Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)

DOCID: fr29se10-64 FR Doc 2010-24314

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA ID: [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248; FRL-8845-9]

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCID: fr29se10-64

ACTION: Pesticide Science Policy:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

DATES: The deletions are effective March 28, 2011, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or before March 28, 2011. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than Mach 28, 2011.

Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before March 28, 2011.

DOCUMENT 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.

SUMMARY:

Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 EPAHQOPP20100248. 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. S4400, 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) 3055805.

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: Table 1.Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations EPA Registration No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete from Label 228675 Nufarm Diquat SPC 2 L Diquat dibromide Soybeans and Sorghum Herbicide
1381190 Sterling Herbicide Benzoic acid Cotton and Rest Areas 10163196 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses 10163198 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses 10163199 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses 10163200 Prefar 4E Bensulide Field Grown Flowers, Bulbs, Ornamentals and Tank Mix Recommendation with Alanap 10163204 Prefar 4E Bensulide Residential Uses 3468876 Aquatreat DNM30 Nabam and Sodium Fuel Oils, Lubricating dimethyldithiocarbamat Oils and Hydraulic e Fluids in Marine Environments 670642 Admiral Liquid Acid Blue 9 Fish Farms and Fish Hatcheries 826332 Sharda Diquat Diquat dibromide Sorghum (seed crop Concentrate only) and Soybean (seed crop only) 8352913 Diquash Ag Diquat dibromide Sorghum (seed crop only) and Soybean (seed crop only)

Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before March 28, 2011 to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 180 day period
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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
EPA Company Number Company Name and Address 228 Nufarm Americas, Inc. 150 Harvester Drive Suite 200
Burr Ridge, IL 60527 1381 Winfield Solutions, LLC. P.O. Box 64589
MS 5705
St. Paul, MN 551640589 10163 Gowan, Co.
P.O. Box 5569
Yuma, AZ 853665569 34688 Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry, LLC. 7140 Heritage Village Plaza Gainesville, VA 20156 67064 Becker Underwood, Inc. 801 Dayton Avenue Ames, IA 50010
82633 Sharda Worldwide Exports Pvt Ltd.
7460 Lancaster Pike Suite 9
Hockessin, DE 19707 83529 Sharda USA, LLC. 7460 Lancaster Pike Suite 9
Hockessin, DE 19707 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 Christopher Green using the methods in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests postmarked no later than March 28, 2011.

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: September 21, 2010.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Information Technology and Resouurces Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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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 204600001; telephone number: (703) 3470367; email address: green.christopher@epa.gov.