2019-11415. Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses  

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    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 certain pesticide product registrations and to amend certain product registrations to terminate 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 their 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 July 1, 2019.

    ADDRESSES:

    Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0014, 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: Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. ATTN: Christopher Green.

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    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: (703) 347-0367; email address: green.christopher@epa.gov.

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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 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 pesticide products and amend product registrations to terminate certain uses registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)). 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 in the Federal Register canceling and amending the affected registrations.

    Table 1—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation

    Registration No.Company No.Product nameActive ingredients
    100-1083100Doubleplay Selective HerbicideCarbamothioic acid, dipropyl-, S-ethyl ester & Acetochlor.
    279-3556279Nic-It HerbicideNicosulfuron.
    279-3577279Solida Grande HerbicideRimsulfuron & Nicosulfuron.
    279-3593279Harrow HerbicideRimsulfuron & Thifensulfuron.
    499-534499TC 281Fludioxonil.
    1258-1611258HTH Dry Chlorinator Granular for Swimming Pools 70%Calcium hypochlorite.
    1258-1621258HTH Dry Chlorinator for Swimming Pools Tablet 70%Calcium hypochlorite.
    1258-9741258Calcium Hypochlorite Tablets—65Calcium hypochlorite.
    1258-10641258Calcium Hypochlorite Sanitizer Tablets 60Calcium hypochlorite.
    1258-11711258HTH Tablets 75Calcium hypochlorite.
    1258-12181258Calcium Hypochlorite 20 Gram TabletsCalcium hypochlorite.
    1258-12401258HTH Granular Sanitizer/ShockCalcium hypochlorite.
    1258-12811258Pool Breeze Pool Care System Shock Treatment and SuperchlorinatorCalcium hypochlorite.
    1258-13331258AW08Calcium hypochlorite.
    1258-13481258AW78Sodium hypochlorite.
    1258-13561258AW88 (ICM)Calcium hypochlorite.
    1258-13571258AW88 (MASS)Calcium hypochlorite.
    1258-13601258AW91 (MASS)Calcium hypochlorite.
    1258-13621258AW91 (RPL)Calcium hypochlorite.
    1543-161543Leather Therapyo-Phenylphenol (No Inert Use).
    2693-1882693Intersmooth 365 Ecoloflex SPC Antifouling BEA 363Cuprous oxide & Zinc pyrithione.
    2693-1942693Optima ActivatorZinc pyrithione.
    2693-2002693Multi-Micron Antifouling-BlueCuprous oxide & Zinc pyrithione.
    2693-2222693Trilux CF—BlackZinc pyrithione.
    2693-2232693Trilux ABF-WhiteZinc pyrithione.
    2749-5872749Buprofezin 70WDG IGRBuprofezin.
    3008-913008ORD-X378Copper, bis(8-quinolinolato-N1,O8)-,.
    5185-4595185Proteam HGH-Tech TabsBoron sodium oxide (B4Na2O7), pentahydrate & Trichloro-s-triazinetrione.
    5481-5255481Lorsban 15G SmartboxChlorpyrifos.
    7969-937969FACET 50 WPQuinclorac.
    7969-1137969Paramount HerbicideQuinclorac.
    7969-1307969Drive 75 DF HerbicideQuinclorac.
    7969-1527969Paramount BW HerbicideQuinclorac & 2,4-D.
    7969-1587969FACET GR Herbicide 46Quinclorac.
    7969-2677969Onetime HerbicideQuinclorac; Dicamba & Mecoprop-P.
    7969-3137969FACET 75 DF HerbicideQuinclorac.
    7969-3427969Boric Acid Granular Insect BaitBoric acid.
    10404-3710404PCNB 12.5% Plus FertilizerPentachloronitrobenzene.
    10772-2310772CapricornTetraacetylethylenediamine & Sodium percarbonate.
    19713-29719713Ida Inc. Sodium HypochloriteSodium hypochlorite.
    19713-31219713Drexel PCNB-2E LiquidPentachloronitrobenzene.
    40810-1940810Irgaguard (R) B502 1Silver & Zinc.
    40810-2340810Irgaguard B102 NSilver & Zinc.
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    40810-2540810Irgaguard B 102 ZZinc.
    40810-2640810Irgaguard B 102 MSilver.
    40810-2740810Irgaguard B6000Zinc & Silver.
    47033-2000147033Cascade S100LSodium hypochlorite.
    47371-19147371Formulation HWS-512Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(50%C14, 40%C12, 10%C16) & 1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chloride.
    55852-455852Sodium Hypochlorite SolutionSodium hypochlorite.
    67690-3767690CuPro 2005 T/N/OCopper hydroxide.
    70506-27770506Symmetry IICopper carbonate, basic.
    70627-6970627Terrific Antibacterial Disinfectant SanitizerAlkyl* dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride *(68%C12, 32%C14) & Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(60%C14, 30%C16, 5%C18, 5%C12).
    70627-7370627Scrubbing Bubbles Disinfectant Bathroom Cleaner1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chloride; 1-Octanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, chloride; 1-Decanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octyl-, chloride & Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(50%C14, 40%C12, 10%C16).
    71326-271326Sweetwater Purifier SolutionSodium hypochlorite.
    87246-587246Protx2 AVPoly(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene) hydrochloride.
    87373-2187373ARG Oxamyl TechnicalOxamyl.
    87373-2287373ARG Oxamyl MUPOxamyl.
    89046-1189046Bioprotec Caterpillar Insecticide ConcentrateBacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki, strain EVB-113-19.
    89046-1289046Bioprotec PlusBacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki, strain EVB-113-19.
    89046-1489046BioprotekBacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki, strain EVB-113-19.
    91234-5391234A127.01Oxamyl.
    91234-5491234A127.02Oxamyl.
    91234-9991234A308.07Prodiamine & Sulfentrazone.
    AR-090002279Authority MTZ DF HerbicideMetribuzin & Sulfentrazone.
    AR-13000569969Avipel Liquid Corn Seed TreatmentAnthraquinone.
    CO-1700015481Parazone 3SLParaquat dichloride.
    CO-1700025481Parazone 3SLParaquat dichloride.
    OR-080036400Vitaflo 280Thiram & Carboxin.
    OR-98000610163Gowan Cryolite BaitCryolite.
    TX-190001228NUP-17063 Herbicide2,4-DP-p, 2-ethylhexyl ester.
    UT-180004100GRAMOXONE SL 2.0Paraquat dichloride.
    WA-09000762719Rally 40WSPMyclobutanil.
    WA-110002264Liberty 280 SL HerbicideGlufosinate.
    WA-11000662719EntrustSpinosad.
    WA-13000162719Crossbow2,4-D, butoxyethyl ester & Triclopyr, butoxyethyl ester.
    WY-080001400ComitePropargite.

