[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66258-66259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27917]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0671; FRL-9987-10]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of application 73049-EUP-
RN from Valent BioSciences LLC, requesting an experimental use permit
(EUP) for aminoethoxyvinylglycine. EPA has determined that the permit
may be of regional or national significance. Therefore, because of the
potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this application.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Identification
(ID) Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0671, 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?
This action is directed to the public in general. Although this
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or
sponsor research on pesticides, EPA has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected by this action.
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.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, EPA
seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a
result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may
have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human health
impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. What action is the agency taking?
Under section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can
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allow manufacturers to field test pesticides under development.
Manufacturers are required to obtain an EUP before testing new
pesticides or new uses of pesticides if they conduct experimental field
tests on more than 10 acres of land or more than one surface acre of
water.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), EPA has determined that the following
EUP application may be of regional or national significance, and
therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application:
Submitter: Valent BioSciences LLC, (73049-EUP-RN).
Pesticide Chemical: Aminoethoxyvinylglycine.
Summary of Request: Valent BioSciences LLC (Valent) submitted a
request for an experimental use permit (EUP) that will involve
application of an end-use product (EP) (ReTain OL Plant Growth
Regulator Liquid Concentrate) that contains the active ingredient
aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG). Concurrently, Valent also petitioned EPA
to establish temporary tolerances (i.e., 0.065 parts per million (ppm)
of AVG in or on apple and 0.065 ppm of AVG in or on pear) for 3 years
for harvest management in commercial apple and pear production. The EP
is to be applied via spray to apples and pears across a total of 5,500
acres per year for 3 years in the following states: Washington (5,000
acres), Michigan (100 acres), Pennsylvania (100 acres), Connecticut (75
acres), Massachusetts (75 acres), Vermont (75 acres), and Virginia (75
acres). The EP will be applied at a maximum amount per year of 112,000
fluid ounces and at a maximum rate per acre of 20 fluid ounces.
Following the review of the application and any comments and data
received in response to this solicitation, EPA will decide whether to
issue or deny the EUP request, and if issued, the conditions under
which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced
in the Federal Register.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: December 4, 2018.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-27917 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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