2021-19002. 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 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 withdrew their 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 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 October 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0513, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 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. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

Submit written withdrawal request by mail to: Registration Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. ATTN: Christopher Green.

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 and terminate certain uses 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
4-459	4	Bonide Captan Wettable	Captan.
100-1343	100	Pulsar Herbicide	Fluroxypyr-meptyl & Dicamba, diglycolamine salt.
279-3027	279	Ammo 2.5 EC Insecticide	Cypermethrin.
279-3070	279	Cynoff WSP Insecticide	Cypermethrin.
279-3591	279	Statement Herbicide	Metolachlor & Sodium salt of fomesafen.
499-371	499	Whitmire PT 120 XLO Sumithrin Contact Insecticide	Phenothrin.
499-376	499	Whitmire PT 1810 Total Release Insecticide	Bifenthrin.
499-443	499	Whitmire TC 161 Injection System	Prallethrin & Cyfluthrin.
499-471	499	Whitmire Micro-Gen TC200 Injection System	Prallethrin & lambda-Cyhalothrin.
499-485	499	TC 218	Cyfluthrin.
499-489	499	TC 62	Cyfluthrin.
499-523	499	TC 260	Cyfluthrin.
499-538	499	TC 130 Gen II	Cyfluthrin.
1381-188	1381	Battery 2.5 EC	Cypermethrin.
2693-212	2693	Super Epoxycop with Irgarol—Blue	1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)- & Cuprous oxide.
5383-223	5383	Troy EX2407	1,2-Benzisothiazolin-3-one & Ziram.
7969-343	7969	Cyfluthrin Encapsulated Residual Insecticide Spray	Cyfluthrin.
7969-361	7969	Priaxor D Fungicide	Tetraconazole; Fluxapyroxad & Pyraclostrobin.
8622-81	8622	Stabilized Bromine Solution	Sulfamic acid, bromo-, monosodium salt.
34704-884	34704	Bifenthrin 7 T&O	Bifenthrin.
34704-888	34704	Bifenthrin 7.9% FL Nursery Insecticide/Miticide	Bifenthrin.
34704-899	34704	PMN HG	Permethrin.
34704-919	34704	Bisect Nursery Granular Insecticide	Bifenthrin.
34704-925	34704	Termethrin 3.2 Termiticide/Insecticide (Alternate)	Permethrin.
34704-956	34704	Bisect CG Granules	Bifenthrin.
34704-957	34704	Bisect G (Alternate)	Bifenthrin.
34704-963	34704	Covert Termiticide/Insecticide	Permethrin.
34704-977	34704	LPI Metolachlor	Metolachlor.
34704-1073	34704	LPI S-Metolachlor Herbicide	S-Metolachlor.
34704-1027	34704	Permethrin Cutworm Bait	Permethrin.
60061-94	60061	Pettit Marine Paint Ultima SR Ablative Dual Biocide Antifouling Bottom Paint	Cuprous oxide & 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)-
60061-110	60061	Petit Marine Paint SR-21 Fresh Water Antifouling	1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)-
60061-111	60061	Copper Powder 1921	Copper as elemental.
60061-117	60061	Pettit Marine Paint Ultima SR Antifouling Paint	1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)- & Cuprous oxide.
60061-136	60061	Pettit Hydrocoat SR Dual-Biocide Ablative Antifouling	Cuprous oxide & 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)-
60061-141	60061	Pettit Hydrocoat Pro SR Dual-Biocide Ablative Antifouling Paint	1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, N-cyclopropyl-N'-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)- & Cuprous oxide.
62719-427	62719	Dimension 1EC Turf Herbicide	Dithiopyr.
62719-468	62719	Dimension Ultra 2SC	Dithiopyr.
83222-7	83222	Cyper G-AG 2.5 EC Insecticide	Cypermethrin.
83222-30	83222	Clethodim 2 EC Herbicide	Clethodim.
84229-18	84229	Tide Technical Tebuconazole	Tebuconazole.
AL-060006	34704	Permethrin Insecticide	Permethrin.
GA-060005	34704	Permethrin Insecticide	Permethrin.
ID-060017	34704	Stealth Herbicide	Pendimethalin.
ID-060020	34704	Stealth Herbicide	Pendimethalin.
MA-170001	34704	Intensity Post-Emergence Grass Herbicide	Clethodim.
WA-160001	90924	Formaldehyde Solution 37	Formaldehyde.

