Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0074-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses
Posted Date: 2023-03-10T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15015-15018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04873]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0074; FRL-10762-01-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 
products 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 its 
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 or 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 April 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0074, 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/comments.html.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants 
to cancel certain pesticide product registrations and terminate certain 
uses of 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 
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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279-2862............................             279  Niagara Furadan 75 Base.....  Carbofuran (A) (090601/1563-
                                                                                     66-2)--(75%).
279-3038............................             279  Furadan 85 DB...............  Carbofuran (A) (090601/1563-
                                                                                     66-2)--(85%).

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279-3060............................             279  Carbofuran Technical........  Carbofuran (A) (090601/1563-
                                                                                     66-2)--(95%).
279-3114............................             279  Capture 2EC-Cal Insecticide/  Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
                                                       Miticide.                     04-3)--(25.1%).
279-3244............................             279  Capture 1.15G Insecticide/    Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
                                                       Miticide.                     04-3)--(1.15%).
279-3257............................             279  Double Threat CP Insecticide  Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
                                                                                     04-3)--(25.1%), Spinosad
                                                                                     (A) (110003/131929-60-7)--
                                                                                     (44.2%).
279-3271............................             279  Double Threat Insecticide...  Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
                                                                                     04-3)--(12.2%), Spinosad
                                                                                     (A) (110003/131929-60-7)--
                                                                                     (10.7%).
279-3440............................             279  F9210-1 Insecticide.........  Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
                                                                                     04-3)--(7.87%),
                                                                                     Imidacloprid (A) (129099/
                                                                                     138261-41-3)--(13.83%),
                                                                                     Zeta-Cypermethrin (A)
                                                                                     (129064/)--(2.7%).
279-3613............................             279  F5555-2 MUP.................  Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
                                                                                     04-3)--(19%).
9779-293............................            9779  Phorate 20-G................  Phorate (A) (057201/298-02-
                                                                                     2)--(20%).
8660-153............................            8660  Parker Fertilizer + 0.2%      Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
                                                       Dimension.                    45-8)--(.2%).
8660-154............................            8660  Herbicide Granules Formula D- Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
                                                       17.                           45-8)--(.17%).
8660-155............................            8660  Parker Fertilizer + 0.083%    Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
                                                       Dimension.                    45-8)--(.083%).
8660-157............................            8660  Dimension 270-G A Granule     Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
                                                       Preemergence Turf Herbicide.  45-8)--(.27%).
8660-158............................            8660  Polyon Turf Fertilizer Plus   Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
                                                       Dimension 75 Crabgrass        45-8)--(.075%).
                                                       Preventer.
8660-159............................            8660  Herbicide Granules Formula D- Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
                                                       11.                           45-8)--(.11%).
8660-160............................            8660  Polyon Turf Fertilizer Plus   Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
                                                       Dimension 140 Crabgrass       45-8)--(.14%).
                                                       Preventer.
8660-167............................            8660  Herbicide Granules Formula    Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
                                                       D6-25.                        45-8)--(.25%).
32802-83............................           32802  Howard Johnson's Ronstar      Oxadiazon (A) (109001/19666-
                                                       1.0% Plus Turf Fertilizer     30-9)--(1%).
                                                       Herbicide.
43670-4.............................           43670  Intersept PC-20.............  Phosphoric Acid, Bis(2-
                                                                                     Ethylhexyl) Ester, Compd.
                                                                                     With 2,2 & Apos;-(Coco
                                                                                     Alkylimino) Bis (Ethanol)
                                                                                     (129079/68649-38-7)--
                                                                                     (13.28%), Phosphoric Acid,
                                                                                     Mono(2-Ethylhexyl) Ester
                                                                                     (111286/1070-03-7)--
                                                                                     (3.54%), Phosphoric Acid,
                                                                                     Mono(2-Ethylhexyl) Ester,
                                                                                     Compds. With Diethanolamine
                                                                                     N-Coco Alkyl Derivs. (1:1)
                                                                                     (129080/120579-32-0)--
                                                                                     (3.18%).
