Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses, 39100-39104 [2015-16405]
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Dated: June 22, 2015.
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Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
and other related information?
Dated: June 29, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0022; FRL–9929–36]
Pesticide Product Registration;
Receipt of Applications for New Uses;
Correction and Reopening of Comment
Period
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
Notice; correction and
reopening of comment period.
ACTION:
EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of May 6, 2015,
concerning Pesticide Product
Registration; Receipt of Applications for
New Uses. The notice inadvertently
identified the applications listed as
being new active ingredients rather than
new uses. This document corrects that
error and also reopens the comment
period for an additional 30 days. EPA
has received applications to register
new uses for pesticide products
containing currently registered active
ingredients. Pursuant to the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing
notice of receipt and opportunity to
comment on these applications.
SUMMARY:
Comments, identified by the
docket identification (ID) listed in the
body of this document, must be received
on or before August 7, 2015.
DATES:
Follow the detailed
instructions as provided under
ADDRESSES in the Federal Register
document of May 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Lewis, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–7090; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
The Agency included in the Federal
Register of May 6, 2015 (80 FR 26030)
(FRL–9926–67) notice a list of those
who may be potentially affected by this
action.
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The dockets for these actions,
identified by the following docket ID
numbers: EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0221 for
Avermectin; EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0878
for Fluazifop-p-butyl; EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0168 for 1,2-Benzisothiazol-3(2H)one, 2-butyl-; EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0096
for Mandipropamid; EPA–HQ–OPP–
2015–0263 for Cyazofamid; and EPA–
HQ–OPP–2014–0590 for Pyrimethanil
are 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 (703) 305–5805. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
C. Why is the comment period being
reopened?
This document reopens the public
comment period for the Pesticide
Product Registration; Receipt of
Applications for New Uses notice,
which was published in the Federal
Register on May 6, 2015. EPA is hereby
reopening the comment period 30 days
because EPA has received applications
to register new uses for pesticide
products containing currently registered
active ingredients. Pursuant to the
provision of FIFRA section 3(c)(4)(7
U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby
providing notice of receipt and
opportunity to comment on these
applications. Notice of receipt of these
applications does not imply a decision
by the Agency on these applications.
II. What does this correction do?
FR Doc. 2015–10483 published in the
Federal Register of May 6, 2015 (80 FR
26030) (FRL–9926–67) is corrected as
follows:
1. On page 26030, third column,
under the heading Registration
Applications, the first paragraph, line
three, correct ‘‘active ingredients’’ to
read ‘‘new uses.’’
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Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0296; FRL–9928–54]
Notice of Receipt of Requests To
Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide
Registrations and Amend
Registrations To Terminate Certain
Uses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 their
registrations of certain products
containing the pesticides carfentrazoneethyl, chlorsulfuron, dichlorprop-p,
flufenpyr-ethyl, flutolanil, glyphosate,
metsulfuron, MGK 264, paraquat
dichloride, piperonyl butoxide,
propoxur, pyrethrins, quizalofop,
thifensulfuron-methyl, and tribenuronmethyl and to amend their malathion,
propoxur, and sulfur dioxide product
registrations to terminate one or more
uses. The requests are to terminate the
malathion use in or on cull fruits and
vegetable dumps and terminate the
sulfur dioxide use in or on grapes. The
request would also terminate all indoor
aerosol, spray, and liquid formulations
of propoxur, terminate its use in food
handling establishments, and terminate
indoor crack and crevice use. The
requests do not seek to cancel the last
carfentrazone-ethyl, chlorsulfuron,
dichlorprop-p, flutolanil, glyphosate,
metsulfuron, MGK 264, paraquat
dichloride, piperonyl butoxide,
propoxur, pyrethrins, quizalofop,
thifensulfuron-methyl, and tribenuronmethyl products registered for use in the
United States. The requests, if granted,
would terminate the last flufenpyr-ethyl
products registered in the United States.
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 these requests, or
unless the registrants withdraw their
requests. If these requests are granted,
any sale, distribution, or use of products
listed in this notice will be permitted
after the affected registrations have been
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cancelled or uses terminated only if
such sale, distribution, or use is
consistent with the terms described in
the final cancellation order.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0296, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
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:
Khue Nguyen, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 347–0248; email address:
nguyen.khue@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
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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
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
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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/
comments.html.
II. Background on the Receipt of
Requests to Cancel and/or Amend
Registrations to Terminate Uses
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of requests from Syngenta Crop
Protection, FMC Corporation, E. I.
