[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13627-13628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7100]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-66301; FRL-6827-6]


Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel 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 from the registrant Earth Care, Division 
of United Industries Corp., (previously Pursell Industries) to cancel 
its registration for the product Green Up Kerb 50W, EPA Reg. No. 8660-
85, which contains the pesticide pronamide. Also under section 6(f)(1) 
of FIFRA, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request from the 
registrant International Paint Inc., to cancel its registration for the 
product 673 Black Co-Poly Crab Pot, EPA Reg. No. 23566-17, which 
contains the pesticide tributyltin methacrylate.
    The EPA received these requests for voluntary cancellation as a 
result of activities related to the tolerance reassessment of pronamide 
and discussions on potential risks of tributyltin used in antifouling 
paints, respectively.

DATES: Comments on the requested cancellations must be submitted to the 
appropriate address provided below April 24, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in 
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as 
provided in Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure 
proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket 
control number OPP-66301 in the subject line of the first page of your 
response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the pronamide product, Cecelia 
Watson, (703) 305-4329; e-mail address [email protected] Special 
Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticides 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. By courier: Room 604W38, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. For the tributyltin 
product, Jill Bloom, (703) 308-8019; email address [email protected] 
(Same address as above, Room 604W53).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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 pesticides. 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 or persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

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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 homepage 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 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    2. In person. Contact Cecelia R Watson at 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Crystal Mall #2, Rm. 604W38, Arlington VA, telephone number 
(703) 305-4329. Available from 6:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through 
Friday, except for federal holidays. Contact Jill Bloom at the same 
address, Room 604W53, telephone number (703) 308-8019.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments or request withdrawal?

    You may submit comments or, if you are a registrant, request 
withdrawal, through the mail, in person, or electronically.
    1. By mail. Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for 
cancellation of the product pronamide must submit such withdrawal in 
writing to Cecelia R Watson, at the above address, postmarked April 24, 
2002. Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation of 
the tributyltin product must submit such withdrawal in writing to Jill 
Bloom, at the above address, postmarked April 24, 2002.
    2. In person or by courier. Deliver your withdrawal request to: 
Document Processing Desk (DPD), Information Services Branch, Office of 
Pesticides Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 266A, 
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. The DPD is 
open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except for federal 
holidays. The DPD telephone number is (703) 305-5263.
    3. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically by 
e-mail to: [email protected] or [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.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of pesticide 
products may at any time request that any of its pesticides 
registrations be cancelled. 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.
    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of request from 
registrants to cancel certain product registrations. These 
registrations are listed in the following Table 1 by registration 
number, product name, and active ingredient.

            Table 1.--Registrations Requested to be Cancelled
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        Registration No.             Product Name     Active Ingredients
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8660-85                           Green Up Kerb WB    Pronamide
                                   50
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23566-17                          673 Black Co-Poly   Tributyltin
                                   Crab Pot Paint      methacrylate
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Note: EPA companies number 8660 and 23566 have waived the 180 day
  comment period for registrations listed.

    Users of these products who desire continued use of the products 
being cancelled should contact the applicable registrant before [insert 
date 30 days from date of publication in Federal Register] unless 
indicated otherwise, to discuss withdrawal of the application for 
amendment. This 30-day period also permits interested members of the 
public to intercede with the registrant prior to the Agency's approval 
of the deletion.
    The following Table 2 includes the names and addresses of record 
for all registrants of the products in Table 1, in sequence by EPA 
company number.

         Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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              EPA Company No                  Company Name and Address
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8660                                        Earth Care, Division of
                                             United Corporation, P.O.
                                             Box 142642,St. Louis, MO
                                             63114-0642
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23566                                       International Paint
                                             Inc.,2270 Morris Ave.,
                                             Union, NJ 07083
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III. Provision for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Earth Care and International Paints Inc. have informed the Agency 
that they do not need any time to sell or distribute their existing 
stock of products EPA Reg. No. 8660-85 and EPA Reg No. 23566-17. As a 
result, the Agency has not authorized further sale or distribution of 
these products by the registrants.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must 
submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before September 23, 2002. This 
written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will apply only to 
the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If 
the product(s) have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the 
effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier 
cancellation action are controlling. The withdrawal request must also 
include a commitment to pay any reregistration fees due, and to fulfill 
any applicable unsatisfied data requirements.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: March 15, 2002.
Lois A. Rossi,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-7100 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 a.m.]
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