Notice2024-14354
Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
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Published
July 1, 2024
Effective
July 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in table 1 of unit II, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows an August 31, 2023, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in table 2 of unit II, to voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In the August 31, 2023, notice EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations, 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. EPA received one anonymous comment on this notice that was supportive of EPA cancelling these registrations, which EPA acknowledges. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations. 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. This notice also announces that EPA has previously approved the requests for voluntary cancellation of several registrations included in the August 31, 2023, notice listed in table 3 of unit II. EPA sent a separate letter approving these requests for voluntary cancellation to Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC on October 3, 2023. The disposition of existing stocks for these products is governed by the provisions in EPA's October 3, 2023, letter approving the voluntary cancellation of these products rather than unit VI.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54454-54456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14354]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0075; FRL-11521-01-OCSPP]
Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of
the products listed in table 1 of unit II, pursuant to the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation
order follows an August 31, 2023, Federal Register Notice of Receipt
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of Requests from the registrants listed in table 2 of unit II, to
voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In the August 31, 2023,
notice EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the
cancellations, 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. EPA
received one anonymous comment on this notice that was supportive of
EPA cancelling these registrations, which EPA acknowledges.
Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order
granting the requested cancellations. 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. This notice also announces that EPA has previously approved
the requests for voluntary cancellation of several registrations
included in the August 31, 2023, notice listed in table 3 of unit II.
EPA sent a separate letter approving these requests for voluntary
cancellation to Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC on October 3, 2023. The
disposition of existing stocks for these products is governed by the
provisions in EPA's October 3, 2023, letter approving the voluntary
cancellation of these products rather than unit VI.
DATES: The cancellations are effective July 1, 2024.
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#e98e9b8c8c87c78a819b809a9d8699818c9ba98c9988c78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="593e2b3c3c37773a312b302a2d3629313c2b193c2938773e362f">[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-2023-0075, 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 cancellation, 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 of this unit.
Table 1--Product Cancellations
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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%).
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 Methiocarb (100501/2032-65-7)--
Powder Aversive (75%).
Conditioning Egg
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 & table 3 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
and table 3 of this unit.
Table 2--Registrants of Cancelled Products
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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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This notice also announces that EPA has cancelled, as requested by
the registrant, the FIFRA section 3 registrations of the products
listed in table 3 of this unit by a separate letter to Syngenta Crop
Protection, LLC. This letter was issued by the Agency on October 3,
2023, and is available for each of the cancelled products below on the
Pesticide Product and Label System (PPLS) at <a href="https://ordspub.epa.gov/ords/pesticides/f?p=PPLS:1">https://ordspub.epa.gov/ords/pesticides/f?p=PPLS:1</a>.
Table 3--Prior Product Cancellation of Products Containing Cyantraniliprole
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Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredients
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100-1422....................... 100 A16901B Ornamental Cyantraniliprole (090098/736994-63-
Insecticide. 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%).
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments
EPA received one anonymous comment on this notice that was
supportive of EPA cancelling these registrations, which EPA
acknowledges. For these reasons, the Agency does not believe that the
comments submitted during the comment period merit further review or a
denial of the requests for voluntary cancellation.
IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)), EPA hereby
approves the requested cancellations of the registrations identified in
table 1 of unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the
product registrations identified in table 1 of unit II, are canceled.
The effective date of the cancellations that are the subject of this
notice is July 1, 2024. 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
31, 2023 (88 FR 60207) (FRL-11150-01-OCSPP). The comment period closed
on October 02, 2023.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
that are currently in the United States and which 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.
The registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks
of products listed in table 1 of unit II, until July 1, 2025, which is
1 year after the publication of the Cancellation Order in the Federal
Register. Thereafter, the registrants are prohibited from selling or
distributing products listed in table 1, except for export in
accordance with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o), or proper disposal.
Persons other than the registrants may sell, distribute, or use
existing stocks of products listed in table 1 of unit II, until
existing 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.
The disposition of existing stocks for the products listed in table
3 of unit II, is governed by the provisions in EPA's October 3, 2023,
letter approving the voluntary cancellation of these products.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: June 11, 2024.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-14354 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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