[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35235-35236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12444]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302]; FRL-8127-5]


Dichlorvos (DDVP); Termination of Certain Uses and Label 
Amendments

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  This notice announces EPA's cancellation order for the 
termination of certain uses and label amendments, voluntarily requested 
by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of products containing 
the pesticide dichlorvos (DDVP), pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as 
amended. This cancellation order follows a March 23, 2007 and April 13, 
2007 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the DDVP 
registrant to voluntarily terminate certain uses of its DDVP products 
and label amendments. The April 13, 2007 Federal Register Notice 
inadvertantly duplicated notice of receipt of the voluntary 
cancellation requests for the same end use products listed in this 
notice. The request would terminate DDVP use in dry bait formulations 
and in impregnated resin cat and dog flea collars. The request would 
not terminate the last DDVP products registered for use in the United 
States.
     In the Notices, EPA indicated that it would issue an order to 
implement the termination of certain 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 registrant withdrew 
their request within this period. The Agency did not receive any 
comments on the Notices. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their 
request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation 
order granting the request to terminate the uses described above. Any 
distribution or sale of the DDVP 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 June 27, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Bartow, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; fax 
number: (703) 308-8005; 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. 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 (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0302. 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 Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal 
Dr., 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 Facility 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 grants the request by the registrant identified in this 
notice (Table 2) to terminate certain uses. DDVP is an organophosphate 
insecticide and fumigant registered for use in controlling flies, 
mosquitoes, gnats, cockroaches, fleas, and other insect pests. 
Formulations of DDVP include pressurized liquid, granular, emulsifiable 
concentrate, total release aerosol, and impregnated material. DDVP is 
applied with aerosols and fogging equipment, with ground spray 
equipment, and through slow release from impregnated materials, such as 
resin strips and pet collars. DDVP is registered to control insect 
pests on agricultural sites; commercial, institutional and industrial 
sites; and for domestic use in and around homes (i.e., resin strips) 
and on pets. DDVP is used preplant in mushroom houses, and postharvest 
in storage areas for bulk, packaged and bagged raw and processed 
agricultural commodities, food manufacturing/processing plants, animal 
premises, and non-food areas of food-handling establishments. It is 
also registered for direct dermal pour-on treatment of cattle and 
poultry, and swine. DDVP is not registered for direct use on any field 
grown commodities. In letters dated March 2, 2007, and March 8, 2007, 
Amvac Chemical Corporation requested EPA to amend to terminate uses of 
pesticide product registrations identified in this notice (Table 1). 
Specifically, the request would terminate DDVP use in dry bait 
formulations and in impregnated resin cat and dog flea collars. The 
request

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would not terminate the last DDVP products registered for use in the 
United States.
     This notice announces the termination of certain uses of DDVP 
product registrations. The affected products and the registrant making 
the request are identified in the following tables of this unit.

Table 1.--DDVP Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Amendment
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        Registration No.             Product name           Company
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5481-9                            ALCO FLY FIGHTER    Amvac Chemical
                                   FLY BAIT            Corporation
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5481-96                           DDVP TECHNICAL      Amvac Chemical
                                   GRADE               Corporation
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5481-341                          ALCO FLEA COLLAR    Amvac Chemical
                                   FOR DOGS -- BLACK   Corporation
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5481-342                          ALCO FLEA COLLAR    Amvac Chemical
                                   FOR CATS -- WHITE   Corporation
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5481-343                          ALCO FLEA COLLAR    Amvac Chemical
                                   FOR DOGS -- CLEAR   Corporation
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5481-345                          ALCO FLEA COLLAR    Amvac Chemical
                                   FOR CATS -- CLEAR   Corporation
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5481-346                          ALCO FLEA COLLAR    Amvac Chemical
                                   FOR DOGS --         Corporation
                                   GLITTERS
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5481-347                          ALCO FLEA COLLAR    Amvac Chemical
                                   FOR CATS --         Corporation
                                   GLITTERS
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5481-461                          AMVOS RESTECH       Amvac Chemical
                                                       Corporation
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for 
the registrant of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit.

          Table 2.--Registrant Requesting Voluntary Amendments
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              EPA Company No.                 Company name and address
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5481                                        Amvac Chemical Corporation,
                                            4695 MacArthur Court, Suite
                                             1250,
                                            Newport Beach, CA 92660
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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 March 23, 2007 or the April 13, 2007, Federal 
Register notices announcing the Agency's receipt of the request for 
voluntary termination of certain uses of DDVP.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
cancellation order to terminate certain uses of DDVP registrations 
identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency also orders 
that the label amendments for the product registration identified in 
Table 2 of Unit II is hereby amended. Any distribution, sale, or use of 
existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II, in a 
manner inconsistent with any of the Provisions for Disposition of 
Existing Stocks set forth 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 the Federal Register. Thereafter, 
following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such 
a request.

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.
    Because no product has been produced, sold or distributed for 
several years, the prohibition on sales, distribution and use of 
existing stocks is effective immediately, except that this cancellation 
order will not prevent the sale or distribution of any products if such 
sale or distribution is for purposes of:
    i. Return of material to Amvac,
    ii. Proper disposal, or
    iii. Export consistent with the requirements of section 17 of 
FIFRA.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 13, 2007.
 Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-12444 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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