[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44261-44263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17475]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0397; FRL-8374-6]


Molinate; Product Cancellation Order and Amendment to Terminate 
Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's amendment to the order for the 
termination of uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and 
accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide molinate, 
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This amendment follows an April 7, 
2004 Federal Register Notice of Order to Amend Registrations to 
Terminate Uses of molinate to control water grass in rice grown in 
California and the south central/south eastern states of Arkansas, 
Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas. Nothing in today's action 
changes the previous stop production date of June 30, 2008, nor does it 
change the stop use date of August 31, 2009. Today's action only 
clarifies the deadline for persons other than the registrant to sell 
and distribute molinate until July 1, 2009.

DATES:  The cancellation amendment is effective July 30, 2008.

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-2003-0397. 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

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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 amendment of the April 7, 2004 (69 FR 
18368) (FRL-7350-9) order to amend registrations to terminate uses of 
certain end-use molinate products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. 
These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in 
Table 1 of this unit.

                   Table 1--Molinate Products Affected
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          EPA Registration Number                   Product Name
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100-981                                     Riceco Molinate Technical
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100-982                                     Riceco Touche
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100-983                                     Molinate 15-G
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100-1021                                    Ordram 8-E An emulsufiable
                                             liquid
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100-1036                                    Arrosolo 3-3E
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100-1039                                    Ordram 15-G
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100-1040                                    Ordram Technical
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100-1102                                    Ordram 15GM Rice Herbicide
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74530-7                                     Molinate Technical
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CA77015900                                  Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
                                             liquid
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CA84017200                                  Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
                                             liquid
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CA85005300                                  Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
                                             liquid
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TX81002600                                  Ordram 8-E an emulsufiable
                                             liquid
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TN93000700                                  Ordram 15-G
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    Table 2 of this Unit includes the name and address of record for 
the Registrants of the product in Table 1 of this Unit, in seqence by 
EPA company number:

            Table 2--Registrants of Amended Molinate Products
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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100                                         Syngenta Crop Protection,
                                             Inc.P.O. Box 18300
                                             Greenboro, NC 27419-8300
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74530                                       Helm Agro U.S., Inc.
                                             Nordkanalstrasse 28D-20097
                                             Hamburg, Germany
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    On April 7, 2004, EPA published a Cancellation Order with respect 
to products containing S-ethyl hexahyfor-1H-azepine-1-carbothioate 
(monlinate) (69 FR 18368). That order provided: ``The cancellation of 
these registrations has an effective date of June 30, 2008. After that 
date, Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., and Helm Agro U.S. Inc, may not 
sell or distribute any molinate products except as detailed in the 
cancellation order. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., and Helm Agro U.S. 
Inc., will be permitted to distribute the molinate active ingredient in 
2009 for the purposes of facilitating usage by August 31, 2009. No use 
of products containing molinate is permitted after the 2009 growing 
season (August 31, 2009).''
    Today's action is intended to clarify that in the case of molinate, 
the original August 31, 2009 deadline for cessation of use was 
established to provide a reasonable time for the material to work 
through the channels of trade following the cessation of sale and 
distribution of molinate products by the registrants, Syngenta Crop 
Protection, Inc., and Helm Agro U.S. Inc., on June 30, 2008. Today's 
action does not affect the cancellation of the registrations in Table 1 
of Unit II. In addition, clarifying that persons other than the 
registrants (distributors and retailers) may sell and distribute 
molinate will neither conflict with the Agency's application of the 
guidelines outlined in PR Notice 97-7, nor will it introduce more 
molinate into the pesticide use cycle than had been stipulated by the 
terms of the five year phase-out. Allowing additional time for 
distributors and retailers to sell and distribute molinate to end users 
was contemplated by the original cancellation order by continuing to 
allow distribution and use. Clarifying this intent will ensure that 
this product is utilized safely, in accordance with the approved 
labeling requirements. Thus, today's action clarifies that persons 
other than the registrant may sell and distribute molinate until July 
1, 2009. After July 1, 2009, all sale and distribution is prohibited, 
except for the purposes of disposal or export. Today's action does not 
change that end users with existing stocks of products containing 
molinate may continue to use these products until August 31, 2009, 
provided that the use complies with previously EPA approved product 
label requirements for the respective products. Thereafter, all use 
shall be prohibited except that existing stocks held by end users may 
be transported for purposes of disposal or returning unused product to 
the manufacturer or point-of-sale.

III. Amended Order

    EPA hereby amends the April 7, 2004 order to clarify the provisions 
for the disposition of existing stocks. Existing stocks are stocks of 
registered pesticide product 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 order, which in this case is 
June 30, 2008. Specifically, persons other than the registrant 
(distributors and retailers) may sell and distribute products listed in 
Table 1 of Unit II containing molinate until July 1, 2009. After July 
1, 2009, all sale and distribution is prohibited, except for the 
purposes of disposal or export. End users may continue to use existing 
stocks until August 31, 2009, provided that the use complies with 
previously EPA approved product label requirements for the respective 
products. Thereafter, all use shall be prohibited except that existing 
stocks held by end users may be transported for purposes of disposal or 
returning of unused product to the manufacturer or point-of-sale.

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.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.



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    Dated: July 24, 2008.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-17475 Filed 7-29-08]
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