[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39518-39519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19386]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-50831; FRL-5727-8]
Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit to the following
applicant. The permit is 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: Mike Mendelsohn, Office of
Pesticide Programs, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division
(7501W), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460. In person or by telephone: Rm. 3142, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, Telephone: 703-308-8715, e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has issued the following experimental
use permit to Rogers Seed Company, 600 N. Armstrong Place, Boise ID
83740.
65268-EUP-1. Issuance. This experimental use permit allows the use
of the plant pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) delta-endotoxin
and the genetic material (plasmid vector pZ01502) in 44,928 pounds of
seeds shipped for 4,922 acres of corn to evaluate the control of the
corn earworm, European corn borer, and fall armyworm. The program is
authorized only in the States of California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington, and
Wisconsin. The experimental use permit is effective through March 31,
1998. Exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for the plant
pesticide active and inert ingredients in or on all raw agricultural
commodities have been established (40 CFR 180.1173 and 180.1175).
Persons wishing to review this experimental use permit are referred
to the designated contact person. Inquires concerning this permit
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.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.
Dated: June 25, 1997.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-19386 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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