    Table 1A—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation

    Registration No.Company No.Product nameActive ingredients
    464-327464Dowicil 150 Antimicrobial3,5,7-Triazatricyclo(3.3.1.1(superscript 3,7))decane, 1-(3-chloro-2-propenyl)-, chloride, (Z)-.
    464-403464Dowicil 75 Preservative1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride.

    The registrants of the registrations in Table 1A, request the cancellations to be effective on August 12, 2019.

    Table 1B—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation

    Registration No.Company No.Product nameActive ingredients
    1021-25761021MGK 2935Tetramethrin; Piperonyl butoxide & Phenothrin.
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    The registrant of the registration in Table 1B, requests the cancellation to be effective on October 01, 2020.

    Table 1C—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation

    Registration No.Company No.Product nameActive ingredients
    40810-1840810Irgaguard B5000Silver & Zinc.
    40810-2440810Irgaguard B7000Zinc & Silver.

    The registrant of the registrations in Table 1C, requests the cancellations to be effective on October 01, 2019.

    Table 1D—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation

    Registration No.Company No.Product nameActive ingredients
    56228-1056228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—FeedlotsStarlicide.
    56228-1756228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—GullsStarlicide.
    56228-2856228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—PigeonsStarlicide.
    56228-3056228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    ID-05001356228Compound DRC-1339—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    ID-05001456228Compound DRC-1339—FeedlotsStarlicide.
    IN-04000156228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate for Staging AreasStarlicide.
    IN-08000356228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate Feedlots IndianaStarlicide.
    KY-02000356228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—FeedlotsStarlicide.
    MD-08000556228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging Areas—MDStarlicide.
    MS-05000856228DRC-1339Starlicide.
    ND-92000156228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—FeedlotsStarlicide.
    NE-10000356228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging Areas and Feedlots—NebraskaStarlicide.
    NM-11000456228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    NV-02000556228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    NV-04000456228Compound DRC-1339 98% Concentrate—Livestock Nest & Fodder DepredationsStarlicide.
    OK-99000156228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    OR-01002456228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    PA-05000256228DRC-1339Starlicide.
    SD-13000156228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    TN-08000356228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—FeedlotsStarlicide.
    TN-08000456228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    TX-02000356228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    TX-89000156228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—FeedlotsStarlicide.
    UT-13000556228Compound DRC-1339 98% Concentrate—Livestock Nest & Fodder DepredationsStarlicide.
    WV-01000256228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    WV-04000156228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.
    WV-11000156228Compound DRC-1339 Concentrate—Staging AreasStarlicide.

    The registrant of the registrations in Table 1D, requests the cancellations to be effective on December 31, 2018.

    Table 1E—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation

    Registration No.Company No.Product nameActive ingredients
    WA-18000792120Hazel1-Methylcyclopropene.

    The registrant of the registration in Table 1E, requests the cancellation to be effective on October 12, 2018.

