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27260 Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 19, 1999 / Notices through this notice provide information participate or comment as part of this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By on the revisions that were made to the opportunity will in no way prejudice or mail: Thomas C. Harris, Office of azinphos-methyl preliminary risk limit a commentor’s opportunity to Pesticide Programs (7502C), assessments, which where released to participate fully in later notice and Environmental Protection Agency, 401 the public August 10, 1998 (63 FR comment processes. All comments and M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 43175) (FRL–6024–3), and January 15, proposals must be received by EPA on Office location for commercial courier 1999 (64 FR 2644) (FRL–6056–9), or before July 19, 1999 at the addresses delivery, telephone number and e-mail through notices in the Federal Register. given under the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section. address: Room 266A, Crystal Mall No. 2, In addition, this notice starts a 60-day Comments and proposals will become 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, public participation period during part of the Agency record for the Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 308–9423; e- which the public is encouraged to specified in this mail: [email protected]. submit risk management proposals or notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: otherwise comment on risk management Dated: May 13, 1999. for azinphos-methyl. The Agency is I. Introduction providing an opportunity, through this Jack E. Housenger, notice, for interested parties to provide Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA, provides that written risk management proposals or Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide a registrant of a pesticide product may ideas to the Agency on the chemical Programs. at any time request that any of its specified in this notice. Such comments pesticide registrations be amended to and proposals could address ideas about [FR Doc. 99–12591 Filed 5–18–99; 8:45 am] delete one or more uses. The Act further how to manage dietary, occupational, or BILLING CODE 6560±50±F provides that, before acting on the ecological risks on specific azinphos- request, EPA must publish a notice of methyl use sites or crops across the receipt of any such request in the United States or in a particular ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register. Thereafter, the geographic region of the country. To Administrator may approve such a address dietary risk, for example, [OPP±34184; FRL 6073±8] request. commentors may choose to discuss the feasibility of lower application rates, Notice of Receipt of Requests for II. Intent to Delete Uses increasing the time interval between Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain application and harvest (‘‘pre-harvest Pesticide Registrations This Notice announces receipt by the intervals’’), modifications in use, or Agency of applications from registrants suggest alternative measures to reduce AGENCY: Environmental Protection to delete uses in the 18 pesticide residues contributing to dietary Agency (EPA). registrations listed in the following exposure. For occupational risks, ACTION: Notice. Table 1. These registrations are listed by commentors may suggest personal registration number, product names, protective equipment or technologies to SUMMARY: In accordance with section active ingredients, and the specific uses reduce exposure to workers and 6(f)(1) of the Federal , deleted. Users of these products who pesticide handlers. Although revisions Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act desire continued use on crops or sites to the ecological risk assessment are not (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a being deleted should contact the yet complete, EPA welcomes notice of receipt of request for applicable registrant before June 18, suggestions for reducing environmental amendment by registrants to delete uses 1999 to discuss withdrawal of the exposure. EPA will provide other in certain pesticide registrations. applications for amendment. This 30– opportunities for public participation DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn, day period will also permit interested and comment on issues associated with the Agency will approve these use members of the public to intercede with the organophosphate tolerance deletions and the deletions will become registrants prior to the Agency approval reassessment program. Failure to effective on June 18, 1999. of the deletion.

TABLE 1ÐREGISTRATIONS WITH REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS

EPA Reg No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete from Label

279±3134 Questor MUP Insecti- Indoors (Indoor): Indoor broadcast use; total cide release foggers for indoor residential and non-residential (except greenhouse) use; coating products intended for large surface areas such as floors, walls, and ceilings in- side residential dwellings, offices, schools, or health care institutions including but not limited to houses, apart- ments, nursing homes, and patient rooms in hospitals. Pets and Domestic Animals (Indoor): Animal dips, sprays, shampoos, dusts. Aquatic Uses (Aquatic Food Crop/ Aquatic Non-Food): Any aquatic use including mosquito larvicide. Pest Control Indoors or Outdoors (Domestic In- door or Outdoor): Paint additives, application in sewer manholes.

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TABLE 1ÐREGISTRATIONS WITH REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONSÐ Continued

