2014-24646. Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

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 request for amendments by registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be amended to delete one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the Federal Register.

DATES:

The deletions in Table 1 are effective November 17, 2014, because the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or before November 17, 2014. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than November 17, 2014. The deletions in Table 2 are effective April 15, 2015, unless the Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or before April 15, 2015. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than April 15, 2015.

Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant in Table 1 before November 17, 2014, for the registrants that requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period. Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant in Table 2 before April 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0639, by one of the following methods:

• 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 http://www.epa.gov/​dockets/​contacts.html.

Additional instructions on visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

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; main 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. Although this action may be of particular interest to persons who produce or use pesticides, 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 ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0639, is available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPP Docket in the 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 receipt by the Agency of applications from registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. These registrations are listed in Table 1 & Table 2 of this unit by registration number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses deleted.

Table 1—Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

EPA registration No.	Product name	Active ingredient	Delete from label
264-343	Larvin Brand Technical Thiodicarb Insecticide	Thiodicarb	Terrestrial food uses: Sweet corn, Leafy vegetables, Broccoli, Cabbage and Cauliflower; Terrestrial non-food uses: Ornamentals & Non-crop areas.
264-718	Spiromesifen Technical	Spiromesifen	Greenhouse tomatoes.
264-719	Oberon 2SC Insecticide/Miticide	Spiromesifen	Greenhouse tomatoes.
19713-600	Drexel Pendimethalin Technical	Pendimethalin	Grass grown for seed.
42750-230	Captan Technical	Captan	Adhesives, paints & plastics.
45728-12	Ziram Granuflo	Ziram	Blackberry.
46923-4	Copper Sulfate Fine Crystals	Copper sulfate pentahydrate	Wood treatment uses.
65217-1	Biobor JF	1,3,2-Dioxaborinane, 2,2′-((1-methyl-1,3-propanediyl)bis(oxy))bis(4-methyl- & 1,3,2-Dioxaborinane, 2,2′oxybis(4,4,6-trimethyl-	All wood preservative uses.
84229-16	Tide Technical Imidacloprid	Imidacloprid	Companion animal.
85678-8	Captan Technical	Captan	Indoor/Industrial uses in paints, plastics & adhesives.
85678-28	Captan Technical II	Captan	Indoor/Industrial uses in paints, plastics & adhesives.
87290-44	Willowood Azoxystrobin 2.08SC	Azoxystrobin	Post-harvest applications.

Users of these products in Table 1, who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before November 17, 2014, because the registrants requested a waiver of the 180-day comment period, to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment.

This 30-day period will also permit interested members of the public to intercede with registrants prior to the Agency's approval of the deletion.

Table 2—Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

EPA registration No.	Product name	Active ingredient	Delete from label
400-565	Omite 30W	Propargite	Non-bearing avocado use.
11678-1	Merpan Captan Technical	Captan	Paints, plastics, adhesives, turf (golf course) and sod farm.
19713-258	Drexel Captan Technical	Captan	Paints, plastics & adhesives.
19713-631	Drexel Captan Technical 97%	Captan	Coatings, paints, plastics & adhesives.
66330-24	Captan 4 Flowable	Captan	Turf.
66330-26	Captan 50 WP	Captan	Turf.
66330-29	Captan 80 WDG	Captan	Turf.
66330-31	Captan Technical	Captan	Turf, paints, plastics & adhesives.
66330-54	Captan Technical	Captan	Turf, paints, plastics & adhesives.
70506-297	UPI Captan Technical	Captan	Paints, plastics, adhesives & turf.
70506-299	Captan 80 WDG	Captan	Turf.

Users of these products in Table 2, who desire continued use on crops or sites being deleted should contact the applicable registrant before April 15, 2015 to discuss withdrawal of the application for amendment. This 180-day period will also permit interested members of the public to intercede with registrants prior to the Agency's approval of the deletion.

Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number.

Table 3—Registrants Requesting Amendments To Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

EPA company No.	Company name and address
264	Bayer CropScience, LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
400	MacDermid Agricultural Solutions, Inc., c/o Chemtura Corporation, Agent Name: Keller & Heckman, LLP, 1001 G Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001.
11678	Makhteshim Chemical Works, Ltd., Agent Name: Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604.
19713	Drexel Chemical Company, 1700 Channel Drive, P.O. Box 13327, Memphis, TN 38113-0327.
42750	Albaugh, LLC, P.O. Box 2127, Valdosta, GA 31604-2127.
45728	Taminco US, Inc., Agent Name: VJP Consulting, Inc., 21320 Sweet Clover Place, Ashburn, VA 20147.
46923	Old Bridge Chemicals, Inc., Agent Name: Landis International, Inc., 3185 Madison Highway, P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126.
65217	Hammonds Fuel Additives, Inc., Agent Name: Delta Analytical Corp., 12510 Prosperity Drive, Suite 160, Silver Spring, MD 20904.
66330	Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513.
70506	United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
84229	Tide International USA, Inc., Agent Name: Pyxis Regulatory Consulting, Inc., 4110 136th St. NW., Gig Harbor, WA 98332.
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.

III. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be amended to delete one or more uses. The 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, the EPA Administrator may approve such a request.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use deletion must submit the withdrawal in writing to Christopher Green using the methods in ADDRESSES. The Agency will consider written withdrawal requests postmarked no later than November 17, 2014, for the requests that the registrants requested to waive the 180-day comment period and no later than April 15, 2015, for the requests with a 180-day comment period.

V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

The Agency has authorized the registrants to sell or distribute product under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18 months after approval of the revision, unless other restrictions have been imposed, as in special review actions.

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

Dated: September 18, 2014.

Michael Hardy,

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