[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8728-8729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4629]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30430; FRL-5589-3]
Certain Companies; Applications to Register Pesticide Products
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications and an amendment
of an application 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 28, 1997.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document
control number [OPP-30430] and the file symbols to: Public Response and
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,
Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: 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 be
accepted on disks in Wordperfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number [OPP-30430]. No ``Confidential Business Information''
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submission can be found below in
this document.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
``Confidential Business Information'' (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. All
written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at
the address given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Biopesticides and Pollution
Prevention Division (7501W), Attn: (Regulatory Action Leader named in
each registration), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
In person: Contact the Regulatory Action Leader named in each
registration at the following office location, telephone number, and e-
mail address.
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Office location/telephone
Regulatory Action Leader number Address
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Denise Greenway, Rm. CS51B6, (703-308-8263); e- Environmental Protection Agency
mail: Westfield Building North Tower,
[email protected] 2800 Crystal Drive
gov. Arlington, VA 22202
Teung Chin, Rm. CS51B6, (703-308-1259); e- -Do-
mail:
chin.teung@epamail.epa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received applications and an amendment
of an application as follows to register pesticide products containing
active ingredients not included in any previously registered products
pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of
receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency
on the applications.
I. Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included In Any
Previously Registered Products
1. File Symbol: 275-RRE. Applicant: Abbott Laboratories, Dept. 28R,
Bldg., A1, 1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-4000. Product
name: Retain Plant Growth Regulator Soluble Powder. Biological Plant
Regulator. Active ingredient: Aminoethoxyvinylglycine at 15 percent.
Proposed classification/Use: None. For use on apples and pears. (D.
Greenway)
2. File Symbol: 275-IO. Applicant: Abbott Laboratories. Product
name: ABG-3097 Plant Growth Regulator Soluble Powder. Biological Plant
Regulator. Active ingredient: Aminoethoxyvinylglycine at 86 percent.
Proposed classification/Use: None. For nonfood greenhouse use. (D.
Greenway)
3. File Symbol: 275-II. Applicant: Abbott Laboratories. Product
name:
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ABG-3097 Technical Powder. Biological Plant Regulator. Active
ingredient: Aminoethoxyvinylglycine at 86 percent. Proposed
classification/Use: None. For formulation into end-use products for
apples and pears, and for nonfood greenhouse uses. (D. Greenway)
4. File Symbol: 59174-U. Applicant: Appropriate Technology, Inc.,
3601 Garden Brook, Dallas, TX 75234. Product name: Plant Extract 620.
Plant Regulator/Nematicide. Active ingredient: Plant extract at 100
percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For manufacturing use only.
(T. Chin)
5. File Symbol: 59174-E. Applicant: Appropriate Technology, Inc.
Product name: Sincocin. Plant Regulator/Nematicide. Active ingredient:
Plant extract at 0.56 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For
food/feed and ornamental crops. (T. Chin)
II. Amended Product Containing a New Active Ingredient
EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of May 10,
1994 (59 FR 24151; FRL-4770-4), which announced that Appropriate
Technology, Inc., 3601 Garden Brook, Dallas, TX 75234, had submitted an
application to register the pesticide product Agrispon Technical, (File
Symbol 59174-G) containing the active ingredient plant extract at 0.56
for manufacturing use to be formulated into end-use products and for
use on food, ornamentals, and forestry. The registrant later amended
(File Symbol 59174-G), which was represented as a Technical in the
Federal Register, and is now an end-use product called ``Agrispon''
still at 0.56 percent of the chemical for use on feed/food and
ornamental crops. (T. Chin)
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.
A record has been established for this notice under docket number
[OPP-30430] (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 public
record is located in Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and Program
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
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.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
Written comments filed pursuant to this notice, will be available
in the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations
Division at the address provided from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. It is suggested that persons
interested in reviewing the application file, telephone this office at
(703-305-5805), to ensure that the file is available on the date of
intended visit.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product
registration.
Dated: February 7, 1997.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-4629 Filed 2-25-97; 8:45 am]
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