[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42318-42320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17130]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0011; FRL-9912-17]


Notice of Receipt of Pesticide Products; Registration Application 
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 August 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the EPA Registration Number or 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.html.
    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: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), main telephone number: 
(703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected]., Lois Rossi, 
Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-
7090; email address: [email protected]. The mailing address for each 
contact person is: 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. The division to contact is listed at the 
end of each application summary.

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 an additional public comment 
period on the proposed decision. Please see the Agency's public 
participation Web site for additional information on this process 
(http://iaspub.epa.gov/apex/pesticides/f?p=CHEMICALSEARCH:30:0). EPA 
received the following application to register new uses for pesticide 
products containing currently registered active ingredients:

    1. EPA Registration Number: 11678-1 and 66222-58, and 66222-257. 
Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0315. Applicant: Makhteshim Agan 
of North America, Inc (MANA), 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, 
Raleigh, NC and Makhteshim Chemical Works (MCE) c/o Makhteshim Agan 
of North America, Inc (MANA), 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, 
Raleigh, NC. Active ingredient: Captan. Product Type: Fungicide. 
Proposed Uses: Ginseng. (RD)
    2. EPA Registration Number/EPA File Symbol: 100-RLNA. Docket ID 
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0701. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, 
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active ingredient: 
Difenoconazole, including its metabolites and degradates, and 
Azoxystrobin, and the Z-isomer of azoxystrobin. Product Type: 
Fungicide. Proposed Uses: to control diseases on ornamental plants 
and vegetable transplants grown in indoor production facilities. 
(RD)
    3. EPA Registration Number: 73314-6. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0330. Applicant: Technology Sciences Group, Inc., 1150 18th 
St. NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036 (on behalf of Novozymes 
BioAg, Inc., 13100 W. Lisbon Rd., Suite 600, Brookfield, WI 53005). 
Active Ingredient: Isaria fumosoroseus strain FE 9901. Product Type: 
Insecticide. Proposed Uses: Outdoor, food, and residential uses. 
(BPPD)
    4. EPA Registration Number: 73314-7. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0330. Applicant: Technology Sciences Group, Inc., 1150 18th 
St. NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036 (on behalf of Novozymes 
BioAg, Inc., 13100 W. Lisbon Rd., Suite 600, Brookfield, WI 53005). 
Active Ingredient: Isaria fumosoroseus strain FE 9901. Product Type: 
Insecticide. Proposed Uses: For manufacturing into end-use pesticide 
products to be used outdoors, in or on food, and in residential 
areas. (BPPD)

