Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations of Tetrachlorvinphos, 86557-86558 [2020-28827]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86557-86558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28827]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0308; FRL-10017-17]


Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations of 
Tetrachlorvinphos

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, 
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of 
the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation 
order follows an August 6, 2020 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of 
Request from the registrant listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to 
voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In the August 6, 2020 
notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the 
cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within 
the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these 
requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their request. The Agency 
did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did 
not withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this 
notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations. Any 
distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation 
order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, 
including any existing stocks provisions.

DATES: The cancellations are effective December 30, 2020.

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; 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.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0308, is 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.
    Due to public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with limited 
exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via 
email, phone, and webform. For the latest status information on EPA/DC 
services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice announces the cancellation, as requested by the 
registrant, of products registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 
136a). These registrations are listed in sequence by registration 
number in Table 1 of this unit.

                     Table 1--Product Cancellations
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    EPA registration No.          Product name          Company name
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2596-63.....................  Hartz 2 in 1 Plus     The Hartz Mountain
                               Long Lasting Collar   Corporation.
                               for Cats.
2596-78.....................  Hartz 2 in 1 Flea     The Hartz Mountain
                               and Tick Powder for   Corporation.
                               Cats.
2596-79.....................  Hartz 2 in 1 Flea     The Hartz Mountain
                               and Tick Powder for   Corporation.
                               Dogs.
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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. The EPA company 
number corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration numbers of 
the products listed in Table 1 of this unit.

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                Table 2--Registrant of Cancelled Products
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          EPA company No.                 Company name and address
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2596..............................  The Hartz Mountain Corporation, 400
                                     Plaza Drive, Seacaucus, NJ 07094.
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to 
Comments

    During the 30-day public comment period provided, EPA received no 
comments in response to the August 6, 2020 Federal Register notice 
announcing the Agency's receipt of the request for voluntary 
cancellation of the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)), EPA hereby 
approves the requested cancellation of the registrations identified in 
Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the 
product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are canceled. 
The effective date of the cancellations that are the subject of this 
notice is December 30, 2020. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing 
stocks of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II. in a manner 
inconsistent with any of the provisions for disposition of existing 
stocks set forth in Unit VI. will be a violation of FIFRA.

V. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)) provides that a 
registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of 
its pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or 
more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, 
EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal 
Register. Thereafter, following the public comment period, the EPA 
Administrator may approve such a request. The notice of receipt for 
this action was published for comment in the Federal Register of August 
6, 2020 ((volume 85 number 152) (FRL-10012-80)). The comment period 
closed on September 8, 2020.

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 
cancellation action. The existing stocks provisions for the products 
subject to this order are as follows.
    Hartz may not ``release for shipment,'' as that term is defined by 
40 CFR 152.3, any product under EPA Reg. Nos. 2596-78 and 2596-79 (dust 
products) as of December 30, 2020 and may not sell or distribute 
existing stocks of its dust products after March 31, 2021, except for 
export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper 
disposal. Hartz may sell or distribute existing stocks of EPA Reg. No. 
2596-63 (cat collar) until exhausted.
    Persons other than the registrants may sell, distribute, or use 
existing stocks of 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.

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

    Dated: November 19, 2020.
Mary Reaves,
Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-28827 Filed 12-29-20; 8:45 am]
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