83 FR 12576 - Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 56 (March 22, 2018)

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 83, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12576-12577]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05882]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0007; FRL-9974-75]


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 April 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the 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), main telephone number: (703) 
305-7090, email address: [email protected]; or Anita Pease, 
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), 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 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.

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III. Notice of Receipt--New Active Ingredients

    1. File Symbol: 67986-O. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0678. 
Applicant: OmniLytics, Inc., 9100 South 500 West, Sandy, UT 84070. 
Product name: AgriPhage-Citrus Canker. Active ingredient: Bactericide--
Bacteriophage active against Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri at 0.0001%. 
Proposed use: To be used on citrus trees, including orange, grapefruit, 
pummelo, mandarin, lemon, lime, tangerine, tangelo, and kumquat, for 
the control of citrus canker caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri 
subsp. citri. Contact: BPPD.
    2. File Symbol: 69553-I. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0726. 
Applicant: Andermatt Biocontrol AG, Stahlermatten 6, CH-6146 
Grossdietwil, Switzerland (in care of SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director's 
Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192). Product name: Loopex. Active ingredient: 
Insecticide--Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus 
strain FV#11 at 0.1%. Proposed use: For control of cabbage looper 
larvae. Contact: BPPD.
    3. File Symbol: 91176-E. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0025. 
Applicant: Skirdle, LLC DBA Protein Express Laboratories, 600 Vine St, 
Suite 2800 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Product name: PELS 422. Active 
Ingredient: 1,2-Hexanediol at 4.25%. Product Type: Antimicrobial. 
Proposed Uses: End-use product as a one-step liquid cleaner, 
deodorizer, sanitizer, and disinfectant for use on hard, non-porous, 
non-food contact surfaces. For Commercial, Institutional, and 
Residential Use. Contact: AD.
    4. File Symbol: 91176-R. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0025. 
Applicant: Skirdle, LLC DBA Protein Express Laboratories, 600 Vine St, 
Suite 2800 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Product name: PELS 421. Active 
Ingredient: 1,2-Hexanediol at 3.03%. Product Type: Antimicrobial. 
Proposed Uses: End-use product as a one-step liquid cleaner, 
deodorizer, and sanitizer for use on hard, non-porous, non-food contact 
surfaces. For Commercial, Institutional, and Residential Use. Contact: 
AD.

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

    Dated: February 26, 2018.
Hamaad Syed,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management 
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-05882 Filed 3-21-18; 8:45 am]
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