Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. 134/Wednesday, July 14, 1999/Notices
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37968 Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 14, 1999 / Notices of the official record without prior Briefings may not be held for chemicals September 13, 1999 at the addresses notice. If you have any questions about that have limited use patterns or low given under the ``ADDRESSES'' section. CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, levels of risk concern. Ethion's use Comments and proposals will become please consult the person listed in the pattern is predominately citrus, part of the Agency record for the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION therefore, no Technical Briefing is organophosphate specified in this CONTACT'' section. planned. In cases where no Technical notice. Briefing is held, the Agency will make IV. What Action Is EPA Taking In This List of Subjects Notice? a special effort to communicate with interested stakeholders in order to better Environmental protection, Chemicals, EPA is making available for public ensure their understanding of the Pesticides and pests. viewing the revised risk assessments revised assessments and how they can Dated: July 8, 1999. and related documents for one participate in the organophosphate pilot organophosphate, ethion. These public participation process. EPA has a Lois A. Rossi, documents have been developed as part good familiarity with the stakeholder of the pilot public participation process groups associated with the use of ethion Director, Special Review and Reregistration that EPA and the U.S. Department of who may be interested in participating Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. Agriculture (USDA) are now using for in the risk assessment/risk management [FR Doc. 99±17945 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am] involving the public in the reassessment process, and will contact them BILLING CODE 6560±50±F of pesticide tolerances under the Food individually to inform them that no Quality Protection Act (FQPA), and the Technical Briefing will be held. EPA is reregistration of individual willing to meet with stakeholders to ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION organophosphate pesticides under the discuss the ethion revised risk AGENCY Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and assessments. Minutes of all meetings Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The pilot will be docketed. public participation process was [OPP±66268; FRL 6085±2] In addition, this notice starts a 60-day developed as part of the EPA-USDA Notice of Receipt of Requests to Tolerance Reassessment Advisory public participation period during which the public is encouraged to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Committee (TRAC), which was Registrations established in April 1998, as a submit risk management proposals or subcommittee under the auspices of otherwise comment on risk management for ethion. The Agency is providing an AGENCY: Environmental Protection EPA's National Advisory Council for Agency (EPA). Environmental Policy and Technology. opportunity, through this notice, for A goal of the pilot public participation interested parties to provide written risk ACTION: Notice. process is to find a more effective way management proposals or ideas to the for the public to participate at critical Agency on the chemical specified in SUMMARY: In accordance with section junctures in the Agency's development this notice. Such comments and 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, of organophosphate risk assessments proposals could address ideas about Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and risk management decisions. EPA how to manage dietary, occupational, or (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a and USDA began implementing this ecological risks on specific ethion use notice of receipt of requests by pilot process in August 1998, to increase sites or crops across the United States or registrants to voluntarily cancel certain transparency and opportunities for in a particular geographic region of the pesticide registrations. stakeholder consultation. The country. To address dietary risk, for DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by documents being released to the public example, commentors may choose to January 10, 2000, orders will be issued through this notice provide information discuss the feasibility of lower cancelling all of these registrations. on the revisions that were made to the application rates, increasing the time FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By ethion preliminary risk assessments, interval between application and mail: James A. Hollins, Office of which where released to the public on harvest (``pre-harvest intervals''), Pesticide Programs (7502C), September 9, 1998 (63 FR 48213) (FRL± modifications in use, or suggest Environmental Protection Agency, 401 6030±2), through a notice in the Federal alternative measures to reduce residues M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Register. contributing to dietary exposure. For As part