Notice2023-18814
Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
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Published
August 31, 2023
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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 requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain 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 be permitted after the registrations have 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 88, Number 168 (Thursday, August 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60207-60209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18814]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0075; FRL-11150-01-OCSPP]
Notice of Receipt 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 requests
by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain 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 be permitted after the registrations have 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 October 2, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0075, 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 and 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>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Registration
Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, 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#17706572727939747f657e646378677f72655772677639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e796c7b7b70307d766c776d6a716e767b6c5e7b6e7f30797168">[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.
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/comments.html">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html</a>.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
This notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests from
registrants to cancel certain pesticide products registered under FIFRA
section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or 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 of 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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100-1305......................... 100 Cruiser Maxx Cereals....... Difenoconazole (128847/119446-68-
3)--(3.36%), Metalaxyl-M
(113502/70630-17-0)--(.56%),
Thiamethoxam (060109/153719-23-
4)--(2.8%).
100-1422......................... 100 A16901B Ornamental Cyantraniliprole (090098/736994-
Insecticide. 63-1)--(20%), Thiamethoxam
(060109/153719-23-4)--(20%).
100-1544......................... 100 HGW86 T&O Insect Control... Cyantraniliprole (090098/736994-
63-1)--(18.66%).
100-1552......................... 100 Mainspring................. Cyantraniliprole (090098/736994-
63-1)--(18.66%).
100-1574......................... 100 Mainspring Flora GH........ Cyantraniliprole (090098/736994-
63-1)--(10%), Pymetrozine
(101103/123312-89-0)--(30%).
264-998.......................... 264 Four Way Peanut Seed Captan (081301/133-06-2)--(49%),
Treatment Fungicide. Metalaxyl (113501/57837-19-1)--
(.8%), Thiophanate-methyl
(102001/23564-05-8)--(13.6%),
Trifloxystrobin (129112/141517-
21-7)--(2%).
56228-33......................... 56228 Mesurol 75% Wettable Powder Methiocarb (100501/2032-65-7)--
Aversive Conditioning Egg (75%).
Treatment.
AR-130004........................ 69969 Avipel (Dry) Corn Seed Anthraquinone (122701/84-65-1)--
Treatment. (50%).
OR-160005........................ 61842 Linex 4L Herbicide......... Linuron (035506/330-55-2)--
(40.6%).
TN-090006........................ 264 Gaucho XT Flowable......... Imidacloprid (129099/138261-41-
3)--(12.7%), Metalaxyl (113501/
57837-19-1)--(.82%),
Tebuconazole (128997/107534-96-
3)--(.62%).
WA-030035........................ 62719 Stinger.................... Clopyralid, monoethanolamine
salt (117401/57754-85-5)--
(40.9%).
WA-120008........................ 62719 Entrust SC................. Spinosad (110003/131929-60-7)--
(22.5%).
WA-970033........................ 62719 Stinger.................... Clopyralid, monoethanolamine
salt (117401/57754-85-5)--
(40.9%).
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Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants 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--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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EPA company No. Company name and address
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100........................ Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing
Road, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-
8300.
264........................ Bayer CropScience, LP, Agent Name: Bayer
CropScience, LLC, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004.
56228...................... U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700
River Road, Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 20737.
61842...................... Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., Agent Name: Pyxis
Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th
Street, Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
62719...................... Corteva Agriscience, LLC, 9330 Zionsville
Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
69969...................... Arkion Life Sciences, LLC, Agent Name:
Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., P.O.
Box: 640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
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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 registrants in Table 2 of Unit II, have 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
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 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. Because the Agency has identified no significant
potential risk concerns associated with these pesticide products, upon
cancellation of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II, EPA
anticipates allowing registrants to sell and distribute existing stocks
of these products for 1 year after publication of
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the Cancellation Order in the Federal Register.
Thereafter, 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 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for
proper disposal. Persons other than registrants 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 products.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: August 24, 2023.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-18814 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
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