Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit, 60031-60032 [2021-23586]

Download as PDF 60031 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 207 / Friday, October 29, 2021 / Notices Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305–5805. 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. II. What action is the agency taking? This notice announces the amendment to delete from the registration of DCNA use on geraniums and hydrangeas, as requested by registrant, under section 3 of FIFRA. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1 of this unit. TABLE 1—DCNA PRODUCT REGISTRATION AMENDMENTS TO DELETE USES EPA registration No. 10163–189 10163–195 10163–226 10163–329 Product name .................................................................. .................................................................. .................................................................. .................................................................. Table 2 of this unit includes the name and address of record for the registrant of the products in Table 1 of this unit. This number corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration numbers of the products listed above. TABLE 2—REGISTRANT OF AMENDED PRODUCTS EPA company No. Company name and address 10163 ............. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366– 5569. III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments in response to the May 5, 2021 Federal Register notice (86 FR 85) (FRL–10023– 39) announcing the Agency’s receipt of the request to voluntary amend to delete DCNA use on geraniums and hydrangeas for products listed in Table 1 of Unit II. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES IV. Cancellation Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested amendment to terminate use of DCNA on geraniums and hydrangeas for registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. are amended to terminate use on geraniums and hydrangeas. The effective date of the cancellations that are subject of this notice is October 29, 2021. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II. in a manner inconsistent with any of the provisions VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Oct 28, 2021 Jkt 256001 Botran Botran Botran Botran 75–W Fungicide .............................................. Technical. 5F Fungicide. P 5F Fungicide. for disposition of existing stocks set forth in Unit VI. will be a violation of FIFRA. V. What is the Agency’s authority for taking this action? Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter, following the public comment period, the EPA Administrator may approve such a request. The notice of receipt for this action was published for comment on May 5, 2021. The comment period closed on June 4, 2021. VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks For the products 10163–189, 10163– 226, and 10163–329, once EPA has approved the product label reflecting the requested amendments to delete specific uses, the registrants will be permitted to sell or distribute the product under the previously approved labeling for a period of 18 months after the date of Federal Register publication of the cancellation order, unless other restrictions have been imposed. Thereafter, the registrant will be prohibited from selling or distributing the product whose label includes the deleted uses identified in Table 2 of Unit II., except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. PO 00000 Frm 00056 Uses deleted Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Geraniums and hydrangeas. Dated: October 22, 2021. Mary Reaves, Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2021–23589 Filed 10–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0072; FRL–9150–01– OCSPP] Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA issued an experimental use permit (EUP) to the pesticide applicant described in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit. 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: SUMMARY: 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, EPA has not attempted to E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1 60032 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 207 / Friday, October 29, 2021 / Notices describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? The docket for this action, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0072, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305–5805. Due to the public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room are 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. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES II. EUP EPA issued the following EUP: 69553–EUP–2. Issuance. Andermatt Group AG, Stahlermatten 6, CH–6146 Grossdietwil, Switzerland (c/o Andermatt USA Corp., 107 Gilbreth Parkway, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062). This EUP allows the use of 431 pounds of the pesticide product CX–6485 (containing 0.29 pound of the insecticide Cydia pomonella granulovirus isolate V45) on 400 acres of pome fruit trees (apple and pear), stone fruit trees (peach, nectarine, apricot, and hybrids of these), and walnut trees to evaluate the control of codling moth and Oriental fruit moth. The program is authorized only in the States of California, Colorado, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington. The EUP is effective from October 6, 2021 to August 31, 2023. The United States Department of Agriculture submitted a comment in response to the notice of receipt published in the Federal Register of March 19, 2021 (86 FR 14906) (FRL–10021–43), and it conveyed support of issuance of this EUP to allow testing of Cydia pomonella granulovirus isolate V45 at a larger field-level scale in the United States. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Oct 28, 2021 Jkt 256001 Dated: October 18, 2021. Charles Smith, Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2021–23586 Filed 10–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0022; FRL–9209–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Acid Rain Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Acid Rain Program (EPA ICR Number 1633.18, OMB Control Number 2060– 0258) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 2, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 29, 2021. SUMMARY: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2009–0022, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), a-and-r-Docket@ epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_ submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Vansickle, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–9220; fax number: 202–343–2361; email address: Vansickle.karen@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: The Acid Rain Program was established under Title IV of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments to address acid deposition by reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX). This information collection extension is necessary to continue implementation of the Acid Rain Program. It includes burden and costs associated with developing and modifying permits, complying with NOX permitting requirements, monitoring emissions, transferring allowances, participating in the annual allowance auctions, and participating in the program as an opt-in source. Form Numbers: Agent Notice of Delegation #5900–172, Certificate of Representation #7610–1, General Account Form #7610–5, Allowance Transfer Form #7610–6, Retired Unit Exemption #7610–20, Allowance Deduction #7620–4, Acid Rain Permit Application #7610–16, Acid Rain NOX Compliance Plan #7610–28, Acid Rain NOX Averaging Plan #7610–29, New Unit Exemption #7610–19, Opt-In Permit Application #7610–26, Opt-In Utilization Report #7620–9, Letter of Credit #7610–7A, EPA Allowance Auctions—Additional Information for Certified Checks or Wire Transfers #7610–7, SO2 Allowance Offer Form #7610–8, Thermal Energy Plan #7610– 27, Notification For Distribution of Proceeds From EPA Auctions #7610–11, Opt-In Reduction from Improved Efficiency Confirmation Report #7620– 8, Thermal Energy Compliance Report #7620–10. Respondents/affected entities: Electricity generating plants, industrial sources, and other persons. E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60031-60032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23586]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0072; FRL-9150-01-OCSPP]


Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued an experimental use permit (EUP) to the pesticide 
applicant described in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. An 
EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes 
only in accordance with the limitations in the permit.

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: 
[email protected].

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, EPA has not attempted to

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describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0072, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP 
Docket is (703) 305-5805.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room are 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.

II. EUP

    EPA issued the following EUP:
    69553-EUP-2. Issuance. Andermatt Group AG, Stahlermatten 6, CH-6146 
Grossdietwil, Switzerland (c/o Andermatt USA Corp., 107 Gilbreth 
Parkway, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062). This EUP allows the use of 431 pounds 
of the pesticide product CX-6485 (containing 0.29 pound of the 
insecticide Cydia pomonella granulovirus isolate V45) on 400 acres of 
pome fruit trees (apple and pear), stone fruit trees (peach, nectarine, 
apricot, and hybrids of these), and walnut trees to evaluate the 
control of codling moth and Oriental fruit moth. The program is 
authorized only in the States of California, Colorado, Michigan, New 
Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington. The EUP is 
effective from October 6, 2021 to August 31, 2023. The United States 
Department of Agriculture submitted a comment in response to the notice 
of receipt published in the Federal Register of March 19, 2021 (86 FR 
14906) (FRL-10021-43), and it conveyed support of issuance of this EUP 
to allow testing of Cydia pomonella granulovirus isolate V45 at a 
larger field-level scale in the United States.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: October 18, 2021.
Charles Smith,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-23586 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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