Notice2024-20945
Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Amend Registrations To Terminate Asparagus Use
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Published
September 16, 2024
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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 request by Gharda Chemicals International, Inc. (Gharda) to voluntarily amend one chlorpyrifos registration to terminate use on asparagus. EPA intends to grant this request at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit further review of the request, or unless the registrant withdraws its request. If, and after, this request is granted, any sale, distribution, or use of the product listed in this notice would need to be consistent with the terms as described in the final cancellation order.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75536-75537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20945]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0223; FRL-12246-01-OCSPP]
Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Amend
Registrations To Terminate Asparagus Use
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 request
by Gharda Chemicals International, Inc. (Gharda) to voluntarily amend
one chlorpyrifos registration to terminate use on asparagus. EPA
intends to grant this request at the close of the comment period for
this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments
within the comment period that would merit further review of the
request, or unless the registrant withdraws its request. If, and after,
this request is granted, any sale, distribution, or use of the product
listed in this notice would need to be consistent with the terms as
described in the final cancellation order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 16, 2024,
whichever occurs later.
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>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Biggio, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0700; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#286778786b4044475a58515a414e475b6146595d415a414d5b684d5849064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9f6e9e9fad1d5d6cbc9c0cbd0dfd6caf0d7c8ccd0cbd0dccaf9dcc9d897ded6cf">[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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.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 a request from
Gharda to terminate asparagus in one product registration. The affected
registration is listed in Table 1 of this Unit. Table 2 of this Unit
includes the name and address of record for Gharda.
Unless the Agency receives substantive comments that warrant
further review of the request or the registrant withdraws their
request, EPA intends to issue a final cancellation order in the Federal
Register terminating use on asparagus for the registration in Table 1.
Table 1--Chlorpyrifos Registration With Pending Request for Termination of Asparagus
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Registration No. Product name Company Uses to be deleted
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93182-8.............................. Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos Gharda Chemicals Asparagus.
Agricultural International, Inc.
Insecticide.
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Table 2--Registrant Requesting Voluntary Termination of Asparagus
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EPA Company No. Company name and address
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93182.................................. Gharda Chemicals International,
Inc., 4032 Crockers Lake
Blvd., Suite 818, Sarasota, FL
34238.
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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 cancelled or amended to terminate one or
more registered 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.
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
at least 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 registrant requests 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.
Gharda has requested that EPA waive the 180-day comment period.
Accordingly, EPA is providing a 30-day comment period on the proposed
request.
IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use termination/
deletion should submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks for the product identified in this document are
those stocks of registered pesticide product 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. EPA
has determined that the following existing stocks provisions are not
inconsistent with the purposes of FIFRA given the limited amount of
existing stocks and the limited time allowed for use of the existing
stocks outlined below:
<bullet> Sale and distribution of existing stocks of Pilot 15G
Chlorpyrifos Agricultural Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 93182-8) is
permitted until April 30, 2025.
<bullet> Use of existing stocks of Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos
Agricultural Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 93182-8) must be consistent with
the product labeling. Such use is permitted until June 30, 2025.
<bullet> Use of existing stocks of Pilot 15G Chlorpyrifos
Agricultural Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 93182-8) for non-food purposes
is permitted until existing stocks are exhausted, as long as such use
is in accordance with the labeling.
After these dates, all respective sale, distribution, and use of
existing stocks is prohibited, except for sale and distribution for
export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) and for proper
disposal in accordance with state regulations.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 9, 2024.
Jean Anne Overstreet,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-20945 Filed 9-13-24; 8:45 am]
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