Table 2—Product Registrations With Pending Requests for Amendment

Registration No.	Company No.	Product name	Active ingredient	Uses to be terminated
270-300	270	Equicare Flysect Super-7 Repellent Spray	Stabilene; MGK 326; MGK 264; Piperonyl butoxide; Pyrethrins & Permethrin	Use on dogs.
19713-235	19713	Drexel Captan 50W	Captan	Home and Garden Sublabel.
19713-362	19713	Drexel 80% Captan	Captan	Home and Garden Sublabel.
19713-385	19713	Drexel 80% Kaptan	Captan	Home and Garden Sublabel.
19713-405	19713	Drexel Captan 80 WDF	Captan	Home and Garden Sublabel.
19713-646	19713	Drexel Captan 50W Fungicide	Captan	Home and Garden Sublabel.
19713-652	19713	Drexel Captan 80 WDG	Captan	Home and Garden Sublabel.
47371-146	47371	HS-420 (10%) Water Treatment Microbicide	1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chloride	Directions for use for sanitization of food processing equipment and other hard surfaces in food contact locations.
47371-164	47371	Formulation HS-1210 Disinfectant/Sanitizer (50%)	Alkyl* dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride *(50%C14, 40%C12, 10%C16) & 1-Decanaminium, N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-, chloride	Directions for use for re-circulating water in cooling towers and oil field flood or saltwater disposal systems.
61842-21	61842	Linex® 4L Agricultural Herbicide	Linuron	Post-harvest; Crop stubble; Fallow Ground; Stale Seedbed.
61842-22	61842	Linuron Technical	Linuron	Terrestrial Non-Cropland; Lupine.
61842-23	61842	Lorox DF Agricultural Herbicide	Linuron	Corn (field); Potato; Sorghum.
61842-24	61842	Linuron Flake Technical	Linuron	Terrestrial Non-Cropland; Lupine.
61842-32	61842	Linuron Technical	Linuron	Terrestrial Non-Cropland; Lupine.

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
4	Bonide Products, LLC, 6301 Sutliff Road, Oriskany, NY 13424.
100	Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300.
270	Farnam Companies, Inc., 1501 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 200 West, Schaumburg, IL 60173.
279	FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
499	BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
1381	Winfield Solutions, LLC, P.O. Box 64589, St. Paul, MN 55164-0589.
2693	International Paint, LLC, 6001 Antoine Drive, Houston, TX 77091.
5383	Troy Chemical Corporation, 8 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ 07932.
7969	BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
8622	ICL-IP America, Inc., 11636 Huntington Road, Gallipolis Ferry, WV 25515.
19713	Drexel Chemical Company, P.O Box 13327, Memphis, TN 38113-0327.
34704	Loveland Products, Inc., P.O. Box 1286, Greeley, CO 80632-1286.
47371	H&S Chemicals Division of Lonza, LLC, 412 Mount Kemble Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960.
60061	Kop-Coat, Inc., 36 Pine Street, Rockaway, NJ 07866.
61842	Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
62719	Corteva Agriscience, LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
83222	Winfield Solutions, LLC, 1080 County Rd., F West, MS5705, P.O. Box 64589, St. Paul, MN 55164.
84229	Tide International, USA, Inc., Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th Street Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
90924	Championx, LLC, 11177 S. Stadium Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77478.

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 deletion 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 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 & 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 & terminated uses.

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

Dated: August 11, 2021.

Marietta Echeverria,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.