Notice2026-11944
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (February 2026)
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June 15, 2026
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits comments on applications to register new pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients that would entail a change in use pattern. The Agency is providing this notice in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA uses the month and year in the title to identify when the Agency compiled the applications identified in this notice of receipt. Unit II. of this document identifies certain applications received in 2025 that are currently being evaluated by EPA, along with information about each application, including when it was received, who submitted the application, and the purpose of the application.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35982-35983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11944]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-0334; FRL-13199-02-OCSPP]
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New
Uses (February 2026)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of receipt and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits
comments on applications to register new pesticide products containing
currently registered active ingredients that would entail a change in
use pattern. The Agency is providing this notice in accordance with the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA uses
the month and year in the title to identify when the Agency compiled
the applications identified in this notice of receipt. Unit II. of this
document identifies certain applications received in 2025 that are
currently being evaluated by EPA, along
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with information about each application, including when it was
received, who submitted the application, and the purpose of the
application.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number and the EPA File Symbol or the EPA
Registration Number of interest as shown in Unit II. of this document,
online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 on and visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, are available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/">https://www.epa.gov/</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Each application summary in Unit II.
specifies a contact division. The appropriate division contacts are
identified as follows:
<bullet> RD (Registration Division) (Mail Code 7505T); Charles
Smith; main telephone number: (202) 566-1030; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98cadcdecad6f7ecf1fbfdebd8fde8f9b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aefceae8fce0c1dac7cdcbddeecbdecf80c9c1d8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action provides information that is directed to the public in
general.
B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
EPA is taking this action pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C.
136a(c)(4), and 40 CFR 152.102.
C. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to
comment on applications to register new pesticide products containing
currently registered active ingredients that would entail a change in
use pattern. EPA provides a notice of receipt monthly, using the month
and year in the title to help distinguish one document from the other.
This document identifies the applications that were received since the
last notice that was issued and are currently being evaluated by EPA in
accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA). Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a
decision by the Agency on these applications. For actions being
evaluated under EPA's public participation process for registration
actions, there will be an additional opportunity for public comment on
the proposed decisions. Please see EPA's public participation website
for additional information on this process (<a href="https://www.epa.gov/registration/public-participation-process-registration-actions">https://www.epa.gov/registration/public-participation-process-registration-actions</a>).
D. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI to EPA through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> or email. If you wish to include CBI in your
comment, please follow the applicable instructions at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#rules">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#rules</a> and clearly mark the
information that you claim to be CBI. In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes CBI, a copy of the comment without
CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information
marked as CBI 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov//epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov//epa-dockets</a>.
II. Applications to Register New Uses
This unit provides the following information about each application
received: The EPA File Symbol or Registration number(s); EPA docket ID
number for the application; Name and address of the applicant; Name of
the active ingredient, product type and proposed uses; and the division
to contact for that application. Additional information about the
application may also be available in the docket for the application as
identified in this unit.
<bullet> EPA Registration Number: 68506-2. Docket ID number: EPA-
HQ-OPP-2025-0270. Applicant: Tessara (PTY) Ltd c/o Pyxis Regulatory
Consulting, Inc. 535 Dock St., Suite 211 Tacoma, WA 98402. Active
ingredient: Sulfur dioxide. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed use: Fig.
Date of Receipt: March 28, 2025, Contact: RD.
<bullet> EPA Registration Number: 73049-526. Docket ID number: EPA-
HQ-OPP-2025-3824. Applicant: Valent BioSciences, LLC, 1910 Innovation
Way, Suite 100, Libertyville, IL 60048. Active ingredient:
Fenpropathrin Product type: Insecticide. Proposed use: In or on all
food/feed items when fenpropathrin is used in food/feed handling
establishments or as a wide-area mosquito adulticide. Date of receipt:
August 14, 2025. Contact: RD.
<bullet> EPA Registration Number: 73049-526. Docket ID number: EPA-
HQ-OPP-2025-3824. Applicant: Valent BioSciences, LLC, 1910 Innovation
Way, Suite 100, Libertyville, IL 60048. Active ingredient: Abamectin.
Product type: Insecticide. Proposed use: In or on all food/feed items
when abamectin is used in food/feed handling establishments or as a
wide-area mosquito adulticide. Date of receipt: August 14, 2025.
Contact: RD.
<bullet> EPA Registration Numbers 7969-390 (Inscalis Technical
Insecticide) and 7969-391 (Sefina Insecticide). Docket ID Number: (EPA-
HQ-OPP-2025-2565). Applicant: BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Drive,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active Ingredient: Afidopyropen.
Product type: Insecticide. Proposed Use: Amend (increase) the existing
afidopyropen tolerance in or on orange, subgroup 10-10A from 0.15 ppm
to 0.30 ppm, and increase the single application rates for orange,
subgroup 10-10A & nut, tree, group 14-12. Date of receipt: August 1,
2025. Contact: RD.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: June 9, 2026.
Edward Messina,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2026-11944 Filed 6-12-26; 8:45 am]
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