DuPont de Nemours and Company,
Helena Chemical Company, Wellmark
International, Ritter Chemical, Valent
USA Corporation, Nufarm Americas,
Nichino America, and Airgas USA to
cancel certain product registrations and
amend registrations to terminate certain
uses of certain product registrations.
Carfentrazone-ethyl is a post-emergent
herbicide registered for use to control
broadleaf weeds in various agricultural
crops, turf, aquatic areas, and industrial
and utility sites. Paraquat dichloride is
an herbicide registered to control weeds
and grasses and as a desiccant/harvest
aid in many agricultural and nonagricultural areas, including in/on
vegetables, grains, cotton, grasses, fruit
crops, trees, vines, and commercial
buildings. In a letter to EPA dated
January 6, 2015, Syngenta Crop
Protection requested the cancellation of
one product registration containing
paraquat dichloride and one product
registration containing both
carfentrazone-ethyl and paraquat
dichloride identified in Table 1 of Unit
III. This request will not terminate the
last carfentrazone-ethyl or paraquat
dichloride products registered in the
United States.
Chlorsulfuron is a pre- and postemergent herbicide registered for use to
control a variety of weeds on cereal
grains, pasture and rangeland, industrial
sites, and turf grass. In a letter to EPA
dated April 20, 2015, E. I. DuPont de
Nemours and Company requested that
EPA cancel one product registration
containing chlorsulfuron identified in
Table 1 of Unit III. DuPont noted that it
no longer sells or markets this
registration and there were no existing
stocks in the channels of trade, and
therefore no existing stocks provision is
requested. This request will not
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terminate the last chlorsulfuron
pesticide products registered in the
United States.
Dichlorprop-p is an herbicide
registered for use to kill annual and
perennial broadleaf weeds on
ornamental lawns, recreational turf,
sports fields, sod farms, roadsides,
industrial sites, rights-of-ways, and
forests. In a letter to EPA dated February
27, 2015, Nufarm Americas, Inc.,
requested that EPA cancel two product
registrations containing dichlorprop-p
identified in Table 1 of Unit III. This
request will not terminate the last
dichlorprop-p pesticide products
registered in the United States.
Flufenpyr-ethyl is an herbicide
registered for post-emergence control of
broadleaf weeds in field corn, soybeans,
and sugarcane. In a letter to EPA dated
March 19, 2015, Valent USA
Corporation requested that EPA cancel
two product registrations containing
flufenpyr-ethyl identified in Table 1 of
Unit III because Valent no longer
wished to support this active ingredient.
Valent noted in an email to EPA dated
April 24, 2015, that these product
registrations were never manufactured
and there were no existing stocks in the
channels of trade, therefore no existing
stocks provision is requested. This
request will terminate the last flufenpyrethyl pesticide products in the United
States.
Flutolanil is a systemic fungicide
registered for use to control fungal
diseases in certain food crops, including
peanuts, potatoes, and rice and nonfood sites such as turf, greenhouses, and
ornamentals. In a letter to EPA dated
March 31, 2015, Nichino America
requested the cancellation of one
Special Local Need (SLN) product
registration identified in Table 1 of Unit
III. Nichino requested cancellation of
this registration because it was replaced
by a more recently registered, identical
SLN product under another registration
number. This request will not terminate
the last flutolanil pesticide products in
the United States.
Glyphosate is a non-selective
herbicide registered for use on many
food and non-food crops as well as in
non-crop areas. In a letter to EPA dated
December 12, 2014, Ritter Chemical
requested the cancellation of three
products containing glyphosate
identified in Table 1 of Unit III. This
request will not terminate the last
glyphosate products registered in the
United States.
Malathion is a broad-spectrum
organophosphate insecticide registered
for use on various food and feed crops
and in various non-agricultural settings
including residential outdoor settings,
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ornamental nursery stock, building
perimeters, pastures and rangeland, and
as part of regional pest eradication
programs. In a letter to EPA dated April
14, 2015, Helena Chemical Company
requested to amend its registration to
terminate a use from a pesticide product
registration identified in Table 2 of Unit
III. Specifically, Helena requested
amendment to terminate use on cull
fruits and vegetable dumps because it
no longer wished to support this use.
This request will not terminate the last
malathion products registered in the
United States for these uses.
Metsulfuron is a sulfonylurea
herbicide registered for use to control
annual and perennial broadleaf weeds
in certain agricultural, non-crop, and
industrial areas, pasture and rangeland,
turf, forestry, and marshes and wetland
areas. Thifensulfuron-methyl and
tribenuron-methyl are sulfonylurea
herbicides registered for use on cereal
grains, oilseed crops, soybeans, and
cotton to control broadleaf weeds. In a
letter to EPA dated April 20, 2015, E. I.
