Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA); Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Pesticide Registrations, 70181-70182 [2024-19424]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70181-70182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19424]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0374; FRL-12220-01-OCSPP]


Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA); Notice of Receipt of 
Requests to Voluntarily Cancel 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), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or 
Agency) is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the DCPA 
registrant to voluntarily cancel DCPA pesticide registrations. 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 the 
requests, or unless the registrants withdraw its requests. If these 
requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed 
in this notice will not be permitted after the registrations have been 
cancelled consistent with the terms as described in the final order.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 30, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0374, online at 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. Additional instructions on 
commenting and visiting the docket, along with more information about 
dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Douglass, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 202-566-2343; 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.

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/commenting-epa-dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests from the 
DCPA registrant to cancel 3 pesticide products registered under FIFRA 
section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or section 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)). These 
registrations are listed in sequence by registration number (or company 
number and 24(c) number) in Table 1 of this unit.
    Unless the Agency determines that there are substantive comments 
that warrant further review of the requests or the registrants withdraw 
their requests, EPA intends to issue an order in the Federal Register 
canceling all the affected registrations.

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                          Table 1--Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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            Registration No.                Company No.          Product name             Active ingredients
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5481-495................................            5481  Technical Chlorthal         Dimethyl
                                                           Dimethyl.                   tetrachloroterephthalate
                                                                                       (DCPA).
5481-487................................            5481  Dacthal Flowable Herbicide  DCPA.
WI050002................................            5481  Dacthal W-75 Herbicide....  DCPA.
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for 
the DCPA 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 in this 
unit.

          Table 2--Registrant Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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       EPA company No.                  Company name and address
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5481.........................  AMVAC Chemical Corporation, 4695
                                MacArthur Court, Suite 1200, Newport
                                Beach, CA 92660.
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III. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    FIFRA section 6(f)(1) (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. FIFRA further provides that, 
before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of 
any such request in the Federal Register.
    FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(B) (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 registrant in Table 2 of Unit II. has requested that EPA waive 
the 180-day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day 
comment period on the proposed requests.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    If the registrant decides to withdraw a request for cancellation, 
it should submit such withdrawal request 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.

V. 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. Upon cancellation of the products identified in 
Table 1 of Unit II., EPA anticipates prohibiting registrants and 
persons other than registrants to sell, distribute, or use existing 
stocks of these products effective the date of that the cancellation 
notice is published in the Federal Register. As of the publication date 
of this notice, all products identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are 
subject to a prohibition on sale, distribution, and use pursuant to the 
Agency's August 6, 2024. issuance of an Emergency Order of Suspension. 
See 89 FR 64445, August 7, 2024 (FRL-12147-01-OCSPP). Registrants will 
be prohibited from selling or distributing the pesticides identified in 
Table 1 of Unit II., except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 
or for proper disposal. Persons other than registrants will not be 
allowed to sell, distribute, or use existing stocks.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: August 26, 2024.
Jean Overstreet,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-19424 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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