2017-05700. Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amendments To Terminate Uses

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of Unit II, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a November 18, 2016 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit II, to voluntarily cancel and amend to terminate uses of these product registrations.

DATES:

The cancellations and amendments are effective March 23, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Green, Information Technology and Resources Management 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. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0577, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is [phone], and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is [phone]. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

In the November 18, 2016 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency received one comment on this notice from a registrant to withdraw one cancellation request for registration 100-1052, because it was inadvertently sent to the agency and it is not listed in this notice and will not be cancelled. Also two comments were received for the following registration numbers that were listed for product cancellation in the November 18, 2016 notice in error and are not listed in this notice, the following product registrations are not being cancelled: 2792-45, 61842-20, 61842-21, 61842-22, 61842-23, 61842-24 and 61842-32. Also, a comment was received for registration number 66222-32 that was listed in error with the incorrect product name and active ingredient, and it is not listed in this notice and will not be cancelled. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

This notice announces the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, as requested by registrants, of products registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a). These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.

Table 1—Product Cancellations

Registration No.	Company No.	Product name	Active ingredient
100-951	100	Hurricane	Metalaxyl-M & Fludioxonil.
100-1051	100	Talon-G Rodenticide Bait Pack Pellets with Bitrex	Brodifacoum.
100-1057	100	Talon-G Rodenticide Mini-Pellets with Bitrex	Brodifacoum.
100-1064	100	Diquat Weed Killer `D'	Diquat dibromide.
100-1095	100	Lambda-Cyhalothrin TC Insecticide	Lambda-Cyhalothrin.
100-1114	100	Rapid Kill #1	Diquat dibromide.
100-1115	100	Rapid Kill #1 Concentrate	Diquat dibromide.
100-1143	100	Touchdown Ready-To-Use Herbicide	Glyphosate.
100-1144	100	Touchdown Home and Garden Concentrate	Glyphosate.
100-1170	100	Optigard ZT Insecticide	Thiamethoxam.
100-1180	100	Touchdown Diquat Home and Garden Ready to Use	Diquat dibromide & Glyphosate.
100-1209	100	Abamectin Granular Fire Ant Killer	Abamectin.
100-1302	100	Cypermethrin ME 2.0% Concentrate	Cypermethrin.
100-1303	100	Cypermethrin ME 0.2% RTU	Cypermethrin.
100-1329	100	Glyphosate Diquat Prodiamine EW RTU	Glyphosate, Diquat dibromide & Prodiamine.
100-1331	100	Prodiamine/Diquat/Glyphosate EW Concentrate	Diquat dibromide, Prodiamine & Glyphosate.
100-1332	100	Prodiamine/Diquat/Glyphosate EW Manufacturing Use Concentrate	Diquat dibromide, Glyphosate & Prodiamine.
100-1355	100	Departure Herbicide	Glyphosate.
100-1393	100	Hurricane WDG	Fludioxonil & Metalaxyl-M.
100-1403	100	Glyphosate 500	Glyphosate.
100-1429	100	Foxfire Herbicide	Pinoxaden & Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl.
228-679	228	ETI 107 02 G	Paclobutrazol.
228-680	228	ETI 107 01 G	Paclobutrazol.
279-3195	279	Authority First Herbicide	Sulfentrazone.
279-3231	279	Gauntlet	Sulfentrazone & Cloransulam-methyl.
279-3247	279	Gauntlet 70 WP Herbicide	Sulfentrazone & Cloransulam-methyl.
352-713	352	DuPont Sulfentrazone XP Herbicide	Sulfentrazone.
499-497	499	Whitmire Micro-Gen TC 232	D-Limonene.
499-508	499	TC 246	Imazalil.
499-519	499	TC 232 W&H	D-Limonene.
2724-819	2724	Pyrocide Pressurized Ant & Roach Spray 70451	Propoxur, Pyrethrins, Piperonyl butoxide & MGK 264.
5905-583	5905	HM-0739	2,4-D, diethanolamine salt, Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-, compd with 2,2′-iminobis(ethanol) (1:1) & 3-Quinolinecarboxylic acid, 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-, monoammonium salt.
7969-341	7969	Cando Limonene Wasp & Hornet Jet Spray	D-Limonene.
7969-344	7969	Cando Limonene Indoor/Outdoor Multi-Insect Spray	D-Limonene.
9688-307	9688	TAT Total Release Water Based Fogger	MGK 264, Tetramethrin & Esfenvalerate.
35935-101	35935	Azoxystrobin Technical	Azoxystrobin.
59639-80	59639	Valent Bolero 10 G (Herbicide)	Thiobencarb.
61282-01	61282	Technical Diphacinone	Diphacinone.
61282-03	61282	Zinc Phosphide 93	Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2).
61282-20	61282	Zinc Phosphide Corn Bait	Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2).
66330-260	66330	Flomet 4L	Fluometuron.
67760-43	67760	Cheminova Methyl Parathion 4 EC	Methyl parathion.
70506-180	70506	Accelerate a Harvest Aid for Cotton	Endothall, mono(N,N,-dimethyl alkyl amine) salt.
70506-190	70506	Desicate II	Endothall, mono(N,N,-dimethyl alkyl amine) salt.
70506-296	70506	Thinrite Blossom Thinner	Endothal-dipotassium.
70506-297	70506	UPI Captan Technical	Captan.
82437-1	82437	K & W Agrochemicals 5-15-5 with Gro-Root Liquid (GRL) Root & Transplant Stimulator with 2 Hormones	1-Naphthaleneacetic acid & Indole-3-butyric acid.
82437-3	82437	Kingro RTU (Ready-to-use)	Cytokinin (as kinetin).
82437-4	82437	Rootaid Gel	Indole-3-butyric acid.
82437-6	82437	Prostim L	Indole-3-butyric acid & Cytokinin (as kinetin).
82437-8	82437	Prostim II	Cytokinin (as kinetin) & Indole-3-butyric acid.
88342-1	88342	Odor Rescue	Sodium chlorite.
89461-2	89461	Shiner Concentrated Shock Granules	Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
89461-3	89461	Shiner Dichlor Shock Granules	Sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate.
CO-010006	10163	Hexygon WDG	Hexythiazox.
SC-140001	59639	V-10233 Herbicide	Flumioxazin & Pyroxasulfone.
WA-060021	10163	Onager 1E	Hexythiazox.