DuPont de Nemours and Company
requested the cancellation of one
product containing metsulfuron,
thifensulfuron-methyl, and tribenuronmethyl identified in Table 1 of Unit III.
DuPont noted that it no longer sells or
markets this registration and there were
no existing stocks in the channels of
trade, and therefore no existing stocks
provision is requested. This request will
not terminate the last metsulfuron,
thifensulfuron-methyl, and tribenuronmethyl pesticide products registered in
the United States.
Propoxur and pyrethrins are
insecticides registered for use by pest
control operators to kill a variety of
insects including crickets, ants,
cockroaches, silverfish and other pests.
MGK 264 and piperonyl butoxide are
insecticide synergists, which are
designed to enhance the toxicity of
other pesticides. These chemicals are
registered for use in and around
industrial, institutional, commercial
(including food handling establishments
and food processing plants), and
residential facilities. In a letter to EPA
dated February 6, 2015, Wellmark
International requested that EPA cancel
the propoxur, pyrethrins, MGK 264, and
piperonyl butoxide pesticide product
identified in Table 1 of Unit III. In a
separate letter, dated February 6, 2015,
Wellmark International requested to
amend the propoxur, pyrethrins, MGK
264, and piperonyl butoxide pesticide
product registrations identified in Table
2 of Unit III to terminate certain uses
and certain formulation types.
Specifically, Wellmark International
requested that the following uses and
formulations be terminated: All indoor
aerosol, spray, and liquid formulations
of propoxur; its use in food handling
establishments; and indoor crack and
crevice use. Wellmark International’s
requests will not terminate the last
propoxur, pyrethrins, MGK 264, or
piperonyl butoxide products registered
in the United States, or the last
propoxur, pyrethrins, MGK 264, or
piperonyl butoxide pesticide products
registered in the United States for these
formulations or uses.
Quizalofop is a systemic herbicide
registered for use to control annual and
perennial weeds in various food/feed
and non-food/non-feed crops. Food and
feed uses include grains, legumes,
cotton, garlic, soybean, and sugar beets.
Non-food, non-feed uses include
cottonwood and poplar plantations and
uncultivated areas such as fencerows,
roadsides, and paved areas. In a letter to
EPA dated May 15, 2015, FMC
Corporation requested the cancellation
of one quizalofop product identified in
Table 1 of Unit III. This request will not
terminate the last quizalofop products
registered in the United States.
Sulfur dioxide is a fungicide
registered for use to control fungal
disease on grapes. Sulfur dioxide
products are formulated as a
compressed liquid that converts to gas
upon release and is registered for use in
cold-storage warehouses, trucks, vans,
and train cars for post-harvest grape
fumigation. In a letter to EPA dated
April 13, 2015, Airgas USA requested to
amend its registration to terminate the
use on grapes for the pesticide product
registration identified in Table 2 of Unit
III. Airgas no longer wished to support
use on grapes. This request will not
terminate the last sulfur dioxide
products registered in the United States
for this use.
III. What action is the agency taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of requests from registrants to cancel
certain product registrations of
carfentrazone-ethyl, chlorsulfuron,
dichlorprop-p, flufenpyr-ethyl,
flutolanil, glyphosate, metsulfuron,
paraquat dichloride, propoxur,
quizalofop, thifensulfuron-methyl, and
tribenuron-methyl and terminate certain
uses of malathion, propoxur, and sulfur
dioxide 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 these requests,
EPA intends to issue an order canceling
the affected registrations and amending
to terminate certain uses the affected
registrations for which the Agency
received use termination requests.
TABLE 1—CARFENTRAZONE-ETHYL, CHLORSULFURON, DICHLORPROP-P, FLUFENPYR-ETHYL, FLUTOLANIL, GLYPHOSATE,
METSULFURON, MGK 264, PARAQUAT DICHLORIDE, PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE, PROPOXUR, PYRETHRINS, QUIZALOFOP,
THIFENSULFURON-METHYL, AND TRIBENURON-METHYL PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION
Registration number
Product name
Chemical name
...........................................................
...........................................................
...........................................................
...........................................................
...........................................................
...........................................................
Gramoxone Inteon ............................................
Cyclone Star .....................................................
Matador Herbicide ............................................
DuPont Glean Fertilizer Compatible Herbicide
DuPont Canvas Herbicide ................................
Pyrocide Pressurized Ant & Roach Spray .......
9468–33 .............................................................
9468–34 .............................................................
9468–35 .............................................................
59639–109 a .......................................................
59639–110 a .......................................................
