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Dicloran (DCNA); Amendments To
Terminate Uses for Certain Pesticide
Registrations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
final order for the amendments to
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terminate uses, voluntarily requested by
the registrant and accepted by the
Agency, of products containing dicloran
(DCNA), pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
This termination order follows a March
16, 2016 Federal Register Notice of
Receipt of Request from the registrant
listed in Table 2 of Unit III. to
voluntarily amend product registrations
to terminate DCNA use on certain
products. The Agency hereby issues in
this notice a termination order granting
the requested amendments to terminate
DCNA use on certain products. Any
distribution, sale, or use of the products
subject to this termination order is
permitted only in accordance with the
terms of this order, including any
existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The amendments are valid
February 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Biggio, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 347–0547; fax number:
(703) 308–7070; email address:
biggio.patricia@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. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
EPA has established a docket for this
action under docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0265.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket
at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
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number is (703) 305–5805.
II. Background
This termination order follows a
Federal Register of March 16, 2016 (81
FR 14109) (FRL–9941–37), Notice of
Receipt of Request from the registrant
listed in Table 2 of Unit III. to
voluntarily amend product registrations
to terminate DCNA use on apricot,
chrysanthemum, conifer, gladiolus,
grape, greenhouse cucumber,
greenhouse lettuce, greenhouse rhubarb,
greenhouse tomato, nectarine, peach,
plum/prune, rose, and sweet cherry.
These are not the last products
containing this pesticide registered for
use in the United States (U.S.). In the
March 16, 2016 notice, EPA indicated
that it would issue an order
implementing the 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 registrant
withdrew their request. The Agency
received seven comments on the notice;
none of which would affect the
Agency’s action. The Agency hereby
issues in this notice a termination order
granting the requested amendments to
terminate these DCNA uses.
III. What action is the Agency taking?
This notice announces the
amendments to delete uses, as requested
by the sole registrant, of products
registered under section 3 of FIFRA.
These registrations are listed in
sequence by registration number in
Table 1 of this unit.
TABLE 1—DCNA PRODUCT REGISTRATION AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES
EPA
registration No.
10163–189
10163–195
10163–226
10163–329
Product name
.........
.........
.........
.........
Botran
Botran
Botran
Botran
75–W Fungicide ...........................
Technical .....................................
5F Fungicide ................................
P 5F Fungicide.
Table 2 of this unit includes the name
and address of record for the registrant
of the products in Table 1 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 2—REGISTRANT OF AMENDED
PRODUCTS
EPA
company No.
10163 .............
Company name and address
Gowan Company, P.O. Box
5569, Yuma, AZ 85366–
5569.
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IV. Summary of Public Comments
Received and Agency Response to
Comments
During the public comment period
provided, EPA received seven
comments in response to the Federal
Register of March 16, 2016 (81 FR
14109), notice announcing the Agency’s
receipt of the request to voluntarily
amend product registrations to delete
DCNA uses for products listed in Table
1 of Unit III.
Six of the seven comments were from
growers outside of the U.S. that
supported the continued use of DCNA.
In addition, the Agency also received a
single comment from the registrant
(Gowan) which proposed the conversion
of dicloran crop residue tolerances to
import tolerances based on conclusions
from previous DCNA risk assessments
and Pesticide Data Program (PDP) data
from 2004 to 2014. The Agency has
reviewed these comments and the
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apricots, chrysanthemums, conifers, gladiolus, grapes, greenhouse cucumbers,
greenhouse lettuce, greenhouse rhubarb, greenhouse tomato, nectarines,
peaches, plums/prunes, roses, and sweet cherries.
Agency’s formal response is available at
regulation.gov in the DCNA
reregistration docket EPA–HQ–OPP–
2005–0265.
Per the Agency’s response, the 2006
dietary risk assessment concluded that
dietary exposure from all currently
registered crops does not exceed the
Agency’s level of concern. In addition,
following a review of available
monitoring data, EPA concluded that
the small number of samples with
detectable residues in monitoring data
and the low residue levels found in
those samples support Gowan’s claim
that imported commodities are not
likely to pose risks of concern. The
monitoring data also supports Gowan’s
assertion that the subject commodities
will not likely be contaminated with
residue levels over tolerance. Therefore,
the Agency does not expect that the use
of DCNA on the subject commodities
will create a risk of concern. As such,
the Agency supports retaining the
DCNA tolerances for import of these
commodities to avoid potential trade
barriers with countries that use Codex
Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) or
have DCNA tolerances established for
these commodities, and will convert the
existing tolerances to import tolerances
in a separate action.
V. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA
hereby approves the requested
amendments to terminate uses of DCNA
for registrations identified in Table 1 of
Unit III. Accordingly, the Agency hereby
orders that the product registrations
identified in Table 1 of Unit III. are
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amended to terminate use on apricots,
chrysanthemums, conifers, gladiolus,
grapes, greenhouse cucumbers,
greenhouse lettuce, greenhouse rhubarb,
greenhouse tomato, nectarines, peaches,
plums/prunes, roses, and sweet
cherries. The effective date of the
amendments to terminate affected uses
that are subject of this notice is February
1, 2018. Any distribution, sale, or use of
existing stocks of the products
identified in Table 1 of Unit III. in a
manner inconsistent with any of the
provisions for disposition of existing
stocks set forth in Unit VII. will be a
violation of FIFRA.
VI. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA 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 March 16,
2016 (81 FR 14109) (FRL–9941–37). The
comment period closed on September
12, 2016.
VII. Provisions for Disposition of
Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of
registered pesticide products which are
currently in the United States and
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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.
The registrant may continue to sell
and distribute existing stocks of
products listed in Table 1 until February
1, 2019, which is 1 year after
publication of this termination order in
the Federal Register. Thereafter, the
registrant is prohibited from selling or
distributing products listed in Table 1 of
Unit III. that contains directions for use
on the deleted uses, except for export in
accordance with FIFRA section 17 or for
proper disposal.
Persons other than the registrant may
sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of
products listed in Table 1 of Unit III
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 deleted uses.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.
Dated: January 10, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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This document announces
that the Environmental Protection
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responded to two citizen petitions
asking the EPA to object to the proposed
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You may review copies of
the final Order, the Petitions, and other
supporting information at U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
The EPA requests that you contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to view
copies of the final Order, Petitions, and
other supporting information. You may
view the hard copies Monday through
Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding
Federal holidays. If you wish to
examine these documents, you should
make an appointment at least 24 hours
before the visiting day. Additionally, the
final Order is available electronically at:
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/
files/2017-10/documents/linn_fairfield_
and_ethyl_order_10-6-17.pdf.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Yannayon, EPA Region IX, (415)
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SJVUAPCD Rule 2201 affords the EPA a
45-day period to review and object to,
as appropriate, a proposed permit. Rule
2201 § 5.9.1. If the EPA does not object,
Rule 2201 allows any person to petition
the EPA, within 60 days, to object to the
proposed permit. Petitions must be
based only on objections to the permit
that were raised with reasonable
specificity during the public comment
period, unless the petitioner
demonstrates that it was impracticable
to raise these issues during the comment
period, or the grounds for the issue
arose after this period.
The EPA received the Petitions dated
June 24, 2015, requesting that the EPA
object to the proposed issuance of the
Permits to Linn Operating, Inc. for the
addition of three new gas-fired steam
generators on its Fairfield lease, and one
new gas-fired steam generator on its
Ethyl D lease, both located in Kern
County, California. The substantive
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essentially identical. Therefore, the EPA
responded to both Petitions in a single
order. In summary, the Petitions
claimed that certain emission
reductions had not been included in an
EPA-approved attainment plan and thus
could not be used, and that certain
emission reduction credits used in the
permitting process were invalid.
On October 6, 2017, the Administrator
issued an order denying the Petitions.
The EPA’s rationale for denying the
claims raised in the petitions are
described in the Order.
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Dated: January 16, 2018.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0265; FRL-9972-01]
Dicloran (DCNA); Amendments To Terminate Uses for Certain
Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's final order for the amendments to
terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by
the Agency, of products containing dicloran (DCNA), pursuant to section
6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended. This termination order follows a March 16, 2016
Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from the registrant
listed in Table 2 of Unit III. to voluntarily amend product
registrations to terminate DCNA use on certain products. The Agency
hereby issues in this notice a termination order granting the requested
amendments to terminate DCNA use on certain products. Any distribution,
sale, or use of the products subject to this termination order is
permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including
any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The amendments are valid February 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Biggio, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0547; fax number: (703) 308-
7070; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0265. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at
https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington,
VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday
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through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.
