[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 39086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19404]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-50844; FRL-6019-4]
Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit to the following
applicant. This permit is in accordance with, and subject to, the
provisions of 40 CFR part 172, which defines EPA procedures with
respect to the use of pesticides for experimental use purposes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: John Bazuin, Jr.,
Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
In person or by telephone: Crystal Mall #2, 2nd Floor, 1921 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-7381, e-mail:
bazuin.john@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has issued the following experimental
use permit:
10182-EUP-63. Issuance. Zeneca Ag Products, Inc., 1800 Concord
Pike, Wilmington, DE 19850. This experimental use permit allows the use
of up to 800 pounds of the fungicidal active ingredient methyl (E)-2-
(2-(6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxyphenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate
(azoxystrobin), in the form of up to 3,500 pounds of the product
Quadris SC fungicide, in alternation with Bravo fungicide, to treat a
total of up to 1,248 acres of potatoes to: (1) Evaluate the efficacy of
the program for control of early blight and late blight; (2) determine
the yield and quality benefits of the program, as compared to a
standard fungicide program; (3) determine the costs and benefits of the
program, as compared to a standard fungicide program; (4) determine the
extent of pesticide use reduction possible, as compared to a standard
fungicide program; and (5) monitor populations of the early blight and
late blight pathogens for baseline sensitivity to the Quadris SC
fungicide. This program is authorized only in the State of Wisconsin.
This experimental use permit is effective from July 13, 1998 to July
12, 1999. This permit is issued with the limitation that all treated
crops will be destroyed or used for research purposes only.
Persons wishing to review this experimental use permit are referred
to the designated product manager. Inquiries concerning this permit
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: July 15, 1998.
James Jones,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-19404 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]
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