2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol (Tris Nitro); Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses; Notice of Withdrawal/Vacation of Order To Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses, 33281-33282 [2011-14218]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 8, 2011 / Notices at 202–564–7273 or kaiser.alicia@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Alicia Kaiser, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: May 27, 2011. Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–14192 Filed 6–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0639; FRL–8874–5] 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3propanediol (Tris Nitro); Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses; Notice of Withdrawal/Vacation of Order To Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses 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 for amendments by registrants to terminate uses in certain pesticide registrations. 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 amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the requests, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the Federal Register. The Agency is also issuing a Notice of Withdrawal/Vacation of the ‘‘2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3propanediol (Tris Nitro) Order to Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses’’ published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2010. The Final Order dated September 22, 2010 was issued in error and EPA is withdrawing/vacating that Order. DATES: The terminations are effective July 8, 2011, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or before July 8, 2011. The Agency will sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than July 8, 2011. Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being terminated should contact the applicable registrant on or before July 8, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0639, by one of the following methods: • 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Von-Dem Hagen, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (703) 305– 6785; e-mail address: vondemhagen.rebecca@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 33281 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 receipt by the Agency of requests for amendments from a registrant to terminate uses in certain pesticide registrations. These registrations are listed in Table 1 of this unit by registration number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses requested to be terminated. In this Federal Register Notice, the Agency is also issuing a Notice of Withdrawal/Vacation of the ‘‘2(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3propanediol (tris nitro) Order to Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses’’ published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2010 (75 FR 57780) (FRL–8843–4). In letters dated November 19, 2009, Dow Chemical Company requested to amend to terminate certain uses of its affected Tris Nitro pesticide product registrations. On June 23, 2010 (75 FR 35807) (FRL– 8829–3), the Agency published a Federal Register Notice announcing receipt of the requests from the registrant to amend to terminate certain uses. After a 30-day comment period in I. General Information which no comments were received, the A. Does this action apply to me? Agency published the ‘‘2(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3This action is directed to the public propanediol (Tris Nitro); Order to in general. Although this action may be Amend Registrations to Terminate of particular interest to persons who Certain Uses’’ in the Federal Register on produce or use pesticides, the Agency September 22, 2010. However, a letter has not attempted to describe all the from Dow Chemical Company dated specific entities that may be affected by February 25, 2010 requesting to this action. If you have any questions regarding the information in this notice, officially withdraw the use termination requests was not processed in a timely consult the person listed under FOR manner; therefore, the September 22, FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 2010 Order, which included all uses B. How can I get copies of this document listed in Table 1 of this unit in addition and other related information? to use in or on livestock and poultry premises, was issued in error. In this EPA has established a docket for this Federal Register notice, the September action under docket ID number EPA– HQ–OPP–2009–0639. Publicly available 22, 2010 Order is being withdrawn/ vacated by the Agency. docket materials are available either in TABLE 1.—REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO TERMINATE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS Registration No. 464–657 ............................ VerDate Mar<15>2010 Product name Tris NitroTM Solid Bacteriostat. 21:51 Jun 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Company Industrial Frm 00091 Uses to be terminated The Dow Chemical Company. Use in metalworking fluids; Latex paints; Resin/latex/ polymer emulsions; Specialty industrial products. Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1 33282 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 8, 2011 / Notices TABLE 1.—REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO TERMINATE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS—Continued Registration No. Product name 464–658 ............................ 464–663 ............................ 464–668 ............................ 464–679 ............................ Company Uses to be terminated Tris NitroTM Brand of 50% The Dow Chemical ComAqueousTris (hydroxymethyl) pany. nitromethane. Tris NitroTM Brand of 50% The Dow Chemical ComAqueous Tris pany. (hydroxymethyl) nitromethane. Tris NitroTM Brand of 25% The Dow Chemical ComAqueous Tris pany. (hydroxymethyl) nitromethane. Tris NitroTM Brand .................... The Dow Chemical Company. Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being terminated should contact the applicable registrant before July 8, 2011to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 30-day period will also permit interested members of the public to intercede with registrants prior to the Agency’s approval of the terminations. Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for the registrant of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. Use in metalworking fluids; Latex paints; Resin/latex/ polymer emulsions; Specialty industrial products. Use in paints, emulsions and thickener solutions; Use in metalworking fluids; Use as a preservative for packaged emulsions, solutions, or suspensions, such as detergents and polishes containing water. Use in metalworking fluids; Use as a preservative for packaged emulsions, solutions, or suspensions, such as detergents and polishes containing water. Use in paints, emulsions, and thickener solutions; Use in metalworking fluids; Use as a preservative for packaged emulsions, solutions, or suspensions, such as detergents and polishes containing water; Use in pulp and paper-mill process water systems. 1. The registrant requests 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 2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3propanediol (tris nitro) registrant has requested that EPA waive the 180–day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30–day comment period on the requests to amend to terminate uses. IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Requests TABLE 2—REGISTRANT REQUESTING Any registrant who chooses to AMENDMENTS TO TERMINATE USES withdraw a request for use termination IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRA- must submit the withdrawal in writing TIONS EPA Company No. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 464 ............................ Company name and address The Dow Chemical Company, 1803 Building, Midland, MI 48674. III. 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 amended to terminate one or more uses. The FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the requests, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such requests in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the Administrator may approve such requests. 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: VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:51 Jun 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 to Rebecca von dem Hagen using the methods in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests postmarked no later than July 8, 2011. V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks If the requests for amendments to terminate uses are granted, the Agency will publish a cancellation order in the Federal Register. As part of any cancellation order, the Agency would expect to authorize the registrant to sell or distribute product under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18 months after the effective date of the use terminations, unless other restrictions have been imposed, as in special review actions. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Antimicrobials, 2(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3propanediol, Tris Nitro. PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: May 26, 2011. Joan Harrigan-Farrelly, Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2011–14218 Filed 6–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33281-33282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14218]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0639; FRL-8874-5]