Table 2—Product Registration Amendments to Terminate Uses

Registration No.	Company No.	Product name	Active ingredient	Uses to be terminated
100-1093	100	Heritage Fungicide	Azoxystrobin	Artichoke, Globe, Bananas, Plantains (post-harvest uses only), Barley, Canola, Carrots, Corn, Cotton, Cranberry, Grasses (grown for seed), Legume vegetables, dry and succulent, Oilseed crops, Peanuts, Potatoes, Rice, Soybean, Tobacco, Vegetable, leaves of root and tubers, Vegetable, root subgroup, Vegetable, tuberous and corm subgroup, Watercress, Wheat, Triticale & Indoor residual mold spray (use on carpet; wood and drywall; hard, non-porous surfaces).
100-1218	100	Demon Max Insecticide	Cypermethrin	Remove the directions for use for material protection. Remove the section entitled, Treatment of Preconstruction Lumber and Logs.
264-736	264	Bayleton Technical Fungicide	Triadimefon	Pineapple.
264-740	264	Bayleton 50% Concentrate	Triadimefon	Pineapple.
2792-45	2792	No Scald DPA EC-283	Diphenylamine (Not selected for InertFinder)	Pear use.
6218-45	6218	Pyrethrins Fogging Concentrate II	MGK 264, Piperonyl butoxide & Pyrethrins	Outdoor Use, all outdoor uses except building perimeters (spot treatments).
43410-33	43410	Chem-Tek 100	Thiabendazole	In or on paints, nylon carpeting & canvas textiles.
70506-179	70506	Ziram Manufacturing Use Product	Ziram	Blackberries.
85678-8	85678	Captan Technical	Captan	Turf Use.
85678-13	85678	Captan 4L	Captan	Turf Use.
85678-14	85678	Captan 80 WDG	Captan	Turf Use.
85678-28	85678	Captan Technical II	Captan	Turf Use.
87290-61	87290	Willowood Mesotrione 4SC	Mesotrione	Directions for use on soybeans.
87290-62	87290	Willowood Mesotrione 480SC	Mesotrione	Directions for use on soybeans.

Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products in Tables 1 and 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 above.

Table 3—Registrants of Cancelled and Amended Products

EPA company No.	Company name and address
100	Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300.
228	NuFarm Americas, Inc., 4020 Aerial Center Pkwy., Ste. 101, Morrisville, NC 27560.
264	Bayer CropScience, LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
279	FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
352	E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company (S300/419), Attn: Manager, US Registration, Dupont Crop Protection, Chestnut Run Plaza, 974 Centre Road, P.O. Box 2915, Wilmington, DE 19805.
499	BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
2724	Wellmark International, 1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 200 West, Schaumburg, IL 60173.
2792	Decco US Post-Harvest, Inc., 1713 South California Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016-0120.
5905	Helena Chemical Company, Agent Name: Helena Products Group, 7664 Smythe Farm Road, Memphis, TN 38120.
6218	Summit Chemical Co., 8322 Sharon Drive, Frederick, MD 21704.
7969	BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
9688	Chemsico, A Division of United Industries Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St. Louis, MO 63114-0642.
10163	Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366.
35935	NuFarm Limited, Agent Name: NuFarm Americas Inc., 4020 Aerial Center Pkwy., Ste. 103, Morrisville, NC 27560.
43410	Agri-Chem Consulting, Inc., 27536 CR 561, Tavares, FL 32778.
59639	Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
61282	Hacco, Inc., 110 Hopkins Drive, Randolph, WI 53956-1316.
66330	Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513.
67760	Cheminova, Inc., 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209.
70506	United Phosphorus, Inc., Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street Ct. NW., Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
82437	K & W Agrichemicals, Inc., Agent Name: Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707-0640.
85678	Redeagle International LLC, Agent Name: Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707.
87290	Willowood, LLC, Agent Name: Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707-0640.
88342	CLO2 Systems, 3427 Pearl Road, Medina, OH 44256.
89461	Global Chem Tech, LLC, 34 Lake Havasu Avenue N.—14-204, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403.

III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments

During the public comment period provided, EPA received four comments in response to the November 18, 2016 Federal Register notice announcing the Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellations and amendments to terminate uses of products listed in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. One request was from Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC requesting that EPA Reg. No. 100-1052 be retained because the voluntary cancellation request was sent to the agency in error. A second comment was received from Decco US Post-Harvest, Inc. requesting that EPA Reg. No. 2792-45 be retained because the entry to cancel the product registration was listed in error, the registrant only voluntarily requested to amend the registration to terminate uses on pears which is accurately listed in Table 2 of Unit II. A third comment was received from Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. requesting that EPA Reg. numbers 61842-20, 61842-21, 61842-22, 61842-23, 61842-24 and 61842-32 be retained because the entry to cancel the product registrations were listed in error. The fourth comment was received from Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. requesting that EPA Reg. No. 66222-32 be retained because the product registration name and active ingredient were listed incorrectly.

IV. Cancellation Order

Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)), EPA hereby approves the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses of the registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the product registrations identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II, are canceled and amended to terminate the affected uses. The effective date of the cancellations that are subject of this notice is March 23, 2017. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II, in a manner inconsistent with any of the provisions for disposition of existing stocks set forth in Unit VI. will be a violation of FIFRA.

V. 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. Thereafter, following the public comment period, the EPA Administrator may approve such a request. The notice of receipt for this action was published for comment in the Federal Register of November 18, 2016 (81 FR 81761) (FRL-9953-55). The comment period closed on December 19, 2016.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products which are currently in the United States and which were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the action. The existing stocks provision for the products subject to this order is as follows.

For voluntary cancellations, the registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 until March 23, 2018, which is 1 year after publication of this cancellation order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrants are prohibited from selling or distributing products listed in Table 1 of Unit II, except for export in accordance with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper disposal.

Now that EPA has approved product labels reflecting the requested amendments to terminate uses, registrants are permitted to sell or distribute products listed in Table 2 of Unit II, under the previously approved labeling until September 24, 2018, a period of 18 months after publication of the cancellation order in this Federal Register, 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.

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

Dated: January 24, 2017.

Delores Barber,

Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.