[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2929-2931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00862]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0009; FRL-9921-02]


Pesticide Product Registrations; 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 February 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket 
identification (ID) number and the 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: Jennifer McLain, Antimicrobials 
Division (AD) (7510P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email 
address: [email protected]; or Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), 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).

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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 preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

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) 
(7 U.S.C. 136a(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 EPA on these 
applications.
    1. File Symbol: 52991-GN. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0843. 
Applicant: Bedoukian Research, Inc., 21 Finance Dr., Danbury, CT 06810. 
Product name: Bedoukian Serricornin Technical Pheromone. Active 
ingredient: Pheromone/Insecticide--Serricornin at 63%. Proposed use: 
Mating disruption pheromone to control cigarette beetles (Lasioderma 
serricorne). Contact: BPPD.
    2. File Symbol: 53575-UL. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0892. 
Applicant: Pacific Biocontrol Corporation, 575 Viewridge Dr., Angwin, 
CA 94508. Product name: Isomate[supreg] FBW Ring. Active ingredient: 
Straight-chain lepidopteran pheromone (SCLP)--(E,E)-8,10-Dodecadien-1-
yl acetate at 88.93%. Proposed use: Mating disruptant for the 
Filbertworm (Cydia latiferreana) in pome fruits, pomegranates, and tree 
nut crops (e.g., hazelnuts). Contact: BPPD.
    3. File Symbol: 69553-L. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0559. 
Applicant: SciReg Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192 (on 
behalf of Andermatt Biocontrol AG, Stahlermatten 6 CH-6146, 
Grossdietwil, Switzerland). Product name: Rhizovital 42. Active 
ingredient: Fungicide--Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB42 at 50%. 
Proposed use: For use against soil-borne diseases on all food 
commodities, ornamentals, and turf. Contact: BPPD.
    4. File Symbol: 71840-RA. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0520. 
Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., Research Triangle Drive, NC 
27709. Product name: BroadBand\TM\. Active ingredient: Insecticide and 
miticide--Beauveria bassiana strain PPRI 5339 at 4.3%. Proposed use: 
For control of aphids, mites, thrips, and whitefly in or on fruits, 
herbs, nuts, ornamentals, and vegetables grown in greenhouses and 
glasshouses. Contact: BPPD.
    5. File Symbol: 71840-RL. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0962. 
Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., Research Triangle Drive, NC 
27709. Product name: Trichoderma asperelloides strain JM41R Technical. 
Active ingredient: Fungicide--Trichoderma asperelloides strain JM41R at 
100.0%. Proposed use: For manufacturing of Trichoderma asperelloides 
strain JM41R pesticide products. Note: In the Federal Register of 
January 16, 2013 (78 FR 3422) (FRL-9375-6), EPA announced receipt of 
this application to register a pesticide product containing the active 
ingredient Trichoderma fertile strain JM41R. Since that time, the 
applicant provided additional data on the identity of the active 
ingredient in this pesticide product to EPA. After reviewing these 
data, EPA now considers the correct identity of the active ingredient 
in this pesticide product to be Trichoderma asperelloides strain JM41R 
and not Trichoderma fertile strain JM41R. In order to give the public 
an opportunity to comment on this new information, EPA is republishing 
its receipt of this application with an updated and accurate 
description. Contact: BPPD.
    6. File Symbol: 71840-RT. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0520. 
Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., Research Triangle Drive, NC 
27709. Product name: Beauveria bassiana strain PPRI 5339 Technical. 
Active ingredient: Insecticide and miticide--Beauveria bassiana strain 
PPRI 5339 at 96.0%. Proposed use: For manufacturing of Beauveria 
bassiana strain PPRI 5339 pesticide products. Contact: BPPD.
    7. File Symbol: 71840-RU. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0962. 
Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., Research Triangle Drive, NC 
27709. Product name: TrichoPlus\TM\ Biofungicide. Active ingredient: 
Fungicide--Trichoderma asperelloides strain JM41R at 5.5%. Proposed 
use: For control of diseases (e.g., Sclerotinia and Fusarium) found in 
soil and growing media that is used in greenhouses. Note: In the 
Federal Register of January 16, 2013 (78 FR 3422) (FRL-9375-6), EPA 
announced receipt of this application to register a pesticide product 
containing the active ingredient Trichoderma fertile strain JM41R. 
Since that time, the applicant provided additional data on the identity 
of the active ingredient in this pesticide product to EPA. After 
reviewing these data, EPA now considers the correct identity of the 
active ingredient in this pesticide product to be Trichoderma 
asperelloides strain JM41R and not Trichoderma fertile strain JM41R. In 
order to give the public an opportunity to comment on this new 
information, EPA is republishing its receipt of this application with 
an updated and accurate description. Contact: BPPD.
    8. File Symbol: 84059-EA. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0901. 
Applicant: Marrone Bio Innovations, 2121 Second St., Suite B-107, 
Davis, CA 95618. Product name: MBI-601 EP. Active ingredient: 
Nematicide and fungicide--Sterile grain inoculated with Muscodor albus 
strain SA-13 at 100%. Proposed use: For control of nematodes and soil-
borne diseases in agricultural and home garden soils. Contact: BPPD.
    9. File Symbol: 90457-R. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0721. 
Applicant: Reactive Surfaces, LTD., LLP, 300 West Ave., Suite 1316, 
Austin, TX 78701. Product name: ProteCoat. Active ingredient: 
Antimicrobial--AMP-7 Peptide at 80.85%. Proposed use: To protect 
materials or substances from microbial deterioration or discoloration. 
Contact: AD.
    10. File Symbol: 90809-E. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0897. 
Applicant: Technology Sciences Group, Inc., 712 Fifth St., Suite A, 
Davis, CA 95616 (on behalf of EctoPharma Ltd., Dunsdale Rd., Selkirk, 
TD7 5EB, United Kingdom). Product name: Biodiol\TM\ Bioinsecticide. 
Active ingredient: Insecticide--1,2-Octanediol at 20.00%. Proposed Use: 
For use on growing crops and plants in agricultural, non-agricultural, 
and residential use sites to control chewing, biting, and sucking 
insect pests. Contact: BPPD.
    11. File Symbol: 90809-R. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0897. 
Applicant: Technology Sciences Group, Inc., 712 Fifth St., Suite A, 
Davis, CA 95616 (on behalf of EctoPharma Ltd., Dunsdale Rd., Selkirk, 
TD7 5EB, United Kingdom). Product name: 1,2-Octanediol Technical. 
Active ingredient:

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Insecticide--1,2-Octanediol at 100.0%. Proposed use: For manufacturing 
of 1,2-Octanediol pesticide products. Contact: BPPD.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: January 9, 2015.
Robert McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
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