Notices. Notice; reopening of comment period

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BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0756; FRL-9977-20] Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Reopening of Comment Period AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the **Federal Register** of March 9, 2018, concerning receipt of an application, 93167-EUP-R, from Oxitec Ltd. requesting an experimental use permit for the OX513A *Aedes aegypti* mosquitoes expressing tetracycline Trans-Activator Variant protein.

This document reopens the comment period for 30 days. The comment period is being reopened because a large interest from the public, including several requests to extend the comment period to provide enough time for stakeholders to provide additional comments. DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification

(ID)number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0756, must be received on or before June 7, 2018. ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the **Federal Register** document of March 9, 2018 (83 FR 10475) (FRL-9972-86). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone number:

(703)305-7090; email address: *BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document reopens the public comment period established in the **Federal Register** document of March 9, 2018 (83 FR 10475) (FRL-9972-86). EPA is hereby reopening the comment period for 30 days. To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the **Federal Register** document of March 9, 2018 (83 FR 10475) (FRL-9972-86). If you have questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 *et seq.* Dated: April 30, 2018. Robert McNally, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2018-09777 Filed 5-7-18; 8:45 am]

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