[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9517-9518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4805]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30448; FRL-5773-7]
Ecogen, Inc.; Application to Register a Pesticide Product
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application submitted by
Ecogen Inc., to register a pesticide product containing a new active
ingredient not included any previously registered product 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 March 27, 1998.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document
control number [OPP-30448] and the file symbols to: Public Information
and Records Integrity Branch (7502C), Information Resources and
Services Division, 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-
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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: Alan Reynolds, Regulatory
Action Leader, 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. 5th floor, CS1, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. 22202,
(703) 605-0515; e-mail: reynolds.alan@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received an application from Ecogen
Inc., 2005 Cabot Blvd. West, P.O. Box 3023 Langhorne, PA 19047-3023 to
register the pesticide product BTI Technical Powder Bioinsecticide (EPA
File Symbol 55638-UR), containing the active ingredient Bacillus
thuringiensis subspecies israelensis strain EG2215 at 20 percent, an
ingredient not included in any previously registered product pursuant
to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. The product is for
manufacture of bioinsecticide end-use products to control of
mosquitoes. Notice of receipt of the application does not imply a
decision by the Agency on the application.
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.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
has been established for this notice under docket number [OPP-30448]
(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-30448]. 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 pests, Product
registration.
Dated: February 13, 1998.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-4805 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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