Pesticide Product Registration; Emergency Exemption Request and Application for a New Acti
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 Techn
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
|---|---|
| Document type | Notice |
| Published | 2026-03-27 |
| Summary | 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 Rodenticid |
| Document number | 2026-05998 |
| Official record | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05998/pesticide-product-registration-emergency-exemption-request-and-application-for-a-new-active |