[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13840-13841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2633]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0084; FRL-7769-9]


Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain 
Pesticide Registrations: Technical Correction

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 issued a notice 
of receipt of request by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain 
pesticide registrations. That notice was published in the Federal 
Register on February 22, 2006, (71 FR 9118-9125). The notice announced 
that 90 pesticide registrations would be canceled after 180 days unless 
a request was withdrawn. These 90 registrations were listed in Table 1. 
The registrant waived the 180 day comment period for EPA Registration 
Number 66222-81 (Pendimethalin Technical) and EPA Registration Number 
66222-82 (Repose) which was not noted in the February 22, 2006 Notice. 
This notice corrects the deadline for submission of withdrawal request 
for EPA Registration Number 66222-81 (Pendimethalin Technical) and EPA 
Registration Number 66222-82 (Repose) only. The deadline for withdrawal 
request on these two registrations should have been 30 days after 
publication in the Federal Register.

DATES:  Unless a request is withdrawn by March 24, 2006, orders will be 
issued canceling the registrations for EPA Registration Number(s): 
66222-81 and 66222-82. The Agency will consider withdrawal requests 
postmarked no later than March 22, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  John Jamula, Information Technolocy 
and Resources Management Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6426; 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 a docket for this action under 
Docket identification number [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0084; FRL-7769-9]. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy 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/.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice corrects information that was published in the Federal 
Register on February 22, 2006, (71 FR 9118-9125). The notice of receipt 
of request to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations 
announced that 90 pesticide registrations would be canceled after 180 
days unless a request was withdrawn. These 90 registrations were listed 
in Table 1. This notice corrects information in the notice about two of 
the registrations. These registrations are: EPA Registration Number 
66222-81 (Pendimethalin Technical) and EPA Registration Number 66222-82 
(Repose). The registrant waived the 180 day comment period for these 
two registrations. This waiver was not noted in the February 22, 2006 
Notice.
    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant by March 24, 2006, 
orders will be issued canceling both of these registrations. Users of 
these pesticides or anyone else desiring the retention of a 
registration should contact the applicable registrant directly prior to 
March 24, 2006.

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

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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 March 24, 2006. 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 United States 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, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: March 13, 2006.
Robert A. Forrest,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 06-2633 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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