[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 83538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26333]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0070; FRL-10841-08-OCSPP]


Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New 
Active Ingredients (August 2023)

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 January 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0070, and the specific case number for the 
chemical substance related to your comment, through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at https://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. To make 
special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed 
information, please follow the instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional instructions on commenting or 
visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets 
generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Overstreet, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number: 
(202) 566-2425, email address: [email protected]. The mailing 
address 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.

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).

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. 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 website for additional 
information on this process (https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/public-participation-process-registration-actions).
    The New Active Ingredient listed in this notice was incorrectly 
identified as a New Use in the Federal Register on September 20, 2023 
(88 FR 64909) (FRL-10578-08-OCSPP).

Notice of Receipt--New Active Ingredient

    File Symbol: 524-AAL. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0379. 
Applicant: Bayer CropScience LP, 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, 
Chesterfield, MO 63017. Active ingredient: GA20ox_SUP miRNA. Product 
type: Plant-incorporated Protectant. Proposed use: Plant Growth 
Regulator. Contact: BPPD.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: November 16, 2023.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-26333 Filed 11-29-23; 8:45 am]
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