[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5397-5398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2839]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30392A; FRL-5582-3]


Meiji Milk Products 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 
submitted by Meiji Milk Products Company, to register pesticide 
products Phytohealth J08 Post-Harvest Fungicide and Phytohealth M14 
Post-Harvest Fungicide involving a changed use pattern of the active 
ingredient sodium bicarbonate 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: Denise Greenway, 
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) 308-8263; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a notice, published in the 
Federal Register of September 27, 1995 (60 FR 49838; FRL-4971-4), which 
announced that Meiji Milk Products Co., Ltd. Kyobashi, 2-3-6, Chou-ku, 
Tokyo, 104 Japan, had submitted applications to register the pesticide 
products Phytohealth J08 Post-Harvest Fungicide and Phytohealth M14 
Post-Harvest Fungicide (EPA File Symbols 67748-R and 67748-E), both 
containing the active ingredient sodium bicarbonate at 80.0 percent, 
which involves a changed use pattern of the active ingredient.
    The applications for Phytohealth J08 Post-Harvest Fungicide and 
Phytohealth M14 Post-Harvest Fungicide (EPA Registration Numbers 67748-
1 and 67748-2, respectively), for use to control green mold on citrus 
fruits after harvest during storage and transport, were approved on 
December 16, 1996. This represents a changed use pattern for the active 
ingredient, sodium bicarbonate.
    The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated 
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the proposed use of sodium bicarbonate, 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 and safety determinations which show that use of 
sodium bicarbonate 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 a 
Pesticide Fact Sheet on sodium bicarbonate.
    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: January 27, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97-2839 Filed 2-4-97; 8:45 am]
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