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Fluvalinate (Wellmark). August 25, 1999. Request to delete use from label of MARVIK AQUAFLOW INSECTICIDE: "commercial, residential turf." Federal Register.


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[Federal Register: August 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 164)]
[Notices]               
[Page 46377-46378]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34193; FRL 6098-8]

 
Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in 
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 request for amendment by registrants to delete 
uses in certain pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn, the Agency will approve these use 
deletions and the deletions will become effective on February 22, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Hollins, Office of 
Pesticide Programs (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., 
SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location for commercial courier 
delivery, telephone number and e-mail address: Rm., 224, Crystal Mall 
#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5761; 
e-mail: hollins.james@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Important Information

A. Does This 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 in 
the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' section.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information of Copies of Support Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document and

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various support documents are available from the EPA Home Page at the 
Federal Register-Environmental Documents entry for this document under 
``Laws and Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
    2. In person. The official record for this notice, as well as the 
public version, has been established under docket control number [OPP-
34193], (including comments and data submitted electronically as 
described below). A public version of this record, including printed, 
paper versions of any electronic comments which does not include any 
information claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI), is 
available for inspection in Rm., 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

II. Introduction

    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.

III. Intent to Delete Uses

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from 
registrants to delete uses in the three pesticide registrations listed 
in the following Table 1. These registrations are listed by 
registration number, product names, active ingredients and the specific 
uses deleted. Users of these products who desire continued use on crops 
or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before 
February 22, 2000 to discuss withdrawal of the applications for 
amendment. This 180-day period will also permit interested members of 
the public to intercede with registrants prior to the Agency approval 
of the deletion. (Note: Registration number(s) preceded by * indicate a 
30-day comment period).


      Table 1--Registrations with Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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      EPA Reg No.                Product Name                Active Ingredient            Delete From Label
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           001965-00011  Vancide 89                     Soap, wallpaper flour paste  Captan

          *002724-00478   Mavrik Aquaflow Insecticide  Fluvalinate                   Commercial, residential
                                                                                      turf

           005905-00529  Barrage HF                    Acetic acid                   Aquatic uses
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    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 Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain
                         Pesticide Registrations
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 Company
   No.                        Company Name and Address
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  001965   R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc., 30 Winfield Street, Norwalk, CT
           06855.

  002724   Wellmark International, Regulatory Affairs, 1000 Tower Lane,
           Suite 245, Bensenville, IL 60106.

  005905   Helena Chemical Company, Crescent Center, 6075 Poplar Avenue,
           Suite 500, Memphis, TN 38119.
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IV. Existing Stocks Provisions

    The Agency has authorized registrants to sell or distribute product 
under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18 months after 
approval of the revision, unless other restrictions have been imposed, 
as in special review actions.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registrations.

    Dated: August 12, 1999.

Richard D. Schmitt,

Acting Director, Information Resources Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-21943 Filed 8-24-99; 8:45 am]
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