Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses

Published date30 July 2020
Citation85 FR 45877
Record Number2020-16515
SectionNotices
CourtEnvironmental Protection Agency
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 147 (Thursday, July 30, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 147 (Thursday, July 30, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 45877-45880]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-16515]
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                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                [EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0060; FRL-10012-40]
                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 31, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
                (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0060, 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 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.
                 Please note that due to the public health emergency the EPA Docket
                Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March
                31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will continue to provide customer service
                via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA/DC
                services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/
                DC and Reading Room, please visit https://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: [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 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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                241-409...................... 241 Oasis Herbicide......... 2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester & Imazapic.
                241-425...................... 241 Glyphosate Residual RTU. Glyphosate-isopropylammonium & Imazapic-
                 ammonium.
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                241-442...................... 241 Imazapic E 2l Herbicide. Imazapic-ammonium.
                241-444...................... 241 ETI 115 01 H............ Imazapic-ammonium.
                264-1069..................... 264 Trilex Advanced 300..... Metalaxyl; Triadimenol &
                 Trifloxystrobin.
                352-600...................... 352 DPX-MX670 MT............ Atrazine & Dimethenamid.
                352-693...................... 352 Dupont Diuron MUP....... Diuron.
                352-703...................... 352 Dupont Diuron Technical. Diuron.
                352-849...................... 352 Dupont Diuron 80 Dry Diuron.
                 Herbicide.
                464-8132..................... 464 Aqucar PS 75W MUP Water Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium
                 Treatment Microbiocide sulphate (THPS).
                 (Alternate Name).
                881-10....................... 881 Richo Bock Sanitizing Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane,
                 Rinse. monobutyl ether, compd. with iodine.
                1258-1324.................... 1258 Vantocil NR............. Poly(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbon
                 yliminohexamethylene) hydrochloride.
                5481-600..................... 5481 Tri-Scept Herbicide..... Trifluralin & 3-Quinolinecarboxylic
                 acid, 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-
                 methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-,
                 monoammonium salt.
                8378-17...................... 8378 25-5-10 Turf Food with Trifluralin & Benfluralin.
                 Crabgrass Control.
                8378-18...................... 8378 Shaw's Premium Turf Food Trifluralin & Benfluralin.
                 with Crabgrass Control.
                8378-19...................... 8378 Premium Lawn Food with Trifluralin & Benfluralin.
                 Crabgrass Control.
                8378-20...................... 8378 Shaw's 18-5-9 Turf Food Trifluralin & Benfluralin.
                 with XL Crabgrass
                 Control.
                8378-37...................... 8378 Shaw's Turf Food & Trifluralin & Benfluralin.
                 Crabgrass Control W/
                 Team 142.
                8660-165..................... 8660 Sta-Green Flower & Trifluralin.
                 Garden Weed Preventer.
                8660-166..................... 8660 Flower & Garden Weed Trifluralin.
                 Preventer Plus
                 Fertilizer.
                9688-133..................... 9688 Chemsico Green 'N Weed Trifluralin.
                 15-15-15.
                10088-56..................... 10088 Malathion 57%........... Malathion (NO INERT USE).
                34704-970.................... 34704 LPI ET 75............... Imidacloprid.
                34704-1009................... 34704 Malice 75 WSP........... Imidacloprid.
                39967-69..................... 39967 Preventol A20........... Triadimefon & Tebuconazole.
                39967-70..................... 39967 Preventol A20 Triadimefon & Tebuconazole.
                 Preservative.
                45385-66..................... 45385 Chem-Tox Mal 50-OS...... Malathion (NO INERT USE).
                47000-77..................... 47000 CPI Disinfectant Cleaner 1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-,
                 30-3. chloride.
                49585-25..................... 49585 Garden Weeder........... Trifluralin.
                62719-614.................... 62719 Firststep Herbicide Tank Glycine, N-(phosphonomethyl)-, compd.
                 Mix. with N-methylmethanamine (1:1) &
                 Florasulam.
                65656-7...................... 65656 Dicamba Acid Technical.. Dicamba.
                66330-274.................... 66330 Bacillus Cereus BP01 Bacillus cereus strain BP01.
                 Technical.
                66330-282.................... 66330 BP01 1.7................ Bacillus cereus strain BP01.
                66330-291.................... 66330 PGR-IV/BP Foliar........ Gibberellic acid & Bacillus cereus
                 strain BP01.
                66330-351.................... 66330 Pix Plus Plant Regulator Mepiquat chloride & Bacillus cereus
                 strain BP01.
                67071-74..................... 67071 Acticide SR 8213 C...... Zinc pyrithione; 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-
                 one & 2-Methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone.
                67071-97..................... 67071 Acticide LPN 11 Zinc pyrithione; 1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-
                 (Alternate). one & 2-Methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone.
                ID-110006.................... 7969 Liberty 280 SL Herbicide Glufosinate.
                MI-080003.................... 62719 Starane Ultra........... Fluroxypyr-meptyl.
