98-4814. FMC Corporation; Applications to Register Pesticide Products  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 9518-9519]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-4814]
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    
    [OPP-30447; FRL-5773-6]
    
    
    FMC Corporation; 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 March 27, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document 
    control number [OPP-30447] 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: 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: Joanne Miller, Product 
    Manager (PM-23), 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. 
    237, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703 
    305-6224, e-mail: miller.joanne@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.
    
    Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included In Any 
    Previously Registered Products
    
        1. File Symbol: 279-GRIE. Applicant: FMC Corporation, Agricultural 
    Chemical Group, 1735 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. Product Name: 
    Carfentrazone-ethyl (F8426) 50DF. Herbicide. Active ingredient: 
    Carfentrazone: ethyl ,2-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-
    dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzenepropanoate 
    at 50 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For agricultural or 
    commercial use only to
    
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    control broadleaf weeds on cereal grain groups and soybeans.
        2. File Symbol: 279-GRIR. Applicant: FMC Corporation. Product Name: 
    Carfentrazone-ethyl (F8426) Technical. Herbicide. Active ingredient: 
    Carfentrazone: ethyl ,2-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-
    dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzenepropanoate 
    at 90 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For formulation use 
    only.
        3. File Symbol: 279-GROU. Applicant: FMC Corporation. Product Name: 
    Carfentrazone-ethyl (F8426) 40DF. Herbicide. Active ingredient: 
    Carfentrazone: ethyl ,2-dichloro-5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-
    dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzenepropanoate 
    at 40 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For agricultural or 
    commercial use only to control broadleaf weeds on cereal grain groups 
    and soybeans.
        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-30447] 
    (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-30447]. 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: February 12, 1998.
    
    Donald R. Stubbs,
    
    Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
    
    [FR Doc. 98-4814 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
02/25/1998
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
98-4814
Dates:
Written comments must be submitted by March 27, 1998.
Pages:
9518-9519 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
OPP-30447, FRL-5773-6
PDF File:
98-4814.pdf