2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol (Tris Nitro); Notice of 
Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses; Notice of 
Withdrawal/Vacation of Order To Amend Registrations To Terminate 
Certain Uses

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 for amendments by registrants to 
terminate uses in certain pesticide registrations. 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 amended to terminate 
one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the 
requests, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the 
Federal Register. The Agency is also issuing a Notice of Withdrawal/
Vacation of the ``2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol (Tris 
Nitro) Order to Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses'' 
published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2010. The Final 
Order dated September 22, 2010 was issued in error and EPA is 
withdrawing/vacating that Order.

DATES: The terminations are effective July 8, 2011, unless the Agency 
receives a written withdrawal request on or before July 8, 2011. The 
Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than July 
8, 2011.
    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being terminated should contact the applicable registrant on or before 
July 8, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0639, by one of the 
following methods:
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Von-Dem Hagen, Antimicrobials 
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6785; e-mail address: vondem-hagen.rebecca@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use 
pesticides, 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 information in this notice, 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 ID number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0639. 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 receipt by the Agency of requests for 
amendments from a registrant to terminate uses in certain pesticide 
registrations. These registrations are listed in Table 1 of this unit 
by registration number, product name, active ingredient, and specific 
uses requested to be terminated.
    In this Federal Register Notice, the Agency is also issuing a 
Notice of Withdrawal/Vacation of the ``2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3-
propanediol (tris nitro) Order to Amend Registrations to Terminate 
Certain Uses'' published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2010 
(75 FR 57780) (FRL-8843-4). In letters dated November 19, 2009, Dow 
Chemical Company requested to amend to terminate certain uses of its 
affected Tris Nitro pesticide product registrations. On June 23, 2010 
(75 FR 35807) (FRL-8829-3), the Agency published a Federal Register 
Notice announcing receipt of the requests from the registrant to amend 
to terminate certain uses. After a 30-day comment period in which no 
comments were received, the Agency published the ``2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-
nitro-1,3-propanediol (Tris Nitro); Order to Amend Registrations to 
Terminate Certain Uses'' in the Federal Register on September 22, 2010. 
However, a letter from Dow Chemical Company dated February 25, 2010 
requesting to officially withdraw the use termination requests was not 
processed in a timely manner; therefore, the September 22, 2010 Order, 
which included all uses listed in Table 1 of this unit in addition to 
use in or on livestock and poultry premises, was issued in error. In 
this Federal Register notice, the September 22, 2010 Order is being 
withdrawn/vacated by the Agency.

