[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44781-44784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18265]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-64048; FRL 6596-8]


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DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn, the Agency will approve these use 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 January 16, 2001, 
unless indicated otherwise.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Hollins, Office of 
Pesticide Programs (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460. Office location for 
commercial courier delivery, telephone number and e-mail address: Rm. 
266A, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 
(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. Contact James A. Hollins at 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Crystal Mall No. 2, Rm. 224, Arlington, VA, telephone number 
(703) 305-5761. Available from 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays.

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:

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     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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          *000264-00637  Thiodan Technical             Endosulfan                    All home & residential uses
                                                                                      and any use other than
                                                                                      commercial agricultural
                                                                                      crops and commercial
                                                                                      ornamentals, use in the
                                                                                      form of fogger,
                                                                                      insecticidal smoke,
                                                                                      impregnated material,
                                                                                      dust, pressurized liquid
                                                                                      or pressurized spray,
                                                                                      citrus fruits (except non-
                                                                                      bearing trees and nursery
                                                                                      stock), clover-forage
                                                                                      (except grown for seed
                                                                                      only), corn field/forage,
                                                                                      endive, evening primrose,
                                                                                      garden beets, garlic,
                                                                                      rapeseed (including
                                                                                      canola)-oil crop and grown
                                                                                      for seed only, household
                                                                                      or domestic dwelling
                                                                                      (indoor contents), wood
                                                                                      protection treatment-
                                                                                      existing buildings or part
                                                                                      of buildings, unseasoned
                                                                                      forest products, ULV
                                                                                      application, douglas fir
                                                                                      (forest), forest planting
                                                                                      (reforestation program),
                                                                                      juniper, locust, maple,
                                                                                      willow, commercially grown
                                                                                      greenhouse/out-of-doors
                                                                                      ornamental plants (except
                                                                                      for commercially grown
                                                                                      outdoor trees and shrubs)-
                                                                                      including but not limited
                                                                                      to aster, carnation,
                                                                                      chrysanthemum, evening
                                                                                      primrose, iris, lilies,
                                                                                      marigold, poinsettia,
                                                                                      snapdragon, tulips, croft
                                                                                      lily, german lily,
                                                                                      hydrangea, periwinkle,
                                                                                      rhododendron, rose,
                                                                                      rhododendron canescens,
                                                                                      flowering peach/nectarine,
                                                                                      leatherleaf fern, holly
                                                                                      fern, any use in or around
                                                                                      a structure used as a
                                                                                      residence or domestic
                                                                                      dwelling, or on any
                                                                                      articles or areas
                                                                                      associated with such
                                                                                      structures (including
                                                                                      household contents, home
                                                                                      gardens, and home
                                                                                      greenhouses), or any use
                                                                                      (in the form of a fogger,
                                                                                      dust, pressurized liquid
                                                                                      or spray) inside a public
                                                                                      building or structure,
                                                                                      including recreational
                                                                                      facilities, theaters,
                                                                                      hotels, resorts, or other
                                                                                      buildings used for public
                                                                                      accommodation.
          *000279-02306  Thiodan Technical             Endosulfan                    All home & residential uses
                          Insecticide                                                 and any use other than
                                                                                      commercial agricultural
                                                                                      crops and commercial
                                                                                      ornamentals, use in the
                                                                                      form of fogger,
                                                                                      insecticidal smoke,
                                                                                      impregnated material,
                                                                                      dust, pressurized liquid
                                                                                      or pressurized spray,
                                                                                      citrus fruits (except non-
                                                                                      bearing trees and nursery
                                                                                      stock), clover-forage
                                                                                      (except grown for seed
                                                                                      only), corn field/forage,
                                                                                      endive, evening primrose,
                                                                                      garden beets, garlic,
                                                                                      rapeseed (including
                                                                                      canola)-oil crop and grown
                                                                                      for seed only, household
                                                                                      or domestic dwelling
                                                                                      (indoor contents), wood
                                                                                      protection treatment-
                                                                                      existing buildings or
                                                                                      parts of buildings,
                                                                                      unseasoned forest
                                                                                      products, ULV application,
                                                                                      douglas fir (forest),
                                                                                      forest planting
                                                                                      (reforestation program),
                                                                                      juniper, locust, maple,
                                                                                      willow, commercially grown
                                                                                      greenhouse/out-of-doors
                                                                                      ornamental plants (except
                                                                                      for commercially grown
                                                                                      outdoor trees and shrubs)-
                                                                                      including but not limited
                                                                                      to aster, carnation,
                                                                                      chrysanthemum, evening
                                                                                      primrose, iris, lilies,
                                                                                      marigold, poinsettia,
                                                                                      snapdragon, tulips, croft
                                                                                      lily, german lily,
                                                                                      hydrangea, periwinkle,
                                                                                      rhododendron, rose,
                                                                                      rhododendron canescens,
                                                                                      flowering peach/nectarine,
                                                                                      leatherleaf fern, holly
                                                                                      fern, any use in or around
                                                                                      a structure used as a
                                                                                      residence or domestic
                                                                                      dwelling, or on any
                                                                                      articles or areas
                                                                                      associated with such
                                                                                      structures (including
                                                                                      household contents, home
                                                                                      gardens, and home
                                                                                      greenhouses), or any use
                                                                                      (in the form of a fogger,
                                                                                      dust, pressurized liquid
                                                                                      or spray) inside a public
                                                                                      building or structure,
                                                                                      including recreational
                                                                                      facilities, theaters,
                                                                                      hotels, resorts, or other
                                                                                      buildings used for public
                                                                                      accommodation.
           002217-00703  Acme Hi-Dep Herbicide         Diethanolamine (2,4-          Vineyard use
                                                        dichlorophenoxy) acetate
           010951-00010  Britz BT 25 Sulfur Dust       Bacillus thuringiensis        Use on cucumbers
                                                        subsp. Kurstaki; Sulfur)      (Southeastern U.S. only)

