[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-720]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF-640; FRL-4989-1]
Ecoscience Corp.; Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petition
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received from the Ecoscience Corp. a petition to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of the microbial pest control agent Metarhizium anisopliae strain ESC1
in and on all raw agricultural commodities.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Response and
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 1132, CM #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. Information submitted and any
comment(s) 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(s) 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 to the submitter. Information on
the proposed test and any written comments will be available for public
inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address given above, from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
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 also 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 [PF-640]. No Confidential Business Information (CBI)
should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
proposed rule may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found below in
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Linda Hollis, 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: 5th Floor, CS #1, 2805
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202, (703)-308-8733; e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that EPA has received
from Ecoscience Corp., 377 Plantation St., Worcester, MA 01605,a notice
of filing under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. 346a) for pesticide petition (PP) 4F4381 to amend 40 CFR
part 180 to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
for residues of the microbial pest control agent Metarhizium anisopliae
strain ESC1 in and on all raw agricultural commodities.
A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket
number [PF-640] (including comments and data submitted electronically
as described below). A public version of this record, including
printed, paper versions of 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 Room 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:
opp-D[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 rulemaking, 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 rulemaking record which will also include all comments
submitted directly in writing. The official rulemaking record is the
paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the
beginning of this document.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and
pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 348.
Dated: December 12, 1995.
Janet L. Anderson
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-720 Filed 1-23-96; 8:45 am]
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