[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40934-40935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17211]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0190; FRL-7313-4]


Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Technical and 
Formulation Intermediate Pesticide Registrations of 2,4-Dichlorprop and 
Mecoprop

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 requests by Bayer Cropscience, BASF Corporation, 
and A.H. Marks and Company, Ltd., to voluntarily cancel all technical 
and formulation intermediate pesticide registrations of 2,4-DP, 2-(2,4-
dichlorophenoxy) propionic acid, commonly known as dichlorprop, and 
MCPP, 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy) propionic acid, commonly known as 
mecoprop, including their associated salts and esters.

DATES: All three registrants have elected to waive the 180-day comment 
period usually associated with a public notice of voluntary 
cancellation. Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrants by 
August 8, 2003, for EPA Registration Numbers: 264-706, 264-707, 264-
708, 264-709, 264-710, 264-711, 264-712, 264-713, 264-714, 264-715, 
7969-116, 7969-127, 15440-12, 15440-14, 15440-16, and 15440-17, orders 
will be issued canceling these registrations. The Agency will consider 
withdrawal requests postmarked no later than August 8, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Howard, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8172; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

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 identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0190. 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

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to cancel 16 pesticide products registered under section 3 or 24(c) of 
FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration 
number in Table 1 of this unit.

     Table 1.--Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation
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        Registration No.             Product Name        Chemical Name
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264-706                           2,4-DP Dichlorprop  2,4-DP Acid
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264-707                           2,4-DP Technical    2,4-DP Acid
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264-708                           Technical 2,4-DP    2,4-DP Acid
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264-709                           DP-4 Amine          2,4-DP DMA Salt
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264-710                           2,4-DP Isooctyl     2,4-DP Isooctyl
                                   Ester Technical     Ester
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264-711                           DP-4                2,4-DP Isooctyl
                                                       Ester
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264-712                           MCPP 98% Technical  MCPP Acid
                                   Acid Herbicide
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264-713                           Technical MCPP      MCPP Acid
                                   Acid
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264-714                           MCPP-Tech           MCPP Acid
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264-715                           MCPP Technical      MCPP Acid
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7969-116                          MCPP Amine 4        MCPP DMA Salt
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7969-127                          Mecoprop AK         MCPP Acid
                                   Technical Acid
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15440-12                          Technical 2-(2,4-   2,4-DP Acid
                                   Dichlorophenoxy
                                   Propionic) Acid
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15440-14                          Marks CMPP          MCPP Acid
                                   (Mecoprop)
                                   Technical Acid
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15440-16                          Marks Technical     2,4-DP Isooctyl
                                   Iso-Octyl Ester     Ester
                                   of 2,4-DP
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15440-17                          Technical Mecoprop  MCPP Acid
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    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of 
publication of this notice, 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 this 30-day period.
    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 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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264                                         Bayer Cropscience, 2 T.W.
                                             Alexander Drive, Research
                                             Triangle Park, NC 27709
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7969                                        BASF Corporation, P.O. Box
                                             13528, Research Triangle
                                             Park, NC 27709-3528
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15440                                       A.H Marks and Company, Ltd.,
                                             Wyke Bradford, West
                                             Yorkshire, England BD12-9EJ
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III. 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.

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 August 8, 2003. 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.

V. 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 U.S. and 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, 2,4-DP, Dichlorprop, MCPP, Mecoprop, 
Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 19, 2003.
 Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Acting Director, Information Resources Services Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-17211 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
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