81 FR 25401 - Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Application for New Active Ingredient

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 82 (April 28, 2016)

EPA has received an application to register a pesticide product containing an active ingredient 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 this application.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25401-25402]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09966]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0205; FRL-9945-49]


Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Application for New 
Active Ingredient

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received an application to register a pesticide 
product containing an active ingredient 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 this application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Identification 
(ID) Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0205, 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. Additional 
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, 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).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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, EPA 
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 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. Registration Application

    EPA has received an application to register a pesticide product 
containing an active ingredient 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 this application. Notice of 
receipt of this application does not imply a decision by EPA on this 
application. 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 Web site for additional 
information on this process https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/public-participation-process-registration-actions. EPA received the 
following application to register a pesticide product containing an 
active ingredient not included in any currently registered pesticide 
products:
    File Symbol: 89668-U. Applicant: MosquitoMate, Inc., 2520 Regency 
Rd., Lexington, KY 40503. Product Name: ZAP Males. Active Ingredient: 
Microbial pesticide--Wolbachia pipientis, ZAP Strain at 100.0%. 
Proposed Use: For use in non-biting, male Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger 
mosquito) to be released to mate with indigenous/wild female Asian 
tiger mosquitoes in order to control this specific species of mosquito 
through population suppression by prevention of egg hatch.

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


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    Dated: April 21, 2016.
Mark A. Hartman,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-09966 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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