[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34042-34043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13958]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0281; FRL-9347-2]


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: Unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or 
before July 9, 2012, the deletions are effective July 9, 2012, because 
the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period. Users 
of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being 
deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before July 9, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0281, by one of the 
following methods:
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher 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; email 
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-2012-0281. 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. The 
requests listed in the following Table 1 have a 30-day comment period 
because the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment 
period.

               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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100-1313..........................  Quadris Top.........  Difenoconazole,            Turf.
                                                           Azoxystrobin.
10404-37..........................  PCNB 12.5% Plus       Pentachloronitrobenzene..  Golf course roughs (limited
                                     Fertilizer.                                      to tees, greens, &
                                                                                      fairways); residential
                                                                                      sites including lawns,
                                                                                      yards, ornamental plants &
                                                                                      gardens around homes &
                                                                                      apartments; grounds around
                                                                                      day care facilities;
                                                                                      school yards; parks
                                                                                      (except industrial parks);
                                                                                      playgrounds; & athletic
                                                                                      fields (except
                                                                                      professional & college
                                                                                      fields).
39967-5...........................  Preventol BP........  2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol..  Material preservative uses.
70127-5...........................  Taegro..............  Bacillus subtilis var.     Turf, shade & forest trees,
                                                           amyloliquefaciens Strain   shrubs, hydroponics,
                                                           FZB24.                     tubers, bulbs & corns,
                                                                                      interiorscapes, orchids &
                                                                                      ferns, & mushroom
                                                                                      applications.

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75624-2...........................  Afla-Guard..........  Aspergillus flavus NRRL    Sweet corn & its
                                                           21882.                     commodities.
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    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before July 9, 
2012, to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 30-
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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100...............................  Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O.
                                     Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-
                                     8300.
10404.............................  LESCO Inc., 1301 East 9th Street,
                                     Suite 1300, Cleveland, OH 44114-
                                     1849.
39967.............................  LANXESS Corporation, 111 RIDC Park
                                     West Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-
                                     1112.
70127.............................  Novozymes Biologicals, Inc., 5400
                                     Corporate Circle, Salem, VA 24153.
75624.............................  Circle One Global, Inc., P.O. Box
                                     18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300.
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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 no 
later than July 9, 2012.

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: May 4, 2012.
 Calvin Furlow,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-13958 Filed 6-7-12; 8:45 am]
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