Tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP); Order To Voluntarily Terminate a Certain Use, 10072-10073 [2021-03226]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10072-10073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03226]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0308; FRL-10020-18]


Tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP); Order To Voluntarily Terminate a 
Certain Use

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's final order for the amendment to 
terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by 
the Agency, of the uses listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This 
termination 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 amend Chem-Tech, Ltd (Chem-Tech) dust formulations to 
terminate TCVP use on dogs, cats and in kennels and dog houses. In the 
August 6, 2020 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order 
implementing the use deletions, 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 nor did 
the registrant withdraw their request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues 
in this notice a termination order granting the requested amendments to 
terminate TCVP use on dogs, cats and in kennels and dog houses. Any 
distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this use deletion 
order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, 
including any existing stocks provisions.

DATES: The amendments are effective February 18, 2021.

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.

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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 amendments to delete the uses, as 
requested by the registrant, for products registered under FIFRA 
section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a). The registration is listed in Table 1 of 
this unit.

     Table 1--Product Registration Amendments To Delete Certain Uses
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    EPA registration No.          Product name          Uses deleted
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47000-123...................  Clean Crop Livestock  On dogs and cats and
                               1% Rabon Dust.        in kennels and dog
                                                     houses.
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for 
the registrant of the product in Table 1 of this unit. The EPA company 
number corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration number of 
the product listed above.

                 Table 2--Registrant of Amended Products
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          EPA company No.                 Company name and address
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47000.............................  Chem-Tech, Ltd., 620 Lesher Place,
                                     Lansing, MI 48912.
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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 deletion 
of uses for the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II.

IV. Termination Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)), EPA hereby 
approves the requested amendments to terminate uses of TCVP for the 
registration identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency 
hereby orders that the product registrations identified in Table 1 of 
Unit II. are amended to terminate uses on dogs, cats and in kennels and 
dog houses. The effective date of the amendments to terminate affected 
uses that are the subject of this notice is February 18, 2021. 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.
    Chem-Tech may not ``release for shipment,'' as that term is defined 
by 40 CFR 152.3, any product under EPA Reg. No. 47000-123 as of 
February 18, 2021 and may not sell or distribute existing stocks except 
for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for 
proper disposal. Chem-Tech may sell or distribute existing stocks of 
EPA Reg. No. 47000-123 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: February 3, 2021.
Mary Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-03226 Filed 2-17-21; 8:45 am]
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