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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - [EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0070; FRL-10541-12-OCSPP]

# 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 March 6, 2024.

# 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 H. Le, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number: (202) 566-1400, email address:                         *BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov.*                         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                           ( print page 7705)                        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. 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://www2.epa.gov/​pesticide-registration/​public-participation-process-registration-actions*).                

### New Active Ingredients

                    1.                     *File Symbol:*                     95213-I.                     *Docket ID number:*                     EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0505.                     *Applicant:*                     Indigo Ag, Inc., 500 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129.                     *Product name: Pseudomonas oryzihabitans*                     strain SYM23945 Technical.                     *Active ingredient:*                     Nematicide—                    *Pseudomonas oryzihabitans strain SYM23945*                     at 100%.                     *Proposed use:*                     For use manufacturing pesticide products.                     *Contact:*                     BPPD.                

                    2.                     *File Symbol:*                     95213-O.                     *Docket ID number:*                     EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0505.                     *Applicant:*                     Indigo Ag, Inc., 500 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129.                     *Product name: Pseudomonas oryzihabitans*                     strain SYM23945 MUP.                     *Active ingredient:*                     Nematicide—                    *Pseudomonas oryzihabitans*                     strain SYM23945 at 7.15%.                     *Proposed use:*                     For manufacturing pesticide products.                     *Contact:*                     BPPD.                

                    3.                     *File Symbol:*                     95213-RE.                     *Docket ID number:*                     EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0621.                     *Applicant:*                     Indigo Ag, Inc., 500 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129.                     *Product name: Bacillus aryabhattai*                     strain SYM36613 MUP.                     *Active ingredient:*                     Fungicide—                    *Bacillus aryabhattai*                     strain SYM36613 at 100%.                     *Proposed use:*                     For manufacturing or formulating into a seed treatment end-use product.                     *Contact:*                     BPPD.                

                    4.                     *File Symbol:*                     95213-RG.                     *Docket ID number:*                     EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0621.                     *Applicant:*                     Indigo Ag, Inc., 500 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129.                     *Product name:*                     Indigo 398 FP.                     *Active ingredient:*                     Fungicide—                    *Bacillus aryabhattai*                     strain SYM36613 at 3%.                     *Proposed use:*                     For use as a seed treatment to protect against and control fungal diseases on food crops.                     *Contact:*                     BPPD.                

                    5.                     *File Symbol:*                     95213-RN.                     *Docket ID number:*                     EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0505.                     *Applicant:*                     Indigo Ag, Inc., 500 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129.                     *Product name:*                     Indigo 407 FP.                     *Active ingredient:*                     Nematicide—                    *Pseudomonas oryzihabitans*                     strain SYM23945 at 0.215%.                     *Proposed use:*                     For use as a seed treatment on food crops.                     *Contact:*                     BPPD.                

                    6.                     *File Symbol:*                     95213-RR.                     *Docket ID number:*                     EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0621.                     *Applicant:*                     Indigo Ag, Inc., 500 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129.                     *Product name: Bacillus aryabhattai*                     strain SYM36613 Technical.                     *Active ingredient:*                     Fungicide—                    *Bacillus aryabhattai*                     strain SYM36613 at 100%.                     *Proposed use:*                     For manufacturing or formulating into a seed treatment end-use product.                     *Contact:*                     BPPD.                

                    7.                     *File Symbol:*                     95213-RU.                     *Docket ID number:*                     EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0621.                     *Applicant:*                     Indigo Ag, Inc., 500 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129.                     *Product name:*                     Indigo 398 WD.                     *Active ingredient:*                     Fungicide—                    *Bacillus aryabhattai*                     strain SYM36613 at 5%.                     *Proposed use:*                     For use as an in-furrow and seed treatment to protect against and control fungal diseases on food crops.                     *Contact:*                     BPPD.                

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

Dated: January 19, 2024.

Delores Barber,

Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Program Support.

[FR Doc. 2024-02244 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]

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