Methyl Parathion; Rescision of Previously Issued Order and Issuance of Revised Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations, 43981-43983 [2010-18380]
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Dated: June 28, 2010.
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Notification of Rescheduling of
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AGENCY:
The EPA Science Advisory
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0332; FRL–8838–6]
Methyl Parathion; Rescision of
Previously Issued Order and Issuance
of Revised Cancellation Order for
Certain Pesticide Registrations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
rescision of a previously issued
cancellation order and provides a
revised cancellation order, voluntarily
requested by the registrants and
accepted by the Agency, of products
containing methyl parathion, pursuant
to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This revised
cancellation order rescinds a July 16,
2010 Federal Register Notice which
incorrectly stated the effective date of
the cancellations of the product
registrations listed in Table 1 of Unit II.
This order correctly identifies the
effective dates of cancellation for the
affected product registrations. In
addition, this order clarifies the existing
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stocks provisions. These are the last
products containing this pesticide
registered for use in the United States.
In the April 28, 2010 Federal Register
Notice of Receipt of Requests from the
registrants listed in Table 2 of Unit II.
to voluntarily cancel all these product
registrations, EPA indicated that it
would issue an order implementing the
cancellations, 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. The Agency
received two comments on the notice
but none merited the denial or the
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.
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
December 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Ballard, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-8126; fax number:
(703) 305-5290; e-mail address:
ballard.kelly@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 revised cancellation order
rescinds a July 16, 2010 Federal
Register Notice (75 FR 41482) which
incorrectly stated the effective date of
the cancellations of the product
registrations listed in Table 1 of Unit II
and issues a revised order for the
cancellation of methyl parathion
products. This order correctly identifies
the effective dates of cancellation for the
affected product registrations. In
addition, this order clarifies the existing
stocks provisions.
The cancellation order for methyl
parathion products, issued in the
Federal Register on July 16, 2010 is
rescinded. This notice announces the
cancellations as requested by
registrants, of methyl parathion
products registered under section 3 of
FIFRA. These registrations are listed in
sequence by registration number in
Table 1 of this unit.
TABLE 1.—METHYL PARATHION
PRODUCT CANCELLATIONS
EPA Registration Number
I. General Information
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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–2009–0332.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket
at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
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Product Name
4787–33
Cheminova Methyl
Parathion Technical
67760–43
Cheminova Methyl
Parathion 4 EC
70506–193
PENNCAP-M Microencapsulated Insecticide
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. This number corresponds to
the first part of the EPA registration
numbers of the products listed above.
TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS OF
CANCELLED PRODUCTS
EPA Company
Number
4787
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Company Name and
Address
Cheminova A/S
1600 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
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TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS OF
CANCELLED PRODUCTS—Continued
EPA Company
Number
Company Name and
Address
67760
Cheminova, Inc.
1600 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
70506
United Phosphorus
630 Freedom Business
Center,
Suite 402
King of Prussia, PA
19406
III. Summary of Public Comments
Received and Agency Response to
Comments
EPA received two comments from the
general public. The first comment was
from the Independent Scientific
Research Advocates, and refers to the
toxicity issues of organophosphates as a
class of chemicals, and does not
specifically refer to this cancellation
action for methyl parathion. The second
comment was from the USA Rice
Federation, and notes the concern over
the loss of methyl parathion. USA Rice
would like EPA to expedite a
replacement chemical for methyl
parathion, and would support the
expedition. The Agency does not
believe that the comments submitted
during the comment period merit
further review for the purpose of this
order or for a denial of the requests for
voluntary cancellation.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA
hereby approves the requested
cancellations of methyl parathion
registrations identified in Table 1 of
Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby
orders that the product registrations
identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are
canceled. The effective date of the
cancellations that are subject of this
notice is December 31, 2012. 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 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
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Dated: July 20, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of
Existing Stocks
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a notice of receipt of any such request
in the Federal Register. Thereafter,
following the public comment period,
the EPA Administrator may approve
such a request. The notice of receipt for
this action was published for comment
on April 28, 2010 (75 FR 22402-22404)
(FRL–8822–6). The comment period
closed on May 28, 2010.
Sunshine Act Notices
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 action. The existing
stocks provision for the products subject
to this order is specified in the
Memorandum of Agreement between
the EPA and registrants listed in Table
2 (www.regulations.gov—EPA–HQ–
OPP–2009–0010). The existing stocks
provision is as follows: All sale,
distribution and use of existing stocks of
manufacturing-use products imported
into the United States shall be
prohibited as of December 31, 2012. In
addition, as of December 31, 2012, all
sale, distribution, and use of existing
stocks of manufacturing-use products
shall be prohibited unless the sale,
distribution, or use is for purposes of
export consistent with section 17 of
FIFRA or for proper disposal.
Registrants are prohibited from selling
or distributing end-use products as of
December 31, 2012, except for end-use
products intended for export consistent
with the requirements of section 17 of
FIFRA, or for proper disposal. Persons
other than the registrants are permitted
to sell or distribute end-use products
prior to August 31, 2013. All sale and
distribution of end-use products shall be
prohibited as of August 31, 2013, except
for export consistent with section 17 of
FIFRA or for proper disposal.
Additionally, all use of existing stocks
of the end-use products shall be
prohibited as of December 31, 2013,
except for products intended for export
consistent with the requirements of
section 17 of FIFRA or proper disposal.
Finally, as of the effective date of this
cancellation order, any permitted use of
existing stocks is expressly conditioned
upon such use being consistent with the
terms of the previously approved
labeling on or that accompanied the
cancelled product.
