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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102888-102891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29933]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0093; FRL-12084-01-OCSPP]

Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain 
Pesticide Registrations and/or Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain 
Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests 
by the registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide products 
and/or to amend certain pesticide product registrations to terminate 
one or more uses. 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 its 
requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use 
of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the 
registration has been cancelled and/or use terminated only if such 
sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in 
the final order.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 17, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0093, through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information 
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional 
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Registration 
Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 566-2707; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general and may be of 
interest 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 be interested, the Agency 
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be 
affected by this action.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
https://www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of 
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk 
or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM 
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants 
to cancel certain pesticide product registrations and/or terminate 
certain uses of pesticide product registrations. The affected products 
and the registrants making the requests are identified in tables 1-3 of 
this unit.
    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant or if the Agency 
determines that there are substantive comments that warrant further 
review of this request, EPA intends to issue an order canceling and/or 
amending the affected registrations.

                      Table 1--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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        Registration No.            Company No.            Product name                 Active ingredients
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279-9546........................             279  F6119 Turf and IVM Herbicide..  2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester
                                                                                   (030063/1928-43-4)--(65.52%),
                                                                                   Carfentrazone-ethyl (128712/
                                                                                   128639-02-1)--(1.44%).
7401-38.........................            7401  Ferti-Lome Liquid Carbaryl      Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
                                                   Home Garden Spray.              (23.7%).
7401-69.........................            7401  Ferti Lome Garden Dust........  Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
                                                                                   (5%).
7401-166........................            7401  Hi-Yield 10% Carbaryl Garden    Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
                                                   Dust.                           (10%).
8378-10.........................            8378  Shaw's Crabgrass Control and    Benfluralin (084301/1861-40-
                                                   Fertilizer.                     1)--(1.15%).
8378-11.........................            8378  Shaw's Professional Crabgrass   Benfluralin (084301/1861-40-
                                                   Control and Fertilizer.         1)--(.92%).
8378-31.........................            8378  Shaw's Sevin 430 Turf Insect    Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
                                                   Granules + Fertilizer.          (4.3%).
8378-35.........................            8378  Balan 2.5G....................  Benfluralin (084301/1861-40-
                                                                                   1)--(2.5%).

