
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72342-72343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29249]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0390; FRL-9371-2]


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 an active ingredient 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 January 4, 2013.

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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.

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 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 an active ingredient not included in any currently 
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 an active ingredient not included in any currently 
registered products:
    1. EPA File Symbol: 43808-R. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-
0815. Applicant: State of Florida, Department of Citrus, 605 East Main 
Street, P.O. Box 9010, Bartow, FL 33831-9010. Active ingredient: 5-
chloro-3-methyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazole (CMNP) and its metabolite (5-
chloro-4-nitro-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-methanol (CHNP) at 96.5%. Product type: 
Plant regulator. Proposed uses: Manufacturing Use Only. Contact: Tony 
Kish, (703) 308-9443, email address: kish.tony@epa.gov.
    2. EPA File Symbol: 43808-E. Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-
0815. Applicant: State of Florida, Department of Citrus, 605 East Main 
Street, P.O. Box 9010, Bartow, FL 33831-9010. Active ingredient: 5-
chloro-3-methyl-4-nitro-1H-pyrazole (CMNP) and its metabolite (5-
chloro-4-nitro-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-methanol (CHNP) at17%. Product type: 
Plant regulator (Abscission Agent). Proposed use: Oranges. Contact: 
Tony Kish, (703) 308-9443, email address: kish.tony@epa.gov.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest.

    Dated: November 26, 2012.
G. Jeffrey Herndon,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-29249 Filed 12-4-12; 8:45 am]
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