Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations

I. Introduction

Section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, provides that a pesticide registrant may, at any time,

request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled. The Act further provides that EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register before acting on the request.

II. Intent to Cancel

This Notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests to cancel some 24 pesticide products registered under section 3 or 24 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number (or company number and 24 number) in the following Table 1.

Table 1. -- Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Registration No. Product Name Chemical Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 000264-00451........... Asulam Technical Methyl sulfanilylcarbamate 000577-00548........... Cuprinol No. 30 Clear 2- Wood Preservative (Thiocyanomethylthio)be nzothiazole Methylenebis(thiocyanate ) 000655-00790........... Prentox Larva-Lur Dimethyl (2,2,2- trichloro-1- hydroxyethyl)phosphonat e 000769-00655........... SMCP Para-Blox 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3- Weather Proof Rat indandione Bait Fish and Grain Fl 000769-00657........... SMCP (R) 110 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3- indandione, sodium salt 000769-00660........... SMCP Para Blox Kills 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3- Rats Weath PRF indandione Paraffin Rat Bait Fish 000769-00669........... Commerical Size Para- 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3- Blox (Cereal & indandione Molasses) 000769-00670........... Kill Rats with Para- 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3- Blox indandione 000769-00706........... Pelletized Slug and 4-(Methylthio)-3,5-xylyl Snail Bait methylcarbamate 000769-00707........... Crumblized Slug and 4-(Methylthio)-3,5-xylyl Snail Bait methylcarbamate 000769-00758........... AFC Diphacinnone 0.1% 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3- indandione 000769-00787........... Di-Mix 110 2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,3- indandione, sodium salt 010182 MO-96-0012...... Starfire Herbicide 1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'- bipyridinium dichloride 010182 MO-96-0013...... Gramoxone Extra 1,1'-Dimethyl-4,4'- Herbicide bipyridinium dichloride 028293-00088........... Unicorn Coumaphos O,O-Diethyl O-(3-chloro- Screwworm Spray 4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-1- benzopyran-7-yl) phosphorothioate 041014-00009........... Marlate 400 Flowable Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(p- Concentrate methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1- trichloroethane) 041014-00011........... Marlate 300 Methoxychlor (2,2-bis(p- Methoxychlor methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1- Flowable trichloroethane) 045385-00046........... Chem-Tox Low Odor O,O-Diethyl O-(3,5,6- Flea Spray trichloro-2-pyridyl) phosphorothioate 056228 ID-91-0018...... Zinc phosphide Zn3P2 065626-00001........... Mycotrol GHOF for Beauveria bassiana GHA Rangeland and Improved Pastures 065626-00003........... Mycotrol GHOF for Beauveria bassiana GHA Repackaging Use Only 065626-00004........... Mycotrol GHES for Beauveria bassiana GHA Rangeland and Improved Pastures 065626-00005........... Mycotrol GHES for Beauveria bassiana GHA Crops 065626-00006........... Mycotrol GHES for Beauveria bassiana GHA Repackaging Only ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 180 days of publication of this notice, orders will be issued canceling all of these registrations. Note: Kincaid Enterprises, Inc., EPA Company Number 041014, has requested a 30-day comment period for their two products listed in this notice. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring the retention of a registration should contact the applicable registrant directly during this 180-day period. 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 Voluntary Cancellation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EPA Company Company Name and Address No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 000264.. Rhone-Poulenc Ag Co., Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 000577.. The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cuprinol Group/The Thompson's Co., 101 Prospect Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115. 000655.. Prentiss Inc., C.B., 2000 Floral Park, NY 11001. 000769.. Sureco Inc., An Indirect Subsidiary of Verdant Brands, 9555 James Ave., South, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55431. 010182.. Zeneca Ag Products, Box 15458, Wilmington, DE 19850. 028293.. Unicorn Laboratories, 12385 Automobile Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33762.

041014.. Kincaid Enteprises Inc., Box 549, Nitro, WV 25143. 045385.. CTX Inc., 481 Scotland Rd., Mchenry, IL 60050. 056228.. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Rd., Unit 152, Riverdale, MD 20737. 065626.. Mycotech Corp., Attn: Mary M. Mcmahon, Box 4109, Butte, MT 59702. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

III. Loss of Active Ingredients

Unless the request for cancellation is withdrawn, one pesticide active ingredient will no longer appear in any registered products. Those who are concerned about the potential loss of this active ingredient for pesticidal use are encouraged to work directly with the registrant to explore the possibility of their withdrawing their request for cancellation. The active ingredient is listed in the following Table 3, with the EPA Company and CAS Number.

Table 3. -- Active Ingredient Which Would Disappear as A Result of Registrant's Requests to Cancel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CAS No. Chemical Name EPA Company No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3337-71-1.. Methyl Sulfanilylcarbamate 000264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must submit such withdrawal in writing to James A. Hollins, at the address given above, postmarked before July 26, 1999. This written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will apply only to the applicable 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If the product(s) have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier cancellation action are controlling. The withdrawal request must also include a commitment to pay any reregistration fees due, and to fulfill any applicable unsatisfied data requirements.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

The effective date of cancellation will be the date of the cancellation order. The orders effecting these requested cancellations will generally permit a registrant to sell or distribute existing stocks for 1 year after the date the cancellation request was received. This policy is in accordance with the Agency's statement of policy as prescribed in Federal Register (56 FR 29362) June 26, 1991; (FRL 3846- 4). Exceptions to this general rule will be made if a product poses a risk concern, or is in noncompliance with reregistration requirements, or is subject to a data call-in. In all cases, product-specific disposition dates will be given in the cancellation orders. 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. Unless the provisions of an earlier order apply, existing stocks already in the hands of dealers or users can be distributed, sold or used legally until they are exhausted, provided that such further sale and use comply with the EPA-approved label and labeling of the affected product(s). Exceptions to these general rules will be made in specific cases when more stringent restrictions on sale, distribution, or use of the products or their ingredients have already been imposed, as in Special Review actions, or where the Agency has identified significant potential risk concerns associated with a particular chemical.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product registrations.

Dated: January 14, 1999.

Richard D. Schmitt, Acting Director, Information Resources and Services Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-1752 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F