[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 29751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14451]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30387A; FRL-5375-2]
Rhone-Poulenc AG Co.; Approval of Pesticide Product Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of applications to
register the pesticide products Chipco Choice and Fipronil Technical,
containing an active ingredient not included in any previously
registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Richard Keigwin, PM 10,
Registration Division (750C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
Office location and telephone number: Rm. 713, CM #2, 1925 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-7618; e-mail:
keigwin.richard@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a notice, published in the
Federal Register of May 31, 1995 (60 FR 28407; FRL-4956-1), which
announced that Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, had submitted
applications to register the products Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G (now known
as Chipco Choice) and Fipronil Technical (File Symbols 264-LLN and 264-
LLU), containing the active ingredient fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-
dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-
(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile at 0.1 and 96.5
percent.
The applications were approved on May 1, 1996, as Chipco Choice
(formerly Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G) for use on golf and commercial turf to
control mole crickets (EPA Reg. No. 264-550) and Fipronil Technical for
formulation into insecticide products (EPA Reg. No. 264-554).
The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated
with the proposed use of fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-
pyrazole-3-carbonitrile, and information on social, economic, and
environmental benefits to be derived from use. Specifically, the Agency
has considered the nature of the chemical and its pattern of use,
application methods and rates, and level and extent of potential
exposure. Based on these reviews, the Agency was able to make basic
health safety determinations which show that use of fipronil 5-amino-1-
(2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-
(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile when used in
accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, will not
generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment.
More detailed information on these registrations is contained in an
EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet on fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-
pyrazole-3-carbonitrile.
A copy of this fact sheet, which provides a summary description of
the chemical, use patterns and formulations, science findings, and the
Agency's regulatory position and rationale, may be obtained from the
National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road,
Springfield, VA 22161.
In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of FIFRA, a copy of the approved
label and the list of data references used to support registration are
available for public inspection in the office of the Product Manager.
The data and other scientific information used to support registration,
except for material specifically protected by section 10 of FIFRA, are
available for public inspection in the Public Response and Program
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2,
Arlington, VA 22202 (703-305-5805). Requests for data must be made in
accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and
must be addressed to the Freedom of Information Office (A-101), 401 M
St., SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. Such requests should: (1) Identify
the product name and registration number and (2) specify the data or
information desired.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product
registration.
Dated: May 29, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-14451 Filed 6-11-96; 8:45 am]
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