[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.
[FR Doc. 2024-03729 Filed 2-22-24; 8:45 am]
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