

[Federal Register: October 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 205)]
[Notices]               
[Page 60364-60365]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0975; FRL-8153-3]

 
Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete the Grape 
Use in Methomyl 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 requests 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 April 21, 2008, unless the Agency 
receives a written withdrawal request on or before April 21, 2008. The 
Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than 
April 21, 2008.
    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites 
being deleted should contact the registrant on or before April 21, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0975, 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'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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana L. Friedman, Special Review and 
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8827; e-mail 
address: friedman.dana@epa.gov.

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-2007-0975. 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 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.--Registrations With Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses
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         EPA Registration No.                Product Name          Active Ingredient        Delete from Label
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352-384                                DuPont Lannate[reg] LV   Methomyl                 Grapes
                                        Insecticide
352-342                                DuPont Lannate[reg] SP   Methomyl                 Grapes
                                        Insecticide
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    Users of these products who desire continued use on the crop being 
deleted should contact the registrant before April 21, 2008 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 products listed in Table 1 of this unit, by EPA 
company number.

       Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Amendments to Delete Uses
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            EPA Company Number                Company Name and Address
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352                                         E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
                                             Company DuPont Crop
                                             Protection
                                            Stine-Haskell Research
                                             Center
                                            P.O. Box 30
                                            Newark, DE 19714-0300
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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 Dana L. Friedman using the methods 
in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests 
postmarked no later than April 21, 2008.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    The Agency has not yet determined what action to take with respect 
to existing stocks of product if the proposed use deletion is approved. 
The Agency is planning to evaluate any data and mitigation options 
during the comment period to determine if there are alternatives that 
can be proposed to meet the Agency's dietary risk criteria.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: October 17, 2007.
Steven Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-20825 Filed 10-23-07; 8:45 am]

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