Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0222-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses
Posted Date: 2022-08-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52773-52775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18555]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0222; FRL-9997-01-OCSPP]

Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain 
Pesticide Registrations and 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 their registrations of certain 
product registrations and to amend certain 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 their 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 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 September 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0222, 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 
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.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants 
to cancel certain product registrations and terminate certain uses of 
product registrations. The affected products and the registrants making 
the requests are identified in Tables 1 and 2 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 
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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100-1238.................................          100  Scimitar GR Insecticide....  Lambda-Cyhalothrin.
100-1239.................................          100  Lambda-CY 0.045% H&G         Lambda-Cyhalothrin.
                                                         Granule Insecticide.
100-1273.................................          100  A14796 Insecticide.........  Lambda-Cyhalothrin.
100-1274.................................          100  A14797 Insecticide.........  Lambda-Cyhalothrin.
100-1304.................................          100  Thiamethoxam 0.20/Lambda-    Lambda-Cyhalothrin &
                                                         Cyhalothrin 0.04 L&G GR.     Thiamethoxam.
100-1334.................................          100  Thiamethoxam 0.40/Lambda-    Lambda-Cyhalothrin &
                                                         cyhalothrin 0.16 ME          Thiamethoxam.
                                                         Concentrate.
100-1336.................................          100  Thiamethoxam 0.010/Lambda-   Lambda-Cyhalothrin &
                                                         cyhalothrin 0.004 ME RTU.    Thiamethoxam.
228-649..................................          228  NuFarm Two Ox Pro Herbicide  Oxadiazon & Oxyfluorfen.
1381-180.................................         1381  Pro Source #1 Magic Carpet   Oxadiazon.
                                                         Fertilizer with 0.67%
                                                         Ronstar.
1381-181.................................         1381  Pro Source Magic Carpet      Oxadiazon.
                                                         Fertilizer with 1.00%
                                                         Ronstar.
2693-195.................................         2693  VC17M with Biolux Copper     Copper as elemental.
                                                         Powder V901.
2693-196.................................         2693  VC17M with Biolux Copper     Copper as elemental.
                                                         Powder V900.

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6836-124.................................         6836  Glybrom RW-97.5............  2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-
                                                                                      bromo-3-chloro-5,5-
                                                                                      dimethyl- & 1,3-Dibromo-
                                                                                      5,5-dimethylhydantoin.
6836-329.................................         6836  Lonzabac 12 Preservative...  1,3-Propanediamine, N-(3-
                                                                                      aminopropyl)-N-dodecyl-
9150-11..................................         9150  Cryocide 20................  Chlorine dioxide & 1-
                                                                                      Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-
                                                                                      dimethyl-, chloride.
9150-15..................................         9150  Anthium Pesticidal           1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-
                                                         Disinfecting Spray.          dimethyl-, chloride &
                                                                                      Chlorine dioxide.
10324-99.................................        10324  Maquat 10-PD...............  Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl
                                                                                      ammonium chloride
                                                                                      *(60%C14, 30%C16, 5%C18,
                                                                                      5%C12) & Alkyl* dimethyl
                                                                                      ethylbenzyl ammonium
                                                                                      chloride *(68%C12,
                                                                                      32%C14).
10324-142................................        10324  Maquat MQ2525M-14..........  Alkyl* dimethyl ethylbenzyl
                                                                                      ammonium chloride
                                                                                      *(68%C12, 32%C14) & Alkyl*
                                                                                      dimethyl benzyl ammonium
                                                                                      chloride *(60%C14, 30%C16,
                                                                                      5%C18, 5%C12).
52287-11.................................        52287  Fertilizer with Starteem(R)  Trifluralin; Benfluralin &
                                                         #2.                          Oxadiazon.
59682-5..................................        59682  Fast Attack................  Nonylphenoxypolyethoxyethan
                                                                                      ol--iodine complex.
67799-3..................................        67799  Sea Fresh 150..............  Sulfur dioxide.
70506-33.................................        70506  Devrinol 2-G Ornamental      Napropamide.
                                                         Selective Herbicide.
70506-37.................................        70506  Devrinol 3.75 SC Landscape   Napropamide.
                                                         and Nursery Selective
                                                         Herbicide (Active);
                                                         Devrinol 4-F Ornamental
                                                         Selective Herbicide
                                                         (Alternate).
70506-38.................................        70506  Devrinol 50-DF Ornamental    Napropamide.
                                                         Selective Herbicide.
70506-39.................................        70506  Devrinol Lawn and            Napropamide.
                                                         Ornamental Selective
                                                         Herbicide.
70506-63.................................        70506  Devrinol 2-EC Ornamental     Napropamide.
                                                         Selective Herbicide.
70506-263................................        70506  Doubledown.................  Oxadiazon & Oxyfluorfen.
70506-373................................        70506  Dupont Londax G Herbicide..  Bensulfuron-methyl.
87373-41.................................        87373  A364.02....................  Paraquat dichloride
87373-112................................        87373  Paraquat Technical.........  Paraquat dichloride.
91234-87.................................        91234  A364.01....................  Paraquat dichloride.
IN-110004................................        62719  Instinct...................  Nitrapyrin.
IN-130001................................        10163  Malathion 8................  Malathion (NO INERT USE).
IN-130002................................        10163  Malathion 8................  Malathion (NO INERT USE).
KS-170001................................          100  Dual Magnum Herbicide......  S-Metolachlor.
NJ-990006................................        62719  Confirm 2F Agricultural      Tebufenozide.
                                                         Insecticide.
OK-990002................................        62719  Confirm 2F Agricultural      Tebufenozide.
                                                         Insecticide.
OR-110018................................        59639  Valor Herbicide............  Flumioxazin.
VA-980006................................        62719  RH-5992 2F Experimental      Tebufenozide.
                                                         Insecticide.
WA-110011................................        62719  Opensight..................  Metsulfuron & Aminopyralid-
                                                                                      potassium.
WA-140004................................        62719  Entrust SC.................  Spinosad.
WA-140005................................        81880  GWN-1715...................  Pyridaben.
WA-170001................................        81880  Nexter SC Miticide/          Pyridaben.
                                                         Insecticide.
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                   Table 2--Product Registrations with Pending Requests for Use Terminations.
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                                                                                                 Uses to be
         Registration No.          Company No.      Product name        Active ingredient        terminated
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45728-21.........................        45728  Thiram Granuflo       Thiram..............  Turf and golf.
                                                 Agricultural
                                                 Fungicide.
45728-26.........................        45728  Thiram SC...........  Thiram..............  Turf and golf.
85678-67.........................        85678  Bifenthrin 2E.......  Bifenthrin..........  Crop use for
                                                                                             Nurseries.
94730-3..........................        94730  Bifenthrin Technical  Bifenthrin..........  Indoor Residential.
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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 Use
                              Terminations
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          EPA company No.                 Company name and address
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100...............................  Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410
                                     Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300,
                                     Greensboro, NC 27419-8300.
228...............................  NuFarm Americas, Inc., 4020 Aerial
                                     Center Pkwy., Ste. 101,
                                     Morrisville, NC 27560.
1381..............................  Winfield Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box
                                     64589, St. Paul, MN 55164-0589.
2693..............................  International Paint, LLC, 6001
                                     Antoine Drive, Houston, TX 77091.
6836..............................  Arxada, LLC, 412 Mount Kemble
                                     Avenue, Suite 200S, Morristown, NJ
                                     07960.
9150..............................  International Dioxcide, Inc., 40
                                     Whitecap Drive, North Kingstown, RI
                                     02852.
10163.............................  Gowan Company, LLC, 370 S Main St.,
                                     Yuma, AZ 85366.

