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Sulfluramid and Trifluralin. March 6, 2002. Requests to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. Federal Register.
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[Federal Register: March 6, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 44)] [Notices] [Page 10200-10203] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr06mr02-55] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPP-66298; FRL-6823-9] Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by September 3, 2002 unless indicated otherwise, orders will be issued canceling all of these registrations.. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Hollins, Information Resources Services Division (7205C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (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, Including Copies of this Document and Other Related Documents? 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. II. What Action is the Agency Taking? This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from registrants to cancel 69 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Registration no. Product Name Chemical Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 000264-00584 Sedagri Trifluralin ( a,a,a- Trifluralin 480 trifluro-2,6- dinitro-N,N- dipropyl-p- toluidine ) (Note: a = 000279 LA-95-0014 First Line 1-Octanesulfonamide, (Sulfluramid) N-ethyl- Termite Bait 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5 ,6,6,7,7,8,8,8- heptadecafluoro- 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- [[Page 10201]] 004822-00356 Raid Max Ant Bait 1-Octanesulfonamide, N-ethyl- 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5 ,6,6,7,7,8,8,8- heptadecafluoro- 004822-00508 Raid Double 1-Octanesulfonamide, Control Ant N-ethyl- Baits 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5 ,6,6,7,7,8,8,8- heptadecafluoro- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 directly during the indicated 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: Table 2--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation\1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EPA Company no. Company Name and Address ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 000264 Aventis Cropscience USA LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 000279 FMC Corp.Agricultural Products Group, 1735 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 004822 S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., 1525 Howe Street, Racine, WI 53403. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ There is a 30-day comment period on registrations for EPA company numbers 000070, 000279, 007401 and 051036. 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 canceled. 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, 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 the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before September 3, 2002. This written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will apply only to the applicable FIFRA section 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. This policy is in accordance with the Agency's statement of policy as prescribed in the Federal Register of June 26, 1991 (56 FR 29362) (FRL- 3846-4). Exceptions 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- [[Page 10203]] 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. Exception 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 a Special Review action, or where the Agency has identified significant potential risk concerns associated with a particular chemical. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: February 11, 2002. Richard D. Schmitt, Acting Director, Information Resources Services Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 02-5318 Filed 3-5-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S