[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47658-47666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23005]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34225F; FRL-6800-6]


Diazinon; Receipt of Requests For Amendments, and Cancellations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Several companies that manufacture diazinon (O,O-diethyl O-(2-
isopropyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl) phosphorothioate) pesticide products 
have asked EPA to cancel or amend the registrations for their end-use 
products containing diazinon to delete all indoor uses, certain 
agricultural uses and certain outdoor non-agricultural uses. Pursuant 
to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is announcing the Agency's receipt of 
these requests. These requests for voluntary termination of the above 
mentioned

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uses through registration cancellations or amendments were submitted to 
EPA in May, June, and August 2001. EPA intends to grant these requests 
by issuing a cancellation order at the close of the comment period for 
this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments 
within the comment period that would merit its further review of these 
requests. Upon the issuance of the cancellation order, any 
distribution, sale, or use of diazinon products listed in this Notice 
will only be permitted if such distribution, sale, or use is consistent 
with the terms of that order.

DATES: Comments on the requested amendments to delete uses and the 
requested registration cancellations must be submitted to the address 
provided below and identified by docket control number OPP-34225. 
Comments must be received on or before October 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in 
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as 
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure proper 
receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket control 
number OPP-34225 in the subject line on the first page of your 
response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hebert, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-6249; fax number: 
(703) 308-7042; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This announcement consists of three parts. 
The first part contains general information. The second part addresses 
the registrants' requests for registration cancellations and amendments 
to delete uses. The third part proposes existing stocks provisions that 
will be set forth in the cancellation order that the Agency intends to 
issue at the close of the comment period for this announcement.

General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. You may be 
potentially affected by this action if you manufacture, sell, 
distribute, or use diazinon products. The Congressional Review Act, 5 
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, does not apply because this action is 
not a rule, for purposes of 5 U.S.C. 804(3). Since other entities may 
also be interested, 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 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 homepage at http://www.epa.gov/. 
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and 
Regulations,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' 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/. To access information about the risk 
assessment for diazinon, go to the homepage for the Office of Pesticide 
Programs or go directly to http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op/diazinon.htm.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket control number OPP-34225. 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 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. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or 
electronically. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that 
you identify docket control number OPP-34225 in the subject line on the 
first page of your response.
    1. By mail. Submit your comments to: Public Information and Records 
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services Division 
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    2. In person or by courier. Deliver your comments to: Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources 
and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. The PIRIB is open from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB 
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    3. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically by 
e-mail to: [email protected], or you can submit a computer disk as 
described above. 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. All comments in electronic form must be 
identified by docket control number OPP-34225. Electronic comments may 
also be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

D. How Should I Handle CBI that I Want to Submit to the Agency?

    Do not submit any information electronically that you consider to 
be CBI. You may claim information that you submit to EPA in response to 
this document as CBI by marking any part or all of that information as 
CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance 
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. In addition to one complete 
version of the comment that includes any information claimed as CBI, a 
copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as 
CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public version of the 
official record. Information not marked confidential will be included 
in the public version of the official record without prior notice. If 
you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, 
please consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used 
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you 
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    6. Offer alternative ways to improve the notice or collection 
activity.
    7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this 
notice.
    8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket 
control number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first 
page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal 
Register citation.

