[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75536-75537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20945]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0223; FRL-12246-01-OCSPP]


Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Amend 
Registrations To Terminate Asparagus Use

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 request 
by Gharda Chemicals International, Inc. (Gharda) to voluntarily amend 
one chlorpyrifos registration to terminate use on asparagus. EPA 
intends to grant this request at the close of the comment period for 
this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments 
within the comment period that would merit further review of the 
request, or unless the registrant withdraws its request. If, and after, 
this request is granted, any sale, distribution, or use of the product 
listed in this notice would need to be consistent with the terms as 
described in the final cancellation order.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 16, 2024, 
whichever occurs later.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0223 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 or visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Biggio, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0700; 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 
https://www.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/commenting-epa-dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of a request from 
Gharda to terminate asparagus in one product registration. The affected 
registration is listed in Table 1 of this Unit. Table 2 of this Unit 
includes the name and address of record for Gharda.
    Unless the Agency receives substantive comments that warrant 
further review of the request or the registrant withdraws their 
request, EPA intends to issue a final cancellation order in the Federal 
Register terminating use on asparagus for the registration in Table 1.

              Table 1--Chlorpyrifos Registration With Pending Request for Termination of Asparagus
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           Registration No.                  Product name               Company             Uses to be deleted
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93182-8..............................  Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos   Gharda Chemicals         Asparagus.
                                        Agricultural             International, Inc.
                                        Insecticide.
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    Table 2--Registrant Requesting Voluntary Termination of Asparagus
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            EPA Company No.                  Company name and address
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93182..................................  Gharda Chemicals International,
                                          Inc., 4032 Crockers Lake
                                          Blvd., Suite 818, Sarasota, FL
                                          34238.
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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 cancelled or amended to terminate one or 
more registered 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 
at least 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 registrant requests 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.
    Gharda has requested that EPA waive the 180-day comment period. 
Accordingly, EPA is providing a 30-day comment period on the proposed 
request.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use termination/
deletion should submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks for the product identified in this document are 
those stocks of registered pesticide product 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. EPA 
has determined that the following existing stocks provisions are not 
inconsistent with the purposes of FIFRA given the limited amount of 
existing stocks and the limited time allowed for use of the existing 
stocks outlined below:
     Sale and distribution of existing stocks of Pilot 15G 
Chlorpyrifos Agricultural Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 93182-8) is 
permitted until April 30, 2025.
     Use of existing stocks of Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos 
Agricultural Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 93182-8) must be consistent with 
the product labeling. Such use is permitted until June 30, 2025.
     Use of existing stocks of Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos 
Agricultural Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 93182-8) for non-food purposes 
is permitted until existing stocks are exhausted, as long as such use 
is in accordance with the labeling.
    After these dates, all respective sale, distribution, and use of 
existing stocks is prohibited, except for sale and distribution for 
export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) and for proper 
disposal in accordance with state regulations.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: September 9, 2024.
Jean Anne Overstreet,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
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