
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59611-59612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23962]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0390; FRL-9363-7]


Notice of Receipt of Pesticide Products; Registration 
Applications

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 previously 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 October 29, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the EPA File Symbol for the product 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person is listed at the end 
of each registration application summary and may be contacted by 
telephone, email, or mail. Mail correspondence to the Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), or Registration Division 
(RD) (7505P), 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.

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 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 pesticide products 
containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered 
pesticide products. 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 pesticide products containing active ingredients not included 
in any previously registered products:
    1. EPA File Symbol: 66222-EUG. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-
0673. Applicant: Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc, 3120 Highwoods 
Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604. Active ingredient: Fluensulfone at 
40%. Product Type: Nematicide. Proposed Uses: To control Root Knot 
Nematodes on Cucurbits and Fruiting Vegetables. Contact: Jennifer 
Gaines, (RD), (703) 305-5967, email address: epa.gov">gaines.jennifer@epa.gov.
    2. EPA File Symbol: 85004-RN. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-
0609. Applicant: Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc., 12085 Research Dr., Suite 
185, Alachua, FL 32615. Active ingredient: Nematicide with Pasteuria 
spp. (Hoplolaimus galeatus nematode)--Ph3 at 99.88%. Product Type: 
Nematicide. Proposed Use: Manufacturing use. Contact: Jeannine Kausch, 
(BPPD), (703) 347-8920, email address: epa.gov">kausch.jeannine@epa.gov.
    3. EPA File Symbol: 85004-RR. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-
0609. Applicant: Pasteuria Bioscience, Inc., 12085 Research Dr., Suite 
185, Alachua, FL 32615. Active ingredient: Nematicide with Pasteuria 
spp. (Hoplolaimus galeatus nematode)--Ph3 at 16.6450% and (Candidatus) 
Pasteuria usgae -BL1 at 16.6650%. Product Type: Nematicide. Proposed 
Uses: For control of lance nematode (Hoplolaimus galeatus) and sting 
nematode (Belonolaimus longicaudatus) on turf. Contact: Jeannine 
Kausch, (BPPD), (703) 347-8920, email address: epa.gov">kausch.jeannine@epa.gov.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: September 21, 2012.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-23962 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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