II. Receipt of Requests to Cancel and Amend Registrations to Delete 
Uses

A. Background

    Certain registrants requested in letters dated May, June, and 
August 2001, that their diazinon registrations be amended to delete all 
indoor uses, certain agricultural uses, and any other uses that the 
registrants do not wish to maintain. The requests also included 
deletions of outdoor non-agricultural uses from the labeling of certain 
end-use products so that such products would be labeled for 
agricultural uses only. Similarly, other diazinon end-use registrants 
requested voluntary cancellation of their diazinon end-use 
registrations with indoor use and/or certain outdoor non-agricultural 
uses, and any other uses that the registrants do not wish to maintain. 
Pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the FIFRA, EPA is announcing the 
Agency's receipt of these requests.
    These requested cancellations and amendments are consistent with 
the requests in December 2000, by the manufacturers of diazinon 
technical products, and EPA's approval of such requests, to terminate 
all indoor uses and certain agricultural uses from their diazinon 
product registrations because of EPA's concern with the potential 
exposure risk, especially to children. The indoor uses and agricultural 
uses subject to cancellation are identified in List 1 below:
List 1.--Uses to be Canceled
Indoor uses. Pet collars, or inside any structure or vehicle, vessel, 
or aircraft or any enclosed area, and/or on any contents therein 
(except mushroom houses), including, but not limited to food/feed 
handling establishments, greenhouses, schools, residences, commercial 
buildings, museums, sports facilities, stores, warehouses, and 
hospitals.
Agricultural uses. Alfalfa, bananas, Bermuda grass, dried beans, dried 
peas, celery, red chicory (radicchio), citrus, clover, coffee, cotton, 
cowpeas, cucumbers, dandelions, forestry, (ground squirrel/rodent 
burrow dust stations for public health use), kiwi, lespedeza, parsley, 
parsnips, pastures, peppers, potatoes (Irish and sweet), sheep, 
sorghum, squash (winter and summer), rangeland, Swiss chard, tobacco, 
and turnips (roots and tops).
    As mentioned above, the requests announced in this Federal Register 
notice also include registration cancellations and/or amendments to 
terminate certain uses that the registrants do not wish to maintain. 
The specific requests are identified in Tables 1 and 2 of this notice.
    EPA has begun the process of reviewing the requested amendments 
which cannot be finalized until the end of the public comment period 
and provided that no substantial comments need to be addressed. EPA 
also intends to grant the requested product and use cancellations by 
issuing a cancellation order at the close of the comment period for 
this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments 
within the comment period that would merit its further review of these 
requests.

B. Requests for Voluntary Cancellation of End-Use Products

    The registrants and end-use product registrations containing 
diazinon for which cancellation was requested are identified in the 
following Table 1.

