
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48677-48678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19358]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0025; FRL-9392-8]


Notice of Receipt of Pesticide Products; Registration 
Applications to Register New Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new 
uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active 
ingredients pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This 
notice provides the public with an opportunity to comment on the 
applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 9, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the EPA Registration Number or EPA 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.htm. 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: Lois Rossi, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.

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

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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 submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

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), 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. For actions being evaluated under the 
Agency's public participation process for registration actions, there 
will be an additional opportunity for a 30-day public comment period on 
the proposed decision. Please see the Agency's public participation Web 
site for additional information on this process (http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/registration-public-involvement.html). EPA 
received the following applications to register new uses for pesticide 
products containing currently registered active ingredients:
    1. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-889 and 100-963. Docket ID number: 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0268. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. 
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419-8300. Active ingredient: Thiabendazole, 
2-(4-thiazolyl) benzimidazole. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed uses: 
Vegetable, root (except sugar beet), subgroup 1B; onion, bulb, subgroup 
3-07A; Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5-A; vegetable, cucurbit, 
group 9; alfalfa, spinach (including baby); and small grain cereals 
(wheat, barley, oats, rye, and triticale).
    2. EPA Registration Numbers: 264-693 and 264-695. Docket ID number: 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0390. Applicant: Bayer CropScience LP, P.O. Box 12014, 
2 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active 
ingredient: Fenamidone. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed uses: Potato, 
seed treatment.
    3. EPA Registration Numbers: 352-535, 352-560, and 352-816. Docket 
ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0034. Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 
Company, 1007 Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19898. Active ingredient: 
Nicosulfuron. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Postemergence 
application to sorghum containing the ALS-tolerant ``DuPont INZEN Z'' 
trait.
    4. EPA Registration Numbers: 352-555, 352-748, and 352-816. Docket 
ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0035. Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 
Company, 1007 Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19898. Active ingredient: 
Rimsulfuron. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed use: Postemergence 
application to sorghum containing the ALS-tolerant ``DuPont INZEN Z'' 
trait.
    5. EPA File Symbol: 7969-GGO. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-
0262. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528. Active ingredient: Topramezone. 
Product type: Herbicide. Proposed use: Aquatic weed management.
    6. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969-283 and 7969-284. Docket ID 
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0255. Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis 
Drive, P.O. Box 13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528. Active 
ingredient: Metrafenone. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed use: Fruits, 
pome group 11-10.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest.

    Dated: August 1, 2013.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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