[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 114-115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31829]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0022; FRL-9956-33]


Pesticide Product Registrations; Receipt of Applications for New 
Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register new uses for 
pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. 
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 2, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the Docket 
Identification (ID) Number and the EPA Registration Number 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: Michael Goodis, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone 
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected].

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).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, EPA 
seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a 
result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may 
have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human health 
impacts or

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environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides discussed in this 
document, compared to the general population.

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) (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. For actions being 
evaluated under EPA's public participation process for registration 
actions, there will be an additional opportunity for public comment on 
the proposed decisions. Please see EPA's public participation Web site 
for additional information on this process (http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/public-participation-process-registration-actions). EPA received the following applications to register new uses 
for pesticide products containing currently registered active 
ingredients:
    1. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-739, 100-1262, 100-1312, 100-1313, 
100-1317, and 100-1554. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0254. 
Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, 
NC 27419. Active Ingredient: Difenoconazole. Product Type: Fungicide. 
Proposed Use: Cranberry; Fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy 
kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F; Guava; Kohlrabi; Papaya; Crop group 
conversion from Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 5B to Brassica, leafy 
greens, subgroup 4-16B; and Crop group conversion from Brassica, head 
and stem, subgroup 5A to Vegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5-
16.
    2. EPA Registration Number: 100-1481. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2016-0640. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, 
Greensboro, NC 27419. Active Ingredient: Indoxacarb. Product Type: 
Insecticide. Proposed Use: Commercial ornamental plant nurseries, 
pastures grazed by horses and other companion animals not used for 
consumption, and sod farms.
    3. EPA Registration Numbers: 59639-139, 59639-140, and 59639-141. 
Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0257. Applicant: Valent USA 
Corporation, P.O. Box 8025, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Active Ingredient: 
Fluopicolide. Product Type: Fungicide. Proposed Use: Basil; Beans, 
succulent; Fruit, citrus, crop group 10-10; Hop, dried cones; Crop 
group conversion from Vegetable, fruiting, crop group 8 to Vegetable, 
fruiting, crop group 8-10; and Crop group expansion from Grape to 
Fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F.

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

    Dated: December 20, 2016.
Robert McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-31829 Filed 12-30-16; 8:45 am]
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