for the label amendment, which was voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, to terminate use on carrots for pesticide registrations listed in Table 1 in Unit II. pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a December 2, 2009 (74 FR 63151) Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the registrant listed in Table 2 in Unit II. to voluntarily amend to terminate dicloran (DCMA) use on carrots. In its December 2, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellation and amendment to terminate the use on carrot, 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 request within this period. The 30–day comment period ended on January 4, 2010, at which time the Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested use termination. Any distribution, sale, or use of the 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 as published in the Federal Register on November 2, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Parker, Pesticides Re-evaluation Division (7508P) , Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:40 Mar 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 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–2005–0265. 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 amendment to terminate use on carrots, as requested by registrants, of 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.—DICLORAN REGISTRATION WITH CARROT USE CANCELLATION EPA Registration Number Product Name 10163-189 Botran 75-W Fungicide 10163-195 Botran Technical 10163-226 Botran 5-F Fungicide Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for the PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16105 registrant of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS OF CANCELLED AND AMENDED USE EPA Company Number 10163 Company Name and Address Gowan Company P.O. Box 5569 Yuma, AZ 85366-5569 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 December 2, 2009 Federal Register notice announcing the Agency’s receipt of the request for voluntary cancellation and amendment to terminate use on carrots of products listed in Table 1 in Unit II. IV. Cancellation Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested amendment to terminate the carrot use of dicloran registrations identified in Table 1 in Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency for product registrations identified in Table 1 in Unit II. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 in 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 EPA’s existing stocks policy (56 FR 29362) provides that: ‘‘If a registrant requests to voluntarily cancel a registration where the Agency has identified no particular risk concerns, the registrant has complied with all applicable conditions of reregistration, conditional registration, and data call ins, and the registration is not subject to a Registration Standard, Label E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1 16106 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 61 / Wednesday, March 31, 2010 / Notices Improvement Program, or reregistration decision, the Agency will generally permit a registrant to sell or distribute existing stocks for 1 year after the cancellation request was received. Persons other than registrants will generally be allowed to sell, distribute, or use existing stocks until such stocks are exhausted.’’ 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 effective date of this use cancellation is November 2, 2010. The cancellation order that is the subject of this notice includes the following existing stock provisions: The registrant may sell and distribute existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 in Unit II. until November 2, 2010. Persons other than the registrant may sell and distribute existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 in Unit II. until exhausted. Use of the products listed in Table 1 in Unit II. may be exhausted, provided that such use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the canceled product. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: March 16, 2010. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Pesticides Re-evalution Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–6887 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9132–5; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2010–0224] Draft Toxicological Review of Dichloromethane: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period and Listening Session. SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period and a public listening session for the external review draft human health assessment titled, ‘‘Toxicological Review of Dichloromethane: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ (EPA/ VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:40 Mar 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 635/R–10/003). The draft assessment was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD). The public comment period and external peer review meeting, which will be scheduled at a later date and announced in the Federal Register, are separate processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the assessment. EPA intends to forward the public comments that are submitted in accordance with this notice to the peer review panel prior to the meeting for their consideration. When finalizing the draft assessment, EPA intends to consider any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice. EPA is also announcing a listening session to be held on May 11, 2010, during the public comment period for this draft assessment. This listening session is a step in EPA’s revised IRIS process, announced on May 21, 2009, for developing human health assessments for inclusion in the IRIS database. The purpose of the listening session is to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical comments on draft IRIS health assessments to EPA and other interested parties during the public comment period and before the peer review meeting. EPA welcomes the comments that will be provided to the Agency by the listening session participants. The comments will be considered by the Agency as it revises the draft assessment in response to the independent SAB peer review and the public comments. All presentations submitted to EPA according to the instructions below will become part of the official public record. EPA is releasing this draft assessment solely for the purpose of predissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This assessment has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. DATES: The public comment period begins March 31, 2010, and ends June 1, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by June 1, 2010. The listening session on the draft assessment for dichloromethane will be held on May 11, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. If you would like to attend the listening session, you should register by May 4, 2010. If you would like to make a presentation at the listening session, you should register by PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 May 4, 2010, indicate that you wish to make oral comments at the session, and indicate the length of your presentation. When you register, please indicate if you will need audio-visual aid (e.g., laptop computer and slide projector). In general, each presentation should be no more than 30 minutes. If, however, there are more requests for presentations than the allotted time allows, then the time limit for each presentation will be adjusted. A copy of the agenda for the listening session will be available at the meeting. If no speakers have registered by May 4, 2010, the listening session will be cancelled, and EPA will notify those registered of the cancellation. Listening session participants who want EPA to share their comments with the external peer reviewers should also submit written comments during the public comment period using the detailed and established procedures described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. Comments submitted to the docket prior to the end of the public comment period will be submitted to the external peer reviewers and considered by EPA in the disposition of public comments. All comments received will be submitted to the docket, but comments received after the public comment period closes will not be submitted to the external peer reviewers and will only be considered by EPA if time permits. ADDRESSES: The draft ‘‘Toxicological Review of Dichloromethane: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ is available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from the Information Management Team (Address: Information Management Team, National Center for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703– 347–8561; facsimile: 703–347–8691). If you request a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the assessment title. Comments may be submitted electronically via https:// www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/ courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. The listening session on the draft Dichloromethane assessment will be held at the EPA offices at Potomac Yard E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6887]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0265; FRL-8815-8]


