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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0305; FRL-7327-7]
Diazinon; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel
Certain Pesticide Products
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
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Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel the
registrations for all of their outdoor non-agricultural end-use
products containing diazinon [O,O-diethyl O-(2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-
pyrimidinyl) phosphorothioate]. EPA intends to grant these requests by
issuing a cancellation order at the close of the comment period for
this announcement, unless the Agency receives substantive comments
within the comment period that would merit its further review of these
requests. It is EPA's intent that the cancellation of the outdoor non-
agricultural end-use products will be effective on December 31, 2004.
The Agency requests public comment on these voluntary cancellation
requests, and is providing a 180-day comment period.
DATES: Comments on the requested registration cancellations must be
submitted to the address provided below and identified by docket
identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0305. Comments must be received on
or before June 7, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Plummer, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0076; e-mail address: plummer.stephanie@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 an official public docket for this
action under docket ID number OPP-2003-0305. The official public docket
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received, and other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not
include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. EPA also established two
dockets containing documents in support of the diazinon IRED. They are
dockets OPP-34225 and OPP-2002-0251. The official public docket is the
collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119,
Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This
docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket 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/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from
registrants to cancel 75 pesticide products registered under section 3
of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in ascending sequence by
registration number in Table 1 of this unit.
A. Background Information
Diazinon is an organophosphorous insecticide and is one of the most
widely used insecticides in the U.S. It is used for outdoor non-
agricultural, as well as agricultural, pest control.
Under a December 5, 2000, memorandum of agreement (MOA), the
technical registrants of diazinon agreed to certain provisions
regarding outdoor non-agricultural end-use products. All companies
holding registrations for diazinon outdoor non-agricultural end-use
products submitted letters to the Agency agreeing to the following
changes in the conditions of their registrations according to the MOA:
1. Stop manufacturing all diazinon outdoor non-agricultural end-use
products no later than June 30, 2003.
2. Stop shipment of all diazinon outdoor non-agricultural end-use
products no later than August 31, 2003.
3. Voluntarily cancel all diazinon outdoor non-agricultural end-use
product registrations by December 31, 2004.
4.Adhere to certain existing stocks provisions, which are explained
in Unit IV.
The Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) document summarizes
the findings of EPA's reregistration process for individual chemical
cases, and reflects the Agency's decision on risk assessment and risk
management for uses of the individual pesticides. EPA has issued an
Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED) document assessing
the risks from exposure to diazinon.
B. Requests for Voluntary Cancellation
Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at any
time, that their pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to
terminate one or more pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA
requires that before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation,
EPA must provide a 30-day public comment period on the request for
voluntary cancellation. In addition, section 6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA
requires that EPA provide a 180-day comment period on a request for
voluntary termination of any minor agricultural use before granting the
request, unless: (1) The registrants request a waiver of the comment
period, or (2) the Administrator determines that the continued use of
the pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the
environment.EPA will apply a 180-day comment period to this notice.
Table 1.-- Diazinon Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation
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Registration number Product name
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16-118 Dragon Granular Lawn Insect
Control
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16-119 Dragon 5% Diazinon Granules
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16-157 Dragon 25% Diazinon Spray
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16-166 Dragon Diazinon Water-Based
Concentrate
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192-161 Dexol Diazinon 5% Granules
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228-162 Riverdale Lawn Insect Killer
Plus Fertilizer
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228-177 Riverdale 5% Diazinon Insect
Killer Granules
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239-2364 Ortho Diazinon Insect Spray
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239-2375 Ortho Diazinon Granules
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239-2479 Ortho Diazinon Soil and Turf
Insect Control
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239-2503 Ortho Diazinon Granular Fire
Ant Killer
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239-2619 Hi-Power Ant, Roach, and
Spider Spray Formula II
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239-2630 Ortho Diazinon Insect Spray
Ready-to-Use
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239-2643 Ortho Diazinon Insect Spray
2
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239-2671 Ortho Diazinon Dust
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538[dash]92 Lawn Insect Control Plus
Fertilizer
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538[dash]187 Scotts Lawn Insect Control
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538-204 Western Lawn Insect Control
Plus Fertilizer
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538-254 Fertilizer Plus Diazinon
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538-258 Fertilizer and Diazinon
