89 FR 243 pgs. 102888-102891 - Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and/or Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses
Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 243Pages: 102888 - 102891
Pages: 102888, 102889, 102890, 102891Docket number: [EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0093; FRL-12084-01-OCSPP]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-29933 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0093; FRL-12084-01-OCSPP]
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and/or Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
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 certain pesticide products and/or to amend certain pesticide 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 registration has been cancelled and/or use 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 January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0093, 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: green.christopher@epa.gov.
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 EPA of requests from registrants to cancel certain pesticide product registrations and/or terminate certain uses of pesticide 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/or amending the affected registrations.
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| Registration No. | Company No. | Product name | Active ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| 279-9546 | 279 | F6119 Turf and IVM Herbicide | 2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester (030063/1928-43-4)-(65.52%), Carfentrazone-ethyl (128712/128639-02-1)-(1.44%). |
| 7401-38 | 7401 | Ferti-Lome Liquid Carbaryl Home Garden Spray | Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)-(23.7%). |
| 7401-69 | 7401 | Ferti Lome Garden Dust | Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)-(5%). |
| 7401-166 | 7401 | Hi-Yield 10% Carbaryl Garden Dust | Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)-(10%). |
| 8378-10 | 8378 | Shaw's Crabgrass Control and Fertilizer | Benfluralin (084301/1861-40-1)-(1.15%). |
| 8378-11 | 8378 | Shaw's Professional Crabgrass Control and Fertilizer | Benfluralin (084301/1861-40-1)-(.92%). |
| 8378-31 | 8378 | Shaw's Sevin 430 Turf Insect Granules + Fertilizer | Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)-(4.3%). |
| 8378-35 | 8378 | Balan 2.5G | Benfluralin (084301/1861-40-1)-(2.5%). |
| 8378-36 | 8378 | Shaw's Sevin 143 Turf Insect Granules + Fertilizer | Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)-(1.43%). |
| 9198-234 | 9198 | The Andersons Bicarb Lawn Insect Killer Granules | Bifenthrin (128825/82657-04-3)-(.058%), Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)-(2.3%). |
| 70804-1 | 70804 | UltraFloc AlgaeSolve II | Copper sulfate pentahydrate (024401/7758-99-8)-(25%). |
| 94278-4 | 94278 | Ethephon 75% MUP | Ethephon (099801/16672-87-0)-(75%). |
| PA-160001 | 56228 | Gonacon-Equine | Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (116800/9034-40-6)-(.032%). |
| TX-090006 | 59639 | Esteem Ant Bait | Pyriproxyfen (129032/95737-68-1)-(.5%). |
| WA-070007 | 62719 | DMA 4 IVM | 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt (030019/2008-39-1)-(46.3%). |
| WA-080009 | 70506 | Ethephon 2 | Ethephon (099801/16672-87-0)-(21.7%). |
| WA-200004 | 68506 | UVASYS | Sodium metabisulfite (111409/7681-57-4)-(36.5%). |
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| Registration No. | Company No. | Product name | Active ingredient | Uses to be terminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42750-400 | 42750 | Albaugh Thiamethoxam Technical | Thiamethoxam (060109/153719-23-4)-(98.5%) | Non-seed treatment uses. |
| 61842-27 | 61842 | Sinbar WDG Agricultural Herbicide | Terbacil (012701/5902-51-2)-(80%) | Grass seed crops and pears. |
| 74712-5 | 74712 | Avancid GL 45M | Glutaraldehyde (043901/111-30-8)-(45%) | Beet sugar mills and beet sugar mill process water systems. Paper mills and paper mill process water systems. Pigments and filler slurries for food contact paper and paperboard. Water based coatings for food contact paper and paperboard. Aqueous metalworking fluids. Animal production facilities and farm equipment. |
| 74712-6 | 74712 | Avancid GL 25 | Glutaraldehyde (043901/111-30-8)-(25%) | Dairy sweet water systems. Hydrostatic sterilizers and retorts. Pasteurizers and warmers. Beet sugar mills and beet sugar mill process water system. Paper mills and paper mill process water systems. Pigments and filler slurries for food contact paper and paperboard. Water based coatings for food contact paper and paperboard. Aqueous metalworking fluids. In-can preservative for food contact adhesives and mineral slurries used in papermaking. |
