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Oxyfluorfen (Rohm & Haas): Goal 1.6E Herbicide. April 25, 2001. Notice to Cancel Product. Federal Register.


NOTE from FAN:
This notice contained a long list of products. We have only listed the fluorinated pesticides.

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[Federal Register: April 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 80)]
[Notices]
[Page 20806-20808]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr25ap01-50]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-66285; FRL-6776-8]
 
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DATES:  Unless a request is withdrawn by, October 22, 2001, unless 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, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460. Office location for 
commercial courier delivery, telephone number and e-mail address: Rm. 
224, Crystal Mall No. 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 listing 
at (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
    2. In person. Contact James A. Hollins at 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Crystal Mall No. 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 52 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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000707 TX-96-0004               Goal 1.6E          2-Chloro-1-(3-ethoxy-
                                 Herbicide          4-nitrophenoxy)-4-
                                                    (trifluoromethyl)ben
                                                    zene

[[Page 20807]]


003125-00352                    Tempo 2 Lawn and   Cyano(4-fluoro-3-
                                 Ornamental         phenoxyphenyl)methyl
                                 Insecticide        3-(2,2-
                                                    dichloroethenyl)-2,2-

003125 OR-91-0020               Tempo 2            Cyano(4-fluoro-3-
                                 Ornamental         phenoxyphenyl)methyl
                                 Pyrethroid         3-(2,2-
                                 Insecticide        dichloroethenyl)-2,2-


003125 WA-92-0021               Tempo 2            Cyano(4-fluoro-3-
                                 Ornamental         phenoxyphenyl)methyl
                                 Pyrethroid         3-(2,2-
                                 Insecticide        dichloroethenyl)-2,2-



005887-00171                    Rose Guard 8-12-6  O,O-Diethyl S-(2-
                                                    (ethylthio)ethyl)
                                                    phosphorodithioate
                                                   Trifluralin (a,a,a-trifluro-2,6-
                                                    dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-
                                                    p-toluidine) (Note:
                                                    a = alpha)

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    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 180 days (30 
days when requested by registrant) 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.
    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.

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        Table 2. -- Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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          EPA Company No.                 Company Name and Address
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000707                              Rohm & Haas Co., Attn: Robert H.
                                     Larkin, 100 Independence Mall W.,
                                     Philadelphia, PA 19106.

003125                              Bayer Corp., Agriculture Division,
                                     8400 Hawthorn Rd., Box 4913, Kansas
                                     City, MO 64120.

005887                              Verdant Brands, Inc., Agent For:
                                     Verdant Brands, Inc., 213 S.W.
                                     Columbia St., Bend, OR 97702.

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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. 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 October 22, 2001, 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.

V. 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: April 3, 2001.

Richard D. Schmitt,
Associate Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office 
of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01-10124 Filed 4-24-01; 8:45 a.m.]
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