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Novartis Crop Protection; Applications to Register Pesticide Products
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[Federal Register: March 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 56)]
[Notices]
[Page 14233-14234]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr24mr99-59]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30470; FRL-6063-8]
Novartis Crop Protection; 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 new 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 April 23, 1999.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document
control number [OPP-30470] and the file symbols to: Public Information
and Records Intregrity Branch, Information Resources and Services
Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person,
bring comments to: Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, CM #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: opp-
docket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.'' No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be
submitted through e-mail.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
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. The public docket is available for public
inspection in Rm. 119 at the Virginia address given above, from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Dani Daniel, Registration
Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office
location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Rm. 209, CM #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, 703-305-5409, e-mail:
daniel.dani@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received applications as follows to
register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included
in any previously registered products pursuant to the provision of
section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these applications does
not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications.
I. Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included In Any
Previously Registered Products
1. File Symbol: 100-OGA. Applicant: Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.,
P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Product Name: Thiamethoxam
Technical. Insecticide. Active ingredient: Thiamethoxam, 4H-1,3,5-
oxadiazin-4-imine, 3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-
N-nitro- at 98%. Proposed classification/
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Use: None. For manufacturing purposes only.
2. File Symbol: 100-OGI. Applicant: Novartis Crop Protection.
Product Name: Actara 25 WG. Insecticide. Active ingredient:
Thiamethoxam, 4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine, 3-[(2-chloro-5-
thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro- at 25.0%. Proposed
classification/Use: None. For control of certain pests infesting
various crops.
3. File Symbol: 100-OGL. Applicant: Novartis Crop Protection.
Product Name: Helix Technical. Insecticide/Fungicide. Active
ingredients: Thiamethoxam, 4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine, 3-[(2-chloro-5-
thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro- at 20.70%, difenoconazole
at 1.25%, (R)-[(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-methoxyacetylamino]-propionic acid
methyl ester at 0.38%, and fludioxonil at 0.13%. Proposed
classification/Use: None. For use as a seed treatment product to
control certain insects and diseases of canola.
4. File Symbol: 100-OGO. Applicant: Novartis Crop Protection.
Product Name: Platinum 2SC. Insecticide. Active ingredient:
Thiamethoxam, 4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine, 3-[(2-chloro-5-
thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro- at 21.6%. Proposed
classification/Use: None. For control of certain insect pests infesting
various crops.
5. File Symbol: 100-OUE. Applicant: Novartis Crop Protection.
Product Name: Adage 70WS. Insecticide. Active ingredient: Thiamethoxam,
4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine, 3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-
5-methyl-N-nitro- at 70%. Proposed classification/Use: None. For use as
a seed treatment product for control of certain insects on barley,
cotton, sorghum, and wheat.
6. File Symbol: 100-OUG. Applicant: Novartis Crop Protection.
Product Name: Veridian. Insecticide. Active ingredient: Thiamethoxam,
4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine, 3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-
5-methyl-N-nitro- at 25.0%. Proposed classification/Use: None. For
foliar and systemic control of pests in turfgrass, sod farms, interior
plantscapes, and greenhouse ornamentals.
7. File Symbol: 100-OUN. Applicant: Novartis Crop Protection.
Product Name: Thiamethoxam Spot On for Dogs. Insecticide. Active
ingredient: Thiamethoxam, 4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine, 3-[(2-chloro-5-
thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-nitro- at 20%. Proposed
classification/Use: None. For the prevention and control of flea
infestations.
8. File Symbol: 100-OUR. Applicant: Novartis Crop Protection.
Product Name: Adage 5FS. Insecticide. Active ingredient: Thiamethoxam,
4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine, 3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-
5-methyl-N-nitro- at 47.6%. Proposed classification/Use: None. For use
as a seed treatment product for control of certain insects on barley,
cotton, sorghum, and wheat.
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.
II. Public Record and Electronic Submissions
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
has been established for this notice under docket number [OPP-30470]
(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 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The official notice
record is located at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of
this document.
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. Comment and data
will also be accepted on disks in Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number [OPP-30470]. Electronic comments on this notice may
be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest, Product
registration.
Dated: March 9, 1999.
James Jones,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-6656 Filed 3-23-99; 8:45 am]
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