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Download as PDF sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES 44256 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 28, 2010 / Notices targeting under-represented audiences, including low-income, multi-cultural, senior citizens and other adults. The NEEAC staff office is also looking for individuals who demonstrate the ability to make the time commitment, strong leadership skills, strong analytical skills, strong communication and writing skills, the ability to stand apart and evaluate programs in an unbiased manner, team players, have the conviction to follow-through and to meet deadlines, and the ability to review items on short notice. How to Submit Applications: Any interested and qualified individuals may be considered for appointment on the National Environmental Education Advisory Council. Applications should be submitted in electronic format to the Designated Federal Officer potter.ginger@epa.gov and contain the following: contact information including name, address, phone and fax numbers and an e-mail address; a ´ ´ curriculum vitae or resume; the specific area of expertise in environmental education and the sector/slot the applicant is applying for; recent service on other national advisory committees or national professional organizations and; a one-page commentary on the applicant’s philosophy regarding the need for, development, implementation and/or management of environmental education nationally. Additionally, a supporting letter of endorsement is required. This letter may also be submitted electronically as described above. Persons having questions about the application procedure or who are unable to submit applications by electronic means, should contact Ginger Potter, DFO, at the contact information provided above in this notice. Nonelectronic submissions must contain the same information as the electronic. The NEEAC Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of the application. The NEEAC Staff Office will develop a short list of candidates for more detailed consideration. The short list candidates will be required to fill out the Confidential Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Form 3110–48). This confidential form allows government officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between that person’s public responsibilities (which include membership on a Federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities and the appearance of a lack of impartiality as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded from the following URL VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:05 Jul 27, 2010 Jkt 220001 address: https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ epaform3110-48.pdf. Dated: July 22, 2010. Ginger Potter, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–18555 Filed 7–27–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0494; FRL–8831–7] Rotenone; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Pesticide Registrations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel their rotenone registrations. The requests would not terminate the last rotenone products registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the registration has been cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 27, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0494, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket Facility’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005– 0494. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 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 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Dutch, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 28, 2010 / Notices Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8585; e-mail address: dutch.veronica@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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, remember to: i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number). ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number. iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/ or data that you used. v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives. vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background on the Receipt of Requests to Cancel This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants to cancel rotenone product registrations. Rotenone is an insecticide/miticide/ piscicide used to control flying and crawling insects and invasive fish. In letters received by the Agency, the registrants requested EPA to cancel affected pesticide product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit III. Specifically, the registrants have requested voluntary cancellation of products containing rotenone. The registrants’ requests will not terminate the last rotenone product registered in the United States. III. What Action is the Agency Taking? This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants to cancel 16 rotenone product registrations. The affected products and the registrants making the requests are identified in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit, respectively. Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant or if the Agency determines that there are substantive comments that warrant further review of this request, EPA intends to issue an order canceling the affected registrations. Table 1.—Rotenone Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation Registration Number Product Name Chemical Name(s) Rotenone 1.0% Dust Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 000004-00224 Rotenone 5% Insect Control Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 000004-00315 Bonide Liquid Rotenone/Pyrethrins Spray Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 000004-00404 Bonide Garden Rotenone Dust Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 000004-00423 Bonide Rotenone Garden Dust or Spray Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 000270-00275 Equi-Dust Cube Resins other than rotenone Pyrethrins Rotenone 000769-00414 sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES 000004-00017 Powdered Cube Piperonyl butoxide Pyrethrins Rotenone 000769-00857 Science Red Arrow Insect Spray Piperonyl butoxide Cube Resins other than rotenone Pyrethrins Rotenone VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:05 Jul 27, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44257 E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1 44258 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 28, 2010 / Notices Table 1.—Rotenone Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation—Continued Registration Number Product Name Chemical Name(s) 000869-00186 Green Light Rotenone Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 002217-00145 Garden Protector Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 008660-00050 1% Rotenone Garden Dust Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 028293-00042 Unicorn Ear Mite Control Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 030573-00002 Pyrellin E.C. Cube Resins other than rotenone Pyrethrins Rotenone 033955-00270 Acme 1% Rotenone Garden Guard Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone 034911-00021 Hi-Yield Rotenone 100 Insecticide Dust Rotenone 047000-00026 Pet Dust Cube Resins other than rotenone Rotenone Table 2.—Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation—Continued provide a 30–day public comment period on the request for voluntary cancellation or use termination. In addition, FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(C) requires that EPA provide a 180–day comment period on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination of any minor agricultural use before granting the request, unless: 1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or 2. The EPA Administrator determines that continued use of the pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment. The rotenone registrants have requested that EPA waive the 180–day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30–day comment period on the proposed requests. Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for the registrants of the products listed 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 in Table 1 of this unit. Table 2.—Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation Company Number Company Name and Address 4 Farnam Companies, Inc. 301 West Osborn Road Phoenix, AZ 85013 769 869 sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES 2217 8660 VerDate Mar<15>2010 Value Gardens Supply, LLC P.O. Box 585 Saint Joseph, MO 64502 Green Light Company 1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 200 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 PBI/Gordon Corp. 1217 West 12th St. P.O. Box 014090 Kansas City, MO 641010090 United Industries Corporation P.O. Box 142642 St. Louis, MO 63114-0642 19:05 Jul 27, 2010 Jkt 220001 Company Name and Address 28293 Phaeton Corporation P.O. Box 1019 Salem, VA 24153 30573 Wright Webb Corporation P.O. Box 1572 Fort Myers, FL 33902 33955 PBI/Gordon Corp 1217 West 12th. St. P.O. Box 014090 Kansas City, MO 641010090 34911 Hi-Yield Chemical Company 6860 N. Dallas Pkwy., Suite 200 Plano, TX 75024 Bonide Products, Inc. P.O. Box 1019 Salem, VA 24153-3805 270 Company Number 47000 Chem-Tech, LTD. 4515 Fleur Dr. #303 Des Moines, IA 50321 IV. 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. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA requires that before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation, EPA must PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Requests Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for product cancellation or use deletion should submit the withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the products(s) have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier cancellation action are controlling. VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products that are currently in the United States and that were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the action. If the requests for voluntary E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 28, 2010 / Notices cancellation are granted, the Agency intends to publish the cancellation order in the Federal Register. In any order issued in response to these requests for cancellation of product registrations, EPA proposes to include the following provisions for the treatment of any existing stocks of the products listed in Table 1 of Unit III. Because the Agency has potential risk concerns associated with these pesticide products, upon cancellation of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit III., EPA anticipates allowing registrants to sell and distribute existing stocks of these products until May 2011. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or distributing the pesticides identified in Table 1 of Unit III., except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. Persons other than registrants will generally be allowed to sell, distribute, or use existing stocks until May 2011. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: June 10, 2010. Richard P. Keigwin, Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–18377 Filed 7–27–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice of information collection to be submitted to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. AGENCY: In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq., the FDIC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of existing information collections, as required by the PRA. On May 18, 2010 (75 FR 27781), the FDIC solicited public comment for a 60-day period on renewal sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:05 Jul 27, 2010 Jkt 220001 of the following information collections: Application for Consent to Exercise Trust Powers (3064–0025), and Insurance Sales Consumer Protections (3064–0140). No comments were received. Therefore, the FDIC hereby gives notice of submission of its requests for renewal to OMB for review. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 27, 2010. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments by any of the following methods: • https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/ laws/federal/notices.html. • E-mail: comments@fdic.gov. Include the name of the collection in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202–898– 3719), Counsel, Room F–1064, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429. • Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. All comments should refer to the relevant OMB control number. A copy of the comments may also be submitted to the OMB Desk Officer for the FDIC: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leneta Gregorie (address above). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Title: Application for Consent to Exercise Trust Powers. OMB Number: 3064–0025. Form Number: FDIC 6200/09. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Insured State nonmember banks wishing to exercise trust powers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 15. Estimated Time per Response for Eligible Depository Institutions: 8 hours. Estimated Time per Response for Institutions that do not qualify as Eligible Institutions: 24 hours. Total Annual Burden: 200 hours. General Description of Collection: FDIC regulations (12 CFR 333.2) prohibit any insured State nonmember bank from changing the general character of its business without the prior written consent of the FDIC. The exercise of trust powers by a bank is usually considered to be a change in the general character of a bank’s business if the bank did not exercise those powers previously. Therefore, unless a bank is currently exercising trust powers, it must file a formal application to obtain the FDIC’s written consent to exercise PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 44259 trust powers. State banking authorities, not the FDIC, grant trust powers to their banks. The FDIC merely consents to the exercise of such powers. Applicants use form FDIC 6200/09 to obtain FDIC’s consent. 2. Title: Consumer Protections for Depository Institution Sales of Insurance. OMB Number: 3064–0140. Form Number: None. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Insured State nonmember banks that sell insurance products; persons who sell insurance products in or on behalf of insured State nonmember banks. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,740. Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours. Total Annual Burden: 18,700 hours. General Description of Collection: Respondents must prepare and provide certain disclosures to consumers (e.g., that insurance products and annuities are not FDIC-insured) and obtain consumer acknowledgments, at two different times: (1) Before the completion of the initial sale of an insurance product or annuity to a consumer; and (2) at the time of application for the extension of credit (if insurance products or annuities are sold, solicited, advertised, or offered in connection with an extension of credit). Request for Comment: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether these collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC’s functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collections, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collections on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of July 2010. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–18419 Filed 7–27–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714–01–P E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0494; FRL-8831-7]