                WA-150001.................... 61842 Lime-Sulfur Solution.... Lime sulfur.
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                 Table 1A--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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                 Active
                 Registration No. Company No. Product name ingredients
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                56228-32............. 56228 M-44 Cyanide Sodium cyanide.
                 Capsules Arctic
                 Fox.
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                 The registrant of the product listed in Table 1A, of Unit II, has
                requested the effective date of December 31, 2019, for the
                cancellation.
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                 Table 2--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Amendment
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                 Uses to be
                 Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredient terminated
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                34704-858................ 34704 Sniper.............. Bifenthrin................ Alfalfa Grown for
                 Seed.
                71711-4.................. 71711 Akari 5SC Miticide/ Fenpyroximate............. Cranberry and
                 Insecticide. Highbush
                 Cranberry.
                71711-18................. 71711 Fenpyroximate Fenpyroximate............. Cranberry and
                 Technical. Highbush
                 Cranberry.
                71711-19................. 71711 Fujimite 5EC Fenpyroximate............. Cranberry and
                 Miticide/ Highbush
                 Insecticide. Cranberry.
                71711-40................. 71711 NAI-2399-2 5EC Fenpyroximate............. Cranberry and
                 Miticide/ Highbush
                 Insecticide. Cranberry.
                71711-54................. 71711 Fenpyroximate 5SC Fenpyroximate............. Cranberry and
                 MUP. Highbush
                 Cranberry.
                71711-60................. 71711 Fenpyroximate 5EC Fenpyroximate............. Cranberry and
                 MUP. Highbush
                 Cranberry.
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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 and 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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                241........................ BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box
                 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-
                 3528.
                264........................ Bayer CropScience, LP, 800 N Lindbergh
                 Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167.
                352........................ E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, 9330
                 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
                464........................ Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1, LLC, 1652
                 Larkin Center Drive, 100 Larkin Center,
                 Midland, MI 48642.
                881........................ Richardson Chemical Products Co., P.O. Box
                 240014, Milwaukee, WI 53224.
                1258....................... Arch Chemicals, Inc., 1200 Bluegrass Lakes
                 Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004.
                5481....................... AMVAC Chemical Corporation, 4695 MacArthur
                 Court, Suite 1200, Newport Beach, CA 92660-
                 1706.
                7969....................... BASF Corporation Agricultural Products, 26
                 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research
                 Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
                8378....................... Knox Fertilizer Company, Inc., Agent Name:
                 Fred Betz Regulatory Strategies, 922
                 Melvin Road, Annapolis, MD 21403.
                8660....................... United Industries Corp., D/B/A Sylorr Plant
                 Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St. Louis, MO
                 63114-0642.
                9688....................... Chemsico, A Division of United Industries
                 Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St Louis, MO 63114-
                 0642.
                10088...................... Athea Laboratories, Inc., P.O. Box 240014,
                 Milwaukee, WI 53224.
                34704...................... Loveland Products, Inc., P.O. Box 1286,
                 Greeley, CO 80632-1286.
                39967...................... Lanxess Corporation, 111 RIDC Park West
                 Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1112.
                45385...................... CTX-Cenol, Inc., 1393 East Highland Rd.,
                 Twinsburg, OH 44087.
                47000...................... Chem-Tech, Ltd., 620 Lesher Place, Lansing,
                 MI 48912.
                49585...................... Alljack, Division of United Industries
                 Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St. Louis, MO
                 63114-0642.
                56228...................... U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and
                 Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700
                 River Road, Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 20737.
                61842...................... Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., Agent Name: Pyxis
                 Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th
                 Street, Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
                62719...................... Dow Agrosciences, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd.,
                 308/2E, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054.
                65656...................... Gilmore Marketing and Development, Agent
                 Name: Biologic Regulatory Consulting,
                 Inc., 10529 Heritage Bay Blvd., Naples, FL
                 34120.
                66330...................... Arysta Lifescience North America, LLC,
                 Agent Name: UPL NA, Inc., 630 Freedom
                 Business Center, Suite 402, King of
                 Prussia, PA 19406.
                67071...................... Thor GMBH, Agent Name: Thor Specialties,
                 Inc., 50 Waterview Drive, Shelton, CT
                 06484.
                71711...................... Nichino America, Inc., 4550 Linden Hill
                 Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808.
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                III. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
                 FIFRA section 6(f)(1) (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.
                 FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(B) (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 requested that
                EPA waive the 180-day comment period. Accordingly, EPA is providing 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 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
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                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.
                For Product 56228-32
                 For product 56228-32, listed in Table 1A of Unit II, the registrant
                has requested the cancellation date to be December 31, 2019; therefore,
                the registrant will be permitted to sell and distribute existing stocks
                of the voluntarily canceled product for 1 year after the effective date
                of the cancellation, which will be until December 31, 2020. Thereafter,
                the registrant will be prohibited from selling or distributing the
                product, 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 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: July 15, 2020.
                Delores Barber,
                Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
                Office of Pesticide Programs.
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