SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Executive Summary

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 action is the Agency taking?

This document announces receipt by the Agency of requests from registrants to cancel the pesticide products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. that are registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or section 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)). Unless the Agency determines that there are substantive comments that warrant further review of the requests or the registrants withdraw their requests, EPA intends to issue an order in the Federal Register canceling all the registrations.

In addition, this document announces the Agency's intent to cancel the pesticide product registrations listed in Table 3 of Unit III that are registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or section 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)). EPA intends to cancel these registrations as a result of registrants' non-payment of the 2025 pesticide registration maintenance fees. Since registrations for which the fee is not paid are subject to cancellation by order and without a hearing, EPA is not seeking public comment for the cancellation of the products listed in Table 3 of Unit III.

C. What is EPA's authority for taking this action?

FIFRA section 6(f)(1) (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, EPA may approve the request.

FIFRA section 4(i)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(5)) requires that all pesticide registrants pay an annual registration maintenance fee, due by January 15 of each year, to keep their registrations in effect. This requirement applies to all registrations granted under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) as well as those granted under FIFRA section 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)) to meet special local needs. Registrations for which the fee is not paid are subject to cancellation by order and without a hearing pursuant to FIFRA section 4(i)(1)(M) (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(1)(M)). Under FIFRA, EPA may reduce or waive maintenance fees for minor agricultural use pesticides when it is determined that the fee would be likely to cause significant impact on the availability of the pesticide for the use.

D. 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 https://www.epa.gov/​dockets/​commenting-epa-dockets.

III. Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Registrations

The Agency received requests from registrants to cancel the pesticide products registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or section 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)) that are identified in Table 1 of Unit II. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in Table 1 of Unit II. Pursuant to FIFRA Section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)), unless the Agency determines that there are substantive comments that warrant further review of the requests or the registrants withdraw their requests, EPA intends to issue an order in the Federal Register canceling all the registrations listed in Table 1 of Unit II.

Table 2 of Unit II. includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products in Table 1 of Unit II., in sequence by EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration numbers of the products listed in this unit.

III. Registrations Cancelled for Non-Payment

The Agency intends to cancel pesticide products registered under FIFRA Section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a) or Section 24(c) (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)) as a result of the registrants' failure to pay maintenance fees for those registered products by the statutory deadline. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in Table 3 of Unit III. Unless the Agency receives prompt payment of maintenance fees due for the registrations listed in Table 3 of Unit III., the Agency will issue an order in the Federal Register cancelling any of the listed products listed for which inadequate or no payment has been received.

Table 4 of Unit III. includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products in Table 3 of Unit III., in sequence by EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration numbers of the products listed in this unit.

IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request

Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation should submit such 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 which are currently in the United States, and which were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the cancellation action. Upon cancellation of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit III., EPA anticipates allowing registrants to sell and distribute existing stocks of these products until January 15, 2026, or the date that the cancellation notice is published in the Federal Register , whichever is later. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or distributing the pesticides identified in Table 1 of Unit III., except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. Persons other than registrants will generally be allowed to sell, distribute, or use existing stocks until such stocks 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. ( printed page 37504)

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

90 FR 37491