[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6652-6653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3145]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-50851; FRL-6058-4]


Receipt of an Application for an Experimental Use Permit of a 
Transgenic Plant-Pesticide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application (EUP No. 
68467-EUP-E) from Mycogen Corporation requesting a crop destruct 
experimental use permit (EUP) for a transgenic plant-pesticide. The 
Agency has determined that the application may be of regional and 
national significance. Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), 
the Agency is soliciting public comments on this application.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 12, 1999.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments to: Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division 
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, deliver comments to: 
Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: opp-
[email protected]. Follow the instructions under Unit II. of this 
document. 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. 119 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: Mike Mendelsohn, Regulatory 
Action Leader, 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: 9th floor, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA, Telephone: (703) 308-8715, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    EPA has received an application from Mycogen Corporation, 5501 
Oberlin Drive, San Diego, California 92121 for an EUP. This EUP 
application is EUP No. 68467-EUP-E. The proposed experiment involves 
the field testing of the transgenic plant-pesticide Bacillus 
thuringiensis delta endotoxin as produced in corn by a cry1F gene and 
its controlling sequences as found on plasmid insert PHI8999. The 
primary insect pest is the European corn borer. Field testing will 
include the use of no more than a total of 1,596 acres in Hawaii, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North 
Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. All 
corn will be grown under isolation. Plant material and seed produced 
will be destroyed or used for experimental purposes only. Following the 
review of the Mycogen application and any comments received in response 
to this notice, EPA will decide whether to issue or deny the EUP 
request for this EUP program, and if issued, the conditions under which 
it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced in the 
Federal Register.

II. Public Record and Electronic Submissions

    The official record for this notice, as well as the public version, 
has been established for this notice under docket control number ``OPP-
50851'' (including comments and data submitted electronically as 
described below). A public version of this record, including printed, 
paper versions of

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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 record is 
located at the Virginia 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. Comments 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-50851.'' Electronic comments on this 
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: January 26, 1999.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. 99-3145 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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