[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62582-62583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27852]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0029; FRL-7328-7]


Fenridazone Potassium; Cancellation Order

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a cancellation order requested by 
Monsanto Company for their registration of the pesticide product 
containing methyl 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1, 4-dihydro-6-methyl-4-oxo-3-
pyridazinecarboxylic acid, potassium salt, or fenridazone potassium, 
and accepted by EPA, pursuant to section 6(f) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This order follows 
up a July 25, 2003, notice of receipt of request for the above 
mentioned voluntary registration cancellation. In that notice, EPA 
requested comments on the proposed cancellation and indicated that it 
would issue an order confirming the cancellation. Any distribution, 
sale, or use of canceled fenridazone potassium products is permitted 
only in accordance with the terms of the existing stocks provisions of 
this cancellation order.

DATES: The cancellations are effective November 5, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demson Fuller, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (703) 308-8062; fax number: 
(703) 308-7042; 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. You may be 
potentially affected by this action if you manufacture, sell, 
distribute, or use fenridazone potassium 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. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2002-0029. 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/. To access RED documents and 
RED fact sheets electronically, go directly to the REDs table on the 
EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm.
    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,

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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. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.
    Certain types of information will not be placed in EPA Dockets. 
Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public 
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic 
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be 
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in 
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent 
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in 
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the 
index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the 
document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. 
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. EPA intends to work 
towards providing electronic access to all of the publicly available 
docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket.

II. Receipt of Request to Cancel Registrations

A. Background

    Fenridazone is a dihydro-oxopyridizine pesticide which was 
registered as a growth regulator used on wheat. The technical 
registrant, Monsanto Company requested a voluntary cancellation of 
their registration for the product containing fenridazone potassium.
    Pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA announced receipt of the request from 
Monsanto Company in a Federal Register Notice published on July 25, 
2003 (68 FR 44081) (FRL-7315-6). In that notice, EPA provided a 30-day 
comment period. The registrant requested the Administrator waive the 
180-day comment period provided under FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(c), and EPA 
granted this request. No public comments were received during the 30-
day comment period.

B. Requests for Voluntary Cancellation of Products

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(A), Monsanto Company has 
submitted a request for voluntary cancellation of a registration for 
their product containing fenridazone potassium. The registration for 
which the cancellation was requested is identified in the following 
table:

           Table 1.--Product Registration Cancellation Request
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                                     Registration
             Company                    Number              Product
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Monsanto Company                  524-453             Hybrex 2lC
                                                       Chemical
                                                       Hybridizing Agent
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III. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, EPA is approving the 
requested cancellation. Accordingly, EPA orders that the registration 
identified in Table 1, is hereby canceled. Any distribution, sale, or 
use of existing stocks of the product identified in the table above in 
a manner inconsistent with the terms of this order or the existing 
stock provisions in Unit IV. of this Federal Register Notice will be 
considered a violation of section 12(a)(2)(K) of FIFRA and/or section 
12(a)(1)(A) of FIFRA.

IV. Existing Stocks Provisions

    For purposes of this order, the term ``existing stocks'' is 
defined, pursuant to EPA's Existing Stocks Policy (56 FR 29362, June 
26, 1991) (FRL-3846-4), 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 cancellation.

V. Distribution or Sale by the Registrant

    Cancellation orders generally permit a registrant to sell or 
distribute existing stocks for 1 year after the date the cancellation 
request was received. However, the registrant has stated that the 
Hybrex 2 LC Chemical Hybridizing product has not been sold since 1989 
nor has the chemical ever been distributed. Therefore, no products 
should be in the channels or trade.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.


    Dated: October 27, 2003.
Betty Shackleford,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 03-27852 Filed 11-4-03; 8:45 am]
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