[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30466-30467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13952]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-50879A; FRL-6784-2]


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 (EUP) to the 
following pesticide applicant. 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: Alan Reynolds, Biopesticides 
and Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail 
address: 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Rm. 9010, Crystal Mall #2, 
Arlington, VA; (703) 605-0515; e-mail address: [email protected].

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?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. 
To access this document, 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/.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket control number OPP-50879A. The official record 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, and 
other information related to this action, including any information 
claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI). This official 
record includes the documents that are physically located in the 
docket, as well as the documents that are referenced in those 
documents. The public version of the official record does not include 
any information claimed as CBI. The public version of the official 
record, which includes printed, paper versions of any electronic 
comments submitted during an applicable comment period is available for 
inspection in the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch 
(PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., 
Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

II. EUP

    EPA has issued the following EUP:
    524-EUP-91. Extension. Monsanto Company, 700 Chesterfield Parkway 
North, St. Louis, MO 63198. This EUP allows the use of 181.5 grams of 
the plant pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac protein and the 
genetic material necessary for its production (vector PV-GMBT02) in 
soybean on 199.7 acres of soybean to evaluate the control of soybean 
looper, stem borer, and velvetbean caterpillar. The program is 
authorized only in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, 
Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and Tennessee. The 
EUP is effective from May 1, 2001 to April 30, 2002. This permit is 
issued with the limitation that all treated crops will be destroyed or 
used for research purposes only.
    Persons wishing to review this EUP 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.



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    Dated: May 23, 2001.
Kathleen F. Knox,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, 
Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 01-13952 Filed 6-5-01; 8:45 am]
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