[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42702-42704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15616]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0741; FRL-9947-16]


Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations 
and Amendments To Terminate Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and 
amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants 
and accepted by the Agency, of products listed in Tables 1 and 2 of 
Unit II., pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a January 5, 
2016 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the 
registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel and 
amend to terminate uses of these product registrations. In the January 
5, 2016 Federal Register notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an 
order implementing the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, 
unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day 
comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, 
or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency did not 
receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrants did not 
withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice 
a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations and 
amendments to terminate uses. This order will terminate the last 
alachlor products registered for use in the United States. Any 
distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation 
order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, 
including any existing stocks provisions.

DATES: The cancellations and amendments are effective June 30, 2016.

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: 
[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.

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B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0741, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP 
Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and 
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice announces the cancellations and amendments to delete 
uses, as requested by registrants, of 16 products registered under 
FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a). These registrations are listed in 
sequence by registration number in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.

                     Table 1--Product Cancellations
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      Registration No.            Product name        Active ingredient
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100-1249...................  Adage Maxim 4FS Twin-  Fludioxonil and
                              Pak.                   Thiamethoxam.
524-314....................  Lasso Herbicide......  Alachlor.
524-316....................  Lasso 94% Stabilized   Alachlor.
                              Technical.
524-329....................  Lariat Herbicide.....  Alachlor and
                                                     Atrazine.
524-344....................  Micro-Tech Herbicide.  Alachlor.
524-418....................  Bullet Herbicide.....  Alachlor and
                                                     Atrazine.
524-523....................  MON 78746 Herbicide..  Glyphosate-
                                                     isopropylammonium
                                                     and Quizalofop-p-
                                                     ethyl.
7969-333...................  Agnique MMF Mosquito   POE Isooctadecanol.
                              Larvicide & Pupicide.
7969-334...................  Agnique MMF-GR         POE Isooctadecanol.
                              Mosquito, Larvicide,
                              & Pupicide.
7969-340...................  Cando Poly Mosquito    POE Isooctadecanol.
                              Film.
10163-291..................  Thiophanate Methyl     Thiophanate Methyl.
                              Technical 98.4.
10163-292..................  Thiophanate Methyl     Thiophanate Methyl.
                              Technical.
83558-11...................  Pyrithiobac-sodium     Pyrithiobac-Sodium.
                              Technical.
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                     Table 2--Product Registration Amendments To Terminate One or More Uses
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        Registration No.               Product name        Active ingredient            Use to be deleted
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55260-4.........................  Dodine Technical.....  Dodine...............  Strawberries.
55260-6.........................  Syllit Flow Fungicide  Dodine...............
55260-11........................  Syllit 65WG..........  Dodine...............
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    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the products in Tables 1 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 above.

         Table 3--Registrants of Cancelled and Amended Products
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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.
524..............................  Monsanto Company, 1300 I Street NW.,
                                    Suite 450 East, Washington D.C.
                                    20005-7211.
7969.............................  BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive,
                                    P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle
                                    Park, NC 27709-3528.
10163............................  Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma,
                                    AZ 85366-5569.
55260............................  Agriphar S.A., 15401 Weston Parkway,
                                    Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513.
83558............................  ADAMA Celsius Property B.V. Amsterdam
                                    (NL), 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite
                                    100, Raleigh, NC 27604.
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to 
Comments

    During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments 
in response to the January 5, 2016 Federal Register notice announcing 
the Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellations and 
amendments to delete uses of products listed in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit 
II.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)), EPA hereby 
approves the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses 
of the registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. 
Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the product registrations 
identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. are canceled or amended to 
terminate the affected uses. The effective date of the cancellations 
and amendments that are the subject of this notice is June 30, 2016. 
Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products 
identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. in a manner inconsistent with 
any of the provisions for disposition of existing stocks set forth in 
Unit VI. will be a violation of FIFRA.

V. 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

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Federal Register. Thereafter, following the public comment period, the 
EPA Administrator may approve such a request. The notice of receipt for 
this action was published for comment in the Federal Register of 
January 5, 2016 (81 FR 236) (FRL-9937-07). The comment period closed on 
February 4, 2016.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products 
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged, 
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the 
action. The existing stocks provision for the products subject to this 
order is as follows.

A. For Products 524-523, 10163-291, 10163-292, and 100-1249 in Table 1 
of Unit II

    The registrants have indicated to the Agency via written response 
that there are no existing stocks of these specific products. 
Therefore, no existing stocks date is necessary. Registrants are 
prohibited from selling or distributing these specific products listed 
in Table 1 of Unit II., except for export consistent with FIFRA section 
17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper disposal. Because products 524-523 and 
100-1249 were not sold or marketed into the channels of trade, persons 
other than the registrant do not need an existing stocks period. 
Regarding products 10163-291 and 10163-292, while the registrant no 
longer has any inventory, persons other than the registrants may sell, 
distribute, or use existing stocks of the affected canceled products 
until existing 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 All Other Products Identified in Table 1 of Unit II

    The registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks 
of all other products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. until June 30, 
2017, which is 1-year after the publication of the Cancellation Order 
in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrants are prohibited 
from selling or distributing products listed in Table 1 of Unit II., 
except for export in accordance with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) 
or for purposes of proper disposal.
    Persons other than the registrants may sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks of the affected canceled products until existing 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.

C. For All Products Identified in Table 2 of Unit II

    Now that EPA has approved product labels reflecting the requested 
amendments to delete uses, registrants are permitted to sell or 
distribute products listed in Table 2 of Unit II. under the previously 
approved labeling until January 2, 2018, a period of 18 months after 
publication of the cancellation order in this Federal Register, unless 
other restrictions have been imposed. Thereafter, registrants will be 
prohibited from selling or distributing the products whose labels 
include the deleted uses identified in Table 2 of Unit II., except for 
export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for purposes 
of proper disposal.
    Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks of the 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 products with the 
terminated uses.

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

    Dated: June 13, 2016.
Michael Goodis,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-15616 Filed 6-29-16; 8:45 am]
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