[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36899-36900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18078]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30375B/30429A; FRL-5799-1]
Certain Companies; 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 PFR-MUP, PFR-97TM 20% WDG,
and NEU 1160 Vegetable Oil Insecticide, containing active ingredients
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: The Regulatory Action Leader,
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401
[[Page 36900]]
M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, listed in the table below:
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Office location/
Regulatory Action Leader telephone number Address
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Shanaz Bacchus................ Rm. 14, 9th floor, CM 1921 Jefferson
#2, 703-308-8097, e- Davis Hwy,
mail: Arlington, VA
bacchus.shanaz@epamai.
Susanne Cerrelli.............. Rm. 14, 9th floor, CM Do.
#2, 703-308-8077, e-
mail:
cerrelli.susanne@epam.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and the
Fact Sheet are available from the EPA home page at the Federal
Register-Environmental Documents entry for this document under ``Laws
and Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of November
2, 1994 (59 FR 54903) (FRL-4917-5), which announced that W. R. Grace
and Company, 7379 Route 32, Columbia, MD 21044, had submitted
applications to register the pesticide products PFR-MUP and PFR-
97TM WDG (EPA File Symbols 11688-RL and 11688-RA),
containing the new active ingredient Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka
Strain 97 at 7 and 12.5 percent respectively, an active ingredient not
included in any previously registered products.
These applications were subsequently transferred to Thermo Trilogy
Corporation, 9145 Guilford Road, Suite 100, Columbia, MD 21046. The
applications were approved on April 22, 1998, with new assigned
registration numbers for the products PFR-MUP for manufacturing use
only in the formulation of insecticides (EPA Registration Number 70051-
17) and PFR-97TM 20% WDG for use on whiteflies, aphids,
thrips, spider mites, ornamentals, nonfood crops in greenhouses, and
interiorscapes (EPA Registration Number 70051-19). (S.Bacchus)
EPA also published a notice in the Federal Register of February 20,
1997 (62 FR 7776) (FRL-5588-2), which announced that W. Neudorff GmbH
KG Postfach 1209, an der Muhle 3, D-31860 Emmerthal, Germany, had
submitted an application to register the pesticide product NEU 1160
Vegetable Oil Spray (EPA File Symbol 67702-U) containing the ingredient
canola oil at 96 percent, an active ingredient not included in any
previously registered product.
The application was approved on April 28, 1998, as NEU 1160
Vegetable Oil Insecticide (EPA Registration Number 67702-4), for use to
control adelgids, aphids, cankerworms, caterpillars, fungus gnats,
mites, and a variety of other insects on growing crops. (S. Cerrelli)
The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated
with the proposed use of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka Strain 97 and
canola oil, and information on social, economic, and environmental
benefits to be derived from use. Specifically, the Agency has
considered the nature of the microbial or biochemical pesticide 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 Paecilomyces
fumosoroseus Apopka Strain 97 and canola oil 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 Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka Strain 97
and canola oil.
A copy of these fact sheets, which provide a summary description of
the pesticides, 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, the list of data references, 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 Information and Records Integrity Branch,
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, 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: June 25, 1998.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 98-18078 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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