70596–6 .............................................................
70596–13 ...........................................................
Kull 41 S ...........................................................
Kull 62 MUP .....................................................
Kull TGAI Glyphosate .......................................
Flufenpyr-ethyl Technical .................................
S–3153 WDG Herbicide ...................................
Dichlorprop-p Technical ...................................
Dichlorprop-p (Technical Grade) ......................
Paraquat dichloride.
Carfentrazone-ethyl, paraquat dichloride.
Quizalofop-p-ethyl.
Chlorsulfuron.
Metsulfuron, thifensulfuron, tribenuron-methyl.
Propoxur, pyrethrins, piperonyl butoxide, MGK
264.
Glyphosate.
Glyphosate.
Glyphosate.
Flufenpyr-ethyl.
Flufenpyr-ethyl.
Dichlorprop-p.
Dichlorprop-p.
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100–1217
100–1316
279–3183
352–522 a
352–586 a
2724–819
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TABLE 1—CARFENTRAZONE-ETHYL, CHLORSULFURON, DICHLORPROP-P, FLUFENPYR-ETHYL, FLUTOLANIL, GLYPHOSATE,
METSULFURON, MGK 264, PARAQUAT DICHLORIDE, PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE, PROPOXUR, PYRETHRINS, QUIZALOFOP,
THIFENSULFURON-METHYL, AND TRIBENURON-METHYL PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH REQUESTS FOR CANCELLATION—Continued
Registration number
Product name
Chemical name
NV020006 ..........................................................
Moncut 70–DF ..................................................
Flutolanil.
a There
are no existing stocks of these product registrations and no requests for existing stocks provisions. Therefore no existing stocks provision will be provided for these product registrations.
TABLE 2—MALATHION, PROPOXUR, AND SULFUR DIOXIDE PRODUCT REGISTRATIONS WITH REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENT
TO TERMINATE ONE OR MORE USES
Registration number
Product name
Chemical name
Uses to be terminated
Propoxur, MGK 264,
piperonyl butoxide,
pyrethrins.
Propoxur ............................
Indoor aerosol, spray, and liquid formulations; use in
food handling establishments and indoor crack and
crevice use.
Indoor aerosol, spray, and liquid formulations; use in
food handling establishments and indoor crack and
crevice use.
Indoor aerosol, spray, and liquid formulations; use in
food handling establishments and indoor crack and
crevice use.
Cull fruits and vegetable dumps.
Grapes.
2724–818 .............................
Pyrocide Intermediate
7045.
2724–820 .............................
Propoxur Technical Insecticide.
2724–821 .............................
Propoxur 70% Concentrate
Propoxur ............................
5905–250 .............................
89867–2 ...............................
Fyfanon 8 lb. Emulsion .....
Airgas Sulfur Dioxide .........
Malathion ...........................
Sulfur dioxide .....................
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.
TABLE 3—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION AND/OR AMENDMENTS
EPA Company number
100 .......................................
279 .......................................
352 .......................................
5905 .....................................
2724 .....................................
9468 .....................................
59639 ...................................
70596 ...................................
71711 ...................................
89867 ...................................
Company name and address
Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419.
FMC Corporation, 1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, 1007 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19898.
Helena Chemical Company, 7664 Smythe Farm Road, Memphis, TN 38120.
Wellmark International, 1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 200, West Schaumburg, IL 60173.
Ritter Chemical, LLC, 9300 Baythorne Dr., Houston, TX 77041.
Valent USA Corporation, 1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
Nufarm Americas, Inc., 4020 Aerial Center Parkway, Suite 101, Morrisville, NC 27560.
Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New Linden Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808.
Airgas USA, LLC, 7217 Lancaster Pike, Suite A, P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
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IV. 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.
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 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))
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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 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 carfentrazone-ethyl,
chlorsulfuron, dichlorprop-p, flufenpyrethyl, flutolanil, glyphosate, malathion,
metsulfuron, paraquat dichloride,
quizalofop, sulfur dioxide,
thifensulfuron-methyl, tribenuronmethyl registrants have requested that
EPA waive the 180-day comment
period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a
30-day comment period on the proposed
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product cancellations and use
terminations. Because propoxur is not
registered for any minor agricultural
uses, this 180-day comment provision
does not apply, and EPA is providing a
30-day comment period on the proposed
propoxur product cancellations and use
terminations.
V. 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.
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VI. 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 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 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 III.