of the pilot public occupational risks, commentors may Office location for commercial courier participation process, EPA and USDA suggest personal protective equipment delivery, telephone number and e-mail may hold public meetings (called or technologies to reduce exposure to address: Rm. 224, Crystal Mall No. 2, Technical Briefings) to provide workers and pesticide handlers. For 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, interested stakeholders with ecological risks, commentors may Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305±5761; e- opportunities to become more informed suggest ways to reduce environmental mail: [email protected]. about revised organophosphate risk exposure, e.g., birds, fish, mammals, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: assessments. During the Technical and other non-target organisms. EPA I. Introduction Briefings, EPA describes the major will provide other opportunities for points (e.g. risk contributors), use data public participation and comment on Section 6(f)(1) of the Federal that were used (e.g. data from USDA's issues associated with the Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Pesticide Data Program (PDP)), and organophosphate tolerance reassessment Act (FIFRA), as amended, provides that discusses how public comments program. Failure to participate or a pesticide registrant may, at any time, impacted the assessment. USDA comment as part of this opportunity will request that any of its pesticide provides ideas on possible risk in no way prejudice or limit a registrations be cancelled. The Act management. Stakeholders have an commentor's opportunity to participate further provides that EPA must publish opportunity to ask clarifying questions, fully in later notice and comment a notice of receipt of any such request and all meeting minutes are placed in processes. All comments and proposals in the Federal Register before acting on the OPP public docket. Technical must be received by EPA on or before the request. VerDate 18-JUN-99 13:23 Jul 13, 1999 Jkt 183247 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\A14JY3.108 pfrm03 PsN: 14JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 14, 1999 / Notices 37969 II. Intent to Cancel pesticide products registered under registration number (or company This Notice announces receipt by the section 3 or 24(c) of FIFRA. These number and 24(c) number) in the Agency of requests to cancel some 67 registrations are listed in sequence by following Table 1: TABLE 1ÐREGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name 000004±±00296 Bonide Turf & Ornamental Herbicide 75% Dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate W.P. 000004±±00300 Bonide Garden Turf and Ornamental Herbi- Dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate cide 5G 000100 OR±±91±±0007 Dual 8E Herbicide 2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1- methylphenyl)acetamide (9CI) 000100 OR±±95±±0025 Dual 8E Herbicide 2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1- methylphenyl)acetamide (9CI) 000100 OR±±96±±0038 Dual 8E Herbicide 2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1- methylphenyl)acetamide (9CI) 000100 OR±±96±±0039 Dual Herbicide 2-Chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1- methylphenyl)acetamide (9CI) 000100 VA±±88±±0004 Triumph 4E Insecticide O,O-Dimethyl O-(1-isopropyl-5-chloro-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl) phosphorothioate 000241±±00293 Amdro Insecticide Roach Control Stations Tetrahydro-5,5-dimethyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone, (3-(4-(trifluoromethyl) 000241±±00304 Amdro Ant Control Stations Tetrahydro-5,5-dimethyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone, (3-(4-(trifluoromethyl) 000241±±00311 Ala-Scept Herbicide Alachlor (2-Chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N- (methoxymethyl)acetamide) 2-(4,5-Dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl)- 3- 000241±±00320 Amdro Insecticide Pharaoh Ant Control PCO Tetrahydro-5,5-dimethyl-2(1H)-pyrimidinone, (3-(4-(trifluoromethyl) Stations 000241±±00329 Ala-Scept ESC Herbicide Alachlor (2-Chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N- (methoxymethyl)acetamide) 2-(4,5-Dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-3- 000264±±00229 Technical Bromoxynil 3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile 000264±±00395 Bromoxynil Octanoate Technical 3,5-Dibromo-4-hydroxybenzonitrile octanoate 000305±±00031 Repel Insect Repellent Scented Family For- N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide and other isomers mula 000305±±00032 Repel Insect Repellant Unscented Sportsmen N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide and other isomers Formula 000305±±00033 Repel Insect Repellent Aerosol Spray N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide and other isomers 000305±±00039 Repel Insect Repellent Scented Family For- Dipropyl isocinchomeronate mula 27 N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide and other isomers 000352±±00390 Dupont Lexone DF Herbicide 1,2,4-Triazin-5(4H)-one, 4-amino-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-(methylthio)- 000352±±00448 Dupont Preview