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Sulfluramid. September 26, 2001. Requests to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. Federal Register.
Note from EC:
There were several cancellations for pesticide registrations in this Notice. We include only the fluorinated ones: Sulfluramid, Fluometuron, and Lithium (perfluorooctane)sulfonate.
Sulfluramid is the common name for: 1-Octanesulfonamide, N-ethyl-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5, 6,6,7,7,8,8,8- heptadecafluoro-
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[Federal Register: September 26, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 187)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-66294; FRL-6802-1]
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain
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 registrants to voluntarily
cancel certain pesticide registrations.
DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by, March 25, 2002, unless
indicated otherwise, orders will be issued canceling all of these
registrations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Hollins, Office of
Pesticide Programs (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460. Office
location for commercial courier delivery, telephone number and e-mail
address: Rm. 232, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5761; e-mail address:
hollins.james@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 Additional Information or Copies of Support Documents?
1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this
document, and certain other related documents that might be available
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/.
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and
Regulations,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,`` and then look up the
entry for this document under the ``Federal Register --Environmental
Documents.'' You can also go directly to the Federal Register listings
at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
2. In person. Contact James A. Hollins at 1921 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Crystal Mall #2, Rm. 224, Arlington, VA, telephone number
(703) 305-5761. Available from 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday thru
Friday, excluding legal holidays.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from
registrants to cancel some 33 pesticide products registered under
section 3 or 24(c) of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence
by registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in the
following Table 1.
Table 1. -- Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name
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000279 LA-98-0010 Firstline GT Plus 1-Octanesulfonamide,
Termite Bait N-ethyl-
Station 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,
6,6,7,7,8,8,8-
heptadecafluoro-
000499-00460 Pro-Control Roach 1-Octanesulfonamide,
Bait N-ethyl-
1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,
6,6,7,7,8,8,8-
heptadecafluoro-
001812-00284 Griffin 1,1-Dimethyl-3-
Fluometuron (a,a
Technical ,a-trifluoro-
m-tolyl)urea (Note:
a=alpha)
001812-00327 GX-071 Technical 1-Octanesulfonamide,
N-ethyl-
1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,
6,6,7,7,8,8,8-
heptadecafluoro-
004822-00355 Raid Max Roach 1-Octanesulfonamide,
Bait N-ethyl-
1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,
6,6,7,7,8,8,8-
heptadecafluoro-
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004822-00457 Sulfotine Lithium
(perfluorooctane)sul
fonate
004822-00458 Raid TVK Lithium
(perfluorooctane)sul
fonate
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Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 180 days
(unless indicated otherwise) of publication of this notice, orders will
be issued canceling all of these registrations. Users of these
pesticides or anyone else desiring the retention of a registration
should contact the applicable registrant during this comment period.
Registrations 009086-00011, Roxide Technical DDVP and 009086-00009,
Roxide Revenge Bug Strip are registrations for which the items and
conditions for cancellation and disposition of existing stocks were
previously agreed to between EPA and Roxide International, Inc., in the
May 31, 2001, Consent Agreement and Final Order (Docket No. FIFRA-HQ-
2001-0003). Thus, EPA intends to grant Roxide's request for voluntary
cancellation of these registrations 30 days after publication of this
notice. After the registrations are cancelled EPA will permit Roxide to
sell and distribute their products until December 31, 2001.
The following Table 2, includes the names and addresses of record
for all registrants of the products in Table 1, in sequence by EPA
company number.
Table 2. -- Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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EPA Company No. Company Name and Address
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000279 FMC Corp., Agricultural
Products Group, 1735 Market
St, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
000499 Whitmire Micro-Gen Research
Laboratories Inc., 3568 Tree
Ct Industrial Blvd, St Louis,
MO 63122.
001812 Griffin L.L.C., Box 1847,
Valdosta, GA 31603.
004822 S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., 1525
Howe Street, Racine, WI
53403.
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EPA has requested a 30-day comment period for registration 008660-00035.
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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 delete one or more uses. The Act further provides that,
before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of
any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the Administrator
may approve such a request.
IV. Loss of Active Ingredients
Unless the requests for cancellations are withdrawn, two pesticide
active ingredients will no longer appear in any registered products.
Those who are concerned about the potential loss of these active
ingredients for pesticidal use are encouraged to work directly with the
registrant(s) to explore the possibility of their withdrawing the
request for cancellation. The active ingredients are listed in the
following Table 3, with the EPA company and CAS number.
Table 3. -- Active Ingredient Disappearing as a Result of Registrants'
Request to Cancel
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CAS No. Chemical Name EPA Company No.
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29457-72-5 Lithium 004822
(Perfluorooctane
sulfonate)
58138-08-2 Dichlorophenyl-2- 062719
(2,2,2-
trichloroethyl)ox
irane
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V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must
submit such withdrawal in writing to James A. Hollins, at the address
given above, postmarked before March 25, 2002, unless indicated
otherwise. This written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will
apply only to the applicable 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If
the product(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. The withdrawal request must also
include a commitment to pay any reregistration fees due, and to fulfill
any applicable unsatisfied data requirements.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
The effective date of cancellation will be the date of the
cancellation order. The orders effecting these requested cancellations
will generally permit a registrant to sell or distribute existing
stocks for 1-year after the date the cancellation request was received
by the Agency. This policy is in accordance with the Agency's statement
of policy as prescribed in Federal Register of June 26, 1991 (56 FR
29362) (FRL-3846-4). Exception to this general rule will be made if a
product poses a risk concern, or is in noncompliance with
reregistration requirements, or is subject to a data call-in. In all
cases, product-specific disposition dates will be given in the
cancellation orders.
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which have been packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action. Unless the provisions of an earlier order apply,
existing stocks already in the hands of dealers or users can be
distributed, sold or used legally until they are exhausted, provided
that such further sale and use comply with the EPA-approved label and
labeling of the affected product(s). Exceptions to these general rules
will be made in specific cases when more stringent restrictions on
sale, distribution, or use of the products or their ingredients have
already been imposed, as in Special Review actions, or where the Agency
has identified significant potential risk concerns associated with a
particular chemical.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and
pests.
Dated: September 10, 2001.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Associate Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-24058 Filed 9-25-01; 8:45 a.m.]
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