80 FR 60674 - Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 194 (October 7, 2015)

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 terminate 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 terminate 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60674-60676]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25433]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0601; FRL-9934-20]


Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses in 
Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 terminate 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 terminate 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DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by November 6, 2015 for 
registrations for which the registrant requested a waiver of the 180-
day comment period, EPA expects to issue orders terminating these uses. 
The Agency will consider withdrawal requests postmarked no later than 
November 6, 2015. Comments must be received on or before November 6, 
2015, for those registrations where the 180-day comment period has been 
waived.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0601, 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.

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     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001. Written Withdrawal Request, ATTN: Information Technology 
and Resources Management Division (7502P).
     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 commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hartman, 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: (703) 305-5440; email 
address: [email protected].

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. 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 the Agency of applications from 
registrants to terminate uses in certain pesticide products registered 
under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)). 
These registrations are listed in Table 1 of this unit by registration 
number, product name, active ingredient, and specific uses terminated.

              Table 1--Requests for Amendments To Terminate Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
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        EPA Registration No.              Product name          Active ingredient        Use to be terminated
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5905-566...........................  HM-0210-A Systemic PGR  Indole-3-butyric acid   Injection and Basal Bark
                                      & Fungicide.            & Mono- and di-         Application for control of
                                                              potassium salts of      Phytophthora and Pythium
                                                              phosphorous acid.       and other diseases
                                                                                      associated with Stem and
                                                                                      Canker Blight, Beech
                                                                                      Decline, and general tree
                                                                                      decline syndromes in
                                                                                      landscapes, nurseries,
                                                                                      golf courses, forests and
                                                                                      parks.
47000-73...........................  CT-511 Aerosol          MGK 264, Piperonyl      Beef cattle operations,
                                      Insecticide.            butoxide & Pyrethrins.  Poultry operations, Dairy
                                                                                      farm use, Dairy animal
                                                                                      use, Stanchion barn use &
                                                                                      Hog operations.
73385-1............................  Quimag Quimicos Aguila  Copper sulfate          Wood treatment uses.
                                      Copper Sulfate          pentahydrate.
                                      Crystal.
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    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of 
publication of this notice, EPA expects to issue orders terminating all 
of these uses. Users of these pesticides or anyone else desiring the 
retention of a use should contact the applicable registrant directly 
during this 30-day period.
    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for 
all registrants of the Products In Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by 
EPA company number.


 Table 2--Registrants Requesting Amendments To Terminate Uses in Certain
                         Pesticide Registrations
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          EPA Company No.                  Company name and address
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5905...............................  Helena Chemical Company, Agent
                                      Name: Helena Products Group, 7664
                                      Smythe Farm Road, Memphis, TN
                                      38120.
47000..............................  Chem-Tech, Ltd., 10 Hopkins Drive,
                                      Randolph, WI 53956.
73385..............................  Fabrica De Sulfato El Aguila, S.A.
                                      De C.V., Agent Name: Landis
                                      International, Inc., P.O. Box
                                      5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126.
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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 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, the EPA Administrator may approve such a request.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for use termination 
must submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before November 6, 2015, for 
the requests that the registrants requested to waive the 180-day 
comment period. This written withdrawal of the request for use 
termination will apply only to the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) 
request listed in this notice. If the products have been subject to a 
previous

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use termination action, the effective date of termination and all other 
provisions of any earlier termination action are controlling.

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

    Dated: September 17, 2015.
Mark A. Hartman,
Acting, Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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