[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 1994)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-50801; FRL-4914-2]

 

Issuance of Experimental Use Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental use permits (EUPs) to the 
following applicants. These permits are in accordance with, and subject 
to, the provisions of 40 CFR part l72, which defines EPA procedures 
with respect to the use of pesticides for experimental use purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Phillip O. Hutton, Product 
Manager (PM) 18, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 213, Crystal Mall 
#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-7690.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has issued the following experimental 
use permits:
    66736-EUP-1. Extension. Ciba-Geigy Corporation, P.O. Box 12257, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2257. In the Federal Register of March 
11, 1994 (59 FR 11600), EPA announced receipt of an application for an 
extension EUP for a transgenic plant pesticide from Ciba-Geigy 
Corporation. Interested parties were invited to submit written comment 
by April 11, 1994. Three comments were received during the comment 
period with two comments from grower groups and one comment from a seed 
trade association. All comments were supportive of the EUP. One comment 
was received, after the comment period closed, from Senators J. Robert 
Kerrey and Jim Exon also supporting the EUP. The approved experimental 
use permit allows the use of 197.1 grams of the Bacillus thuringiensis 
-endotoxin (produced by a bacterially derived CryIA(b) gene in 
corn plants) in seeds planted on 190 acres of corn to evaluate the 
control of the European corn borer and other lepidopteran pests. The 
program is authorized only in the States of California, Colorado, 
Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, 
North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The experimental use permit is effective 
for plantings from April 12, 1994 to March 31, 1995, and associated 
activities such as collection of field data and harvesting and 
processing of seed after last planting. Corn grown under this permit 
will not be permitted to enter commerce.
    524-EUP-82. Issuance. Monsanto Company, 700 Chesterfield Parkway 
North, St. Louis, MO 63198. In the Federal Register of February 23, 
1994 (59 FR 8616), EPA announced receipt of an application for an EUP 
for a transgenic plant pesticide from Monsanto Company. Interested 
parties were invited to submit written comments by March 25, 1994; no 
comments were received. The approved experimental use permit allows the 
use of 205.43 grams of the Bacillus thuringiensis cryIA(b)-
endotoxin (produced by a bacterially derived CryIA(b) gene in corn 
plants) in seeds planted on 604.6 acres of corn to evaluate the control 
of the European corn borer, the fall armyworm, and the corn earworm. 
The program is authorized only in the States of Colorado, Florida, 
Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, 
Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and 
Wisconsin and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The experimental use 
permit is effective for plantings from April 18, 1994 to February 28, 
1995, and associated activities such as collection of field data and 
harvesting and processing of seed after last planting. This permit is 
issued with the limitation that all crops are destroyed or used for 
research purposes only.
    67979-EUP-1. Issuance. Northrup King Company, 7500 Olson Memorial 
Highway, Golden Valley, MN 55427. In the Federal Register of April 13, 
1994 (59 FR 17535), EPA announced receipt of an application for an EUP 
for a transgenic plant pesticide from Northrup King Company. Interested 
parties were invited to submit written comments by May 13, 1994. No 
comments were received. The approved experimental use permit allows the 
use of 0.013 grams of a Bacillus thuringiensis cryIA(b)-
endotoxin (produced by a bacterially derived CryIA(b) gene in corn 
plants) in seeds planted on 44.90 acres of corn to evaluate the control 
of the European corn borer. The experimental use permit is effective 
for plantings from May 19, 1994 to May 1, 1995, and associated 
activities such as collection of field data and harvesting and 
processing of seed after last planting. The program is authorized only 
in the States of Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin and the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico. This permit is issued with the limitation that all 
crops are destroyed or used for research purposes only.
    Persons wishing to review these experimental use permits are 
referred to the designated product manager. Inquires concerning these 
permits 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: September 28, 1994.
Lois Rossi,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 94-27175 Filed 11-1-94; 8:45 am]
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