Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and/or Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses

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In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide products and/or to amend certain pesticide product registrations to terminate one or more uses. 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 registration has been cancelled and/or use terminated 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 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102888-102891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29933]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0093; FRL-12084-01-OCSPP]

Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain
Pesticide Registrations and/or Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain
Uses

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 the registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide products
and/or to amend certain pesticide product registrations to terminate
one or more uses. 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
registration has been cancelled and/or use terminated 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 January 17, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0093, 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:
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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 EPA of requests from registrants
to cancel certain pesticide product registrations and/or terminate
certain uses of pesticide product registrations. The affected products
and the registrants making the requests are identified in tables 1-3 of
this unit.
Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant or if the Agency
determines that there are substantive comments that warrant further
review of this request, EPA intends to issue an order canceling and/or
amending the affected registrations.

Table 1--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredients
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279-9546........................ 279 F6119 Turf and IVM Herbicide.. 2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester
(030063/1928-43-4)--(65.52%),
Carfentrazone-ethyl (128712/
128639-02-1)--(1.44%).
7401-38......................... 7401 Ferti-Lome Liquid Carbaryl Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
Home Garden Spray. (23.7%).
7401-69......................... 7401 Ferti Lome Garden Dust........ Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
(5%).
7401-166........................ 7401 Hi-Yield 10% Carbaryl Garden Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
Dust. (10%).
8378-10......................... 8378 Shaw's Crabgrass Control and Benfluralin (084301/1861-40-
Fertilizer. 1)--(1.15%).
8378-11......................... 8378 Shaw's Professional Crabgrass Benfluralin (084301/1861-40-
Control and Fertilizer. 1)--(.92%).
8378-31......................... 8378 Shaw's Sevin 430 Turf Insect Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
Granules + Fertilizer. (4.3%).
8378-35......................... 8378 Balan 2.5G.................... Benfluralin (084301/1861-40-
1)--(2.5%).

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8378-36......................... 8378 Shaw's Sevin 143 Turf Insect Carbaryl (056801/63-25-2)--
Granules + Fertilizer. (1.43%).
9198-234........................ 9198 The Andersons Bicarb Lawn Bifenthrin (128825/82657-04-
Insect Killer Granules. 3)--(.058%), Carbaryl (056801/
63-25-2)--(2.3%).
70804-1......................... 70804 UltraFloc AlgaeSolve II....... Copper sulfate pentahydrate
(024401/7758-99-8)--(25%).
94278-4......................... 94278 Ethephon 75% MUP.............. Ethephon (099801/16672-87-0)--
(75%).
PA-160001....................... 56228 Gonacon--Equine............... Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
(116800/9034-40-6)--(.032%).
TX-090006....................... 59639 Esteem Ant Bait............... Pyriproxyfen (129032/95737-68-
1)--(.5%).
WA-070007....................... 62719 DMA 4 IVM..................... 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt
(030019/2008-39-1)--(46.3%).
WA-080009....................... 70506 Ethephon 2.................... Ethephon (099801/16672-87-0)--
(21.7%).
WA-200004....................... 68506 UVASYS........................ Sodium metabisulfite (111409/
7681-57-4)--(36.5%).
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Table 2--Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Amendment
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Registration No. Company No. Product name Active ingredient Uses to be terminated
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42750-400.................. 42750 Albaugh Thiamethoxam Thiamethoxam (060109/ Non-seed treatment
Technical. 153719-23-4)--(98.5% uses.
).
61842-27................... 61842 Sinbar WDG Terbacil (012701/5902- Grass seed crops and
Agricultural 51-2)--(80%). pears.
Herbicide.
74712-5.................... 74712 Avancid GL 45M....... Glutaraldehyde Beet sugar mills and
(043901/111-30-8)-- beet sugar mill
(45%). process water
systems. Paper mills
and paper mill
process water
systems. Pigments
and filler slurries
for food contact
paper and
paperboard. Water
based coatings for
food contact paper
and paperboard.
Aqueous metalworking
fluids. Animal
production
facilities and farm
equipment.
74712-6.................... 74712 Avancid GL 25........ Glutaraldehyde Dairy sweet water
(043901/111-30-8)-- systems. Hydrostatic
(25%). sterilizers and
retorts.
Pasteurizers and
warmers. Beet sugar
mills and beet sugar
mill process water
system. Paper mills
and paper mill
process water
systems. Pigments
and filler slurries
for food contact
paper and
paperboard. Water
based coatings for
food contact paper
and paperboard.
Aqueous metalworking
fluids. In-can
preservative for
food contact
adhesives and
mineral slurries
used in papermaking.
74712-7.................... 74712 Avancid GL 45........ Glutaraldehyde Dairy sweet water
(043901/111-30-8)-- systems. Hydrostatic
(45%). sterilizers and
retorts.
Pasteurizers and
warmers. Beet sugar
mills and beet sugar
mill process water
systems. Paper mills
and paper mill
process water
systems. Pigments
and filler slurries
for food contact
paper and
paperboard. Water
based coatings for
food contact paper
and paperboard.
Aqueous metalworking
fluids. In-can
preservative for
food contact
adhesives and
mineral slurries
used in papermaking.
74712-8.................... 74712 Avancid GL 50M....... Glutaraldehyde Beet sugar mills and
(043901/111-30-8)-- beet sugar mill
(50%). process water
systems. Paper mills
and paper mill
process water
systems. Pigments
and filler slurries
for food contact
paper and
paperboard. Water
bases coatings for
food contact paper
and paperboard.
Aqueous metalworking
fluids. Animal
production
facilities and farm
equipment.

