Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0014-0043
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses
Posted Date: 2020-02-04T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6166-6169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02040]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0014; FRL-10004-11]

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 certain pesticide product 
registrations and to amend certain product registrations to terminate 
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 registrations have 
been cancelled and uses 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 August 3, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0014, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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.
    Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center 
(EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
    Submit written withdrawal request by mail to: Information 
Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

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Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. ATTN: Christopher 
Green.
    Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or 
delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Information 
Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0367; 
email address: green.christopher@epa.gov.

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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants 
to cancel certain pesticide products and amend product registrations to 
terminate certain uses registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) 
or 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)). 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 in the Federal 
Register 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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1007-99.................................            1007  Nolvasan Solution..............  Chlorhexidine diacetate.
1007-100................................            1007  Fort Dodge Nolvasan S (Active)   Chlorhexidine diacetate.
                                                           Nolvasan S (Alternate).
1007-101................................            1007  Chlorhexidine Diacetate........  Chlorhexidine diacetate.
AL-040003...............................             279  AIM EC Herbicide...............  Carfentrazone-ethyl.
AL-080002...............................           82541  DuPont Direx 4L Herbicide......  Diuron.
AL-080003...............................           82541  DuPont Karmex XP (DF) Herbicide  Diuron.
AL-940001...............................            5481  Orthene 75 S Soluble Powder....  Acephate.
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                                         Table 1A--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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            Registration No.                Company No.             Product name                                Active  ingredients
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432-1360................................             432  Bayleton 50 Turf and Ornamental  Triadimefon.
                                                           Fungicide in Water Soluble
                                                           Packets.
432-1367................................             432  Bayleton 50 WDG Nursery and      Triadimefon.
                                                           Greenhouse Systemic Fungicide.
432-1445................................             432  Bayleton Flo Turf and            Triadimefon.
                                                           Ornamental Fungicide.
432-1446................................             432  Tartan Fungicide...............  Trifloxystrobin & Triadimefon.
432-1513................................             432  Armada 50 WDG..................  Triadimefon & Trifloxystrobin.
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    The registrant of the products listed in Table 1A, of Unit II, has 
requested the effective date of June 30, 2023, for the cancellations.

                       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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5481-197.......................            5481  Technical Grade     Pentachloronitrobe  Beans, cotton, garlic,
                                                  PCNB.               nzene.              peanuts, peppers and
                                                                                          tomatoes.
5481-8988......................            5481  Turfcide 10%        Pentachloronitrobe  Beans, cotton, peanuts,
                                                  Granular.           nzene.              peppers and
                                                                                          additionally beans,
                                                                                          peppers and tomatoes
                                                                                          as vegetable bedding
                                                                                          plants.

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5481-8992......................            5481  Turfcide 4F.......  Pentachloronitrobe  Beans, cotton, garlic,
                                                                      nzene.              peanuts, peppers,
                                                                                          tomatoes and
                                                                                          additionally peppers
                                                                                          and tomatoes as
                                                                                          vegetable bedding
                                                                                          plants.
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    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all the registrants of the products listed in Tables 1, 1A & 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, Table 1A 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.
432..............................  Bayer Environmental Science, A
                                    Division of Bayer CropScience, LP,
                                    5000 CentreGreen Way, Suite 400,
                                    Cary, NC 27513.
1007.............................  Zoetis, Inc., 333 Portage Street,
                                    Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4931.
5481.............................  AMVAC Chemical Corporation, 4695
                                    MacArthur Court, Suite 1200, Newport
                                    Beach, CA 92660-1706.
82541............................  Catfish Farmers Registration
                                    Corporation, 1100 Highway 82 East,
                                    Suite 202, Indianola, MS 38751.
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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 listed in Table 3 of Unit II have not requested 
that EPA waive the 180-day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will 
provide a 180-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 or termination 
action, the effective date of cancellation or termination and all other 
provisions of any earlier cancellation or termination 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 Table 1 and Table 1A of Unit 
II.

A. For Products 1007-99, 1007-100 & 1007-101

    For products 1007-99, 1007-100 & 1007-101, listed in Table 1 of 
Unit II, the registrants have requested to sell existing stocks until 
May 31, 2021. Registrants will be permitted to sell and distribute 
existing stocks of these products until May 31, 2021. Thereafter, 
registrants will be prohibited from selling or distributing these 
products, except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 
136o) or for proper disposal.

B. For Products 432-1360, 432-1367, 432-1445, 432-1446 & 432-1513

    For the products 432-1360, 432-1367, 432-1445, 432-1446 & 432-1513 
listed in Table 1A of Unit II, the registrant has requested the 
effective date of the cancellations to be June 30, 2023; therefore, 
registrants will be permitted to sell and distribute existing stocks of 
these products until June 30, 2024. Thereafter, registrants will be 
prohibited from selling or distributing the products in Table 1A of 
Unit II, except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 
136o) or for proper disposal.
    For all other voluntary product cancellations, identified 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 
all other 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, identified in Table 2 of Unit II, 
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

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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: January 21, 2020.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-02040 Filed 2-3-20; 8:45 am]
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