
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62571-62572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19690]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0070; FRL-10841-07-OCSPP]


Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New 
Active Ingredients (July 2023)

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 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 October 12, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0070, 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: Madison Le, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number: 
(202) 566-1400, email address: [email protected]. 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 pesticide products 
containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered 
pesticide products.

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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. For actions being evaluated under EPA's public 
participation process for registration actions, there will be an 
additional opportunity for public comment on the proposed decisions. 
Please see EPA's public participation website for additional 
information on this process (https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/public-participation-process-registration-actions).

Notice of Receipt--New Active Ingredients

    File Symbol: 70506-AEN. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0400. 
Applicant: UPL NA Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of 
Prussia, PA 19406. Product name: GAXY MUP. Active ingredient: Plant 
growth regulator--Ascophyllum nodosum concentrated extract at 99.52%. 
Proposed use: For manufacturing of plant growth regulator products. 
Contact: BPPD.
    File Symbol: 70506-ARI. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0400. 
Applicant: UPL NA, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King 
of Prussia, PA 19406. Product name: BOVATO. Active ingredient: Plant 
growth regulator--Ascophyllum nodosum concentrated extract at 99.52%. 
Proposed use: For foliar and soil applications to agricultural crops. 
Contact: BPPD.
    File Symbol: 70506-ARO. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0400. 
Applicant: UPL NA, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King 
of Prussia, PA 19406. Product name: GAXY. Active ingredient: Plant 
growth regulator--Ascophyllum nodosum concentrated extract at 99.52%. 
Proposed use: For foliar and soil applications to agricultural crops. 
Contact: BPPD.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: September 5, 2023.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2023-19690 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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