[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11102-11104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04326]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0025; FRL-9907-06]


Notice of Receipt of Pesticide Products; Registration 
Applications To Register New Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new 
uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active 
ingredients pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This 
notice provides the public with an opportunity to comment on the 
applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 31, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the EPA Registration Number or EPA File Symbol of 
interest as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lewis, Antimicrobials Division 
(AD) (7510P), email address:

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[email protected]; or Lois Rossi, Registration Division (RD) (7505P), 
email address: [email protected]; main telephone number: (703) 305-
7090, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. As part of the 
mailing address, include the contact person's name, division, and mail 
code. Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. 
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. 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 submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Registration Applications

    EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide 
products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant 
to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4), EPA is hereby providing 
notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. 
Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by 
the Agency on these applications. For actions being evaluated under the 
Agency's public participation process for registration actions, there 
will be an additional opportunity for a 30-day public comment period on 
the proposed decision. Please see the Agency's public participation Web 
site for additional information on this process (http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/registration-public-involvement.html ). EPA 
received the following applications to register new uses for pesticide 
products containing currently registered active ingredients:
    1. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-1067 and 100-1431. Docket ID 
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0729. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, P.O. 
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300. Active ingredient: Paraquat 
dichloride. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Arracacha; 
arrowroot; artichoke, Chinese; artichoke, Jerusalem; canna, edible; 
cassava, bitter and sweet; chayote (root); chufa; dasheen; ginger; 
leren; sweet potato; tanier; turmeric; yam, bean; and yam, true. (RD)
    2. EPA Registration Symbol/EPA Registration Number: 264-RRAO and 
264-1137. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0013. Applicant: Bayer 
CropScience, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27709. Active ingredient: Fluoxastrobin. Product type: 
Fungicide. Proposed uses: For use as a seed treatment on corn to aid in 
the control of seed borne and soilborne fungi, Penicillium spp. and 
Aspergillus spp., causing seed and seedling blights; and to aid in 
suppression of late season stalk rot caused by Fusarium spp. and 
Colletotrichum graminicola. (RD)
    3. EPA Registration Numbers: 264-776 and 264-1055. Docket ID 
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0504. Applicant: Bayer CropScience, P.O. Box 
12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active 
ingredient: Trifloxystrobin. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed uses: 
Dry pea, chickpea, and lentil. (RD)
    4. EPA Registration Symbol: 352-III. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2014-0007. Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1007 Market 
Street, Wilmington, DE 19898. Active ingredient: Picoxystrobin. Product 
type: Herbicide. Proposed use: End-use product intended for treatment 
of canola, corn and soybean seeds. (RD)
    5. EPA Registration Symbols/EPA Registration Number: 499-LTN, 499-
LAO, and 7969-299. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0793. Applicant: 
BASF Corporation, Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, 3568 Tree 
Court Industrial Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63122-6682. Active ingredient: 
Alpha-Cypermethrin. Product type: Insecticide. Proposed use: Indoor 
non-food handling establishments. (RD)
    6. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-185, 7969-199, and 7969-258. 
Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0798. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 
P.O. Box 13528, 26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 
Active ingredient: Pyraclostrobin. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed 
uses: Herbs, Subgroup 19A; Dill; Stone Fruit, Group 12-12 (conversion); 
and Tree Nut, Group 14-12 (conversion). (RD)
    7. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-198 and 7969-199. Docket ID 
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0797. Applicant: BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 
13528, 26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active 
ingredient: Boscalid. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed uses: Herbs, 
Subgroup 19A; Dill; Stone Fruit, Group 12-12 (conversion); Tree Nut, 
Group 14-12 (conversion). (RD)
    8. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-283 and 7969-284. Docket ID 
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0255. Applicant: BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 
13528, 26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active 
ingredient: Metrafenone. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed uses: Peach, 
Subgroup 12-12B; Apricot; Cherry, Subgroup 12-12A; Hop, dried cones; 
Vegetable, cucurbit, Group 9; and Fruit, small, vine climbing, except 
fuzzy kiwifruit, Subgroup 13-07F. (RD)

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    9. EPA Registration Symbol: 59441-RR. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2014-0017. Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company, 343 State St., Rochester, 
NY 14650. Active ingredient: Copper sulfate pentahydrate. Product type: 
Antimicrobial. Proposed use: Material preservative. (AD)
    10. EPA Registration Number: 82552-1. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2013-0826. Applicant: Siamons International, Inc., 48 Galaxy Blvd., 
Unit 413, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 6C8. Active ingredient: Sodium 
carbonate. Product type: Antimicrobial, Fungistat, and Mildewstat. 
Proposed uses: HVAC Systems. (AD)
    11. EPA Registration Number: 84034-1. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2014-0016. Applicant: Mexel USA, LLC, 1655 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 
350, Arlington, VA 22209. Active ingredient: 1-(Alkyl amino)-3 
aminopropane. Product type: Molluscicide/antifoulant. Proposed use: 
End-use product intended to control bio-fouling in once through and 
recirculating cooling towers. (AD)

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: February 12, 2014.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-04326 Filed 2-26-14; 8:45 am]
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