[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39294-39296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15314]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0263; FRL-8371-8]


Fenvalerate; Product Cancellation Order

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, 
voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of 
products containing the pesticide fenvalerate, pursuant to section 
6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows an April 30, 2008 
Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the fenvalerate 
registrants to voluntarily cancel all their fenvalerate product 
registrations. Fenvalerate is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide which 
is used to control insects and related organisms, mollusks, fouling 
organisms and miscellaneous invertebrates on agricultural, pet care, 
domestic home and garden (domestic), and commercial/industrial/food and 
non-food/mosquito abatement (commercial) sites. These are the last 
fenvalerate products registered for use in the United States. In the 
April 30, 2008 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order 
implementing the cancellations 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 cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of 
the fenvalerate 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 9, 2008.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review 
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8025; 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-2008-0263. 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 announces the cancellation, as requested by 
registrants, of all end-use fenvalerate products registered under 
section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by 
registration number in Table 1 of this unit.

               Table 1.--Fenvalerate Product Cancellations
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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538-166                                     Scotts House Plant Insect
                                             Spray
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538-173                                     Chinch Bug Control
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9444-120                                    Total Release Fogger
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10806-61                                    Contact Roach and Ant Killer
                                             VI
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10806-73                                    Contact Lawn Spray
                                             Concentrate for Fleas
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10806-74                                    Contact Lawn Spray
                                             Concentrate for Fleas II
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10806-87                                    Contact Roach and Ant Killer
                                             IX
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10806-93                                    Contact Ornamental Gypsy
                                             Moth and Japanese Beetle
                                             Spray
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10806-94                                    Contact Roach and Ant Killer
                                             XI
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10807-150                                   Misty Fire Ant Injector
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28293-151                                   Unicorn Flea and Tick Lawn
                                             Spray No.1
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28293-159                                   Unicorn RTU Home and Premise
                                             Spray
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28293-162                                   Unicorn Zap Insecticide
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28293-163                                   Unicorn Flush-Out Spray
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28293-164                                   Unicorn Household
                                             Insecticide II
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28293-217                                   Unicorn Residual Spray
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         Table 2.--Registrants of Canceled Fenvalerate Products
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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538                                         The Scotts Company
                                            14111 Scottslawn Road
                                            Marysville, Ohio 43041
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9444                                        Waterbury Companies, Inc.
                                            64 Avenue of Industry
                                            Waterbury, Connecticut 06705
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10806                                       Contact Industries
                                            641 Dowd Avenue
                                            Elizabeth, NJ 07201
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10807                                       Amrep, Inc.
                                            990 Industrial Park Drive
                                            Marietta, Georgia 30062
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28293                                       Phaeton Corporation
                                            P.O. Box 290
                                            Madison, Georgia 30650
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to 
Comments

    During the public comment period, EPA received no comments in 
response to the April 30, 2008 Federal Register notice announcing the 
Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellations of 
fenvalerate.

 IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
cancellations of fenvalerate registrations identified in Table 1 of 
Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the fenvalerate product 
registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are hereby canceled. 
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. The cancellation order issued in this notice 
includes the following existing stocks provisions.
    Registrants may sell and distribute existing stocks for 1 year from 
the date of the cancellation request. The products may be sold, 
distributed, and used by people other than the registrant until 
existing stocks have been

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exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution and use complies with 
the EPA-approved label and labeling of the product.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 25, 2008.
 Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
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