[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52444-52446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22658]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0014; FRL-9983-91]


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 November 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0014, 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.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://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.

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 pesticide 
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, 2 
and 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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100-974........................             100  Platinum Ridomil Gold..........  Thiamethoxam & Metalaxyl-M.
100-1149.......................             100  CGA-329351 138 ES..............  Metalaxyl-M.
100-1184.......................             100  Cruiser XL Insecticide and       Metalaxyl-M; Fludioxonil &
                                                  Fungicide Prepack.               Thiamethoxam.
100-1208.......................             100  Cruiser Extreme................  Azoxystrobin; Metalaxyl-M;
                                                                                   Fludioxonil & Thiamethoxam.
100-1284.......................             100  Dynasty Extreme................  Myclobutanil; Metalaxyl-M;
                                                                                   Fludioxonil & Azoxystrobin.
100-1335.......................             100  Difenoconazole/Mefenoxam FS....  Difenoconazole & Metalaxyl-M.
100-1413.......................             100  Ariel..........................  Metalaxyl-M.
352-754........................             352  Dupont Imazapyr 75XP Herbicide.  Imazapyr.
432-1578.......................             432  Lineage Clearstand.............  Metsulfuron & Imazapyr.
499-373........................             499  Whitmire PT 289 Orthense.......  Acephate.
1381-226.......................            1381  Imidacloprid 60% WSP ORN         Imidacloprid.
                                                  Insecticide.
2217-759.......................            2217  Embark 2-S Plant Growth          Mefluidide, diethanolamine
                                                  Regulator.                       salt.
2217-766.......................            2217  Embark 2-L Plant Growth          N-(2,4-Dimethyl-5-
                                                  Regulator.                       (((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)a
                                                                                   mino)phenyl)acetamide,
                                                                                   potassium salt.
2217-767.......................            2217  Mefluidide 2-S Concentrate.....  Mefluidide, diethanolamine
                                                                                   salt.
2217-768.......................            2217  Embark E-Z-TU-USE Plant Grown    Mefluidide, diethanolamine
                                                  Regulator.                       salt.

