[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63909-63913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26177]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2002-0268; FRL-7276-6]


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 by registrants to voluntarily cancel 
certain pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by April 14, 2003, or unless 
indicated otherwise, orders will be issued canceling all of these 
registrations. Comments on EPA Registration Numbers 000655-00741, 
000655-00742,

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001812-00354, 001812-00448, 009688-00131, and 034911-00027 must be 
received by November 15, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Hollins, Information 
Resources Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5761; e-mail 
address: [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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket ID number OPP-2002-0268. The official public docket 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any 
public comments received, and other information related to this action. 
Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not 
include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket 
is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at 
the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 
Crystal Mall 2 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This 
docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 
305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from 
registrants to cancel 33 pesticide products registered under section 3 
or 24(c) of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by 
registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in the 
following Table 1 of this unit:

     Table 1.--Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation
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      Registration Number           Product Name        Chemical Name
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000100 OR-02-0016                Cyclone             1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-
                                  Concentrate/        bipyridinium
                                  Gramoxone Max       dichloride
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000100 WA-02-0018                Cyclone             1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'-
                                  Concentrate/        bipyridinium
                                  Gramoxone Max       dichloride
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000352 AZ-01-0001                Dupont Staple       Sodium 2-chloro-6-
                                  Herbicide           (4,6-
                                                      dimethoxypyrimidin-
                                                      2-ylthio)benzoate
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000352 AZ-01-0002                Dupont PE 350/MON   Sodium 2-chloro-6-
                                  B In B Herbicide    (4,6-
                                                      dimethoxypyrimidin-
                                                      2-ylthio)benzoate
                                                     Isopropylamine
                                                      glyphosate (N-
                                                      (phosphonomethyl)g
                                                      lycine)
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000524-00476                     Harness Plus        2'-Ethyl-6'-methyl-
                                  Herbicide           N-(ethoxymethyl)-2-
                                                      chloroacetanilide
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000655-00741                     Prentox             Methoxychlor (2,2-
                                  Methoxychlor 50W    bis(p-
                                                      methoxyphenyl)-
                                                      1,1,1-
                                                      trichloroethane)
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000655-00742                     Prentox 2 Lb.       Methoxychlor (2,2-
                                  Methoxychlor        bis(p-
                                  Spray               methoxyphenyl)-
                                                      1,1,1-
                                                      trichloroethane)
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001812-00351                     Pro-Tex             Manganese
                                                      ethylenebis(dithio
                                                      carbamate)
                                                     Triphenyltin
                                                      hydroxide
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001812-00354                     Indoor Roach Bait   1-
                                                      Octanesulfonamide,
                                                      N-ethyl-
                                                      1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,
                                                      5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-
                                                      heptadecafluoro-
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001812-00448                     Finitron Brand      1-
                                  Sulfuramid RB MUP   Octanesulfonamide,
                                                      N-ethyl-
                                                      1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,
                                                      5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-
                                                      heptadecafluoro-
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003008-00069                     Bardec Part I       Arsenic acid
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003008-00070                     Bardec Part 2       Cuprous oxide
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003008-00071                     Bardec Part 3       Zinc oxide
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003125-00102                     Guthion 2l          O,O-Dimethyl S-((4-
                                  Emulsifiable        oxo-1,2,3-
                                  Insecticide         benzotriazin-3(4H)-
                                                      yl)methyl)
                                                      phosphorodithioate
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004691-00157                     Commando            O,O,O',O'-
                                  Insecticide         Tetraethyl S,S'-
                                  Cattle Ear Tag      methylene
                                                      bis(phosphorodithi
                                                      oate)
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008177-00073                     Enterprise Clear    3-Iodo-2-propynyl
                                  Wood Preservative   butylcarbamate
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009688-00131                     Chemsico Roach      O,O-Diethyl O-
                                  Control System CS   (3,5,6-trichloro-2-
                                                      pyridyl)
                                                      phosphorothioate
                                                     1-
                                                      Octanesulfonamide,
                                                      N-ethyl-
