[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41826-41828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20767]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-66256; FRL 6019-5]


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DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by February 1, 1999, orders will 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, telephone number and e-mail: Rm. 216, Crystal Mall No. 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 16 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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000239-02360...........  Ortho Ant, Roach &      o-Isopropoxyphenyl     
                          Spider Spray            methylcarbamate       
                                                                        
000239-02390...........  Ortho Hornet & Wasp     o-Isopropoxyphenyl     
                          Jet Spray               methylcarbamate       
                                                                        
000352 WA-90-0037......  Dupont Lexone DF        1,2,4-Triazin-5(4H)-   
                          Herbicide               one, 4-amino-6-(1,1-  
                                                  dimethylethyl)-3-     
                                                  (methylthio)-         
                                                                        
000773-00079...........  Del-Phos Sponge-On Dip  N-                     
                          for Dogs                (Mercaptomethyl)phthal
                                                  imide S-(O,O-dimethyl 
                                                  phosphorodithioate)   
                                                                        
003125-00277...........  Sencor 50% Wettable     1,2,4-Triazin-5(4H)-   
                          Powder Herbicide        one, 4-amino-6-(1,1-  
                                                  dimethylethyl)-3-     
                                                  (methylthio)-         
                                                                        
003125-00305...........  Sencor 50% Wettable     1,2,4-Triazin-5(4H)-   
                          Powder                  one, 4-amino-6-(1,1-  
                                                  dimethylethyl)-3-     
                                                  (methylthio)-         
                                                                        
003125 CA-79-0059......  Morestan 25% Wettable   6-Methyl-2,3-          
                          Powder Miticide,        quinoxalinedithiol    
                          Fungicide               cyclic S,S-           
                                                  dithiocarbonate       
                                                                        
003125 LA-93-0019......  Morestan 25% Wettable   6-Methyl-2,3-          
                          Powder Miticide,        quinoxalinedithiol    
                          Fungicide,              cyclic S,S-           
                          Insecticide             dithiocarbonate       
                                                                        
006175-00038...........  Spray Kill for Dogs,    N-Octyl bicycloheptene 
                          Cats & Horses           dicarboximide         
                                                                        
                                                 (Butylcarbityl)(6-     
                                                  propylpiperonyl) ether
                                                  80% and related       
                                                  compounds 20%         
                                                                        

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                                                 Pyrethrins             
                                                                        
010163 WA-79-0047......  Imidan 50-WP Garden &   N-                     
                          Home Insecticide        (Mercaptomethyl)phthal
                                                  imide S-(O,O-dimethyl 
                                                  phosphorodithioate)   
                                                                        
010163 WA-92-0029......  Imidan 50-WP            N-                     
                          Agricultural            (Mercaptomethyl)phthal
                          Insecticide             imide S-(O,O-dimethyl 
                                                  phosphorodithioate)   
                                                                        
010806-00019...........  Contact Shure-Shot      o-Isopropoxyphenyl     
                          Wasp & Hornet Spray     methylcarbamate       
                                                                        
                                                 N-Octyl bicycloheptene 
                                                  dicarboximide         
                                                                        
                                                 (Butylcarbityl)(6-     
                                                  propylpiperonyl) ether
                                                  80% and related       
                                                  compounds 20%         
                                                                        
                                                 Pyrethrins             
                                                                        
010806-00080...........  Contact Roach & Ant     2-Methyl-4-oxo-3-(2-   
                          Killer VIII             propenyl)-2-          
                                                  cyclopenten-1-yl d-   
                                                  trans-2,2-dimethyl-   
                                                                        
                                                 o-Isopropoxyphenyl     
                                                  methylcarbamate       
                                                                        
                                                 N-Octyl bicycloheptene 
                                                  dicarboximide         
                                                 (Butylcarbityl)(6-     
                                                  propylpiperonyl) ether
                                                  80% and related       
                                                  compounds 20%         
                                                                        
010806-00096...........  Contact Ant and Roach   d-trans-Chrysanthemum  
                          Killer XIV              monocarboxylic acid   
                                                  ester of d-2-allyl-4- 
                                                  hydroxy-3-            
                                                                        
                                                 o-Isopropoxyphenyl     
                                                  methylcarbamate       
                                                                        
                                                 N-Octyl bicycloheptene 
                                                  dicarboximide         
                                                                        
011715-00164...........  Speer Fire Ant          Rotenone               
                          Insecticide with                              
                          Rotenone                                      
                                                                        
                                                 Cube Resins other than 
                                                  rotenone              
                                                                        
051036 OR-94-0020......  Captan 50 Wettable      cis-N-                 
                          Powder                  Trichloromethylthio-4-
                                                  cyclohexene-1,2-      
                                                  dicarboximide         
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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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000239..  The Solaris Group of Monsanto Co., Box 5006, San Ramon, CA    
           94583.                                                       
                                                                        
000352..  E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co, Inc., Barley Mill Plaza,       
           Walker's Mill, Wilmington, DE 19880.                         
                                                                        
000773..  Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp., 1095 Morris Ave., Union, 
           NJ 07083.                                                    
                                                                        
003125..  Bayer Corp., Agriculture Division, 8400 Hawthorn Rd., Box     
           4913, Kansas City, MO 64120.                                 
                                                                        
006175..  Schering-Plough Veterinary Operations, Inc., 1095 Morris Ave.,
           Union, NJ 07083.                                             
                                                                        
010163..  Gowan Co., Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366.                          
                                                                        
010806..  Contact Industries, Div of Safeguard Chemical Corp., 411 Wales
           Ave., Bronx, NY 10454.                                       
                                                                        
011715..  Speer Products Inc., Box 18993, Memphis, TN 38181.            
                                                                        
051036..  Micro-Flo Co., Box 5948, Lakeland, FL 33807.                  
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III. 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 February 1, 1999. 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.

IV. 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

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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: July 21, 1998.

Linda A. Travers,
Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-20767 Filed 8-4-98; 8:45 am]
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