[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41714-41717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14070]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0084;FRL-7724-6]
Dimethoate; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to
Terminate Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for amendments to terminate
certain uses of products containing the pesticide dimethoate, as well
as cancellation of one dimethoate registration, as voluntarily
requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, pursuant to
section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a May 4, 2005
Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the dimethoate
registrants to amend or voluntarily cancel their registrations to
terminate certain uses of products containing dimethoate. In the May 4,
2005 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing
the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency
received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that
would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the
registrants withdrew their requests within this period. The Agency did
not receive any comments on the Notice. Further, the registrants did
not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this
notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellation and
amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the
dimethoate products subject to this cancellation order is permitted
only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing
stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective July 20, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Plummer, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0076; fax
number: (703) 308-7042; e-mail address: plummer.stephanie @epa.gov.
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 an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0084. The
official public docket consists of the documents specifically
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other
information related to this action. Although a part of the official
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2,
1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
docket 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/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate
docket ID number.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces one cancellation and amendments to terminate
certain uses, as requested by registrants, of dimethoate products
registered under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in
sequence by registration number in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.
Table 1.--Dimethoate Product Cancellations
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EPA Registration No. Product Name Company
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16-160 Dragon Cygon 2E Systemic Insecticide Dragon Chemical Corporation
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Table 2.--Dimethoate Product Registration Amendments to Terminate Uses
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EPA Registration No. Product Name Company
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400-278 De-fend E-267 Dimethoate Systemic Insecticide Crompton Manufacturing Company, Inc.
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Note that registration 34704-540 was listed in the May 4,
2005 notice, but has been left out of this notice because it was
previously cancelled through maintenance fees.
Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit, in
sequence by EPA company number.
Table 3.--Registrants of Cancelled And/or Amended Dimethoate Products
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EPA Company No. Company Name and Address
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16 Dragon Chemical Corporation
71 Carolyn Blvd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
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74 Amity Road
Bethany, CT 06524
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PO Box 218
Palmetto, FL 34220
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments
During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments
in response to the May 4, 2005 Federal Register notice announcing the
Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellation and/or
amendments to terminate certain uses of dimethoate.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
cancellation and amendments to terminate certain uses of dimethoate
registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the
Agency orders that the dimethoate product registration identified in
Table 1 of Unit II.is hereby canceled and the product registrations
identified in Table 2 of Unit II are hereby amended to terminate use on
apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards, fennel, grapes, head lettuce,
lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, and trefoil. Any distribution, sale, or
use of existing stocks of the products identified in Tables 1 and 2 of
Unit II.in a manner inconsistent with any of the Provisions for
Disposition of Existing Stocks set forth below in Unit VI. will be
considered a violation of FIFRA.
V. 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 theFederal Register. Thereafter,
following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such
a request.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are defined in EPA's existing stocks policy (56 FR
29362, June 26, 1991) as those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action or amendment of their registrations. Any
distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks, except as provided in
the amendment or cancellation order, would be considered a violation of
section 12(a)(2)(K) and/or 12(a)(1)(A) of FIFRA.
The cancellation order issued in this Notice includes the following
existing stocks provisions.
1. Distribution or sale of products by the registrant labeled for
use on apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards, fennel, grapes, head
lettuce, lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, and trefoil:
The registrant of any product listed in Table 1 or 2 may distribute
or sell existing stocks of the product bearing labels for use on
apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards, fennel, grapes, head lettuce,
lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, or trefoil for one year after the
effective date of this cancellation/amendment order. The distribution
or sale of existing stocks by the registrant of any product listed in
Table 1 or 2 will not be lawful under FIFRA one year after the
effective date of the cancellation or amendment order, except for the
purposes of shipping such stocks for export, consistent with section 17
of FIFRA, or for proper disposal.
2. Distribution, sale, or use of products by persons other than the
registrant labeled for use on apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards,
fennel, grapes, head lettuce, lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, and
trefoil.
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Any person other than the registrant may distribute, sell, and use
existing stocks of any product listed in Table 1 or 2 that is labeled
for use on apples, broccoli raab, cabbage, collards, fennel, grapes,
head lettuce, lespedeza, spinach, tomatillo, and trefoil after the
effective date of this cancellation/amendment order until such existing
stocks are exhausted.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: July 8, 2005.
Debra Edwards,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-14070 Filed 7-19-05; 8:45 am]
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