Bacillus subtilis; Registration Review Final Decision; Notice of Availability, 16113-16114 [2010-7237]

Download as PDF jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 61 / Wednesday, March 31, 2010 / Notices 19. Registration Number/File Symbol: 71227–7. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0951. Company name and address: Sinanen Company, LTD Agent (Agion Technologies Inc.), 60 Audubon Rd., Wakeffield, MA 01880. Active ingredient: Elemental copper; silver. Proposed Uses: Materials preservative in water bottle dispensers, ice trays, water bottles. Contact: Demson Fuller, (703) 308–8062; fuller.demson@epa.gov. 20. Registration Number/File Symbol: 71654–6. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0938. Company name and address: E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Ccompany, Dupont Chemical Solutions Enterprises, PO Box 80402, Wilmington, Delaware 19880–0402. Active ingredient: Potassium peroxymonosulfate; Sodium chlorite. Proposed Uses: Food use in presence of farm animals; first food use to control viruses, bacteria, fungi, and algae in poultry and swine feeding sites while animals are present. Contact: ShaRon Carlisle, (703) 308–6427; Carlisle.Sharon@epa.gov. 21. Registration Number/File Symbol: 72920–R. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0948. Company name and address: Vorigen, Inc., 5076 CR # 342, Navosota, TX 77868. Active ingredient: Silver. Proposed Uses: Control of legionella in water systems. Contact: Demson Fuller, (703) 308–8063; fuller.demson@epa.gov. 22. Registration Number/File Symbol: 72992–RL. Docket ID. Number: EPA– HQ–OPP–2009–0974. Company name and address: Lewis & Harrison c/o Chrysal International BV, 122 C Street, NW Suite 740, Washington DC 20001. Active ingredient: Silver nitrate. Proposed Uses: Material preservative for textile, plastic, metals, rubber and coatings. Contact: Martha Terry, (703) 308–6217; terry.martha@epa.gov. 23. Registration Number/File Symbol: 84526–G. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0976. Company name and address: Lewis & Harrison c/o Sanosil USA, LLC, 122 C Street, NW, Suite 740, Washington DC 20001. Active ingredient: Hydrogen peroxide; Silver. Proposed Uses: For microbial control in re-circulating cooling water systems and industrial process water systems. Contact: Martha Terry (703) 308–6217; terry.martha@epa.gov. 24. Registration Number/File Symbol: 82544–E. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0968. Company name and address: Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd., Agent (Keller and Heckman LLP) 101 G Street, N.W., Suite 500 West, Washington, D.C. 20001. Active ingredient: Silver asmetallic. Proposed Uses: Silver use in washing machine VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:40 Mar 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 Contact: Karen Leavy, (703) 308–6237; leavy.karen@epa.gov. 25. Registration Number/File Symbol: 82544–R. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0969. Company name and address: Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd., Agent (Keller and Heckman LLP) 101 G Street, N.W., Suite 500 West, Washington, D.C. 20001. Active ingredient: Silver as metallic. Proposed Uses: Silver use in washing machine. Contact: Karen Leavy, (703) 308–6237; leavy.karen@epa.gov. 26. Registration Number/File Symbol: 84545–I. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0945. Company name and address: SBiomed LLC, 1272 South 1280 West Orem, Utah 84058. Active ingredient: Hydrogen peroxide; Peroxyacetic acid . Proposed Uses: Use as sporicidal decontaminant. Contact: Karen Leavy, (703) 308–6237; leavy.karen@epa.gov. 27. Registration Number/File Symbol: 84545–O. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0967. Company name and address: SBiomed LLC, 1272 South 1280 West Orem, Utah 84058. Active ingredient: Silver. Proposed Uses: Use as sporicidal decontaminant. Contact: Karen Leavy, (703) 308–6237; leavy.karen@epa.gov. 28. Registration Number/File Symbol: 84622–1. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0946. Company name and address: SBiomed LLC, 1272 South 1280 West Orem, Utah 84058. Active ingredient: Hydrogen peroxide; Peroxyacetic acid. Proposed Uses: Control of Bacillus anthracis on hard non-porous surfaces. Contact: Karen Leavy, (703) 308–6237; leavy.karen@epa.gov. 29. Registration Number/File Symbol: 84630–E. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0943. Company name and address: Transtex Technologies, 9600 Rue Ingnace, Suite D, Brossard, Quebec, Canada J4Y 2R4. Active ingredient: nAlkyl(C14 50%, C12 40%, C16 10%) dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride and Silver. Proposed Uses: Material preservative for natural and synthetic fibers and textiles. Contact: Jacqueline Campbell-McFarlane, (703) 308–6416, campbell-mcFarlane.jacqueline @epa.gov. 30. Registration Number/File Symbol: 86256–R. Docket ID. Number: EPA–HQ– OPP–2009–0941. Company name and address: AbTech Industries Inc, 4110 N Scottsdale Rd., Suite 235, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. Active ingredient: 3(trimethoxylsilyl) propyldimethyloctadecyl ammonium chloride. Proposed Uses: Sponge for treatment of industrial, municipal and storm water. Contact: Tracy Lantz (703) 308–6415; lantz.tracy@epa.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16113 List of Subjects Environmental protection, Antimicrobial pesticides and pest. Dated: March 15, 2010. Joan Harrigan Farrelly, Director, Antimicrobial Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–6793 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1026; FRL–8816–2] Bacillus subtilis; Registration Review Final Decision; Notice of Availability AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA’s final registration review decision for the pesticide Bacillus subtilis, case 6012. Registration review is EPA’s periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its intended function without causing unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, contact: Susanne Cerrelli, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–8077; fax number: (703) 308– 7026; e-mail address: cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov. For general information on the registration review program, contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–5026; fax number: (703) 308–8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1 16114 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 61 / Wednesday, March 31, 2010 / Notices wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1026. