83 FR 11513 - Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for Pyroxasulfone New Uses

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)

Page Range		11513-11514
FR Document		2018-05292

EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered pyroxasulfone. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0787; FRL-9974-71]


Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for 
Pyroxasulfone New Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register new uses for 
pesticide products containing currently registered pyroxasulfone. 
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 April 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the Docket 
Identification (ID) Number and the File Symbol of interest as show 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: Michael Goodis, Registration Division 
(7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email address: 
[email protected]. The mailing address for each contact person 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. 
The division to contact is listed at the end of each application 
summary.

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 new uses for pesticide 
products containing pyroxasulfone a currently registered active 
ingredients. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 
U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is

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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.
    EPA Registration Numbers: 63588-91 and 63588-92. Docket ID Number: 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0787. Applicant: K-I Chemical USA, Inc., 11 Martine 
Ave., Suite 970, White Plains, NY 10606. Active Ingredient: 
Pyroxasulfone. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Uses: Crop Subgroup 
1C, tuberous and corm vegetables (except granular/flakes and chips); 
Crop Subgroup 3-07, bulb vegetables; potatoes, granular/flakes and 
potato chips. Contact: RD.

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

    Dated: February 28, 2018.
Michael L. Goodis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Filed Date: 3/8/18. requirements, interventions, protests, RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing
Accession Number: 20180308–5114. service, and qualifying facilities filings address for each contact person is:
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/18. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Office of Pesticide Programs,
Docket Numbers: ER18–981–000. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Applicants: Southern California other information, call (866) 208–3676 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Edison Company. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 20460–0001. As part of the mailing
Description: Tariff Cancellation: Dated: March 9, 2018. address, include the contact person’s
Notices of Cancellation of IFA & Distrib Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
name, division, and mail code. The
Serv Agmt RCWMD to be effective 2/28/ division to contact is listed at the end
Deputy Secretary.
2018. of each application summary.
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Filed Date: 3/8/18. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Accession Number: 20180308–5169. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/29/18. I. General Information
Docket Numbers: ER18–982–000. A. Does this action apply to me?
Applicants: Midcontinent ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY You may be potentially affected by
Independent System Operator, Inc. this action if you are an agricultural
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0787; FRL–9974–71] producer, food manufacturer, or
2018–03–09 SA 6510 MISO-Cleco
pesticide manufacturer. The following
Renewal SSR Agreement for Teche Unit Pesticide Product Registration;
list of North American Industrial
No. 3 to be effective 4/1/2018. Receipt of Applications for
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
Filed Date: 3/9/18. Pyroxasulfone New Uses
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
Accession Number: 20180309–5025.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/18. AGENCY: Environmental Protection provides a guide to help readers
Agency (EPA). determine whether this document
Docket Numbers: ER18–983–000. applies to them. Potentially affected
Applicants: Public Service Company ACTION: Notice.
entities may include:
of New Mexico. • Crop production (NAICS code 111).
SUMMARY: EPA has received applications
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: First • Animal production (NAICS code
to register new uses for pesticide
Revised Transmission Service
products containing currently registered 112).
Agreement 489 between PNM and El • Food manufacturing (NAICS code
pyroxasulfone. Pursuant to the Federal
Cabo Wind to be effective 2/27/2018.
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 311).
Filed Date: 3/9/18. • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
Accession Number: 20180309–5035. Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing
notice of receipt and opportunity to code 32532).
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/18.
comment on these applications. B. What should I consider as I prepare
Docket Numbers: ER18–984–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, DATES: Comments must be received on my comments for EPA?
L.L.C. or before April 16, 2018.
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, information to EPA through
Original WMPA, SA No. 4953; Queue identified by the Docket Identification regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
No. AC2–074 to be effective 2/21/2018. (ID) Number and the File Symbol of the part or all of the information that
Filed Date: 3/9/18. interest as show in the body of this you claim to be CBI. For CBI
Accession Number: 20180309–5072. document, by one of the following information in a disk or CD–ROM that
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/18. methods: you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
Docket Numbers: ER18–985–000. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, www.regulations.gov. Follow the online identify electronically within the disk or
Inc. instructions for submitting comments. CD–ROM the specific information that
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Tri- Do not submit electronically any is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
State Generation and Transmission information you consider to be complete version of the comment that
Association Depreciation Rates to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) includes information claimed as CBI, a
effective 7/1/2018. or other information whose disclosure is copy of the comment that does not
Filed Date: 3/9/18. restricted by statute. contain the information claimed as CBI
Accession Number: 20180309–5079. • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental must be submitted for inclusion in the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/18. Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ public docket. Information so marked
The filings are accessible in the DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. will not be disclosed except in
Commission’s eLibrary system by NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. accordance with procedures set forth in
clicking on the links or querying the • Hand Delivery: To make special 40 CFR part 2.
docket number. arrangements for hand delivery or 2. Tips for preparing your comments.
Any person desiring to intervene or delivery of boxed information, please When preparing and submitting your
protest in any of the above proceedings follow the instructions at http:// comments, see the commenting tips at
must file in accordance with Rules 211 www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. http://www.epa.gov/dockets/
and 214 of the Commission’s Additional instructions on comments.html.
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and commenting or visiting the docket,
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385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern along with more information about II. Registration Applications
time on the specified comment date. dockets generally, is available at http:// EPA has received applications to
Protests may be considered, but www.epa.gov/dockets. register new uses for pesticide products
intervention is necessary to become a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: containing pyroxasulfone a currently
party to the proceeding. Michael Goodis, Registration Division registered active ingredients. Pursuant
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed (7505P), main telephone number: (703) to the provisions of FIFRA section
information relating to filing 305–7090; email address: 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is

