[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13714-13717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03729]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0074; FRL-11422-01-OCSPP]
Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and
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
amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants,
and accepted by the Agency, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows
a July 28, 2023, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from
the registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit II, to voluntarily cancel and
amend to terminate uses of all these product registrations. In the July
28, 2023, notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order
implementing the cancellations and 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 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: This order is effective February 23, 2024.
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. 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-2023-0074, is available at https://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 (202) 566-1744. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
This notice announces the cancellations and 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, 1A, 1B and 2 of this unit.
Table 1--Product Cancellations
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Company Active
Registration No. No. Product name ingredients
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9688-168............... 9688 Chemsico RTU Glyphosate-
Herbicide G II. isopropylammoniu
m (103601/38641-
94-0)--(1.92%).
9688-169............... 9688 Chemsico RTU Glyphosate-
Herbicide G 1. isopropylammoniu
m (103601/38641-
94-0)--(.96%).
9688-177............... 9688 Chemsico Glyphosate-
Concentrate isopropylammoniu
Herbicide G 1. m (103601/38641-
94-0)--(18%).
9688-178............... 9688 Chemsico Glyphosate-
Concentrate isopropylammoniu
Herbicide G II. m (103601/38641-
94-0)--(41%).
9688-189............... 9688 Chemsico Glyphosate-
Concentrate isopropylammoniu
Herbicide G III. m (103601/38641-
94-0)--(25%).
34704-1150............. 34704 LPI.A004......... Trinexapac-ethyl
(112602/95266-40-
3)--(12%).
87373-117.............. 87373 ARG Mancozeb MUP. Mancozeb (014504/
8018-01-7)--
(86.2%).
CA-040002.............. 54555 Dormex........... Cyanamide (014002/
420-04-2)--
(50%).
OR-100015.............. 2749 Shield Chlorpropham
Emulsifiable (018301/101-21-
Concentrate. 3)--(36%).
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Table 1A--Product Cancellations
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Company Active
Registration No. No. Product name ingredients
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264-334................ 264 Sevin Brand RP2 Carbaryl (056801/
Carbaryl 63-25-2)--
Insecticide. (22.5%).
264-335................ 264 Sevin Brand RP4 Carbaryl (056801/
Carbaryl 63-25-2)--(43%).
Insecticide.
264-429................ 264 Sevin Brand Carbaryl (056801/
Granular 63-25-2)--(7%).
Carbaryl
Insecticide.
432-982................ 432 Sevin Brand 97.5% Carbaryl (056801/
Insecticide. 63-25-2)--
(97.5%).
432-1209............... 432 R & M Garden Dust Carbaryl (056801/
5%. 63-25-2)--(5%).
432-1210............... 432 R & M Garden Dust Carbaryl (056801/
10%. 63-25-2)--(10%).
432-1211............... 432 CP Carbaryl Carbaryl (056801/
Insecticide 63-25-2)--
Spray--RTU. (.126%).
432-1212............... 432 Sevin Grub Killer Carbaryl (056801/
Granules (2% 63-25-2)--(2%).
Sevin).
432-1227............... 432 Sevin SL Carbaryl Carbaryl (056801/
Insecticide. 63-25-2)--(43%).
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432-1511............... 432 Sevin 4MC Carbaryl (056801/
Manufacturing 63-25-2)--(43%).
Use Concentrate
Insecticide.
432-1525............... 432 Sevin Brand Carbaryl (056801/
Carbaryl 63-25-2)--
Technical. (99.45%).
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The registrants of the products listed in Table 1A of Unit II,
requested 18 months after cancellation to sell existing stocks.
Table 1B--Product Cancellations
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Company Active
Registration No. No. Product name ingredients
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61483-2................ 61483 Dura-Treet 40 Pentachlorophenol
Wood Preserver. (063001/87-86-
5)--(34%).
61483-3................ 61483 KMG-B Penta OL Pentachlorophenol
Technical Penta. (063001/87-86-
5)--(86%).
61483-94............... 61483 KMG-B Penta OL Pentachlorophenol
Penta Blocks. (063001/87-86-
5)--(86%).
97080-10............... 97080 Stella-Jones Pentachlorophenol
Penta. (063001/87-86-
5)--(86%).
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The registrants of the products listed in Table 1B of Unit II,
requested an effective date of cancellation of February 29, 2024, for
the products listed in Table 1B of Unit II.
Table 2--Product Registration Amendments To Terminate Uses
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Company
Registration No. No. Product name Active ingredient Uses to be terminated
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67690-2.................... 67690 A-Rest Solution...... Ancymidol (108601/ Interior scape.
12771-68-5)--
(.0264%).
94730-3.................... 94730 Bifenthrin Technical. Bifenthrin (128825/ Termiticide and Soil
82657-04-3)-- Contact Non-Fumigation
(98.37%). Treatment, Wood Treatment
and Protection, Christmas
trees, Conifer Seed
Orchards, Nonbearing
Fruit and Nut Trees,
Greenhouse Grown
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs,
Plants, Flowers, Outdoor
Insect Control, Indoor
Insect Control,
Residential Lawns,
Ornamental Plants, Trees,
Shrubs, and Vines
(Woody), Turfgrass
(including golf courses),
Sod Farms & Food Handling
Establishments: Places
other than private
residences in which food
is held, processed,
prepared, or served.
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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, 1A, 1B 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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264........................... Bayer CropScience, LP, Agent Name: Bayer
CropScience, LLC, 801 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Suite 900, Washington, DC
20004.
