[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8781-8782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02655]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0049; FRL-10017-74]


Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New 
Active Ingredients (November 2020)

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 March 11, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-comments-epa-dockets.

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    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with 
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer 
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status 
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Smith, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 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).

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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

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 the Agency on these 
applications.

New Active Ingredients

    1. File Symbol: 524-AAG. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0547. 
Applicant: Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 
63167. Product name: MON 95379. Active ingredients: Plant-Incorporated 
Protectant Insecticides--Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1B.868 protein and 
the genetic material (Vector PV-ZMIR522223) necessary for its 
production in MON 95379 corn at <0.036% and Bacillus thuringiensis 
Cry1Da_7 protein and the genetic material (Vector PV-ZMIR522223) 
necessary for its production in MON 95379 corn at <0.01%. Proposed use: 
Plant-incorporated protectants to control lepidopteran pests in corn 
planted on a maximum total acreage of 100 acres per growing season for 
breeding operations across the states of Arkansas, Hawaii, and Iowa.
    2. File Symbol: 52991-GA. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0578. 
Applicant: Bedoukian Research Inc., 6 Commerce Dr., Danbury, CT 06810. 
Product name: Bedoukian z-9-Tetradecenyl Acetate Technical Pheromone. 
Active ingredient: Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromone--Z-9-
tetradecen-1-yl acetate at 85%. Proposed use: For manufacturing use.
    3. File Symbol: 93786-R. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0590. 
Applicant: VPTox LLC, on behalf of Draslovka Services Pty Ltd., 21320 
Sweet Clover Place, Ashburn VA 20147. Product name: eFume. Active 
ingredient: Insecticide--Ethyl Formate at 99.76%. Proposed use: 
Fumigant.

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

    Dated: December 1, 2020.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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