[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46592-46595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22231]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-66216; FRL 4974-6]


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DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by December 6, 1995, orders will 
be issued cancelling all of these registrations.

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 #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5761; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    Section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, provides that a pesticide 
registrant may, at any time, request that any of its pesticide 
registrations be cancelled. The Act further provides that EPA must 
publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register 
before acting on the request.

II. Intent to Cancel

    This Notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests to cancel 
some 37 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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000224-00029.......  Phillips Fuel Additive   2-Methoxyethanol          
                                                                        
000241-ID-985-0010.  Cygon 400 Systemic       O,O-Dimethyl S-           
                      Insecticide              ((methylcarbamoyl)methyl)
                                               phosphorodithioate       
                                                                        
000352-00447.......  Dupont Benlate 50 DF     Methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)-
                      Fungicide                2-benzimidazolecarbamate 
                                                                        
000352-00534.......  Du Pont Accent           2-(((((4,6-Dimethoxy-2-   
                      Herbicide                pyrimidinyl)amino)carbony
                                               l)amino)sulfonyl)-N,N-   
                                               dimethyl-                
                                                                        
000432-00741.......  Goldcrest Dulak II       O,O-Diethyl O-(3,5,6-     
                                               trichloro-2-             
                                               pyridyl)phosphorothioate 
                                              2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl
                                               phosphate                
                                              Xylene range aromatic     
                                               solvent                  
                                                                        
000499-00068.......  Whitmire Fleas-Off for   Butoxypolypropylene glycol
                      Dogs                                              
                                              (Butylcarbityl) (6-       
                                               propylpiperonyl) ether   
                                               80% and related compounds
                                               20%                      
                                              Pyrethrins                
                                              Rotenone                  
                                                                        
000499-00153.......  Whitmire PT 515 Wasp-    Pine oil                  
                      Freeze                                            
                                              Pyrethrins                
                                              Rotenone                  
                                              Cube Resins other than    
                                               rotenone                 
                                                                        
000876-00280.......  Velsicol Technical       Octachloro-4,7-           
                      Chlordane                methanotetrahydroindane  
                                                                        
000876-00288.......  Technical Heptachlor     1,4,5,6,7,8,8-            
                      (Export)                 Heptachlorotetrahydro-4,7-
                                               methanoindene            
                                                                        
001021-01157.......  Pyrocide Intermediate    N-Octyl bicycloheptene    
                      7029                     dicarboximide            

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                                              (Butylcarbityl) (6-       
                                               propylpiperonyl) ether   
                                               80% and related compounds
                                               20%                      
                                              Pyrethrins                
                                              2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl
                                               phosphate                
                                                                        
001021-01365.......  Pyrocide Fogging         N-Octyl bicycloheptene    
                      Concentrate 7257         dicarboximide            
                                              (Butylcarbityl) (6-       
                                               propylpiperonyl) ether   
                                               80% and related compounds
                                               20%                      
                                              Pyrethrins                
                                              2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl
                                               phosphate                
                                                                        
001769-00152.......  Mint Aire Aerosol        1,2-Propanediol           
                                              Triethylene glycol        
                                                                        
001769-00241.......  National Chemsearch      Hexahydro-1,3,5-tris(2-   
                      Sana-Cool                hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine 
                                                                        
001769-00344.......  Fen-Two                  (1-Cyclohexene-1,2-       
                                               dicarboximido)methyl 2,2-
                                               dimethyl-3-(2-           
                                               methylpropenyl)cycloprop 
                                              4-Chloro-alpha-(1-        
                                               methylethyl)benzeneacetic
                                               acid, cyano(3-           
                                               phenoxyphenyl)methyl     
                                                                        
004822-00124.......  Johnson Yard Master      Monoethanolamine 3,6-     
                      Foam Lawn Weed Killer    dichloro-o-anisate       
                                              Diethanolamine (2,4-      
                                               dichlorophenoxy)acetate  
                                                                        
005197-00040.......  Viro-Phene               Isopropanol               
                                              4-tert-Amylphenol         
                                              o-Phenylphenol            
                                              1,2-Propanediol           
                                                                        
