Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0083-0006
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Pesticide Product Registration: Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients-August 2021
Posted Date: 2021-08-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48136-48137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18488]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0083; FRL-8793-03-OCSPP]

Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New 
Active Ingredients--August 2021

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 September 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the File Symbol of interest as shown in the body of 
this document, using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 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. 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 closed to visitors with 
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer 
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status 
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Registration 
Division (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305-7090, email address:

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RDFRNotices@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 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:
     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 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 (http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/public-participation-process-registration-actions).

Notice of Receipt--New Active Ingredients

    1. File Symbol: 264-RERA. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0435. 
Applicant: Bayer CropScience, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 
63167. Product name: Diflufenican SC600 Herbicide. Active ingredient: 
Herbicide--Diflufenican at 16.95%. Proposed use: Soybean. Contact: RD.
    2. File Symbol: 264-RERG. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0435. 
Applicant: Bayer CropScience, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 
63167. Product name: Diflufenican SC500 Herbicide. Active ingredient: 
Herbicide--Diflufenican at 42.37%. Proposed use: Corn and Soybean. 
Contact: RD.
    3. File Symbol: 264-RERL. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0435. 
Applicant: Bayer CropScience, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 
63167. Product name: Diflufenican SC619 Herbicide. Active ingredient: 
Herbicide--Diflufenican at 8.85%. Proposed use: Soybean. Contact: RD.
    4. File Symbol: 264-RERT. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0435. 
Applicant: Bayer CropScience, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 
63167. Product name: Diflufenican TC. Active ingredient: Herbicide--
Diflufenican at 99%. Proposed use: Corn and Soybean. Contact: RD.
    5. File Symbol: 264-RERU. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0435. 
Applicant: Bayer CropScience, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 
63167. Product name: Diflufenican SC617 Herbicide. Active ingredient: 
Herbicide--Diflufenican at 20.4%. Proposed use: Corn. Contact: RD.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: August 16, 2021.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
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