Rotenone; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel 
Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a 
notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel 
their rotenone registrations. The requests would not terminate the last 
rotenone products registered for use in the United States. EPA intends 
to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this 
announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the 
comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or 
unless the registrants withdraw their requests. If these requests are 
granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this 
notice will be permitted after the registration has been cancelled only 
if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as 
described in the final order.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 27, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0494, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). 
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2005-0494. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at 
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the 
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, 
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet 
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Dutch, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide

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Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8585; e-mail 
address: dutch.veronica@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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

     1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Background on the Receipt of Requests to Cancel

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants 
to cancel rotenone product registrations. Rotenone is an insecticide/
miticide/piscicide used to control flying and crawling insects and 
invasive fish. In letters received by the Agency, the registrants 
requested EPA to cancel affected pesticide product registrations 
identified in Table 1 of Unit III. Specifically, the registrants have 
requested voluntary cancellation of products containing rotenone. The 
registrants' requests will not terminate the last rotenone product 
registered in the United States.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants 
to cancel 16 rotenone product registrations. The affected products and 
the registrants making the requests are identified in Tables 1 and 2 of 
this unit, respectively.
    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant or if the Agency 
determines that there are substantive comments that warrant further 
review of this request, EPA intends to issue an order canceling the 
affected registrations.

   Table 1.--Rotenone Product Registrations with Pending Requests for
                              Cancellation
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       Registration Number           Product Name      Chemical Name(s)
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000004-00017                      Rotenone 1.0% Dust  Cube Resins other
                                                       than rotenone
                                                      Rotenone
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000004-00224                      Rotenone 5% Insect  Cube Resins other
                                   Control             than rotenone
                                                      Rotenone
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000004-00315                      Bonide Liquid       Cube Resins other
                                  Rotenone/            than rotenone
                                   Pyrethrins Spray.  Rotenone
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000004-00404                      Bonide Garden       Cube Resins other
                                   Rotenone Dust       than rotenone
                                                      Rotenone
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000004-00423                      Bonide Rotenone     Cube Resins other
                                   Garden Dust or      than rotenone
                                   Spray              Rotenone
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000270-00275                      Equi-Dust           Cube Resins other
                                                       than rotenone
                                                      Pyrethrins
                                                      Rotenone
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000769-00414                      Powdered Cube       Piperonyl butoxide
                                                      Pyrethrins
                                                      Rotenone
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000769-00857                      Science Red Arrow   Piperonyl butoxide
                                   Insect Spray       Cube Resins other
                                                       than rotenone
                                                      Pyrethrins
                                                      Rotenone
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000869-00186                      Green Light         Cube Resins other
                                   Rotenone            than rotenone
                                                      Rotenone
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002217-00145                      Garden Protector    Cube Resins other
                                                       than rotenone
                                                      Rotenone
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008660-00050                      1% Rotenone Garden  Cube Resins other
                                   Dust                than rotenone
                                                      Rotenone
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028293-00042                      Unicorn Ear Mite    Cube Resins other
                                   Control             than rotenone
                                                      Rotenone
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030573-00002                      Pyrellin E.C.       Cube Resins other
                                                       than rotenone
                                                      Pyrethrins
                                                      Rotenone
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033955-00270                      Acme 1% Rotenone    Cube Resins other
                                   Garden Guard        than rotenone
                                                      Rotenone
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034911-00021                      Hi-Yield Rotenone   Rotenone
                                   100 Insecticide
                                   Dust
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047000-00026                      Pet Dust            Cube Resins other
                                                       than rotenone
                                                      Rotenone
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
the registrants of the products listed 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 in Table 1 
of this unit.

         Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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              Company Number                  Company Name and Address
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4                                           Bonide Products, Inc.
                                            P.O. Box 1019
                                            Salem, VA 24153-3805
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270                                         Farnam Companies, Inc.
                                            301 West Osborn Road
                                            Phoenix, AZ 85013
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769                                         Value Gardens Supply, LLC
                                            P.O. Box 585
                                            Saint Joseph, MO 64502
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869                                         Green Light Company
                                            1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite
                                             200
                                            Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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2217                                        PBI/Gordon Corp.
                                            1217 West 12th St.
                                            P.O. Box 014090
                                            Kansas City, MO 64101-0090
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8660                                        United Industries
                                             Corporation
                                            P.O. Box 142642
                                            St. Louis, MO 63114-0642
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28293                                       Phaeton Corporation
                                            P.O. Box 1019
                                            Salem, VA 24153
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30573                                       Wright Webb Corporation
                                            P.O. Box 1572
                                            Fort Myers, FL 33902
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33955                                       PBI/Gordon Corp
                                            1217 West 12th. St.
                                            P.O. Box 014090
                                            Kansas City, MO 64101-0090
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34911                                       Hi-Yield Chemical Company
                                            6860 N. Dallas Pkwy., Suite
                                             200
                                            Plano, TX 75024
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47000                                       Chem-Tech, LTD.
                                            4515 Fleur Dr. 303
                                            Des Moines, IA 50321
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IV. 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.
    Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA requires that before acting on a 
request for voluntary cancellation, EPA must provide a 30-day public 
comment period on the request for voluntary cancellation or use 
termination. In addition, FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(C) requires that EPA 
provide a 180-day comment period on a request for voluntary 
cancellation or termination of any minor agricultural use before 
granting the request, unless:
    1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or
    2. The EPA Administrator determines that continued use of the 
pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
    The rotenone registrants have requested that EPA waive the 180-day 
comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day comment period 
on the proposed requests.

V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Requests

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for product 
cancellation or use deletion should submit the withdrawal in writing to 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the 
products(s) have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the 
effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier 
cancellation action are controlling.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products 
that are currently in the United States and that were packaged, 
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the 
action. If the requests for voluntary

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cancellation are granted, the Agency intends to publish the 
cancellation order in the Federal Register.
    In any order issued in response to these requests for cancellation 
of product registrations, EPA proposes to include the following 
provisions for the treatment of any existing stocks of the products 
listed in Table 1 of Unit III.
    Because the Agency has potential risk concerns associated with 
these pesticide products, upon cancellation of the products identified 
in Table 1 of Unit III., EPA anticipates allowing registrants to sell 
and distribute existing stocks of these products until May 2011. 
Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or distributing 
the pesticides identified in Table 1 of Unit III., except for export 
consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. Persons other 
than registrants will generally be allowed to sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks until May 2011.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.


    Dated: June 10, 2010.
Richard P. Keigwin,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.

[FR Doc. 2010-18377 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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