[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27347-27348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13821]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-656; FRL-5372-7]
Cucumber Mosaic Virus Coat Protein; Notice of Filing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that Asgrow Seed Company has submitted
pesticide petitions 6E4670 proposing that the transgenic plant pest
control agent Cucumber Mosaic Virus Coat Protein be exempt from the
requirement of a tolerance when used in or on all raw agricultural
commodities.
DATES: Comments, identified by the docket number [PF-656], must be
received on or before July 1, 1996.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments 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: Rm. 1132, CM #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. 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 also be accepted on
disks in WordPerfect 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. All comments
and data in electronic form must be identified by the docket number
[PF-656]. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at
many Federal Depository Libraries. Additional information on electronic
submissions can be found below in this document.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). CBI should not be
submitted through e-mail. Information marked as CBI 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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Hollis, PM 90 Team Member,
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 7501W, Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office
location and telephone number: Rm 20, CS #1, (insert street address)
Arlington, VA 22202, 703 308-8733, e-mail:
hollis.linda@epamial.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Asgro Seed Company, Experimental Plant
Genetics Unit, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 has submitted pesticide petition
(PP) 6E4670 proposing to amend 40 CFR part 180 to exempt from the
requirements of a tolerance residues of the transgenic plant pest
control agent Cucumber Mosaic Virus Coat Protein in or on all raw
agricultural commodities. (PM 90)
A record has been established for this notice under docket number
[PF-656] (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 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public
record is located in Room 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 rulemaking, 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 rulemaking record which will also include all comments
submitted directly in writing. The official rulemaking record is the
paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the
beginning of this document.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: May 20, 1996.
Janet L. Anderson,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-13821 Filed 5-30-96; 8:45 am]
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