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hereby providing notice of receipt and Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, in the II. Background
opportunity to comment on these lobby-level Conference Center. The PPDC is a federal advisory
applications. Notice of receipt of these EPA’s Potomac Yard South Bldg. is committee chartered under the Federal
applications does not imply a decision approximately 1 mile from the Crystal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public
by the Agency on these applications. City Metro Station. Law 92–463. EPA established the PPDC
EPA Registration Numbers: 63588–91 in September 1995 to provide advice
and 63588–92. Docket ID Number: EPA– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dea
Zimmerman, Office of Pesticide and recommendations to the EPA
HQ–OPP–2015–0787. Applicant: K–I Administrator on issues associated with
Chemical USA, Inc., 11 Martine Ave., Programs (L–17J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 77 W Jackson pesticide regulatory development and
Suite 970, White Plains, NY 10606. reform initiatives, evolving public
Active Ingredient: Pyroxasulfone. Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone
number: (312) 353–6344; email address: policy and program implementation
Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed issues, and science issues associated
Uses: Crop Subgroup 1C, tuberous and zimmerman.dea@epa.gov.
with evaluating and reducing risks from
corm vegetables (except granular/flakes SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: use of pesticides. The following sectors
and chips); Crop Subgroup 3–07, bulb are represented on the current PPDC:
vegetables; potatoes, granular/flakes and I. General Information
Environmental/public interest and
potato chips. Contact: RD. A. Does this action apply to me? animal rights groups; farm worker
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. organizations; pesticide industry and
You may be potentially affected by trade associations; pesticide user,
Dated: February 28, 2018.
this action if you work in an agricultural grower, and commodity groups; Federal
Michael L. Goodis, settings or if you are concerned about
Director, Registration Division, Office of
and State/local/tribal governments; the
implementation of the Federal general public; academia; and public
Pesticide Programs. Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
[FR Doc. 2018–05292 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]
health organizations.
Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug,
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); and the III. How can I request to participate in
amendments to both of these major this meeting?
pesticide laws by the Food Quality PPDC meetings are free, open to the
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; the public, and no advance registration is
AGENCY Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, required. Public comments may be
and the Endangered Species Act. made during the public comment
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0057; FRL–9974–56]
Potentially affected entities may session of each meeting or in writing to
Pesticide Program Dialogue include, but are not limited to: the person listed under FOR FURTHER
Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Agricultural workers and farmers; INFORMATION CONTACT.
pesticide industry and trade
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.
associations; environmental, consumer,
Agency (EPA). and farm worker groups; pesticide users Dated: February 22, 2018.
ACTION: Notice. and growers; animal rights groups; pest Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
consultants; State, local, and tribal Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal governments; academia; public health [FR Doc. 2018–05287 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]
Advisory Committee Act, the organizations; and the public. If you BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Environmental Protection Agency’s have questions regarding the
(EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs is applicability of this action to a
announcing a public meeting of the particular entity, consult the person ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AGENCY
(PPDC) on May 2–3, 2018. This meeting CONTACT.
provides advice and recommendations [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9975–02]
to the EPA Administrator on issues B. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information? Access to Confidential Business
associated with pesticide regulatory
Information by Accelera Solutions, Inc
development and reform initiatives, The docket for this action, identified
evolving public policy and program by docket identification (ID) number AGENCY: Environmental Protection
implementation issues, and science EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0057, is available Agency (EPA).
issues associated with evaluating and at http://www.regulations.gov or at the ACTION: Notice.
reducing risks from use of pesticides. Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
DATES: The meeting will be held on Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its
Wednesday, May 2, 2018, from 9 a.m. to Environmental Protection Agency contractor, Accelera Solutions, Inc. of
5 p.m., and Thursday, May 3, 2018, Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Fairfax, VA, to access information
from 9 a.m. to noon. Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 which has been submitted to EPA under
Agenda: A draft agenda will be posted Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC all sections of the Toxic Substances
on or before April 18, 2018. 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room Control Act (TSCA). Some of the
Accommodations requests: To request is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., information may be claimed or
accommodation of a disability, please Monday through Friday, excluding legal determined to be Confidential Business
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contact the person listed under FOR holidays. The telephone number for the Information (CBI).
FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, DATES: Access to the confidential data
preferably at least 10 days prior to the and the telephone number for the OPP occurred on or about February 22, 2018.
meeting, to give EPA as much time as Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
possible to process your request. the visitor instructions and additional For technical information contact:
ADDRESSES: The PPDC Meeting will be information about the docket available Scott Sherlock, Environmental
held at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 S at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. Assistance Division (7408M), Office of

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before April 16, 2018.
Contact		Michael Goodis, Registration Division
FR Citation		83 FR 11513