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          *011678-00005  Thionex Endosulfan Technical  Endosulfan                    All home & residential uses
                                                                                      and any use other than
                                                                                      commercial agricultural
                                                                                      crops and commercial
                                                                                      ornamentals, use in the
                                                                                      form of fogger,
                                                                                      insecticidal smoke,
                                                                                      impregnated material,
                                                                                      dust, pressurized liquid
                                                                                      or pressurized spray,
                                                                                      citrus fruits (except non-
                                                                                      bearing trees and nursery
                                                                                      stock), clover-forage
                                                                                      (except grown for seed
                                                                                      only), corn field/forage,
                                                                                      endive, evening primrose,
                                                                                      garden beets, garlic,
                                                                                      rapeseed (including
                                                                                      canola)-oil crop and grown
                                                                                      for seed only, household
                                                                                      or domestic dwelling
                                                                                      (indoor contents), wood
                                                                                      protection treatment-
                                                                                      existing buildings or
                                                                                      parts of buildings,
                                                                                      unseasoned forest
                                                                                      products, ULV application,
                                                                                      douglas fir (forest),
                                                                                      forest planting
                                                                                      (reforestation program),
                                                                                      juniper, locust, maple,
                                                                                      willow, commercially grown
                                                                                      greenhouse/out-of-doors
                                                                                      ornamental plants (except
                                                                                      for commercially grown
                                                                                      outdoor trees and shrubs)-
                                                                                      including but not limited
                                                                                      to aster, carnation,
                                                                                      chrysanthemum, evening
                                                                                      primrose, iris, lilies,
                                                                                      marigold, poinsettia,
                                                                                      snapdragon, tulips, croft
                                                                                      lily, german lily
                                                                                      hydrangea, periwinkle,
                                                                                      rhododendron, rose,
                                                                                      rhododendron canescens,
                                                                                      flowering peach/nectarine,
                                                                                      leatherleaf fern, holly
                                                                                      fern, any use in or around
                                                                                      a structure used as a
                                                                                      residence or domestic
                                                                                      dwelling, or on any
                                                                                      articles or areas
                                                                                      associated with such
                                                                                      structures (including
                                                                                      household contents, home
                                                                                      gardens, and home
                                                                                      greenhouses), or any use
                                                                                      (in the form of a fogger,
                                                                                      dust, pressurized liquid
                                                                                      or spray) inside a public
                                                                                      building or structure,
                                                                                      including recreational
                                                                                      facilities, theaters,
                                                                                      hotels, resorts, or other
                                                                                      buildings used for public
                                                                                      accommodation.
          *019713-00319  Endosulfan Technical          Endosulfan                    All home & residential uses
                                                                                      and any use other than
                                                                                      commercial agricultural
                                                                                      crops and commercial
                                                                                      ornamentals, use in the
                                                                                      form of fogger,
                                                                                      insecticidal smoke,
                                                                                      impregnated material,
                                                                                      dust, pressurized liquid
                                                                                      or pressurized spray,
                                                                                      citrus fruits (except non-
                                                                                      bearing trees and nursery
                                                                                      stock), clover-forage
                                                                                      (except grown for seed
                                                                                      only), corn field/forage,
                                                                                      endive, evening primrose,
                                                                                      garden beets, garlic,
                                                                                      rapeseed (including
                                                                                      canola)-oil crop and grown
                                                                                      for seed only, household
                                                                                      or domestic dwelling
                                                                                      (indoor contents), wood
                                                                                      protection treatment-
                                                                                      existing buildings or
                                                                                      parts of buildings,
                                                                                      unseasoned forest
                                                                                      products, ULV application,
                                                                                      douglas fir (forest),
                                                                                      forest planting
                                                                                      (reforestation program,
                                                                                      juniper, locust, maple
                                                                                      willow, commercially grown
                                                                                      greenhouse/out of doors
                                                                                      ornamental plants (except
                                                                                      for commercially grown
                                                                                      outdoor trees and shrubs)-
                                                                                      including but not limited
                                                                                      to aster, carnation,
                                                                                      chrysanthemum, evening
                                                                                      primrose, iris, lilies,
                                                                                      marigold, poinsettia,
                                                                                      snapdragon, tulips, croft
                                                                                      lily, german lily,
                                                                                      hydrangea, periwinkle,
                                                                                      rhododendron, rose,
                                                                                      rhododendron canescens,
                                                                                      flowering peach/nectarine,
                                                                                      leatherleaf fern, holly
                                                                                      fern, any use in or around
                                                                                      a structure used as a
                                                                                      residence of domestic
                                                                                      dwelling, or on any
                                                                                      articles or areas
                                                                                      associated with such
                                                                                      structures (including
                                                                                      household contents, home
                                                                                      gardens and home
                                                                                      greenhouses), or any use
                                                                                      (in the form of a fogger,
                                                                                      dust, pressurized liquid
                                                                                      or spray) inside a public
                                                                                      building or structure,
                                                                                      including recreational
                                                                                      facilities, theaters,
                                                                                      hotels, resorts, or other
                                                                                      buildings used for public
                                                                                      accommodation.
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Note: *30-day comment period.

