[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24301-24302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08762]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0160; FRL-9409-12-OCSPP]


Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New 
Active Ingredients--March 2022

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 May 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket 
identification (ID) number and the File Symbol of the EPA registration 
Number of interest as shown in the body of this, 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 or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/about-epa-dockets.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is open to visitors by 
appointment only. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services 
and access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Smith, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), main telephone number: 
(202) 566-2427, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d59785859193879bbaa1bcb6b0a695b0a5b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="521002021614001c3d263b313721123722337c353d24">[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 pesticide petition 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 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).

A. Notice of Receipt--New Active Ingredients

    1. File Symbol: 2375-A. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0317. 
Applicant: Chr. Hansen, Inc., 16300 W Lincoln Ave., New Berlin, WI 
53151. Product name: CH4000. Active ingredient: Fungicide and 
nematicide--Bacillus subtilis strain CH4000 at 100%. Proposed use: For 
seed treatment and applications to soil. Contact: BPPD.
    2. File Symbol: 2375-L. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0317. 
Applicant: Chr. Hansen, Inc., 16300 W

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Lincoln Ave., New Berlin, WI 53151. Product name: Kansas 3 SC. Active 
ingredient: Fungicide and nematicide--Bacillus subtilis strain CH4000 
at 3.33%, Bacillus paralicheniformis strain CH2970 at 3.33%, and 
Bacillus paralicheniformis strain CH0273 at 3.33%. Proposed use: For 
seed treatment and applications to soil. Contact: BPPD.
    3. File Symbol: 2375-T. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0317. 
Applicant: Chr. Hansen, Inc., 16300 W Lincoln Ave., New Berlin, WI 
53151. Product name: Kansas 3 WP. Active ingredient: Fungicide and 
nematicide--Bacillus subtilis strain CH4000 at 20%, Bacillus 
paralicheniformis strain CH2970 at 20%, and Bacillus paralicheniformis 
strain CH0273 at 20%. Proposed use: For seed treatment and applications 
to soil. Contact: BPPD.
    4. File Symbol: 2375-U. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0317. 
Applicant: Chr. Hansen, Inc., 16300 W Lincoln Ave., New Berlin, WI 
53151. Product name: CH0273. Active ingredient: Fungicide and 
nematicide -Bacillus paralicheniformis strain CH0273 at 100%. Proposed 
use: For seed treatment and applications to soil. Contact: BPPD.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: April 15, 2022.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2022-08762 Filed 4-22-22; 8:45 am]
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