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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 315-316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31586]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0223; FRL-12246-02-OCSPP]

Chlorpyrifos; Final Cancellation Order To Amend Pesticide 
Registration To Terminate Asparagus Use

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby announces its 
final cancellation order to terminate asparagus use voluntarily 
requested by Gharda Chemicals International, Inc. (Gharda) and accepted 
by the Agency, for one chlorpyrifos registration listed in Unit II, 
pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA). This final cancellation order follows a notice in the Federal 
Register of September 16, 2024, to voluntarily amend this product 
registration. In the September 16, 2024, notice, EPA indicated that it 
would issue a final cancellation order implementing the request, unless 
the Agency received substantive comments within the comment period that 
would merit further review of these requests, or the registrant 
withdrew its request. The Agency received two comments on the notice, 
which are summarized in Unit III.B. Gharda did not withdraw the request 
for this amendment. Accordingly, EPA hereby grants the requested 
amendment to terminate asparagus as shown in this cancellation order. 
Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the product 
registration listed in Unit II is subject to the existing stocks 
provisions in this cancellation order and permitted only in accordance 
with the terms of this order.

DATES: This cancellation order is effective January 3, 2025.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0223, is available at 
https://www.regulations.gov. Additional instructions on visiting the 
docket, along with more information about dockets generally, are 
available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Biggio, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0700; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This document announces the termination of the asparagus use, as 
requested by the registrant, through amendment of the product 
registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a). This registration is 
listed with its registration number in Table 1 of this Unit.

                     Table 1--Chlorpyrifos Registration With Specific Use That Is Terminated
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                                                                                                   Use that is
       Registration No.                  Product name                       Company                 terminated
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93182-8......................  Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos           Gharda Chemicals International,  Asparagus.
                                Agricultural Insecticide.        Inc.
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       Table 2--Registrant Requesting Voluntary Termination of Use
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          EPA Company No.                 Company name and address
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93182.............................  Gharda Chemicals International,
                                     Inc., 4032 Crockers Lake Blvd.,
                                     Suite 818, Sarasota, FL 34238.
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III. Public Comments

A. Summary of Comments Received

    EPA received two comments in response to the notice that published 
in the Federal Register of September 16, 2024 (89 FR 75546) (FRL-12246-
01-OCSPP). The comments are in the docket for this action and are 
briefly summarized here.
    Neither of the comments specifies the product listed in Table 1 of 
Unit II. One comment was submitted by a private citizen supporting the 
cancellation of the pesticide. The other comment stated that the 
proposed provisions for using existing stocks for food uses until June 
30, 2025, would subject workers, bystanders, and consumers to health 
risks, and were not consistent with FIFRA.

B. EPA Response to Comments

    This cancellation action is responsive to the registrant's request 
to cancel a specific use. In response to both commenters, under FIFRA 
section 6(f), registrants may, at any time, seek to cancel their 
products or seek to amend their registrations to terminate specific 
uses. Under that provision of the statute, EPA provides an opportunity 
for public comment and then acts on the request. Cancellation of other 
products or uses that are not requested by the registrant occurs under 
other provisions of FIFRA, which is beyond the scope of this action and 
EPA's authority in FIFRA section 6(f).
    EPA has determined that the existing stocks provisions are not 
inconsistent with the purposes of FIFRA given the limited number of 
existing stocks and the limited time allowed for the use of existing 
stocks outlined in Unit VI. EPA has determined that neither comment 
merited denial of the registrant's request for use termination.

IV. The Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)), EPA hereby 
approves the requested amendment to terminate asparagus for Pilot 15G 
Chlorpyrifos Agricultural Insecticide. Accordingly, the Agency hereby 
orders that the use on asparagus is terminated for Pilot 15G 
Chlorpyrifos Agricultural Insecticide.
    This Order terminating the asparagus use is effective January 3, 
2025. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of Pilot 15G 
Chlorpyrifos Agricultural Insecticide in a manner inconsistent with any 
of the provisions for disposition of existing stocks set forth in Unit 
VI will be a violation of FIFRA.

V. What is the Agency's authority for taking these actions?

    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 cancelled or amended to terminate one or 
more registered 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 and provide a public comment period. EPA has 
provided the requisite notice and public comment period. Two comments 
were submitted to which EPA has responded above.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks for the product identified in this document are 
those stocks of registered pesticide product that are currently in the 
United States and that were packaged, labeled, and released for 
shipment prior to the effective date of the cancellation action. EPA 
has determined that the following existing stocks provisions are not 
inconsistent with the purposes of FIFRA given the limited number of 
existing stocks and the limited time allowed for use of the existing 
stocks outlined below:
     Sale and distribution of existing stocks of Pilot 15G 
Chlorpyrifos Agricultural Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 93182-8) is 
permitted until April 30, 2025;
     Use of existing stocks of Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos 
Agricultural Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 93182-8) on food or feed must be 
consistent with the product labeling. Such use is permitted until June 
30, 2025;
     Use of existing stocks of Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos 
Agricultural Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 93182-8) for non-food purposes 
is permitted until existing stocks are exhausted, as long as such use 
is in accordance with the labeling.
    After these dates, all respective sale, distribution, and use of 
existing stocks is prohibited, except for sale and distribution for 
export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) and for proper 
disposal in accordance with state regulations.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. et seq.

    Dated: December 17, 2024.
Jean Overstreet,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-31586 Filed 1-2-25; 8:45 am]
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