66222-1.............................           66222  Captan 50-WP................  Captan (081301/133-06-2)--
                                                                                     (48.93%).
81598-12............................           81598  Rotam Dicamba Technical.....  Dicamba (029801/1918-00-9)--
                                                                                     (98.9%).
CO-160002...........................             100  Gramoxone SL 2.0............  Paraquat dichloride--
                                                                                     (30.1%).
ID-040011...........................           62719  Stinger.....................  Clopyralid, Monoethanolamine
                                                                                     Salt (A) (117401/57754-85-
                                                                                     5)--(40.9%).
ID-130001...........................           61842  Linex 4L Herbicide..........  Linuron (A) (035506/330-55-
                                                                                     2)--(40.6%).
ID-170008...........................           62719  Stinger.....................  Clopyralid, Monoethanolamine
                                                                                     Salt (A) (117401/57754-85-
                                                                                     5)--(40.9%).
FL-100004...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG Ultra Low      Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                       Volume Concentrate            (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
                                                       Insecticide.
FL-130002...........................             279  Fyfanon 57% EC..............  Malathion (No Inert Use)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
FL-130003...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
GA-130002...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
IN-130001...........................           10163  Malathion 8.................  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
IN-130002...........................           10163  Malathion 8.................  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
KS-150005...........................           13808  Zinc Phosphide Prairie Dog    Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
                                                       Bait.                         (088601/1314-84-7)--(2%).
MA-130001...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
MA-130002...........................             279  Fyfanon 57% EC..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
MD-130003...........................           10163  Malathion 8.................  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
MD-130004...........................           10163  Malathion 8.................  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
MI-130002...........................           69969  Avipel (Dry) Corn Seed        Anthraquinone (A) (122701/84-
                                                       Treatment.                    65-1)--(50%).
MI-140004...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
NC-130006...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).

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NH-130001...........................             279  Fyfanon 57% EC..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
NH-130002...........................             279  Fyfanon 57% EC..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
NH-130003...........................           10163  Malathion 8.................  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
NH-130004...........................           10163  Malathion 8.................  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
NJ-130005...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
NJ-130006...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
NJ-130007...........................             279  Fyfanon 57% EC..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
NJ-130008...........................             279  Fyfanon 57% EC..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
NJ-130009...........................             279  Fyfanon 57% EC..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
OH-150002...........................             279  Hero Insecticide............  Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
                                                                                     04-3)--(11.25%), Zeta-
                                                                                     Cypermethrin (A) (129064/)--
                                                                                     (3.75%).
OR-020030...........................           62719  Dithane DF Rainshield.......  Mancozeb (014504/8018-01-7)--
                                                                                     (75%).
OR-170014...........................           81880  Nexter SC Miticide/           Pyridaben (A) (129105/96489-
                                                       Insecticide.                  71-3)--(42.47%).
SD-090006...........................            7969  Pristine Fungicide..........  Pyraclostrobin (A) (099100/
                                                                                     175013-18-0)--(12.8%),
                                                                                     Boscalid (A) (128008/188425-
                                                                                     85-6)--(25.2%).
SD-150005...........................            7969  Sharpen Powered by Kixor      Saflufenacil (A) (118203/
                                                       Herbicide.                    372137-35-4)--(29.74%).
TX-060018...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
TX-170006...........................             279  Fyfanon ULV AG..............  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
VA-130006...........................           10163  Malathion 8.................  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
VA-130007...........................           10163  Malathion 8.................  Malathion (NO INERT USE)
                                                                                     (057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
WA-020028...........................           62719  Dithane DF Rainshield.......  Mancozeb (A) (014504/8018-01-
                                                                                     7)--(75%).
