2019-26670. Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses

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 January 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by the docket identification (ID) number and the File Symbol of the EPA registration number 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 https://www.epa.gov/​dockets/​where-send-comments-epa-dockets.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Goodis, Registration Division (7505P), 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.

A. New Uses

1. EPA Registration Numbers: 241-366 and 241-374. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0783. Applicant: Interregional Research Project #4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. Active Ingredient: Chlorfenapyr. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Uses: Basil, fresh leaves; chive, fresh leaves; and vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10. Contact: RD.

2. EPA Registration Numbers: 279-3055, 279-3302, 279-3467, 279-3473, 279-3632. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0560. Applicant: FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Active Ingredient: Bifenthrin. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Use: Sunflower (crop subgroup 20B). Contact: RD.

3. EPA Registration Numbers: 279-9597 and 279-9629. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0384. Applicant: FMC Corporation, 2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Active Ingredient: Indoxacarb. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Uses: Nut, tree, group 14-12 and nut, almond, hulls. Contact: RD.

4. EPA Registration Number or File Symbol: 352-841. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0585. Applicant: E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Chestnut Run Plaza, 974 Centre Road, Wilmington, DE 19805. Active Ingredient: Chlorantraniprole. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Use: Seed treatment on wheat and triticale. Contact: RD.

5. EPA File Symbol: 432-1545. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0517. Applicant: Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Product Name: Aminocyclopyrachlor Technical. Active Ingredient: Aminocyclopyrachlor 91.2%. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Use: Rangeland. Contact: RD.

6. EPA File Symbol: 432-1582. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0517. Applicant: Bayer CropScience, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Product Name: Invora VM Herbicide. Active Ingredients: Aminocyclopyrachlor 10.8% and Triclopyr 20.4%. Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed Use: Rangeland. Contact: RD.

7. EPA Registration Numbers: 71512-7, 71512-9, 71512-10 and 71512-14. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0250. Applicant: IR-4, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. Active Ingredient: Flonicamid. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Use: Leafy greens subgroup 4-16A, except spinach. Contact: RD.

8. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-335, 7969-336 and 7969-337. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0046. Applicant: IR-4, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. Active Ingredient: Cyflumetofen. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Uses: Cucumber; fruit, stone, group 12-12; plum, prune, dried; vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10; and strawberry. Contact: RD.

9. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-390 and 7969-391. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0416. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-3528. Active Ingredient: Afidopyropen. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Uses: Alfalfa seed; animal feed, non-grass, group 18, forage; animal feed, non-grass, group 18, hay; animal feed, non-grass, group 18, straw; egg; grain, aspirated fractions; grass, forage, fodder and hay, group 17; poultry, meat byproducts; sorghum, grain, grain; sorghum, grain, forage; sorghum, grain, stover; sorghum, sweet, grain; sorghum, sweet, forage; sorghum, sweet, stalk; sorghum, sweet, stover; soybean, forage; soybean, hay; cattle, meat; cattle, meat byproducts; goat, meat; goat, meat byproducts; hog, meat; hog, meat byproducts; horse, meat; horse, meat byproducts; milk; sheep, meat; and sheep, meat byproducts. Contact: RD.

10. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-390 and 7969-393. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0101. Applicant: IR-4, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. Active Ingredient: Afidopyropen. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Uses: Strawberry and Vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10. Contact: RD.

11. EPA Registration Number: 10163-337. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0155. Applicant: Gowan Company, LLC, P.O. Box 556, Yuma, AZ 85366. Active Ingredient: Hexythiazox. Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed Uses: Date, dried fruit and caneberry crop subgroup 13-07A. Contact: RD.

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

Dated: November 18, 2019.

Delores Barber,

Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.