The WWDC session link for the NEAppPushProvider entitlement application forwards to a generic dev support page and they did not know about it... from whom should we request the new entitlement?
NEAppPushProvider entitlement
I called Apple Developer Support earlier and they weren't sure about this either. They suggested I come to the forums for more information.
I cross posted and a DTS engineer responded that they are working on it:
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/651641
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/651641