2018-05882. Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients

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 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: [phone], email address: [e-mail]; or 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).
• 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.

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.