[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55574-55575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26857]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30394; FRL-4979-7]


Certain Companies; Applications to Register Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register 
pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in 
any previously registered products and four Transgenic Plant Pesticides 
pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by December 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document 
control number [OPP-30394] and the file symbols to: Public Response and 
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Divisions (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Environmental 
Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., 
Arlington, VA.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending 
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic 
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will be 
accepted on disks in Wordperfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket number [OPP-30394]. No ``Confidential Business Information'' 
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this 
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. 
Additional information on electronic submission can be found below in 
this document.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be 
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as 
``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked will 
not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 
CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be 
submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked 
confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. All 
written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at 
the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Michael Mendelsohn, 
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. CS51B6, 
Westfield Building North Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 
22202, (703-308-8715); e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received an applications as follows to 
register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included 
in any previously registered products and Transgenic Plant Pesticides 
pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of 
receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency 
on the applications.

Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included In Any 
Previously Registered Products

    1. File Symbol: 100-TTA. Applicant: Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ciba 
Crop Protection, Greensboro NC 27419. Product name: Able Biological 
Insecticide. Insecticide. Active ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis 
var. kurstaki strain M-200 at 6.0 percent. Proposed classification/Use: 
None. For the control of lepidopterous insect pests of tree fruits, 
small fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, alfalfa, corn, cotton, and 
soybeans.
    2. File Symbol: 100-TTL. Applicant: Ciba-Geigy Corp. Product name: 
Technical CGA -269941. Insecticide. Active ingredient: Bacillus 
thuringiensis var. kurstaki strain M-200 at 12.0 percent. Proposed 
classification/Use: None. For formulation into end-use products for 
control of lepidopterous insect pests of tree fruits, small fruits, 
vegetables, tree nuts, herbs and spices as well as alfalfa, corn, 
peanuts, cotton, and soybeans.
    3. File Symbol: 524-UIA. Applicant: Monsanto Company, 700 
Chesterfield Parkway North, St. Louis, MO 63198. Product name: Bacillus 
thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Insect Control Protein (CryIA(b)). Active 
ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki delta-endotoxin as 
produced in corn by a cryIA(b) gene and its controlling sequences. 
Proposed classification/Use: None. For full commercial use and seed 
propagation.
    4. File Symbol: 524-UIO. Applicant: Monsanto Co. Product name: 
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (B.t.k.) Insect Control Protein. 
Active ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki delta-
endotoxin as produced in corn by a cryIA(b) gene and its controlling 
sequences. Proposed classification/Use: None. For full commercial use 
and seed propagation.
    5. File Symbol:67979-R. Applicant: Northrup King Company, 7500 
Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley MN 55427. Product name: Northrup 
King Insect Resistant Corn. Active ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis 
subsp. kurstaki delta-endotoxin as produced in corn by a cryIA(b) gene 
and its controlling sequences. Proposed classification/Use: None. For 
seed propagation.
    6. File Symbol: 67979-E. Applicant: Northrup King Co. Product name: 
Northrup King Insect Resistant Corn II. Active ingredient: Bacillus 
thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki delta-endotoxin as produced in corn by a 
cryIA(b) gene and its controlling sequences. Proposed classification/
Use: None. For full commercial use and seed propagation.
    Notice of approval or denial of an application to register a 
pesticide product will be announced in the Federal Register. The 
procedure for requesting data will be given in the Federal Register if 
an application is approved.
    Comments received within the specified time period will be 
considered before a final decision is made; comments received after the 
time specified will be considered only to the extent possible without 
delaying processing of the application.
    A record has been established for this notice under docket number 
[OPP-30394] (including comments and data submitted electronically as 
described below). A public version of this record, including printed, 
paper versions of 

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electronic comments, which does not include any information claimed as 
CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public record is located 
in Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field 
Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
    [email protected]
    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, 
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will 
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form 
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official 
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in 
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the 
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
    Written comments filed pursuant to this notice, will be available 
in the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations 
Division at the address provided from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. It is suggested that persons 
interested in reviewing the application file, telephone this office at 
(703-305-5805), to ensure that the file is available on the date of 
intended visit.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registration.

    Dated: October 17, 1995.

Flora Chow,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-26857 Filed 10-31-95; 8:45 am]
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