[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11868-11869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5965]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-30473; FRL-6068-9]


Biotechnologies for Horticulture, Inc.; Application to Register a 
Pesticide Product

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application to register 
the pesticide product Ethylbloc, containing a new active ingredient not 
included in any previously registered product pursuant to the 
provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by April 9, 1999.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document 
control number [OPP-30473] File Symbol (71297-R) to: Public Information 
and Records Intregrity Branch, Information Resources and Services 
Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, 
bring comments to: Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal 
Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically to: opp-
[email protected]. Follow the instructions under ``SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.'' No Confidential Business Information (CBI) should be 
submitted through e-mail.
    Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice 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 may be disclosed publicly 
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 holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Driss Benmhend, Biopesticides 
and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location/telephone number and e-mail address: Rm. 
902W37, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA, 703-308-9525; 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received an application from 
Biotechnologies for Horticulture, Inc., 751 Thunderbolt Road, 
Walterboro, SC 29488, to register the pesticide product EthylBloc (EPA 
file symbol 71297-R), containing the active ingredient 1-
methylcyclopropene at 0.43%, an active ingredient not included in any 
previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of section 
3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), as amended. Ethylbloc is intended for use only on ornamental, 
non-food crops. Notice of receipt of this application does not imply a 
decision by the Agency on the application.
    Notice of approval or denial of an application to register a 
pesticide product will be announced in the Federal Register. The 
procedure for requesting data will be given in the Federal Register if 
an application is approved.
    Comments received within the specified time period will be 
considered before a final decision is made; comments received after the 
time specified will be considered only to the extent possible without 
delaying processing of the application.

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 number [OPP-30473] 
(including comments and data submitted electronically as described 
below). A public version of this record, including printed, paper 
versions of 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 notice 
record is located at the 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. Comment and data 
will also be accepted on disks in

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Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file format. All comments and data in 
electronic form must be identified by the docket number [OPP-30473] 
Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal 
Depository Libraries.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest, Product 
registration.

    Dated: March 2, 1999.

Janet L. Andersen,

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

[FR Doc. 99-5965 Filed 3-9-99; 8:45 am]
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