[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1679-1682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-340]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014; FRL-9328-3]


Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain 
Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a 
notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel 
certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to grant these requests at 
the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency 
receives substantive comments within the comment period that would 
merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants 
withdraw their requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, 
distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be 
permitted after the registration has been cancelled 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 July 9, 2012.

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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 on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 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. ATTN: Jolene Trujillo.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). 
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2010-0014. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or 
email. The regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email 
comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your 
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of 
the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the 
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, 
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet 
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac 
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of 
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolene Trujillo, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0103; 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. If you have any questions regarding the 
information in this notice, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

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 submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests from 
registrants to cancel 36 pesticide products registered under FIFRA 
section 3 or 24(c). These registrations are listed in sequence by 
registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in Table 1 of 
this unit.
    Unless the Agency determines that there are substantive comments 
that warrant further review of the requests or the registrants withdraw 
their requests, EPA intends to issue orders in the Federal Register 
canceling all of the affected registrations.

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      Table 1--Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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         EPA Reg. No.              Product name      Active ingredients
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000264-00438..................  Bronate Herbicide  MCPA, 2-ethylhexyl
                                                    ester; Bromoxynil
                                                    octanoate.
000264-00477..................  Buctril +          Bromoxynil octanoate;
                                 Atrazine           Atrazine.
                                 Herbicide.
000264-00586..................  Sedagri Batril     Bromoxynil octanoate.
                                 20W Herbicide.
000264-00699..................  Rhino Brand        MCPA, 2-ethylhexyl
                                 Herbicide.         este; Bromoxynil
                                                    octanoate; Heptanoic
                                                    acid, 2,6-dibromo-4-
                                                    cyanophenyl ester.
000264-00799..................  Weco Max Brand     2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl
                                 Herbicide.         ester; Heptanoic
                                                    acid, 2,6-dibromo-4-
                                                    cyanophenyl ester;
                                                    Bromoxynil
                                                    octanoate.
000264-01071..................  Wolverine Power    Heptanoic acid, 2,6-
                                 Pak.               dibromo-4-
                                                    cyanophenyl ester;
                                                    Bromoxynil
                                                    octanoate;
                                                    Pyrasulfotole
                                                    Technical;
                                                    Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl.
000279-03104..................  Commence EC......  Trifluralin;
                                                    Clomazone.
000279-03232..................  Command Xtra       Clomazone;
                                 Herbicide.         Sulfentrazone.
001043-00060..................  T.B.Q. Germicidal  Alkyl dimethyl benzyl
                                 Detergent.         ammonium chloride
                                                    (50%C14, 40%C12,
                                                    10%C16).
002217-00426..................  Formec 80 Turf &   Mancozeb.
                                 Ornamental
                                 Fungicide.
010324-00053..................  Maquat 2.5%......  1-Decanaminium, N-
                                                    decyl-N,N-dimethyl-,
                                                    chloride.
010324-00054..................  Maquat-4.5%......  1-Decanaminium, N-
                                                    decyl-N,N-dimethyl-,
                                                    chloride.
010324-00055..................  Septin CS........  Alkyl dimethyl benzyl
                                                    ammonium chloride
                                                    (60%C14, 30%C16,
                                                    5%C18, 5%C12);
                                                    Alkyl*dimethyl
                                                    ethylbenzyl ammonium
                                                    chloride *(68%C12,
                                                    32%C14).
010324-00106..................  Q-14 Disinfectant  Alkyl dimethyl benzyl
                                                    ammonium chloride
                                                    (50%C14, 40%C12,
                                                    10%C16); 1-
                                                    Octanaminium, N,N-
                                                    dimethyl-N-octyl-,
                                                    chloride; 1-
                                                    Decanaminium, N-
                                                    decyl-N,N-dimethyl-,
                                                    chloride; 1-
                                                    Decanaminium, N,N-
                                                    dimethyl-N-octyl-,
                                                    chloride.
010324-00145..................  Maquat FP........  Alkyl dimethyl
                                                    ethylbenzyl ammonium
                                                    chloride (68%C12,
                                                    32%C14); Alkyl
                                                    dimethyl benzyl
                                                    ammonium chloride
                                                    (60%C14, 30%C16,
                                                    5%C18, 5%C12).
010807-00449..................  Country Vet Flea   Phenothrin;
                                 & Tick Carpet      Tetramethrin;
                                 Spray with         Pyriproxyfen.
                                 Growth Inhibitor.
053883-00084..................  Pendimethalin 3.3  Pendimethalin.
                                 Herbicide.
053883-00086..................  Pendimethalin      Pendimethalin.
                                 0.66% +
                                 Fertilizer.
053883-00138..................  Permethrin 3.2 Ag  Permethrin.
                                 II.
075341-00012..................  Hollow Heart CF..  Copper naphthenate;
                                                    Sodium fluoride.
075341-00013..................  COP-R-Plastic II   Copper naphthenate;
                                 Wood Preserving    Sodium fluoride.
                                 Compound.
CA110009......................  Ethylene.........  Ethylene.
GA080007......................  Ridomil Gold       Copper hydroxide; D-
                                 Copper.            Alanine, N-(2,6-
                                                    dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                    (methoxyacetyl)-,
                                                    methyl ester.
GA080011......................  Safari 20 SG       Dinotefuran.
                                 Insecticide.
ID060014......................  Prozap Zinc        Zinc phosphide
                                 Phosphide          (Zn3P2).
                                 Pellets.
KY080024......................  Safari 20 SG       Dinotefuran.
                                 Herbicide.
MI000003......................  Captan 50          Captan.
                                 Wettable Powder.
MI060004......................  Dual Magnum......  S-Metolachlor.
MT950003......................  Zinc Phosphide     Zinc phosphide
                                 Oat Bait.          (Zn3P2).
NV040003......................  Zinc Phosphide     Zinc phosphide
                                 Oat Bait.          (Zn3P2).
NV060007......................  Prozap Zinc        Zinc phosphide
                                 Phosphide          (Zn3P2).
                                 Pellets.
NV080003......................  Endura Fungicide.  Boscalid.
SD070001......................  Zinc Phosphide     Zinc phosphide
                                 Oat Bait.          (Zn3P2).
VA080007......................  Ridomil Gold       Copper hydroxide; D-
                                 Copper.            Alanine, N-(2,6-
                                                    dimethylphenyl)-N-
                                                    (methoxyacetyl)-,
                                                    methyl ester.
VA080009......................  Safari 20 SG       Dinotefuran.
                                 Insecticide.
WA060011......................  Tristar 70 WSP     Acetamiprid.
                                 Insecticide.
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the products in Table 1 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 this unit.

