[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49196-49198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19305]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0536; FRL-8377-5]


Metam Sodium, Metam Potassium and Chloropicrin; Notice of Receipt 
of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain 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 request for amendments by registrants to delete 
uses in certain pesticide registrations. 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 amended to delete 
one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the 
request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: The deletions are effective February 17, 2009, unless the Agency 
receives a written withdrawal request on or before February 17, 2009. 
The Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than 
February 17, 2009.
    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before 
February 17, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket 
identification (ID) and chemical name for the pesticide of interest, as 
shown in the table below, by one of the following methods:
    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 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 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 Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For metam sodium, metam potassium and 
MITC, (EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125) contact Heather Garvie, Antimicrobials 
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0034; e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    For chloropicrin, (EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350) contact Andrea Carone, 
Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0122; 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 ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0125 for metam sodium, metam potassium 
and MITC; and EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0350 for chloropicrin. 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 receipt by the Agency of applications from 
registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. These 
registrations are listed in Table 1 of this unit by registration 
number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses deleted:

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     Table 1.--Registrations with Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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         EPA Registration No.                Product Name          Active Ingredient        Delete from Label
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1448-361                               Busan 1236               Metam sodium             Organic sludge
                                                                                          fumigation
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1448-371                               Busan 1020L              Metam sodium             Leather and hide
                                                                                          processing
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1448-93                                Busan 1016               Metam sodium             Cane and beet sugar
                                                                                          mills
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1448-52                                Busan 40                 Metam potassium          Water-based drilling,
                                                                                          completion and packer
                                                                                          fluids;
                                                                                         leather and hide
                                                                                          processing (this use
                                                                                          deletion is not
                                                                                         inclusive of the
                                                                                          tanning drum leather
                                                                                          use); preservation
                                                                                         of protective colloids,
                                                                                          emulsion resins and
                                                                                          water-thinned
                                                                                         paints; cutting fluids
                                                                                          (metalworking fluids)
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1448-47                                Busan 52                 Metam potassium          Water-based drilling,
                                                                                          completion and packer
                                                                                          fluids;
                                                                                         leather and hide
                                                                                          processing (this use
                                                                                          deletion is
                                                                                         not inclusive of the
                                                                                          tanning drum leather
                                                                                          use);
                                                                                         preservation of
                                                                                          protective colloids,
                                                                                          emulsion resins and
                                                                                          water-
                                                                                         thinned paints; cutting
                                                                                          fluids (metalworking
                                                                                          fluids)
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1448-74                                PNMDC                    Metam potassium          Leather and hide
                                                                                          processing (this use
                                                                                          deletion is not
                                                                                         inclusive of the
                                                                                          tanning drum leather
                                                                                          use); preservation of
                                                                                         protective colloids,
                                                                                          emulsion resins and
                                                                                          water-thinned paints;
                                                                                         cutting fluids
                                                                                          (metalworking fluids);
                                                                                          cane and beet sugar
                                                                                         mills; petroleum
                                                                                          secondary recovery
                                                                                          operations; once-
                                                                                          through
                                                                                         cooling water
                                                                                          applications
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1448-53                                Busan 881                Metam Potassium          Cane and beet sugar
                                                                                          mills; petroleum
                                                                                          secondary recovery
                                                                                         operations; once-
                                                                                          through cooling water
                                                                                         applications
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1448-382                               NABE-M                   Metam potassium          Cane and beet sugar
                                                                                          mills; petroleum
                                                                                          secondary
                                                                                         recovery operations;
                                                                                          once-through cooling
                                                                                          water
                                                                                         applications
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8536-2                                 Chloropicrin 100         Chloropicrin             Treatment of wood,
                                        Fumigant                                          timbers, poles, piles,
                                                                                         and glue-laminated
                                                                                          beams; fumigation of
                                                                                          enclosed
                                                                                         spaces
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58266-2                                Tri-Clor Fumigant        Chloropicrin             Treatment of wood,
                                                                                          timbers, poles, piles,
                                                                                          and
                                                                                         glue-laminated beams;
                                                                                          fumigation of enclosed
                                                                                         spaces
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66330-47                               NUTRAPIC                 Chloropicrin             Fumigation of enclosed
                                                                                          spaces
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5785-17                                Chloro-O-Pic             Chloropicrin             Fumigation of enclosed
                                                                                          spaces
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    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before February 
17, 2009 to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 
180-day period will also permit interested members of the public to 
intercede with registrants prior to the Agency's approval of the 
deletion.
    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit, in 
sequence by EPA company number.

  Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain
                         Pesticide Registrations
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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1448                                        Buckman Laboratories
                                            1256 North McLean Blvd.
                                            Memphis, TN 38108-1241
                                            Tel: 901-278-0330
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8536                                        Soil Chemicals Corporation
                                            8770 Highway 25
                                            P.O. Box 782
                                            Hollister, CA 95024-0782
                                            Tel: 831-637-1992
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58266                                       Shadow Mountain Products
                                             Corporation
                                            8770 Highway 25
                                            P.O. Box 1327
                                            Hollister, CA 95024-1327
                                            Tel: 831-637-0195
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66330                                       Arysta Lifescience North
                                             America Corporation
                                            15401 Weston Parkway, Suite
                                             150
                                            Cary, North Carolina 27513
                                            Tel: 919-678-2194
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5785                                        Great Lakes Chemical a
                                             Chemtura Co.
                                            P.O. Box 2200
                                            West Lafayette, Indiana
                                             47996-2200
                                            Tel: 765-497-6391
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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 amended to delete one or more uses. The 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 Administrator 
may approve such a request.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use deletion must 
submit the withdrawal in writing to Heather Garvie (for metam sodium, 
metam potassium and MITC) or Andrea Carone (for chloropicrin) using the 
methods in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal 
requests postmarked no later than February 17, 2009.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    The Agency has authorized the registrants to sell or distribute 
product under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18 
months after approval of the revision, unless other restrictions have 
been imposed, as in special review actions.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: August 13, 2008.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-19305 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]
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