Butylate, Fenoxycarb, Sodium Tetrathiocarbonate, and Temephos Registration Review Final Decisions; Notice of Availability, 1682-1684 [2012-212]
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TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION
EPA Company No.
Company name and address
264 ......................................................................
Bayer Crop Science LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Dr., PO Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709.
FMC Corp. Agricultural Products, 1735 Market St. Rm 1978, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Steris Corporation, PO Box 147, St. Louis, MO 63166–0147.
PBI/Gordon Corp., 1217 West 12th St., Kansas City, MI 64101–0090.
Mason Chemical Co., 721 W. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005.
Amrep, Inc, Agent: Lewis & Harrison LLC, 122 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20001.
Control Solutions, Inc., 5903 Genoa-Red Bluff Rd., Pasadena, TX 77507–1041.
Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., 980 Ellicott St., Buffalo, NY 14209.
Airgas Specialty Gases, Inc., 2530 Sever Rd. Suite 300, Lawrenceville, GA 30043.
Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, D/B/A Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., PO Box 18300,
Greensboro, NC 27149–8300.
Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
Hacco, Inc., 110 Hopkins Dr., Randolph, WI 53956–1316.
279 ......................................................................
1043 ....................................................................
2217 ....................................................................
10324 ..................................................................
10807 ..................................................................
53883 ..................................................................
75341 ..................................................................
CA110009 ...........................................................
GA080007, MI060004, VA080007 ......................
GA080011, KY080024, VA080009 .....................
ID060014, MT950003, NV040003, NV060007,
SD070001.
MI000003 ............................................................
NV080003 ...........................................................
WA060011 ..........................................................
Arysta Lifescience North America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513.
BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528.
Nippon Soda Co. Ltd, Agent: Nisso America Inc., 45 Broadway, Suite 2110, New York, NY
10006.
any earlier cancellation action are
controlling.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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 cancelled.
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 registrants in Table 2 of Unit II
have not requested that EPA waive the
180-day comment period. Accordingly,
EPA will provide a 180-day comment
period on the proposed requests.
V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing
Stocks
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0996; FRL–9331–3]
IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of
Request
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III. What is the agency’s authority for
taking this action?
List of Subjects
Registrants who choose to withdraw a
request for cancellation should submit
such withdrawal in writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. If the products
have been subject to a previous
cancellation action, the effective date of
cancellation and all other provisions of
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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 cancellation action. Because the
Agency has identified no significant
potential risk concerns associated with
these pesticide products, upon
cancellation of the products identified
in Table 1 of Unit II., EPA anticipates
allowing registrants to sell and
distribute existing stocks of these
products for 1 year after publication of
the Cancellation Order in the Federal
Register. Thereafter, registrants will be
prohibited from selling or distributing
the pesticides identified in Table 1 of
Unit II., 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
such stocks are exhausted, provided that
such sale, distribution, or use is
consistent with the terms of the
previously approved labeling on, or that
accompanied, the cancelled products.
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: December 13, 2011.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Butylate, Fenoxycarb, Sodium
Tetrathiocarbonate, and Temephos
Registration Review Final Decisions;
Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s final registration
review decisions for the pesticides
butylate, case no. 0071; fenoxycarb, case
no. 7401; sodium tetrathiocarbonate,
case no. 7009; and temephos, case no.
0006. Registration review is EPA’s
periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each
pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that
is, that the pesticide can perform its
intended function without causing
unreasonable adverse effects on human
health or the environment. Through this
program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide’s registration is based on
current scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
pesticide specific information, contact:
The chemical review manager identified
in the Table of Unit II. for the pesticide
of interest.
For general information on the
registration review program, contact:
Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
SUMMARY:
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number: (703) 305–5026; fax number:
(703) 308–8090; email address:
costello.kevin@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, farm
worker, 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
pesticide specific contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0996.
