Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0703-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Pesticide Products: Registration Applications for New Active Ingredients
Posted Date: 2013-11-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70043-70044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28129]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0703; FRL-9902-97]

Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of an Application for a 
New Active Ingredient

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received an application to register a pesticide 
product containing an active ingredient not included in any previously 
registered pesticide product. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice 
of receipt and opportunity to comment on the application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 23, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0703, 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

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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: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7090; email 
address: BPPDFRNotices@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. 
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).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

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 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 Application

    EPA has received an application to register a pesticide product 
containing an active ingredient not included in any previously 
registered pesticide product. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA 
section 3(c)(4), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and 
opportunity to comment on the application. Notice of receipt of the 
application does not imply a decision by the Agency on the application.
    File Symbol: 68467-EN. Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 
Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268. Product name: DAS-81419-2 
Soybean. Active ingredients: Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac protein 
expressed in soybean and Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1F protein expressed 
in soybean. Proposed classification/Use: Plant-incorporated Protectant 
(PIP).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest.

    Dated: November 8, 2013.
Robert McNally,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-28129 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
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