Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (May 2024)

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 July 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0061, 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:

Dan Rosenblatt, Registration Division (RD) (7505T), main telephone number: (202) 566-2875, email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 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.

1. PP 3E9060. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0176. USDA Foreign Agriculture Service, 1400 Independence Ave, Washington, DC 20250, requests to establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the fungicide, fluopyram ( N -[2-[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl] ethyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl) benzamide), in or on mango at 1 part per million (ppm). High performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is used to measure and evaluate the chemical fluopyram. Contact: RD.

2. File Symbols: 35935-REI, 71368-RUE, 71368-RUR. EPA Registration Numbers: 228-742, 15440-24, 15440-35, 71368-130. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0594. Applicant: Nufarm Limited, C/O Nufarm Americas Inc., 4020 Aerial Center Parkway, Suite 101, Morrisville, NC 27560. Active ingredient: Dichlorprop-P. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Barley subgroup 15-22B; fallow (alfalfa termination and cotton termination); fallow land and crop stubble; field corn subgroup 15-22C; grain sorghum and millet subgroup 15-22E; soybean; sweet corn subgroup 15-22D; wheat subgroup 15-22A. Contact: RD.

3. EPA Registration Numbers: 63588-91 and 63588-92. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0212. Applicant: K-I Chemical U.S.A., Inc. c/o Landis International, Inc., P.O. Box 5126, Valdosta, GA 31603-5126. Active ingredient: Pyroxasulfone. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed use: Crop group 14-12 (tree nuts); crop subgroup 13-07F (Small fruit vine climbing subgroup, except fuzzy kiwifruit). Contact: RD.

4. File symbol: 7969-LNL. EPA Registration Number: 7969-261. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0537. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709. Active ingredient: Topramezone. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed use: Topramezone-resistant cotton. Contact: RD.

5. EPA Registration Number: 7969-197. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0187. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active ingredient: Boscalid. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed use: Field corn; popcorn; sweet corn; seed production corn. Contact: RD.

6. EPA Registration Number: 7969-198. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0187. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active ingredient: Boscalid. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed use: Corn. Contact: RD.

7. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-390 and 7969-393. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0200. Applicant: BASF Corporation 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528. Active ingredient: Afidopyropen. Product type: Insecticide. Proposed uses: New greenhouse uses on leaf lettuce. Contact: RD.

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.