[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41714-41717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14070]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0084;FRL-7724-6]


Dimethoate; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to 
Terminate Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for amendments to terminate 
certain uses of products containing the pesticide dimethoate, as well 
as cancellation of one dimethoate registration, as voluntarily 
requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, pursuant to 
section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a May 4, 2005 
Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the dimethoate 
registrants to amend or voluntarily cancel their registrations to 
terminate certain uses of products containing dimethoate. In the May 4, 
2005 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing 
the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency 
received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that 
would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the 
registrants withdrew their requests within this period. The Agency did 
not receive any comments on the Notice. Further, the registrants did 
not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this 
notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellation and 
amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the 
dimethoate products subject to this cancellation order is permitted 
only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing 
stocks provisions.

DATES: The cancellations are effective July 20, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Plummer, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0076; fax 
number: (703) 308-7042; e-mail address: plummer.stephanie @epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human 
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide 
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, 
or use of pesticides. Since others also may 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 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-2005-0084. 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, 
1801 S. Bell St., 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 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 one cancellation and amendments to terminate 
certain uses, as requested by registrants, of dimethoate products 
registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in 
sequence by registration number in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.

                                   Table 1.--Dimethoate Product Cancellations
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     EPA Registration No.                       Product Name                                Company
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16-160                                  Dragon Cygon 2E Systemic Insecticide         Dragon Chemical Corporation
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                                         Table 2.--Dimethoate Product Registration Amendments to Terminate Uses
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                   EPA Registration No.                                      Product Name                                     Company
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400-278                                                     De-fend E-267 Dimethoate Systemic Insecticide           Crompton Manufacturing Company, Inc.
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    Note that registration 34704-540 was listed in the May 4, 
2005 notice, but has been left out of this notice because it was 
previously cancelled through maintenance fees.
    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the products in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit, in 
sequence by EPA company number.

  Table 3.--Registrants of Cancelled And/or Amended Dimethoate Products
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              EPA Company No.                 Company Name and Address
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16                                          Dragon Chemical Corporation
                                            71 Carolyn Blvd.
                                            Farmingdale, NY 11735
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                                            74 Amity Road
                                            Bethany, CT 06524
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                                            PO Box 218
                                            Palmetto, FL 34220
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to 
Comments

    During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments 
in response to the May 4, 2005 Federal Register notice announcing the 
Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellation and/or 
amendments to terminate certain uses of dimethoate.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
cancellation and amendments to terminate certain uses of dimethoate 
registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the 
Agency orders that the dimethoate product registration identified in 
Table 1 of Unit II.is hereby canceled and the product registrations 
identified in Table 2 of Unit II are hereby amended to terminate use on 
apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards, fennel, grapes, head lettuce, 
lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, and trefoil. Any distribution, sale, or 
use of existing stocks of the products identified in Tables 1 and 2 of 
Unit II.in a manner inconsistent with any of the Provisions for 
Disposition of Existing Stocks set forth below in Unit VI. will be 
considered a violation of FIFRA.

V. 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 or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further 
provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice 
of receipt of any such request in theFederal Register. Thereafter, 
following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such 
a request.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are defined in EPA's existing stocks policy (56 FR 
29362, June 26, 1991) as those stocks of registered pesticide products 
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged, 
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the 
cancellation action or amendment of their registrations. Any 
distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks, except as provided in 
the amendment or cancellation order, would be considered a violation of 
section 12(a)(2)(K) and/or 12(a)(1)(A) of FIFRA.
    The cancellation order issued in this Notice includes the following 
existing stocks provisions.
    1. Distribution or sale of products by the registrant labeled for 
use on apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards, fennel, grapes, head 
lettuce, lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, and trefoil:
    The registrant of any product listed in Table 1 or 2 may distribute 
or sell existing stocks of the product bearing labels for use on 
apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards, fennel, grapes, head lettuce, 
lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, or trefoil for one year after the 
effective date of this cancellation/amendment order. The distribution 
or sale of existing stocks by the registrant of any product listed in 
Table 1 or 2 will not be lawful under FIFRA one year after the 
effective date of the cancellation or amendment order, except for the 
purposes of shipping such stocks for export, consistent with section 17 
of FIFRA, or for proper disposal.
    2. Distribution, sale, or use of products by persons other than the 
registrant labeled for use on apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards, 
fennel, grapes, head lettuce, lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, and 
trefoil.

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    Any person other than the registrant may distribute, sell, and use 
existing stocks of any product listed in Table 1 or 2 that is labeled 
for use on apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards, fennel, grapes, 
head lettuce, lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, and trefoil after the 
effective date of this cancellation/amendment order until such existing 
stocks are exhausted.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: July 8, 2005.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-14070 Filed 7-19-05; 8:45 am]
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