[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52265-52266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25757]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[PF-617A; FRL-6028-1]


EcoScience Corp; Withdrawal of Pesticide Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the withdrawal of pesticide petition 
(PP) 4F4397 without prejudice to future filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Shanaz Bacchus, c/o Product 
Manager (PM) 90, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division 
(7511C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location, telephone number and e-mail address: Rm. 
902W34, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 
308-8097, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of February 8, 1995, 
60

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FR 7540 (FRL-4926-4), EPA issued a notice pursuant to section 408 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(e) 
announcing the filing of a pesticide tolerance petition, PP 4F4397, by 
EcoScience Corp., 377 Plantation St., Worcester, MA 01605. The petition 
requested that 40 CFR part 180 be amended by establishing an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the microbial 
insecticide Beauveria bassiana strain ESC 170 in or on all food/feed 
commodities. EcoScience has since informed the Agency that it no longer 
wished to support the registration of the active ingredient and the 
pesticide petition. Further, EcoScience has not submitted data nor a 
reproposal of the exemption from tolerance petition to comply with the 
Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. EPA issued notice regarding these 
matters to EcoScience, noting that the application would be kept open 
for a period of 75 days, after which it would be administratively 
withdrawn. This notice announces the Agency's decision, after the 75 
days have passed, to withdraw that pesticide application and the 
pesticide petition without prejudice to future filing.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: September 16, 1998.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. 98-25757 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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