Notice2023-28547
Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amendments To Terminate Uses
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Published
December 27, 2023
Effective
December 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants, and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1, Table 1A & Table 2 of Unit II, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows an October 16, 2023, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit II, to voluntarily cancel and/or amend to terminate uses of certain product registrations. In the October 16, 2023, notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89447-89449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28547]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0074; FRL-11590-01-OCSPP]
Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and
Amendments To Terminate Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and/or
amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants,
and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1, Table 1A
& Table 2 of Unit II, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows an October
16, 2023, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the
registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit II, to voluntarily cancel and/or
amend to terminate uses of certain product registrations. In the
October 16, 2023, notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order
implementing the cancellations and/or amendments to terminate uses,
unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day
comment period that would merit its further review of these requests,
or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency did not
receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrants did not
withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice
a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations and/or
amendments to terminate uses. 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 and/or amendments are effective December 27,
2023.
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#74130611111a5a171c061d07001b041c1106341104155a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6a1b4a3a3a8e8a5aeb4afb5b2a9b6aea3b486a3b6a7e8a1a9b0">[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. 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-2023-0074, is available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (202) 566-1744. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
II. What action is the agency taking?
This notice announces the cancellations and/or amendments to
terminate uses, as requested by registrants, of products registered
under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a). These registrations are listed
in sequence by registration number in Table 1, Table 1A and Table 2 of
this unit.
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Table 1--Product Cancellations
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Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredients
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4-122................................. 4 Bonide A Complete Fruit Captan (081301/133-06-2)--
Tree Spray. (11.76%), Carbaryl (056801/
63-25-2)--(.3%), Malathion
(NO INERT USE) (057701/121-
75-5)--(6%).
4-412................................. 4 Bonide Malathion Insect Malathion (NO INERT USE)
Spray. (057701/121-75-5)--(55%).
100-935............................... 100 Helix Xtra Insecticide Difenoconazole (128847/119446-
with Fungicides. 68-3)--(1.25%), Fludioxonil
(071503/131341-86-1)--
(.13%), Metalaxyl-M (113502/
70630-17-0)--(.4%),
Thiamethoxam (060109/153719-
23-4)--(20.7%).
100-973............................... 100 Helix Insecticide with Difenoconazole (128847/119446-
Fungicides. 68-3)--(1.24%), Fludioxonil
(071503/131341-86-1)--
(.13%), Metalaxyl-M (113502/
70630-17-0)--(.39%),
Thiamethoxam (060109/153719-
23-4)--(10.3%).
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%).
279-3563.............................. 279 Report Extra Herbicide... Chlorsulfuron (118601/64902-
72-3)--(62.5%), Metsulfuron
(122010/74223-64-6)--
(12.5%).
5481-485.............................. 5481 90% Dimethyl-T........... DCPA (078701/1861-32-1)--
(90%).
5481-486.............................. 5481 Dacthal 1.92F............ DCPA (078701/1861-32-1)--
(20.7%).
5481-491.............................. 5481 Dacthal W-75............. DCPA (078701/1861-32-1)--
(75%).
87373-131............................. 87373 Arg Spiromesifen Spiromesifen (024875/283594-
Technical. 90-1)--(98.6%).
91234-275............................. 91234 A1100.02................. Spiromesifen (024875/283594-
90-1)--(23.1%).
91234-276............................. 91234 A1100.03................. Spiromesifen (024875/283594-
90-1)--(45.2%).
91234-277............................. 91234 A1100.04................. Spiromesifen (024875/283594-
90-1)--(45.2%).
ID-080012............................. 91411 Dupont Mankocide Copper hydroxide (023401/
Fungicide. 20427-59-2)--(46.1%),
Mancozeb (014504/8018-01-7)--
(15%).
MI-110002............................. 62719 Instinct................. Nitrapyrin (069203/1929-82-
4)--(17.67%).
NC[hyphen]130001...................... 69969 Avipel (Dry) Corn Seed Anthraquinone (122701/84-65-
Treatment. 1)--(50%).
OH-110003............................. 62719 Instinct................. Nitrapyrin (069203/1929-82-
4)--(17.67%).
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Table 1A--Product Cancellations
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Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredients
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5481-490.............................. 5481 Dacthal W-75 Herbicide... DCPA (078701/1861-32-1)--
(75%).
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The registrant requested only 6 months to sell existing stocks of
the registration 5481-490, identified in Table 1A of Unit II.
Table 2--Product Registration Amendments To Terminate Uses
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Uses to be
Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredient terminated
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228-660.......................... 228 Nufarm Ethephon 2 Ethephon (099801/ Non-golf turf uses;
Plant Growth 16672-87-0)--(21.7 sod farms,
Regulator. %). commercial turf &
golf course
roughs.
