[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.
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