98-109. U.M.I. Agrochemicals Ltd.; Approval of a Pesticide Product Registration

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 226-227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-109]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30413B; FRL-5763-4]


U.M.I. Agrochemicals Ltd.; Approval of a Pesticide Product 
Registration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of an application to 
register the pesticide product Foli-R-Fos 400, containing an active 
ingredient not included in any previously registered product pursuant 
to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Rita Kumar, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511W), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location and telephone number: Rm. CS51B6, Westfield Building 
North Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202, [phone]; 
e-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and the 
Fact Sheet are available from the EPA home page at the Federal 
Register-Environmental Documents entry for this document under ``Laws 
and Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
    EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of June 19, 
1996 (61 FR 31104; FRL-5376-2), which announced that U.I.M. 
Agrochemicals (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., 30-42 Railway Terrace, Rocklea, 
Brisbane Market, Qld. 4106 Australia, had submitted an application to 
register the product Foli-R-Fos 400 (69579-R), containing the new 
active ingredient Mono-and di-potassium salts of phosphorous acid at 
45.5 percent, an active ingredient not included in any previously 
registered product. 
    The application was approved on November 5, 1997, as Foli-R-Fos 400 
as a systemic fungicide for the suppression of Phytophthora and Pythium 
in ornamentals and bedding plants and for Phytophthora in conifers and 
Pythium in turf (EPA Registration Number 69579-1). 
    The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated 
with the proposed use of Mono-and di-potassium salts of phosphorous 
acid, and information on social, economic, and environmental benefits 
to be derived from use. Specifically, the Agency has considered the 
nature of the chemical and its pattern of use, application methods and 
rates, and level and extent of potential exposure. Based on these 
reviews, the Agency was able to make basic health safety determinations 
which show that use of Mono-and di-potassium salts of phosphorous acid 
when used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized 
practice, will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the 
environment.
    More detailed information on this registration is contained in an 
EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet on Mono-and di-potassium salts of phosphorous 
acid.
    A copy of the fact sheet, which provides a summary description of 
the pesticides, use patterns and formulations, science findings, and 
the Agency's regulatory position and rationale, may be obtained from 
the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal 
Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
    In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of FIFRA, a copy of the approved 
label, the list of data references, the data and other scientific 
information used to support registration, except for material 
specifically protected by section 10 of FIFRA, are available for public 
inspection in the Public Information and Records Intregrity Branch, 
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 
Arlington, VA 22202 (703-305-5805). Requests for data must be made in 
accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and 
must be addressed

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to the Freedom of Information Office (A-101), 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, D.C. 20460. Such requests should: (1) Identify the product 
name and registration number and (2) specify the data or information 
desired.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registration.

Dated: December 22, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 98-109 Filed 1-2-98; 8:45 am]
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