81 FR 33251 - Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 101 (May 25, 2016)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33251-33252]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12359]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0021; FRL-9946-40]


Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New 
Active Ingredients

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 June 24, 2016.

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

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.

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.
    1. File Symbol: 91197-E. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0251. 
Applicant: AFS009 Plant Protection,

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Inc., 104 T.W. Alexander Drive, Building 18, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27709. Product name: HowlerTM T&O. Active ingredient: 
Fungicide--Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca strain AFS009 at 
50.0%. Proposed use: Turf and ornamental plants. Contact: BPPD.
    2. File Symbol: 91197-G. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0251.
    Applicant: AFS009 Plant Protection, Inc., 104 T.W. Alexander Drive, 
Building 18, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Product name: 
HowlerTM. Active ingredient: Fungicide--Pseudomonas 
chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca strain AFS009 at 50.0%. Proposed use: 
Turf and residential use sites and agricultural sites including: 
Berries, citrus, cotton, cucurbits, flowers, fruiting vegetables, 
herbs, leafy vegetables, cole crops, ornamentals, peanut, pome fruit, 
shade house, soybean, stone fruit, tobacco, tree nuts, tubers, and 
wheat. Contact: BPPD.
    3. File Symbol: 91197-R. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0251. 
Applicant: AFS009 Plant Protection, Inc., 104 T.W. Alexander Drive, 
Building 18, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Product name: 
HowlerTM Technical. Active ingredient: Fungicide--
Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca strain AFS009 at 100.0%. 
Proposed use: Manufacturing Use. Contact: BPPD.

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

    Dated: May 18, 2016.
Mark A. Hartman,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-12359 Filed 5-24-16; 8:45 am]
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