[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43935-43936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22013]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30439A; FRL-6016-4]


Novartis Seeds; Approval of a Pesticide Product Registration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of an application 
submitted by Novartis Seeds to conditionally register the plant 
pesticide Attribute Insect Protected Sweet Corn involving a changed use 
pattern of the product pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(7)(B) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as 
amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Michael Mendelsohn, 
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 14, 9th 
floor, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 
308-8715; e-mail: [email protected].
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 September 
10, 1997 (62 FR 47663) (FRL-5740-5), which announced that Rogers Seed 
Company, 600 N. Armstrong Place, Boise, ID 83704, (now Novartis Seeds), 
had submitted an application to register the plant pesticide product 
Attribute Insect Protected Sweet Corn (EPA File Symbol 65268-R) 
containing the active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) delta-
endotoxin and the genetic material (plasmid vector pZO1502) necessary 
for its production in corn at 0.0002-0.0006 percent involving a changed 
use pattern, to include in its presently registered use on field corn, 
a new use of the Bt. protein plant pesticide active ingredient for the 
control of the European Corn Borer and Corn Earworm in sweet corn.
    The application was approved on February 27, 1998, as Attribute 
Insect Protected Sweet Corn involving a changed use pattern, to include 
in its presently registered use, a new use on sweet corn (EPA 
Registration Number 65268-1).
    A conditional registration may be granted under section 3(c)(7)(B) 
of FIFRA for a product involving a changed use pattern where certain 
data are lacking, on condition that such data are received as specified 
by EPA and the applicant has submitted satsifactory data pertaining to 
the proposed additional use and the amended registration would not 
significantly increase the risk of any unreasonable adverse effect.
    The Agency has considered the available data on the risks 
associated with the proposed use of Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(b) 
delta-endotoxin and the genetic material (plasmid vector pZO1502) 
necessary for its production in corn, and information on social, 
economic, and environmental benefits to be derived from such use. Based 
on these reviews, the Agency was able to make basic environmental, 
health, and safety determinations which show that use of Bacillus 
thuringiensis CryIA(b) delta-endotoxin and the genetic material 
(plasmid vector pZO1502) necessary for its production in corn 
consistent with the terms and conditions of registration during the 
period of conditional registration will not significantly increase the 
risk of unreasonable adverse effect on the environment. These products 
are conditionally registered in accordance with FIFRA section 
3(c)(7)(B).
    These requirements listed below must be complied with:
    1. Sale of commercial sweet corn production only.
    2. Corn stalks must be destroyed 1-month after harvest.
    3. Insect resistance management data.
    4. Monitoring for resistance.
    5. Collembola and Daphna magna study.
    If the conditions are not complied with the registration will be 
subject to cancellation in accordance with FIFRA section 6(e). The 
registration will automatically expire on midnight April 1, 2001.
    More detailed information on the conditional registration is 
contained in an EPA Pesticide Fact Sheet on Bacillus thuringiensis 
CryIA(b) delta-endotoxin and the genetic material (plasmid vector 
pZO1502) necessary for its production in corn.
    A copy of this fact sheet, which provides a summary description of 
the chemical, use patterns and

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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, DC 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: July 29, 1998.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

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