[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7870-7871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3218]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-64045; FRL 6488-8]


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 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DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn, the Agency will approve these use 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 August 14, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Hollins, Office of 
Pesticide Programs (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460. Office 
location for commercial courier delivery, telephone number and e-mail 
addresses: Rm. 224, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwys, 
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 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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-64045. 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 this official record, which 
includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments submitted 
during as applicable comment period, is available for inspection in the 
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwys, Arlington, VA, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:00 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 six 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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           002792-00028    Deccosol 122 Concentrate      Sodium o-phenylphenate        Sweet potatoes, apples,
                                                                                      cantaloupes
           003125-00319    Bayleton Technical            Triadimefon                   Use on wheat, sugar beet,
                                                                                      cucurbit and grasses grown
                                                                                      for seed

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           008278-00003    Metro (Tested) All Purpose    Metaldehyde; Carbaryl         Use on all garden
                          Bug-Bait                                                    vegetable crops
           010107-00043    Sevin 5% Dust                 Carbaryl                      Use on cotton
           035915-00010    Oxon Italia Simazine          Simazine                      Use on banana crops
                          Technical
           068156-00006    Ipimethalin-L                 Pendimethalin                 Use on turf grasses,
                                                                                      Ornamentals, landscape &
                                                                                      grounds maintenance, non-
                                                                                      cropland areas & total
                                                                                      vegetative control
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    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before August 
14, 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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  002792   Decco/Elf Atochem North America, Inc., 1713 S. California
           Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016.
  003125   Bayer Corporation, 8400 Hawthorn Road, P.O. Box 4913, Kansas
           City, MO 64120.
  008278   Metro Biological Laboratory, c/o Robinson Associates, 1183
           Alder Tree Way, Sacramento, CA 95831.
  010107   Van Diest Supply Co., 1434 220th Street, P.O. Box 610,
           Webster City, IA 50595.
  035915   Sipcam Agro USA, Inc., 70 Mansell Court, Suite 230, Roswell,
           GA 30076.
  068156   Dintec Agrichemicals, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN
           46268.
  069421   Black Flag Insect Control Systems, c/o PS&RC, P.O. Box 493,
           Pleasanton, CA 94566.
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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 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT postmarked August 14, 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.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registrations.

    Dated: January 24, 2000.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Acting Director, Information Resources Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-3218 Filed 2-15-00; 8:45 am]
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