[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7512-7513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4520]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PF641; FRL-4992-8]


Aspergillus Flavus Isolate AF36; Notice of Filing of Pesticide 
Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION. Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received from the Interregional Research Project No. 4 
(IR-4) a petition (PP 5E4575) to establish an exemption from the 
requirement of a temporary tolerance for the microbial pesticide 
Aspergillus flavus AF36, non-aflatoxin producing strain, in or on all 
raw agricultural commodities. EPA considers the petition to be of 
regional and national significance.
DATES: Comments must be submitted March 29, 1996.

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 Fnday, 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 5.1 file format or ASCII file format. 
All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by the 
docket number [PF641]. 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 
of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Shanaz Bacchus, 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)-308-8097; e-mail: 
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that EPA has received 
from the IR-4, New Jersey Agncultural Experiment Station, P.O. Box 231, 
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231, a notice of filing under section 408 of 
the Federal Food Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a) for pesticide 
petition (PP) 5E4575 to amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish an exemption 
from the requirement of a temporary tolerance for the microbial 
pesticide Aspergillus flavus isolate AF36 in or on all raw agricultural 
commodities.
    This petition (PP 5E4575) is associated with an application for an 
Experimental Use Permit (69224-EUP-R). The application was filed on 
behalf of the Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1100 Robert E. Lee Boulevard, P. O. Box 19687, New 
Orleans, LA. 70179-0687. The use of the atoxigenic strain of 
Aspergillus flavus AF36 in the proposed manner is intended to prevent 
aflatoxin contamination of cottonseed by competitively excluding 
aflatoxin producing strains from infecting treated crop. The microbial 
pesticide is to be applied at 10 pounds per acre to 1,120 acres of 
commercial cotton fields in Yuma County, Arizona, over a 3 year period. 
There will be one application per crop. Details of the EUP program are 
available in the Federal Register notice of 69224-EUP-R.
    A record has been established for this rulemaking under docket 
number [PF641] (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:
    [email protected]



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    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, Pestcides and 
pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated /February 16, 1996.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. 96-4520 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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