[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65493-65496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18757]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0258; FRL-8100-1]


Triadimefon; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel 
or to Amend to Terminate Uses of Triadimefon 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 requests by registrants to voluntarily 
cancel and amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain 
products containing the pesticide triadimefon. The requests would 
terminate triadimefon use in or on apples, pears, grapes, raspberries, 
and residential turf. The requests would not terminate the last 
triadimefon product registered for use in the United States. EPA 
intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for 
this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments 
within the comment period that would merit its further review of the 
requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests within this 
period. Upon acceptance of this request, any sale, distribution, or use 
of products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale, 
distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the 
final order.

DATES:  Comments must be received on or before May 7, 2007.

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0258, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The 
Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2005-0258. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' 
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through 
regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made 
available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA 
recommends that you include your name and other contact information in 
the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot 
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your 
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, 
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index. 
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly 
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP 
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Building),

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2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this 
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305-
5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  John W. Pates, Jr., Special Review 
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8195; fax 
number: (703) 308-7070; 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, 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. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

     1.  Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
     ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
     iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
     viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Background on the Receipt of Requests to Amend Registrations to 
Delete Uses

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from the 
registrants Bayer CropScience, Bayer Environmental Science, and Bayer 
Advanced to cancel and amend to terminate uses of the triadimefon 
products listed in Tables 1 and 2. Triadimefon is a broad spectrum 
fungicide used for the systemic control of rust and mildew on various 
fruits and pineapple. In addition, it is used to control various fungal 
diseases on non-food use sites such as golf course and sod farm turf, 
pine seedlings, Christmas trees, and ornamentals. In a letter dated 
July 31, 2006, Bayer CropScience, Bayer Environmental Science, and 
Bayer Advanced requested EPA to voluntarily cancel and amend their 
registrations to terminate use(s) of certain products containing the 
pesticide triadimefon identified in this notice Tables 1 and 2. 
Specifically, the registrant has agreed to voluntarily cancel all use 
on apples, pears, grapes, and raspberries (commercial and residential) 
as well as use on residential turf. The registrant's request for these 
use deletions will not terminate the last triadimefon products 
registered in the United States, or the last pesticide products 
registered in the United States for these uses.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants 
to cancel and/or amend to terminate uses of triadimefon product 
registrations. The affected products and the registrants making the 
requests are identified in Tables 1 - 3 of this unit.
    Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at any 
time, that their pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to 
terminate one or more pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA 
requires that before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation, 
EPA must provide a 30-day public comment period on the request for 
voluntary cancellation or use termination. In addition, section 
6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA requires that EPA provide a 180-day comment period 
on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination of any minor 
agricultural use before granting the request, unless:
    1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or
    2. The Administrator determines that continued use of the pesticide 
would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
    The triadimefon registrants have declined to waive the 180-day 
comment period. EPA will provide a 180-day comment period on the 
proposed requests.
    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 180 days of 
publication of this notice, or if the Agency determines that there are 
substantive comments that warrant further review of this request, an 
order will be issued canceling or amending the affected registrations.

                                    Table 1.--Triadimefon Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation
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                     Registration No.                                        Product name                                      Company
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264-757                                                                       Summit S Flowable Fungicide                              Bayer CropScience
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                                     Table 2.--Triadimefon Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Amendment
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                     Registration No.                                           Product name                                      Company
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264-736                                                                            Bayleton Technical Fungicide                        Bayer CropScience
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264-737                                                                  Bayleton 50% Wettable Powder Fungicide                        Bayer CropScience
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264-757                                                                             Summit S Flowable Fungicide                        Bayer CropScience
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432-1293                                                                               Bayleton 25 WP Fungicide              Bayer Environmental Science
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432-1295                                                                    Bayleton 1% Granular Turf Fungicide              Bayer Environmental Science
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432-1296                                                                  Bayleton 0.5% Granular Turf Fungicide              Bayer Environmental Science
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432-1297                                                          Bayleton 009 EC Turf and Ornamental Fungicide              Bayer Environmental Science
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432-1300                                                                               Bayleton 216 Concentrate              Bayer Environmental Science
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432-1309                                                      Bayleton 25% Turf and Ornamental Fungicide in WSP              Bayer Environmental Science
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432-1316                                                                               Bayleton 25 WP Fungicide              Bayer Environmental Science
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432-1317                                                    Bayleton 25 Nursery and Greenhouse Fungicide in WSP              Bayer Environmental Science
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432-1336                                                          Bayleton 1% Turf and Sod Production Fungicide              Bayer Environmental Science
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432-1360                                                       Bayleton 50 Turf and Ornamental Fungicide in WSP              Bayer Environmental Science
                                                                                   and Bayleton 50 WP Fungicide
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432-1367                                                          Bayleton 50 WDG Fungicide and Bayleton 50 WDG              Bayer Environmental Science
                                                                               Nursery and Greenhouse Fungicide
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432-1445                                                             Bayleton FLO Turf and Ornamental Fungicide              Bayer Environmental Science
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72155-46                                                                                   Bayleton 1% Granular                           Bayer Advanced
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72155-47                                                                                      Bayleton Granular                           Bayer Advanced
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72155-48                                                                          Bayleton Liquid Concentration                           Bayer Advanced
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    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
the registrants of the products listed in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.

     Table 3.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or
                               Amendments
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             EPA Company No.                  Company name and address
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264                                        Bayer CropScience2 T.W.
                                            Alexander DriveP.O. Box
                                            12014Research Triangle Park,
                                            NC 27709
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432                                        Bayer Environmental Science2
                                            T.W. Alexander DriveP.O. Box
                                            12014Research Triangle Park,
                                            NC 27709
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72155                                      Bayer Advanced 2 T.W.
                                            Alexander DriveP.O. Box
                                            12014Research Triangle Park,
                                            NC 27709
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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 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 the Federal Register. Thereafter, 
following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such 
a request.

V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request and Considerations for 
Reregistration of Triadimefon

    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 May 7, 2007. 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 products have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the 
effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier 
cancellation action are controlling.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are 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.
     If the request for voluntary cancellation and use termination is 
granted as discussed above, the Agency intends to issue a cancellation 
order that will allow persons other than the registrant to continue to 
sell and/or use existing stocks of cancelled products until such stocks 
are exhausted, provided that such use is consistent with the terms of 
the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the cancelled 
product. The order will specifically prohibit any use of existing 
stocks that is not consistent with such previously approved labeling. 
If, as the Agency currently intends, the final cancellation

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order contains the existing stocks provision just described, the order 
will be sent only to the affected registrants of the cancelled 
products. If the Agency determines that the final cancellation order 
should contain existing stocks provisions different than the ones just 
described, the Agency will publish the cancellation order in the 
Federal Register.

List of Subjects

    Environmental Protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: October 27, 2006.
 Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-18757 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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