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572-292 5% Diazinon Granular Lawn
Insecticide
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572-305 Rockland Diazinon Spray
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655-556 Prentox Diazinon 5G
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829-249 Diazinon Insecticide 25%
Spray Concentrate
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829-264 SA-50 Brand 5% Diazinon
Granules
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869-139 Green Light Diazinon 5
Granules
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869-231 Green Light Diazinon
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961-358 Lebanon Lawn and Garden
Insecticide with Diazinon
5G
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961-393(old reg. no. 8660-11) Sta-Green Lawn Insect
Control and Fertilizer
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1386-648 5% Diazinon Insect Killer
Granules
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3546-27 Shoofly Hornet Jet-bomb
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7401-216 Ferti-lome Diazinon Insect
Spray
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7401-222 Ferti-lome Special Diazinon
Insect Killer Granules
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7401-441 Ferti-lome Diazinon Water
Base Concentrate
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8378-12 Lawn Insect Control Plus
Fertilizer
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8378-32 Shaw's 5% Diazinon Insect
Granules
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8780-51 Turf Line Diazinon 5G Lawn
Insect Control
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8780-56 Turf Line Arthroban Triple
Action 4
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8845-92 Spectracide Lawn and Garden
Insect Control
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8845-95 Spectracide 6000 Lawn and
Garden Insect Control
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8845-101 Spectracide Fire Ant Killer
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9198-45 The Andersons Turf Food with
3.33% Diazinon
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9198-62 The Andersons Lawn and
Garden Insecticide 5%
Diazinon
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9688-89 Chemsico Diazinon 2G
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10404-14 Lesco Diazinon 3.33% +
Fertilizer
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10404-23 Lesco Diazinon 5G
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19713-263 Drexel Diazinon 5G
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19713-264 Drexel Diazinon 2G
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19713-317 Bug Spray
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28293-199 Unicorn Diazinon 5G Granules
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28293-230 Unicorn 25 EC Diazinon
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32802-5 All Season Diazinon 5G
Insecticide
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33955-556 Acme Diazinon 25%
Emulsifiable Concentrate
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33955-557 Acme Diazinon 5G Lawn and
Garden Insect Control
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34704-57 Clean Crop Diazinon 5 Lawn
and Garden
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34911-13 Hi-Yield 5% Diazinon Insect
Killer Granules
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34911-23 Hi-Yield Imported Fire Ant
Control Granules
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40849-30 Enforcer Ant Kill Granules
II
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42057-90 Diazinon Liquid (Diazinon
25% Emulsifiable)
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42057-107 Morgro 5% Diazinon Granular
Lawn and Garden Insect
Control
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51036-69 Diazinon 2G Lawn and
Perimeter Granules
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51036-97 Diazinon 5G Homeowner
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53883-45 Martins Diazinon 25 E Lawn
and Garden Insect Control
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53883-46 Martin's Diazinon Granular
Lawn Insect Control
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53883-51 Martins 5% Diazinon Granules
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53883-54 Martin's Fire Ant Killer
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53883-80 (old reg. no. 37915-6) Professional Pest Control
Formula DC-500
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56819-13 (old reg. no. 8780-54) Turf Diazinon Lawn Insect
Control Plus Fertilizer
2
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56819-14 (old reg. no. 8780-55) Turf Diazinon Lawn Insect
Control Plus Fertilizer
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59144-2 5% Diazinon Granules
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59144-28 Diazinon Lawn and Garden
Insecticide
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61282-25 Diazinon Lawn and Garden WBC
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62366-2 Bug Stuff
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67572-1 CP Diazinon Lawn and Garden
WB Ready-to-Use
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75082-2 (old reg. no. 34822-6) Di-All Paint Insecticide
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Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all
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registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in ascending
sequence by EPA company number:
Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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EPA Company number Company name and address
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16 Dragon Chemical Corporation,
7033 Walrond Drive, NW,
P.O. Box 7311, Roanoke, VA
24019
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192 Value Gardens Supply, LLC,
P.O. Box 585, St. Joseph,
MO 64502
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228 Nufarm Americas Inc., 1333
Burr Ridge Parkway, Suite
125A, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
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239 The Ortho Business Group,
P.O. Box 190, Marysville,
OH 43040
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538 The Scotts Company, 14111
Scottslawn Road,
Marysville, OH 43041
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572 Rockland Corporation, 686
Passaic Avenue, P.O. Box
809, West Caldwell, NJ
07007
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655 Prentiss Inc., CB 2000,
Floral Park, New York, NY
11001
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829 Southern Agricultural
Insecticides, Inc., P.O.