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         Table 2--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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       EPA Company No.                  Company name and address
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264..........................  Bayer Crop Science LP, 2 T.W. Alexander
                                Dr., PO Box 12014, Research Triangle
                                Park, NC 27709.
279..........................  FMC Corp. Agricultural Products, 1735
                                Market St. Rm 1978, Philadelphia, PA
                                19103.
1043.........................  Steris Corporation, PO Box 147, St.
                                Louis, MO 63166-0147.
2217.........................  PBI/Gordon Corp., 1217 West 12th St.,
                                Kansas City, MI 64101-0090.
10324........................  Mason Chemical Co., 721 W. Algonquin Rd.,
                                Arlington Heights, IL 60005.
10807........................  Amrep, Inc, Agent: Lewis & Harrison LLC,
                                122 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20001.
53883........................  Control Solutions, Inc., 5903 Genoa-Red
                                Bluff Rd., Pasadena, TX 77507-1041.
75341........................  Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., 980
                                Ellicott St., Buffalo, NY 14209.
CA110009.....................  Airgas Specialty Gases, Inc., 2530 Sever
                                Rd. Suite 300, Lawrenceville, GA 30043.
GA080007, MI060004, VA080007.  Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, D/B/A
                                Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., PO Box
                                18300, Greensboro, NC 27149-8300.
GA080011, KY080024, VA080009.  Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 Riviera
                                Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA
                                94596.
ID060014, MT950003, NV040003,  Hacco, Inc., 110 Hopkins Dr., Randolph,
 NV060007, SD070001.            WI 53956-1316.
MI000003.....................  Arysta Lifescience North America, LLC,
                                15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary,
                                NC 27513.
NV080003.....................  BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., Research
                                Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
WA060011.....................  Nippon Soda Co. Ltd, Agent: Nisso America
                                Inc., 45 Broadway, Suite 2110, New York,
                                NY 10006.
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III. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide 
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations 
be cancelled. 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 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) 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 2 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 such 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 
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 
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 cancelled products.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: December 13, 2011.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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