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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-34065; FRL 4912-1]

Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in

Certain 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 request for amendment by registrants to delete

uses in certain pesticide registrations.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn, the Agency will approve these use

deletions and the deletions will become effective on December 29, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: James A. Hollins, Office of

Pesticide Programs (7502C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Office location for commercial

courier delivery and telephone number: Room 216, Crystal Mall No. 2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-5761.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

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 Act 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.

II. Intent to Delete Uses

This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from

registrants to delete uses in the 16 pesticide registrations listed in

the following Table 1. These registrations are listed by registration

number, product names, active ingredients and the specific uses

deleted. Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or

sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before

[insert date 90 days after date of publication] to discuss withdrawal

of the applications for amendment. This 90-day period will also permit

interested members of the public to intercede with registrants prior to

the Agency approval of the deletion.

Table 1. -- Registrations with Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

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EPA Reg No. Product Name Active Ingredient Delete From Label

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000464-00070......................... DOWICIDE 1 (o - Phenylphenol) Postharvest use on apples,

Antimicrobial cantaloupes, carrots,

cherries, cucumbers,

kiwifruit, kumquats,

nectarines, peppers

(bell), peaches,

pineapples, plums (fresh

prunes), sweet potatoes,

tomatoes

000829-00203......................... Insecticide Bait (Trichlorfon) Beans (dry & snap), beans

(lima), corn, cowpeas

(southern peas, blackeyed

peas, crowder), brussel

sprouts, cabbage,

cauliflower, collards,

lettuce, peanuts,

pumpkins, table beets,

tobacco, tomatoes

001021-01091......................... Evergreen Emulsifiable (Pieronyl butoxide) Tarrow root, bulb

60-6 (Pyrethrins) vegetables, napa, french

beans, boysenberry,

subtropical fruits, tree

nuts, cereal grains,

grass, forage, fodder,

hay, non-grass animal

feeds, cilantaro, herbs &

spices, artichoke,

chayhote, coffee, cotton,

hops, jojoba, ornamental

turf grass, sesame,

sunflower (leaves &

seed), tea

001021-01110......................... Evergreen Growers (Pyrethrins) Tarrow root, bulb

Spray vegetables, napa, french

beans, boysenberry,

subtropical fruits, tree

nuts, cereal grains,

grass, forage, fodder,

hay, non-grass animal

feeds, cilantaro, herbs &

spices, artichoke,

chayhote, coffee, cotton,

hops, jojoba, ornamental

turf grass, sesame,

sunflower (leaves &

seed), tea

001021-01340......................... Formula 7243 (Piperonyl butoxide) Tarrow root, bulb

(Pyrethrins) vegetables, napa, french

beans, boysenberry,

subtropical fruits, tree

nuts, cereal grains,

grass, forage, fodder,

hay, non-grass animal

feeds, cilantro, herbs &

spices, artichoke,

chayhote, coffee, cotton,

hops, jojoba, ornamental

turf grass, sesame,

sunflower (leaves &

seed), tea

001021-001612........................ Evergreen Growers (Pyrethrins) Tarrow root, bulb

Spray 7405 vegetables, napa french

beans, boysenberry,

subtropical fruits, tree

nuts, cereal grains,

grass, forage, fodder,

hay, non-grass animal

feeds, cilantro, herbs &

spices, artichoke,

chayhote, coffee, cotton,

hops, jojoba, ornamental

turf grass, sesame,

sunflower (leaves & seed)

tea

005905-00196......................... Cythion, The Premium (Malathion) Almonds, apples,

Grade Malathion asparagus, bulk spray

treatment (peanuts into

storage), carrots,

cranberries, melons,

peanuts, peas & pea vines

for storage, pears, plums

& prunes (dormant and

delayed dormant sprays),

pumpkins, quinces,

residual warehouse spray

(before storing peanuts),

safflower soybeans,

stored grains, sugar

beets, tobacco, soil

incorporation

instructions from

strawberries

005905-00250......................... Cythion 8 Lb. Emulsion (Malathion) Asparagus, sugar beets,

carrots, pumpkins,

cranberries, safflower,

strawberries (soil

incorporation only),

sorghum, seeds & rice

from stored grains,

grains (going into

storage), grains (after

storage), residual spray

for bagged flour &

packaged cereals, field &

garden seed, peanuts,

poultry, in buildings

009779-00005......................... Malathion 5 (Malathion) Apples, grains going into

storage, after grains are

stored, stored peanuts,

livestock and poultry,

tobacco, asparagus,

carrots (under root

crop), stored grain bins,

peanuts, soybeans, anise,

indoors (in buildings),

use in animal bedding,

sheds, dairy barns,

melons, pumpkins

010163-00200......................... Prefar 4-E (Bensulide) Cotton, grass seed crops,

tomatoes

010404-00066......................... Horticultural Oil (Petroleum Apples, pears, pecans,

Insecticide distillate, oils, citrus, peaches, plums,

solvent, or prunes, sweet corn, field

hydrocarbons) corn, sugar beets

034704-00003......................... Malathion 55 (Malathion) Wheat, oats, rice, corn,

Insecticide Premium rye, barley, grain

Grade sorghum, field and garden

seeds, apples,

cranberries, melons,

pears, plums, prunes,

domestic animal uses for

beef cattle, non-

lactating dairy cattle,

hogs, sheep, goats,

poultry, indoor animal

premise uses for domestic

animal & poultry

034704-00108......................... Clean Crop Malathion (Malathion) Almonds, asparagus,

57 EC apples, carrots, cowpea

hay, filberts, melons,

peanuts, pears, plums,

prunes, pumpkins,

quinces, safflower,

soybeans, strawberries

(as a soil application),

sugar beets, tobacco,

stored commodity

treatment for wheat,

oats, rice, corn rye,

barley, grain sorghum,

almonds, peanuts, field

and garden seeds, bagged

citrus pulp, domestic

animal uses for beef

cattle, non- lactating

dairy cattle, hogs,

sheep, goats, poultry,

animal premise uses for

poultry houses, pens and

manure piles, wineries

and processing plants

034704-00544......................... Cythion 5-E (Malathion) Carrots, melons,

Insecticide safflower, pumpkins,

sugar beets, hogs, sheep,

goats, horses, beef

cattle

045385-00021......................... Dursban 2E Insecticide (Chlorpyrifos (ANSI)) Mosquito uses

SLN OR-800050 (Co. No. 000400)....... Plantvax 75W (Oxycarboxin) Outdoor ornamental, turf

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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 2. -- Registrants Requesting Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain

Pesticide Registrations

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Company

No. Company Name and Address

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000464.. The Dow Chemical Company, 1803 Building, Midland, MI 48674.

000829.. Southern Agricultural Insecticides, P.O. Box 218, Palmetto,

FL 34220.

001021. McLaughlin Gormley King Co., 8810 Tenth Avenue North,

Minneapolis, MN 55427.

005905. Helena Chemical Co., 6075 Poplar Ave., Suite 500, Memphis, TN

38119.

009779. Riverside/Terra Corp., 600 Fourth Street, Sioux City, IA

51101.

010163.. Gowan, P.O. Box 5695, Yuma, AZ 85366.

010404. Lesco, Inc., 20005 Lake Road, Rocky River, OH 44116.

037404.. Platte Chemical Co., P.O. Box 667, Greeley, CO 80632.

045385.. Chem-Tox, Inc., 481 Scotland Road, McHenry, IL 60050.

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III. Existing Stocks Provisions

The Agency has authorized 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, Product

registrations.

Dated: September 22, 1994.

Daniel M. Barolo,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-24246 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]

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