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STATUS: This meeting will be open to the
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ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:
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Club for Growth, by its counsel, Carol A.
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Commonsense Ten, by its counsel, Marc
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Perkins Coie LLP.
Individuals who plan to attend and
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Commission Secretary, at (202) 694–
1040, at least 72 hours prior to the
hearing date.
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Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
AGENCY:
DATE AND TIME:
Shawn Woodhead Werth,
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Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank
Holding Companies
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank
holding company. The factors that are
considered in acting on the notices are
set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12
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The notices are available for
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Interested persons may express their
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1. Jeffrey T. Valcourt, JNV Limited
Partnership, II, and JNV Limited
Partnership, III, all of Arlington,
Virginia; acting in concert to acquire
voting shares of United Financial
Banking Companies, Inc., and thereby
indirectly acquire voting shares of The
Business Bank, both of Vienna, Virginia.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, July 22, 2010.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications also will be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Additional information on all bank
holding companies may be obtained
from the National Information Center
website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
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must be received at the Reserve Bank
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0332; FRL-8838-6]
Methyl Parathion; Rescision of Previously Issued Order and
Issuance of Revised Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide
Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's rescision of a previously issued
cancellation order and provides a revised cancellation order,
voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of
products containing methyl parathion, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. This revised cancellation order rescinds a July 16, 2010
Federal Register Notice which incorrectly stated the effective date of
the cancellations of the product registrations listed in Table 1 of
Unit II. This order correctly identifies the effective dates of
cancellation for the affected product registrations. In addition, this
order clarifies the existing
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stocks provisions. These are the last products containing this
pesticide registered for use in the United States. In the April 28,
2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the
registrants listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel all
these product registrations, EPA indicated that it would issue an order
implementing the cancellations, 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. The Agency received two comments on the notice but none
merited the denial or the 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. 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 December 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Ballard, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8126; fax number: (703) 305-5290; e-
mail address: ballard.kelly@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-2009-0332. 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 revised cancellation order rescinds a July 16, 2010 Federal
Register Notice (75 FR 41482) which incorrectly stated the effective
date of the cancellations of the product registrations listed in Table
1 of Unit II and issues a revised order for the cancellation of methyl
parathion products. This order correctly identifies the effective dates
of cancellation for the affected product registrations. In addition,
this order clarifies the existing stocks provisions.
The cancellation order for methyl parathion products, issued in the
Federal Register on July 16, 2010 is rescinded. This notice announces
the cancellations as requested by registrants, of methyl parathion
products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are
listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 1.--Methyl Parathion Product Cancellations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EPA Registration Number Product Name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
4787-33 Cheminova Methyl Parathion
Technical
------------------------------------------------------------------------
67760-43 Cheminova Methyl Parathion 4
EC
------------------------------------------------------------------------
70506-193 PENNCAP-M Microencapsulated
Insecticide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. This number corresponds to the first part of the
EPA registration numbers of the products listed above.
Table 2.--Registrants of Cancelled Products
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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4787 Cheminova A/S
1600 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
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67760 Cheminova, Inc.
1600 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22209
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70506 United Phosphorus
630 Freedom Business Center,
Suite 402
King of Prussia, PA 19406
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments
EPA received two comments from the general public. The first
comment was from the Independent Scientific Research Advocates, and
refers to the toxicity issues of organophosphates as a class of
chemicals, and does not specifically refer to this cancellation action
for methyl parathion. The second comment was from the USA Rice
Federation, and notes the concern over the loss of methyl parathion.
USA Rice would like EPA to expedite a replacement chemical for methyl
parathion, and would support the expedition. The Agency does not
believe that the comments submitted during the comment period merit
further review for the purpose of this order or for a denial of the
requests for voluntary cancellation.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellations of methyl parathion registrations identified in Table 1
of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the product
registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are canceled. The
effective date of the cancellations that are subject of this notice is
December 31, 2012. 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 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
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a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register.
Thereafter, following the public comment period, the EPA Administrator
may approve such a request. The notice of receipt for this action was
published for comment on April 28, 2010 (75 FR 22402-22404) (FRL-8822-
6). The comment period closed on May 28, 2010.
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
action. The existing stocks provision for the products subject to this
order is specified in the Memorandum of Agreement between the EPA and
registrants listed in Table 2 (www.regulations.gov--EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-
0010). The existing stocks provision is as follows: All sale,
distribution and use of existing stocks of manufacturing-use products
imported into the United States shall be prohibited as of December 31,
2012. In addition, as of December 31, 2012, all sale, distribution, and
use of existing stocks of manufacturing-use products shall be
prohibited unless the sale, distribution, or use is for purposes of
export consistent with section 17 of FIFRA or for proper disposal.
Registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing end-use
products as of December 31, 2012, except for end-use products intended
for export consistent with the requirements of section 17 of FIFRA, or
for proper disposal. Persons other than the registrants are permitted
to sell or distribute end-use products prior to August 31, 2013. All
sale and distribution of end-use products shall be prohibited as of
August 31, 2013, except for export consistent with section 17 of FIFRA
or for proper disposal. Additionally, all use of existing stocks of the
end-use products shall be prohibited as of December 31, 2013, except
for products intended for export consistent with the requirements of
section 17 of FIFRA or proper disposal. Finally, as of the effective
date of this cancellation order, any permitted use of existing stocks
is expressly conditioned upon such use being consistent with the terms
of the previously approved labeling on or that accompanied the
cancelled product.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: July 20, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-18380 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
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