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2217-802.......................            2217  EH 1135 PGR....................  Imazethapyr, ammonium salt;
                                                                                   Imazapyr & Mefluidide,
                                                                                   diethanolamine salt.
55146-81.......................           55146  Flouronil Fungicide............  Chlorothalonil & Metalaxyl-M.
65331-6........................           65331  Amitraz Technical..............  Amitraz.
66222-135......................           66222  Thidiazuron 50 WSB.............  Thidiazuron.
66330-24.......................           66330  Captan 4 Flowable..............  Captan.
66330-26.......................           66330  Captan 50 WP...................  Captan.
66330-27.......................           66330  Captan Garden Spray............  Captan.
66330-209......................           66330  Captan 80W.....................  Captan.
66330-235......................           66330  Captan 4 Flowable..............  Captan.
66330-238......................           66330  Captan 4 Flowable Seed           Captan.
                                                  Protectant.
66330-239......................           66330  Captec 4L Captan Flowable        Captan.
                                                  Fungicide.
66330-242......................           66330  Mepiquat Chloride Liquid         Mepiquat chloride.
                                                  Concentrate.
66330-243......................           66330  Mepichlor Pill.................  Mepiquat chloride.
66330-280......................           66330  Mepplus Concentrate............  Mepiquat chloride & Bacillus
                                                                                   cereus strain BP01.
66330-285......................           66330  Mepplus Pill...................  Mepiquat chloride & Bacillus
                                                                                   cereus strain BP01.
66330-346......................           66330  Pix Concentrate Plant Regulator  Mepiquat chloride.
66330-348......................           66330  MC-6...........................  Mepiquat chloride.
66330-393......................           66330  ARY 0494-006...................  Bacillus cereus strain BP01 &
                                                                                   Mepiquat chloride.
CO-080004......................             400  Enhance........................  Captan & Carboxin.
CO-090006......................            5481  Orthene Turf, Tree & Ornamental  Acephate.
                                                  WSP.
FL-050004......................           70506  Surflan as Specialty Herbicide.  Oryzalin.
ME-160002......................           71512  Omega 500F.....................  Fluazinam.
OR-040033......................           10163  Onager 1E......................  Hexythiazox.
OR-120018......................           59639  Valor Herbicide................  Flumioxazin.
WA-040021......................             228  Riverdale Aquaneat Aquatic       Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
                                                  Herbicide.
WI-130001......................             100  Dual Magnum Herbicide..........  S-Metolachlor.
WY-070002......................           56228  DRC-1339 Concentrate Staging     Starlicide.
                                                  Label.
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                       Table 2--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Amendment
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    Registration No.       Company No.         Product name          Active ingredient     Uses to be terminated
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11678-55...............           11678  Magnate Technical......  Imazalil..............  Seed treatment uses.
43813-4................           43813  Fungaflor 75 SP........  Imazalil sulphate.....  Seed treatment uses.
66222-1................           66222  Captan 50-WP...........  Captan................  Turf.
66330-209..............           66330  Captan 80W.............  Captan................  Turf.
66330-234..............           66330  Captan 50 Wettable       Captan................  Turf.
                                          Powder.
66330-239..............           66330  Captec 4L Captan         Captan................  Turf.
                                          Flowable Fungicide.
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    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the products listed in Table 1 and Table 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 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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100......................  Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing
                            Road, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-
                            8300.
228......................  Nufarm Americas, Inc., 4020 Aerial Center
                            Pkwy., Ste. 101, Morrisville, NC 27560.
352......................  E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, Attn:
                            Manager, US Registration, DuPont Crop
                            Protection, Chestnut Run Plaza (CRP 720/
                            2E5), 974 Centre Rd., Wilmington, DE 19805.
400......................  MacDermid Agricultural Solutions, Inc., C/O
                            Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC, 15401
                            Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513.
432......................  Bayer Environmental Science, A Division of
                            Bayer CropScience, LP, 2 T. W Alexander
                            Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
499......................  BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box
                            13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-
                            3528.
1381.....................  Winfield Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 64589, St.
                            Paul, MN 55164-0589.
2217.....................  PBI/Gordon Corp., 1217 West 12th Street, P.O.
                            Box 014090, Kansas City, MO 64101-0090.
5481.....................  AMVAC Chemical Corporation, 4695 MacArthur
                            Court, Suite 1200, Newport Beach, CA 92660-
                            1706.
10163....................  Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366.
11678....................  ADAMA Makhteshim LTD., Agent Name: Makhteshim-
                            Agan of North America, Inc., D/B/A ADAMA,
                            3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC
                            27604.
43813....................  Janssen PMP, A Division of Janssen
                            Pharmaceutica NV, 1125 Trenton-Harbourton
                            Rd., Titusville, NJ 08560-0200.
55146....................  Nufarm Americas, Inc., AGT Division, 4020
                            Aerial Center Pkwy., Suite 101, Morrisville,
                            NC 27560.
56228....................  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and
                            Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River
                            Road, Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 20737.

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59639....................  Valent U.S.A. LLC, 1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite
                            200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8025.
65331....................  Merial, Inc., 3239 Satellite Blvd., Duluth,
                            GA 30096.
66222....................  Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., D/B/A
                            Adama, 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100,
                            Raleigh, NC 27604.
66330....................  Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC, 15401
                            Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513.
70506....................  United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 Freedom Business
                            Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA
                            19406.
71512....................  ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 Auburn
                            Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 44077.
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III. 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.
    Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA (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 will provide a 
30-day comment period on the proposed requests.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    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 were packaged, 
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the 
cancellation action.
    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 Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II.

A. For Product 432-1578

    The registrant has requested to the Agency via letter dated 
November 14, 2017 to sell existing stocks for an 18-month period, until 
June 2019, for product 432-1578.

B. For Products 2217-759, 2217-766, 2217-767, 2217-768 & 2217-802

    The registrant has requested to the Agency via letter, to sell 
existing stocks for a 2-year period for products 2217-759, 2217-766, 
2217-767, 2217-768 & 2217-802.

C. For Products 66330-24, 66330-26, 66330-27, 66330-209, 66330-235, 
66330-238, & 66330-239

    The registrant has requested to the Agency via letter, to sell 
existing stocks for an 18-month period for products 66330-24, 66330-26, 
66330-27, 66330-209, 66330-235, 66330-238, & 66330-239.
    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 
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.
    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: September 19, 2018.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-22658 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am]
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