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74712-9.................... 74712 Avancid GL 50........ Glutaraldehyde Dairy sweet water
(043901/111-30-8)-- systems. Hydrostatic
(50%). sterilizers and
retorts.
Pasteurizers and
warmers. Beet sugar
mills and beet sugar
mill process water
systems. Paper mills
and paper mill
process water
systems. Pigments
and filler slurries
for food contact
paper and
paperboard. Water
based coatings for
food contact paper
and paperboard.
Aqueous metalworking
fluids. In-can
preservative for
food contact
adhesives and
mineral slurries
used in papermaking.
74712-10................... 74712 Avancid GL 15........ Glutaraldehyde Dairy sweet water
(043901/111-30-8)-- systems. Hydrostatic
(15%). sterilizers and
retorts.
Pasteurizers and
warmers. Beet sugar
mills and beet sugar
mill process water
systems. Paper mills
and paper mill
process water
systems. Pigments
and filler slurries
for food contact
paper and
paperboard. Water
based coatings for
food contact paper
and paperboard.
Aqueous metalworking
fluids. In-can
preservative for
food contact
adhesives and
mineral slurries
used in papermaking.
87811-1.................... 87811 Willowood Tebuconazole (128997/ Wood protection uses.
Tebuconazole 107534-96-3)--(98.5%
Technical. ).
101563-130................. 101563 Spirotetramat 240 SC Spirotetramat (392201/ All crop uses, non-
Greenhouse and 203313-25-1)--(22.4% bearing fruit and
Nursery Insecticide/ ). nut trees, and
Miticide. vegetable plants.
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Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
the registrants of the products listed in table 1 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 and table 2 of this unit.

Table 3--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or Amendments
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EPA company No. Company name and address
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279............................... FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
7401.............................. Voluntary Purchasing Groups, Inc.,
Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory
Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street
Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
8378.............................. Knox Fertilizer Company, Inc., Agent
Name: Wagner Regulator Associates,
P.O. Box: 640, Hockessin, DE 19707-
0640.
9198.............................. The Andersons, Inc., 1947 Briarfield
Blvd., P.O. Box: 119, Maumee, OH
43537.
42750............................. Albaugh, LLC, 1525 NE 36th Street,
Ankeny, IA 50021.
56228............................. U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 149,
Riverdale, MD 20737.
59639............................. Valent U.S.A., LLC, 4600 Norris
Canyon Road, P.O. Box: 5075, San
Ramon, CA 94583.
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.
68506............................. Tessara (Pty) Ltd., Agent Name:
Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc.,
4110 136th Street Ct. NW, Gig
Harbor, WA 98332.
70506............................. Arysta LifeScience North America,
LLC, Agent Name: UPL NA, Inc., 630
Freedom Business Center, Suite 402,
King of Prussia, PA 19406.
70804............................. USALCO, LLC, 2601 Cannery Avenue,
Baltimore, MD 21226.
74712............................. Special Materials Company, Agent
Name: Toxcel, LLC, 7140 Heritage
Village Plaza, Gainesville, VA
20155.
87811............................. Willowood Tebuconazole, LLC,
Division Name: C/O Generic Crop
Science, LLC, 1887 Whitney Mesa
Drive, #9740, Henderson, NV 89014-
2069.
94278............................. Oasis Chemicals, LLC, 4511 11th
Street, Lubbock, TX 79416.
101563............................ Environmental Science U.S., LLC,
5000 Centregreen Way, Suite 400,
Cary, NC 27513.
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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 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.
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

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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 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 Requests

Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for product
cancellation or use termination should submit the 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
action. If the requests for voluntary cancellation and/or amendments to
terminate uses are granted, the Agency intends to publish the
cancellation order in the Federal Register.
In any order issued in response to these requests for cancellation
of product registrations and/or for amendments to terminate uses, EPA
proposes to include the following provisions for the treatment of any
existing stocks of the products listed in tables 1 and 2 of unit II.
For voluntary product cancellations, registrants will be permitted
to sell and distribute existing stocks of voluntarily canceled products
for 1 year after the effective date of the cancellation, which will be
the date of publication of the cancellation order in the Federal
Register. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or
distributing the products identified in table 1 of unit II, except for
export consistent with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper
disposal.
Once EPA has approved product labels reflecting the requested
amendments to terminate uses, registrants will be permitted to sell or
distribute products under the previously approved labeling for a period
of 18 months after the date of Federal Register publication of the
cancellation order, 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 11, 2024.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-29933 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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