A. For Products 352–522, 352–586, and
59639–109 Identified in Table 1 of Unit
III
The registrants reported to the Agency
via written correspondence that there
are no existing stocks of EPA
registration numbers 352–522, 352–586,
and 59639–109. Therefore, no existing
stocks provision was requested by or is
needed for these registrants. The
registrants will be prohibited from
selling or distributing these products
upon cancellation of these products,
except for export consistent with FIFRA
section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper
disposal.
Persons other than registrants will
generally be allowed to sell, distribute,
or use existing stocks of the affected
products until such stocks 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 product.
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B. For All Other Products Identified in
Table 1 of Unit III
For the other voluntary product
cancellations noted in Table 1 of Unit
III, the 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 III., except
for export consistent with FIFRA section
17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper
disposal.
Persons other than the registrant may
sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of
the affected canceled products until
supplies are exhausted, provided that
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such sale, distribution, or use is
consistent with the terms of the
previously approved labeling on, or that
accompanied, the canceled products.
C. For All Products Identified in Table
2 of Unit III
Once EPA has approved product
labels reflecting the requested
amendments to terminate uses for the
products identified in Table 2 of Unit
III, 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 III.,
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 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
products with the terminated uses.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: June 29, 2015.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Notification of a Public Teleconference
of the Science Advisory Board;
Drinking Water Committee
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
teleconference of the Drinking Water
Committee (DWC) to review its draft
report regarding the EPA’s Draft Fourth
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL4).
DATES: The public teleconference will
be held on August 3, 2015, from 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be
conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wants further
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teleconference may contact Ms.
Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) for the Drinking Water
Committee, EPA Science Advisory
Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 564–
2067 or via email at sanzone.stephanie@
epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA SAB can be found
at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB was
established pursuant to the
Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365,
to provide independent scientific and
technical advice to the Administrator on
the technical basis for Agency positions
and regulations. The SAB is a federal
advisory committee chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will
comply with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA
and EPA policy, notice is hereby given
that the SAB Drinking Water Committee
will hold a public teleconference to
discuss its draft report regarding the
EPA Draft Fourth Contaminant
Candidate List (CCL 4) (February 4,
2015). The committee will provide
advice to the Administrator through the
chartered SAB.
EPA’s Office of Water requested that
the SAB Drinking Water Committee
review the Draft Fourth Contaminant
List (CCL 4), which was released for
public review and comment on
February 4, 2015 (80 FR 6076). The Safe
Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as
amended in 1996, requires EPA, after
consultation with the scientific
community including the Science
Advisory Board and opportunity for
public comment, to publish a list every
five years of currently unregulated
contaminants that are known or
anticipated to occur in public water
systems and may require regulation
under the SDWA (referred to as the
Contaminant Candidate List, or CCL).
The SAB Drinking Water Committee
met on April 29–30, 2015, to receive
agency briefings, hear public comments,
and deliberate on responses to the EPA
charge questions (80 FR 14130–14131).
The purpose of the August 3, 2015,
teleconference is to discuss the
committee’s draft report with responses
to the charge questions. Additional
information about this SAB advisory
activity can be found at the following
URL https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
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[Notices]
[Pages 39100-39104]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0296; FRL-9928-54]
Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain
Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain
Uses
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 requests
by the registrants to voluntarily cancel their registrations of certain
products containing the pesticides carfentrazone-ethyl, chlorsulfuron,
dichlorprop-p, flufenpyr-ethyl, flutolanil, glyphosate, metsulfuron,
MGK 264, paraquat dichloride, piperonyl butoxide, propoxur, pyrethrins,
quizalofop, thifensulfuron-methyl, and tribenuron-methyl and to amend
their malathion, propoxur, and sulfur dioxide product registrations to
terminate one or more uses. The requests are to terminate the malathion
use in or on cull fruits and vegetable dumps and terminate the sulfur
dioxide use in or on grapes. The request would also terminate all
indoor aerosol, spray, and liquid formulations of propoxur, terminate
its use in food handling establishments, and terminate indoor crack and
crevice use. The requests do not seek to cancel the last carfentrazone-
ethyl, chlorsulfuron, dichlorprop-p, flutolanil, glyphosate,
metsulfuron, MGK 264, paraquat dichloride, piperonyl butoxide,
propoxur, pyrethrins, quizalofop, thifensulfuron-methyl, and
tribenuron-methyl products registered for use in the United States. The
requests, if granted, would terminate the last flufenpyr-ethyl products
registered in the United States. 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 these requests, or unless the registrants
withdraw their requests. If these requests are granted, any sale,
distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be
permitted after the affected registrations have been
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cancelled or uses terminated only if such sale, distribution, or use is
consistent with the terms described in the final cancellation order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0296, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
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: Khue Nguyen, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0248; email address:
nguyen.khue@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
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/comments.html.
