[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52347-52349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18596]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0014; FRL-10013-65]
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 February 4, 2020 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 these product registrations. In the February
4, 2020 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 180-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 registrant for 1007-99, 1007-100
and 1007-1001 did withdraw their requests to cancel these product
registrations; therefore, these product registrations have been removed
from this notice. 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: The cancellations and amendments are effective August 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Information
Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0367;
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. 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-2018-0014, is available at http://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 (703) 305-5805.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit 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 the 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 and 2 of this unit.
Table 1--Product Cancellations
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Active
Registration No. Company No. Product name ingredients
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AL-040003............ 279 AIM EC Herbicide. Carfentrazone-
ethyl.
AL-080002............ 82541 DuPont Direx 4L Diuron.
Herbicide.
AL-080003............ 82541 DuPont Karmex XP Diuron.
(DF) Herbicide.
AL-940001............ 5481 Orthene 75 S Acephate.
Soluble Powder.
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Table 1A--Product Cancellations
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Active
Registration No. Company No. Product name ingredients
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432-1360............. 432 Bayleton 50 Turf Triadimefon.
and Ornamental
Fungicide in
Water Soluble
Packets.
432-1367............. 432 Bayleton 50 WDG Triadimefon.
Nursery and
Greenhouse
Systemic
Fungicide.
432-1445............. 432 Bayleton Flo Turf Triadimefon.
and Ornamental
Fungicide.
432-1446............. 432 Tartan Fungicide. Trifloxystrobin &
Triadimefon.
432-1513............. 432 Armada 50 WDG.... Triadimefon &
Trifloxystrobin.
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The registrant of the products listed in Table 1A, of Unit II, has
requested the effective date of June 30, 2023, for the cancellations.
Table 2--Product Registration Amendments To Terminate Uses
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Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredient Uses to be terminated
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5481-197.................. 5481 Technical Grade PCNB... Pentachloronitrobenzen Beans, cotton, garlic,
e. peanuts, peppers and
tomatoes.
5481-8988................. 5481 Turfcide 10% Granular.. Pentachloronitrobenzen Beans, cotton,
e. peanuts, peppers and
additionally beans,
peppers and tomatoes
as vegetable bedding
plants.
5481-8992................. 5481 Turfcide 4F............ Pentachloronitrobenzen Beans, cotton, garlic,
e. peanuts, peppers,
tomatoes and
additionally peppers
and tomatoes as
vegetable bedding
plants.
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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 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 Amended Products
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EPA company No. Company name and address
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279..................... FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
432..................... Bayer Environmental Science, A Division of
Bayer CropScience, LP, 5000 CentreGreen Way,
Suite 400, Cary, NC 27513.
5481.................... AMVAC Chemical Corporation, 4695 MacArthur
Court, Suite 1200, Newport Beach, CA 92660-
1706.
82541................... Catfish Farmers Registration Corporation, 1100
Highway 82 East, Suite 202, Indianola, MS
38751.
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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 February 4, 2020 Federal Register notice announcing
the Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellations and
amendments to terminate uses of the products listed in Tables 1, 1A 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
identified in Tables 1, 1A and 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency
hereby orders that the product registrations identified in Tables 1 and
2 of Unit II are canceled and amended to terminate the affected uses.
The effective date of the cancellations that are subject of this notice
is August 25, 2020. The effective date of the cancellations in Table 1A
is June 30, 2023. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of
the products identified in Tables 1, 1A and 2 of Unit II 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
February 4, 2020 (85 FR 6166) (FRL-10004-11). The comment period closed
on August 3, 2020.
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 provision for the products subject to this
order is as follows.
For Products 432-1360, 432-1367, 432-1445, 432-1446 & 432-1513
For the products 432-1360, 432-1367, 432-1445, 432-1446 & 432-1513
listed in Table 1A of Unit II, the registrant has requested the
effective date of the cancellations to be June 30, 2023;
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therefore, registrants will be permitted to sell and distribute
existing stocks of these products until June 30, 2024. Thereafter,
registrants will be prohibited from selling or distributing the
products in Table 1A of Unit II, except for export consistent with
FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper disposal.
For all other voluntary cancellations, identified in Table 1 of
Unit II, the registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing
stocks of the products listed in Table 1 until August 24, 2021, 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 the products listed in Table 2 of Unit II under the
previously approved labeling until February 25, 2022, a period of 18
months after publication of the cancellation order in this Federal
Register, 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 the 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: August 18, 2020.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-18596 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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