WA-090020...........................           62719  Dithane F-45 Rainshield.....  Mancozeb (A) (014504/8018-01-
                                                                                     7)--(37%).
WA-120009...........................             100  Gramoxone SL 2.0............  Paraquat dichloride--
                                                                                     (30.1%).
WA-150011...........................           71711  Moncut......................  Flutolanil (A) (128975/66332-
                                                                                     96-5)--(70%).
WA-210007...........................           91810  Romeo.......................  Cerevisane (Cell Walls of
                                                                                     Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
                                                                                     Strain Las117) (100055/)--
                                                                                     (94.1%).
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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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39967-107..........  39967............  N-2000 Antimicrobial  Dodecylguanidine          Removal of sewage
                                                               Hydrochloride (A)         disposal lagoon and
                                                               (044303/13590-97-1)--     paint, coating and
                                                               (35%).                    stain uses.
39967-115..........  39967............  N-2001 Antimicrobial  Dodecylguanidine          Removal of sewage
                                                               Hydrochloride (A)         disposal lagoon use
                                                               (044303/13590-97-1)--     pattern.
                                                               (35%).
39967-116..........  39967............  Veriguard Plus......  Dodecylguanidine          Removal of textile,
                                                               Hydrochloride (A)         metalworking fluid,
                                                               (044303/13590-97-1)--     paints, coatings and
                                                               (30%), O-Phenylphenol     stain and sapstain
                                                               (No Inert Use) (A)        uses.
                                                               (064103/90-43-7)--(10%).
39967-124..........  39967............  N-2050 Antimicrobial  Dodecylguanidine          Removal of sewage
                                                               Hydrochloride (A)         disposal lagoon use
                                                               (044303/13590-97-1)--     pattern.
                                                               (35%).
39967-136..........  39967............  Preventol DP 1021...  Bronopol (A) (216400/52-  Removal of paints,
                                                               51-7)--(21%),             coatings and stain use.
                                                               Dodecylguanidine
                                                               Hydrochloride (A)
                                                               (044303/13590-97-1)--
                                                               (10.5%).
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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.

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Table 3--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or Amendments
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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.
279..........................  FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street,
                                Philadelphia, PA 19104.
7969.........................  BASF Corporation, Agricultural Products,
                                26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research
                                Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
8660.........................  United Industries Corp., D/B/A Sylorr
                                Plant Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St. Louis,
                                MO 63114-0642.
9779.........................  Winfield Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 64589,
                                St. Paul, MN 55164-0589.
10163........................  Gowan Company, LLC, 370 S Main St., Yuma,
                                AZ 85366.
13808........................  SD Department of Agriculture & Natural
                                Resources, Foss Bldg., 523 E Capitol
                                Ave., Pierre, SD 57501-3182.
32802........................  Howard Johnson's Enterprises, Inc., 9675
                                S 60th Street, Franklin, WI 53132.
39967........................  Lanxess Corporation, 111 RIDC Park West
                                Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1112.
43670........................  Interface Research Corporation, Agent
                                Name: Landis International, Inc., 3185
                                Madison Highway, P.O. Box 5126,
                                Valdosta, GA 31603-5126.
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.
66222........................  Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., D/
                                B/A Adama, 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite
                                300, Raleigh, NC 27615.
69969........................  Arkion Life Sciences, LLC, Agent Name:
                                Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., P.O.
                                Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
71711........................  Nichino America, Inc., 4550 Linden Hill
                                Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808.
81598........................  Albaugh, LLC, 1525 NE 36th Street,
                                Ankeny, IA 50021.
81880........................  Canyon Group, LLC, C/O Gowan Company, 370
                                S Main Street, Yuma, AZ 85364.
91810........................  LeSaffre Yeast Corporation, Agent Name:
                                Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., 7217
                                Lancaster Pike, Suite A, P.O. Box 640,
                                Hockessin, DE 19707-0640.
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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 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: March 3, 2023.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-04873 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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