Environmental Protection Agency
This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits comment on an application from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to register a new pesticide product containing an unregistered pesticide, NovoFly male- only genetically engineered (GE) New World screwworm (NWS) in USDA's Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs. Additionally, the Agency received a Section 18 quarantine emergency exemption application requesting use of the same pesticide to maintain broad suppression of and help prevent the pest from moving further northward from Mexico toward the United States. The Agency is providing this notice in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Due to the urgent nature of the emergency, the limited time available to authorize the Section 18 quarantine emergency exemption request, and the related FIFRA Section 3 product registration application under review for the same use, EPA is waiving the comment period associated with the emergency exemption request, but is soliciting public comment in conjunction with the application for Section 3 product registration of NovoFly.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-1420; EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-0991; EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-1256; FRL-13274-01-OCSPP] AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of receipt and request for comment. SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits comment on an application from the ( printed page 14840) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to register a new pesticide product containing an unregistered pesticide, NovoFly male-only genetically engineered (GE) New World screwworm (NWS) in USDA's Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs. Additionally, the Agency received a Section 18 quarantine emergency exemption application requesting use of the same pesticide to maintain broad suppression of and help prevent the pest from moving further northward from Mexico toward the United States. The Agency is providing this notice in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Due to the urgent nature of the emergency, the limited time available to authorize the Section 18 quarantine emergency exemption request, and the related FIFRA Section 3 product registration application under review for the same use, EPA is waiving the comment period associated with the emergency exemption request, but is soliciting public comment in conjunction with the application for Section 3 product registration of NovoFly. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 27, 2026. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on the Sect…
Citation: 91 FR 14839