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. Background
A. What action is the agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this
notice announces the availability of
EPA’s final registration review decisions
for butylate, case no. 0071; fenoxycarb,
case no. 7401; sodium
tetrathiocarbonate, case no. 7009; and
temephos, case no. 0006. Butylate is a
thiocarbamate soil-incorporated
B. How can I get copies of this document herbicide and was registered for use on
and other related information?
field corn, pop corn, and sweet corn.
The last butylate pesticide product
EPA has established a docket for this
registered for use in the United States
action under docket identification (ID)
1683
was cancelled on March 23, 2011.
Fenoxycarb is an O-ethyl carbamate
derivative insecticide used to control
fire ants and big-headed ants on turf,
home lawns, agricultural areas, nonagricultural areas, horse farms, and
ornamental nursery stock, among other
areas. Fenoxycarb is also used to control
a variety of insects in greenhouses in a
total release fogger product. Sodium
tetrathiocarbonate is a soil fumigant
used for the management of nematodes
and phytophthora root rot, oak root
fungus, and phylloxera. It was registered
for use on grapes, citrus, almonds,
peaches, prunes, and plums only in the
states of Arizona, California, Oregon,
and Washington. Temephos is a nonsystemic organophosphate insecticide
which is applied to standing water,
shallow ponds, lakes, woodland pools,
tidal waters, marshes, swamps, waters
high in organic content, highly polluted
water, catch basins (and similar areas
where mosquitoes may breed), stream
margins, and intertidal zones of sandy
beaches. Target pests include aquatic
larvae of mosquitoes, midges, gnats,
punkies, and sandflies.
TABLE—REGISTRATION REVIEW CASES WITH FINAL DECISIONS
Pesticide docket ID no.
Butylate Case Number 0071 ..............................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0882 .............................
Fenoxycarb Case Number 7401 ........................
EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0111 .............................
Sodium Tetrathiocarbonate Case Number 7009
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1084 .............................
Temephos Case Number 0006 ..........................
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Registration review case name and no.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0444 .............................
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a
registration review decision is the
Agency’s determination whether a
pesticide meets, or does not meet, the
standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA
has considered butylate, fenoxycarb,
sodium tetrathiocarbonate, and
temephos in light of the FIFRA standard
for registration. The butylate,
fenoxycarb, sodium tetrathiocarbonate,
and temephos Final Decision
documents in the dockets describe the
Agency’s rationale for issuing
registration review final decisions for
these pesticides.
In addition to the final registration
review decision document, the
registration review dockets listed in the
Table of Unit II. for butylate,
fenoxycarb, sodium tetrathiocarbonate,
and temephos also include other
relevant documents related to the
registration review of these cases. The
proposed registration review decision
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documents were posted to the
respective dockets and the public was
invited to submit any comments or new
information. During the 60-day
comment period, no public comments
were received for butylate, fenoxycarb,
and sodium tetrathiocarbonate.
Comments were received for temephos,
from the American Mosquito Control
Association, Lee County Mosquito
Control District, the IR–4 Project, and
Value Garden Supply. The comments
emphasized the benefits of temephos as
it is used in public health for mosquito
control. The Agency recognizes the role
of temephos in mosquito control and
has agreed to a 4-year phase-out of the
product registrations to accommodate
the public health need and allow
registrants time to develop replacement
products. The current temephos
products will not be cancelled until
December 30, 2015. Also, Value Garden
Supply requested to rescind their
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Chemical review manager, telephone No.,
email address
Steven
Snyderman,
(703)
snyderman.steven@epa.gov.
Tom
Myers,
(703)
myers.tom@epa.gov.
Tom
Myers,
(703)
myers.tom@epa.gov.
Tom
Myers,
(703)
myers.tom@epa.gov.