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       Table1.--End-Use Product Registration Cancellation Requests
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                                   Registration      Product Name: Use
            Company                   Number             Deletions
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Value Garden Supply, LLC        70-177             Kill-Ko Diazinon 2E
                                70-249...........   Insect Spray
                                70-252...........  Rigo Diazinon AG500
                                192-145..........   Insecticide
                                192-165..........  Rigo Diazinon 5%
                                192-194..........   Granules
                                192-208..........  Dexol Diazinon 25%
                                769-569..........   Insect Spray
                                769-571..........  Dexol Diazinon 2%
                                769-630..........   Granules
                                769-750..........  Dexol Ant and Roach
                                769-754..........   Killer
                                769-755..........  Dexol Diazinon Insect
                                769-768..........   Spray
                                769-769..........  Stephenson Chemicals
                                769-784..........   D.P.S. Roach Powder
                                769-791..........  Suregard Diazinon
                                769-824..........   Spray
                                769-861..........  SMCP Special Residual
                                769-862..........   Insect Spray
                                769-863..........  PCE Diazinon-
                                769-890..........   Pyrethrum Residual
                                769-891..........   Spray
                                769-922..........  PCE Diazinon DDVP
                                769-930..........   Residual Spray
                                769-956..........  X-It Formula 120
                                769-974..........  PCE Diazinon Roach
                                5887-104.........   Dust
                                5887-124.........  Formulation 050
                                5887-132.........  Di-Azz Ready-to-Use
                                                   Superior Dy-All
                                                   PCO Crack and Crevice
                                                   Pratt Diazinon 25E
                                                    Insect Spray
                                                   Pratt Diazinon 5%
                                                    Granular Lawn Insect
                                                    Control
                                                   Pratt Diazinon 2%
                                                    Granular Lawn Insect
                                                    Control
                                                   Agrisect Diazinon 5%
                                                    Granular
                                                   Agrisect Brand
                                                    Insecticide Diazinon
                                                    2% Dust for Military
                                                    Use
                                                   Science 5% Diazinon
                                                    Dust
                                                   Warner Enterprises
                                                    Ant, Roach, and
                                                    Spider Spray
                                                   Pratt 14% Diazinon
                                                   Diazinon 22.4% Lawn
                                                    and Garden Water
                                                    Based Insecticide
                                                   Black Leaf 5%
                                                    Diazinon Dust
                                                   Black Leaf 5%
                                                    Diazinon Granules
                                                   Black Leaf 25%
                                                    Diazinon
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Whitmire Micro-Gen              499-228            PT 265-A Knox Out
                                  ...............   Microencapsulated
                                499-330..........  Diazinon Research
                                499-422..........   Laboratories, Inc.
                                                   Whitmire TKO
                                                    Microencapsulated
                                                    Diazinon (PT 265)
                                                   TC 132 (TKO PT 265-
                                                    Greenhouse)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prentiss Incorporated           655-457            Prentox
                                655-462..........   Diazinon 4E
                                655-465..........   Insecticide
                                655-519..........  Prentox
                                655-645..........   Diazinon 4S
                                655-799..........   Insecticide
                                                   Prentox
                                                    Diazinon 2D
                                                    Insecticide Dust
                                                   Prentox
                                                    Liquid Household
                                                    Spray #1
                                                   Prentox
                                                    Diazinon
                                                    Emulsifiable
                                                    Concentrate
                                                   Prentox
                                                    Diazinon Lawn and
                                                    Garden Insecticide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Green Light Company             869-219            Green Light Diazinon
                                                    25
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PBI Gordon Corporation          2217-496           Gordon's Wasp and
                                                    Hornet Bomb
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Sergeant's Pet Products, Inc.   2517-24            Double Duty Plus Flea
                                2517-25..........   and Tick Collar with
                                2517-29..........   Nutrisorb for Dogs
                                2517-30..........  Double Duty Plus Flea
                                                    and Tick Collar with
                                                    Nutrisorb for Cats
                                                   Double Duty
                                                    Reflecting Flea and
                                                    Tick Collar for Cats
                                                   Double Duty
                                                    Reflecting Flea and
                                                    Tick Collar
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cerexagri, Inc.                4581-379           KNOX OUT GH
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Helena Chemical Company         5905-441           Omni-Diazinon
                                5905-444.........  Helena Diazinon 40W
                                5905-525.........  Diazinon 4EC
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chemical Packaging Corp.        7405-2             Chemi-Cap Roach and
                                                    Ant Killer
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Pursell Industries, Inc.        8660-46            VertaGreen Household
                                8660-59..........   Insecticide
                                8660-79..........  VertaGreen Sod
                                8660-89..........   Webworm Spray
                                8660-91..........  VertaGreen Diazinon
                                8660-95..........   12.5% Insect Spray
                                8660-103.........  VertaGreen Diazinon
                                8660-124.........   500 Insecticide
                                8660-206.........  VertaGreen Diazinon
                                8660-233.........   Insecticide 25
                                                    Emulsifiable
                                                    Concentrate
                                                   VertaGreen for Pro
                                                    Use Diazinon 14G
                                                   VertaGreen Lawn Food
                                                    and Insecticide
                                                   VertaGreen Diazinon
                                                    AG 500 Insecticide
                                                   Koos Nature's Best
                                                    Lawn and Garden
                                                    Insect Control
                                                   Vigro 5% Diazinon
                                                    Granules Lawn and
