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(Authority: 40 CFR 97.825(b).)
I. General Information
Rona Birnbaum,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office
of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and
Radiation.
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
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not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
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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).
[FR Doc. 2022–20380 Filed 9–20–22; 8:45 am]
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0163; FRL–9408–08–
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Pesticide Product Registration;
Receipt of Applications for New Uses
(August 2022)
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
ACTION: Notice.
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
SUMMARY: EPA has received applications the part or all of the information that
to register new uses for pesticide
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active ingredients. Pursuant to the
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby identify electronically within the disk or
providing notice of receipt and
CD–ROM the specific information that
opportunity to comment on these
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
applications.
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
DATES: Comments must be received on
copy of the comment that does not
or before October 21, 2022.
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
public docket. Information so marked
identified by docket identification (ID)
will not be disclosed except in
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0163,
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
the online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically When preparing and submitting your
comments, see the commenting tips at
any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
or other information whose disclosure is commenting-epa-dockets.
restricted by statute. Additional
II. Registration Applications
instructions on commenting and visiting
EPA has received applications to
the docket, along with more information
register new uses for pesticide products
about dockets generally, is available at
containing currently registered active
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
ingredients. Pursuant to the provisions
of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing
Marietta Echeverria, Registration
notice of receipt and opportunity to
Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone
number: (703) 305–7090, email address: comment on these applications. Notice
of receipt of these applications does not
RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing
imply a decision by the Agency on these
address for each contact person: Office
applications.
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
A. New Uses
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
EPA Registration Number: 62719–697.
As part of the mailing address, include
the contact person’s name, division, and Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–
2022–0646. Applicant: Corteva
mail code. The division to contact is
Agriscience LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road,
listed at the end of each application
Indianapolis, IN 46268. Active
summary.
ingredient: Florpyrauxifen-benzyl.
Product type: Herbicide. Proposed use:
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For use manufacturing products used on
turfgrass. Contact: RD.
EPA File Symbol: 62719–TAI, 62719–
TAO, and 62719–TTN. Docket ID
number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0646.
Applicant: Corteva Agriscience LLC,
9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN
46268. Active ingredient:
Florpyrauxifen-benzyl. Product type:
Herbicide. Proposed use: Turfgrass.
Contact: RD.
EPA Registration Numbers: 7969–185,
7969–258, 7969–311, and 7969–463.
Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–
2022–0235. Applicant: BASF
Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box
13528, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709. Active ingredient:
Pyraclostrobin. Product type: Fungicide.
Proposed use: Establish tolerance for
use on coffee, green bean; stevia, dried
leaves; and stevia, fresh leaves. Contact:
RD.
EPA Registration Numbers: 91813–94
and 70506–611. Docket ID number:
EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0657. Applicant:
ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE BENELUX c/o
UPL NA Inc. and UPL Delaware, Inc.
630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402
King of Prussia, PA 19406. Active
ingredient: Dodine. Product type:
Fungicide. Proposed use: New use of
dodine on olive, with pit; fruit, pome,
group 11–10; fruit, stone, group 12–12;
and nut, tree, group 14–12. Contact: RD
EPA File Symbol: 11685–EA. Docket
ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2019–0718.
Applicant: Nufarm UK Limited, C/O
Nufarm Americas Inc., 4020 Aerial
Center Parkway, Morrisville, NC 27560.
Active ingredient: MCPP-p 2-ethylhexyl
ester. Product type: Materials
Preservative. Proposed use: For use
manufacturing products used in
bituminous and polymer-modified
bituminous roofing membranes.
Contact: RD.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 13, 2022.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and
Resources Management Division, Office of
Program Support.
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Ortho-Phthalaldehyde; Receipt of
Application for Emergency Exemption,
Solicitation of Public Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
EPA has received a specific
exemption request from the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) to use the pesticide orthophthalaldehyde (OPA) (CAS No. 643–
79–8) to treat the coolant fluid of the
internal active thermal control system of
the International Space Station to
control aerobic/microaerophilic bacteria
in the aqueous coolant. The applicant
proposes the use of a new chemical
which has not been registered by EPA.
Therefore, in accordance with the Code
of Federal Regulations, EPA is soliciting
public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the
exemption.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before October 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0752,
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at https://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 and visiting
the docket, along with more information
about dockets generally, is available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marietta Echeverria, Registration
Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; main
telephone number: (202) 566–1030;
email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. General Information
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A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are a pesticide
manufacturer, North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) (Code 32532) or involved with
the International Space Station. This
listing is not intended to be exhaustive,
but rather provides a guide to help
readers determine whether this
document applies to them. Other types
of entities not listed could also be
affected.
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly
mark the part or all of the information
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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/
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 18 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the
discretion of the EPA Administrator, a
Federal or State agency may be
exempted from any provision of FIFRA
if the EPA Administrator determines
that emergency conditions exist which
require the exemption. NASA has
requested the EPA Administrator to
issue a specific exemption for the use of
OPA in the coolant of the internal active
thermal control system (IATCS) of the
International Space Station (ISS) to
control aerobic/microaerophilic bacteria
in the aqueous coolant. Information in
accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was
submitted as part of this request.
