[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73012-73013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23489]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0067; FRL-10578-09-OCSPP]


Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New 
Uses (September 2023)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 November 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0067, 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: Charles Smith, Registration Division 
(RD) (7505T), main telephone number: (202) 566-2427, email address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99cbdddfcbd7f6edf0fafcead9fce9f8b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05574143574b6a716c666076456075642b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>. 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:
    <bullet> Crop production (NAICS code 111).
    <bullet> Animal production (NAICS code 112).
    <bullet> 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

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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 new uses for pesticide 
products containing currently registered active ingredients. 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.

Notice of Receipt--New Uses

    1. EPA Registration Number: 71512-35. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2023-0246. Applicant: ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 Auburn Road, 
Suite A, Concord, Ohio 44077. Active ingredient: Tiafenacil. Product 
type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Barley (crop subgroup 15-22B); canola, 
citrus (crop group 10-10); corn (sweet corn subgroup 15-22D); dry 
shelled beans except soybean (crop subgroup 6-22E); dry shelled peas 
(crop subgroup 6-22F); flax, grain sorghum (crop subgroup 15-22E); 
peanut, pome fruit (crop group 11-10); rapeseed (oilseed subgroup 20A); 
stone fruit (crop group 12-12); tree nuts (crop group 14-12); 
ornamentals, and industrial vegetative management/non-agricultural uses 
including: Private, public and military lands to airports, ditch banks, 
dry canals, fence rows, highway, railroad and utility rights-of-way, 
industrial sites, manufacturing sites, storage areas, and warehouse 
areas. Contact: RD.
    2. EPA Registration Numbers: 71512-36 and 71512-37. Docket ID 
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0246. Applicant: ISK Biosciences Corporation, 
7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, Ohio 44077. Active ingredient: 
Tiafenacil. Product type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Barley (crop 
subgroup 15-22B); citrus fruit (crop group 10-10); corn (sweet corn 
subgroup 15-22D); pulses, dried shelled beans, except soybean (crop 
subgroup 6-22E); pulses, dried shelled peas (crop subgroup 6-22F); 
grain sorghum (crop subgroup 15-22E); peanut, pome fruit (crop group 
11-10); rapeseed (oilseed subgroup 20A); stone fruit (crop group 12-
12); tree nuts (crop group 14-12); industrial vegetative management/
non-agricultural uses, ornamentals, and sucker control for grape. 
Contact: RD.
    3. EPA Registration Number: 7969-275. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2023-0080. Applicant: BASF Corporation. P.O. Box 13528, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528. Active ingredient: Saflufenacil. Product 
type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Peppermint and spearmint; crop group 
use expansions to cereal grains (crop subgroups 15-22A through 15-22F 
and group 16-22); legume vegetables (crop subgroups 6-22A through 6-22F 
and group 7-22); citrus fruit (crop group 10-10); pome fruit (crop 
group 11-10); stone fruit (crop group 12-12); and tree nut (crop group 
14-12). Contact: RD.
    4. EPA Registration Number: 7969-276. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2023-0080. Applicant: BASF Corporation. P.O. Box 13528, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528. Active ingredient: Saflufenacil. Product 
type: Herbicide. Proposed uses: Crop group use expansions to citrus 
fruit (crop group 10-10); pome fruit (crop group 11-10); stone fruit 
(crop group 12-12); and tree nut (crop group 14-12). Contact: RD.
    5. EPA Registration Number: 7969-278. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2023-0080. Applicant: BASF Corporation. P.O. Box 13528, Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528. Active ingredient: Saflufenacil. Product 
type: Herbicide. Proposed use: Mint (peppermint and spearmint). 
Contact: RD.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: October 18, 2023.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2023-23489 Filed 10-23-23; 8:45 am]
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