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EPAin tends to grant requests at the close of the comment period

In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the FederalInsecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended,EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by variousregistrants to voluntarily amend their registrations to terminateuses of certain products containing carbaryl, or to eliminatecertain application methods for carbaryl products. The requestswould terminate carbaryl use in or on wheat, millet, cotton, andfresh/succulent shelled beans and peas (crop subgroup 6B); preplantdrench or dip treatments of seedlings or seed pieces; use onpoultry or in or on poultry premises/dwellings; all use on pets(dogs, cats and other pets) except for flea collars, use on petpremises, use in or on pet sleeping quarters; and all indoorapplications. These requests would also terminate the use of dustformulations in or on agricultural crops, application of granularformulations to leafy vegetables (except Brassica), ultra-lowvolume (ULV) applications for adult mosquito control, and allapplications by backpack sprayers. Last, the requests wouldterminate broadcast application of liquid formulations of carbarylto residential lawns. The requests would not terminate the lastcarbaryl products registered for use in the United States. EPAintends to grant these requests at the close of the comment periodfor this announcement unless the Agency receives substantivecomments within the comment period that would merit its furtherreview of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw theirrequests within this period. Upon acceptance of these requests, anysale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice willbe permitted only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistentwith the terms as described in the final order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docketidentification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0525, by one of thefollowing methods:
* Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Followthe on-line instructions for submitting comments.
* Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket(7502P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 PennsylvaniaAve., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
* Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), EnvironmentalProtection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted duringthe Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Specialarrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID numberEPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0525. EPA's policy is that all comments receivedwill be included in the docket without change and may be madeavailable on-line at http://www.regulations.gov, including anypersonal information provided, unless the comment includesinformation claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Donot submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwiseprotected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.govwebsite is an "anonymous access" system, which means EPA will notknow your identity or contact information unless you provide it inthe body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly toEPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address willbe automatically captured and included as part of the comment thatis placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If yousubmit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include yourname and other contact information in the body of your comment andwith any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your commentdue to technical difficulties and cannot contact you forclarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, anyform of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket indexavailable at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in theindex, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI orother information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placedon the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copyform. Publicly available docket materials are available either inthe electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if onlyavailable in hard copy, at the 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 arefrom 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legalholidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Scheltema, Special Review and Reregistration Division(7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-2201; fax number: (703)308-8005; e-mail address: scheltema.christina@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be ofinterest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental,human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry;pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale,distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may beinterested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all thespecific entities that may be affected by this action. If you haveany questions regarding the applicability of this action to aparticular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHERINFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA throughregulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of theinformation that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a diskor CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk orCD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk orCD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In additionto one complete version of the comment that includes informationclaimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain theinformation claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in thepublic docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed exceptin accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifyinginformation (subject heading, Federal Register date and pagenumber).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond tospecific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code ofFederal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives andsubstitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical informationand/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how youarrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to bereproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns andsuggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use ofprofanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment perioddeadline identified.
II. Background on the Receipt of Requests to Cancel and to AmendRegistrations to Terminate Uses
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from severalregistrants, listed in Table 2 of Unit III. to amend severalcarbaryl product registrations to terminate certain uses andeliminate certain application methods. Carbaryl is a broad-spectruminsecticide used on a variety of food and feed crops, ornamentals,turf, pasture, and rangeland. In letters dated from July 22 toAugust 4, 2008, registrants of carbaryl products requested EPA toamend the product registrations identified in Table 1 of thisnotice to terminate certain uses and eliminate certain applicationmethods. Specifically, these registrants are no longer supportingcarbaryl use in or on wheat, millet, cotton, and fresh/succulentshelled beans and peas (crop subgroup 6B); preplant drench or diptreatments of seedlings or seed pieces; use on poultry or in or onpoultry premises/dwellings; all use on pets (dogs, cats and otherpets) except for flea collars, use on pet premises, use in or onpet sleeping quarters; and all indoor applications. Registrants areno longer supporting the use of dust formulations in or onagricultural crops, application of granular formulations to leafyvegetables (except Brassica), ultra-low volume (ULV) applicationsfor adult mosquito control, and all applications by backpacksprayers. Last, Bayer CropScience is requesting termination of thebroadcast application of liquid carbaryl products to residentiallawns. (This use has previously been removed from all technical andmanufacturing use product labels.) The complete lists of affectedregistrations and registrants are identified in Tables 1 and 2,respectively. EPA's action on these requests will not terminate thelast carbaryl products registered in the United States, or the lastpesticide products registered in the United States for these uses.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from variousregistrants to amend certain carbaryl product registrations toterminate various uses. The affected products, uses, and theregistrants making the requests are identified in Tables 1 and 2 ofthis unit.
Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at anytime, that their pesticide registrations be canceled or amended toterminate one or more pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRArequires that before acting on a request for voluntarycancellation, EPA must provide a 30-day public comment period onthe request for voluntary cancellation or use termination. Inaddition, section 6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA requires that EPA provide a180-day comment period on a request for voluntary cancellation ortermination of any minor agricultural use before granting therequest, unless:
--This is a summary of a Federal Register article originallypublished on the page number listed below--
Notice.
Citation: "73 FR 49184"
Document Number: "EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0525; FRL-8379-4"
Federal Register Page Number: "49184"
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