[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17253-17255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07133]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0618; FRL-9959-38]


Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and/or 
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/or 
amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants 
and accepted by the Agency, of products listed in Table 1 and 2 of Unit 
II., pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a November 22, 2016 
Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants 
listed in Table 3 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel and/or amend to 
terminate uses of these product registrations. In the November 22, 2016 
notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the 
cancellations and/or 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/or amendments to 
terminate uses. 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 propoxur product cancellations are effective December 31, 
2017. The remaining cancellations and/or amendments are effective April 
10, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Pruitt, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0289; 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

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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. 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-2016-0618, 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/or amendments to 
terminate uses, as requested by registrants, of 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--Dimethomorph, Metiram, Profenofos, Propoxur and Sodium
                    Acifluorfen Product Cancellations
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         EPA registration No.                     Product name
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4-433.................................  Bonide Kleen Up Grass and Weed
                                         Killer, Ready to Use.
100-598...............................  Profenofos Technical.
100-699...............................  Curacron 8E.
279-3395..............................  CB Invader with Propoxur.
241-383...............................  Acrobat MZ Fungicide.
241-395...............................  Acrobat MZ WDG Fungicide.
241-410...............................  Acrobat 50 WP Fungicide.
241-411...............................  Stature MZ Fungicide.
241-419...............................  Stature DM Fungicide.
3862-135..............................  Drop Dead.
6218-24...............................  Permacide Plus.
7969-105..............................  Polyram 80 DF.
7969-321..............................  Cabrio Plus Fungicide.
11556-33..............................  Sendran Technical.
89459-39..............................  Prentox Prenbay 1.5 BC.
89459-28..............................  Prentox Prenbay 1% Oil.
FL980001..............................  Polyram 80 DF.
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                 Table 2--Captan and Propoxur Product Registration Amendments To Terminate Uses
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        EPA registration No.                          Product name                        Uses terminated
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42750-230...........................  Captan Technical...........................  Turf (golf courses and sod
                                                                                    farms), seed beds and
                                                                                    greenhouse bench treatment.
42750-231...........................  Captan 80 DF...............................  Dichondra, turf grasses (golf
                                                                                    courses, ornamental in non-
                                                                                    pastured areas only),
                                                                                    grasses (lawn seedbeds),
                                                                                    turf (sod farms).
42750-235...........................  Captan 50% WP..............................  Dichondra, turf grasses
                                                                                    (ornamentals in non-pastured
                                                                                    areas only), grasses (lawn
                                                                                    seedbeds).
42750-236...........................  Captan 39.75% FL...........................  Dichondra, turf grasses
                                                                                    (ornamental in non-pastured
                                                                                    areas only), grasses (lawn
                                                                                    seed beds).
84396-12............................  Sungro Residual Spray......................  Indoor aerosol, spray, and
                                                                                    liquid formulations; use in
                                                                                    food handling establishments
                                                                                    and indoor crack and crevice
                                                                                    use.
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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/or Amended Products
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            EPA company No.                 Company name and address
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4.....................................  Bonide Products, Inc., 6301
                                         Sutliff Road, Oriskany, NY
                                         13424.
100...................................  Syngenta Crop Protection, P.O.
                                         Box 18300, Greensboro, NC
                                         27419.
241...................................  BASF Corporation, 29 Davis
                                         Drive, Research Triangle Park,
                                         NC 27709.
279...................................  FMC Corporation, 1735 Market
                                         Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
3862..................................  ABC Compounding Company, Inc.,
                                         P.O. Box 16247, Atlanta, GA
                                         30321.
6218..................................  Summit Chemical Company, 8322
                                         Sharon Drive, Frederick, MD
                                         21704.
7969..................................  BASF Corporation, P.O. Box
                                         13528, Research Triangle Park,
                                         NC 27709.
11556.................................  Bayer Healthcare, LLC, P.O. Box
                                         390, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201.
42750.................................  Albaugh LLC, P.O. Box 2127,
                                         Valdosta, GA 31604-2127.
84396.................................  Sungro Products, LLC, 810 E.
                                         18th Street, Los Angeles, CA
                                         90021.
89459.................................  Central Garden & Pet Company,
                                         1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite
                                         200, West Schaumburg, IL 60173.
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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 November 22, 2016 Federal Register notice announcing 
the

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Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellations and/or 
amendments to terminate 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)(1)), EPA hereby 
approves the requested cancellations and/or 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 and/or amended to 
terminate the affected uses. The effective date of the propoxur product 
cancellations that are subject to this notice is December 31, 2017. The 
effective date of the remaining cancellations that are subject to this 
notice is April 10, 2017. 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 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 
November 22, 2016 (81 FR 83833) (FRL-9954-80). The comment period 
closed on December 22, 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 provisions for the products subject to this 
order are as follows:

A. For Propoxur Products 279-3395, 3862-135, 6218-24, 11556-33, 89459-
28, 89459-39 Identified in Table 1 of Unit II.

    At the request of the registrant FMC Corporation, the effective 
product cancelation date for the propoxur products listed in Table 1 of 
Unit II. is December 31, 2017. The registrants may continue to sell and 
distribute existing stocks of the propoxur products listed in Table 1 
of Unit II. until December 31, 2017. Thereafter, registrants will be 
prohibited from selling or distributing the propoxur 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.
    Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks of the affected cancelled products 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 cancelled products.

B. For All Other Products Identified in Table 1 and 2 of Unit II.

    For all other voluntary product cancellations noted, the 
registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks of 
products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. until April 10, 2018, which is 1 
year after publication of this cancellation order in the Federal 
Register. Thereafter, registrants are 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.
    In the case of products for which there are requested amendments to 
terminate uses, once EPA has approved product labels reflecting the 
requested amendments to terminate uses, the registrant 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, the registrant 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 or for proper disposal.
    Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks of the affected cancelled products/products under the 
previously approved labeling 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 cancelled 
products/products under the previously approved labeling.

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

    Dated: March 9, 2017.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-07133 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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