II. Background on the Receipt of Requests to Cancel and/or Amend
Registrations to Terminate Uses
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from Syngenta Crop
Protection, FMC Corporation, E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company,
Helena Chemical Company, Wellmark International, Ritter Chemical,
Valent USA Corporation, Nufarm Americas, Nichino America, and Airgas
USA to cancel certain product registrations and amend registrations to
terminate certain uses of certain product registrations.
Carfentrazone-ethyl is a post-emergent herbicide registered for use
to control broadleaf weeds in various agricultural crops, turf, aquatic
areas, and industrial and utility sites. Paraquat dichloride is an
herbicide registered to control weeds and grasses and as a desiccant/
harvest aid in many agricultural and non-agricultural areas, including
in/on vegetables, grains, cotton, grasses, fruit crops, trees, vines,
and commercial buildings. In a letter to EPA dated January 6, 2015,
Syngenta Crop Protection requested the cancellation of one product
registration containing paraquat dichloride and one product
registration containing both carfentrazone-ethyl and paraquat
dichloride identified in Table 1 of Unit III. This request will not
terminate the last carfentrazone-ethyl or paraquat dichloride products
registered in the United States.
Chlorsulfuron is a pre- and post-emergent herbicide registered for
use to control a variety of weeds on cereal grains, pasture and
rangeland, industrial sites, and turf grass. In a letter to EPA dated
April 20, 2015, E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company requested that EPA
cancel one product registration containing chlorsulfuron identified in
Table 1 of Unit III. DuPont noted that it no longer sells or markets
this registration and there were no existing stocks in the channels of
trade, and therefore no existing stocks provision is requested. This
request will not terminate the last chlorsulfuron pesticide products
registered in the United States.
Dichlorprop-p is an herbicide registered for use to kill annual and
perennial broadleaf weeds on ornamental lawns, recreational turf,
sports fields, sod farms, roadsides, industrial sites, rights-of-ways,
and forests. In a letter to EPA dated February 27, 2015, Nufarm
Americas, Inc., requested that EPA cancel two product registrations
containing dichlorprop-p identified in Table 1 of Unit III. This
request will not terminate the last dichlorprop-p pesticide products
registered in the United States.
Flufenpyr-ethyl is an herbicide registered for post-emergence
control of broadleaf weeds in field corn, soybeans, and sugarcane. In a
letter to EPA dated March 19, 2015, Valent USA Corporation requested
that EPA cancel two product registrations containing flufenpyr-ethyl
identified in Table 1 of Unit III because Valent no longer wished to
support this active ingredient. Valent noted in an email to EPA dated
April 24, 2015, that these product registrations were never
manufactured and there were no existing stocks in the channels of
trade, therefore no existing stocks provision is requested. This
request will terminate the last flufenpyr-ethyl pesticide products in
the United States.
Flutolanil is a systemic fungicide registered for use to control
fungal diseases in certain food crops, including peanuts, potatoes, and
rice and non-food sites such as turf, greenhouses, and ornamentals. In
a letter to EPA dated March 31, 2015, Nichino America requested the
cancellation of one Special Local Need (SLN) product registration
identified in Table 1 of Unit III. Nichino requested cancellation of
this registration because it was replaced by a more recently
registered, identical SLN product under another registration number.
This request will not terminate the last flutolanil pesticide products
in the United States.
Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide registered for use on many
food and non-food crops as well as in non-crop areas. In a letter to
EPA dated December 12, 2014, Ritter Chemical requested the cancellation
of three products containing glyphosate identified in Table 1 of Unit
III. This request will not terminate the last glyphosate products
registered in the United States.
Malathion is a broad-spectrum organophosphate insecticide
registered for use on various food and feed crops and in various non-
agricultural settings including residential outdoor settings,
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ornamental nursery stock, building perimeters, pastures and rangeland,
and as part of regional pest eradication programs. In a letter to EPA
dated April 14, 2015, Helena Chemical Company requested to amend its
registration to terminate a use from a pesticide product registration
identified in Table 2 of Unit III. Specifically, Helena requested
amendment to terminate use on cull fruits and vegetable dumps because
it no longer wished to support this use. This request will not
terminate the last malathion products registered in the United States
for these uses.
