[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 69285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33335]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-50847; FRL-6040-6]


Issuance of an Experimental Use Permit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has granted an experimental use permit to the following 
applicant. The permit is in accordance with, and subject to, the 
provisions of 40 CFR part 172, which defines EPA procedures with 
respect to the use of pesticides for experimental use purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Diana Horne, Biopesticides 
and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail address: Rm. 
9W29, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, Telephone: 703-
308-8367, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has issued the following experimental 
use permit:
    69834-EUP-1. Issuance. EDEN Bioscience Corporation, 11816 North 
Creek Parkway N., Bothell, WA 98011-8205. This experimental use permit 
allows the use of 548.58 pounds of the biological pesticide Harpin on 
4,997 acres to evaluate the control of various bacterial, viral, and 
fungal diseases. Commodities included in the program are: alfalfa, 
apples, blueberry, citrus (oranges, grapefruit, lemons, limes, 
tangerines, and tangelos), conifer seedlings, corn, sweet corn, cotton, 
cranberry, cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, and melons), small grains 
(winter or spring wheat and barley), grapes (wine and table varieties), 
ornamental roses, ornamentals (greenhouse foliage and bedding plants), 
peanuts, peppers (bell and chile), potatoes, raspberry, rice, soybeans 
(dry), strawberries, sugar cane, tobacco (burley and flue-cured), 
tomatoes (fresh market and processing), and turf (lawn and garden). The 
program is authorized only in the States of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, 
California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, 
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, 
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, 
Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, 
Virginia, and Washington. The experimental use permit is effective from 
October 31, 1998 to October 31, 2000.
    Persons wishing to review this experimental use permit are referred 
to the designated contact person. Inquiries concerning this permit 
should be directed to the person cited above. It is suggested that 
interested persons call before visiting the EPA office, so that the 
appropriate file may be made available for inspection purposes from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: December 2, 1998.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. 98-33335 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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