[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64929-64930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25214]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0466; FRL-9272-01-OCSPP]


Spirodiclofen; Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide 
Registrations; Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register on December 21, 
2020 to amend the effective date of cancellation for the two 
spirodiclofen registrations listed in Table 1B of the cancellation 
order published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2018. The affected 
registrations for that cancellation order, EPA Registration Nos. 264-
830 and 264-831 were registered to Bayer CropScience. The December 21, 
2020, notice in the Federal Register was issued to amend the 
cancellation order, as requested by Bayer, by amending the effective 
date of the cancellation and the existing stocks provision for the two 
spirodiclofen registrations until December 31, 2021. Subsequent to the 
issuance of this cancellation order, the two registrations were 
transferred to the Gowan Company and Gowan has requested that the 
cancellation order be rescinded. EPA is extending the effective date of 
cancellation to June 30, 2022 while considering Gowan's request. The 
cancellation of these two registrations would terminate the last 
spirodiclofen products registered for use in the United States. Any 
distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation 
order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, 
including any existing stocks provisions.

DATES: The Federal Register of December 21, 2020, announced the 
voluntary cancellation of two

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spirodiclofen registrations (EPA Registration Nos. 264-830 and 264-831) 
as requested by the registrant, effective December 31, 2021. The Agency 
is now amending the effective date of cancellation to June 30, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Dutch, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-2352; 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 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. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0466, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Due to the public health emergency, 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.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice is being issued to amend the effective date for 
cancellation the two spirodiclofen registrations (now EPA Registration 
Nos. 10163-382 and 10163-383) as published in the Federal Register on 
December 21, 2020 (85 FR 83078) (FRL 10017-47). The transfer of these 
spirodiclofen products to Gowan became effective on March 18, 2021. 
Gowan committed to develop required data with the intention of 
maintaining these spirodiclofen registrations in a letter dated October 
8, 2020. With this notice, EPA is hereby amending the effective date 
for cancellation of EPA Registration Nos. 10163-382 and 10163-383 to 
June 30, 2022. Although Gowan submitted data and waiver requests to EPA 
as they had committed to do, EPA recently completed draft ecological 
and human health risk assessments as part of registration review which 
identified potential cancer dietary (water and food) risks of concern, 
along with potential ecological risks of concern for certain taxa, 
including mammals and honeybees. Changes to the spirodiclofen labels 
are necessary to adequately mitigate those risks. EPA is extending the 
effective date of cancellation to further consider Gowan's request to 
rescind the cancellation order. Consistent with the previous 
cancellation order, the registrant would be prohibited from producing, 
selling, or distributing existing stocks of products containing 
spirodiclofen following the cancellation effective date. Other entities 
would be permitted to sell, distribute, and use stocks of spirodiclofen 
until stocks are exhausted. The cancellation of these two registrations 
would terminate the last spirodiclofen products registered for use in 
the United States.

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

    Dated: November 15, 2021.
Mary Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-25214 Filed 11-18-21; 8:45 am]
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