                                                    Garden Insect
                                                    Control
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Spectrum Group, Division of     8845-94            Sprectracide Crawling
 United Industries Corp.        8845-124.........   Insect Control
                                                    Granules
                                                   Sprectracide Granules
                                                    Formula 2
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Safeguard Chemical Corp.        8848-4             5-11 Roach and Bug
                                8848-55..........   Killer
                                8848-56..........  Black Jack Roach and
                                8848-57..........   Ant Killer IV
                                8848-58..........  707 Residual Formula-
                                                    4 Roach Bomb
                                                   707 Landlord's
                                                    Formula Two
                                                   707 Residual Formula
                                                    #2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sunniland Corporation           9404-65            25% Diazinon Liquid
                                                    Concentrate
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Chemsico, Division of United    9688-92            Chemsico Granules
 Industries Corp.               9688-128.........   Formula 1
                                9688-132.........  Chemsico Diazinon
                                                    Insect Spray
                                                   Chemsico Insecticide
                                                    PD
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Agriliance                      9779-212           Diazinon 4E
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The Sherman Williams Co.        10900-96           Rescue Ant and Roach
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sungro Chemicals, Inc.          11474-31           Sungro Residual Roach
                                11474-34.........   Dope
                                11474-72.........  Sunbugger Residual
                                                    Ant and Roach
                                                    Aqueous
                                                   Power Residual Spray
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Speer Products Incorporated     11715-3            Speer Bug Killer
                                11715-16.........  Speer Professional
                                11715-51.........   Formulation Diazion
                                11715-90.........   Bug Killer
                                11715-124........  Speer Insecticide
                                11715-216........   Diazinon
                                11715-296........  Speer Professional
                                                    Home Pest Control
                                                   Better World Multi-
                                                    Purpose Aqueous
                                                    Spray
                                                   Sudbury Diazinon
                                                    Insect Spray
                                                   5% Diazinon Granules
                                                    Lawn and Garden
                                                    Insect Control
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Louisiana Chemical U.S.A.,      11746-32           Davis Kill-A-Bug III
 Incorporated                   11746-33.........  Davis Kill-A-Bug IV
                                11746-42.........  Davis Kill-A-Bug 4E
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drexel Chemical Company         19713-92           Drexel D-264 4E
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unicorn Laboratories            28293-229          Unicorn Diazinon 4E
                                28293-240........  Unicorn Diazinon
                                28293-241........   Granular Lawn Insect
                                28293-242........   Control
                                28293-243........  Unicorn Diazinon1/2%
                                28293-244........   EW Insecticide
                                28293-245........  Unicorn Diazinon Home
                                28293-246........   Pest Control
                                28293-247........   Insecticide
                                28293-248........  Unicorn Diazinon Home
                                28293-249........   Pest Control
                                28293-250........   Insecticide II
                                28293-251........  Unicorn Diazinon Home
                                                    Pest Control
                                                    Pressurized
                                                    Insecticide
                                                   Unicorn Diazinon 1%
                                                    ME Insecticide
                                                   Unicorn Diazinon 0.5
                                                    RTU Insecticide
                                                   Unicorn Diazinon 2.0
                                                    Insecticide
                                                   Unicorn Diazinon 1/2%
                                                    ME Insecticide
                                                   Unicorn Diazinon 1%
                                                    EW Insecticide
                                                   Unicorn Diazinon 5.0
                                                    EW Insecticide
                                                   Unicorn Diazinon 2D
                                                    Insecticide Dust
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Professional Supply, Inc.       37915-4            Professional Brand
                                                    Pest Control Formula
                                                    D 4E
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quest Chemical Corp.            44446-7            CS 101 Roach and Ant
                                44446-44.........   Spray
                                                   Double Trouble Water
                                                    Base Diazinon Roach
                                                    and Ant Spray
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Celex, Division of United       46515-17           Super K-GRO Fruit and
 IndustriesCorp.                                    Vegetable Insect
                                                    Control
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marman USA, Inc.                48273-24           Marman Diazinon 48 EC
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Alljack, Division of United     49585-3            Diazinon Granules
 Industries Corp.               49585-5..........  Diazinon Soil and
                                                    Turf
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MicroFlo Company                51036-64           Diazinon 4E
                                51036-197........  Diazinon 4E AG
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ProGuard, Inc.                  58866-10           Master Nurseyman
                                                    Diazinon-25 Insect
                                                    Control
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PM Resources, Inc.              67517-18           Diazinon Insecticide
                                67517-29.........   25E
                                 67517-62........  Diazinon Granules 5%
                                                   Diazinon Lawn and
                                                    Garden WBC
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Contract Packaging, Inc.        67572-79           CP Diazinon Lawn and
                                                    Garden WB
                                                    Concentrate
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at any 
time, that EPA cancel any of their pesticide registrations. Section 
6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA requires that EPA provide a 30-day period in which 
the public may comment before the Agency may act on the request for 
voluntary cancellation. In addition, section 6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA 
requires that EPA provide a 180-day comment period on a request for 
voluntary termination of any minor agricultural use before granting the 
request, unless:
    i. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period.
    ii. The Administrator determines that continued use of the 
pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
    In this case, all of the registrants have requested that EPA waive 
the 180-day comment period. In light of this request, EPA is granting 
the request to waive the 180-day comment period and is providing a 30-
day public comment period before taking action on the requested 
cancellations. Because of risk concerns posed by certain uses of 
diazinon, EPA intends to grant the requested cancellations at the close 
of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives 
any substantive comment within the comment period that would merit its 
further review of these requests.