005481-00126.......  Durham Malathion Sulfur  O,O-Dimethyl              
                      Dust 4-25                phosphorodithioate of    
                                               diethylmercaptosuccinate 
                                              Sulfur                    
                                                                        
005481-00245.......  Royal Brand Flea         O,O-Dimethyl              
                      Dusting Powder           phosphorodithioate of    
                                               diethylmercaptosuccinate 
                                                                        
005481-00247.......  4% Malathion Dust with   O,O-Dimethyl              
                      Sulphur                  phosphorodithioate of    
                                               diethylmercaptosuccinate 
                                              Sulfur                    
                                                                        
005481-00257.......  5% Malathion Dust        O,O-Dimethyl              
                                               phosphorodithioate of    
                                               diethylmercaptosuccinate 
                                                                        
005481-00258.......  Royal Brand 4%           O,O-Dimethyl              
                      Malathion Dust           phosphorodithioate of    
                                               diethylmercaptosuccinate 
                                                                        
005481-00269.......  Royal Brand Stored       O,O-Dimethyl              
                      Grain Dust M-1           phosphorodithioate of    
                                               diethylmercaptosuccinate 
                                                                        
005481-00274.......  Malathion 25% Wettable   O,O-Dimethyl              
                      Powder                   phosphorodithioate of    
                                               diethylmercaptosuccinate 
                                                                        
005481-00298.......  Royal Brand Malathion    O,O-Dimethyl              
                      25 Dust Base             phosphorodithioate of    
                                               diethylmercaptosuccinate 
                                                                        
007969-00042.......  Basagran Manufacturers   3-Isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-     
                      Concentrate              benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-one-
                                               2,2-dioxide, sodium salt 
                                                                        
007969-00054.......  Laddok Herbicide         2-Chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-
                                               (isopropylamino)-s-      
                                               triazine                 
                                              3-Isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-     
                                               benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-one-
                                               2,2-dioxide, sodium salt 
                                                                        
007969-00103.......  Prompt Herbicide         2-Chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-
                                               (isopropylamino)-s-      
                                               triazine                 
                                              3-Isopropyl-1H-2,1,3-     
                                               benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-one-
                                               2,2-dioxide, sodium salt 
                                                                        
009403-00010.......  Alken V-7                Potassium N-              
                                               methyldithiocarbamate    
                                              Disodium                  
                                               cyanodithioimidocarbonate
                                                                        
010370-00045.......  Ford's Durs-Vap          O,O-Diethyl O-(3,5,6-     
                      Insecticide              trichloro-2-             
                      Concentrate              pyridyl)phosphorothioate 
                                              2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl
                                               phosphate                
                                                                        
010370-00151.......  Ford's Dursban-DDVP 2.5  O,O-Diethyl O-(3,5,6-     
                      E.C.                     trichloro-2-             
                                               pyridyl)phosphorothioate 
                                              2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl
                                               phosphate                
                                                                        
010370-00164.......  Dursban-DDVP 1.25 E.C.   O,O-Diethyl O-(3,5,6-     
                                               trichloro-2-             
                                               pyridyl)phosphorothioate 
                                              2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl
                                               phosphate                
                                                                        
010370-00258.......  Crown Malvex Dry Fly     2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl
                      Bait                     phosphate                
                                                                        
033649-00001.......  Dianon                   O,O-Diethyl O-(2-isopropyl-
                                               6-methyl-4-              
                                               pyrimidinyl)phosphorothio
                                               ate                      
                                                                        
034704-00636.......  Dichlobenil 50W          2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile  
                                                                        
034704-00637.......  Dichlobenil 10-G         2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile  
                      Aquatic Weed Killer                               
                                                                        
053254-00004.......  Oxidan DCN/W Co-Blend    Sodium                    
                                               dichloroisocyanurate     
                                               dihydrate                
                                                                        