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8378-36.........................            8378  Shaw's Sevin 143 Turf Insect    Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
                                                   Granules + Fertilizer.          (1.43%).
9198-234........................            9198  The Andersons Bicarb Lawn       Bifenthrin (128825/82657-04-
                                                   Insect Killer Granules.         3)--(.058%), Carbaryl (056801/
                                                                                   63-25-2)--(2.3%).
70804-1.........................           70804  UltraFloc AlgaeSolve II.......  Copper sulfate pentahydrate
                                                                                   (024401/7758-99-8)--(25%).
94278-4.........................           94278  Ethephon 75% MUP..............  Ethephon (099801/16672-87-0)--
                                                                                   (75%).
PA-160001.......................           56228  Gonacon--Equine...............  Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
                                                                                   (116800/9034-40-6)--(.032%).
TX-090006.......................           59639  Esteem Ant Bait...............  Pyriproxyfen (129032/95737-68-
                                                                                   1)--(.5%).
WA-070007.......................           62719  DMA 4 IVM.....................  2,4-D, dimethylamine salt
                                                                                   (030019/2008-39-1)--(46.3%).
WA-080009.......................           70506  Ethephon 2....................  Ethephon (099801/16672-87-0)--
                                                                                   (21.7%).
WA-200004.......................           68506  UVASYS........................  Sodium metabisulfite (111409/
                                                                                   7681-57-4)--(36.5%).
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                       Table 2--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Amendment
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      Registration No.         Company No.        Product name        Active ingredient    Uses to be terminated
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42750-400..................           42750  Albaugh Thiamethoxam   Thiamethoxam (060109/  Non-seed treatment
                                              Technical.             153719-23-4)--(98.5%   uses.
                                                                     ).
61842-27...................           61842  Sinbar WDG             Terbacil (012701/5902- Grass seed crops and
                                              Agricultural           51-2)--(80%).          pears.
                                              Herbicide.
74712-5....................           74712  Avancid GL 45M.......  Glutaraldehyde         Beet sugar mills and
                                                                     (043901/111-30-8)--    beet sugar mill
                                                                     (45%).                 process water
                                                                                            systems. Paper mills
                                                                                            and paper mill
                                                                                            process water
                                                                                            systems. Pigments
                                                                                            and filler slurries
                                                                                            for food contact
                                                                                            paper and
                                                                                            paperboard. Water
                                                                                            based coatings for
                                                                                            food contact paper
                                                                                            and paperboard.
                                                                                            Aqueous metalworking
                                                                                            fluids. Animal
                                                                                            production
                                                                                            facilities and farm
                                                                                            equipment.
74712-6....................           74712  Avancid GL 25........  Glutaraldehyde         Dairy sweet water
                                                                     (043901/111-30-8)--    systems. Hydrostatic
                                                                     (25%).                 sterilizers and
                                                                                            retorts.
                                                                                            Pasteurizers and
                                                                                            warmers. Beet sugar
                                                                                            mills and beet sugar
                                                                                            mill process water
                                                                                            system. Paper mills
                                                                                            and paper mill
                                                                                            process water
                                                                                            systems. Pigments
                                                                                            and filler slurries
                                                                                            for food contact
                                                                                            paper and
                                                                                            paperboard. Water
                                                                                            based coatings for
                                                                                            food contact paper
                                                                                            and paperboard.
                                                                                            Aqueous metalworking
                                                                                            fluids. In-can
                                                                                            preservative for
                                                                                            food contact
                                                                                            adhesives and
                                                                                            mineral slurries
                                                                                            used in papermaking.
74712-7....................           74712  Avancid GL 45........  Glutaraldehyde         Dairy sweet water
                                                                     (043901/111-30-8)--    systems. Hydrostatic
                                                                     (45%).                 sterilizers and
                                                                                            retorts.
                                                                                            Pasteurizers and
                                                                                            warmers. Beet sugar
                                                                                            mills and beet sugar
                                                                                            mill process water
                                                                                            systems. Paper mills
                                                                                            and paper mill
                                                                                            process water
                                                                                            systems. Pigments
                                                                                            and filler slurries
                                                                                            for food contact
                                                                                            paper and
                                                                                            paperboard. Water
                                                                                            based coatings for
                                                                                            food contact paper
                                                                                            and paperboard.
                                                                                            Aqueous metalworking
                                                                                            fluids. In-can
                                                                                            preservative for
                                                                                            food contact
                                                                                            adhesives and
                                                                                            mineral slurries
                                                                                            used in papermaking.
74712-8....................           74712  Avancid GL 50M.......  Glutaraldehyde         Beet sugar mills and
                                                                     (043901/111-30-8)--    beet sugar mill
                                                                     (50%).                 process water
                                                                                            systems. Paper mills
                                                                                            and paper mill
                                                                                            process water
                                                                                            systems. Pigments
                                                                                            and filler slurries
                                                                                            for food contact
                                                                                            paper and
                                                                                            paperboard. Water
                                                                                            bases coatings for
                                                                                            food contact paper
                                                                                            and paperboard.
                                                                                            Aqueous metalworking
                                                                                            fluids. Animal
                                                                                            production
                                                                                            facilities and farm
                                                                                            equipment.

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74712-9....................           74712  Avancid GL 50........  Glutaraldehyde         Dairy sweet water
                                                                     (043901/111-30-8)--    systems. Hydrostatic
                                                                     (50%).                 sterilizers and
                                                                                            retorts.
                                                                                            Pasteurizers and
                                                                                            warmers. Beet sugar
                                                                                            mills and beet sugar
                                                                                            mill process water
                                                                                            systems. Paper mills
                                                                                            and paper mill
                                                                                            process water
                                                                                            systems. Pigments
                                                                                            and filler slurries
                                                                                            for food contact
                                                                                            paper and
                                                                                            paperboard. Water
                                                                                            based coatings for
                                                                                            food contact paper
                                                                                            and paperboard.
                                                                                            Aqueous metalworking
                                                                                            fluids. In-can
                                                                                            preservative for
                                                                                            food contact
                                                                                            adhesives and
                                                                                            mineral slurries
                                                                                            used in papermaking.
74712-10...................           74712  Avancid GL 15........  Glutaraldehyde         Dairy sweet water
                                                                     (043901/111-30-8)--    systems. Hydrostatic
                                                                     (15%).                 sterilizers and
                                                                                            retorts.
                                                                                            Pasteurizers and
                                                                                            warmers. Beet sugar
                                                                                            mills and beet sugar
                                                                                            mill process water
                                                                                            systems. Paper mills
                                                                                            and paper mill
                                                                                            process water
                                                                                            systems. Pigments
                                                                                            and filler slurries
                                                                                            for food contact
                                                                                            paper and
                                                                                            paperboard. Water
                                                                                            based coatings for
                                                                                            food contact paper
                                                                                            and paperboard.
                                                                                            Aqueous metalworking
                                                                                            fluids. In-can
                                                                                            preservative for
                                                                                            food contact
                                                                                            adhesives and
                                                                                            mineral slurries
                                                                                            used in papermaking.
87811-1....................           87811  Willowood              Tebuconazole (128997/  Wood protection uses.
                                              Tebuconazole           107534-96-3)--(98.5%
                                              Technical.             ).
101563-130.................          101563  Spirotetramat 240 SC   Spirotetramat (392201/ All crop uses, non-
                                              Greenhouse and         203313-25-1)--(22.4%   bearing fruit and
                                              Nursery Insecticide/   ).                     nut trees, and
                                              Miticide.                                     vegetable plants.
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    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
the registrants of the products listed in table 1 and table 2 of this 
unit, in sequence by EPA company number. This number corresponds to the 
first part of the EPA registration numbers of the products listed in 
table 1 and table 2 of this unit.