Metsulfuron is a sulfonylurea herbicide registered for use to
control annual and perennial broadleaf weeds in certain agricultural,
non-crop, and industrial areas, pasture and rangeland, turf, forestry,
and marshes and wetland areas. Thifensulfuron-methyl and tribenuron-
methyl are sulfonylurea herbicides registered for use on cereal grains,
oilseed crops, soybeans, and cotton to control broadleaf weeds. In a
letter to EPA dated April 20, 2015, E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
requested the cancellation of one product containing metsulfuron,
thifensulfuron-methyl, and tribenuron-methyl identified in Table 1 of
Unit III. DuPont noted that it no longer sells or markets this
registration and there were no existing stocks in the channels of
trade, and therefore no existing stocks provision is requested. This
request will not terminate the last metsulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl,
and tribenuron-methyl pesticide products registered in the United
States.
Propoxur and pyrethrins are insecticides registered for use by pest
control operators to kill a variety of insects including crickets,
ants, cockroaches, silverfish and other pests. MGK 264 and piperonyl
butoxide are insecticide synergists, which are designed to enhance the
toxicity of other pesticides. These chemicals are registered for use in
and around industrial, institutional, commercial (including food
handling establishments and food processing plants), and residential
facilities. In a letter to EPA dated February 6, 2015, Wellmark
International requested that EPA cancel the propoxur, pyrethrins, MGK
264, and piperonyl butoxide pesticide product identified in Table 1 of
Unit III. In a separate letter, dated February 6, 2015, Wellmark
International requested to amend the propoxur, pyrethrins, MGK 264, and
piperonyl butoxide pesticide product registrations identified in Table
2 of Unit III to terminate certain uses and certain formulation types.
Specifically, Wellmark International requested that the following uses
and formulations be terminated: All indoor aerosol, spray, and liquid
formulations of propoxur; its use in food handling establishments; and
indoor crack and crevice use. Wellmark International's requests will
not terminate the last propoxur, pyrethrins, MGK 264, or piperonyl
butoxide products registered in the United States, or the last
propoxur, pyrethrins, MGK 264, or piperonyl butoxide pesticide products
registered in the United States for these formulations or uses.
Quizalofop is a systemic herbicide registered for use to control
annual and perennial weeds in various food/feed and non-food/non-feed
crops. Food and feed uses include grains, legumes, cotton, garlic,
soybean, and sugar beets. Non-food, non-feed uses include cottonwood
and poplar plantations and uncultivated areas such as fencerows,
roadsides, and paved areas. In a letter to EPA dated May 15, 2015, FMC
Corporation requested the cancellation of one quizalofop product
identified in Table 1 of Unit III. This request will not terminate the
last quizalofop products registered in the United States.
Sulfur dioxide is a fungicide registered for use to control fungal
disease on grapes. Sulfur dioxide products are formulated as a
compressed liquid that converts to gas upon release and is registered
for use in cold-storage warehouses, trucks, vans, and train cars for
post-harvest grape fumigation. In a letter to EPA dated April 13, 2015,
Airgas USA requested to amend its registration to terminate the use on
grapes for the pesticide product registration identified in Table 2 of
Unit III. Airgas no longer wished to support use on grapes. This
request will not terminate the last sulfur dioxide products registered
in the United States for this use.
III. What action is the agency taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants
to cancel certain product registrations of carfentrazone-ethyl,
chlorsulfuron, dichlorprop-p, flufenpyr-ethyl, flutolanil, glyphosate,
metsulfuron, paraquat dichloride, propoxur, quizalofop, thifensulfuron-
methyl, and tribenuron-methyl and terminate certain uses of malathion,
propoxur, and sulfur dioxide 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 these requests, EPA intends to issue an order canceling the
affected registrations and amending to terminate certain uses the
affected registrations for which the Agency received use termination
requests.
Table 1--Carfentrazone-ethyl, Chlorsulfuron, Dichlorprop-p, Flufenpyr-
ethyl, Flutolanil, Glyphosate, Metsulfuron, MGK 264, Paraquat
Dichloride, Piperonyl butoxide, Propoxur, Pyrethrins, Quizalofop,
Thifensulfuron-methyl, and Tribenuron-methyl Product Registrations With
Requests for Cancellation
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Registration number Product name Chemical name
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100-1217........................ Gramoxone Inteon.. Paraquat
dichloride.
100-1316........................ Cyclone Star...... Carfentrazone-
ethyl, paraquat
dichloride.
279-3183........................ Matador Herbicide. Quizalofop-p-
ethyl.
352-522 \a\..................... DuPont Glean Chlorsulfuron.
Fertilizer
Compatible
Herbicide.
352-586 \a\..................... DuPont Canvas Metsulfuron,
Herbicide. thifensulfuron,
tribenuron-
methyl.
2724-819........................ Pyrocide Propoxur,
Pressurized Ant & pyrethrins,
Roach Spray. piperonyl
butoxide, MGK
264.