                                                      1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,
                                                      5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-
                                                      heptadecafluoro-
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010163-00166                     Imidan 50-WP        N-
                                  Agricultural        (Mercaptomethyl)ph
                                  Insecticide         thalimide S-(O,O-
                                                      dimethyl
                                                      phosphorodithioate
                                                      )
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010163-00170                     Imidan 12.5-WP      N-
                                  Home Garden         (Mercaptomethyl)ph
                                  Insecticide         thalimide S-(O,O-
                                                      dimethyl
                                                      phosphorodithioate
                                                      )
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010163-00173                     Imidan 1-E Home     N-
                                  Garden              (Mercaptomethyl)ph
                                  Insecticide         thalimide S-(O,O-
                                                      dimethyl
                                                      phosphorodithioate
                                                      )
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010163-00227                     Prolate Technical   N-
                                  Livestock           (Mercaptomethyl)ph
                                  Insecticide         thalimide S-(O,O-
                                                      dimethyl
                                                      phosphorodithioate
                                                      )
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034704-00691                     Clean Crop Sniper   O,O-Dimethyl S-((4-
                                  2-E Azinphos        oxo-1,2,3-
                                  Methyl              benzotriazin-3(4H)-
                                  Insecticide         yl)methyl)
                                                      phosphorodithioate
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034704 OR-88-0014                Clean Crop Cheat    2-Chloro-4-
                                  Stop 90 WDG         (ethylamino)-6-
                                                      (isopropylamino)-s-
                                                      triazine
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034704 WA-88-0019                Clean Crop Cheat    2-Chloro-4-
                                  Stop 90 WDG         (ethylamino)-6-
                                                      (isopropylamino)-s-
                                                      triazine
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034911-00027                     Hi-Yield Benomyl    Methyl 1-
                                  Systemic            (butylcarbamoyl)-2-
                                  Fungicide           benzimidazolecarba
                                                      mate
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045385-00087                     Cenol Dairy Cattle  Dipropyl
                                  Spray               isocinchomeronate
                                                     N-Octyl
                                                      bicycloheptene
                                                      dicarboximide
                                                     (Butylcarbityl)(6-
                                                      propylpiperonyl)
                                                      ether 80% and
                                                      related compounds
                                                      20%
                                                     Pyrethrins
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051036-00073                     Dibrom 8EC          1,2-Dibromo-2,2-
                                                      dichloroethyl
                                                      dimethyl phosphate
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059639 GA-99-0001                Select Herbicide    2-Cyclohexen-1-one,
                                                      2-(1-(((3-chloro-2-
                                                      propenyl)oxy)imino
                                                      )propyl)-5-(2-
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059639 WA-89-0026                Orthene 75 S        O,S-Dimethyl
                                  Soluble Powder      acetylphosphoramid
                                                      othioate
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062190-00005                     Wolmanac            Arsenic pentoxide
                                  Concentrate 70%    Chromic acid
                                                     Cupric oxide
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062190-00011                     CCA Type C 50%      Arsenic pentoxide
                                  Chromated Copper   Chromic acid
                                  Arsenate           Cupric oxide
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066222-00016                     Cotnion-Methyl      O,O-Dimethyl S-((4-
                                  Azinphos Methyl     oxo-1,2,3-
                                  2EC                 benzotriazin-3(4H)-
                                                      yl)methyl)
                                                      phosphorodithioate
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070171-00004                     Ioblend - 20        Nonylphenoxypolyeth
                                                      oxyethanol -
                                                      iodine complex
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    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within the 180 or 
30-day comment period, orders will be issued canceling all of these 
registrations. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring the 
retention of a registration should contact the applicable registrant 
directly during either of these comment periods.
    Registrations 001812-00448, Finitron Brand Sulfluramid RB MUP, 
001812-00354, Indoor Roach Bait, and 009688-00131, Chemsico Roach 
Control System CS are registrations for which the terms and conditions 
for cancellation and disposition of existing stocks were previously 
agreed to between EPA, Griffin L.L.C. and Chemsico and expressed in the 
July 9, 2001 Registration/Amendment Notices for these products. Thus, 
EPA intends to grant Griffin and Chemsico's request for voluntary 
cancellation of these registrations on December 31, 2002. Griffin and 
Chemsico have waived the 180-day comment period provided for in FIFRA 
section 6(f). The comment period will be the required 30 days from 
notice in the Federal Register. After the registrations are canceled, 
EPA will permit Griffin to sell and distribute Registration 001812-
00448, Finitron Brand Sulfluramid RB MUP until July 25, 2003, and 
Registration 001812-00354, Indoor Roach Bait until December 31, 2003, 
and permit

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Chemisco to sell and distribute Registration 009688-0013, Chemsico 
Roach Control System CS until December 31, 2003.
    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in ascending 
sequence by EPA company number:

