[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 55575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26858]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30377B; FRL-4980-6]


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 
submitted by Ciba-Geigy Corporation (Ciba Seeds) and Mycogen Plant 
Sciences to register two transgenic plant pesticide products 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: 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 issued a notice, published in the 
Federal Register of January 13, 1995 (60 FR 3209), which announced that 
Ciba-Geigy Corporation (Ciba-Seeds), 3054 Cornwallis Road, P.O. Box 
12257, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709 and Mycogen Plant Sciences, 
4980 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92121, had submitted 
applications to register the transgenic plant pesticides B.t.k. 
CryIA(b) Insect Control Protein as Produced in Corn and B.t.k. CryIA(b) 
Insect Control Protein as Produced in Corn (EPA File Symbols 66736-R 
and 68467-R), containing the active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis 
delta-endotoxin as produced in corn by a cryIA(b) gene and its 
controlling sequences as found on plasmid vector pCIB4431,0.0001-0.0018 
percent total plant protein respectively, an active ingredient not 
included in any previously registered products. 
    The applications were approved on March 21, 1995, for seed stock 
and hybrid seed production only (EPA Registration Numbers 66736-1 and 
68467-1)
    The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated 
with the proposed use of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin as 
produced in corn by a cryIA(b) gene and its controlling sequences as 
found on plasmid vector pCIB4431, 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 Bacillus 
thuringiensis delta-endotoxin as produced in corn by a cryIA(b) gene 
and its controlling sequences as found on plasmid vector pCIB4431 when 
used in accordance with the limitations of these registrations, will 
not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment.
    More detailed information on these registrations is contained in a 
Pesticide Fact Sheet on Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin as 
produced in corn by a cryIA(b) gene and its controlling sequences as 
found on plasmid vector pCIB4431.
    A copy of this fact sheet, which provides a summary description of 
the chemical, 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 and the list of data references used to support registration are 
available for public inspection in the office of the Product Manager. 
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 Response and Program 
Resources Branch, Field Operations 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: October 19, 1995.

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

[FR Doc. 95-26858 Filed 10-31-95; 8:45 am]
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