[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47453-47454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19060]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0009; FRL-9914-42]


Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New 
Active Ingredients

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register pesticide products 
containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered 
pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and 
opportunity to comment on these applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 12, 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.

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    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 pesticide products 
containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered 
pesticide products. 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.
    1. EPA File Symbol: 524-ARO. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-
0456. Applicant: Monsanto Company, 800 North Lindbergh Blvd., St. 
Louis, MO 63167. Active Ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 
and Cry2Ab2 proteins and the genetic material (Vector PV-GMIR13196) 
necessary for their production in MON 87751 soybean. Product Type: 
Plant-incorporated protectant. Proposed Use: Control of lepidopteran 
soybean pests. (BPPD)
    2. EPA File Symbols: 100-RUAT, 100-RUAE, 100-RUAG, 100-RUAA, 100-
RUAL. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0355. Applicant: Syngenta Crop 
Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active 
Ingredient: Bicyclopyrone. Product Type: herbicide. Proposed Uses: 
Technical and End-Use products intended for use in or on field corn, 
seed corn, silage corn, sweet corn and yellow popcorn. (RD)
    3. EPA File Symbol: 524-ARI. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-
0293. Applicant: Monsanto Company, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, 
MO 63167. Active Ingredients: Double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) 
transcript comprising a DvSnf7 inverted repeat sequence derived from 
western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) and Bacillus 
thuringiensis Cry3Bb1 protein and the genetic materials (vector PV-
ZMIR10871) necessary for their production in MON 87411 corn (OECD 
Unique Identifier: MON-87411-9). Proposed Uses: Plant-incorporated 
protectant. (BPPD)
    4. EPA File Symbol: 89850-R. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-
0376. Applicant: J&T Associates, LLC, 4061 North 156th Dr., Goodyear, 
AZ 85395 on behalf of SemioBio Technologies, Inc. 320-887 Great 
Northern Way, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5. Canada. Active Ingredient: 
Furfuryl Propionate. Product Type: Bed Bug Repellent. Proposed Uses: 
Application by general public, first responders and pest control 
operators when applied to uniforms, clothing, luggage and other 
surfaces against bed bugs. (BPPD)
    5. EPA File Symbols: 71512-ER, 71512-EE, and 71512-EG. Docket ID 
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0138. Applicant: ISK Biosciences, 7470 Auburn 
Rd., Suite A, Concord, OH 44077. Active Ingredient: Isofetamid. Product 
Type: Fungicide. Proposed Use: Turf. Turf was not included on the 
previous NOR for isofetamid which published on 4/9/13. (RD)
    6. EPA File Symbols: 83623-R, 83623-G and 83623-E. Docket ID 
Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0375. Applicant: Interregional Research Project 
Number 4, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201W, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 
on behalf of BetaTec Hop Products, Inc., 5185 MacArthur Blvd. NW., 
Suite 300, Washington, DC 20016. Active Ingredient: Potassium Salts of 
Hop Beta Acids (Hop beta acids resin). Product Type: Miticide. Proposed 
Uses: Manufacturing-Use Products to be formulated into end-use products 
for the management of Varroa mite in bee hives. (BPPD)
    7. EPA File Symbol: 88958-R. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-
0358. Applicant: Interregional Research Project Number 4, IR-4, Rutgers 
University, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, on 
behalf of CAI America LLC, 309 Fairwinds Dr., Cary, NC 27518. Active 
ingredient: Propylene Glycol Alginate. Product Type: Nematocide, 
Insecticide, and Fungicide. Proposed Uses: Manufacturing-use product to 
be formulated into end-use products for Preharvest applications to 
crops and turf. (BPPD)
    8. EPA File Symbol: 88958-E. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-
0358. Applicant: Interregional Research Project Number 4, IR-4, Rutgers 
University, 500 College Rd. East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 08540, on 
behalf of CAI America LLC, 309 Fairwinds Dr., Cary, NC 27518. Active 
ingredient: Propylene Glycol Alginate. Product Type: Nematocide, 
Insecticide, and Fungicide. Proposed Uses: End-use product for 
preharvest, in-furrow, soil drench and foliar applications to crops and 
turf. (BPPD)

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest.

    Dated: August 1, 2014.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-19060 Filed 8-12-14; 8:45 am]
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