97-21692. Ecoval Technologies Inc.; Approval of a Pesticide Product Registration

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21692]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30416A; FRL-5730-2]


Ecoval Technologies Inc.; Approval of a Pesticide Product 
Registration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of an application to 
register the pesticide product Eco-N Select 1.6, containing an active 
ingredient not included in any currently registered product 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: Sheila A. Moats, Regulatory 
Action Leader, Biochemicals Branch, Biopesticides and Pollution 
Prevention Division (7501W), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location and telephone number: Rm. CS5-W39, Westfield Building 
North Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202, [phone]; 
e-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and the 
Fact Sheet are available from the EPA home page at the Environmental 
Sub-Set entry for this document under ``Regulations'' (http://
www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
    EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of July 10, 
1996 (61 FR 36369; FRL-5383-5), which announced that Ecoval 
Technologies Inc., 3600 boul.du Tricentenaire Pointe-aux-Tembles, 
Quebec H1B 5M8, had submitted an application to register the pesticide 
product Eco-N Select 1.6 (EPA File Symbol 069836-R), containing the 
active ingredient acetic acid: ethanoic acid 
[C2H4O2] at 25 percent, an active 
ingredient not included in any currently registered product. 
    The application was approved on February 13, 1997, as Eco-N Select 
1.6 for non-selective control of herbaceous broadleaf and grass weeds 
in non-crop, right-of-way, and industrial land sites (EPA Registration 
Number 069831-1). 
    The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated 
with the proposed use of acetic acid: ethanoic acid 
[C2H4O2], 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 acetic 
acid: ethanoic acid [C2H4O2] when used 
in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, will 
not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment.
    More detailed information on this registration is contained in an 
EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet on acetic acid: ethanoic acid 
[C2H4O2].
    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 (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: August 6, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97-21692 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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