    Table 2—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Amendment

    Registration No.Company No.Product nameActive ingredientUses to be terminated
    432-978432Stabilene Fly Repellent InsecticideStabileneCompanion animal uses.
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    1381-2551381Saddle-Up2,4-D & DicambaForest management use pattern.
    34704-110034704LPI Tebuconazole TechnicalTebuconazoleWood treatment uses.
    45385-9945385Cenol 0.5% Multipurpose InsecticidePermethrinFood animals (livestock) uses.

    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all the registrants of the products listed in Tables 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E 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, Table 1A and Table 2 of this unit.

    Table 3—Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or Amendments

    EPA company No.Company name and address
    100Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300.
    228NuFarm Americas, Inc., 4020 Aerial Center Pkwy., Ste. 101, Morrisville, NC 27560.
    264Bayer CropScience, LP, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167.
    279FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
    400Macdermid Agricultural Solutions, Inc., C/O Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513.
    432Bayer Environmental Science, A Division of Bayer CropScience, LP, 5000 CentreGreen Way, Suite 400, Cary, NC 27513.
    464DDP Specialty Electronic Materials US, Inc., A wholly owned Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, 1501 Larkin Center Drive, Midland, MI 48674.
    499BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 277093528.
    1021Mclaughlin Gormley King Company, D/B/A MGK, 8810 Tenth Ave. North, Minneapolis, MN 55427-4319.
    1258Arch Chemicals, Inc., 1200 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30004.
    1381Winfield Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 64589, St. Paul, MN 55164-0589.
    1543W.F. Young, Inc., 302 Benton Drive, East Longmeadow, MA 01028.
    1769NCH Corp, 2727 Chemsearch Blvd., Irving, TX 75062.
    2693International Paint, LLC, 6001 Antoine Drive, Houston, TX 77091.
    2749Aceto Agricultural Chemicals Corp., 4 Tri Harbor Court, Port Washington, NY 11050-4661.
    3008Koppers Performance Chemicals, Inc., 1016 Everee Inn Road, Griffin, GA 30224.
    5185Bio-Lab, Inc., P.O. Box 300002, Lawrenceville, GA 30049-1002.
    5481Amvac Chemical Corporation, 4695 Macarthur Court, Suite 1200, Newport Beach, CA 92660-1706.
    7969BASF Corporation, Agricultural Products, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
    10163Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366.
    10404Lesco, Inc., 1385 East 36th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114-4114.
    10772Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Agent Name: Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126.
    19713Drexel Chemical Company, P.O. Box 13327, Memphis, TN 38113-0327.
    34704Loveland Products, Inc., P.O. Box 1286, Greeley, CO 80632-1286.
    40810BASF Corporation, 100 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932.
    45385CTX-Cenol, Inc., 1393 East Highland Rd., Twinsburg, OH 44087.
    47033Cascade Water Services, Inc., 113 Bloomingdale Rd., Hicksville, NY 11801.
    47371H&S Chemicals Division of Lonza, Inc., 412 Mount Kemble Avenue, Suite 200S, Morristown, NJ 07960ch.
    55852Champion Packaging & Distribution, Inc., Agent Name: Technology Sciences Group, Inc., 1150 18th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036.
    56228U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 4700 River Road, Unit 149, Riverdale, MD 20737.
    62719Dow Agrosciences, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., 308/2e, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054.
    67690Sepro Corporation, 11550 N Meridian St., Suite 600, Carmel, IN 46032-4565.
    69969Arkion Life Sciences, LLC, Agent Name: Landis International, Inc., 3815 Madison Highway, P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126.
    70506UPL NA, Inc., D/B/A United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
    70627Diversey, Inc., P.O. Box 19747, Charlotte, NC 28219-0747.
    71326Cascade Designs, Inc., 4000 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134.
    87246Intelligent Fabric Technologies (North America), Inc., Agent Name: Intertek Surveying Services, 16441 Space Center Blvd., Suite D-100, Houston, TX 77058.
    87373Argite, LLC, Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332-9122.
    89046AEF Global, Inc., Agent Name: Scireg, Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192.
    91234Atticus, LLC, Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332-9122.
    92120Hazel Technologies, Inc., Agent Name: The Acta Group, 2200 Penn. Ave. NW, Suite 100W, Washington, DC 20037.

    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 Start Printed Page 25263termination. 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 listed in Table 3 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 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 or termination action, the effective date of cancellation or termination and all other provisions of any earlier cancellation or termination 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, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E, of Unit II.

    A. For Products: 40810-18, 40810-19, 40810-23, 40810-24, 40810-25, 40810-26, 40810-27 and 55852-4

    The registrants have requested to the Agency via letter to sell existing stocks for an 18-month period, for products 40810-18, 40810-19, 40810-23, 40810-24, 40810-25, 40810-26, 40810-27 and 55852-4.

    For all other voluntary product cancellations, identified in Tables 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E of Unit II, 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 Tables 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E 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, identified in Table 2 of Unit II, 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.

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

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    Dated: May 21, 2019.

    Delores Barber,

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

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