[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14098-14099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7743]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 6F4650/PF646; FRL-5357-3]


Trichoderma harzianum Rifai Strain KRL-AG2; Notice of filing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received a petition (PP 6F4650) for a revision of the 
current

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exemption from the requirement of tolerances for Trichoderma harzianum 
Rifai strain KRL-AG2 (40 CFR 180.1102) to include all raw agricultural 
commodities. The request was filed by TGT Inc., 122 North Genesee 
Street, Geneva, N.Y. 14456.
DATES: Written comments, identified by the docket control number [PP 
6F4650/PF646], must be submitted to EPA by April 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. Comments and data may also be submitted 
electronically by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-
[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 docket number [PP 6F4650/
PF646]. No CBI should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments 
on this notice of filing may be filed online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries. Additional information on electronic submissions can be 
found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document 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 legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, 703-308-8097; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     PP 6F4650. This notice announces that EPA has received from TGT 
Inc., 122 North Genesee Street, Geneva, N.Y. 14456, a notice of filing 
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
(U.S.C. 346a) for pesticide petition (PP) 6F4650 to amend 40 CFR part 
180 to revise the current exemption from the requirement of tolerances 
for the microbial pesticide Trichoderma harzianum Rifai strain KRL-AG2. 
The current exemption from the requirement of a tolerance (40 CFR 
180.1102) is established for residues of this biofungicide in or on 
beans (green and dry), cabbage, corn (field and sweet), cotton, 
cucumbers, peanuts, potatoes, sorghum, soybeans, sugar beets, and 
tomatoes when used as a fungicide for the treatment of seeds of these 
crops in accordance with good agricultural practices.
    This petition requests that the current exemption from tolerances 
be revised to include all raw agricultural commodities which have been 
sprayed or otherwise treated with Trichoderma harzianum Rifai strain 
KRL-AG2. The pesticide is to be applied as seed treatment, for pot 
filling, as a dip for cuttings and transplants, as an in-furrow spray, 
and as a sprayable formulation. Rates of application vary from 4 to 8 
ounces per hundredweight of seed, and up to 10 pounds per acre (in 
furrow) for row crops at planting. Field and greenhouse crops may be 
sprayed at rates of 1 pound per acre and up to 5 applications per year.
     A record has been established for this notice of filing under 
docket number [PP 6F4650/PF646] (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 Hwy., 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 notice of filing, 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 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.

    Dated: March 19, 1996.

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

[FR Doc. 96-7743 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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