[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25483-25484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09146]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0162; FRL-9766-01-OCSPP]


Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; 
Comment Request March 2022

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 95699-
EUP-R from NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc., requesting an experimental use 
permit (EUP) for the Methylorubrum extorquens strain NLS0042. The 
Agency has determined that the permit may be of regional and national 
significance. Therefore, because of the potential significance, EPA is 
seeking comments on this application. This notice also announces EPA's 
receipt of an application 94614-EUP-R from GreenLight Biosciences, 
Inc., requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for Ledprona (CAS No. 
2433753-68-3). The Agency has determined that the permit may be of 
regional and national significance. Therefore, because of the potential 
significance, EPA is seeking comments on this application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0162, 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.
    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 (7511M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (202) 566-2427; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or 
sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.

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, the 
Agency 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 environmental effects from exposure to the 
pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general 
population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to 
field test pesticides under development. Manufacturers are required to 
obtain an EUP before testing new pesticides or new uses of pesticides 
if they conduct experimental field tests on 10 acres or more of land or 
one acre or more of water.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency has determined that the 
following EUP application may be of regional and national significance, 
and therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application:
    Experimental Use Permit Number: 95699-EUP-R. Docket ID Number: EPA-
HQ-OPP-2022-0232. Submitter:

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NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc., 1005 North Warson Road, St. Louis, MO 63132. 
Pesticide Chemical: Methylorubrum extorquens strain NLS0042. Summary of 
Request: NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc. is proposing to use 69 pounds of a 
product, Terrasym 250 CRW, that contains the active ingredient 
Methylorubrum extorquens strain NLS0042 over 1000 acres during the 
November 2022 to November 2023 growing season on corn seeds and corn 
fields in Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin to 
generate product performance data to support a future FIFRA section 3 
registration against corn rootworm. Contact: BPPD.
    Experimental Use Permit Number: 94614-EUP-R. Docket ID Number: EPA-
HQ-OPP-2021-0270. Submitter: GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. 200 Boston 
Ave., Suite 1000, Medford, MA 02155. Pesticide Chemical: Ledprona (CAS 
No. 2433753-68-3). Summary of Request: GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. is 
proposing to test Ledprona (CAS No. 2433753-68-3) double-stranded RNA 
beginning in April of 2022 until April 2023. The active ingredient is 
proposed to be applied by aerial, ground, and chemigation methods. The 
use sites include the following states: Idaho, Maine, Michigan, 
Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Virginia, Wisconsin, and 
Washington. The maximum quantity of pesticide requested is a total of 
6,360 grams of active ingredient over a total of 348 acres. The 
proposed experiments are to evaluate the performance of the product 
using different application methods, use at commercial scale compared 
to standard tools, performance of the product in integrated pest 
management programs, yield effects with use of the product, performance 
in various environmental conditions, and effect of the product on 
different stages of the target pest. Contact: BPPD.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: April 18, 2022.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2022-09146 Filed 4-28-22; 8:45 am]
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