[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-361]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30445; FRL-5761-3]
Receipt of an Application to Amend a Microbial Pesticide
Product's Composition Via Recombinant DNA Technology
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application to amend a
Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki EG7841 product by using a
modified construct of this active ingredient during commercial
production. The Agency has determined that this amendment application
may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, the Agency is
soliciting public comments on this amendment application.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to EPA by February 6, 1998.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Information and
Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to:
Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: docket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION unit of this document. No Confidential Business Information
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this document 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 will be included in the
public docket by EPA without prior notice. The public docket is
available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address
given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7501W), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: 5th Floor, CS
#1, 2805 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, (703) 308-8715; e-mail:
mendelsohn.mike@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of receipt of this amendment
application does not imply a decision by the Agency on this
application.
An application to amend CRYMAX Bioinsecticide (EPA Reg. No. 55638-
34) was received from Ecogen, Inc., 2005 Cabot Boulevard West,
Langhorne, PA 19047-3023. The proposed amendment involves modifying the
Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki EG7841 product by using a
modified construct of the active ingredient during commercial
production. The cry gene carried by the recombinant plasmid in EG7841
was modified by site-directed mutagenesis to incorporate a single amino
acid substitution in its encoded cry protein. Following review of this
amendment and any comments received in response to this notice, EPA may
approve the amendment, ask for additional data prior to making a
regulatory decision, or deny the application.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
has been established for this document under docket control number
``OPP-30445'' (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 record is located at the Virginia 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. Comments 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 control number ``OPP-30445.'' Electronic comments on this
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Genetically engineered microbial
pesticides.
Dated: December 24, 1997.
Kathleen D. Knox,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-361 Filed 1-6-98; 8:45 am]
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