Notice2024-19424
Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA); Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Pesticide Registrations
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Published
August 29, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70181-70182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <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: 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#13777c66747f7260603d79727e7660537663723d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbdfd4cedcd7dac8c895d1dad6dec8fbdecbda95dcd4cd">[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/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
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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