Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients-April 2022

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Federal RegisterMay 20, 2022
87 Fed. Reg. 30940 (May. 20, 2022)

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

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 June 21, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number and the EPA File Symbol of interest as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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.

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.

The latest information on EPA/DC docket access, services and submitting comments is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Smith, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number: (202) 566-1400, email address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing address: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. Include the contact person's name, division, and mail code in the mailing address.

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 https://www.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 ( http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/public-participation-process-registration-actions ).

Notice of Receipt—New Active Ingredients

1. EPA File Symbols: 10163-GIU and 10163-GIL. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0302. Applicant: Gowan Company in cooperation with SDS Biotech K.K., c/o Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126, 3185 Madison Highway, Valdosta, GA 31603. Product names: SB-950 Technical and SB-9503. Active ingredient: Fungicide—Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AT-332 at 82.5% and 30.0%. Proposed use: For aerial and ground applications. Contact: BPPD.

2. EPA File Symbols: 95374-R and 95374-E. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0278. Applicant: Trafalgar Land Company, LLC, P.O. Box 38, Orosi, CA 93647. Product names: CPCC TGAI and CPCC 40.5. Active ingredient: Rodenticide—Cellulose from powdered corn cobs at 45.1% and 40.5%. Proposed use: For use indoors to control mice. Contact: BPPD.

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

Dated: May 12, 2022.

Brian Bordelon,

Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Program Support.

[FR Doc. 2022-10850 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]

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