[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75104-75105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29113]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0846; FRL-8391-8]


Notice of Receipt of Request for Amendment 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 amendment by a registrant 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 June 8, 2009, unless the Agency 
receives a written withdrawal request on or before June 8, 2009. The 
Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than June 
8, 2009.
    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before 
June 8, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0846, 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 Facility'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: Adam Heyward, Antimicrobials Division 
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 308-6422; e-mail address: [email protected].

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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-2008-0846. 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 an application from 
a registrant to delete uses in a certain pesticide registration. This 
registration is listed in Table 1 by registration number, product name, 
active ingredient, and specific uses deleted:

               Table 1.--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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59106-6                                BIO-CLEAR 2000           2-2-Dibromo-3-           Once through fresh and
                                                                 nitrilopropionamide      sea water industrial
                                                                                          cooling tower. Paper
                                                                                          mill applications.
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    Users of this product who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before June 8, 
2009 to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 180-
day period will also permit interested members of the public to 
intercede with the registrant prior to the Agency's approval of the 
deletion.
    Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for 
the registrant of the product listed in Table 1 of this unit.

  Table 2.--Registrant Requesting Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain
                         Pesticide Registrations
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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59106                                       Clearwater International,
                                             LLC515 Post Oak Blvd., Ste.
                                             600 Houston, TX 77027
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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 Adam Heyward using the methods in 
ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests 
postmarked no later than June 8, 2009.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    The Agency has authorized the registrant 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: November 25, 2008.
Joan Harrigan Farrelly,
Director, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-29113 Filed 12-9-08; 8:45 am]
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