347–0249,
308–8589,
308–8589,
308–8589,
voluntary cancellation. In response to
Value Garden Supply’s request to
rescind their voluntary cancellation
request, the Agency has been in
discussions with the registrant about the
specific scientific data required to
support their temephos product
registrations affected by the
Cancellation Order. If the required
temephos data are submitted by the
registrant, reviewed, and found
acceptable by the Agency prior to
December 30, 2015, the Agency may
amend the Cancellation Order for the
affected product registrations. Pursuant
to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration
review case dockets for butylate,
fenoxycarb, sodium tetrathiocarbonate,
and temephos will remain open until all
actions required in these final decisions
have been completed.
Background on the registration review
program is provided at: https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
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registration_review. Links to earlier
documents related to the registration
review of these pesticide are provided
at: https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/butylate/, https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/fenoxycarb/, https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/
sodium_tetrathiocarbonate/, and https://
www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
registration_review/temephos/.
B. What is the agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part
155, subpart C, provide authority for
this action.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Registration review, Pesticides and
pests, Butylate, Fenoxycarb, Sodium
tetrathiocarbonate, and Temephos.
Dated: December 21, 2011.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0933; FRL–9328–2]
Imidacloprid, Oxamyl, and Methomyl;
Notice of Receipt of Requests to
Voluntarily Amend Pesticide
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 by
registrants to voluntarily amend certain
imidacloprid product registrations to
delete use on almonds, to voluntarily
amend oxamyl product registrations to
delete use on soybeans, and to
voluntarily amend methomyl product
registrations to delete use on grapes.
The requests would not terminate the
last imidacloprid, oxamyl, or methomyl
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 it
receives substantive comments within
the comment period that would merit
further review of the request, or unless
one or more of the registrants withdraws
its request. If the Agency grants these
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requests, any sale, distribution, or use of
products listed in this notice will be
permitted after the uses are deleted 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 February 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0933 and
pesticide active ingredient to which
they pertain (imidacloprid, oxamyl, or
methomyl), 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–
0933, and identify the pesticide active
ingredient (imidacloprid, oxamyl, or
methomyl) to which they pertain. EPA’s
policy is that all comments received
will be included in the docket without
change and may be made available online 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 Web site 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 email comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your email 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
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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:
Contact the appropriate Chemical
Review Manager identified in the table
in this unit for the pesticide active
ingredient of interest:
Pesticide active ingredient
Chemical review manager’s
name and contact information
Imidacloprid ....
Rusty Wasem, Telephone
number: (703) 305–6979,
email address:
wasem.russell@epa.gov.
Tom Myers, Telephone number: (703) 308–8589,
email address:
myers.tom@epa.gov.
Monica Wait, Telephone
number: (703) 347–8019,
email address:
wait.monica@epa.gov.
Methomyl .......
Oxamyl ...........
Alternatively, you can write to the
appropriate Chemical Review Manager’s
attention at: Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
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
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Butylate, Fenoxycarb, Sodium Tetrathiocarbonate, and Temephos
Registration Review Final Decisions; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's final
registration review decisions for the pesticides butylate, case no.
0071; fenoxycarb, case no. 7401; sodium tetrathiocarbonate, case no.
7009; and temephos, case no. 0006. Registration review is EPA's
periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each
pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration,
that is, that the pesticide can perform its intended function without
causing unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the
environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information,
contact: The chemical review manager identified in the Table of Unit
II. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
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number: (703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; email address:
costello.kevin@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, farm worker, 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 pesticide specific contact 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-2011-0996. 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. Background
A. What action is the agency taking?
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), this notice announces the
availability of EPA's final registration review decisions for butylate,
case no. 0071; fenoxycarb, case no. 7401; sodium tetrathiocarbonate,
case no. 7009; and temephos, case no. 0006. Butylate is a thiocarbamate
soil-incorporated herbicide and was registered for use on field corn,
pop corn, and sweet corn. The last butylate pesticide product
registered for use in the United States was cancelled on March 23,
2011. Fenoxycarb is an O-ethyl carbamate derivative insecticide used to
control fire ants and big-headed ants on turf, home lawns, agricultural
areas, non-agricultural areas, horse farms, and ornamental nursery
stock, among other areas. Fenoxycarb is also used to control a variety
of insects in greenhouses in a total release fogger product. Sodium
tetrathiocarbonate is a soil fumigant used for the management of
nematodes and phytophthora root rot, oak root fungus, and phylloxera.