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10324.............................  Mason Chemical Company, 9075 Centre
                                     Pointe Dr., Suite 400, West
                                     Chester, OH 45069.
45728.............................  Taminco US, LLC, A Subsidiary of
                                     Eastman Chemical Company, c/o John
                                     Hott-B280, 200 S Wilcox Dr.,
                                     Kingsport, TN 376605147.
52287.............................  Harrell's, LLC, P.O. Box 807,
                                     Lakeland, FL 33802.
59639.............................  Valent U.S.A. LLC, 4600 Norris
                                     Canyon Road, P.O. Box 5075, San
                                     Ramon, CA 94583.
59682.............................  Controlled Release Technologies,
                                     Inc., 1016 Industry Drive, Shelby,
                                     NC 28152.
62719.............................  Corteva Agriscience, LLC, 9330
                                     Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN
                                     46268.
67799.............................  Seaco Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box
                                     80205, Bakersfield, CA 93380.
70506.............................  UPL NA, Inc., 630 Freedom Business
                                     Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia,
                                     PA 19406.
81880.............................  Canyon Group, LLC, c/o Gowan
                                     Company, 370 S Main Street, Yuma,
                                     AZ 85364.
85678.............................  RedEagle International, LLC, Agent
                                     Name: Wagner Regulatory Associates,
                                     Inc., 7217 Lancaster Pike, Suite A,
                                     P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
87373.............................  Argite, LLC, Agent Name: Pyxis
                                     Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110
                                     136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA
                                     98332.
91234.............................  Atticus, LLC, Agent Name: Pyxis
                                     Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110
                                     136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA
                                     98332-9122.
94730.............................  Generic Crop Science, LLC, Agent
                                     Name: Wagner Regulatory Associates,
                                     Inc., 7217 Lancaster Pike, Ste. A,
                                     P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
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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 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 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 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 10324-142:
    For 10324-142, listed in Table 1 of Unit II, the registrant has 
requested an 18-month sell-through period.
    For all other voluntary product cancellations, listed in Table 1 of 
Unit II, 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 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 terminated uses.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: August 23, 2022.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-18555 Filed 8-26-22; 8:45 am]
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