[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36899-36900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18078]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30375B/30429A; FRL-5799-1]


Certain Companies; Approval of Pesticide Product Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of applications to 
register the pesticide products PFR-MUP, PFR-97TM 20% WDG, 
and NEU 1160 Vegetable Oil Insecticide, containing active ingredients 
not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the 
provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Regulatory Action Leader, 
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, listed in the table below:

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                                   Office location/                     
   Regulatory Action Leader        telephone number          Address    
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Shanaz Bacchus................  Rm. 14, 9th floor, CM   1921 Jefferson  
                                 #2, 703-308-8097, e-    Davis Hwy,     
                                 mail:                   Arlington, VA  
                                 bacchus.shanaz@epamai
l.epa.gov.                             
Susanne Cerrelli..............  Rm. 14, 9th floor, CM   Do.             
                                 #2, 703-308-8077, e-                   
                                 mail:                                  
                                 cerrelli.susanne@epam
ail.epa.gov.                           
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic copies of this document and the 
Fact Sheet are available from the EPA home page at the Federal 
Register-Environmental Documents entry for this document under ``Laws 
and Regulations'' (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).
    EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of November 
2, 1994 (59 FR 54903) (FRL-4917-5), which announced that W. R. Grace 
and Company, 7379 Route 32, Columbia, MD 21044, had submitted 
applications to register the pesticide products PFR-MUP and PFR-
97TM WDG (EPA File Symbols 11688-RL and 11688-RA), 
containing the new active ingredient Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka 
Strain 97 at 7 and 12.5 percent respectively, an active ingredient not 
included in any previously registered products.
    These applications were subsequently transferred to Thermo Trilogy 
Corporation, 9145 Guilford Road, Suite 100, Columbia, MD 21046. The 
applications were approved on April 22, 1998, with new assigned 
registration numbers for the products PFR-MUP for manufacturing use 
only in the formulation of insecticides (EPA Registration Number 70051-
17) and PFR-97TM 20% WDG for use on whiteflies, aphids, 
thrips, spider mites, ornamentals, nonfood crops in greenhouses, and 
interiorscapes (EPA Registration Number 70051-19).   (S.Bacchus)
    EPA also published a notice in the Federal Register of February 20, 
1997 (62 FR 7776) (FRL-5588-2), which announced that W. Neudorff GmbH 
KG Postfach 1209, an der Muhle 3, D-31860 Emmerthal, Germany, had 
submitted an application to register the pesticide product NEU 1160 
Vegetable Oil Spray (EPA File Symbol 67702-U) containing the ingredient 
canola oil at 96 percent, an active ingredient not included in any 
previously registered product.
    The application was approved on April 28, 1998, as NEU 1160 
Vegetable Oil Insecticide (EPA Registration Number 67702-4), for use to 
control adelgids, aphids, cankerworms, caterpillars, fungus gnats, 
mites, and a variety of other insects on growing crops.   (S. Cerrelli)
    The Agency has considered all required data on risks associated 
with the proposed use of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka Strain 97 and 
canola oil, and information on social, economic, and environmental 
benefits to be derived from use. Specifically, the Agency has 
considered the nature of the microbial or biochemical pesticide 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 safety determinations which show that use of Paecilomyces 
fumosoroseus Apopka Strain 97 and canola oil 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 an 
EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet on Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka Strain 97 
and canola oil.
    A copy of these fact sheets, which provide a summary description of 
the pesticides, 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, the list of data references, 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 Information and Records Integrity Branch, 
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, 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: June 25, 1998.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. 98-18078 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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