[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4097-4099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1752]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-66261; FRL 6045-9]


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DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by July 26, 1999, orders will be 
issued canceling 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 22202, (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,

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request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled. 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 24 pesticide products registered under section 3 or 24 of FIFRA. 
These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number (or 
company number and 24 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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000264-00451...........  Asulam Technical       Methyl
                                                 sulfanilylcarbamate
 
000577-00548...........  Cuprinol No. 30 Clear  2-
                          Wood Preservative      (Thiocyanomethylthio)be
                                                 nzothiazole
 
                                                Methylenebis(thiocyanate
                                                 )
 
000655-00790...........  Prentox Larva-Lur      Dimethyl (2,2,2-
                                                 trichloro-1-
                                                 hydroxyethyl)phosphonat
                                                 e
 
000769-00655...........  SMCP Para-Blox         2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                          Weather Proof Rat      indandione
                          Bait Fish and Grain
                          Fl
 
000769-00657...........  SMCP (R) 110           2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                                                 indandione, sodium salt
 
000769-00660...........  SMCP Para Blox Kills   2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                          Rats Weath PRF         indandione
                          Paraffin Rat Bait
                          Fish
 
000769-00669...........  Commerical Size Para-  2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                          Blox (Cereal &         indandione
                          Molasses)
 
000769-00670...........  Kill Rats with Para-   2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                          Blox                   indandione
 
000769-00706...........  Pelletized Slug and    4-(Methylthio)-3,5-xylyl
                          Snail Bait             methylcarbamate
 
000769-00707...........  Crumblized Slug and    4-(Methylthio)-3,5-xylyl
                          Snail Bait             methylcarbamate
 
000769-00758...........  AFC Diphacinnone 0.1%  2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                                                 indandione
 
000769-00787...........  Di-Mix 110             2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3-
                                                 indandione, sodium salt
 
010182 MO-96-0012......  Starfire Herbicide     1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-
                                                 bipyridinium dichloride
 
010182 MO-96-0013......  Gramoxone Extra        1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-
                          Herbicide              bipyridinium dichloride
 
028293-00088...........  Unicorn Coumaphos      O,O-Diethyl O-(3-chloro-
                          Screwworm Spray        4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-1-
                                                 benzopyran-7-yl)
                                                 phosphorothioate
 
041014-00009...........  Marlate 400 Flowable   Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(p-
                          Concentrate            methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-
                                                 trichloroethane)
 
041014-00011...........  Marlate 300            Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(p-
                          Methoxychlor           methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-
                          Flowable               trichloroethane)
 
045385-00046...........  Chem-Tox Low Odor      O,O-Diethyl O-(3,5,6-
                          Flea Spray             trichloro-2-pyridyl)
                                                 phosphorothioate
 
056228 ID-91-0018......  Zinc phosphide         Zn3P2
 
065626-00001...........  Mycotrol GHOF for      Beauveria bassiana GHA
                          Rangeland and
                          Improved Pastures
 
065626-00003...........  Mycotrol GHOF for      Beauveria bassiana GHA
                          Repackaging Use Only
 
065626-00004...........  Mycotrol GHES for      Beauveria bassiana GHA
                          Rangeland and
                          Improved Pastures
 
065626-00005...........  Mycotrol GHES for      Beauveria bassiana GHA
                          Crops
 
065626-00006...........  Mycotrol GHES for      Beauveria bassiana GHA
                          Repackaging Only
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    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 180 days of 
publication of this notice, orders will be issued canceling all of 
these registrations. Note: Kincaid Enterprises, Inc., EPA Company 
Number 041014, has requested a 30-day comment period for their two 
products listed in this notice. 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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000264..  Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC
           27709.
 
000577..  The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cuprinol Group/The Thompson's Co.,
           101 Prospect Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115.
 
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.
 
010182..  Zeneca Ag Products, Box 15458, Wilmington, DE 19850.
 
028293..  Unicorn Laboratories, 12385 Automobile Blvd., Clearwater, FL
           33762.
 

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041014..  Kincaid Enteprises Inc., Box 549, Nitro, WV 25143.
 
045385..  CTX Inc., 481 Scotland Rd., Mchenry, IL 60050.
 
056228..  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal & Plant Health
           Inspection Service, 4700 River Rd., Unit 152, Riverdale, MD
           20737.
 
065626..  Mycotech Corp., Attn: Mary M. Mcmahon, Box 4109, Butte, MT
           59702.
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III. Loss of Active Ingredients

    Unless the request for cancellation is 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 their 
request for cancellation. The active ingredient is listed in the 
following Table 3, with the EPA Company and CAS Number.


   Table 3. -- Active Ingredient Which Would Disappear as A Result of
                     Registrant's Requests to Cancel
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  CAS No.               Chemical Name                EPA Company No.
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3337-71-1..  Methyl Sulfanilylcarbamate                           000264
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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 26, 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.

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: January 14, 1999.

Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-1752 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am]
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