[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66540-66542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31808]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-66260; FRL 6035-9]


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DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by June 1, 1999, orders will be 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 #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 25 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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000070-00055...........  Kill-Ko Bean Beetle    Rotenone
                          Dust 1% Rotenone
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
000070-00133...........  Kill Ko Thro Pac Rat   2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                          Killer                 indandione
 
000070-00170...........  Kill Ko Rat Killer     2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                                                 indandione
 
000070-00292...........  Rigo 3-In-1 Vegetable  Manganese
                          Dust                   ethylenebis(dithiocarba
                                                 mate)
 
                                                Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(p-
                                                 methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-
                                                 trichloroethane)
 
                                                Rotenone
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
000491-00265...........  Bug Blitz              O,O-Diethyl O-(3,5,6-
                                                 trichloro-2-pyridyl)
                                                 phosphorothioate
 
                                                (Butylcarbityl)(6-
                                                 propylpiperonyl) ether
                                                 80% and related
                                                 compounds 20%
 
                                                Pyrethrins
 
000655-00688...........  Prentox Cube Flea &    Rotenone
                          Tick Dip
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
000769-00309...........  Fish-Tox-5 (5%         Rotenone
                          Rotenone)
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
000769-00653...........  Kills Rats with Para   2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                          Blox Weather Proof     indandione
                          Paraffinized Rat
 
000769-00656...........  SMCP Zinc Phosphide    Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
 
000769-00659...........  SMCP Singe-Kil         Cacodylic acid
 
000769-00741...........  Zinc Phosphide         Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
                          (Rumetan) 90%
 
000769-00743...........  AFC Zinc Phosphide 80  Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
                          (Rumetan)
 
000769-00756...........  Zinc Phosphide         Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
                          Rodenticide for
                          Controlling Orchard
                          Mice
 
000769-00832...........  Miller V-75 A Dust     Rotenone
 

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                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
000769-00842...........  Pratt DX Insect Spray  Pine oil
 
                                                (Butylcarbityl)(6-
                                                 propylpiperonyl) ether
                                                 80% and related
                                                 compounds 20%
 
                                                Pyrethrins
 
                                                Rotenone
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
000769-00854...........  Tomato & Vegetable     Basic copper sulfate
                          Dust or Spray          (Declare copper
                                                 equivalent)
 
                                                Rotenone
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
000769-00855...........  Pratt 1% Rotenone      Rotenone
                          Dust or Spray
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
000769-00889...........  Agrisect Rotenone      Rotenone
                          Dust 1%
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
000769-00904...........  Science 1% Rotenone    Rotenone
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
003342-00004...........  Tiger Brand 1.0%       Rotenone
                          Rotenone Dust
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
005887-00148...........  Black Leaf Tomato &    Pyrethrins
                          Vegetable Insect
                          Killer
 
                                                Rotenone
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
005887-00149...........  Rose & Flower Insect   Pyrethrins
                          Killer
 
                                                Rotenone
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
007969-00053...........  Ronilan Fungicide 50W  3-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-5-
                                                 ethenyl-5-methyl-2,4-
                                                 oxazolidinedione
 
028293-00198...........  Unicorn Rotenone Fire  Rotenone
                          Ant Killer
 
                                                Cube Resins other than
                                                 rotenone
 
042373-00005...........  Waterbed Conditioner   Poly(oxyethylene(dimethy
                                                 liminio)ethylene(dimeth
                                                 yliminio)ethylene
                                                 dichloride)
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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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000070..  Sureco Inc., An Indirect Subsidiary of Verdant Brands, 9555
           James Ave., South, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431.
 
000491..  Selig Chemical Industries, 840 Selig Dr., SW., Atlanta, GA
           30378.
 
000655..  Prentiss Inc., C.B. 2000, Floral Park, NY 11001.
 
000769..  Sureco Inc., An Indirect Subsidiary of Verdant Brands, 9555
           James Ave., South, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431.
 
003342..  Cape Fear Chemicals Inc., Box 695, Elizabeth Town, NC 28337.
 
005887..  Sureco Inc., An Indirect Subsidiary of Verdant Brands, 9555
           James Ave., South, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431.
 
007969..  BASF Corp., Agricultural Products, Box 13528, Research
           Triangle Park, NC 27709.
 
028293..  Unicorn Laboratories, 12385 Automobile Blvd., Clearwater, FL
           33762.
 
042373..  Blue Magic Products, Box 4175, Stockton, CA 95204.
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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 June 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 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: September 29, 1998.

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

[FR Doc. 98-31808 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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