2012-29384. Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain 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 be permitted after the registration has been cancelled 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 4, 2013.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1017, by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 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.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. Submit written withdrawal request by mail to: Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. ATTN: John W. Pates, Jr.
• Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at http://www.epa.gov/​dockets/​contacts.htm. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John W. Pates, Jr., Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: [phone]; email address: [e-mail].

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 regulations.gov 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 submitting comments, remember to:

i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes.

iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used.

v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in suf

vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives.

vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats.

viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified.

II. What action is the agency taking?

This notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests from registrants to cancel 43 pesticide products registered under FIFRA section 3 or 24(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 orders in the Federal Register canceling all of the affected registrations.

Table 1—Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation

Registration No.	Product name	Chemical name
000100-00641	Banner Fungicide	Propiconazole.
000100-00781	Orbit 45W Fungicide	Propiconazole.
000352-00558	DuPont Muster Herbicide	Ethametsulfuron.
000352-00559	DuPont Ethametsulfuron Methyl Technical Herbicide	Ethametsulfuron.
000499-00518	Prescription Treatment Brand 2% Propoxur Bait	Propoxur.
009404-00087	Permethrin 0.25% Insecticide Granules	Permethrin.
009404-00088	Sunniland Chinch Bug & Mole Cricket Spray	Permethrin.
010163-00298	GWN-3772 Technical	Tribenuron-methyl.
010466-00024	Ultrafresh 300 DD Nonionic	Triclosan/Tributyltin oxide (no inert use).
010466-00043	T-Bate	Tributyltin oxide (no inert use).
010807-00146	Weed-A-Cide Concentrate	Prometon.
010807-00206	Misty Weed-A-Cide CF	Prometon.
010807-00444	CB Fogger IV	Tetramethrin/Esfenvalerate.
010807-00451	Bee, Wasp & Hornet Jet Stream	Phenothrin/Tetramethrin.
028293-00293	Unicorn 30 Day Flea & Tick Treatment	Permethrin.
028293-00357	Unicorn 45% Permethrin Fly & Tick Insecticide	Permethrin.
028293-00358	Unicorn 45% Permethrin Flee & Tick Insecticide	Permethrin.
038167-00029	Mach 2 1.5G	Benzoic acid,4-chloro-,2-benzoyl-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl) hydrazide.
061483-00058	Pentacon-7	Pentachlorophenol.
061483-00059	Pentacon-10	Pentachlorophenol.
062719-00351	Dursban HF Insecticidal Concentrate	Chlorpyrifos.
062719-00352	Dursban W Insecticidal Chemical	Chlorpyrifos.
062719-00364	Dursban 20 MEC Microencapsulated Insecticidal Concentrate	Chlorpyrifos.
066222-00025	Pramitol 1.5% Liquid Vegetation Killer	Prometon.
066222-00044	Pramitol 1.8L	Prometon.
066222-00045	Pramitol 2.2L	Prometon.
066222-00052	Pramitol 1.8 RTU	Prometon.
066222-00118	Bumper 41.8 EC Calif	Propiconazole.
066330-00037	Chloropicrin	Chloropicrin.
066330-00047	TM-442	Chloropicrin.
066330-00228	Malathion Technical	Malathion (no inert use).
066330-00248	Malathion 8EC	Malathion (no inert use).
066330-00325	Propiconazole 14.3% T&O	Propiconazole.
066330-00331	Bifenthrin 13% MUP	Bifenthrin.
068451-00003	Deltamethrin Technical Insecticide (micronized)	Deltamethrin.
068451-00004	Deltamethrin Technical Insecticide	Deltamethrin.
073327-00011	Green Light Conquest Indoor & Outdoor Pest Control	Permethrin.
073327-00012	Green Light Conquest Insecticide Concentrate	Permethrin.
075829-00001	H2Pro Maintenance Treatment	Silver.
081880-00020	MON 12036 Herbicide	Halosulfuron-methyl.
088058-00002	Chlorothalonil 720 Fungicide	Chlorothalonil.
CA900030	Pest Strip	Amvac Small Insect Strip.

Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants 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—Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation

EPA Company No.	Company name and address
100	Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing Rd., P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300.
352	E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (S300/419), Manager, Registration & Regulatory Affairs, 1007 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19898-0001.
499	Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, Inc., Agent: BASF Corporation, 3568 Tree Court Industrial Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63122-6682.
9404	Sunniland Corporation, P.O. Box 8001, Sanford, FL 32772-8001.
10163	Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 853668844.
10466	Thomas Research Associates, Shenstone Estates, 17804 Braemar Plaza, Leesburg, VA 20176-7046.
10807	Amreo, Inc., 990 Industrial Park Dr., Marietta, GA 30062.
28293	Phaeton Corporation, P.O. Box 1019, Salem, VA 24153.
38167	Helena Chemical Company, D/B/A Setre Chemical Company, 225 Schilling Blvd., Suite 300, Collierville, TN 38017.
61483	KMG-Bernuth, Inc., 9555 W. Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77099.
62719	Dow Agrosciences, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., 308/2E, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054.
66222	Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604.
66330	Arysta Lifescience North America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513.
68451	Intervet, Inc., 556 Morris Avenue, S5-2145A, Summit, NJ 07901.
73327	Swiss Farms Products, 3993 Howard Hughs Parkway, Suite 250, Las Vegas, NV 89109-6754.
75829	Garrison Dental Solutions, 150 Dewitt Lane, Ispring Lake, MI 49456.
81880	Canyon Group, LLC, C/O Gowan Company, 370 S. Main St., Yuma, AZ 85364.
88058	Orion Ato, LLC, Agent: Source Dynamics, LLC, S122230 E. Del Norte, Yuma, AZ 85377-7355.
CA 900030	California Dept. of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N. Street Room 221, Sacramento, CA 95814.

III. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA 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.

Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA 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) 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 in Table 2 of Unit II. 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 Request

Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation should submit such 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 cancellation action. Because the Agency has identified no significant potential risk concerns associated with these pesticide products, upon cancellation of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II., EPA anticipates allowing registrants to sell and distribute existing stocks of these products (except for registration no. 066330-00037 and 066330-00047) for 1 year after publication of the Cancellation Order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, 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 generally be allowed to sell, distribute, or use existing stocks until such 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.

A. Registration No. 066330-00037

The continued sale and distribution of existing stocks of this product will be allowed through December 1, 2012. Additionally, the use of existing stocks of this product will be allowed until those existing stocks are exhausted.

B. Registration No. 066330-00047

The continued sale and distribution of existing stocks of this product will be allowed through December 1, 2012. Additionally, the use of existing stocks of this product will be allowed until those existing stocks are exhausted.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

Dated: November 21, 2012.

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,

Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.