[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15941-15942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8943]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-50817; FRL-5351-3]
Issuance of Experimental Use Permits
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental use permits to the following
applicants. These permits are in accordance with, and subject to, the
provisions of 40 CFR part l72, which defines EPA procedures with
respect to the use of pesticides for experimental use purposes.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
In person or by telephone: Contact the product manager at the
following address at the office location, telephone number, or e-mail
address cited in each experimental use permit: 1921 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, VA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has issued the following experimental
use permits:
275-EUP-80. Extension. Abbott Laboratories, Dept. 28R, Bldg. A1,
1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-4000. This experimental use
permit allows the use of 270 pounds of the plant growth regulator (S)-
trans-2-amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic acid hydrochloride on 2,450
acres of apples to evaluate its effectiveness as a plant growth
regulator. The program is authorized only in the States of California,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. The
experimental use permit is effective from June 1, 1996 to June 1, 1997.
A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient in or on
apples has been establihsed. (Janet Andersen, PM 90, Rm. 5-W57, CS #1,
703-308-8712, e-mail: andersen.janet@epamail.epa.gov.)
65247-EUP-1. Extension. Calgene, 1920 Fifth St., Davis, CA 95616.
This experimental use permit allows the use of 14 grams of a transgenic
insect resistant cotton plant expressing a Bacillus thuringiensis
subsp. kurstaki protein on 210 acres of cotton plants to evaluate the
control of Lepidopteran insects. The program is authorized only in the
States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The
experimental use permit is effective from March 4, 1996 to March 4,
1997. (Janet Andersen, PM 90, Rm. 5-W57, CS #1, 703-308-8712, e-mail:
andersen.janet@epamail.epa.gov.)
264-EUP-95. Extension. Rhone-Poulenc, AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2
T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This experimental
use permit allows the use of 31.46 pounds of the insecticide 5-amino-1-
(2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-
(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-carbonitrile on 242 acres of
field corn to evaluate the control of northern and western corn
rootworm larvae and wireworms. The program is authorized only in the
States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and
Wisconsin. The experimental use permit is effective from March 28, 1996
to March 28, 1997. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active
ingredient in or on field corn has been established. (Rick Keigwin, PM
10, Rm. 210, CM #2, 703-305-6788, e-mail:
keigwin.rick@epamail.epa.gov.)
264-EUP-99. Issuance. Rhone-Poulenc, AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2
T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This experimental
use permit allows the use of 935.625 pounds of the herbicide 5-
cyclopropyl-4-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)isoxazole on
4,990 acres of field corn to evaluate the control of broadleaf and
grass weeds. The program is authorized only in the States of Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient
in or on field corn has been established. (Joanne Miller, PM 23, Rm.
237, CM #2, 703-305-7830, e-mail: miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov.)
Persons wishing to review these experimental use permits are
referred to the designated product managers. Inquires concerning these
permits should be directed to the person cited above. It is suggested
that interested persons call before visiting the EPA office, so that
the appropriate file may be made available for inspection purposes from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: March 28, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-8943 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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