[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60030-60031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23589]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0141; FRL-9186-01-OCSPP]


Dicloran (DCNA); Amendments To Terminate Uses for Certain 
Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's final order for the amendments to 
terminate uses on geraniums and hydrangeas, voluntarily requested by 
the registrant, and accepted by the Agency, of products containing 
dicloran (DCNA), pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This 
cancellation order follows a May 5, 2021 Federal Register Notice of 
Receipt of Requests from the registrant listed in Table 2 of Unit II. 
to voluntarily cancel product use on geraniums and hydrangeas for these 
product registrations. These are not the only products containing this 
pesticide registered for use in the United States. In the May 5, 2021 
notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the 
amendment to terminate use, unless the Agency received substantive 
comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further 
review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their 
request. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. 
Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request. Accordingly, 
EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the 
requested amendment to terminate DCNA use on geranium and hydrangeas. 
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 amendment is effective October 29, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; email address: [email protected], telephone number: 
703-305-7106.

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.

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-2016-0141, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency

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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. Due to the public health concerns related to 
COVID-19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to 
visitors with limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote 
customer service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status 
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    This notice announces the amendment to delete from the registration 
of DCNA use on geraniums and hydrangeas, as requested by registrant, 
under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by 
registration number in Table 1 of this unit.

                          Table 1--DCNA Product Registration Amendments To Delete Uses
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        EPA registration No.                Product name                          Uses deleted
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10163-189...........................  Botran 75-W Fungicide..  Geraniums and hydrangeas.
10163-195...........................  Botran Technical.......
10163-226...........................  Botran 5F Fungicide....
10163-329...........................  Botran P 5F Fungicide..
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for 
the registrant of the products in Table 1 of this unit. This number 
corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration numbers of the 
products listed above.

                 Table 2--Registrant of Amended Products
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              EPA company No.                 Company name and address
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10163.....................................  Gowan Company, P.O. Box
                                             5569, Yuma, AZ 85366-5569.
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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 May 5, 2021 Federal Register notice (86 FR 85) (FRL-
10023-39) announcing the Agency's receipt of the request to voluntary 
amend to delete DCNA use on geraniums and hydrangeas for products 
listed in Table 1 of Unit II.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested 
amendment to terminate use of DCNA on geraniums and hydrangeas for 
registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency 
hereby orders that the product registrations identified in Table 1 of 
Unit II. are amended to terminate use on geraniums and hydrangeas. The 
effective date of the cancellations that are subject of this notice is 
October 29, 2021. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of 
the products identified in Table 1 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 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 on May 5, 2021. The comment period closed on June 4, 2021.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    For the products 10163-189, 10163-226, and 10163-329, once EPA has 
approved the product label reflecting the requested amendments to 
delete specific uses, the registrants will be permitted to sell or 
distribute the product 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 product whose label includes the deleted uses 
identified in Table 2 of Unit II., except for export consistent with 
FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: October 22, 2021.
Mary Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-23589 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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