It was registered for use on grapes, citrus, almonds, peaches, prunes,
and plums only in the states of Arizona, California, Oregon, and
Washington. Temephos is a non-systemic organophosphate insecticide
which is applied to standing water, shallow ponds, lakes, woodland
pools, tidal waters, marshes, swamps, waters high in organic content,
highly polluted water, catch basins (and similar areas where mosquitoes
may breed), stream margins, and intertidal zones of sandy beaches.
Target pests include aquatic larvae of mosquitoes, midges, gnats,
punkies, and sandflies.
Table--Registration Review Cases With Final Decisions
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Chemical review
Registration review case Pesticide docket ID manager, telephone
name and no. no. No., email address
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Butylate Case Number 0071... EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0882 Steven Snyderman,
(703) 347-0249,
snyderman.steven@epa.gov.
Fenoxycarb Case Number 7401. EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0111 Tom Myers, (703) 308-
8589,
myers.tom@epa.gov.
Sodium Tetrathiocarbonate EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1084 Tom Myers, (703) 308-
Case Number 7009. 8589,
myers.tom@epa.gov.
Temephos Case Number 0006... EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0444 Tom Myers, (703) 308-
8589,
myers.tom@epa.gov.
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Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.57, a registration review decision is the
Agency's determination whether a pesticide meets, or does not meet, the
standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA has considered butylate,
fenoxycarb, sodium tetrathiocarbonate, and temephos in light of the
FIFRA standard for registration. The butylate, fenoxycarb, sodium
tetrathiocarbonate, and temephos Final Decision documents in the
dockets describe the Agency's rationale for issuing registration review
final decisions for these pesticides.
In addition to the final registration review decision document, the
registration review dockets listed in the Table of Unit II. for
butylate, fenoxycarb, sodium tetrathiocarbonate, and temephos also
include other relevant documents related to the registration review of
these cases. The proposed registration review decision documents were
posted to the respective dockets and the public was invited to submit
any comments or new information. During the 60-day comment period, no
public comments were received for butylate, fenoxycarb, and sodium
tetrathiocarbonate. Comments were received for temephos, from the
American Mosquito Control Association, Lee County Mosquito Control
District, the IR-4 Project, and Value Garden Supply. The comments
emphasized the benefits of temephos as it is used in public health for
mosquito control. The Agency recognizes the role of temephos in
mosquito control and has agreed to a 4-year phase-out of the product
registrations to accommodate the public health need and allow
registrants time to develop replacement products. The current temephos
products will not be cancelled until December 30, 2015. Also, Value
Garden Supply requested to rescind their voluntary cancellation. In
response to Value Garden Supply's request to rescind their voluntary
cancellation request, the Agency has been in discussions with the
registrant about the specific scientific data required to support their
temephos product registrations affected by the Cancellation Order. If
the required temephos data are submitted by the registrant, reviewed,
and found acceptable by the Agency prior to December 30, 2015, the
Agency may amend the Cancellation Order for the affected product
registrations. Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review
case dockets for butylate, fenoxycarb, sodium tetrathiocarbonate, and
temephos will remain open until all actions required in these final
decisions have been completed.
Background on the registration review program is provided at:
https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/
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registration--review. Links to earlier documents related to the
registration review of these pesticide are provided at: https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/butylate/, https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/fenoxycarb/, https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/sodium_tetrathiocarbonate/,
and https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/temephos/.
B. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?
Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 155, subpart C, provide
authority for this action.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Registration review, Pesticides and
pests, Butylate, Fenoxycarb, Sodium tetrathiocarbonate, and Temephos.
Dated: December 21, 2011.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-212 Filed 1-10-12; 8:45 am]
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