[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30111-30112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11677]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30464A; FRL-6553-8]


Chlorfenapyr; Withdrawal of an Application To Register a 
Pesticide Product Containing a New Active Ingredient

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: American Cyanamid Company has withdrawn its application to 
register chlorfenapyr (4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-
(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile) pesticide products for use 
on cotton (EPA File Symbols 241-GAT and 241-GAI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Sibold, Registration Division 
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 703-305-6502; fax number: 703-305-6596; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    You may be affected by this action if you are an agricultural 
producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 
affected categories and entities may include, but are not limited to:

 
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                                                          Examples of
           Categories                 NAICS codes         potentially
                                                       affected entities
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Industry                          111                 Crop production
                                  112                 Animal production
                                  311                 Food manufacturing
                                  32532               Pesticide
                                                       manufacturing
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    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether or not this action might apply to certain entities. If you have 
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular 
entity, 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 listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket control number OPP-34162. 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

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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 Hwy., 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.

C. What Action Is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is announcing that American Cyanamid Company, P.O. Box 400, 
Princeton, NJ 08543-0400 has withdrawn its application to register a 
pesticide containing chlorfenapyr for use on cotton as provided for in 
section 3(c)(7)(C) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act 
of 1996 (FQPA). Chlorfenapyr is an active ingredient not included in 
any previously registered pesticide product. Chlorfenapyr has been 
proposed for many uses on several pests. This withdrawal notice is 
applicable to the products PIRATE and ALERT for use on cotton.
    EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of December 2, 1998 (63 
FR 66534) (FRL-6046-6), which announced American Cyanamid's submission 
of an application to register a pesticide product (EPA File Symbols 
241-GAT and 241-GAI) containing an active ingredient, 4-bromo-2-(4-
chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1-pyrrole-3-
carbonitrile (chlorfenapyr), not included in any previously registered 
pesticide product. The application was for an insecticide/miticide for 
use on cotton.
    On January 20, 1999 (64 FR 3091) (FRL-6489-2), EPA published in the 
Federal Register a Notice of Availability of Risk/Benefit Assessments. 
These assessments were made available for public comment in the docket 
and at http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/chlorfenapyr/toc.htm. The Agency 
received approximately 400 public comments in the docket in response to 
the notice.
    In addition, the Office of Pesticide Programs submitted EPA's and 
American Cyanamid's risk assessments to peer review by the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (``FIFRA'') Scientific 
Advisory Panel (``SAP''). The SAP met twice to review the assessments. 
The SAP reports are available at:
    http://www.epa.gov/oscpmont/sap/1999/july/finlrpt3.pdf
    http://www.epa.gov/oscpmont/sap/1999/september/finalrpt.pdf.
    The Agency also had extensive discussions with the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The comments received by the FWS were 
taken into consideration in EPA's registration assessment.
    On March 13, 2000, Susan H. Wayland, Acting Assistant Administrator 
for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, signed a 
decision memorandum for the denial of chlorfenapyr use on cotton. 
Copies of the decision memorandum are available in the docket. American 
Cyanamid has since decided to withdraw its application for 
registration.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: May 2, 2000.
James Jones,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
FR Doc. 00-11677 Filed 5-9-00; 8:45 am
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