[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42784-42785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20987]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30437; FRL-5731-1]


Plant Genetics Systems Inc.; Application to Register a Pesticide 
Product

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application to register 
the pesticide product Bt Cry9C Corn, containing an active ingredient 
not included in any previously registered product 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 September 8, 1997.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document 
control number [OPP-30437] and the (File Symbol 70218-R) to: Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and 
Services 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 following 
the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.'' No Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.
    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: Michael Mendelsohn, 
Regulatory Action Leader, 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 received an application from Plant 
Genetics Systems (America), Incorporation, 7200 Hickman Road, Suite 
202, Des Moines, IA 50322, to register the pesticide product Bt Cry9C 
Corn a plant- pesticide (EPA File Symbol 70218-R) for the protection 
from the European Corn Borer and other lepidopteran corn pests, 
containing the active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. 
tolworthi Cry9C protein and the genetic material necessary for its 
production in corn at 0.0012 percent an active ingredient not included 
in any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of 
section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of receipt of this application does 
not imply a decision by the Agency on the application.
    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.
    The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, 
has been established for this notice under docket number [OPP-30437] 
(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 official notice 
record is located at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of 
this document.
    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. Comment and data 
will also 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-30437]. Electronic comments on 
this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
    Written comments filed pursuant to this notice, will be available 
in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch, Information 
Resources and Services 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.


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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product 
registration.

    Dated: July 29, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. 97-20987 Filed 8-7-97; 8:45 am]
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