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NoticeOpen for Comment2026-076252026-04-20

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request (February 2026)

Environmental Protection Agency

Abstract

This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 92643- EUP-E from Google LLC requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the Wolbachia pipientis wPip strain contained in live adult Aedes albopictus males. The Agency has determined that the permit may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, because of the potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this application.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice.
Dates
Comments must be received on or before May 20, 2026.

Public Comment

Comments Close
2026-05-20 — Open for comment

Document Excerpt

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-2025-4216; FRL-13288-01-OCSPP] ( printed page 20997) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 92643-EUP-E from Google LLC requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the Wolbachia pipientis wPip strain contained in live adult Aedes albopictus males. The Agency has determined that the permit may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, because of the potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this application. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 20, 2026. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-4216, 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 on and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, are available at https://www.epa.gov/​dockets . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Each application summary in Unit II. specifies a contact division. The appropriate division contacts are identified as follows: BPPD (Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division) (Mail Code 7511M); Shannon Borges; main telephone number: (202) 566-1400; email addres

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Citation: 91 FR 20997