Box 218, Palmetto, FL 34220
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869 Green Light Company, P.O.
Box 17985, San Antonio, TX
78217
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961 Lebanon Seaboard
Corporation, 1600 East
Cumberland Street, Lebanon,
PA 17042
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1386 Universal Cooperatives Inc.,
1300 Corporate Center
Curve, Eagan, MN 55121
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3546 Lynwood Labs Inc., 945 Great
Plain Avenue, Needham, MA
02192
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7401 Voluntary Purchasing Group
Inc., 1806 Auburn Drive,
Carrollton, TX 75007
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8378 Knox Fertilizer Company
Inc., West Culver Road,
P.O. Box 248, Knox, IN
46534
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8780 Progressive Lawn Research,
Inc., 1225 Lehigh Station
Road, P.O. Box 400,
Henrietta, NY 14467
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8845 Spectrum Group, P.O. Box
142642, St. Louis, MO 63114
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9198 The Andersons Lawn
Fertilizer Division, Inc.,
P.O. Box 119, Maumee, OH
43537
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9688 Chemsico, P.O. Box 142642,
St. Louis, MO 63114
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10404 Lesco Inc., 15885 Sprague
Road, Strongsville, OH
44136
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19713 Drexel Chemical Company,
1700 Channel Avenue, P.O.
Box 13327, Memphis, TN
38113
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28293 Unicorn Laboratories, 12385
Automobile Boulevard,
Clearwater, FL 33762
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32802 Howard Johnson's Enterprises
Inc., 700 West Virginia
Street, Suite 222,
Milwaukee, WI 53204
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33955 PBI/Gordon Corporation, P.O.
Box 014090, Kansas City, MO
64101
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34704 Platte Chemical Company,
Inc., P.O. Box 667,
Greeley, CO 80632
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34911 Hi-Yield Chemical Company,
1806 Auburn Drive,
Carrollton, TX 75007
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40849 Enforcer Products, 1310
Seaboard Industrial
Boulevard, NW Atlanta,
GA30318
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42057 Morgro Chemical Company, 145
West Central Avenue, Salt
Lake City, UT 84107
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51036 Micro-Flo Company LLC, P.O.
Box 772099, Memphis, TN
38117
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53883 Control Solutions, Inc.,
5903 Genoa-Red Bluff,
Pasadena, TX 77507
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56819 Progressive Lawn Research
Inc. C/O High Point Mills
Road, P.O. Box 400,
Henrietta, NY 14467
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59144 Gro Tec Inc., 30856 Rocky
Road, Greeley, CO 80631
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61282 Hacco, Inc., P.O. Box 7190,
Madison, WI 53707
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62366 The Valspar Corporation,
30856 Rocky Road, Greeley,
CO 80631
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67572 Contract Packaging Inc.,
10115 Highway 142, North
Covington, GA 30014
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75082 Supreme Chemicals of
Georgia, Inc., 1535 Oak
Industrial Lane, Suite B,
Cummings, GA 30041
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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 canceled. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request,
EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal
Register. After complying with the requirements in 6(f)(1), the
Administrator may approve such a request.
IV. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
The Agency intends to issue a cancellation order following
consideration of all comments received during the comment period,
unless the comments warrant further review of this request. Any
cancellation order issued in response to this request will have an
effective date of December 31, 2004.
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which have been packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action. As noted above, the companies listed in Table 2 in
Unit II., have agreed to stop shipment of all diazinon outdoor non-
agricultural end-use products no later than August 31, 2003. In
accordance with the MOA, all companies holding
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registrations for outdoor non-agricultural end-use diazinon products
agreed to the following existing stocks provisions:
1. Sale and distribution of these outdoor non-agricultural end-use
products containing diazinon will not be permitted after December 31,
2004. Except for purposes of product recovery pursuant to the 2000 MOA,
shipping such stocks for export consistent with the requirements of
FIFRA section 17, or proper disposal in accordance with applicable law.
2. Use of existing stocks may continue until stocks are exhausted.
Any such use must be in accordance with the label.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: November 18, 2003.
Betty Shackleford,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-30271 Filed 12-9-03; 8:45 am]
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