SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Executive Summary

A. Does this action apply to me?

This action is directed to the public 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.

B. What action is the Agency taking?

This document announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants to voluntarily cancel their pesticide registrations and amend their product registrations to terminate one or more uses of the products listed in Unit II, that are currently 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 and amending the affected registrations.

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. Before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation, EPA must provide at least a 30-day public comment period on the request. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination of any minor agricultural use, EPA must provide an 180-day comment period 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 in Table 3 of Unit II have requested that EPA waive the 180-day comment period. Accordingly, this document provides a 30-day comment period on these requests.

D. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through email or www.regulations.gov. If you wish to include CBI in your comment, please follow the applicable instructions at www.epa.gov/​dockets/​commenting-epa-dockets#rules and clearly mark the information that you claim to be CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes CBI, a copy of the comment without CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information marked as CBI 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 www.epa.gov/​dockets/​commenting-epa-dockets.

E. How can a registrant withdraw their request for voluntary cancellation?

Registrants who choose to withdraw their request for voluntary cancellation should submit a withdrawal request 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 controlled.

II. Requests to Voluntarily Cancel and Amend Certain Registrations

The registrations with pending voluntary requests for cancellation are listed in sequence by registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in Table 1 of this unit.

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The product registrations with pending voluntary requests for amendments to terminate uses are listed in sequence by registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in Table 2 of this unit.

The name and address of record for the requesting registrants are listed in sequence by EPA company number in Table 3 of this unit. The company number corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration numbers of the products listed in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.

III. 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 cancellation, which will be the date of publication of the cancellation order in the Federal Register . In any order issued in response to these requests, EPA anticipates including the following provisions for the treatment of any existing stocks of the products listed in Unit II:

For voluntary cancellations of the registrations listed in Table 1 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 order. 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 labels for the products listed in Table 2 of Unit II, (amended to reflect 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 publication of the cancelation order in the Federal Register , 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 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper disposal.

Persons other than the registrant will generally be allowed to sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of the 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.

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

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