[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15941-15942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8943]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-50817; FRL-5351-3]


Issuance of Experimental Use Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental use permits to the following 
applicants. These permits are in accordance with, and subject to, the 
provisions of 40 CFR part l72, which defines EPA procedures with 
respect to the use of pesticides for experimental use purposes.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division 
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    In person or by telephone: Contact the product manager at the 
following address at the office location, telephone number, or e-mail 
address cited in each experimental use permit: 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has issued the following experimental 
use permits:
    275-EUP-80. Extension. Abbott Laboratories, Dept. 28R, Bldg. A1, 
1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-4000. This experimental use 
permit allows the use of 270 pounds of the plant growth regulator (S)-
trans-2-amino-4-(2-aminoethoxy)-3-butenoic acid hydrochloride on 2,450 
acres of apples to evaluate its effectiveness as a plant growth 
regulator. The program is authorized only in the States of California, 
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, 
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. The 
experimental use permit is effective from June 1, 1996 to June 1, 1997. 
A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient in or on 
apples has been establihsed. (Janet Andersen, PM 90, Rm. 5-W57, CS #1, 
703-308-8712, e-mail: [email protected].)
    65247-EUP-1. Extension. Calgene, 1920 Fifth St., Davis, CA 95616. 
This experimental use permit allows the use of 14 grams of a transgenic 
insect resistant cotton plant expressing a Bacillus thuringiensis 
subsp. kurstaki protein on 210 acres of cotton plants to evaluate the 
control of Lepidopteran insects. The program is authorized only in the 
States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The 
experimental use permit is effective from March 4, 1996 to March 4, 
1997. (Janet Andersen, PM 90, Rm. 5-W57, CS #1, 703-308-8712, e-mail: 
[email protected].)
    264-EUP-95. Extension. Rhone-Poulenc, AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 
T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This experimental 
use permit allows the use of 31.46 pounds of the insecticide 5-amino-1-
(2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-
(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-carbonitrile on 242 acres of 
field corn to evaluate the control of northern and western corn 
rootworm larvae and wireworms. The program is authorized only in the 
States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin. The experimental use permit is effective from March 28, 1996 
to March 28, 1997. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active 
ingredient in or on field corn has been established. (Rick Keigwin, PM 
10, Rm. 210, CM #2, 703-305-6788, e-mail: 
[email protected].)
    264-EUP-99. Issuance. Rhone-Poulenc, AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 
T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This experimental 
use permit allows the use of 935.625 pounds of the herbicide 5-
cyclopropyl-4-(2-methylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)isoxazole on 
4,990 acres of field corn to evaluate the control of broadleaf and 
grass weeds. The program is authorized only in the States of Illinois, 
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and 
Wisconsin. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient 
in or on field corn has been established. (Joanne Miller, PM 23, Rm. 
237, CM #2, 703-305-7830, e-mail: [email protected].)
    Persons wishing to review these experimental use permits are 
referred to the designated product managers. Inquires concerning these 
permits should be directed to the person cited above. It is suggested 
that interested persons call before visiting the EPA office, so that 
the appropriate file may be made available for inspection purposes from 
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: March 28, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-8943 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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