Dicloran; Cancellation Order for Amendment to Terminate a Use of 
DCNA Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the label amendment, 
which was voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the 
Agency, to terminate use on carrots for pesticide registrations listed 
in Table 1 in Unit II. pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This 
cancellation order follows a December 2, 2009 (74 FR 63151) Federal 
Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the registrant listed in 
Table 2 in Unit II. to voluntarily amend to terminate dicloran (DCMA) 
use on carrots. In its December 2, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it 
would issue an order implementing the cancellation and amendment to 
terminate the use on carrot, 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 
request within this period. The 30-day comment period ended on January 
4, 2010, at which time the Agency did not receive any comments on the 
notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request. 
Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order 
granting the requested use termination. Any distribution, sale, or use 
of the 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 as published in the Federal 
Register on November 2, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Parker, Pesticides Re-evaluation 
Division (7508P) , Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 306-0469; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-
mail address: parker.james@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-2005-0265. 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 amendment to terminate use on carrots, as 
requested by registrants, of 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.--Dicloran Registration with Carrot Use Cancellation
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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10163-189                                   Botran 75-W Fungicide
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10163-195                                   Botran Technical
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10163-226                                   Botran 5-F Fungicide
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
the registrant of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by 
EPA company number.

           Table 2.--Registrants of Cancelled And Amended Use
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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10163                                       Gowan Company
                                            P.O. Box 5569
                                            Yuma, AZ 85366-5569
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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 December 2, 2009 Federal Register notice announcing 
the Agency's receipt of the request for voluntary cancellation and 
amendment to terminate use on carrots of products listed in Table 1 in 
Unit II.

 IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
amendment to terminate the carrot use of dicloran registrations 
identified in Table 1 in Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency for product 
registrations identified in Table 1 in Unit II. Any distribution, sale, 
or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 in 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

     EPA's existing stocks policy (56 FR 29362) provides that: ``If a 
registrant requests to voluntarily cancel a registration where the 
Agency has identified no particular risk concerns, the registrant has 
complied with all applicable conditions of reregistration, conditional 
registration, and data call ins, and the registration is not subject to 
a Registration Standard, Label

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Improvement Program, or reregistration decision, the Agency will 
generally permit a registrant to sell or distribute existing stocks for 
1 year after the cancellation request was received. Persons other than 
registrants will generally be allowed to sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks until such stocks are exhausted.''
     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 effective date of this use cancellation is 
November 2, 2010. The cancellation order that is the subject of this 
notice includes the following existing stock provisions:
     The registrant may sell and distribute existing stocks of products 
listed in Table 1 in Unit II. until November 2, 2010. Persons other 
than the registrant may sell and distribute existing stocks of products 
listed in Table 1 in Unit II. until exhausted. Use of the products 
listed in Table 1 in Unit II. may be exhausted, provided that such use 
is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or 
that accompanied, the canceled product.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: March 16, 2010.
 Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticides Re-evalution Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.

[FR Doc. 2010-6887 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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