[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 59736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16075]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0154; FRL-12103-01-OCSPP]


Dicamba and S-metolachlor; Pesticide Product Registration; Notice 
of Receipt of Application for New Use; Request for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received an application proposing to register new uses 
for a new pesticide product containing a currently registered active 
ingredient. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and 
opportunity to comment on this application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 22, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0154, 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. Additional 
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Smith, Director, Registration 
Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1030; 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 CBI to EPA through email or 
https://www.regulations.gov. If you wish to include CBI in your 
comment, please follow the applicable instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#rules and clearly mark the 
information that you claim to be CBI. 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 guidance provided at https://www.epa.gov//epa-dockets.

II. Registration Application

    EPA has received the following application to register new uses for 
a new pesticide product containing a currently registered active 
ingredient. Pursuant to FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), 
EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt of this application and an 
opportunity to comment on the information provided below as well as the 
current proposed labeling associated with this application. Notice of 
receipt of this application does not imply a decision by the Agency on 
this application.
    File Symbol: 100-RTLG. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0154. 
Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, 
NC 27419. Active ingredients: Dicamba and S-metolachlor. Product type: 
Herbicide. Proposed use: Dicamba-tolerant cotton and dicamba-tolerant 
soybeans. Contact: RD.
    This proposed new use has been coded as an R170, additional food 
use, which carries a PRIA 5 statutory review time of 17 months from the 
date that the action gets in-processed. Because EPA expects a large 
stakeholder interest in this application, EPA also included in the 
docket Syngenta Crop Protection's current proposed labeling associated 
with the application.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: July 15, 2024.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2024-16075 Filed 7-22-24; 8:45 am]
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