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    5. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-1131, 100-1140, and 100-1150 
Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0303. Applicant: Syngenta Crop 
Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active 
ingredient: Mesotrione. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses: 
Citrus Fruit (Orange), Pome Fruit (Apple), Stone Fruit (Nectarine, 
Peach, Plum) and Tree Nuts (Almond, Common Walnut, Pistachio). (RD)
    6. EPA Registration Number: 59639-147. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0230. Applicant: Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1600 Riviera 
Ave., Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Active ingredient: 
Metconazole measured as the sum of its cis- and trans-isomers. 
Product type: Fungicide. Proposed Uses: Dried shelled pea and bean 
(except soybean) subgroup 6C, Sunflower subgroup 20B, Rapeseed 
subgroup 20A, Stone fruit group 12-12; Tree nut group 14-12. (RD)
    7. EPA Registration Number: 72078-1. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0230. Applicant: Kureha Corporation, 1600 Riviera Ave., 
Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Active ingredient: Metconazole 
measured as the sum of its cis- and trans-isomers. Product type: 
Fungicide. Proposed Uses: Dried shelled pea and bean (except 
soybean) subgroup 6C, Sunflower subgroup 20B, Rapeseed subgroup 20A, 
Stone fruit group 12-12; Tree nut group 14-12. (RD)
    8. EPA Registration Number(s): 62719-442 and 62719-437. Docket 
ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0476. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 
9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN, 46268-1054. Active ingredient: 
Methoxyfenozide. Product type: Insecticide. Proposed Uses: 
Pineapple. (RD)
    9. EPA Registration Numbers: 241-245 and 241-418. Docket ID 
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0397. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active ingredient: 
Pendimethalin calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of 
pendimethalin. Product Type: Herbicide Proposed Uses: Milk, fat 
(cattle, goat, horse and sheep), liver (cattle, goat, horse, and 
sheep), meat (cattle, goat, horse, and sheep), and meat byproducts 
except liver (cattle, goat, horse, and sheep), forage and hay. (RD)
    10. EPA Registration Number: 7969-188, 7969-190. Docket ID 
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0346. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active ingredient: 
Prohexadione Calcium. Product Type: Fungicide. Proposed Uses: 
Strawberry and watercress. (RD)
    11. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-275 and 7969-278. Docket ID 
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0339. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 
Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528. Active 
ingredient: Saflufenacil, calculated as the stoichiometric 
equivalent of saflufenacil. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses: 
Alfalfa grown for forage and hay. (RD)
    12. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-56 and 7969-58. Docket ID 
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0161. Applicant: BASF Corporation. P.O. Box 
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-3528. Active ingredient: 
Sethoxydim, and its metabolites containing the 2-cyclohexen-1-one 
moiety (calculated as the herbicide). Product Type: Herbicide. 
Proposed Uses: Conversion of existing uses to the following crop 
groups to include additional crops as listed under 40 CFR 180.41: 
Bulb Vegetable Group 3-07; Bushberry Subgroup 13-07B; Caneberry 
Subgroup 13-07A; Citrus Fruit Group 10-10; Cottonseed Subgroup 20C; 
Fruiting Vegetable Group 8-10 (excluding tomato); Low Growing Berry 
Subgroup 13-07H (excluding lowbush blueberry, highbush cranberry, 
lingonberry, and strawberry); Pome Fruit Group 11-10; Rapeseed 
Subgroup 20A (excluding flax seed); Small Fruit Vine Climbing 
Subgroup 13-07F (excluding fuzzy kiwifruit); and Sunflower Subgroup 
20B (excluding safflower). (RD)
    13. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-815 and 100-816. Docket ID 
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0284. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection 
LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active ingredient: S-
metolachlor. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses: Lettuce (head 
and leaf); Low Growing Berry Subgroup 13-07G (excluding cranberry) 
with includes: bearberry, bilberry, blueberry (lowbush), cloudberry, 
lingonberry, muntries, partridgeberry, strawberry (annual and 
perennial), cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these; Cucurbit 
Vegetable Group 9 which includes: chayote (fruit), Chinese wax 
gourd, citron melon, cucumber, gherkin, gourd (edible), momordica 
spp, muskmelon, pumpkin, summer squash, winter squash (including 
butternut squash, calabaza, hubbard squash, acorn squash, and 
spaghetti squash), and watermelon; Sunflower Subgroup 20B which 
includes: calendula, castor oil plant, Chinese tallowtree, 
euphorbia, evening primrose, jojoba, niger seed, rose hip, 
safflower, stokes aster, sunflower, tallowwood, tea oil plant, 
vernonia, cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these.; and 
Fruiting Vegetable Group 8-10 which includes: African eggplant, bush 
tomato, bell pepper, cocona, currant tomato, eggplant, garden 
huckleberry, goji berry, groundcherry, martynia, naranjilla, pea 
eggplant, pepino, non-bell pepper, roselle, scarlet eggplant, 
sunberry, tomatillo, tomato, tree tomato, cultivars, varieties, and/
or hybrids of these. (RD)
    14. EPA Registration Numbers: 62719-37, 62719-53, 62719-87, 
62719-552, and 62719-637. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0314. 
Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, 
IN 46268-1054. Active ingredients: Triclopyr triethylamine salt and 
Triclopyr butoxyethyl ester. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses: 
Dairies and land grazed by lactating dairy animals. (RD)
    15. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-727, 100-949, and 100-1241. 
Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0340. Applicant: Syngenta Crop 
Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active 
ingredient: Trinexapac-ethyl. Product Type: Plant growth regulator. 
Proposed Uses: Rice and Rye. (RD)
    16. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-1374 and 100-1381. Docket ID 
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0354. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, 
LLC, 410 Swing Road, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active 
ingredient: Sedaxane. Product Type: Fungicide. Proposed Uses: For 
seed treatment for cotton, undelinted seed; cotton, gin byproducts; 
and beet, sugar. (RD)

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 27, 2014.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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