[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15015-15018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04873]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0074; FRL-10762-01-OCSPP]
Notice of 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 their registrations of certain
products and to amend certain product registrations to terminate one or
more 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 its
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 or 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 April 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0074, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://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. Additional
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Registration
Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 566-2707; 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.
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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants
to cancel certain pesticide product registrations and terminate certain
uses of product registrations. The affected products and the
registrants making the requests are identified in Tables 1-3 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 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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279-2862............................ 279 Niagara Furadan 75 Base..... Carbofuran (A) (090601/1563-
66-2)--(75%).
279-3038............................ 279 Furadan 85 DB............... Carbofuran (A) (090601/1563-
66-2)--(85%).
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279-3060............................ 279 Carbofuran Technical........ Carbofuran (A) (090601/1563-
66-2)--(95%).
279-3114............................ 279 Capture 2EC-Cal Insecticide/ Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
Miticide. 04-3)--(25.1%).
279-3244............................ 279 Capture 1.15G Insecticide/ Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
Miticide. 04-3)--(1.15%).
279-3257............................ 279 Double Threat CP Insecticide Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
04-3)--(25.1%), Spinosad
(A) (110003/131929-60-7)--
(44.2%).
279-3271............................ 279 Double Threat Insecticide... Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
04-3)--(12.2%), Spinosad
(A) (110003/131929-60-7)--
(10.7%).
279-3440............................ 279 F9210-1 Insecticide......... Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
04-3)--(7.87%),
Imidacloprid (A) (129099/
138261-41-3)--(13.83%),
Zeta-Cypermethrin (A)
(129064/)--(2.7%).
279-3613............................ 279 F5555-2 MUP................. Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
04-3)--(19%).
9779-293............................ 9779 Phorate 20-G................ Phorate (A) (057201/298-02-
2)--(20%).
8660-153............................ 8660 Parker Fertilizer + 0.2% Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
Dimension. 45-8)--(.2%).
8660-154............................ 8660 Herbicide Granules Formula D- Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
17. 45-8)--(.17%).
8660-155............................ 8660 Parker Fertilizer + 0.083% Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
Dimension. 45-8)--(.083%).
8660-157............................ 8660 Dimension 270-G A Granule Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
Preemergence Turf Herbicide. 45-8)--(.27%).
8660-158............................ 8660 Polyon Turf Fertilizer Plus Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
Dimension 75 Crabgrass 45-8)--(.075%).
Preventer.
8660-159............................ 8660 Herbicide Granules Formula D- Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
11. 45-8)--(.11%).
8660-160............................ 8660 Polyon Turf Fertilizer Plus Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
Dimension 140 Crabgrass 45-8)--(.14%).
Preventer.
8660-167............................ 8660 Herbicide Granules Formula Dithiopyr (A) (128994/97886-
D6-25. 45-8)--(.25%).
32802-83............................ 32802 Howard Johnson's Ronstar Oxadiazon (A) (109001/19666-
1.0% Plus Turf Fertilizer 30-9)--(1%).
Herbicide.
43670-4............................. 43670 Intersept PC-20............. Phosphoric Acid, Bis(2-
Ethylhexyl) Ester, Compd.
With 2,2 & Apos;-(Coco
Alkylimino) Bis (Ethanol)
(129079/68649-38-7)--
(13.28%), Phosphoric Acid,
Mono(2-Ethylhexyl) Ester
(111286/1070-03-7)--
(3.54%), Phosphoric Acid,
Mono(2-Ethylhexyl) Ester,
Compds. With Diethanolamine
N-Coco Alkyl Derivs. (1:1)
(129080/120579-32-0)--
(3.18%).
66222-1............................. 66222 Captan 50-WP................ Captan (081301/133-06-2)--
(48.93%).
81598-12............................ 81598 Rotam Dicamba Technical..... Dicamba (029801/1918-00-9)--
(98.9%).
CO-160002........................... 100 Gramoxone SL 2.0............ Paraquat dichloride--
(30.1%).
ID-040011........................... 62719 Stinger..................... Clopyralid, Monoethanolamine
Salt (A) (117401/57754-85-
5)--(40.9%).
ID-130001........................... 61842 Linex 4L Herbicide.......... Linuron (A) (035506/330-55-
2)--(40.6%).
ID-170008........................... 62719 Stinger..................... Clopyralid, Monoethanolamine
Salt (A) (117401/57754-85-
5)--(40.9%).
FL-100004........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG Ultra Low Malathion (NO INERT USE)
Volume Concentrate (057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
Insecticide.
FL-130002........................... 279 Fyfanon 57% EC.............. Malathion (No Inert Use)
(057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
FL-130003........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
GA-130002........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
IN-130001........................... 10163 Malathion 8................. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
IN-130002........................... 10163 Malathion 8................. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
KS-150005........................... 13808 Zinc Phosphide Prairie Dog Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2)
Bait. (088601/1314-84-7)--(2%).
MA-130001........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
MA-130002........................... 279 Fyfanon 57% EC.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
MD-130003........................... 10163 Malathion 8................. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
MD-130004........................... 10163 Malathion 8................. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
MI-130002........................... 69969 Avipel (Dry) Corn Seed Anthraquinone (A) (122701/84-
Treatment. 65-1)--(50%).