055947-00143.......  Barricade 65WG           2,4-Dinitro-N3,N3-dipropyl-
                      Herbicide In Water       6-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3- 
                      Soluble Packs            benzenediamine (Note: N3 
                                               = N)                     
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    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 90 days of 
publication of this notice, orders will be issued cancelling all of 
these registrations. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring 
the retention of a registration should contact the applicable 
registrant directly during this 90-day period. Two of the registrations 
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cancellation has been requested 000876-0280, Technical Chlordane; 
000876-00288, Technical Heptachlor are registrations granted by EPA to 
Velsicol Chemical Corporation in 1978 for ``export-only''; these 
particular registrations have never authorized sale or use in the 
United States. EPA does not believe that ``export-only'' registrations 
are appropriate under FIFRA, and intends to grant Velsicol's request 
for voluntary cancellation of these registrations thirty (30) days 
after publication of this notice. After the registrations are 
cancelled, EPA will permit continued exports of chlordane and 
heptachlor only if such exports are consistent with all the 
requirements of section 17 of FIFRA, including the labeling and 
purchaser-acknowledgement provisions of section 17(a). 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                     Company Name and Address                   
   No.                                                                  
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000224..  Phillips 66 Co., 699 Adams Building, Bartlesville, OK 74004.  
                                                                        
000241..  American Cyanamid Co., Agri Research Div - U.S. Regulatory    
           Affairs, Box 400, Princeton, NJ 08543.                       
                                                                        
000352..  E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc., Barley Mill Plaza,      
           Walker's Mill, Wilmington, DE 19880.                         
                                                                        
000432..  Agrevo Environmental Health, 95 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvale, 
           NJ 07645.                                                    
                                                                        
000499..  Whitmire Research Laboratories, Inc., 3568 Tree Ct.,          
           Industrial Blvd., St Louis, MO 63122.                        
                                                                        
000876..  Velsicol Chemical Corp., 10400 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 600,     
           Rosemont, IL 60018.                                          
                                                                        
001021..  Mclaughlin Gormley King Co., 8810 Tenth Ave., North           
           Minneapolis, MN 55427.                                       
                                                                        
001769..  NCH Corp., 2727 Chemsearch Blvd., Irving, TX 75062.           
                                                                        
004822..  S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., 1525 Howe Street, Racine, WI 53403.  
                                                                        
005197..  Systems General, Inc., Box 152170, Irving, TX 75015.          
                                                                        
005481..  Amvac Chemical Corp., 4100 E. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
           90023.                                                       
                                                                        
007969..  BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, Box 13528, Research        
           Triangle Park, NC 27709.                                     
                                                                        
009403..  Alken-Murray Corp., 417 Canal Street, New York, NY 10013.     
                                                                        
010370..  Agrevo Environmental Health, 95 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Montvale, 
           NJ 07645.                                                    
                                                                        
033649..  Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., c/o Nichimen America Inc., 1185 Ave. 
           of The Americas, New York, NY 10036.                         
                                                                        
034704..  Platta Chemical Co., Inc., c/o William M. Mahlburg, Box 667,  
           Greeley, CO 80632.                                           
                                                                        
053254..  3V Inc., P. O. Drawer Y, Georgetown, SC 29442.                
                                                                        
055947..  Sandoz Agro Inc., 1300 E. Touhy Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018.  
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III. Loss of Active Ingredients

    Unless the requests for cancellation are withdrawn, one pesticide 
active ingredient will no longer appear in any registered products. 
Those who are concerned about the potential loss of this active 
ingredient for pesticidal use are encouraged to work directly with the 
registrant to explore the possibility of their withdrawing the request 
for cancellation. The active ingredient is listed in the following 
Table 3, with the EPA Company and CAS Number.

   Table 3. -- Active Ingredients Which Would Disappear as A Result of  
                     Registrants' Requests to Cancel                    
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  Cas No.               Chemical Name                EPA Company No.    
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53404-28-7.  Dicamba, monoethanolamine salt                       004822
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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 December 6, 1995. 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. 
This policy is in accordance with the Agency's statement of policy as 
prescribed in Federal Register No. 123, Vol. 56, dated June 26, 1991. 
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-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 

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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, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registrations.

    Dated: August 24, 1995.

Frank Sanders,
Director, Program Management and Support Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-22231 Filed 9-6-95; 8:45 am]
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