[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 58085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24679]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-50872; FRL-6739-9]


Issuance of Experimental Use Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental use permits (EUPs) to the 
following pesticide applicants. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for 
experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the 
limitations in the permit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Registration Division 
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    In person or by telephone: Contact the designated person at the 
following address at the office location, telephone number, or e-mail 
address cited in each experimental use permit: 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Hwy., Arlington, VA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or 
sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 
If you have any questions regarding the information in this action, 
consult the designated contact person listed for the individual EUP.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    You may obtain electronic copies of this document from the EPA 
Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. On the Home Page select 
``Laws and Regulations,'' ``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then 
look up the entry for this document under the ``Federal Register--
Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly to the Federal 
Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

II. EUPs

    EPA has issued the following EUPs:
    11312-EUP-105. Issuance. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Beltsville, MD 20705. This EUP 
allows the use of 26 pounds of the insecticide Phloxine B on 200 acres 
of field corn to evaluate the control of northern, southern, western, 
and mexican corn rootworms. The program is authorized only in the 
States of Nebraska and South Dakota. The EUP is effective from August 
1, 2000 to October 1, 2000. The Agency considers this EUP to be non-
food/non-feed because of the low use rate (1-2 oz per acre), the site 
of application (outer shucks of the corn), type of harvesting 
(mechanical harvesting and separation of shucks from ear), and 
composting of the shucks in the ground following application of 
product. (Daniel Peacock; Rm. 223, Crystal Mall #2; telephone number: 
(703) 305-5407; e-mail address: [email protected]).
    62719-EUP-44. Amendment. Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., 
Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054. This experimental use permit allows the 
use of 3,379,758 pounds of the soil fumigants 1,3-dichloropropene and 
chloropicrin from the product InLine on 15,000 acres of soil, treated 
using drip irrigations systems only, to be planted to the commodities 
cauliflower, cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, melons, onions, peppers, 
pineapples, squash, strawberries, and tomatoes to evaluate the control 
of nematodes, symphylans and certain soil-borne diseases. The program 
is authorized only in the States of Alabama, Arizona, California, 
Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, New 
Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, 
Virginia, and Washington. The experimental use permit is effective from 
June 25, 1999 to June 25, 2002. (Mary L. Waller, Product Manager (21); 
Rm. 249, Crystal Mall #2; telephone number: (703) 308-9354; e-mail 
address: [email protected]).
    62719-EUP-46. Issuance. Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., 
Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054. This experimental use permit allows the 
use of 237,350 pounds of the nematicide 1,3-dichloropropene on 5,000 
acres of golf course turf to evaluate the control of plant parasitic 
nematodes. The program is authorized only in the State of Florida. The 
experimental use permit is effective from August 28, 2000 to August 28, 
2001. (Mary L. Waller; Rm. 249, Crystal Mall #2; telephone number: 
(703) 308-9354; e-mail address: [email protected]).
    Persons wishing to review these EUPs are referred to the designated 
contact person. Inquiries concerning these permits should be directed 
to the persons 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: September 18, 2000.
James Jones,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 00-24679 Filed 9-26-00; 8:45 am]
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