[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24699-24700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10228]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248; FRL-8820-5]


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 November 1, 2010, unless the Agency 
receives a written withdrawal request on or before November 1, 2010. 
The Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than 
November 1, 2010.
    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before 
November 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248, 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:  Chris Green, Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) (347)-0367; 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?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248. 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.

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.--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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100-1070                               Fusilade DX Herbicide..  Fluazifop-p-butyl......  For Endive
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42519-27                               Tegrol Technical         Tebuconazole             Use as a seed treatment
                                        Fungicide                                         on wheat and barley
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66330-47                               TM-442                   Chloropicrin             Uses for Enclosed Space
                                                                                          Fumigation
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69361-14                               Triclopyr Technical      Triclopyr                Use on rice
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    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before November 
1, 2010 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 No.                 Company name and address
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100                                         Syngenta Crop Protection,
                                             Inc.
                                            P.O. Box 18300
                                            Greensboro, NC 27419-8300
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42519                                       Luxembourg-Pamol, Inc.
                                            5100 Poplar Avenue
                                            Suite 2700, PMB 111
                                            Memphis, TN 38137
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66330                                       Arysta LifeScience North
                                             America, LLC
                                            15401 Weston Parkway, Suite
                                             150
                                            Cary, NC 27513
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69361                                       Repar Corporation
                                            1050 Connecticut Ave. NW
                                            Suite 1000
                                            Washington, DC 20036
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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. 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 Christopher Green using the methods 
in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests 
postmarked no later than November 1, 2010.

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: April 15, 2010.
 Chandler Sirmons,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-10228 Filed 5-4-10; 8:45 am]
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