2021-25604. Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (November 2021)

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. 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 December 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number and the File Symbol of interest as shown in the body of this document, online at 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. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/​dockets/​about-epa-dockets.

Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA/DC and Reading Room is closed to visitors with limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status information on the EPA/DC and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Smith, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), main telephone number: [phone]; email address: [e-mail], Anita Pease, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), main telephone number: [phone]; email address: [e-mail]. 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).

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 https://www.epa.gov/​dockets/​commenting-epa-dockets.

II. Registration Applications

EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. 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.

Notice of Receipt—New Uses

1. EPA Registration Number: 79814-5. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0516. Applicant: ICA TriNova, LLC. 1 Beavers Street, Suite B, Newman, GA 30263. Active ingredient: Sodium Chlorite. Product type: Post-Harvest Treatment, Fungicide, Bactericide, Antimicrobial. Proposed use: Post-harvest application of gaseous chlorine dioxide to 14 new crop groups: Crop group 1 (root and tuber vegetables), crop group 3 (bulb vegetables, bulbs), crop group 8 (fruiting vegetables), crop group 9 (cucurbit vegetables), crop group 10 (citrus), crop group 11 (pome fruits), crop group 12 (stone fruits), crop group 13 (berries), crop group 14 (tree nuts), crop group 16 (forage, fodder, and straw of cereal grains), crop group 17 (grass forage, fodder, and hay), crop group 18 (non-grass animal feeds), crop group 21 (edible fungi), crop group 23 (tropical and subtropical fruits, medium and large, smooth inedible peel). Contact: AD.

2. EPA Registration Number: 84846-14. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0630. Applicant: FBSciences, Inc., 153 N Main St. Ste 100, Collierville, TN 38017. Active ingredient: Complex Polymeric Polyhydroxy Acids (CPPA). Product type: Fungicide and Insecticide. Proposed use: In or on all food commodities. Contact: BPPD.

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

Dated: November 15, 2021.

Delores Barber,

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