[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17354-17355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7958]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-64026; FRL 4943-8]


Methomyl; Request to Delete Certain Outdoor and All Indoor Non-
Food Uses, DuPont Agricultural Products

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, 7 U.S.C. 136 
d(f)(1), EPA is issuing this notice of receipt of request by DuPont to 
delete certain outdoor and all indoor non-food uses, including but not 
limited to, fur-bearing animal units, poultry houses, commercial, 
industrial and institutional areas (outdoor), meat and poultry 
processing plants, and garbage areas from their manufacturing use 
registrations for methomyl. The public is invited to submit comments 
within 30 days of this notice regarding the appropriateness of EPA 
granting this request.

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 and telephone number: Room 216, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5761; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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 cancelled or amended to terminate one or more uses (7 U.S.C. 136 d 
(f)(1)). The Act further provides that, before acting on the request, 
EPA must publish in the Federal Register a notice of the receipt of the 
request and allow 30 days (or 90 [[Page 17355]] days for minor 
agricultural uses) for public comment. Thereafter, the Administrator 
may approve such a request. EPA may waive the comment period if 
requested to do so by the registrant, or if continued use would pose an 
unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.

II. Intent to Delete Uses

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of an application by 
DuPont Agricultural Products, Walker's Mill, Barley Mill Plaza, P.O. 
Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880-0038, to delete certain outdoor and all 
indoor non-food uses for the two methomyl registrations listed below in 
Table 1. These registrations are identified by registration number, 
product names, active ingredient, and the specific uses deleted. Users 
of these products who desire the continuation of the subject uses may 
wish to contact the registrant within 30 days after the publication of 
this notice, to discuss withdrawal of the applications for deletions or 
possible transfer of the registrations.
    The registrant is requesting, and EPA is providing a 30-day comment 
period because the Agency, has been informed by the registrant that it 
contacted all registrants of methomyl fly baits last year of its 
decision not to support that use, and has not been selling the product 
to fly bait formulators since December 31, 1993. Also, because the 
deletions are being requested in accord with an EPA request that the 
registrant propose risk mitigation measures to address the Agency's 
methomyl worker safety concerns, the Agency considers a 30-day comment 
period to be appropriate in length.

                                                 Table 1. -- Registrations Subject to Deletion Requests                                                 
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    EPA Registration No.             Product Name            Active Ingredient(s)                              Delete From Label                        
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352-366.....................  DuPont Methomyl Technical  Methomyl....................  All indoor non-food uses such as dog kennels, fur-bearing animal 
                                                                                        units, farm buildings, poultry houses, commercial, industrial   
                                                                                        and institutional areas (outdoor), eating establishments        
                                                                                        (outdoor), food processing, handling and storage plants/areas   
                                                                                        (outdoor), garbage areas, garbage cans, trash bins, meat        
                                                                                        processing plants (nonfood areas), poultry processing plants    
                                                                                        (nonfood areas).                                                
                                                                                                                                                        
352-361.....................  DuPont Composition.......  Methomyl....................  All indoor non-food uses such as dog kennels, fur-bearing animal 
                                                                                        units, farm buildings, poultry houses, commercial, industrial   
                                                                                        and institutional areas (outdoor), eating establishments        
                                                                                        (outdoor), food processing, handling and storage plants/areas   
                                                                                        (outdoor), garbage areas, garbage cans, trash bins, meat        
                                                                                        processing plants (nonfood areas), poultry processing plants    
                                                                                        (nonfood areas).                                                
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III. Existing Stocks Provisions

    The Agency intends to authorize registrants to sell or distribute 
existing stocks of product under the previously approved labeling for a 
period of 18 months after approval of the deletion requests, subject to 
the imposition of other restrictions resulting from, e.g. special 
review actions.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and 
pests.

    Dated: March 21, 1995.

Daniel M. Barolo,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-7958 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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