Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA); Final Cancellation Order for Pesticide Registrations

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. What action is the Agency taking?

This cancellation order follows a notice of receipt in the Federal Register on August 29, 2024 (89 FR 70181) (FRL-12220-01-OCSPP) and opportunity for public comment on the requests from the registrant listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In that document, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew its requests. The Agency received three comments by the end of the comment period, none of which necessitate further review of the registrant's requests to cancel these product registrations. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues this cancellation order granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only as described below in Unit IV.

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, the EPA Administrator may approve such a request.

II. Cancellation Order

Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)), EPA issues this cancellation order for the products in Table 1. The effective date of the cancellations that are the subject of this order is October 23, 2024. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 of this unit in a manner inconsistent with any of the provisions for disposition of existing stocks set forth in Unit IV. would be a violation of FIFRA.

Table 1 of this unit lists the product cancellations, as requested by registrant, in sequence by registration number (or company number and FIFRA section 24(c) number).