MI-140004........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
NC-130006........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
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NH-130001........................... 279 Fyfanon 57% EC.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
NH-130002........................... 279 Fyfanon 57% EC.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
NH-130003........................... 10163 Malathion 8................. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
NH-130004........................... 10163 Malathion 8................. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
NJ-130005........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
NJ-130006........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
NJ-130007........................... 279 Fyfanon 57% EC.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
NJ-130008........................... 279 Fyfanon 57% EC.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
NJ-130009........................... 279 Fyfanon 57% EC.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(57%).
OH-150002........................... 279 Hero Insecticide............ Bifenthrin (A) (128825/82657-
04-3)--(11.25%), Zeta-
Cypermethrin (A) (129064/)--
(3.75%).
OR-020030........................... 62719 Dithane DF Rainshield....... Mancozeb (014504/8018-01-7)--
(75%).
OR-170014........................... 81880 Nexter SC Miticide/ Pyridaben (A) (129105/96489-
Insecticide. 71-3)--(42.47%).
SD-090006........................... 7969 Pristine Fungicide.......... Pyraclostrobin (A) (099100/
175013-18-0)--(12.8%),
Boscalid (A) (128008/188425-
85-6)--(25.2%).
SD-150005........................... 7969 Sharpen Powered by Kixor Saflufenacil (A) (118203/
Herbicide. 372137-35-4)--(29.74%).
TX-060018........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
TX-170006........................... 279 Fyfanon ULV AG.............. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(96.5%).
VA-130006........................... 10163 Malathion 8................. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
VA-130007........................... 10163 Malathion 8................. Malathion (NO INERT USE)
(057701/121-75-5)--(79.5%).
WA-020028........................... 62719 Dithane DF Rainshield....... Mancozeb (A) (014504/8018-01-
7)--(75%).
WA-090020........................... 62719 Dithane F-45 Rainshield..... Mancozeb (A) (014504/8018-01-
7)--(37%).
WA-120009........................... 100 Gramoxone SL 2.0............ Paraquat dichloride--
(30.1%).
WA-150011........................... 71711 Moncut...................... Flutolanil (A) (128975/66332-
96-5)--(70%).
WA-210007........................... 91810 Romeo....................... Cerevisane (Cell Walls of
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Strain Las117) (100055/)--
(94.1%).
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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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39967-107.......... 39967............ N-2000 Antimicrobial Dodecylguanidine Removal of sewage
Hydrochloride (A) disposal lagoon and
(044303/13590-97-1)-- paint, coating and
(35%). stain uses.
39967-115.......... 39967............ N-2001 Antimicrobial Dodecylguanidine Removal of sewage
Hydrochloride (A) disposal lagoon use
(044303/13590-97-1)-- pattern.
(35%).
39967-116.......... 39967............ Veriguard Plus...... Dodecylguanidine Removal of textile,
Hydrochloride (A) metalworking fluid,
(044303/13590-97-1)-- paints, coatings and
(30%), O-Phenylphenol stain and sapstain
(No Inert Use) (A) uses.
(064103/90-43-7)--(10%).
39967-124.......... 39967............ N-2050 Antimicrobial Dodecylguanidine Removal of sewage
Hydrochloride (A) disposal lagoon use
(044303/13590-97-1)-- pattern.
(35%).
39967-136.......... 39967............ Preventol DP 1021... Bronopol (A) (216400/52- Removal of paints,
51-7)--(21%), coatings and stain use.
Dodecylguanidine
Hydrochloride (A)
(044303/13590-97-1)--
(10.5%).
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Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
the 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.
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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.
279.......................... FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
7969......................... BASF Corporation, Agricultural Products,
26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
8660......................... United Industries Corp., D/B/A Sylorr
Plant Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St. Louis,
MO 63114-0642.
9779......................... Winfield Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 64589,
St. Paul, MN 55164-0589.
10163........................ Gowan Company, LLC, 370 S Main St., Yuma,
AZ 85366.
13808........................ SD Department of Agriculture & Natural
Resources, Foss Bldg., 523 E Capitol
Ave., Pierre, SD 57501-3182.
32802........................ Howard Johnson's Enterprises, Inc., 9675
S 60th Street, Franklin, WI 53132.
39967........................ Lanxess Corporation, 111 RIDC Park West
Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1112.
43670........................ Interface Research Corporation, Agent
Name: Landis International, Inc., 3185
Madison Highway, P.O. Box 5126,
Valdosta, GA 31603-5126.
61842........................ Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., Agent Name:
Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110
136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA
98332.
62719........................ Corteva Agriscience, LLC, 9330 Zionsville
Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
66222........................ Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., D/
B/A Adama, 8601 Six Forks Road, Suite
300, Raleigh, NC 27615.
69969........................ Arkion Life Sciences, LLC, Agent Name:
Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., P.O.
Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
71711........................ Nichino America, Inc., 4550 Linden Hill
Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808.
81598........................ Albaugh, LLC, 1525 NE 36th Street,
Ankeny, IA 50021.
81880........................ Canyon Group, LLC, C/O Gowan Company, 370
S Main Street, Yuma, AZ 85364.
91810........................ LeSaffre Yeast Corporation, Agent Name:
Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., 7217
Lancaster Pike, Suite A, P.O. Box 640,
Hockessin, DE 19707-0640.
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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 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 Requests
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 action, the
effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier
cancellation 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
action. If the requests for voluntary cancellation and amendments to
terminate uses are granted, the Agency intends to publish the
cancellation order in the Federal Register.
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.
For voluntary product cancellations, listed 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, 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: March 3, 2023.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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