C. Requests for Voluntary Amendments to Delete Uses From the 
Registrations of End-Use Products

    Pursuant to section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, the following companies 
have submitted a request to amend the registrations of their pesticide 
end-use products containing diazinon to delete certain uses from 
certain products. The following Table 2 identifies the registrants, the 
product registrations that they wish to amend, and the uses that they 
wish to delete through registration amendments. Table 2.

        Table 2.--End-Use Product Registration Amendment Requests
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Registration      Product Name: Use
            Company                   Number             Deletions
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The Scotts Company              239-2479           Ortho Diazinon Soil
                                                    and Turf Insect
                                                    Control: Celery
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prentiss Incorporated           655-556            Diazinon 5G
                                655-557..........   Insecticide: Celery
                                                   Prentox Diazinon 14G:
                                                    Beans (lima, pole,
                                                    snap;
                                                   succulent varieties
                                                    only), Celery,
                                                    Cucumbers, Parsley,
                                                   Peas (succulent
                                                    varieties only),
                                                    Peppers, Potatoes,
                                                    Squash (summer and
                                                    winter), Sweet
                                                    Potatoes,
                                                   Swiss Chard, and
                                                    Turnips
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern Agricultural           829-262            SA-50 Diazinon AG 500
 Insecticides, Incorporated                         Insecticide:
                                                    Cucumbers,
                                                   Peppers, Potatoes,
                                                    Squash (summer and
                                                    winter),
                                                   Swiss Chard, Lawns,
                                                    Grasslands Insects,
                                                    and
                                                   Nuisance Pests in
                                                    Outside Areas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Green Light Company         869-139            Green Light Diazinon
                                869-231..........   5 Granules: Celery
                                                   Green Light Diazinon:
                                                    Almonds
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lebanon Seaboard Corporation    961-358            Lebanon Lawn and
                                                    Garden Insecticide
                                                    with Diazinon 5G:
                                                   Celery
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wilbur-Ellis Company            2935-388           Diazinon 4 Spray:
                                  ...............   Beans, Cucumbers,
                                  ...............   Parsley, Parsnips,
                                  ...............  Peas, Peppers,
                                  ...............   Potatoes, Squash,
                                  ...............   Sweet Potatoes,
                                  ...............  Swiss Chard,Turnips,
                                2935-408.........   Grasslands, Ditch
                                                    Banks, Roadsides,
                                                   Wasteland, Non-crop
                                                    Areas, Barrier
                                                    Strips, Ornamental
                                                   (not grown outdoor in
                                                    nurseries), Lawn
                                                    Pest Control,
                                                   and Nuisance Pests in
                                                    Outside Areas
 
