[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8728-8729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4629]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30430; FRL-5589-3]


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 and an amendment 
of an application to register pesticide products containing new 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 March 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document 
control number [OPP-30430] and the file symbols to: Public Response and 
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (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-30430]. 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 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Biopesticides and Pollution 
Prevention Division (7501W), Attn: (Regulatory Action Leader named in 
each registration), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    In person: Contact the Regulatory Action Leader named in each 
registration at the following office location, telephone number, and e-
mail address.


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                                           Office location/telephone                                            
        Regulatory Action Leader                     number                              Address                
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Denise Greenway,                         Rm. CS51B6, (703-308-8263); e- Environmental Protection Agency         
                                          mail:                         Westfield Building North Tower,         
                                          [email protected].  2800 Crystal Drive                      
                                          gov.                          Arlington, VA 22202                     
Teung Chin,                              Rm. CS51B6, (703-308-1259); e- -Do-                                    
                                          mail:                                                                 
                                          [email protected].                                           
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received applications and an amendment 
of an application 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.

I. Products Containing Active Ingredients Not Included In Any 
Previously Registered Products

    1. File Symbol: 275-RRE. Applicant: Abbott Laboratories, Dept. 28R, 
Bldg., A1, 1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064-4000. Product 
name: Retain Plant Growth Regulator Soluble Powder. Biological Plant 
Regulator. Active ingredient: Aminoethoxyvinylglycine at 15 percent. 
Proposed classification/Use: None. For use on apples and pears. (D. 
Greenway)
    2. File Symbol: 275-IO. Applicant: Abbott Laboratories. Product 
name: ABG-3097 Plant Growth Regulator Soluble Powder. Biological Plant 
Regulator. Active ingredient: Aminoethoxyvinylglycine at 86 percent. 
Proposed classification/Use: None. For nonfood greenhouse use. (D. 
Greenway)
    3. File Symbol: 275-II. Applicant: Abbott Laboratories. Product 
name:

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ABG-3097 Technical Powder. Biological Plant Regulator. Active 
ingredient: Aminoethoxyvinylglycine at 86 percent. Proposed 
classification/Use: None. For formulation into end-use products for 
apples and pears, and for nonfood greenhouse uses. (D. Greenway)
    4. File Symbol: 59174-U. Applicant: Appropriate Technology, Inc., 
3601 Garden Brook, Dallas, TX 75234. Product name: Plant Extract 620. 
Plant Regulator/Nematicide. Active ingredient: Plant extract at 100 
percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For manufacturing use only. 
(T. Chin)
    5. File Symbol: 59174-E. Applicant: Appropriate Technology, Inc. 
Product name: Sincocin. Plant Regulator/Nematicide. Active ingredient: 
Plant extract at 0.56 percent. Proposed classification/Use: None. For 
food/feed and ornamental crops. (T. Chin)

II. Amended Product Containing a New Active Ingredient

    EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of May 10, 
1994 (59 FR 24151; FRL-4770-4), which announced that Appropriate 
Technology, Inc., 3601 Garden Brook, Dallas, TX 75234, had submitted an 
application to register the pesticide product Agrispon Technical, (File 
Symbol 59174-G) containing the active ingredient plant extract at 0.56 
for manufacturing use to be formulated into end-use products and for 
use on food, ornamentals, and forestry. The registrant later amended 
(File Symbol 59174-G), which was represented as a Technical in the 
Federal Register, and is now an end-use product called ``Agrispon'' 
still at 0.56 percent of the chemical for use on feed/food and 
ornamental crops. (T. Chin)
    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-30430] (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 8:30 a.m. 
to 4 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 8:30 a.m. to 4 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: February 7, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. 97-4629 Filed 2-25-97; 8:45 am]
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