9468-33......................... Kull 41 S......... Glyphosate.
9468-34......................... Kull 62 MUP....... Glyphosate.
9468-35......................... Kull TGAI Glyphosate.
Glyphosate.
59639-109 \a\................... Flufenpyr-ethyl Flufenpyr-ethyl.
Technical.
59639-110 \a\................... S-3153 WDG Flufenpyr-ethyl.
Herbicide.
70596-6......................... Dichlorprop-p Dichlorprop-p.
Technical.
70596-13........................ Dichlorprop-p Dichlorprop-p.
(Technical Grade).
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NV020006........................ Moncut 70-DF...... Flutolanil.
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\a\ There are no existing stocks of these product registrations and no
requests for existing stocks provisions. Therefore no existing stocks
provision will be provided for these product registrations.
Table 2--Malathion, Propoxur, and Sulfur Dioxide Product Registrations With Requests for Amendment To Terminate
One or More Uses
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Registration number Product name Chemical name Uses to be terminated
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2724-818........................... Pyrocide Intermediate Propoxur, MGK 264, Indoor aerosol, spray, and
7045. piperonyl butoxide, liquid formulations; use
pyrethrins. in food handling
establishments and indoor
crack and crevice use.
2724-820........................... Propoxur Technical Propoxur.............. Indoor aerosol, spray, and
Insecticide. liquid formulations; use
in food handling
establishments and indoor
crack and crevice use.
2724-821........................... Propoxur 70% Propoxur.............. Indoor aerosol, spray, and
Concentrate. liquid formulations; use
in food handling
establishments and indoor
crack and crevice use.
5905-250........................... Fyfanon 8 lb. Emulsion Malathion............. Cull fruits and vegetable
dumps.
89867-2............................ Airgas Sulfur Dioxide. Sulfur dioxide........ Grapes.
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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.
Table 3--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or Amendments
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EPA Company number Company name and address
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100.......................... Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box
18300, Greensboro, NC 27419.
279.......................... FMC Corporation, 1735 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103.
352.......................... E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, 1007
Market St., Wilmington, DE 19898.
5905......................... Helena Chemical Company, 7664 Smythe Farm
Road, Memphis, TN 38120.
2724......................... Wellmark International, 1501 E. Woodfield
Road, Suite 200, West Schaumburg, IL
60173.
9468......................... Ritter Chemical, LLC, 9300 Baythorne Dr.,
Houston, TX 77041.
59639........................ Valent USA Corporation, 1600 Riviera
Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA
94596.
70596........................ Nufarm Americas, Inc., 4020 Aerial Center
Parkway, Suite 101, Morrisville, NC
27560.
71711........................ Nichino America, Inc., 4550 New Linden
Hill Road, Suite 501, Wilmington, DE
19808.
89867........................ Airgas USA, LLC, 7217 Lancaster Pike,
Suite A, P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE
19707.
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IV. 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.
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
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 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 carfentrazone-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, dichlorprop-p, flufenpyr-
ethyl, flutolanil, glyphosate, malathion, metsulfuron, paraquat
dichloride, quizalofop, sulfur dioxide, thifensulfuron-methyl,
tribenuron-methyl registrants have requested that EPA waive the 180-day
comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day comment period
on the proposed product cancellations and use terminations. Because
propoxur is not registered for any minor agricultural uses, this 180-
day comment provision does not apply, and EPA is providing a 30-day
comment period on the proposed propoxur product cancellations and use
terminations.
V. 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.
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VI. 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 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 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 III.
A. For Products 352-522, 352-586, and 59639-109 Identified in Table 1
of Unit III
The registrants reported to the Agency via written correspondence
that there are no existing stocks of EPA registration numbers 352-522,
352-586, and 59639-109. Therefore, no existing stocks provision was
requested by or is needed for these registrants. The registrants will
be prohibited from selling or distributing these products upon
cancellation of these products, except for export consistent with FIFRA
section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper disposal.
Persons other than registrants will generally be allowed to sell,
distribute, or use existing stocks of the affected products until such
stocks 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 product.
B. For All Other Products Identified in Table 1 of Unit III
For the other voluntary product cancellations noted in Table 1 of
Unit III, the 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 III., except for export
consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper
disposal.
Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use
existing stocks of the affected canceled products 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.
C. For All Products Identified in Table 2 of Unit III
Once EPA has approved product labels reflecting the requested
amendments to terminate uses for the products identified in Table 2 of
Unit III, 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 III.,
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 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 products with the
terminated uses.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: June 29, 2015.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-16405 Filed 7-1-15; 8:45 am]
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