2022-01989. Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses

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 the registrants to voluntarily cancel their registrations of certain products and to amend their 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 registrations have been cancelled and uses 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 March 3, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0513, by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://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.

• Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https://www.epa.gov/​dockets/​contacts.html. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Green, Registration Division (7502P), 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. 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 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 preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/​dockets/​comments.html.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants to cancel certain product registrations and terminate certain uses of 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 amending the affected registrations.

Table 1—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation

Registration No.	Company No.	Product name	Active ingredients
432-1515	432	BES0531	Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis Strain BMP 144 solids, spores and insecticidal toxins.
524-487	524	Harness 20G Granular Herbicide	Acetochlor.
524-496	524	Mon 58430 Herbicide	Acetochlor.
524-497	524	Mon 58442 Herbicide	Atrazine; Glyphosate-isopropylammonium & Acetochlor.
1258-1401	1258	IWC 2300-G	Sodium bromide.
2693-70	2693	Latenac Antifouling Red	Cuprous oxide.
2724-688	2724	Security BT Dust Biological Insecticide	Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain SA-12 solides, spores, and insecticidal toxins, ATCC # SD-1323.
4822-278	4822	Raid Formula 278 Insect Killer	Permethrin.
5185-448	5185	NABR97-E	Sodium bromide.
6836-264	6836	Dantobrom TBS-2	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-; 1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin & 1,3-Dichloro-5-ethyl-5-methylhydantoin.
6836-281	6836	Dantobrom PG Granular	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-; 1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin & 1,3-Dichloro-5-ethyl-5-methylhydantoin.
7946-11	7946	Mauget Inject-A-Cide B	Dicrotophos.
8622-25	8622	Halobrom	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-.
8622-28	8622	Halogene	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-.
8622-29	8622	Halogene G	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-.
8622-30	8622	Halogene T-30	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-.
8622-41	8622	Halobrom Mini Slow Dissolving Brominating Tablets for Pool & Spa	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-.
8622-70	8622	Halobrom BCDMH 96%	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-.
8622-73	8622	Halogene—Tab	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-.
8622-82	8622	Halogene 96	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 3-bromo-1-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-.
9688-84	9688	Chemsico Lawn & Garden Insect Control	Permethrin.
9688-85	9688	Chemsico Home Insect Control C	Permethrin.
9688-120	9688	Chemsico Concentrate MP	Permethrin & Myclobutanil.
9688-149	9688	Chemsico Insecticide Concentrate 57P	Permethrin.
9688-184	9688	Chemsico Fire Ant Killer PD	Permethrin.
11678-78	11678	Titanium 9.3	Novaluron.
41750-3	41750	Awlgrip Awlstar Anti-Fouling Gold Label BP802 White Lightning	Cuprous oxide.
62719-42	62719	Reldan F Insecticidal Chemical	Chlorpyrifos-methyl.
73049-405	73049	BTI Technical Powder Bioinsecticide	Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis strain EG2215.
74229-1	74229	Magna Cide D	Nabam & Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate.
80289-16	80289	Dipron 10 EC	Novaluron.
87093-12	87093	LN Iron HEDTA	Ferric HEDTA.
AR-970005	2217	Acme Hi-Dep Herbicide	2,4-D, diethanolamine salt & 2,4-D, dimethylamine salt.
CA-100003	66222	Rimon 0.83 EC Insecticide	Novaluron.
ID-100005	66222	Rimon 0.83 EC	Novaluron.
ID-180003	5481	Parazone 3SL Herbicide	Paraquat dichloride.
ID-190005	5481	Parazone 3SL Herbicide	Paraquat dichloride.
ID-190006	5481	Parazone 3SL Herbicide	Paraquat dichloride.
ID-190007	5481	Parazone 3SL Herbicide	Paraquat dichloride.
MT-060002	66222	Rimon 0.83 EC	Novaluron.
OR-180005	5481	Parazone 3SL Herbicide	Paraquat dichloride.
OR-160008	264	Sivanto 200 SL	Flupyradifurone.
WA-050016	61282	Prozap Zinc Phosphide Pellets	Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2).
WA-120012	59639	Valor Herbicide	Flumioxazin.
WA-180003	5481	Parazone 3SL Herbicide	Paraquat dichloride.
WY-060005	66222	Rimon 0.83 EC	Novaluron.

Table 2—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Amendment

Registration No.	Company No.	Product name	Active ingredient	Uses to be terminated
10088-55	10088	Non-Selective Herbicide #3	Prometon	Weed control on railroad sidings.
10324-81	10324	Maquat 7.5-M	Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(50%C14, 40%C12, 10%C16); 1-Octanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, chloride; 1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chloride & 1-Decanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, chloride	Cadaver.
10324-177	10324	Maquat 705-M	Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(50%C14, 40%C12, 10%C16); 1-Octanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, chloride; 1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chloride & 1-Decanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, chloride	Cadaver.
66222-22	66222	Pramitol 25E	Prometon	Railroads.
70506-575	70506	Thiram 480DP	Thiram	Turf and golf.

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

EPA company No.	Company name and address
264	Bayer CropScience, LP,8622 Agent Name: Bayer CropScience, LLC, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004.
432	Bayer Environmental Science, A Division of Bayer CropScience, LP, 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017.
524	Bayer CropScience, LP, 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004.
1258	Innovative Water Care, LLC, 1400 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004.
2217	PBI/Gordon Corporation, 22701 W 68th Terrace, Shawnee, KS 66226.
2693	International Paint, LLC, 6001 Antoine Drive, Houston, TX 77091.
2724	Wellmark International, 1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 200 West, Schaumburg, IL 60173.
4822	S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1525 Howe Street, Racine, WI 53403.
5185	Bio-Lab, Inc., P.O. Box 300002, Lawrenceville, GA 30049-1002.
5481	Amvac Chemical Corporation, 4695 Macarthur Court, Suite 1200, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1706.
6836	Arxada, LLC, 412 Mount Kemble Avenue, Suite 200S, Morristown, NJ 07960.
7946	J.J. Mauget Co., Agent Name: SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192.
8622	ICL-IP America, Inc., 11636 Huntington Road, Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515.
9688	Chemsico, A Division of United Industries Corp., One Rider Trail Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Earth City, MO 63045-1313.
10088	Athea Laboratories, Inc., P.O. Box 240014, Milwaukee, WI 53224.
10324	Mason Chemical Company, 9075 Centre Pointe Dr., Suite 400, West Chester, OH 45069.
11678	Adama Makhteshim Ltd., Agent Name: Makhteshim-Agan of North America, Inc., D/B/A Adama, 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604.
41750	International Paint, LLC, 6001 Antoine Drive, Houston, TX 77091.
59639	Valent U.S.A., LLC, 4600 Norris Canyon Road, P.O. Box 5075, San Ramon, CA 94583.
61282	Hacco, Inc., 620 Lesher Place, Lansing, MI 48912.
62719	Corteva Agriscience, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
66222	Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., D/B/A Adama, 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27604.
70506	UPL NA, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
73049	Valent Biosciences, LLC, 1910 Innovation Way, Suite 100, Libertyville, IL 60048-6316.
74229	Pro Tech USA, LLC, Agent Name: KRK Consulting, LLC, 5807 Churchill Way, Medina, OH 44256.
80289	Isagro S.P.A., D/B/A Isagro USA, Inc., Agent Name: Exigent Sciences, LLC, 370 S. Main St., Yuma, AZ 85364.
87093	LNouvel, Inc., 4657 Courtyard Trail, Plano, TX 75024.

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 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 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 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 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 terminated uses.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

Dated: January 21, 2022.

Marietta Echeverria,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.