    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before January 
16, 2001, unless a shorter comment was indicated, 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.

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  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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  000264   Aventis CropScience, 2 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
           Park, NC 27709.
  000279  FMC Corporation, Agricultural Products Group, 1735 Market
           Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
  002217  PBI/Gordon Corporation, P.O. Box 014090, Kansas City, MO
           64101.
  010951  Britz Fertilizers, Inc., P.O. Box 336, Five Points, CA 93624.
  011678   Makhteshim-Agan of North America, Inc., 551 Fifth Ave., Suite
           1100, New York, NY 10176.
  019713   Drexel Chemical Company, 1700 Channel Avenue, P.O. Box 13327,
           Memphis, TN 38113.
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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. How and to Whom Do I Submit Withdrawal Requests?

    1. By mail. 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 January 16, 2001, unless indicated 
otherwise.
    2. In person or by courier. Deliver your withdrawal request to: 
Document Processing Desk (DPD), Information Services Branch, Office of 
Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 266A, 
Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The DPD is 
open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The DPD telephone number is (703) 305-5263.
    3. Electronically. You may submit your withdrawal request 
electronically by e-mail to: [email protected]. Do not submit any 
information electronically that you consider to be CBI. Avoid the use 
of special characters and any form of encryption. Electronic 
submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file 
format.

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: June 30, 2000.
Richard D. Schmitt,
Associate Director, Information Resources Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 00-18265 Filed 7-18-00; 8:45 am]
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