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Certain Companies; Applications to Register Pesticide Products
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[Federal Register: April 17, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 75)]
[Notices]
[Page 16781-16782]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30407; FRL-5362-2]
Certain Companies; Applications to Register Pesticide Products
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register
pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any
previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section
3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted by May 17, 1996.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document
control number [OPP-30407] and the file symbol to: Public Response and
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Divisions (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,
Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will be
accepted on disks in Wordperfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number [OPP-30407]. No ``Confidential Business Information''
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submission can be found below in
this document.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked will
not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40
CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked
confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. All
written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at
the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7501W), Attn: (Contact Person named in each
registration), Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
In person: Contact the person named in each registration at the
following office location/telephone number:
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Office location/telephone
Contact Person number Address
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Michael Mendelsohn, Rm. CS51B6, (703-308-8715); Environmental Protection Agency
e-mail: Westfield Building North Tower, 2800
mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202
Rita Kumar, Rm. CS5W55, (703-308-8291);
e-mail:kumar.rita@epa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received applications as follows to
register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included
in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of
section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these applications does
not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications.
Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included In Any
Previously Registered Products
1. File Symbol: 524-UOE. Applicant: Monsanto Company, 700
Chesterfield Parkway North, St. Louis, MO 63198. Product Name: CryIA(b)
Form of the
[[Page 16782]]
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Insect Control Protein. Plant
Pesticide Active ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin as
produced in corn by a cryIA(b) gene and its controlling sequences.
Proposed classification/Use: None. For seed propagation. (Mike Mendelsohn)
2. File Symbol: 55638-GL. Applicant: Ecogen Incorporation, 2005
Cabot Blvd. West, P.O. Box 3023, Longhorne, PA 19047-3023. Product
name: Crystar Technical. Biological Insecticide. Active ingredient:
Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain EG 7826 lepidopteran
active toxin at 50 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For
manufacture of bioinsecticide end-use products; for application on seed
corn, field corn, popcorn, and sweet corn. (Rita Kumar)
3. File Symbol: 55638-GT. Applicant: Ecogen Inc. Product name:
Crystar WDG. Biological Insecticide. Active ingredient: Bacillus
thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain EG 7826 lepidopteran active
toxin at 15 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For control of
lepidopterous pests. (Rita Kumar)
4. File Symbol: 55638-GA. Applicant: Ecogen Inc. Product name:
Crystar G. Biological Insecticide. Active ingredient: Bacillus
thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain EG 7826 lepidopteran active
toxin at 2.00 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For control
of lepidopterous larvae on corn. (Rita Kumar)
Notice of approval or denial of an application to register a
pesticide product will be announced in the Federal Register. The
procedure for requesting data will be given in the Federal Register if
an application is approved.
Comments received within the specified time period will be
considered before a final decision is made; comments received after the
time specified will be considered only to the extent possible without
delaying processing of the application.
A record has been established for this notice under docket number
[OPP-30407] (including comments and data submitted electronically as
described below). A public version of this record, including printed,
paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public
record is located in Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and Program
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
Written comments filed pursuant to this notice, will be available
in the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations
Division at the address provided from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. It is suggested that persons
interested in reviewing the application file, telephone this office at
(703-305-5805), to ensure that the file is available on the date of
intended visit.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product registration.
Dated: April 4, 1996.
Janet L. Andersen,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-9475 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]
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