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (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. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES II. Background A. What Action is the Agency Taking? In accordance with 40 CFR 155.58(c), this notice announces the availability of EPA’s final registration review decision for Bacillus subtilis, case 6012. The Bacillus subtilis case consists of four strains: Strain GB03; Strain MBI 600; Strain QST 713; and var. amyloliquefaciens Strain FZB24. All four strains occur ubiquitously in the environment: Bacillus subtilis strain GB03 is used to prevent, control and suppress plant disease on barley, berries, bulb vegetables, cole crops, cotton, cucurbits, fruiting vegetables, herbs, leafy crops, legumes, ornamental plants and cuttings, peanuts, root/tuber and corm vegetables, soybeans, tomatoes, trees, tropical plants, turf, and wheat. Bacillus subtilis strain GB03 is applied as an irrigation application, preplant soak, overhead spray, soil drench, seed dressing, tank mix, or hydroponic system treatment; Bacillus subtilis strain MBI 600 is used to suppress disease organisms such as Botrytis, Alternaria, Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium and is also used to promote more effective nodulation by nitrogen-fixing bacteria to improve yields. It is used as a seed and in-furrow treatment on cotton, seed and VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:40 Mar 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 pod vegetables, peanuts, soybeans, alfalfa, forage and turf grasses, wheat, barley, corn, and canola. It is also used in greenhouses to treat peat moss and soil intended for seeding, potting, or transplanting non-bearing fruit and vegetable seedlings and as a foliar spray on asparagus, cole crops, bulb vegetables, berry crops, cucurbits, flowers, bedding plants, ornamentals, tropical plants, fruiting vegetables, grape, leafy vegetables, pome fruit, stone fruit, strawberry, tuber/root and corm vegetables, turf, sod, lawns, trees, and shrubs. Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 is used to prevent or reduce several types of fungal and bacterial pests on artichoke, asparagus, avocado, beans, beets, berries, brassica crops, bulb vegetables, celery, cereal grains, citrus, coffee, corn, cucurbits, beans, eggplant, grapes, herbs/spices, hops, kiwi, kohlrabi, leafy vegetables, legumes, melons, oil seed crops, oil palm, okra, peanuts, peppers, pome fruit, rice, root/ tuber crops, silage crops, stone fruits, tomatoes, tree nuts, tropical fruits, field roses, forestry seedlings, lawns, ornamental flowering plants, ornamental foliage plants, ornamental trees and shrubs, seed production crops, sod, tobacco, and turf. Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24 is used for plant strengthening, enhancing growth, increasing yields and suppressing soil-borne fungal diseases such as Rhizoctonia and Fusarium as a dip for seedlings, transplants, plugs, tubers, bulbs, corms, cuttings and roots of ornamentals, shrubs and trees, and as a spray over furrows for ornamentals, shrubs, trees, turf, vegetables, herbs and spices, and other crops. It is also incorporated into soils, soil-less growing media and mushroom spawn media and as a drench for interiorscapes and potted orchids and ferns. In accordance with 40 CFR 155.57, a registration review decision is the Agency’s determination whether a pesticide meets, or does not meet, the standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA has considered Bacillus subtilis in light of the FIFRA standard for registration. The Bacillus subtilis Final Decision document in the docket describes the Agency’s rationale for issuing a registration review final decision for this pesticide. In addition to the final registration review decision document, the registration review docket for Bacillus subtilis also includes other relevant documents related to the registration review of this case. The proposed registration review decision was posted to the docket and the public was invited to submit any comments or new information. During the comment PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 period, the public comments received were not substantive and did not affect the Agency’s final decision. In accordance with 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review case docket for Bacillus subtilis will remain open until all actions required in the final decision have been completed. Background on the registration review program is provided at: https:// www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ registration_review. Links to earlier documents related to the registration review of this pesticide are provided at: http:/www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ registration_review/bacillus_subtilis/ index.htm. B. What is the Agency’s Authority for Taking this Action? Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 155, subpart C, provide authority for this action. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Bacillus subtilis, Pesticide and pest, Registration review. Dated: March 24, 2010. Keith A. Matthews, Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–7237 Filed 3–30–10; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0118; FRL–8816–1] Registration Review; Biopesticides Dockets Opened for Review and Comment AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews. Registration review is EPA’s periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

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Bacillus subtilis; Registration Review Final Decision; Notice of 
Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's final 
registration review decision for the pesticide Bacillus subtilis, case 
6012. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide 
registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the 
statutory standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can 
perform its intended function without causing unreasonable adverse 
effects on human health or the environment. Through this program, EPA 
is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current 
scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health 
and the environment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, 
contact: Susanne Cerrelli, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention 
Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8077; fax number: (703) 308-7026; e-
mail address: cerrelli.susanne@epa.gov.
