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Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit
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[Federal Register: July 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 138)] [Notices] [Page 41020] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr19jy06-76] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0349; FRL-8060-6] Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit (EUP) to the following pesticide applicant. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharlene Matten, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0514; e-mail address: matten.sharlene@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to the public in general. Although this action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the information in this action, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0349. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov,or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. II. EUP EPA has issued the following EUP: 264-EUP-140. Issuance. Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This EUP allows the use of 0.071 pounds (32 grams) of the insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab protein and the genetic material necessary for its production on 370 acres of Events T303-3 and T304-40 cotton plants to evaluate the control of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea) and tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens). The program is authorized only in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Texas. The EUP is effective from February 7, 2006 to January 31, 2007. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Experimental use permits. Dated: July 10, 2006. Phil Hutton, Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E6-11270 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-S