[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39960-39961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19455]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30392A; FRL-5367-5]


Certain Companies; 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 product Crymax Bioinsecticide, containing an 
active ingredient not included in any previously registered product and 
for Thinex Blossom Thinner which involves a changed use pattern 
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: Michael Mendelsohn, 
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: Rm. CS51B6, 
Westfield Building North Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 
22202, (703) 308-8715; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued notices, published in the Federal 
Register of September 27, 1995 (60 FR 49838), which announced that 
Ecogen Inc., 2005 Cabot Blvd., P.O. Box Longhorne, PA, had submitted an 
application to register the product Crymax Bioinsecticide (55638-GU), 
containing the new active ingredient

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Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain EG7841 Lepidopteran 
active toxin at 15 percent, an active ingredient not included in any 
previously registered product. Also, included in this notice was an 
application submitted by Mycogen Corporation, 5501 Oberlin Drive, San 
Diego, CA 92121, to register the pesticide product Thinex Blossom 
Thinner (53219-RR) containing the ingredients pelargonic acid and 
related fatty acids (C6-C12) at 57.0 and 3.0 percent respectively, 
which involves a change use pattern of the product. 
    The applications were approved on February 15, 1996, and February 
7, 1996, respectively, as Crymax Bioinsecticide for the control of 
lepidopteran pests on terrestrial crops (EPA Reg. No. 55638-34) and 
Thinex Blossom Thinner to add to the presently registered use of 
pelargonic acid, a new use as a blossom thinning agent on apples, 
pears, ornamental trees, and shrubs (EPA Reg. No. 53219-11). 
    The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated 
with the proposed use of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki 
strain EG7841, pelargonic acid with related fatty acids (C6-C12), 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. For Crymax, although 
recombinant DNA technology was used to produce the strain of bacteria 
used, the properties of the resultant product appeared to be no 
different from the range of properties of Bacillus thuringiensis 
strains found in the environment. Based on these reviews, the Agency 
was able to make basic health safety determinations which show that use 
of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki strain EG7841 and 
pelargonic acid with related fatty acids (C6-C12) 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 Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki 
strain EG7841 and pelargonic acid.
    A copy of these fact sheets, which provide a summary description of 
the pesticides, 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 
labels and the list of data references used to support the 
registrations are available for public inspection in the office of the 
Regulatory Action Leader. 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: July 23, 1996.

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

[FR Doc. 96-19455 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am]
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