II. Background
This termination order follows a Federal Register of March 16, 2016
(81 FR 14109) (FRL-9941-37), Notice of Receipt of Request from the
registrant listed in Table 2 of Unit III. to voluntarily amend product
registrations to terminate DCNA use on apricot, chrysanthemum, conifer,
gladiolus, grape, greenhouse cucumber, greenhouse lettuce, greenhouse
rhubarb, greenhouse tomato, nectarine, peach, plum/prune, rose, and
sweet cherry. These are not the last products containing this pesticide
registered for use in the United States (U.S.). In the March 16, 2016
notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the
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 registrant withdrew their
request. The Agency received seven comments on the notice; none of
which would affect the Agency's action. The Agency hereby issues in
this notice a termination order granting the requested amendments to
terminate these DCNA uses.
III. What action is the Agency taking?
This notice announces the amendments to delete uses, as requested
by the sole registrant, of products registered under section 3 of
FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration
number in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 1--DCNA Product Registration Amendments To Delete Uses
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EPA registration No. Product name Uses deleted
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10163-189................ Botran 75-W apricots,
10163-195................ Fungicide. chrysanthemums,
10163-226................ Botran Technical... conifers, gladiolus,
Botran 5F Fungicide grapes, greenhouse
cucumbers, greenhouse
lettuce, greenhouse
rhubarb, greenhouse
tomato, nectarines,
peaches, plums/prunes,
roses, and sweet
cherries.
10163-329................ Botran P 5F
Fungicide.
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Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for
the registrant of the products in Table 1 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 2--Registrant of Amended Products
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EPA company No. Company name and address
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10163..................................... Gowan Company, P.O. Box
5569, Yuma, AZ 85366-5569.
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IV. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments
During the public comment period provided, EPA received seven
comments in response to the Federal Register of March 16, 2016 (81 FR
14109), notice announcing the Agency's receipt of the request to
voluntarily amend product registrations to delete DCNA uses for
products listed in Table 1 of Unit III.
Six of the seven comments were from growers outside of the U.S.
that supported the continued use of DCNA. In addition, the Agency also
received a single comment from the registrant (Gowan) which proposed
the conversion of dicloran crop residue tolerances to import tolerances
based on conclusions from previous DCNA risk assessments and Pesticide
Data Program (PDP) data from 2004 to 2014. The Agency has reviewed
these comments and the Agency's formal response is available at
regulation.gov in the DCNA reregistration docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0265.
Per the Agency's response, the 2006 dietary risk assessment
concluded that dietary exposure from all currently registered crops
does not exceed the Agency's level of concern. In addition, following a
review of available monitoring data, EPA concluded that the small
number of samples with detectable residues in monitoring data and the
low residue levels found in those samples support Gowan's claim that
imported commodities are not likely to pose risks of concern. The
monitoring data also supports Gowan's assertion that the subject
commodities will not likely be contaminated with residue levels over
tolerance. Therefore, the Agency does not expect that the use of DCNA
on the subject commodities will create a risk of concern. As such, the
Agency supports retaining the DCNA tolerances for import of these
commodities to avoid potential trade barriers with countries that use
Codex Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) or have DCNA tolerances established
for these commodities, and will convert the existing tolerances to
import tolerances in a separate action.
V. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested
amendments to terminate uses of DCNA for registrations identified in
Table 1 of Unit III. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the
product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit III. are amended to
terminate use on apricots, chrysanthemums, conifers, gladiolus, grapes,
greenhouse cucumbers, greenhouse lettuce, greenhouse rhubarb,
greenhouse tomato, nectarines, peaches, plums/prunes, roses, and sweet
cherries. The effective date of the amendments to terminate affected
uses that are subject of this notice is February 1, 2018. Any
distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products
identified in Table 1 of Unit III. in a manner inconsistent with any of
the provisions for disposition of existing stocks set forth in Unit
VII. will be a violation of FIFRA.
VI. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA 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 March 16, 2016 (81 FR 14109) (FRL-
9941-37). The comment period closed on September 12, 2016.
VII. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and
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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.
The registrant may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks
of products listed in Table 1 until February 1, 2019, which is 1 year
after publication of this termination order in the Federal Register.
Thereafter, the registrant is prohibited from selling or distributing
products listed in Table 1 of Unit III. that contains directions for
use on the deleted uses, except for export in accordance with FIFRA
section 17 or for proper disposal.
Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use
existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 of Unit III 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 deleted uses.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.
Dated: January 10, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-02027 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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