Federal Register #2026-23021

EPA Notice on Proposed Pesticide Registration Cancellations and Use Terminations

The Environmental Protection Agency is considering voluntary pesticide-registration cancellations and use terminations, rather than soliciting products or services. - Government buyer: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pesticide Programs. - Registrants named: Bayer CropScience, LLC; Protexall Products, Inc.; J. J. Mauget Co.; Brainerd Chemical Company, Inc.; Maril Products, Inc.; and Albaugh North America Limited. - Registrations proposed for cancellation: - Tioxazafen Technical (Wetcake), registration 524-623; active ingredient tioxazafen (82.5%). - Mon 102133 SC Nematicide Seed Treatment, registration 524-624; active ingredient tioxazafen (45.9%). - Abacide 2HP, registration 7946-30; active ingredient abamectin (1.9%). - Registrations proposed for use termination amendments: - SunPac Mildewcide, registration 4972-43; terminate residential uses; active ingredient paraformaldehyde (91%). - Formaldehyde Solution 37, registration 8743-17; terminate specified in-container preservation, railway-car, plant propagation/disinfection, and outdoor plant pathogen control uses; active ingredient formaldehyde (37%). - Physan 20, registration 55364-5; terminate specified uses involving trees, lawns, turfgrass, and alfalfa hay and forage; active ingredients alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (10%) and alkyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (10%). - Technical MCPA Acid, registration 81598-76; registration amendment to terminate specified uses; active ingredient MCPA (96.5%). - Notable requirement: EPA may grant the requests unless substantive comments warrant further review or a registrant withdraws its request. Any resulting order would establish cancellation or amendment terms, including provisions for existing stocks. - This is a regulatory notice, not a procurement opportunity; no purchase quantities or contract performance period are specified.

Description

The Environmental Protection Agency announces receipt of registrants’ requests to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide product registrations and amend others to terminate specified uses under FIFRA. EPA solicits public comments on the requests through December 14, 2026. EPA intends to grant the requests unless substantive comments warrant further review or a registrant withdraws its request. If granted, EPA will issue a Federal Register order, with subsequent sale, distribution, and use subject to the order’s terms.

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