Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0051-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Receipt of Application: Pesticide Experimental Use Permit
Posted Date: 2021-06-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 116 (Monday, June 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32370-32371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12999]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0051; FRL-10025-11]

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; 
Comment Request--June 2021

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of application 94614-EUP-R 
from GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. requesting an experimental use permit 
(EUP) for Ledprona (CAS No. 2433753-68-3). The Agency has determined 
that the permit may be of regional or national significance. Therefore, 
because of the potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this 
application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 21, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number and the Experimental Use Permit Number of interests as 
shown in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Smith, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; main telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email address: 
BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or 
sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.

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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the 
pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general 
population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to 
field test pesticides under development. Manufacturers are required to 
obtain an EUP before testing new pesticides or new uses of pesticides 
if they conduct experimental field tests on more than 10 acres of land 
or more than one surface acre of water.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency has determined that the 
following EUP application may be of regional or national significance, 
and therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application:
    Submitter: GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. 200 Boston Ave., Suite 
1000, Medford, MA 02155.
    Experimental Use Permit Number: 94614-EUP-R. Docket ID Number: EPA-
HQ-OPP-2021-0270.
    Pesticide Chemical: Ledprona (CAS No. 2433753-68-3).
    Summary of Request: GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. is requesting an 
experimental use permit for the active ingredient (AI) Ledprona (CAS 
No. 2433753-68-3) double-stranded RNA. The purpose is to conduct large 
scale field trials on potatoes to better understand how the AI performs 
using multiple commercial application methods and equipment, as well as 
gathering data on efficacy and crop safety. The proposed experimental 
program would begin on April 1, 2022 and would go until April 1, 2023; 
a total of 3,700 grams of AI would be applied to 200 acres of potatoes 
in numerous states. The following acreage in each state will be 
allotted for testing with the amount of AI included in parentheses: 10 
acres in Idaho (200 grams AI), 25 acres in Maine (400 grams AI), 15 
acres in Michigan (200 grams AI), 15 acres in Minnesota (300 grams AI), 
10 acres in New York (200 grams AI), 5 acres in North Carolina (100 
grams AI), 15 acres in North Dakota (200 grams AI), 20 acres in Oregon 
(400 grams AI), 5 acres in Virginia (100 grams AI), 40 acres in

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Washington (800 grams AI), and 40 acres in Wisconsin (800 grams AI).
    Contact: BPPD.
    Following the review of the application and any comments and data 
received in response to this solicitation, EPA will decide whether to 
issue or deny the EUP request, and if issued, the conditions under 
which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced 
in the Federal Register.

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

    Dated: June 8, 2021.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2021-12999 Filed 6-17-21; 4:15 am]
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