[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66625-66626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33229]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30444; FRL-5761-1]


Novartis Seeds, 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 a 
plant pesticide containing an active ingredient involving a changed use 
pattern of the 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 January 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document 
control number [OPP-30444] and the file symbols to: Public Information 
and Records Integrity Branch (7502C), Information Resources and 
Services Division, 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 to: opp-
[email protected]. Follow the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.'' No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be 
submitted through e-mail.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this document may be 
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as 
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 will be included in the 
public docket by EPA without prior notice. The public docket is 
available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address 
given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Michael Mendelsohn, 
Regulatory Action Leader, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention 
Division (7511W), 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 Novartis 
Seeds, Inc., 3054 Cornwallis Road, P.O. Box 12257, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27709-2257, to amend the plant pesticide Bacillus 
thuringiensis European Corn Borer Control Protein (EPA Registration 
Number 66736-1)

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containing the active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) delta-
endotoxin and the genetic material necessary for its production 
(pCIB4431 in corn) at 0.0001-0.0018 percent, which involves a changed 
use pattern of the product. This product is proposed for use on popcorn 
to be added to its presently registered use on field corn pursuant to 
the provision of section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. Notice of receipt of the 
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-30444] 
(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 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file 
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by 
the docket control number [OPP-30444]. 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 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 pest, Product 
registration.

    Dated: December 8, 1997.

Kathleen D. Knox,

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

[FR Doc. 97-33229 Filed 12-18-97; 9:30 am]
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