[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 27805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12481]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2003-0143; FRL-7394-1]


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 HBB 
Partnership. 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: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (7511C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8263; 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 person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2003-0143. The 
official public docket consists of the documents specifically 
referenced in this action, any public comments received, and other 
information related to this action. Although a part of the official 
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. The official public docket is the collection of materials 
that is available for public viewing at the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 
1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. EUP

    EPA has issued the following EUP:
    75108-EUP-1. Issuance. HBB Partnership, 5151 N. Palm Ave., Suite 
820, Fresno, CA 93704-2221. This EUP allows the use of 1.46 pounds of 
the California red scale pheromone, (3S, 6R)-3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-9-
decen-1-yl acetate and (3S, 6S)-3-methyl-6-isopropenyl-9-decen-1-yl 
acetate, on 4,050 acres of citrus, as a mating disruptor, to evaluate 
the control of California red scale. The program is authorized only in 
the States of Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, and Texas. The EUP 
is effective from April 3, 2003 to September 30, 2003. The experimental 
use of this new pheromone active ingredient, delivered by dispenser, is 
covered by the tolerance exemptions established at 40 CFR 180.1122 and 
180.1124.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Experimental use permits.

    Dated: May 7, 2003.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 03-12481 Filed 5-20-03; 8:45 am]
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