Ethylenebisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) Fungicides Mancozeb, Maneb, and Metiram; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel, Amend, or Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations

Zusammenfassung

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 requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel and/or amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containing the pesticides mancozeb, maneb, and metiram. The requests would terminate mancozeb use on athletic fields and pachysandra; maneb use on apples, grapes, kadota figs, and sweet corn; and maneb seed treatment use for peanuts and rice. EPA has also received a request to terminate the use of the fungicide product, Maneb 80 WP Fungicide (EPA Reg. No. 4581-255), on sod farm turf. In addition, EPA has received a request for voluntary cancellation of the metiram product registration for Potato Seed Treater Fungicide (EPA Reg. No. 2935-540). These requests would not terminate the last mancozeb, maneb, and metiram products registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant these requests 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 the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw