[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34666-34667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15746]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0007; FRL-9963-52]
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New
Active Ingredients
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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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 August 25, 2017.
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), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email
address: [email protected].
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. EPA received the following applications to register new
active ingredients:
File Symbol: 279-GARA. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0187.
Applicant: FMC Corporation, FMC Tower at Cira Centre South, 2929 Walnut
St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. Product name: Bacillus licheniformis
strain FMCH001 Technical. Active ingredient: Fungicide, plant
regulator, and nematocide--Bacillus licheniformis strain FMCH001 at
100.0%. Proposed use: For manufacturing use only.
File Symbol: 279-GARI. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0187.
Applicant: FMC Corporation, FMC Tower at Cira Centre South, 2929 Walnut
St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. Product name: F4018-4. Active ingredients:
Fungicide, plant regulator, and nematocide--Bacillus licheniformis
strain FMCH001 at 3.50% and Bacillus subtilis strain FMCH002 at 4.00%.
Proposed use: A biological fungicide and nematocide for seed treatment
use to control listed fungal diseases and provide protection from
listed soil nematodes.
File Symbol: 279-GARO. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0187.
Applicant: FMC Corporation, FMC Tower at Cira Centre South, 2929 Walnut
St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. Product name: F4022-1. Active ingredients:
Insecticide, fungicide, plant regulator, and nematocide--Bifenthrin at
16.3% and Bacillus licheniformis
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strain FMCH001 at 1.0%. Proposed use: For mixing directly with liquid
fertilizer to control listed soil pests.
File Symbol: 279-GART. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0187.
Applicant: FMC Corporation, FMC Tower at Cira Centre South, 2929 Walnut
St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. Product name: Bacillus subtilis strain
FMCH002 Technical. Active ingredient: Fungicide and plant regulator--
Bacillus subtilis strain FMCH002 at 100.0%. Proposed use: For
manufacturing use only.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: July 6, 2017.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-15746 Filed 7-25-17; 8:45 am]
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