11556-155........................ 11556 PNR1427 Insecticide Flumethrin (036007/ Cat uses.
69770-45-2)--(4.5%
), Imidacloprid
(129099/138261-41-
3)--(10%).
34688-85......................... 34688 Triameen Y12D...... 1,3-Propanediamine, Oil Field Water
N-(3-aminopropyl)- Flood Systems and
N-dodecyl- (067300/ Metalworking Fluid
2372-82-9)--(91.4% uses.
).
34688-86......................... 34688 Triameen Y12D 1,3-Propanediamine, Oil Field Water
Preservative. N-(3-aminopropyl)- Flood Systems and
N-dodecyl- (067300/ Metalworking Fluid
2372-82-9)--(91.4% uses.
).
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Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products in Table 1, Table 1A and Table 2 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 Table 1, Table 1A and Table 2 of this unit.
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Table 3--Registrants of Cancelled and/or Amended Products
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EPA company No. Company name and address
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4................................. Bonide Products, LLC, Attn: Audra
Star, 6301 Sutliff Road, Oriskany,
NY 13424.
100............................... Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410
Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300,
Greensboro, NC 27419-8300.
228............................... NuFarm Americas, Inc., Agent Name:
NuFarm Americas, Inc., 4020 Aerial
Center Pkwy., Ste. 101,
Morrisville, NC 27560.
279............................... FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
5481.............................. Amvac Chemical Corporation, 4695
Macarthur Court, Suite 1200,
Newport Beach, CA 92660-1706.
11556............................. Elanco US, Inc., 2500 Innovation
Way, Greenfield, IN 46140.
34688............................. Nouryon Surface Chemistry, LLC, 100
Matsonford Road, Building 5,
Radnor, PA 19087.
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.
87373............................. Argite, LLC, Agent Name: Pyxis
Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110
136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA
98332.
91234............................. Atticus, LLC, Agent Name: Pyxis
Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110
136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA
98332-9122.
91411............................. Cosaco, LLC, Agent Name: Wagner
Regulatory Associates, Inc., 7217
Lancaster Pike, Suite A, P.O. Box
640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments
During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments
in response to the Federal Register notice of October 16, 2023 (88 FR
71356) (FRL-11443-01-OCSPP) announcing the Agency's receipt of the
requests for voluntary cancellations and/or amendments to terminate
uses of products listed in Table 1, Table 1A and Table 2 of Unit II.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)), EPA hereby
approves the requested cancellations and/or amendments to terminate
uses of certain product registrations identified in Table 1, Table 1A
and Table 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the
product registrations identified in Table 1, Table 1A and Table 2 of
Unit II, are canceled and/or amended to terminate the affected uses.
The effective date of the cancellations that are subject of this notice
is [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE Federal Register]. Any
distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products
identified in Table 1, Table 1A and Table 2 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
October 16, 2023 (88 FR 71356) (FRL-11443-01-OCSPP). The comment period
closed on November 15, 2023.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States, and which were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
action. The existing stocks provision for the products subject to this
order is as follows.
For: 5481-490
For 581-490, listed in Table 1A of Unit II, the registrant
requested only 6-months after the effective date of the cancellation to
sell existing stocks, which will be the date of publication of the
cancellation order in the Federal Register. The registrant may continue
to sell and distribute existing stocks of the product listed in Table
1A until June 27, 2024, which is 6 months after publication of this
cancellation order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrant
will be prohibited from selling or distributing the products identified
in Table 1A of Unit II, except for export consistent with FIFRA section
17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper disposal.
For all other voluntary cancellations listed in Table 1 of Unit II,
the registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks of
products listed in Table 1 of Unit II, until December 27, 2024, which
is 1 year after publication of this cancellation order in the Federal
Register. Thereafter, the registrants are prohibited from selling or
distributing products listed in Table 1 of Unit II, except for export
in accordance with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper
disposal.
Now that EPA has approved product labels reflecting the requested
amendments to terminate uses, registrants are permitted to sell or
distribute products listed in Table 2 of Unit II, under the previously
approved labeling until June 27, 2025, a period of 18 months after
publication of the cancellation order in this Federal Register, unless
other restrictions have been imposed. Thereafter, registrants will be
prohibited from selling or distributing the products whose labels
include the terminated uses identified in Table 2 of Unit II, except
for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal.
Persons other than the registrant may sell, distribute, or use
existing stocks of canceled products and/or products whose labels
include the terminated uses 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 and/or terminated uses.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: December 21, 2023.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-28547 Filed 12-26-23; 8:45 am]
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