Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014-0060
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses
Posted Date: 2016-06-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36913-36915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13581]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014; FRL-9943-68]

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 registrants to voluntarily cancel and amend pesticide registrations. 
The amendment request also would delete one glyphosate use on seed 
production of creeping bentgrass with a Roundup Ready Gene. 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 
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 December 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014, 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: Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001. Attention: Miguel Zavala.
     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: Miguel Zavala, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0504; email address: 
zavala.miguel@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.

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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 
and stakeholders to cancel and delete certain product registrations and 
amend certain uses of the chemicals listed in Unit II., Tables 1 and 2, 
registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 
136v(c)). These registrations are listed in sequence by registration 
number (or company number and 24(c) number).
    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.       Product name             Active ingredient
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100-1244.........  Banner Dry Maxx......  Propiconazole.
3525-71..........  Utikem Black Algae     Poly(oxy-1,2-
                    Killer.                ethanediyl(dimethylimino)-1,2-
                                           ethanediyl(dimethylimino)-1,2-
                                           ethanediyl dichloride).
3525-91..........  Coastal Mind           Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl
                    Disinfectant.          ammonium chloride *(58%C14,
                                           28%C16, 14%C12).
3525-96..........  Jolt Pool Shock        Lithium hypochlorite.
                    Treatment for
                    Control of Algae.
3525-109.........  Algaecide & Pool       Poly(oxy-1,2-
                    Conditioner.           ethanediyl(dimethylimino)-1,2-
                                           ethanediyl(dimethylimino)-1,2-
                                           ethanediyl dichloride).
9198-205.........  Andersons Golf         Paclobutrazol.
                    Products Turf
                    Enhancer 2SC.
10324-56.........  Maquat 256...........  Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl
                                           ammonium chloride *(60%C14,
                                           30%C16, 5%C18, 5%C12) and
                                           Alkyl* dimethyl ethylbenzyl
                                           ammonium chloride *(68%C12,
                                           32%C14).
35935-41.........  Dithiopyr Technical..  Dithiopyr.
35935-49.........  Dynamo Dithiopyr       Dithiopyr.
                    Technical.
35935-75.........  Dithiopyr Technical..  Dithiopyr.
53883-207........  Dithiopyr 0.13% Plus   Dithiopyr.
                    Fertilizer.
53883-208........  Dithiopyr 0.25% Plus   Dithiopyr.
                    Fertilizer.
53883-209........  Dithiopyr 0.172% Plus  Dithiopyr.
                    Fertilizer.
53883-210........  Dithiopyr 0.107% Plus  Dithiopyr.
                    Fertilizer.
53883-211........  Dithiopyr 0.06% Plus   Dithiopyr.
                    Fertilizer.
53883-212........  Dithiopyr 0.086% Plus  Dithiopyr.
                    Fertilizer.
53883-213........  Dithiopyr 0.1% Plus    Dithiopyr.
                    Fertilizer.
53883-268........  Dithiopyr Concentrate  Dithiopyr.
                    for Fertilizer.
53883-311........  Quali-Pro Dithiopyr    Dithiopyr.
                    2L.
66222-143........  Alias 4F Flowable      Imidacloprid.
                    Insecticide.
81002-1..........  Chlorine Free          Dialkyl* methyl benzyl
                    Splashes Algicide.     ammonium chloride *(60% C14,
                                           30% C16, 5% C18, 5% C12) and
                                           Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl
                                           ammonium chloride *(60%C14,
                                           30%C16, 5%C18, 5%C12).
AZ-080006........  Brigade 2EC            Bifenthrin.
                    Insecticide/Miticide.
CA-030012........  Clinch Ant Bait......  Abamectin.
MA-080001........  Dupont Manzate Pro-    Mancozeb.
                    Stick Fungicide.
ND-110002........  Moncut 70-DF.........  Flutolanil.
ND-130003........  F7583-3 Herbicide....  S-Metolachlor and
                                           Sulfentrazone.
OR-100003........  TOPSIN M WSB.........  Thiophanate-methyl.
OR-080035........  Callisto Herbicide...  Mesotrione.
OR-100010........  Callisto Herbicide...  Mesotrione.
SD-130008........  SC 547 Herbicide.....  Tembotrione and Thiencarbazone-
                                           methyl.
WA-090003........  Topsin M 70WP........  Thiophanate-methyl.
WA-930026........  Rovral 4 Flowable      Iprodione.
                    Fungicide.
WA-940006........  Rovral 4 Flowable      Iprodione.
                    Fungicide.
WA-960027........  Rovral 4 Flowable      Iprodione.
                    Fungicide.
TX-100019........  Devrinol 50-DF         Napropamide.
                    Selective Herbicide.
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   Table 2--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Amendment