             Table 1.--Requests for Amendments to Terminate Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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          Registration No.                Product name               Company            Uses to be terminated
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464-657............................  Tris NitroTM Solid      The Dow Chemical        Use in metalworking fluids;
                                      Industrial              Company.                Latex paints; Resin/latex/
                                      Bacteriostat.                                   polymer emulsions;
                                                                                      Specialty industrial
                                                                                      products.

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464-658............................  Tris NitroTM Brand of   The Dow Chemical        Use in metalworking fluids;
                                      50% AqueousTris         Company.                Latex paints; Resin/latex/
                                      (hydroxymethyl)                                 polymer emulsions;
                                      nitromethane.                                   Specialty industrial
                                                                                      products.
464-663............................  Tris NitroTM Brand of   The Dow Chemical        Use in paints, emulsions
                                      50% Aqueous Tris        Company.                and thickener solutions;
                                      (hydroxymethyl)                                 Use in metalworking
                                      nitromethane.                                   fluids; Use as a
                                                                                      preservative for packaged
                                                                                      emulsions, solutions, or
                                                                                      suspensions, such as
                                                                                      detergents and polishes
                                                                                      containing water.
464-668............................  Tris NitroTM Brand of   The Dow Chemical        Use in metalworking fluids;
                                      25% Aqueous Tris        Company.                Use as a preservative for
                                      (hydroxymethyl)                                 packaged emulsions,
                                      nitromethane.                                   solutions, or suspensions,
                                                                                      such as detergents and
                                                                                      polishes containing water.
464-679............................  Tris NitroTM Brand....  The Dow Chemical        Use in paints, emulsions,
                                                              Company.                and thickener solutions;
                                                                                      Use in metalworking
                                                                                      fluids; Use as a
                                                                                      preservative for packaged
                                                                                      emulsions, solutions, or
                                                                                      suspensions, such as
                                                                                      detergents and polishes
                                                                                      containing water; Use in
                                                                                      pulp and paper-mill
                                                                                      process water systems.
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    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being terminated should contact the applicable registrant before July 
8, 2011to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 30-
day period will also permit interested members of the public to 
intercede with registrants prior to the Agency's approval of the 
terminations.
    Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for 
the registrant of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit, in 
sequence by EPA company number.

 Table 2--Registrant Requesting Amendments To Terminate Uses in Certain
                         Pesticide Registrations
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              EPA Company No.                 Company name and address
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464.......................................  The Dow Chemical Company,
                                             1803 Building, Midland, MI
                                             48674.
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III. 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 amended to terminate one or more uses. The FIFRA further provides 
that, before acting on the requests, EPA must publish a notice of 
receipt of any such requests in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the 
Administrator may approve such requests.
    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 registrant requests 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 2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol (tris nitro) 
registrant has requested that EPA waive the 180-day comment period. 
Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day comment period on the requests 
to amend to terminate uses.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Requests

    Any registrant who chooses to withdraw a request for use 
termination must submit the withdrawal in writing to Rebecca von dem 
Hagen using the methods in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written 
withdrawal requests postmarked no later than July 8, 2011.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    If the requests for amendments to terminate uses are granted, the 
Agency will publish a cancellation order in the Federal Register. As 
part of any cancellation order, the Agency would expect to authorize 
the registrant to sell or distribute product under the previously 
approved labeling for a period of 18 months after the effective date of 
the use terminations, unless other restrictions have been imposed, as 
in special review actions.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Antimicrobials, 2-
(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol, Tris Nitro.

    Dated: May 26, 2011.
Joan Harrigan-Farrelly,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-14218 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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