EPA Reg No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete from Label

432±570 UltraTEC Insecticide Resmethrin Do. with SBP-1382 / Chlorpyrifos ...... Chlorpyrifos Trans- parent Emulsion Concentrate 1.6%± 16% 432±571 UltraTEC Insecticide Resmethrin Do. with SBP-1382 / Chlorpyrifos ...... Chloropyrifos Trans- parent Emulsion Concentrate 3.2%- 16% 432±615 Crossfire-D TEC with Chlorpyrifos Do. Chlorpyrifos/ d-trans-allethrin ...... Esbiothrin 25% ± 2.5% Transparent Emulsion Con- centrate 432±692 UltraTEC Insecticide Resmethrin Do. with SBP±1382 / Chlorpyrifos ...... Chlorpyrifos Trans- parent Emulsion Concentrate 3.2% ± 16% LO 432±718 SBP±1382 / Resmethrin Do. Chlorpyrifos Trans- Chlorpyrifos ...... parent Emulsion Concentrate 3.2% ± 16% LO 769±690 DFC-4 Formulators Chlorpyrifos Do. Concentrate 1021±1215 Pyrocide Intermediate Do. 7129 Piperonyl butoxide ...... N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide. Chlorpyrifos ...... 1021±1220 D-TRANS Inter- d-trans allethrin Do. mediate 1957 Piperonyl butoxide ...... N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide. Chlorpyrifos ...... 1021±1221 Pyrocide Intermediate Pyrethrins Do. 7130 Piperonyl butoxide ...... N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide. Chlorpyrifos ...... 1021±1434 Esbiol Intermediate S- Do. 2235 N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide. Chlorpyrifos ...... 1021±1438 D-TRANS Inter- d-trans allethrin Do. mediate 2247 N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide. Chlorpyrifos ...... 1021±1444 Multicide Intermediate d- Do. 2253 N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide. Chlorpyrifos ...... 1021±1506 D-TRANS Inter- d-trans allethrin Do. mediate 2321 N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide. Chlorpyrifos ......

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TABLE 1ÐREGISTRATIONS WITH REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONSÐ Continued

EPA Reg No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete from Label

4816±447 P-D 5 Residual Insec- Pyrethrins Do. ticide Intermediate Piperonyl Butoxide ...... Chlorpyrifos ...... 4816±622 Pyrenone Dursban Pyrethrins Do. Aqueous Base Piperonyl Butoxide ...... Chlorpyrifos ...... 4816±634 Pyrenone Dursban W- Pyrethrins Do. B Piperonyl Butoxide ...... Chlorpyrifos ...... 4816±638 Pyrenone Dursban Pyrethrins Do. Aqueous Base II Piperonyl Butoxide ...... Chlorpyrifos ......

The following Table 2 includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products in Table 1, in sequence by EPA company number.

TABLE 2ÐREGISTRANTS REQUESTING AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS

Com- pany No. Company Name and Address

279 FMC Corporation, Agricultural Products Group, 1735 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 432 AgrEvo Environmental Health, 95 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, NJ 07645 769 SureCo, Inc., An Indirect Subsidiary of Verdant Brands, Inc., 9555 James Ave., South, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431 1021 McLaughlin Gormley King Company, 8810 Tenth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55427 4816 AgrEvo Environmental Health, 95 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, NJ 07645

III. Existing Stocks Provisions proposing the establishment of record. Information not marked The Agency has authorized registrants regulations for residues of certain confidential may be disclosed publicly to sell or distribute product under the pesticide chemicals in or on various by EPA without prior notice. All written previously approved labeling for a food commodities. comments will be available for public period of 12 months after approval of DATES: Comments, identified by the inspection in Rm. 119 at the address the revision, unless other restrictions docket control number PF–873, must be given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., have been imposed, as in special review received on or before June 18, 1999. Monday through Friday, excluding legal actions. ADDRESSES: By mail submit written holidays. comments to: Information and Records FOR FURTHER INFORMATION List of Subjects Integrity Branch, Public Information and CONTACT:.Sidney Jackson, Registration Services Divison (7502C), Office of Support Branch, Registration Division Environmental protection, Pesticides Pesticides Programs, Environmental (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, and pests, Product registrations. Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Environmental Protection Agency, 401 Dated: May 5, 1999. Washington, DC 20460. In person bring M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Richard D. Schmitt, comments to: Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Office location, telephone number, and Acting Director, Information Resources and Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. e-mail address: Rm. 272, Crystal Mall Services Division, Office of Pesticide Comments and data may also be #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Programs. submitted electronically by following Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305–7610; e- the instructions under mail:jackson. [email protected]. [FR Doc. 99–12481 Filed 5–18–99; 8:45 am] ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has BILLING CODE 6560±50±F No confidential business information received pesticide petitions as follows should be submitted through e-mail. proposing the establishment and/or ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Information submitted as a comment amendment of regulations for residues AGENCY concerning this document may be of certain pesticide chemical in or on claimed confidential by marking any various food commodities under section [PF±873; FRL±6079±8] part or all of that information as 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and ‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ Comestic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a. Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions (CBI). CBI should not be submitted EPA has determined that these petitions AGENCY: Environmental Protection through e-mail. Information marked as contains data or information regarding Agency (EPA). CBI will not be disclosed except in the elements set forth in section ACTION: Notice. accordance with procedures set forth in 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment evaluated the sufficiency of the SUMMARY: This notice announces the that does not contain CBI must be submitted data at this time or whether initial filing of pesticide petitions submitted for inclusion in the public the data supports granting of the

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