     For general information on the registration review program, 
contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: 
costello.kevin @epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
interest to a

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wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, farm 
worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide 
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, 
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency 
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be 
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the 
pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1026. Publicly available 
docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at 
https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the 
Office of Pesticide Programs (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.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    In accordance with 40 CFR 155.58(c), this notice announces the 
availability of EPA's final registration review decision for Bacillus 
subtilis, case 6012. The Bacillus subtilis case consists of four 
strains: Strain GB03; Strain MBI 600; Strain QST 713; and var. 
amyloliquefaciens Strain FZB24. All four strains occur ubiquitously in 
the environment: Bacillus subtilis strain GB03 is used to prevent, 
control and suppress plant disease on barley, berries, bulb vegetables, 
cole crops, cotton, cucurbits, fruiting vegetables, herbs, leafy crops, 
legumes, ornamental plants and cuttings, peanuts, root/tuber and corm 
vegetables, soybeans, tomatoes, trees, tropical plants, turf, and 
wheat. Bacillus subtilis strain GB03 is applied as an irrigation 
application, pre-plant soak, overhead spray, soil drench, seed 
dressing, tank mix, or hydroponic system treatment; Bacillus subtilis 
strain MBI 600 is used to suppress disease organisms such as Botrytis, 
Alternaria, Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium and is also used to promote more 
effective nodulation by nitrogen-fixing bacteria to improve yields. It 
is used as a seed and in-furrow treatment on cotton, seed and pod 
vegetables, peanuts, soybeans, alfalfa, forage and turf grasses, wheat, 
barley, corn, and canola. It is also used in greenhouses to treat peat 
moss and soil intended for seeding, potting, or transplanting non-
bearing fruit and vegetable seedlings and as a foliar spray on 
asparagus, cole crops, bulb vegetables, berry crops, cucurbits, 
flowers, bedding plants, ornamentals, tropical plants, fruiting 
vegetables, grape, leafy vegetables, pome fruit, stone fruit, 
strawberry, tuber/root and corm vegetables, turf, sod, lawns, trees, 
and shrubs. Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 is used to prevent or 
reduce several types of fungal and bacterial pests on artichoke, 
asparagus, avocado, beans, beets, berries, brassica crops, bulb 
vegetables, celery, cereal grains, citrus, coffee, corn, cucurbits, 
beans, eggplant, grapes, herbs/spices, hops, kiwi, kohlrabi, leafy 
vegetables, legumes, melons, oil seed crops, oil palm, okra, peanuts, 
peppers, pome fruit, rice, root/tuber crops, silage crops, stone 
fruits, tomatoes, tree nuts, tropical fruits, field roses, forestry 
seedlings, lawns, ornamental flowering plants, ornamental foliage 
plants, ornamental trees and shrubs, seed production crops, sod, 
tobacco, and turf. Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens strain 
FZB24 is used for plant strengthening, enhancing growth, increasing 
yields and suppressing soil-borne fungal diseases such as Rhizoctonia 
and Fusarium as a dip for seedlings, transplants, plugs, tubers, bulbs, 
corms, cuttings and roots of ornamentals, shrubs and trees, and as a 
spray over furrows for ornamentals, shrubs, trees, turf, vegetables, 
herbs and spices, and other crops. It is also incorporated into soils, 
soil-less growing media and mushroom spawn media and as a drench for 
interiorscapes and potted orchids and ferns.
     In accordance with 40 CFR 155.57, a registration review decision 
is the Agency's determination whether a pesticide meets, or does not 
meet, the standard for registration in FIFRA. EPA has considered 
Bacillus subtilis in light of the FIFRA standard for registration. The 
Bacillus subtilis Final Decision document in the docket describes the 
Agency's rationale for issuing a registration review final decision for 
this pesticide.
     In addition to the final registration review decision document, 
the registration review docket for Bacillus subtilis also includes 
other relevant documents related to the registration review of this 
case. The proposed registration review decision was posted to the 
docket and the public was invited to submit any comments or new 
information. During the comment period, the public comments received 
were not substantive and did not affect the Agency's final decision.
     In accordance with 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review case 
docket for Bacillus subtilis will remain open until all actions 
required in the final decision have been completed.
    Background on the registration review program is provided at: 
https://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review. Links to earlier 
documents related to the registration review of this pesticide are 
provided at: http:/www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/bacillus_subtilis/index.htm.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 3(g) of FIFRA and 40 CFR part 155, subpart C, provide 
authority for this action.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Bacillus subtilis, Pesticide and pest, 
Registration review.

    Dated: March 24, 2010.
 Keith A. Matthews,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-7237 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 a.m.]
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