[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31785-31787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13358]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0421; FRL-8826[dash]1]


Pesticide Products; Registration Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register pesticide products 
containing Fluxapyroxad, an active ingredient not included in any 
previously registered pesticide product. Pursuant to the provisions of 
section 3(c)(4) of 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 July 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0421, by one of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public 
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    <bullet> Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South 
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only 
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). 
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
     Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2010-0421. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business

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Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or 
otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The 
regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means 
EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you 
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment 
directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the 
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index 
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although, listed in the index, 
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet 
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either in the electronic 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard 
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac 
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of 
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Olga Odiott, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 308-9369; e-mail address: [odiott.olga]@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. 
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
    <bullet> Crop production (NAICS code 111).
    <bullet> Animal production (NAICS code 112).
    <bullet> Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
    <bullet> Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining 
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any 
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular 
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

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 e-mail. 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 submitting comments, 
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Registration Applications

    EPA has received applications to register pesticide products 
containing Fluxapyroxad, an active ingredient not included in any 
previously registered pesticide product. Pursuant to the provisions of 
section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA, 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. EPA received the following pesticide registration 
applications from BASF Corporation, 26, Davis Drive, P.O. Box 13528, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528.
    1. File Symbol: 7969-GRE. Product name: Xemium Fungicide Technical. 
Active ingredient: Fluxapyroxad at 98.9%. Proposed use: Formulation 
into fungicide products.
    2. File Symbol: 7969-GNA. Product name: BAS 700 01 F. Active 
ingredient: Fluxapyroxad at 5.96%. Propose uses: Barley, corn, dried 
shelled peas and beans, edible podded legumes vegetables, fruiting 
vegetables, oat, oilseed crops (including canola, flax, and sunflower), 
peanut, pome fruits, rye, soybean, stone fruits, succulent shelled peas 
and beans, sugar beet, tuberous and corm vegetables (including potato) 
wheat, and triticale.
    3. File Symbol: 7969-GNT Product name: BAS 700 02 F. Active 
ingredient: Fluxapyroxad at 28.78%. Proposed uses: Seed treatment use 
on barley, corn, cotton, dried shelled peas and beans, edible podded 
legume vegetables, oat, peanut, rye, sorghum, soybean, sunflower, 
wheat, and triticale seed.
    4. File Symbol: 7969-GNI. Product name: BAS 700 03 F. Active 
ingredient: Fluxapyroxad at 28.70%. Proposed uses: Seed treatment use 
on barley, corn, cotton, dried shelled peas and beans, edible podded 
legume vegetables, oat, peanut, rye, sorghum, soybean, sunflower, 
wheat, and triticale seed.
    5. File Symbol: 7969-GNO. Product name: BAS 700 04 F. Active 
ingredient: Fluxapyroxad at 26.55%. Proposed uses: Barley, corn, dried 
shelled peas and beans, edible podded legumes vegetables, fruiting 
vegetables, oat, oilseed crops (including canola, flax,

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and sunflower), peanut, pome fruits, rye, soybean, stone fruits, 
succulent shelled peas and beans, sugar beet, tuberous and corm 
vegetables (including potato), wheat, and triticale.
    6. File Symbol: 7969-GRN. Product name: BAS 703 01 F. Active 
ingredient: Fluxapyroxad at 21.26% and Pyraclostrobin at 21.26 %. 
Proposed uses: Dried shelled peas and beans, edible podded legumes 
vegetables, fruiting vegetables (including tomato), oilseed crops 
(including canola, flax, and sunflower), pome fruits, soybean, stone 
fruits, succulent shelled peas and beans, and tuberous and corm 
vegetables (including potato).
    7. File Symbol: 7969-GRR. Product name: BAS 703 02 F. Active 
ingredient: Fluxapyroxad at 14.33% and Pyraclostrobin at 28.58% 
Proposed uses: Barley, corn, fruiting vegetables (including tomato), 
oat, oilseed crops (including canola, flax, and sunflower), peanut, 
rye, soybean, sugar beet, tuberous and corm vegetables, (including 
potato), wheat, and triticale.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest.

    Dated: May 26, 2010.
 Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
 Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-13358 Filed 6-3-10; 8:45 am]
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