2023-23489. Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (September 2023)

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 November 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0067, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://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 and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Smith, Registration Division (RD) (7505T), main telephone number: (202) 566–2427, 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: 71512–35. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0246. Applicant: ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio 44077. Active ingredient: Tiafenacil. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Barley (crop subgroup 15–22B); canola, citrus (crop group 10–10); corn (sweet corn subgroup 15–22D); dry shelled beans except soybean (crop subgroup 6–22E); dry shelled peas (crop subgroup 6–22F); flax, grain sorghum (crop subgroup 15–22E); peanut, pome fruit (crop group 11–10); rapeseed (oilseed subgroup 20A); stone fruit (crop group 12–12); tree nuts (crop group 14–12); ornamentals, and industrial vegetative management/non-agricultural uses including: Private, public and military lands to airports, ditch banks, dry canals, fence rows, highway, railroad and utility rights-of-way, industrial sites, manufacturing sites, storage areas, and warehouse areas. Contact: RD.

2. EPA Registration Numbers: 71512–36 and 71512–37. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0246. Applicant: ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio 44077. Active ingredient: Tiafenacil. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Barley (crop subgroup 15–22B); citrus fruit (crop group 10–10); corn (sweet corn subgroup 15–22D); pulses, dried shelled beans, except soybean (crop subgroup 6–22E); pulses, dried shelled peas (crop subgroup 6–22F); grain sorghum (crop subgroup 15–22E); peanut, pome fruit (crop group 11–10); rapeseed (oilseed subgroup 20A); stone fruit (crop group 12–12); tree nuts (crop group 14–12); industrial vegetative management/non-agricultural uses, ornamentals, and sucker control for grape. Contact: RD.

3. EPA Registration Number: 7969–275. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0080. Applicant: BASF Corporation. P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528. Active ingredient: Saflufenacil. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Peppermint and spearmint; crop group use expansions to cereal grains (crop subgroups 15–22A through 15–22F and group 16–22); legume vegetables (crop subgroups 6–22A through 6–22F and group 7–22); citrus fruit (crop group 10–10); pome fruit (crop group 11–10); stone fruit (crop group 12–12); and tree nut (crop group 14–12). Contact: RD.

4. EPA Registration Number: 7969–276. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0080. Applicant: BASF Corporation. P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528. Active ingredient: Saflufenacil. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Crop group use expansions to citrus fruit (crop group 10–10); pome fruit (crop group 11–10); stone fruit (crop group 12–12); and tree nut (crop group 14–12). Contact: RD.

5. EPA Registration Number: 7969–278. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0080. Applicant: BASF Corporation. P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709–3528. Active ingredient: Saflufenacil. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed use: Mint (peppermint and spearmint). Contact: RD.

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

Dated: October 18, 2023.

Delores Barber,

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