[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58190-58191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29021]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-50822; FRL-5570-9]


 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.

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-81. Issuance. Abbott Laboratories, 1401 Sheridan Road, 
North Chicago, IL 60064-4000. This experimental use permit allows the 
use of 108.5 pounds of the plant growth regulator gibberellic acid on 
492 acres of hybrid rice to evaluate crop performance. The program is 
authorized only in the State of Texas. The experimental use permit is 
effective from June 11, 1996 to June 15, 1997. This permit is issued 
with the limitation that all crops are destroyed or used for research 
purposes only. (Denise Greenway, CS 1 5th Floor, 703-308-8263, e-mail: 
[email protected])
    69575-EUP-1. Issuance. Dekalb Genetics Corporation, Discovery 
Research, 62 Maritime Drive, Mystic, CT 06355-1958. This experimental 
use permit allows the use of 730 grams of the Bacillus thuringiensis 
-endotoxin in seeds to evaluate the control of the European 
corn borer, southwestern corn borer, fall armyworm, and corn earworm. 
The program is authorized only in the States of Connecticut, Florida, 
Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin and Puerto Rico. The 
experimental use permit is effective from May 2, 1996 to April 30, 
1997. This permit is issued with the limitation that all crops are 
destroyed or used for research purposes only. (Michael Mendelsohm, CS 1 
5th Floor, 707-308-8715, e-mail: [email protected])
    707-EUP-136. Issuance. Rohm and Haas Company, 100 Independence Mall 
West, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2399. This experimental use permit allows 
the use of 565.0 pounds of the herbicide 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 2-
(difluoromethyl)-5-(4,5-dihydro-2-thiazolyl)-4-(2-methylpropyl)-6-
(trifluoromethyl)-, methyl ester on 800 acres of tree nuts and 660 
acres of peanuts to evaluate the preemergence control of various annual 
grasses and broadleaf weeds. The program is authorized only in the 
States of California, Georgia, New Mexico, Oregon, and Texas for the 
tree nut program and in the States of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, 
Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia for the peanut program. The experimental 
use permit is effective from July 25, 1996 to July 25, 1998. Temporary 
tolerances for residues of the active ingredient in or on tree nuts and 
peanuts have been established. (Joanne Miller, PM 23, Rm. 237, CM #2, 
703-305-6224, e-mail: [email protected])
    59639-EUP-118. Issuance. Valent U.S.A. Corporation, 1333 N. 
California Blvd., Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA 95496. This experimental 
use permit allows the use of 91.78 pounds (45.89 each year) of the 
herbicide 7-fluoro-6-[(3,4,5,6-tetrahydro)phthalimido)]-4-(2-propynyl)-
1,4-benzoxazin-3(2(H)-one on 480 acres of soybeans to evaluate the 
control of various broadleaf weeds. The program is authorized only in 
the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 
Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. The 
experimental use permit is effective from August 1, 1996 to August 1, 
1998. A temporary tolerance for residues of the active ingredient in or 
on soybeans has been established. (Joanne Miller, PM 23, Rm. 237, CM 
#2, 703-305-6224, e-mail: [email protected])

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    Persons wishing to review these experimental use permits are 
referred to the designated product manager. 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: October 28, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-29021 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am]
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