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                                           Active          Uses to be
 Registration No.     Product name       ingredient          deleted
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524-475...........  Roundup Ultra     Glyphosate--isop  Seed production
                     Herbicide.        ropylammonium.    of creeping
                                                         bentgrass with
                                                         a Roundup Ready
                                                         Gene.
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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, which corresponds to the first 
part of the EPA product registration number under FIFRA section 3 (7 
U.S.C. 136a), or by 24(c) number under FIFRA section 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 
136v(c)), of the products listed in Tables 1 and 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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100, CA030012, OR080035, OR100010.  Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC., 410
                                     Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300,
                                     Greensboro, NC 27419-8300.
524...............................  Monsanto Company, 1300 I Street NW.,
                                     Suite 450 East, Washington, DC
                                     20005-7211.
3525..............................  Qualco, Inc., 225 Passaic Street,
                                     Passaic, NJ 07055.
9198..............................  The Andersons Lawn Fertilizer
                                     Division, Inc., 521 Illinois
                                     Avenue, P.O. Box 119, Maumee, OH
                                     43537.
10324.............................  Mason Chemical Company, 723 W.
                                     Algonquin Road, Suite B, Arlington
                                     Heights, IL 60005.
35935.............................  Nufarm Limited (Agent to Nufarm
                                     Americas, Inc.), 4020 Aerial Center
                                     Parkway, Suite 101, Morrisville, NC
                                     27560.
53883.............................  Control Solutions, Inc., 5903 Genoa-
                                     Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, TX 77507-
                                     1041.
66222.............................  Makhteshim Agan of North America,
                                     Inc., 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite
                                     100, Raleigh, NC 27604.
81002.............................  Splashes, Inc., 90 Boroline Road,
                                     Allendale, NJ 07401.
AZ080006, ND130003................  FMC Corp., 1735 Market Street, Room
                                     1971, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
MA080001, TX100019................  United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 Freedom
                                     Business Center, Suite 402, King of
                                     Prussia, PA 19406.
ND 110002.........................  Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma,
                                     AZ 85366.
OR100003, WA090003................  Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., 88 Pine
                                     Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY
                                     10005.
SD130008, WA930026, WA940006,       Bayer Cropscience, LP, 2 T.W.
 WA960027.                           Alexander Drive, P.O., Box 12014,
                                     Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
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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. 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 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 Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation 
should submit the withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the product has 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

    A. 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 cancellation action. Because the Agency has identified no 
significant potential risk concerns associated with these pesticide 
products, upon cancellation of the products identified in Table 1 of 
Unit II., EPA anticipates allowing registrants to sell and distribute 
existing stocks of these products for 1 year after publication of the 
Cancellation Order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, registrants 
will be prohibited from selling or distributing the pesticides 
identified in Table 1 of Unit II., except for export consistent with 
FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper disposal. Persons other 
than registrants will generally be allowed to sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks until such stocks 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.
    B. For the product identified in Table 2 of Unit II., in a letter 
dated October 22, 2015, the registrant states that the use to be 
deleted was never registered for use in any state, added to the master 
label, or used for its stated purpose. Therefore, because there are no 
existing stocks, EPA anticipates that no existing stocks provision to 
sell, distribute, or use existing stocks is needed for the registrant 
or persons other than the registrant.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: June 1, 2016.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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