         Table 2--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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000100                                      Syngenta Crop Protection,
                                             Inc.
                                            Box 18300
                                            Greensboro, NC 27419
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000352                                      E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and
                                             Company
                                            Dupont Crop Protection
                                            Stine-Haskell Research
                                             Center S300 Box 30
                                             Newark, DE 19714
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000524                                      Monsanto Company
                                            Agent For: Monsanto Company
                                            600 13th Street, NW., Suite
                                             660
                                            Washington, DC 20005
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000655                                      Prentiss Inc.
                                            C.B. 2000
                                            Floral Park, NY 11001
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001812                                      Griffin L.L.C.
                                            Box 1847
                                            Valdosta, GA 31603
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003008                                      Osmose Inc.
                                            980 Ellicott Street
                                            Buffalo, NY 14209
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003125                                      Bayer Corp.
                                            Agriculture Division
                                            8400 Hawthorn Rd., Box 4913
                                            Kansas City, MO 64120
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004691                                      Boehringer Ingelheim
                                             Vetmedica, Inc.
                                            15th & Oak Streets, Way, Box
                                             338
                                            Elwood, KS 66024
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008177                                      Valspar Corp.
                                            1101 Third Street South
                                            Minneapolis, MN 55415
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009688                                      Chemsico, Division of United
                                             Industries Corp.
                                            Box 142642
                                            St Louis, MO 63114
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010163                                      Gowan Company
                                            Box 5569
                                            Yuma, AZ 85366
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034704                                      Jane Cogswell
                                            Agent For: Platte Chemical
                                             Co. Inc.
                                            Box 667
                                            Greeley, CO 80632
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034911                                      Brazos Associates, Inc.
                                            Agent For: Hi-Yield Chemical
                                             Co.
                                            2001 Diamond Ridge Drive
                                            Carrollton, TX 75010
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045385                                      CTX-Cenol, Inc.
                                            Box 472
                                            Twinsburg, OH 44087
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051036                                      Micro-Flo Co. LLC
                                            Box 772099
                                            Memphis, TN 38117
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059639                                      Valent U.S.A. Corp.
                                            1333 N. California Blvd,
                                             Suite 600
                                            Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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062190                                      Arch Wood Protection, Inc.
                                            1955 Lake Park Drive, Suite
                                             250
                                            Smyrna, GA 30080
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066222                                      Makhteshim-Agan of North
                                             America Inc.
                                            551 Fifth Avenue Suite 1100
                                            New York, NY 10176
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070171                                      Unicore Technologies Inc.
                                            Box 3877
                                            Turlock, CA 95381
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III. Loss of Active Ingredients

    Unless the request for cancellation is withdrawn, the pesticide 
active ingredient listed in Table 3 below will no longer appear in any 
registered products. Those who are concerned about the potential loss 
of this active ingredient for pesticidal use are encouraged to work 
directly with the registrant to explore the possibility of the 
registrant withdrawing the request for cancellation. The active 
ingredient is listed in the following Table 3, with EPA company number 
and chemical name.

   Table 3--Active Ingredient Disappearing as a Result of Registrant's
                            Request to Cancel
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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034911                                      Benomyl
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IV. What is the Agency's 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 canceled. FIFRA 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.

V. 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 either of the comment 
periods listed under DATES. 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.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    The effective date of cancellation will be the date of the 
cancellation order. The orders effecting these requested cancellations 
will generally permit a registrant to sell or distribute existing 
stocks for 1-year after the date the cancellation request was received. 
This policy is in accordance with the Agency's statement of policy as 
prescribed in the Federal Register of June 26, 1991 (56 FR 29362) (FRL-
3846-4). Exceptions to this general rule will be made if a product 
poses a risk concern, or is in noncompliance with reregistration 
requirements, or is subject to a Data-Call-In. In all cases, product-
specific disposition dates will be given in the cancellation orders.
    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products 
which are currently in the United States and

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which have been packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to 
the effective date of the cancellation action. Unless the provisions of 
an earlier order apply, existing stocks already in the hands of dealers 
or users can be distributed, sold, or used legally until they are 
exhausted, provided that such further sale and use comply with the EPA 
approved label and labeling of the affected product. Exception to these 
general rules will be made in specific cases when more stringent 
restrictions on sale, distribution, or use of the products or their 
ingredients have already been imposed, as in a Special Review action, 
or where the Agency has identified significant potential risk concerns 
associated with a particular chemical.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: September 30, 2002.
Lind Vlier Moos,
Acting Director, Information Resources Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
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