                                                   Diazinon 14G: Beans,
                                                    Celery, Cucumbers,
                                                    Parsley,
                                                   Peas, Peppers,
                                                    Potatoes, Squash,
                                                    Sweet Potatoes,
                                                   Swiss Chard, and
                                                    Turnips
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Cerexagri Incorporated          4581-392           KNOX OUT
                                                    NL: Commercial
                                                    Landscape Uses
                                                   (ornamentals in
                                                    landscaped, mulched,
                                                    or plant
                                                   bed areas of
                                                    commercial
                                                    properties)
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Helena Chemical Company         5905-248           Diazinon AG500
                                  ...............   Insecticide: Beans
                                  ...............   (lima, snap, and
                                  ...............  pole; succulent
                                  ...............   only), Parsley,
                                  ...............   Parsnips, Peas
                                5905-262.........  (succulent only),
                                  ...............   Peppers, Potatoes
                                  ...............   (Irish), Squash
                                  ...............  (summer and winter),
                                5905-474.........   Sweet Potatoes,
                                  ...............   Swiss Chard,
                                  ...............  Ornamentals (outdoor
                                  ...............   nurseries only),
                                  ...............   Lawns, and
                                  ...............  Nuisance Pests in
                                5905-526.........   Outdoor Areas
                                                   Diazinon 14G: Beans
                                                    (lima, snap, and
                                                    pole; succulent
                                                   only), Parsley, Peas
                                                    (succulent only),
                                                    Peppers,
                                                   Potatoes, Squash
                                                    (summer and winter),
                                                    Sweet Potatoes,
                                                   and Swiss Chard
                                                   Helena Diazinon 7E
                                                    Insecticide: Beans
                                                    (lima, snap, and
                                                   pole; succulent
                                                    only), Parsley,
                                                    Parsnips, Peas
                                                   (succulent only),
                                                    Peppers, Potatoes
                                                    (Irish), Squash
                                                   (summer and winter),
                                                    Sweet Potatoes,
                                                    Swiss Chard,
                                                   Ornamentals (outdoor
                                                    nurseries only),
                                                    Lawns, Grassland
                                                   Insects, and Nuisance
                                                    Pests in Outside
                                                    Areas
                                                   Diazinon 50 WP
                                                    Insecticide: Beans
                                                    (lima, snap, and
                                                    pole;
                                                   succulent only),
                                                    Parsley, Parsnips,
                                                    Peas (succulent
                                                    only),
                                                   Peppers, Potatoes
                                                    (Irish), Squash
                                                    (summer and winter),
                                                   Sweet Potatoes, Swiss
                                                    Chard, Ornamentals
                                                   (outdoor nurseries
                                                    only), Lawns,
                                                    Livestock Insects,
                                                   Fly Control in
                                                    Livestock
                                                    Structures, Lawns,
                                                    and Nuisance
                                                   Pests in Outside
                                                    Areas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chemsico, Division of United    8845-92            Spectracide Lawn and
 Industries Corporation           ...............   Garden Insect
                                8845-95..........   Control Concentrate:
                                                    Almonds
                                                   Spectracide 6,000
                                                    Lawn and Garden
                                                    Insect Control:
                                                   Celery
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Andersons, Incorporated     9198-62            The Andersons Lawn
                                                    and Garden
                                                    Insecticide
                                                   5% Diazinon: Celery
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lesco                           10404-23           LESCO Diazinon 5G
                                                    Granular
                                                    Insecticide: Celery
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Howard Johnson's Enterprises,   32802-5            All Season Diazinon
 Incorporated                                       5G Insecticide:
                                                    Celery
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PBI Gordon Corporation          33955-556          Acme Diazinon 25%
                                33955-557........   Emulsifiable
                                                    Concentrate: Almonds
                                                   Acme Diazinon 5G Lawn
                                                    and Garden Insect
                                                    Control:
                                                   Celery
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Platte Chemical Company         347047-41          Clean Crop Diazinon
                                  ...............   AG500 Insecticide:
                                  ...............   Cucumbers,
                                  ...............  Parsley, Parsnips,
                                  ...............   Peppers, Potatoes,
                                34704-57.........   Squash
                                34704-230........  (summer and winter),
