2021-02655. Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients (November 2020)

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

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 March 11, 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, 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.

Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA Docket Center (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 EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Smith, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: [phone]; email address: [e-mail].

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

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.

New Active Ingredients

1. File Symbol: 524-AAG. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0547. Applicant: Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167. Product name: MON 95379. Active ingredients: Plant-Incorporated Protectant Insecticides—Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1B.868 protein and the genetic material (Vector PV-ZMIR522223) necessary for its production in MON 95379 corn at <0.036% and Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Da_7 protein and the genetic material (Vector PV-ZMIR522223) necessary for its production in MON 95379 corn at <0.01%. Proposed use: Plant-incorporated protectants to control lepidopteran pests in corn planted on a maximum total acreage of 100 acres per growing season for breeding operations across the states of Arkansas, Hawaii, and Iowa.

2. File Symbol: 52991-GA. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0578. Applicant: Bedoukian Research Inc., 6 Commerce Dr., Danbury, CT 06810. Product name: Bedoukian z-9-Tetradecenyl Acetate Technical Pheromone. Active ingredient: Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromone—Z-9-tetradecen-1-yl acetate at 85%. Proposed use: For manufacturing use.

3. File Symbol: 93786-R. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0590. Applicant: VPTox LLC, on behalf of Draslovka Services Pty Ltd., 21320 Sweet Clover Place, Ashburn VA 20147. Product name: eFume. Active ingredient: Insecticide—Ethyl Formate at 99.76%. Proposed use: Fumigant.

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

Dated: December 1, 2020.

Delores Barber,

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