Dicloran; Cancellation Order for Amendment To Terminate Use on Potatoes, 71022-71023 [2011-29612]

Download as PDF 71022 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 16, 2011 / Notices Company requested a 60 day extension of the deadline for sales and distribution. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0887; FRL–8883–8] III. Amended Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby amends the September 14, 2011 order to allow the formetanate HCl registrants to sell and distribute existing stocks of products under the previously approved labeling until January 31, 2012. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or distributing the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II., whose labels include the deleted uses, except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of products (including those of (24c) Special Local Needs registrations) whose labels include the deleted uses until December 31, 2013, provided that such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied the deleted uses. IV. What is the agency’s authority for taking this action? Section 6(a)(1) of FIFRA provides that the Administrator may permit the continued sale and use of existing stocks of a pesticide whose registration is cancelled under this section, or section 3 or 4, to such extent, under such conditions, and for such uses as the Administrator determines that such sale or use is not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: November 2, 2011. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2011–29597 Filed 11–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Dicloran; Cancellation Order for Amendment To Terminate Use on Potatoes Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces EPA’s order for the amendment to terminate use on potatoes, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of products containing dicloran (DCNA), pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a December 1, 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the registrant listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily amend to terminate DCNA use on potatoes for these product registrations. These are not the last products containing this pesticide registered for use in the United States. In the December 1, 2010 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the amendment to terminate use, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their request. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested amendment to terminate DCNA use on potatoes. 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 amendment is effective November 16, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Parker, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection SUMMARY: Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 306–0469; fax number: (703) 308–7070; email address: parker.james@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0887. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. II. What action is the agency taking? This notice announces the amendment to delete from the registration of DCNA use on potato, as requested by registrant, under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1 of this unit. TABLE 1—DCNA PRODUCT REGISTRATION AMENDMENT TO DELETE USE mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES EPA Registration No. Product name 10163–189 .................................................. 10163–195 .................................................. 10163–226 .................................................. Botran 75–W Fungicide ................................................................................................ Botran Technical ........................................................................................................... Botran 5F Fungicide ...................................................................................................... Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products in Table 1 of VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 Nov 15, 2011 Jkt 226001 this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Uses deleted Potatoes. Potatoes. Potatoes. numbers of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit. E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 16, 2011 / Notices 71023 TABLE 2—REGISTRANT OF AMENDED PRODUCTS EPA Company No. Company name and address 10163 ....................................................... Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366–5569. III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments in response to the December 1, 2010 Federal Register notice (75 FR 230) (FRL–8854–3) announcing the Agency’s receipt of the request to voluntary amend to delete DCNA use on potatoes for products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. IV. Cancellation Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested amendment to terminate use of DCNA on potatoes for 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 amended to terminate use on potatoes. The effective date of the cancellations that are subject of this notice is November 16, 2011. 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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES V. What is the agency’s authority for taking this action? Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter, following the public comment period, the EPA Administrator may approve such a request. The notice of receipt for this action was published for comment on December 1, 2010. The comment period closed on May 31, 2011. 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 as follows. The registrant may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks of VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 Nov 15, 2011 Jkt 226001 products listed in Table 1 whose labels include the deleted use until November 16, 2012, which is 1 year after publication of this cancellation order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrant is prohibited from selling or distributing products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. whose labels include the deleted use, except for export in accordance with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of products whose labels include the deleted use until supplies are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the deleted use. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: October 6, 2011. Peter Caulkins, Acting Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2011–29612 Filed 11–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0898; FRL–9326–7] FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: There will be a 3-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review Common Effects Assessment Methodology developed in the Office of Pesticide Programs and Office of Water. DATES: The meeting will be held on January 31, 2012 to February 2, 2012, from 9 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted by January 17, 2012 and requests for oral comments be submitted by January 24, 2012. However, written comments and requests to make oral comments may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting written SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 comments after January 17, 2012 should contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before November 30, 2011. Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA SAP’s Web site, https://www.epa.gov/scipoly/ SAP for information on how to access the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned. Special accommodations. For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202. Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0898, 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–2011– E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71022-71023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29612]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0887; FRL-8883-8]


Dicloran; Cancellation Order for Amendment To Terminate Use on 
Potatoes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the amendment to 
terminate use on potatoes, voluntarily requested by the registrant and 
accepted by the Agency, of products containing dicloran (DCNA), 
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a 
December 1, 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the 
registrant listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily amend to 
terminate DCNA use on potatoes for these product registrations. These 
are not the last products containing this pesticide registered for use 
in the United States. In the December 1, 2010 notice, EPA indicated 
that it would issue an order implementing the amendment to terminate 
use, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180-day 
comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, 
or unless the registrant withdrew their request. The Agency did not 
receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not 
withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a 
cancellation order granting the requested amendment to terminate DCNA 
use on potatoes. 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 amendment is effective November 16, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Parker, Pesticide Re-evaluation 
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 306-0469; fax number: (703) 308-7070; 
email address: parker.james@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human 
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide 
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, 
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency 
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be 
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0887. Publicly available 
docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at 
https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the 
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, 
VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    This notice announces the amendment to delete from the registration 
of DCNA use on potato, as requested by registrant, under section 3 of 
FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration 
number in Table 1 of this unit.

       Table 1--DCNA Product Registration Amendment To Delete Use
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     EPA Registration No.            Product name         Uses deleted
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10163-189.....................  Botran 75-W Fungicide  Potatoes.
10163-195.....................  Botran Technical.....  Potatoes.
10163-226.....................  Botran 5F Fungicide..  Potatoes.
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in 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.

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                 Table 2--Registrant of Amended Products
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           EPA Company No.                  Company name and address
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10163................................  Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
                                        Yuma, AZ 85366-5569.
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to 
Comments

    During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments 
in response to the December 1, 2010 Federal Register notice (75 FR 230) 
(FRL-8854-3) announcing the Agency's receipt of the request to 
voluntary amend to delete DCNA use on potatoes for products listed in 
Table 1 of Unit II.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
amendment to terminate use of DCNA on potatoes for 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 
amended to terminate use on potatoes. The effective date of the 
cancellations that are subject of this notice is November 16, 2011. 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 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 December 1, 2010. The comment period closed on May 31, 2011.

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 as follows.
    The registrant may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks 
of products listed in Table 1 whose labels include the deleted use 
until November 16, 2012, which is 1 year after publication of this 
cancellation order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrant 
is prohibited from selling or distributing products listed in Table 1 
of Unit II. whose labels include the deleted use, except for export in 
accordance with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal.
    Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks of products whose labels include the deleted use until 
supplies are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or use 
is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or 
that accompanied, the deleted use.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: October 6, 2011.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-29612 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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