                                  ...............   Sweet Potatoes,
                                  ...............   Swiss Chard,
                                34704-231........  Turnips, Grassland
                                  ...............   Insects, Lawns, and
                                  ...............   Nusiance Pests
                                  ...............  in Outside Areas
                                34704-435........  Clean Crop Diazinon 5
                                  ...............   Lawn and Garden:
                                  ...............   Celery
                                  ...............  Diazinon G-14:
                                  ...............   Celery, Cucumbers,
                                  ...............   Parsley,
                                34704-493........  Peppers, Potatoes,
                                                    Squash (summer and
                                                    winter),
                                                   Sweet Potatoes, Swiss
                                                    Chard, and Turnips
                                                   Diazinon 500-AG:
                                                    Cucumbers, Parsley,
                                                    Parsnips,
                                                   Peppers, Potatoes,
                                                    Squash (summer and
                                                    winter),
                                                   Sweet Potatoes, Swiss
                                                    Chard, Turnips,
                                                    Grassland Insects,
                                                   Lawn Pest Control,
                                                    and Nuisance Pests
                                                    in Outside Areas
                                                   Clean Crop Diazinon
                                                    50WP Insecticide:
                                                    Cucumbers,
                                                   Parsley, Parsnips,
                                                    Peppers, Potatoes,
                                                    Squash (summer
                                                    and winter), Sweet
                                                    Potatoes, Swiss
                                                    Chard, Turnips,
                                                   Grassland Insects,
                                                    Livestock Insects,
                                                    Fly Control in
                                                   Livestock Structures,
                                                    Lawns, and Nusiance
                                                    Pests in
                                                   Outside Areas
                                                   Diazinon 5 Granules:
                                                    Celery, Collards,
                                                    Cucumbers,
                                                   Parsley, Peppers,
                                                    Potatoes, Squash
                                                    (summer and winter),
                                                   Sweet Potatoes, Swiss
                                                    Chard, Turnips,
                                                    Lawns, and Band
                                                   Treatment Around
                                                    House Foundation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Professional Supply,            37915-6            Professional Brand
 Incorporated                                       Pest Control Formula
                                                   DC-500: Pole Beans
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enforcer Products, a Division   40849-30           Enforcer Ant Kill
 of                                                 Granules II: Pole
National Service Industries,                        Beans and Celery
 Incorporated.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Morgro, Incorporated            42057-90           Morgro Diazinon 25%
                                42057-107........   Spray: Oranges
                                                   Morgro 5% Diazinon
                                                    Granules: Celery
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Walla Walla Environmental       47332-4            CPF 2D: farm
                                                    buildings including
                                                    dairy barns and
                                                   milk parlors
                                                    warehouses, office
                                                    buildings, theaters,
                                                   schools, motels,
                                                    hotels, factories,
                                                    and out buildings
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mircro Flo Company              51036-97           Diazinon 5G
                                                    Homeowner: Celery
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gro Tec, Incorporated           59144-2            5% Diazinon Granules:
                                59144-28.........   Pole Beans and
                                                    Celery
                                                   Diazinon Lawn and
                                                    Garden Insecticide:
                                                    Almonds and
                                                   Pole Beans
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hacco, Incorporated             61282-25           Diazinon Lawn and
                                                    Garden WBC: Almonds
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guardsman Products,             62366-2            Bug Stuff: Office
 Incorporated                                       Buildings, Schools,
                                                    Hotels, Motels,
                                                   Warehouses, Theaters,
                                                    Barns, Farm
                                                    Buildings
                                                   (including dairy
                                                    barns and milk
                                                    parlors), Factories,
                                                   and Outbuildings
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contract Packaging, Inc.        67572-1            CP Diazinon Lawn and
                                                    Garden WB Ready-to-
                                                    Use:
                                                   Almonds and Pole
                                                    Beans
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at any 
time, that their pesticide registrations be amended to delete one or 
more pesticide uses. The aforementioned companies have requested to 
amend their registrations and have requested that EPA waive the 180-day 
comment period. In light of this request, EPA is granting the request 
to waive the 180-day comment period and is providing a 30-day public 
comment period before taking action on the requested amendments to 
delete uses. Because of risk concerns posed by certain uses of 
diazinon, EPA intends to grant the requested amendments to delete uses 
at the close of the comment period for this announcement, unless the 
Agency receives any substantive comment within the comment period that 
would merit its further review of these requests.

