[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 29751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14451]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30387A; FRL-5375-2]


Rhone-Poulenc AG Co.; Approval of Pesticide Product Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of applications to 
register the pesticide products Chipco Choice and Fipronil Technical, 
containing an active ingredient not included in any previously 
registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as 
amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Richard Keigwin, PM 10, 
Registration Division (750C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Office location and telephone number: Rm. 713, CM #2, 1925 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 305-7618; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a notice, published in the 
Federal Register of May 31, 1995 (60 FR 28407; FRL-4956-1), which 
announced that Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, had submitted 
applications to register the products Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G (now known 
as Chipco Choice) and Fipronil Technical (File Symbols 264-LLN and 264-
LLU), containing the active ingredient fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-
dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-
(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile at 0.1 and 96.5 
percent. 
    The applications were approved on May 1, 1996, as Chipco Choice 
(formerly Chipco Gauntlet 0.1G) for use on golf and commercial turf to 
control mole crickets (EPA Reg. No. 264-550) and Fipronil Technical for 
formulation into insecticide products (EPA Reg. No. 264-554). 
    The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated 
with the proposed use of fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-
pyrazole-3-carbonitrile, and information on social, economic, and 
environmental benefits to be derived from use. Specifically, the Agency 
has considered the nature of the chemical and its pattern of use, 
application methods and rates, and level and extent of potential 
exposure. Based on these reviews, the Agency was able to make basic 
health safety determinations which show that use of fipronil 5-amino-1-
(2,6-dichloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-
(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazole-3-carbonitrile when used in 
accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, will not 
generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment.
    More detailed information on these registrations is contained in an 
EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet on fipronil 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-
(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-((1,R,S)-(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-
pyrazole-3-carbonitrile.
    A copy of this fact sheet, which provides a summary description of 
the chemical, use patterns and formulations, science findings, and the 
Agency's regulatory position and rationale, may be obtained from the 
National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, 
Springfield, VA 22161.
    In accordance with section 3(c)(2) of FIFRA, a copy of the approved 
label and the list of data references used to support registration are 
available for public inspection in the office of the Product Manager. 
The data and other scientific information used to support registration, 
except for material specifically protected by section 10 of FIFRA, are 
available for public inspection in the Public Response and Program 
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 
Arlington, VA 22202 (703-305-5805). Requests for data must be made in 
accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and 
must be addressed to the Freedom of Information Office (A-101), 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. Such requests should: (1) Identify 
the product name and registration number and (2) specify the data or 
information desired.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registration.

    Dated: May 29, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-14451 Filed 6-11-96; 8:45 am]
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