As part of this request, the applicant
asserted that it has considered the
registered biocide alternatives and has
concluded that OPA is the most
effective biocide that meets the requisite
criteria including: The need for safe,
non-intrusive implementation and
operation in a functioning system; the
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ability to control existing planktonic
and biofilm-residing micro-organisms; a
negligible impact on system wetted
materials of construction; and a
negligible reactivity with existing
coolant additives. The ISS would not
have an adequate long-term solution for
controlling the micro-organisms in the
IATCS coolant without the use of OPA.
The OPA is incorporated into a porous
resin material contained in a stainlesssteel canister. The canister containing
the OPA-incorporated resin is inserted
into a coolant system loop, using
flexible hose and quick disconnects and
is placed in line for 4 hours to deliver
the OPA into the fluid. As the coolant
fluid flows through the canister, the
OPA elutes from the resin material into
the coolant fluid. The total volume of
the circulatory loops of the IATCS is
829 liters. The maximum concentration
would be 500 milligrams (mg) of OPA
per liter of coolant fluid. A total of
414,500 mg would be needed for the
entire system. The OPA is incorporated
into the resin at 210 mg OPA per cm3
resin, resulting in a potential total use
of 1,974 cm3 of the OPA-containing
resin. The level of OPA in the coolant
is monitored periodically, and because
OPA degrades over time, the
concentration decreases to a level that is
no longer effective in about 1 to 2 years.
At this point, replenishment with new
OPA-containing canisters is required.
EPA has authorized similar emergency
exemptions for this use since 2011.
With the decision to extend the mission
of the ISS to 2024, the need for this use
is expected to continue for the duration.
This notice does not constitute a
decision by EPA on the application
itself. The regulations governing FIFRA
section 18 require publication of a
notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing the use of
a new chemical (i.e., an active
ingredient) which has not been
registered by EPA. The notice provides
an opportunity for public comment on
the application.
The Agency will review and consider
all comments received during the
comment period in determining
whether to issue the specific exemption
requested by the NASA.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 12, 2022.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0752; FRL-10207-01-OCSPP]
Ortho-Phthalaldehyde; Receipt of Application for Emergency
Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to use the
pesticide ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) (CAS No. 643-79-8) to treat the
coolant fluid of the internal active thermal control system of the
International Space Station to control aerobic/microaerophilic bacteria
in the aqueous coolant. The applicant proposes the use of a new
chemical which has not been registered by EPA. Therefore, in accordance
with the Code of Federal Regulations, EPA is soliciting public comment
before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0752, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://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 and visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Registration
Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; main telephone number: (202) 566-1030; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are a
pesticide manufacturer, North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) (Code 32532) or involved with the International Space Station.
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Other types of entities not listed could also be affected.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
www.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/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 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the EPA
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the EPA Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. NASA has requested the
EPA Administrator to issue a specific exemption for the use of OPA in
the coolant of the internal active thermal control system (IATCS) of
the International Space Station (ISS) to control aerobic/
microaerophilic bacteria in the aqueous coolant. Information in
accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part of this request.
As part of this request, the applicant asserted that it has
considered the registered biocide alternatives and has concluded that
OPA is the most effective biocide that meets the requisite criteria
including: The need for safe, non-intrusive implementation and
operation in a functioning system; the ability to control existing
planktonic and biofilm-residing micro-organisms; a negligible impact on
system wetted materials of construction; and a negligible reactivity
with existing coolant additives. The ISS would not have an adequate
long-term solution for controlling the micro-organisms in the IATCS
coolant without the use of OPA. The OPA is incorporated into a porous
resin material contained in a stainless-steel canister. The canister
containing the OPA-incorporated resin is inserted into a coolant system
loop, using flexible hose and quick disconnects and is placed in line
for 4 hours to deliver the OPA into the fluid. As the coolant fluid
flows through the canister, the OPA elutes from the resin material into
the coolant fluid. The total volume of the circulatory loops of the
IATCS is 829 liters. The maximum concentration would be 500 milligrams
(mg) of OPA per liter of coolant fluid. A total of 414,500 mg would be
needed for the entire system. The OPA is incorporated into the resin at
210 mg OPA per cm\3\ resin, resulting in a potential total use of 1,974
cm\3\ of the OPA-containing resin. The level of OPA in the coolant is
monitored periodically, and because OPA degrades over time, the
concentration decreases to a level that is no longer effective in about
1 to 2 years. At this point, replenishment with new OPA-containing
canisters is required. EPA has authorized similar emergency exemptions
for this use since 2011. With the decision to extend the mission of the
ISS to 2024, the need for this use is expected to continue for the
duration.
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing FIFRA section 18 require
publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a specific
exemption proposing the use of a new chemical (i.e., an active
ingredient) which has not been registered by EPA. The notice provides
an opportunity for public comment on the application.
The Agency will review and consider all comments received during
the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific
exemption requested by the NASA.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 12, 2022.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-20469 Filed 9-20-22; 8:45 am]
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