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allow manufacturers to field test 

pesticides under development. 

Manufacturers are required to obtain an 

EUP before testing new pesticides or 

new uses of pesticides if they conduct 

experimental field tests on more than 10 

acres of land or more than one surface 

acre of water. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), EPA 

has determined that the following EUP 

application may be of regional or 

national significance, and therefore is 

seeking public comment on the EUP 

application: 

Submitter: Valent BioSciences LLC, 

(73049–EUP–RN). 

Pesticide Chemical: 

Aminoethoxyvinylglycine. 

Summary of Request: Valent 

BioSciences LLC (Valent) submitted a 

request for an experimental use permit 

(EUP) that will involve application of an 

end-use product (EP) (ReTain OL Plant 

Growth Regulator Liquid Concentrate) 

that contains the active ingredient 

aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG). 

Concurrently, Valent also petitioned 

EPA to establish temporary tolerances 

(i.e., 0.065 parts per million (ppm) of 

AVG in or on apple and 0.065 ppm of 

AVG in or on pear) for 3 years for 

harvest management in commercial 

apple and pear production. The EP is to 

be applied via spray to apples and pears 

across a total of 5,500 acres per year for 

3 years in the following states: 

Washington (5,000 acres), Michigan 

(100 acres), Pennsylvania (100 acres), 

Connecticut (75 acres), Massachusetts 

(75 acres), Vermont (75 acres), and 

Virginia (75 acres). The EP will be 

applied at a maximum amount per year 

of 112,000 fluid ounces and at a 

maximum rate per acre of 20 fluid 

ounces. 

Following the review of the 

application and any comments and data 

received in response to this solicitation, 

EPA will decide whether to issue or 

deny the EUP request, and if issued, the 

conditions under which it is to be 

conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will 

be announced in the Federal Register. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: December 4, 2018. 

Delores Barber, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27917 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0578; FRL–9987–06] 

Pesticide Product Registration; 

Receipt of Applications for New Active 

Ingredients 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 January 25, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the Docket Identification 

(ID) 

Number and the 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.html. 

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: 

Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; main telephone number: 

(703) 305–7090; email address: 

BPPDFRNotices@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 

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 preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

comments.html. 

II. Registration Applications 

EPA has received applications to 

register pesticide products containing 

active ingredients not included in any 

currently registered pesticide products. 

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. 

III. New Active Ingredients 

File Symbol: 71771–RE. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0687. 

Applicant: Plant Health Care, Inc., 2626 

Glenwood Ave., Suite 350, Raleigh, NC 

27608. Product name: PHC–91398. 

Active ingredient: Plant regulator-Ea 

Peptide 91398 at 1%. Proposed use: To 

stimulate growth and defense systems in 

agricultural plants. Contact: BPPD. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 


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66260 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 246 / Wednesday, December 26, 2018 / Notices 

Dated: December 4, 2018, 

Delores Barber, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27911 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0805; FRL–9987–54] 

Pesticides; Petition Seeking 

Rulemaking or a Formal Agency 

Interpretation for Planted Seeds 

Treated With Systemic Insecticides; 

Request for Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is seeking public 

comment on a petition from the Center 

for Food Safety (CSF) requesting that the 

Agency either initiate a rulemaking or 

issue a formal Agency interpretation for 

planted seeds treated with systemic 

insecticides. CSF believes that the 

Agency has improperly applied the 

treated article exemption in exempting 

these products from registration and 

labeling requirements under the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 26, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0805, 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.html. 

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: 

Connie Hernandez, Field and External 

Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–5190; email address: 

hernandez.connie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

pesticide registrants, environmental, 

human health, and agricultural 

advocates, pesticide users, and members 

of the public interested in the use of 

pesticides. This listing is not intended 

to be exhaustive but rather provides a 

guide for readers regarding entities 

likely to be affected by his action. 

Because others may also be interested, 

the Agency has not attempted to 

describe all the specific entities that 

may be affected by this action. If you 

have any questions regarding the 

applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

EPA requests public comment on a 

petition received from CFS that asks 

EPA to take the following actions: 

1. Amend or formally reinterpret the 

Treated Article Exemption in 40 CFR 

152.25(a) to clarify whether the 

exemption applies to seeds treated with 

systemic insecticides intended to kill 

pests of the plants. 

2. Enforce FIFRA’s registration and 

labeling requirements for seed products 

coated with systemic pesticides. 

A copy of the petition is available in 

the docket. 

III. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

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. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

comments.html. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: December 11, 2018, 

Richard Keigwin, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27780 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0576; FRL–9987–07] 

Pesticide Product Registration; 

Receipt of Applications for New Uses 

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 January 25, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the Docket Identification 

(ID) 

Number and the File Symbol or EPA 

Registration Number 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.html. 

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: 

Michael Goodis, Registration Division 

(7505P), main telephone number: (703) 

305–7090, 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 


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