2021-06851. Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registration 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 February 10, 2021 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. In the February 10, 2021 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 three comments on the notice, but none merited its further review of the requests. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. 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.

DATES:

The cancellations and amendments are effective April 2, 2021.

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. 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-2020-0060, 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?

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 ingredients
106-44	106	Brulin CDQ	Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(60%C14, 30%C16, 5%C18, 5%C12) & Alkyl* dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride *(68%C12, 32%C14).
228-688	228	NuFarm Chlormequat Pro Plant Growth Regulator (Active); NuFarm Chlormequat SPC Plant Growth (Alternate)	Chlormequat chloride.
241-260	241	Amdro Granular Insecticide	Hydramethylnon.
241-261	241	Amdro 20 Fireant Insecticide	Hydramethylnon.
241-371	241	Sensible Termiticide Bait	Hydramethylnon.
279-3615	279	F4189-1	Thiamethoxam; Metalaxyl-M; Difenoconazole; Tebuconazole & Thiophanate-methyl.
352-832	352	Dupont DPX-B2856 3.0 Herbicide	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
499-530	499	TC-250	Hydramethylnon.
1007-99	1007	Nolvasan Solution	Chlorhexidine diacetate.
1007-100	1007	Fort Dodge Nolvasan S (Active); Nolvasan S (Alternate)	Chlorhexidine diacetate.
1007-101	1007	Chlorhexidine Diacetate	Chlorhexidine diacetate.
1043-87	1043	Vesphene II Se	4-tert-Amylphenol & o-Phenylphenol (NO INERT USE).
1043-91	1043	LPH Master Product	4-tert-Amylphenol & o-Phenylphenol (NO INERT USE).
1043-92	1043	LPH SE	4-tert-Amylphenol & o-Phenylphenol (NO INERT USE).
1258-997	1258	Pace Pool Chlorinating Type E Cartridge	Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
1258-1083	1258	Constant Chlor Universal Refillable Cartridge for Floaters and Feeder	Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
1258-1133	1258	Pace Disposable Floating Cartridge	Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
1258-1271	1258	Pool Breeze Pool Care System 3” Chlorinating Tablets	Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
1258-1282	1258	Pool Breeze Pool Care System 1” Chlorinating Tablets	Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
1381-213	1381	Daze 50WP	Thidiazuron.
1448-428	1448	GBCH	2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethyl-.
2693-46	2693	Mil-P-15931B Formula 121/63 Antifouling Paint Vinyl Red	Cuprous oxide.
2693-56	2693	Mil-P-16189B Formula 129/63 Antifouling Paint, Vinyl Black	Cuprous oxide.
6836-202	6836	Barquat MM-45	Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(100% C14).
7364-43	7364	Chlorination Tablets Float Canister	Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
7364-44	7364	Tabex Chlorination Tablets Feeder Canister	Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
7364-49	7364	Tabex Replacement Chlorinating Canister	Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
9688-286	9688	Chemsico Brush Killer Concentrate II	2,4-D, 2-ethylhexyl ester; Dicamba & 2,4-DP-p, 2-ethylhexyl ester.
10807-177	10807	Misty II Disinfectant & Deodorant	Ethanol; 4-tert-Amylphenol & o-Phenylphenol (NO INERT USE).
35935-62	35935	ET-012 (Active); Chlormequat Chloride Technical (Alternate)	Chlormequat chloride.
35935-114	35935	Imazethapyr Technical	Imazethapyr.
52287-15	52287	Harrell's Granular Herbicide 75	Trifluralin & Oxyfluorfen.
55146-42	55146	Algae-RHAP CU-7 Liquid Copper Algaecide	Copper sulfate pentahydrate.
55146-72	55146	Agri Tin Agricultural Fungicide	Fentin hydroxide.
62719-322	62719	NAF-545	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-323	62719	Glyphomax	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-345	62719	Erase Blue	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-361	62719	Glyphosate 18% Concentrate Grass and Weed Killer	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-362	62719	Glyphosate 0.96% RTU	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-366	62719	Glymix MT	2,4-D, isopropylamine salt & Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-448	62719	Rawhide 4F Herbicide	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium & Oxyfluorfen.
62719-481	62719	Glyphosate 1.92% RTU	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-495	62719	Glyphosate 41% Concentrate	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-496	62719	GF-887	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-509	62719	GF-772	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-517	62719	GF-1279	Glyphosate-isopropylammonium.
62719-614	62719	Firststep Herbicide Tank Mix	Glycine, N-(phosphonomethyl)-, compd. with N-methylmethanamine (1:1) & Florasulam.
62719-673	62719	GF-2726 SR	Glycine, N-(phosphonomethyl)-, compd. with N-methylmethanamine (1:1) & 2,4-D, Choline salt.
66570-2	66570	Effersan	Sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione.
67543-7	67543	Super KL	Cuprous oxide.
70644-8	70644	Bio-Blast Biological Termiticide	Metarhizium anisopliae Strain ESF1.
75801-1	75801	Spot-Less Biofungicide	Pseudomonas aureofaciens strain Tx-1.
87290-3	87290	Willowood Pronamide 50WSP	Propyzamide.
94483-1	94483	Lment Mesotrione Technical	Mesotrione.
AZ-150001	8033	Assail 70WP Insecticide	Acetamiprid.
AZ-170004	70506	Assail 30 SG Insecticide	Acetamiprid.

Table 2—Product Registration Amendments to Terminate Uses

Registration No.	Company No.	Product name	Active ingredient	Uses to be terminated
1448-29	1448	TCMTB	2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole	Seed treatment.
1448-403	1448	TCMTB 150	2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole	Seed treatment.
1448-405	1448	TCMTB-DM	2-(Thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole	Seed treatment.
40230-1	40230	Galltrol-A	Agrobacterium radiobacter (strain K84)	Grapes.
64405-29	64405	Copper 8-Quinolinolate	Copper, bis(8-quinolinolato-N1,O8)-,	In-can paint preservative.

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
106	Brulin & Company, Inc., P.O. Box 270, Indianapolis, IN 46206.
228	NuFarm Americas, Inc., 4020 Aerial Center Pkwy., Ste. 101, Morrisville, NC 27560.
241	BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
279	FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
352	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
499	BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
1007	Zoetis, Inc., 333 Portage Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4931.
1043	Steris Corporation, P.O. Box 147, St. Louis, MO 63166-0147.
1258	Arch Chemicals, Inc., 1200 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004.
1381	Winfield Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 64589, St. Paul, MN 55164-0589.
1448	Buckman Laboratories, Inc., 1256 North Mclean Blvd, Memphis, TN 38108.
2693	International Paint, LLC, 6001 Antoine Drive, Houston, TX 77091.
6836	Lonza, LLC, 412 Mount Kemble Avenue, Suite 200S, Morristown, NJ 07960.
7364	Innovative Water Care, LLC, d/b/a GLB Pool & Spa, 1400 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004.
8033	Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., Agent Name: Nisso America, Inc., 379 Thornall Street, 5th Floor, Edison, NJ 08837.
9688	Chemsico, A Division of United Industries Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St. Louis, MO 63114-0642.
10807	AMREP, Inc., Agent Name: Zep, Inc. c/o Compliance Services, 3330 Cumberland Blvd., Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30339.
35935	NuFarm Limited, Agent Name: NuFarm Americas, Inc., 4020 Aerial Center Pkwy., Ste 101, Morrisville, NC 27560.
40230	AgBiochem, Inc., 3750 North 1020 East, Provo, UT 84604.
52287	Harrell's, LLC, P.O. Box 807, Lakeland, FL 33802.
55146	NuFarm Americas, Inc., AGT Division, 4020 Aerial Center Pkwy., Suite 101, Morrisville, NC 27560.
62719	Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
64405	Nisus Corporation, Attn: Regulatory Affairs, 100 Nisus Drive, Rockford, TN 37853-3069.
66570	Activon, Inc., Agent Name: Scientific & Regulatory Consultants, Inc., 201 W. Van Buren Street, Columbia City, IN 46725.
67543	International Paint, LLC, 6001 Antoine Drive, Houston, TX 77091.
70506	UPL NA, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
70644	Lidochem, Inc., Agent Name: RegWest Company, LLC, 8209 West 20th Street, Suite B, Greeley, CO 80634-4699.
75801	Turf Science Laboratories, Inc., International Pest & Vegetative Management, P.O. Box 462785, Escondido, CA 92046.
87290	Willowood, LLC, c/o Generic Crop Science, LLC, 1887 Whitney Messa Drive, #9740, Henderson, NV 89014-2069.
94483	LMENT, LLC, Agent Name: Wagner Regulatory Associates, Inc., 7217 Lancaster Pike, Suite A, P.O. Box 640, Hockessin, DE 19707-0640.

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

The Agency received one anonymous public comment and two other public comments on the notice. For these reasons, the Agency does not believe that the comments submitted during the comment period merit further review or a denial of the requests for voluntary cancellation and use termination.

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 April 2, 2021. 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 February 10, 2021 (86 FR 8902) (FRL-10016-15). The comment period closed on March 12, 2021.

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 the voluntary cancellations listed in Table 1 of Unit II, the registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 until March 31, 2022, 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 the product labels reflecting the requested amendments to terminate, listed in Table 2 of Unit II, registrants are permitted to sell or distribute products listed in Table 2 of Unit II under the previously approved labeling until September 30, 2022, 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.

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: March 26, 2021.

Marietta Echeverria,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.