432........................... Bayer Environmental Science, A Division
of Bayer CropScience, LP, 700
Chesterfield Parkway West,
Chesterfield, MO 63017.
9688.......................... Chemsico, A Division of United
Industries Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St.
Louis, MO 63114-0642.
2749.......................... Aceto Life Sciences, LLC, 4 Tri Harbor
Court, Port Washington, NY 11050-4661.
34704......................... Loveland Products, Inc., P.O. Box 1286,
Greeley, CO 80632-1286.
54555......................... Alzchem Trostberg GmbH, Agent Name:
Alzchem, LLC, 11390 Old Roswell Road,
St. 124, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
61483......................... KMG-Bernuth, Inc., 300 Throckmorton,
Suite 1900, Fort Worth, TX 76102.
67690......................... Sepro Corporation, 11550 N Meridian
Street, Suite 600, Carmel, IN 46032.
87373......................... Argite, LLC, Agent Name: Pyxis
Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th
Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
94730......................... Generic Crop Science, LLC, 1887 Whitney
Mesa Drive, #9740, Henderson, NV 89014-
2069.
97080......................... Arbor Preservative Systems, LLC, Agent
Name: Lewis & Harrison, 2461 South
Clark Street, Suite 710, Arlington, VA
22202.
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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 July 28, 2023, Federal Register notice announcing
the Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellations and
amendments to terminate uses of products listed in Tables 1, 1A, 1B 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 amendments to terminate uses
of certain pesticide registrations identified in Tables 1, 1A, 1B and 2
of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the product
registrations identified in Tables 1, 1A and 2 of Unit II, are canceled
and/or amended to terminate the affected uses as of the date of this
order. The product registrations identified in Table 1B are cancelled
as of February 29, 2024. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing
stocks of the products identified in this order 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 July
28, 2023 (88 FR 48842) (FRL-10886-01-OCSPP). The comment period closed
on August 28, 2023.
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: 264-334; 264-335; 264-429; 432-982; 432-1209; 432-1210; 432-
1211; 432-1212; 432-1227; 432-1511; and 432-1525
For 264-334; 264-335; 264-429; 432-982; 432-1209; 432-1210; 432-
1211; 432-1212; 432-1227; 432-1511; and 432-1525, listed in Table 1A of
Unit II, the registrants requested a period of 18 months after the
effective date of the cancellation to sell and distribute existing
stocks of products, which will be the date of publication of the
cancellation order in the Federal Register. Registrants are permitted
to sell or distribute products listed in Table 1A, until August 25,
2025. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or
distributing the products identified in Table 1A of Unit II, except for
export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper
disposal.
B. For: 61483-2; 61483-3; 61483-94; and 97080-10
For 61483-2; 61483-3; 61483-94; and 97080-10, listed in Table 1B of
Unit II, the registrants requested an effective date of cancellation of
February 29, 2024. The Notice of Receipt of Requests for Voluntary
Cancellations from July 28, 2023, incorrectly stated that
pentachlorophenol registrants would be able to sell and distribute
existing stocks for 1 year after the effective date of the cancellation
and that non-registrant distributors and end-users would be permitted
to continue to sell, distribute and use pentachlorophenol products
until supplies are exhausted. However, due to the unreasonable adverse
effects identified during the registration review of pentachlorophenol,
EPA determined that registrants and non-registrants must cease sale and
distribution of pentachlorophenol products simultaneously with the
cancellation of those products. Therefore, as of February 29, 2024, all
sale and distribution of the products identified in Table 1B of Unit
II, is prohibited, except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17
(7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper disposal.
EPA is permitting end-users to continue to use existing stocks of
pentachlorophenol products, as long as that use is consistent with
labeling on the existing stocks, until February 28, 2027, after which
all use is prohibited, even if not all existing stocks are exhausted by
this time. Therefore, after February 28, 2027, all use of the products
identified in Table 1B of Unit II, is prohibited.
This timeline is consistent with the final registration review
decision for pentachlorophenol, which prohibits the sale or
distribution of these products upon cancellation (February 29, 2024)
and allows for an additional three years for use of existing stocks of
pentachlorophenol product (until February 28, 2027). Documents
pertaining to the registration review of pentachlorophenol can be found
in https://www.regulations.gov in Docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0653.
Section 6(a)(1) of FIFRA gives EPA the discretion to permit the
continued sale and use of existing stocks of a pesticide whose
registration is cancelled where doing so is determined to be consistent
with the purposes of FIFRA 7 U.S.C. 136d(a)(1). In the case of the
pentachlorophenol registrations subject to this order, allowing for
continued use or sale after the dates discussed in the previous
paragraph would not be consistent with FIFRA; therefore, EPA is not
allowing for continued sale, distribution, or use of pentachlorophenol
products after the dates listed above.
C. For: Products Listed in Tables 1 and 2
For the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II, the registrants may
continue to sell and distribute existing stocks of products listed in
Table 1 until February 24, 2025, which is 1 year after publication of
this cancellation order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the
registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing products listed
in Table 1 of Unit II, except for export in accordance with FIFRA
section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper disposal.
Now that EPA has approved product labels reflecting the requested
amendments to terminate uses, registrants are permitted to sell or
distribute products listed in Table 2 of Unit II, under the previously
approved labeling until August 25, 2025, a period of 18-months after
publication of the cancellation order in this Federal Register.
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 the products listed in Tables 1 and 2 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 respective products.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
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Dated: February 6, 2024.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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