Notice2022-09697
Notice of Receipts of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
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Published
May 6, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by a registrant to voluntarily cancel a certain pesticide registration. EPA intends to grant the request 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 request, or unless the registrant withdraws its request. If the request is granted, any sale, distribution, or use of the product listed in this notice will be permitted after the registration has been cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27145-27147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09697]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0223; FRL-9724-01-OCSPP]
Notice of Receipts of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel 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 a
request by a registrant to voluntarily cancel a certain pesticide
registration. EPA intends to grant the request 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 request, or unless the registrant withdraws its
request. If the request is granted, any sale, distribution, or use of
the product listed in this notice will be permitted after the
registration has been cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use
is consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 2, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0223, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Submit written withdrawal request by mail to: Registration Division
(7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. ATTN: Christopher
Green.
Due to the 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Registration
Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
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Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-2707; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4938691919ada979c869d87809b849c9186b4918495da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a3d283f3f347439322833292e352a323f281a3f2a3b743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
This notice announces receipt by the Agency of a request from a
registrant to cancel a certain pesticide product registered under FIFRA
section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)). The registration
is 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 request or the registrant withdraws
their request, EPA intends to issue an order in the Federal Register
canceling the affected registration.
Table 1--Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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Company
Registration No. No. Product name Active ingredients
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432-1623....................... 432 Storcide II Grain, Bin and Deltamethrin & Chlorpyrifos-
Warehouse Insecticide. methyl.
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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, in sequence by
EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first part of the
EPA registration number of the product 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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432..................... Bayer Environmental Science, A Division of
Bayer CropScience, LP, 700 Chesterfield
Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017.
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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 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.
Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA (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 1 of Unit II has not requested that EPA
waive the 180-day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 180-
day comment period on the proposed requests.
IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation
should submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the product has 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. For this voluntary cancellation request, the
registrant indicates that the registrant has no existing stocks of the
affected product listed in Table 1 of Unit II. Therefore, no existing
stocks provision is needed for the registrant. The cancellation will be
effective on the date of publication of the cancellation order in the
Federal Register. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from
selling or distributing the pesticide identified in Table 1 of Unit II,
except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or
for proper disposal. Persons other than the registrant will generally
be allowed to sell, distribute, or use existing stocks until such
stocks 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 product.
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: April 29, 2022.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-09697 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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