[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72346-72348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33455]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34204; FRL-6391-7]


Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in 
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 request for amendment by

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registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn, the Agency will approve these use 
deletions and the deletions will become effective on June 26, 2000.

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: Rm. 224, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5761; e-mail: 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use 
pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific 
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions 
regarding the information in this notice, consult the person listed in 
the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' section.

B. How Can I Get Additional information, Including Copies of this 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov. 
To access this document, on the Home page select ``Laws and 
Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document under the 
``Federal Register-Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly 
to the Federal Register listing at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket control number OPP-34204. The official record 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any 
public comments received during an applicable comment period, and other 
information related to this action, including any information claimed 
as confidential business information (CBI). This official record 
includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as 
well as the documents that are referenced in those documents. The 
public version of the official record does not include any information 
claimed as CBI. The public version of the official record, which 
includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments submitted 
during an applicable comment period, is available for inspection in the 
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from 
registrants to delete uses in seven pesticide registrations. These 
registrations are listed in the following Table 1 by registration 
number, product name, active ingredient and specific uses deleted.


    Table 1. -- Registrations with Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses In Certain Pesticide Registrations
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      EPA Reg. No.               Product Name                Active Ingredient            Delete From Label
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           000499-00323  Whitmire PT 20 Dairy & Farm   Piperonyl butoxide;           Use in restaurants / food
                          Insect Fogger and Repellent   Pyrethrins                    handling establishments
 
           004816-00559  Permanone Technical           Permethrin, mixed cis, trans  Use for mosquito control
                          Insecticide
 
           008278-00003  Metro All Purpose Bug Bait    Metaldehyde; Carbaryl         All food uses
 
           010163-00236  Supracide 2E                  Methidation                   Use on sorghum, tobacco
 
           010163-00237  Methidation 50S               Methidation                   Use on sorghum, tobacco
 
           010163-00238  Supracide Insecticide-        Methidation                   Use on sorghum, tobacco
                          Miticide
 
           011715-00278  Speer Neoperm Total Release   Piperonyl butoxide;           Use in greenhouses (non-
                          Indoor Fogger IV              Tetramethrin; Permethrin,     commercial)
                                                        mixed cis, trans
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    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before June 26, 
2000 to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 180-
day period will also permit interested members of the public to 
intercede with registrants prior to the Agency's approval of the 
deletion.
    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 Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain
                         Pesticide Registrations
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   EPA
 Company                     Company Name and Address
 Number
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  000499  Whitmire Micro-Gen, Research Laboratories, Inc., 3568 Tree
           Court Industrial Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63122.
 
  004816  AgrEvo Environmental Health, 95 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale,
           NJ 07645.
 
  008278   Metro Biological Laboratory, c/o Robinson Associates, 1183
           Adler Tree Way, Sacramento, CA 95831.
 
  010163  Gowan, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366.
 
  011715  Speer Products, Inc., P.O. Box 18993, Memphis, TN 38181.
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III. What is the Agency Authority for Taking This Action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA, provides that a registrant of a pesticide 
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations 
be amended to delete one or more uses. The Act further provides that, 
before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of 
any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the Administrator 
may approve such a request.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use deletion must 
submit such withdrawal in writing to James A. Hollins, at the address 
given above, postmarked June 26, 2000.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    The Agency has authorized the registrants to sell or distribute 
product under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18 
months after approval of the revision, unless other restrictions have 
been imposed, as in special review actions.

    Dated: November 8, 1999.

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

[FR Doc. 99-33455 Filed 12-23-99; 8:45 am]
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