| 74712-7 | 74712 | Avancid GL 45 | Glutaraldehyde (043901/111-30-8)-(45%) | Dairy sweet water systems. Hydrostatic sterilizers and retorts. Pasteurizers and warmers. Beet sugar mills and beet sugar mill process water systems. Paper mills and paper mill process water systems. Pigments and filler slurries for food contact paper and paperboard. Water based coatings for food contact paper and paperboard. Aqueous metalworking fluids. In-can preservative for food contact adhesives and mineral slurries used in papermaking. |
| 74712-8 | 74712 | Avancid GL 50M | Glutaraldehyde (043901/111-30-8)-(50%) | Beet sugar mills and beet sugar mill process water systems. Paper mills and paper mill process water systems. Pigments and filler slurries for food contact paper and paperboard. Water bases coatings for food contact paper and paperboard. Aqueous metalworking fluids. Animal production facilities and farm equipment. |
| 74712-9 | 74712 | Avancid GL 50 | Glutaraldehyde (043901/111-30-8)-(50%) | Dairy sweet water systems. Hydrostatic sterilizers and retorts. Pasteurizers and warmers. Beet sugar mills and beet sugar mill process water systems. Paper mills and paper mill process water systems. Pigments and filler slurries for food contact paper and paperboard. Water based coatings for food contact paper and paperboard. Aqueous metalworking fluids. In-can preservative for food contact adhesives and mineral slurries used in papermaking. |
| 74712-10 | 74712 | Avancid GL 15 | Glutaraldehyde (043901/111-30-8)-(15%) | Dairy sweet water systems. Hydrostatic sterilizers and retorts. Pasteurizers and warmers. Beet sugar mills and beet sugar mill process water systems. Paper mills and paper mill process water systems. Pigments and filler slurries for food contact paper and paperboard. Water based coatings for food contact paper and paperboard. Aqueous metalworking fluids. In-can preservative for food contact adhesives and mineral slurries used in papermaking. |
| 87811-1 | 87811 | Willowood Tebuconazole Technical | Tebuconazole (128997/107534-96-3)-(98.5%) | Wood protection uses. |
| 101563-130 | 101563 | Spirotetramat 240 SC Greenhouse and Nursery Insecticide/Miticide | Spirotetramat (392201/203313-25-1)-(22.4%) | All crop uses, non-bearing fruit and nut trees, and vegetable plants. |
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.
| EPA company No. | Company name and address |
|---|---|
| 279 | FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. |
| 7401 | Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc., Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332. |
| 8378 | Knox Fertilizer Company, Inc., Agent Name: Wagner Regulator Associates, P.O. Box: 640, Hockessin, DE 19707-0640. |
| 9198 | The Andersons, Inc., 1947 Briarfield Blvd., P.O. Box: 119, Maumee, OH 43537. |
| 42750 | Albaugh, LLC, 1525 NE 36th Street, Ankeny, IA 50021. |
| 56228 | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 20737. |
| 59639 | Valent U.S.A., LLC, 4600 Norris Canyon Road, P.O. Box: 5075, San Ramon, CA 94583. |
| 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. |
| 68506 | Tessara (Pty) Ltd., Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332. |
| 70506 | Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC, Agent Name: UPL NA, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA 19406. |
| 70804 | USALCO, LLC, 2601 Cannery Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21226. |
| 74712 | Special Materials Company, Agent Name: Toxcel, LLC, 7140 Heritage Village Plaza, Gainesville, VA 20155. |
| 87811 | Willowood Tebuconazole, LLC, Division Name: C/O Generic Crop Science, LLC, 1887 Whitney Mesa Drive, #9740, Henderson, NV 89014-2069. |
| 94278 | Oasis Chemicals, LLC, 4511 11th Street, Lubbock, TX 79416. |
| 101563 | Environmental Science U.S., LLC, 5000 Centregreen Way, Suite 400, Cary, NC 27513. |
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 .
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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/or 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/or 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, 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/or 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/or terminated uses.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-29933 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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