Table 3--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or Amendments
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          EPA company No.                 Company name and address
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279...............................  FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street,
                                     Philadelphia, PA 19104.
7401..............................  Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc.,
                                     Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory
                                     Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street
                                     Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
8378..............................  Knox Fertilizer Company, Inc., Agent
                                     Name: Wagner Regulator Associates,
                                     P.O. Box: 640, Hockessin, DE 19707-
                                     0640.
9198..............................  The Andersons, Inc., 1947 Briarfield
                                     Blvd., P.O. Box: 119, Maumee, OH
                                     43537.
42750.............................  Albaugh, LLC, 1525 NE 36th Street,
                                     Ankeny, IA 50021.
56228.............................  U.S. Department of Agriculture,
                                     Animal and Plant Health Inspection
                                     Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 149,
                                     Riverdale, MD 20737.
59639.............................  Valent U.S.A., LLC, 4600 Norris
                                     Canyon Road, P.O. Box: 5075, San
                                     Ramon, CA 94583.
61842.............................  Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., Agent
                                     Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting,
                                     Inc., 4110 136th Street Ct. NW, Gig
                                     Harbor, WA 98332.
62719.............................  Corteva Agriscience, LLC, 9330
                                     Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN
                                     46268.
68506.............................  Tessara (Pty) Ltd., Agent Name:
                                     Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc.,
                                     4110 136th Street Ct. NW, Gig
                                     Harbor, WA 98332.
70506.............................  Arysta LifeScience North America,
                                     LLC, Agent Name: UPL NA, Inc., 630
                                     Freedom Business Center, Suite 402,
                                     King of Prussia, PA 19406.
70804.............................  USALCO, LLC, 2601 Cannery Avenue,
                                     Baltimore, MD 21226.
74712.............................  Special Materials Company, Agent
                                     Name: Toxcel, LLC, 7140 Heritage
                                     Village Plaza, Gainesville, VA
                                     20155.
87811.............................  Willowood Tebuconazole, LLC,
                                     Division Name: C/O Generic Crop
                                     Science, LLC, 1887 Whitney Mesa
                                     Drive, #9740, Henderson, NV 89014-
                                     2069.
94278.............................  Oasis Chemicals, LLC, 4511 11th
                                     Street, Lubbock, TX 79416.
101563............................  Environmental Science U.S., LLC,
                                     5000 Centregreen Way, Suite 400,
                                     Cary, NC 27513.
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III. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)) provides that a 
registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of 
its pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or 
more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, 
EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal 
Register.
    Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)(B)) 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 or use termination. In addition, FIFRA section

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6(f)(1)(C) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)(C)) requires that EPA provide a 180-day 
comment period on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination 
of any minor agricultural use before granting the request, unless:
    1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or
    2. The EPA Administrator determines that continued use of the 
pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
    The registrants have requested that EPA waive the 180-day comment 
period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day comment period on the 
proposed requests.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Requests

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for product 
cancellation or use termination should submit the withdrawal in writing 
to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the 
products have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the 
effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier 
cancellation action are controlling.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products 
that are currently in the United States and that were packaged, 
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the 
action. If the requests for voluntary cancellation and/or amendments to 
terminate uses are granted, the Agency intends to publish the 
cancellation order in the Federal Register.
    In any order issued in response to these requests for cancellation 
of product registrations and/or for amendments to terminate uses, EPA 
proposes to include the following provisions for the treatment of any 
existing stocks of the products listed in tables 1 and 2 of unit II.
    For voluntary product cancellations, registrants will be permitted 
to sell and distribute existing stocks of voluntarily canceled products 
for 1 year after the effective date of the cancellation, which will be 
the date of publication of the cancellation order in the Federal 
Register. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or 
distributing the products identified in table 1 of unit II, except for 
export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper 
disposal.
    Once EPA has approved product labels reflecting the requested 
amendments to terminate uses, registrants will be permitted to sell or 
distribute products under the previously approved labeling for a period 
of 18 months after the date of Federal Register publication of the 
cancellation order, unless other restrictions have been imposed. 
Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or distributing 
the products whose labels include the terminated uses identified in 
table 2 of unit II, except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 
or for proper disposal.
    Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks of canceled products and/or products whose labels 
include the terminated uses until supplies are exhausted, provided that 
such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms of the 
previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the canceled 
products and/or terminated uses.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: December 11, 2024.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-29933 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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