III. Proposed Existing Stocks Provisions

    EPA received requests for voluntary cancellation of the diazinon 
registrations identified in Tables 1 and requests for amendments to 
terminate certain uses of the diazinon registrations identified in 
Table 2. Pursuant to section 6(f) of FIFRA, EPA intends to grant these 
requests by issuing a cancellation order at the end of the 30-day 
comment period unless the Agency receives any substantive comment 
within the comment period that would merit its further review of these 
requests. In the event that EPA issues a cancellation order, EPA 
intends to include in that order the existing stocks provisions set 
forth in this section. For purposes of that cancellation order, the 
term ``existing stocks'' will be defined, pursuant to EPA's existing 
stocks policy at 56 FR 29362, June 26, 1991, as those stocks of a 
registered pesticide product 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 or amendment. Any 
distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks after the effective date 
of the cancellation order that the Agency intends to issue that is not 
consistent with the terms of that order will be considered a violation 
of section 12(a)(2)(K) and/or 12(a)(1)(A) of FIFRA.
    EPA intends that the cancellation order includes the following 
existing stocks provisions:
    1. Distribution or sale of products bearing instructions for use on 
agricultural crops. The distribution or sale of existing stocks by the 
registrant of any product listed in Table 1 or 2 that bears 
instructions for use on the agricultural crops identified in List 1 
will not be lawful under FIFRA 1 year after the effective date of the 
cancellation order. Persons other than the registrant may continue to 
sell or distribute the existing stocks of any product listed in Table 1 
or 2 that bears instructions for any of the agricultural uses 
identified in List 1 after the effective date of the cancellation 
order. However, it is lawful to ship such stocks for export consistent 
with the requirements of section 17 of FIFRA, or to properly dispose of 
the existing stocks in accordance with all applicable law.
    2. Distribution or sale of products bearing instructions for use on 
outdoor non-agricultural sites. The distribution or sale of existing 
stocks by the registrant of any product listed in Table 1 or 2 that 
bears instructions for use on outdoor non-agricultural sites will not 
be lawful under FIFRA 1 year after the effective date of the 
cancellation order. Persons other than the registrant may continue to 
sell or distribute the existing stocks of any product listed in Table 
1or 2 that bears instructions for use on outdoor non-agricultural sites 
after the effective date of the cancellation order. However, it is 
lawful to ship such stocks for export consistent with the requirements 
of section 17 of FIFRA, or to properly dispose of the existing stocks 
in accordance with all applicable law.
    3. Distribution or sale of products bearing instructions for use on 
indoor sites. The distribution or sale of existing stocks by the 
registrant of any product listed in Table 1 or 2 that bears 
instructions for use at or on any indoor sites (except mushroom 
houses), shall not be lawful under FIFRA as of the effective date of 
the cancellation order, except for shipping stocks for export 
consistent with the requirements of section 17 of FIFRA, or properly 
disposing of the existing stocks in accordance with all applicable law.
    4. Retail and other distribution or sale of existing stock of 
products for indoor use. The retail sale of existing stocks by any 
person other than the registrants of products listed in Table 1 or 2 
bearing instructions for any indoor uses except mushroom houses will 
not be lawful under FIFRA after December 31, 2002, except for shipping 
stocks for export consistent with the requirements of section 17 of 
FIFRA, or properly

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disposing of the existing stocks in accordance with all applicable law.
    5. Use of existing stocks. EPA intends to permit the use of 
existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 or 2 until such stocks 
are exhausted, provided such use is in accordance with the existing 
labeling of that product.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated:August 31, 2001.
Lois A. Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-23005 Filed 9-12-01; 8:45 a.m.]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S