Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations, 60674-60676 [2015-25433]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 60674 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 194 / Wednesday, October 7, 2015 / Notices decision does not cover the EDSP component of this registration review case. The Agency’s final registration review decision is dependent upon the evaluation of potential endocrine disruptor risk. Aquashade (Combined Preliminary Work Plan, Draft Risk Assessments and Proposed Interim Decision). Aquashade is as an aquatic herbicide for which the mode of action is light filtration. It is primarily used in small water bodies such as ornamental ponds and small lakes, fountains and other landscaping water features, swimming holes, aquaculture ponds, and animal watering holes. The Agency conducted an ecological risk assessment and determined there are no risks of concern for any assessed taxa. The Agency also conducted a human health risk assessment and there were no dietary, residential, or occupational risks of concern. The Agency is not proposing any risk mitigation or additional data requirements for Aquashade at this time. Bacillus thuringiensis Plantincorporated Protectants in Corn (Combined Preliminary Work Plan and Proposed Interim Decision). Plantincorporated protectants (PIPs) derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been genetically engineered into corn hybrids to provide insecticidal protection against certain pests. One class (case 6501) of Bt corn PIPs targets lepidopteran stalk-boring and earfeeding insects (e.g., European corn borer, corn earworm, and southwestern corn borer); a second class (case 6502) targets coleopteran root-feeding insects (corn rootworm). EPA has conducted extensive risk assessments addressing human health (including food safety), non-target wildlife, environmental fate, gene flow, and insect resistance management for all registered products. No human health risks of concern or risks of concern to non-listed species (including honey bees and Monarch butterflies) have been identified. In addition, the Agency is proposing to make No Effects determinations under the ESA for all listed species. EPA will update these assessments for the final registration review. No risk mitigation measures for human health or ecological effects are included in the proposed interim decision. The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier documents related to the registration review of the case. For example, the review typically opens with the availability of a Summary Document, containing a Preliminary Work Plan, for public comment. A Final Work Plan typically is placed in the docket following public VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Oct 06, 2015 Jkt 238001 comment on the initial docket. Following a period for public comment on the proposed interim registration review decisions for products containing the affected active ingredients, the Agency will issue interim registration review decisions for products containing the affected active ingredients. The registration review program is being conducted under congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely decisions and to involve the public. Section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136a(g)) required EPA to establish by regulation procedures for reviewing pesticide registrations, originally with a goal of reviewing each pesticide’s registration every 15 years to ensure that a pesticide continues to meet the FIFRA standard for registration. The Agency’s final rule to implement this program was issued in the Federal Register of August 9, 2006 (71 FR 45720) (FRL–8080–4) and became effective in October 2006, and appears at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 (PRIA) was amended and extended in September 2007. FIFRA, as amended by PRIA in 2007, requires EPA to complete registration review decisions by October 1, 2022, for all pesticides registered as of October 1, 2007. The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for a minimum 60-day public comment period on all proposed interim registration review decisions. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to the proposed interim decisions. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES, and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will become part of the docket for the pesticides included in the table in Unit II. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the closing date and will provide a ‘‘Response to Comments Memorandum’’ in the docket for each of the pesticides included in the table in Unit II. The interim registration review decision will explain the effect that any comments had on the decision and provide the Agency’s response to significant comments, as needed. Background on the registration review program is provided at: https:// PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. Links to earlier documents related to the registration review of the pesticide cases identified in this notice are provided on the Pesticide Chemical Search data base accessible at: https://iaspub.epa.gov/ apex/pesticides/f?p=chemicalsearch:1. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: September 25, 2015. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2015–25435 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0601; FRL–9934–20] Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations 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 request for amendments by registrants to terminate uses in certain pesticide registrations. FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be 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 request in the Federal Register. SUMMARY: Unless a request is withdrawn by November 6, 2015 for registrations for which the registrant requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period, EPA expects to issue orders terminating these uses. The Agency will consider withdrawal requests postmarked no later than November 6, 2015. Comments must be received on or before November 6, 2015, for those registrations where the 180-day comment period has been waived. DATES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0601, 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. ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\07OCN1.SGM 07OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 194 / Wednesday, October 7, 2015 / Notices • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. Written Withdrawal Request, ATTN: Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P). • 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: Mark Hartman, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; main telephone number: (703) 305–5440; email address: hartman.mark@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general. Although this action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use pesticides, 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 60675 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. What action is the agency taking? This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from registrants to terminate uses in certain pesticide products registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)). These registrations are listed in Table 1 of this unit by registration number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses terminated. TABLE 1—REQUESTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO TERMINATE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS EPA Registration No. Product name Active ingredient Use to be terminated Injection and Basal Bark Application for control of Phytophthora and Pythium and other diseases associated with Stem and Canker Blight, Beech Decline, and general tree decline syndromes in landscapes, nurseries, golf courses, forests and parks. Beef cattle operations, Poultry operations, Dairy farm use, Dairy animal use, Stanchion barn use & Hog operations. Wood treatment uses. 5905–566 ............................. HM–0210–A Systemic PGR & Fungicide. Indole-3-butyric acid & Mono- and di- potassium salts of phosphorous acid. 47000–73 ............................. CT–511 Aerosol Insecticide. MGK 264, Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins. 73385–1 ............................... Quimag Quimicos Aguila Copper Sulfate Crystal. Copper sulfate pentahydrate. Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of publication of this notice, EPA expects to issue orders terminating all of these uses. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring the retention of a use should contact the applicable registrant directly during this 30-day period. Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the Products In Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING AMENDMENTS TO TERMINATE USES IN CERTAIN PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS EPA Company No. Company name and address 5905 .................................................. Helena Chemical Company, Agent Name: Helena Products Group, 7664 Smythe Farm Road, Memphis, TN 38120. Chem-Tech, Ltd., 10 Hopkins Drive, Randolph, WI 53956. Fabrica De Sulfato El Aguila, S.A. De C.V., Agent Name: Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603–5126. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 47000 ................................................ 73385 ................................................ 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 amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Oct 06, 2015 Jkt 238001 receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the EPA Administrator may approve such a request. IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use termination must submit such withdrawal in writing to the PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before November 6, 2015, for the requests that the registrants requested to waive the 180-day comment period. This written withdrawal of the request for use termination will apply only to the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If the products have been subject to a previous E:\FR\FM\07OCN1.SGM 07OCN1 60676 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 194 / Wednesday, October 7, 2015 / Notices B. New Business use termination action, the effective date of termination and all other provisions of any earlier termination action are controlling. • Board Resolution on National Cooperative Month. C. Reports Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: September 17, 2015. Mark A. Hartman, Acting, Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. • U.S. Agricultural Exports to China: Risks and Rewards. • Update on Recruitment. [FR Doc. 2015–25433 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am] Dated: October 5, 2015. Dale L. Aultman, Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P [FR Doc. 2015–25668 Filed 10–5–15; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6705–01–P FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting AGENCY: [3060–1209] Farm Credit Administration. Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board). SUMMARY: The regular meeting of the Board will be held at the offices of the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Virginia, on October 8, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until such time as the Board concludes its business. DATE AND TIME: Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit Administration Board, (703) 883– 4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. Submit attendance requests via email to VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further information about attendance requests. ADDRESSES: This meeting of the Board will be open to the public (limited space available). Please send an email to VisitorRequest@ FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the meeting. In your email include: name, postal address, entity you are representing (if applicable), and telephone number. You will receive an email confirmation from us. Please be prepared to show a photo identification when you arrive. If you need assistance for accessibility reasons, or if you have any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit Administration Board, at (703) 883– 4009. 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DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 7, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2015. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–1209. Title: Section 73.1216, LicenseeConducted Contests. Form Number: None. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-25433]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0601; FRL-9934-20]


Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses in 
Certain Pesticide Registrations

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 
for amendments by registrants to terminate uses in certain pesticide 
registrations. FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product 
may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be 
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 request in the Federal Register.

DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by November 6, 2015 for 
registrations for which the registrant requested a waiver of the 180-
day comment period, EPA expects to issue orders terminating these uses. 
The Agency will consider withdrawal requests postmarked no later than 
November 6, 2015. Comments must be received on or before November 6, 
2015, for those registrations where the 180-day comment period has been 
waived.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0601, 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.

[[Page 60675]]

     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001. Written Withdrawal Request, ATTN: Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502P).
     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: Mark Hartman, Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-5440; email 
address: hartman.mark@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use 
pesticides, 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. What action is the agency taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from 
registrants to terminate uses in certain pesticide products registered 
under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)). 
These registrations are listed in Table 1 of this unit by registration 
number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses terminated.

              Table 1--Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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        EPA Registration No.              Product name          Active ingredient        Use to be terminated
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5905-566...........................  HM-0210-A Systemic PGR  Indole-3-butyric acid   Injection and Basal Bark
                                      & Fungicide.            & Mono- and di-         Application for control of
                                                              potassium salts of      Phytophthora and Pythium
                                                              phosphorous acid.       and other diseases
                                                                                      associated with Stem and
                                                                                      Canker Blight, Beech
                                                                                      Decline, and general tree
                                                                                      decline syndromes in
                                                                                      landscapes, nurseries,
                                                                                      golf courses, forests and
                                                                                      parks.
47000-73...........................  CT-511 Aerosol          MGK 264, Piperonyl      Beef cattle operations,
                                      Insecticide.            butoxide & Pyrethrins.  Poultry operations, Dairy
                                                                                      farm use, Dairy animal
                                                                                      use, Stanchion barn use &
                                                                                      Hog operations.
73385-1............................  Quimag Quimicos Aguila  Copper sulfate          Wood treatment uses.
                                      Copper Sulfate          pentahydrate.
                                      Crystal.
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    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of 
publication of this notice, EPA expects to issue orders terminating all 
of these uses. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring the 
retention of a use should contact the applicable registrant directly 
during this 30-day period.
    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the Products In Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by 
EPA company number.


 Table 2--Registrants Requesting Amendments To Terminate Uses in Certain
                         Pesticide Registrations
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          EPA Company No.                  Company name and address
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5905...............................  Helena Chemical Company, Agent
                                      Name: Helena Products Group, 7664
                                      Smythe Farm Road, Memphis, TN
                                      38120.
47000..............................  Chem-Tech, Ltd., 10 Hopkins Drive,
                                      Randolph, WI 53956.
73385..............................  Fabrica De Sulfato El Aguila, S.A.
                                      De C.V., Agent Name: Landis
                                      International, Inc., P.O. Box
                                      5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126.
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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 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, the EPA Administrator may approve such a request.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use termination 
must submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before November 6, 2015, for 
the requests that the registrants requested to waive the 180-day 
comment period. This written withdrawal of the request for use 
termination will apply only to the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) 
request listed in this notice. If the products have been subject to a 
previous

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use termination action, the effective date of termination and all other 
provisions of any earlier termination action are controlling.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: September 17, 2015.
Mark A. Hartman,
Acting, Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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