[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3284-3287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1262]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-66234; FRL 5579-4]


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DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by July 21, 1997 orders will be 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 No. 2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-5761; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 49 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      
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000000 WA--96--0035....  Baciticide            Sodium hypochlorite      
                                                                        
000100 AR--90--0005....  Ridomil 5G-Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
                                               N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
                                               N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 AZ--85--0008....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 AZ--86--0015....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 CA--82--0024....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 CA--85--0068....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 CA--86--0018....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 CA--91--0005....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 CO--88--0001....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 FL--81--0017....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 FL--86--0002....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 FL--89--0023....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 GA--81--0004....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 ID--83--0033....  Apron TM 70SD         cis-N-Trichloromethylthio-
                                                4-cyclohexene-1,2-      
                                                dicarboximide           
                                                                        
                                               N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 ID--89--0005....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 KY--81--0003....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 LA--92--0004....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 MD--81--0014....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 MD--88--0004....  Triumph 4E            O,O-DiethylO-(5-chloro-1-
                          Insecticide           (1-methylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-
                                                triazol-3-              
                                                yl)phosphorothioate     
                                                                        
000100 NC--81--0011....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 OH--81--0011....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 OK--90--0005....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 OR--89--0008....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 PA--81--0018....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 PA--93--0006....  Pace Fungicide        Zinc ion and manganese   
                                                ethylenebisdithiocarbama
                                                te, coordination product
                                                                        
                                               N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 SC--81--0001....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 TN--87--0015....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 TX--91--0011....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 TX--92--0015....  Pace Turf Fungicide   Zinc ion and manganese   
                                                ethylenebisdithiocarbama
                                                te, coordination product
                                                                        
                                               N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 VA--81--0007....  Ridomil 2E            N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 VA--88--0006....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 WA--83--0035....  Apron TM 70SD         cis-N-Trichloromethylthio-
                                                4-cyclohexene-1,2-      
                                                dicarboximide           
                                                                        
                                               N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 WA--87--0002....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 WA--89--0015....  Ridomil 2E Fungicide  N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000100 WA--90--0033....  Apron 35 SD           N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        

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000100 WA--92--0042....  Ridomil MZ 58         Zinc ion and manganese   
                          Fungicide             ethylenebisdithiocarbama
                                                te, coordination product
                                                                        
                                               N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                (methoxyacetyl)alanine, 
                                                methyl ester            
                                                                        
000264--00326..........  Sevin Brand 85%       1-Naphthyl-N-            
                          Manufacturing         methylcarbamate         
                          Concentrate                                   
                          Carbaryl                                      
                          Insecticide                                   
                                                                        
000264--00329..........  Sevin 95% Technical   1-Naphthyl-N-            
                          Carbaryl              methylcarbamate         
                          Insecticide                                   
                                                                        
000264--00347..........  Sevin Bait MC         1-Naphthyl-N-            
                          Carbaryl              methylcarbamate         
                          Insecticide                                   
                                                                        
000769--00622..........  SMCP Professional     Aliphatic petroleum      
                          Exterminators         hydrocarbons            
                          Concentrated                                  
                          Aerosol Insecticide                           
                                                                        
                                               (Butylcarbityl)(6-       
                                                propylpiperonyl) ether  
                                                80% and related         
                                                compounds 20%           
                                                                        
                                               Pyrethrins               
                                                                        
002596--00027..........  Hartz Indoor No       Methyl nonyl ketone      
                                                                        
006665--00008..........  Gro Green Weed 'n     Acetic acid, (2,4-       
                          Feed 60               dichlorophenoxy)-2-     
                                                ethylhexyl ester        
                                                                        
                                               Isooctyl 2-(2-methyl-4-  
                                                chlorophenoxy)propionate
                                                                        
007078--00001..........  Cidex Aqueous         Glutaraldehyde           
                          Activated                                     
                          Dialdehyde Solution                           
                                                                        
007078--00004..........  Cidex Formula 7*      Glutaraldehyde           
                          Long-Life Activated                           
                          Dialdehyde Solution                           
                                                                        
007078--00014..........  Cidex Plus* 28 Day    Glutaraldehyde           
                          Solution                                      
                                                                        
049320--00006..........  Natur - Gro R-50      Ryanodine                
                                                                        
049320--00007..........  Tri-Excel DS Natur -  Pyrethrins               
                          Gro Triple Plus                               
                                                                        
                                               Rotenone                 
                                                                        
                                               Cube Resins other than   
                                                rotenone                
                                                                        
                                               Ryanodine                
                                                                        
069421--00063..........  Insecticide Aerosol   (3-Phenoxyphenyl)methyl d-
                          D-Phenothrin, 2%      cis and trans* 2,2-     
                                                dimethyl-3-(2-          
                                                methylpropenyl)cyclopro 
                                                                        
070051--00010..........  Superneem 4.5         Azadirachtin             
                          Botanical                                     
                          Insecticide                                   
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    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 180 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 180-day 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       
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   EPA                                                                  
 Company                     Company Name and Address                   
   No.                                                                  
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000100..  Ciba-Geigy Corp., Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419.            
                                                                        
000264..  Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC   
           27709.                                                       
                                                                        
000769..  Sureco Inc., 10012 N. Dale Mabry, Suite 221, Tampa, FL 33618. 
                                                                        
002596..  Hartz Mountain Corp., 400 Plaza Dr, Secaucus, NJ 07094.       
                                                                        
006665..  Gro Green Prod Inc., 717 Elk St., Buffalo, NY 14210.          
                                                                        
007078..  Johnson & Johnson Medical Inc., Box 90130, Arlington, TX      
           76004.                                                       
                                                                        
049320..  Progressive Agri-Systems, Inc., 125 W. Seventh Street, Wind   
           Gap, PA 18091.                                               
                                                                        
069421..  Black Flag Insect Control Systems, c/o PS & RC, Box 493,      
           Pleasanton, CA 94566.                                        
                                                                        
070051..  Thermo Trilogy Corp., 7500 Grace Dr., Columbia, MD 21044.     
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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 
registrants to explore the possibility of withdrawing their request for 
cancellation. The active ingredient is listed in the following Table 3, 
with the EPA Company and CAS Number.

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  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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15662-33-6.  Ryanodine                      049320                      
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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 July 21, 1997. 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 (56 FR 29362) June 26, 1991; [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-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, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registrations.

    Dated: December 30, 1996.

Oscar Morales,
Acting Director, Program Management Support Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97-1262 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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