[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16781-16782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9475]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30407; FRL-5362-2]


Certain Companies; Applications to Register Pesticide Products

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register 
pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any 
previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 
3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), as amended.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by May 17, 1996.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document 
control number [OPP-30407] and the file symbol to: Public Response and 
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Divisions (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Environmental 
Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., 
Arlington, VA.
    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 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 [OPP-30407]. No ``Confidential Business Information'' 
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this 
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. 
Additional information on electronic submission can be found below in 
this document.
    Information submitted as a comment 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 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 holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Biopesticides and Pollution 
Prevention Division (7501W), Attn: (Contact Person named in each 
registration), Office of Pesticide Programs, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460.
    In person: Contact the person named in each registration at the 
following office location/telephone number:

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                                           Office location/telephone                                            
             Contact Person                          number                              Address                
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Michael Mendelsohn,                      Rm. CS51B6, (703-308-8715); e- Environmental Protection Agency         
                                          mail:                         Westfield Building North Tower, 2800    
                                          [email protected].   Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202     
                                          gov.                                                                  
Rita Kumar,                              Rm. CS5W55, (703-308-8291); e- Do                                      
                                          mail:                                                                 
                                          [email protected].                                           
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received applications as follows to 
register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included 
in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of 
section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these applications does 
not imply a decision by the Agency on the applications.

Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included In Any 
Previously Registered Products

    1. File Symbol: 524-UOE. Applicant: Monsanto Company, 700 
Chesterfield Parkway North, St. Louis, MO 63198. Product Name: CryIA(b) 
Form of the

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Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Insect Control Protein. Plant 
Pesticide Active ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin as 
produced in corn by a cryIA(b) gene and its controlling sequences. 
Proposed classification/Use: None. For seed propagation. (Mike 
Mendelsohn)
    2. File Symbol: 55638-GL. Applicant: Ecogen Incorporation, 2005 
Cabot Blvd. West, P.O. Box 3023, Longhorne, PA 19047-3023. Product 
name: Crystar Technical. Biological Insecticide. Active ingredient: 
Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain EG 7826 lepidopteran 
active toxin at 50 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For 
manufacture of bioinsecticide end-use products; for application on seed 
corn, field corn, popcorn, and sweet corn. (Rita Kumar)
    3. File Symbol: 55638-GT. Applicant: Ecogen Inc. Product name: 
Crystar WDG. Biological Insecticide. Active ingredient: Bacillus 
thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain EG 7826 lepidopteran active 
toxin at 15 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For control of 
lepidopterous pests. (Rita Kumar)
    4. File Symbol: 55638-GA. Applicant: Ecogen Inc. Product name: 
Crystar G. Biological Insecticide. Active ingredient: Bacillus 
thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain EG 7826 lepidopteran active 
toxin at 2.00 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For control 
of lepidopterous larvae on corn. (Rita Kumar)
    Notice of approval or denial of an application to register a 
pesticide product will be announced in the Federal Register. The 
procedure for requesting data will be given in the Federal Register if 
an application is approved.
    Comments received within the specified time period will be 
considered before a final decision is made; comments received after the 
time specified will be considered only to the extent possible without 
delaying processing of the application.
    A record has been established for this notice under docket number 
[OPP-30407] (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 Rm. 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]
    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, 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 
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.
    Written comments filed pursuant to this notice, will be available 
in the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations 
Division at the address provided from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. It is suggested that persons 
interested in reviewing the application file, telephone this office at 
(703-305-5805), to ensure that the file is available on the date of 
intended visit.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registration.

    Dated: April 4, 1996.

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

[FR Doc. 96-9475 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]
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